Unit5-THE-TAPESTRY-OF-FRIENDSHIP

THETAPESTRYOFFRIENDSHIPUnit5THETAPESTRYOFFRIENDSHIPUnit5Unit3Culturalinformation4AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationChineseSayingsaboutFriendship:-近朱者赤，近墨者黑。-Keepgoodmencompanyandyoushallbeofthenumber.-亲兄弟，明算账。-Evenreckoningmakeslongfriends.-物以类聚，人以群分。-Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.-君子之交淡如水。-Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.-海内存知己，天涯若比邻。-Abosomfriendafarbringsadistantlandnear.-有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！-Isn’titgreatwhenfriendsvisitfromdistantplaces?EnglishQuotesaboutFriendship:–Myfriendsaremyestate.–朋友即财富。–Mybestfriendistheonewhobringsoutthebestinme.–我最好的朋友是让我表现最佳的朋友。–好友成就最好的我。–Theonlyrewardofvirtueisvirtue;theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone.–对美德的回报是美德,获得友谊的唯一途径是给人以友谊。–以德报德，以友会友。–TheholypassionofFriendshipisofsosweetandsteadyandloyalandenduringanaturethatitwilllastthroughawholelifetime,ifnotaskedtolendmoney.–友谊诚可贵，甜蜜又久长。若为金钱故，情谊弃两旁。Culturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationTheTapestryofFriendship•Whatdoesthetexttellyou?–Differencesbetweenbuddiesandfriends–Women’sfriendship,men’sfriendship,friendshipbetweenmenandwomen–Makenofriendsinferiortoourselves?–Constantcommunicationrequiredforfriendship?–Differencesbetweenmenandwomen•inlove(MenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenus)•inwork(competition;cooperation)Detailedreading1--Quesion3DetailedreadingWhatisthefundamentaldifferencebetweenbuddiesandfriends?(paragraphs7－18)Buddiesaremen’scompanions;theyareconnectedbycommonactivities.Friends,inthenarrowsenseinthetext,arewomen’scompanions;theyareassociatedbyemotionalattachment.Withoutsharedactivities,therewouldbenobuddiesformen;withoutlovetherewouldbenotruefriendsforwomen.Culturalinformation5AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationWomen’sFriendshipFemalefriendshipsareoftenseenashavingelementsofintimacyandsupport.Womentypicallydescribetheirfriendshipsintermsofclosenessandemotionalattachment.Whatcharacterizesfriendshipsbetweenwomenisthewillingnesstoshareimportantfeelings,thoughts,experiences,andsupport.Womendevoteagooddealoftimeandintensityofinvolvementtofriends.Friendshipsbetweenwomen,moresothanbetweenmen,arebroadandlesslikelytobedivided.GenderPatternsinFriendshipCulturalinformation6AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationMen’sFriendshipsUnlikewomen,menaretypicallysocializedbysocietytobelesssocialandhavemoredifficultywithfriendships;theyareoftenraisedtocompetewithothermenandnotcooperatewiththem,tohidetheirvulnerabilitiesandnotsharetheirinnerexperiences.However,likewomen,mencanbenefitfromthesocialbondsoffriendship.Thegreatfriendshipsrecordedinhistoryhavebeenbetweenmen,andfriendshipsamongmenhaveoftenbeenromanticizedandidealized.Men’sfriendshipshavetypicallybeendescribedintermsofbraveryandphysicalsacrificeinprovidingassistancetoothers.DespitethishistoricalromanticizationoftheCulturalinformation7AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationmalefriendship,researchershavefoundthatmenhavesignificantlyfewerfriendsthanwomen,especiallyclosefriendshipsorbestfriends.Culturalinformation8AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFriendshipbetweenMenandWomenThereismuchdebateaboutthepossibilitiesofmaleandfemalefriendships.Muchofthisdebatehashadtodowiththeideathatsexualattractionwillpreventmenandwomenfromformingastrongplatonicbond.Therecanbemanychallengestofemale-malefriendships.Forinstance,inasocietywheremenhavetypicallyhadmorepoweranddominance,equalitycanbeanissue.Bothgendersmaybenefitfromtheseinteractions:Menmaylearnmoreaboutsharingandestablishingemotionalsupport,whilewomenmightenjoyinteractionsthatarelessemotionallychallenging.ConsolidationActivities-Havingadiscussion2HavingadiscussionTopic:IsConfucius’teaching“makenofriendsinferiortoourselves(无友不如己者)”stillconstructiveinmodernsociety?Wouldyouliketofollowit?Haveadebateovertheissueintwoopposinggroups.Viewpoints:VocabularyTranslationIntegratedskillsOralactivitiesWritingGrammarGroupA.Everybodyisequalinthemodernsociety.Thereisnoinferiororsuperiorfriendinthissense.GroupB.Friendswhoarelesscapableorlessrighteousthanyoumayadverselyaffectyourlifeorcareer.GeneralanalysisStructuralfeaturesInthetext,theauthordiscussesthedifferencesbetweenabuddyandafriendinaforcefulway.Themainideaofthetextcanbesummarizedinonesentence:abuddyisafinelifecompanionwhileafriendisthatparttheracewithwhichyoucanbehuman.RhetoricalfeaturesGolbalreading-generalGeneralanalysisStructuralfeaturesThistextdistinguishestwokindsoffriendship:thatbetweenmenandthatbetweenwomen.Itcanbedividedintofourparts.PartI(Paragraphs1—2):theprelude,wheretheauthorrevealswhatkindoffilmthewomanhadjustseen.RhetoricalfeaturesGlobalreading-structural1PartII(Paragraphs3—6):theintroduction,wheretheauthoradvancesthedoublestandardoffriendshiponthebasisofthepersonallyobservedshiftoffocusofthecinemalens.GeneralanalysisStructuralfeaturesPartIII(Paragraphs7—18):thebody,wherethedistinctionsofthetwotypesoffriendshiparedetailed.RhetoricalfeaturesGlobalreading-structural2PartIV(Paragraphs19):theconclusion,whichsummarizesthefundamentaldifferencebetweenmalecompanionshipandfemalefriendship.Toshowthedifferencesbetweenbuddinessandfriendshipeffectively,theauthorofthetextcoordinate