综英3-Unit7-The-Chaser

Unit7TheChaserByJohnCollierTeachingObjectives•1.Tounderstandthethemeofthefable;•2.Tograspkeylanguagepoints.•3.Toappreciatethewritingstyle;•4.Toreflectonthewaysoffindingtruelovethroughdiscussion;ContentPre-readingquestionsBackgroundinformationBriefintroductiontotheauthorLanguagepointsStructuralanalysisTextstudyExercisesWelcomeTeam4togiveusapresentation!Pre-readingQuestions1.Haveyoueverlovedanyoneorbeenloved?Whatdoeslovemeantoyou?2.Lovehasbeenassociatedwithmoney,socialstatusandothermaterialconcerns.Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?Doyoustillbelieveintruelove?3.Doyouthinklovecanbefostered?How?WhatistrueLove?Howcanwefindtruelove?Whatisthekeytolastinglove?SomeTipsforYouBeginasfriends.Makealistoflikesanddislikes.Increaseyourvisibility.Showyourgoodside.LoveYourself!Understandthatloveisastateofmindandheart;LoveisSpecific;Settleforcommitment;Talkabouteverything-exceptdivorce;Wantthebestforeachother;Onlyonepersoncanbecrazyatatime;Lovewantstherealthing.Apoemtoshare•Dancelikenooneiswatching,•Lovelikeyou'llneverbehurt,•Singlikenooneislistening,•andlivelikeit'sheavenonearth.---WilliamPurkeyBackgroundinformation•Lovepotion:•Amagicalpotion,drugorcharmthatsupposedlyhasthepowertomakeapersonfallinlovewithanotherorexcitesexualpassion.It’softenmadebyamagician,sorcererorwitch.Lovepotion•Siren:•(inancientGreekmythology)agroupofwomen-likecreatureswhosesweetsingingcharmedsailorsandcausedthewreckoftheirships.•Anydangerouslyseductivewoman•WarnofdangerSirensSirensBriefintroductiontotheauthor•JohnCollier•Britishplaywright,poetandnovelist.•Bestknownforhisshortstories,manyofwhichappearedinTheNewYorkerfromthe1930stothe1950s.Hisstoriesmaybebroadlyclassifiedasfantasies,butarereallyspecial.Theyfeatureanacerbicwitandareusuallyironicordarkintone.Languagepoints1.peervi.(at,into):lookcarefully•peeratthetrafficlights•peerintothedistance•Shepeeredatthetagtoreadtheprice.•Thesunwaspeeringthroughtheclouds.太阳从云中隐约出现。•n.peerpressure•Aspeers,weshouldhelpeachother.•peerlessadj.•unrivaled,incomparable2.Obligevt.•(1)todosb.afavor;tofulfillthewisesof…Sheaskedhimtolendherhiscar,andhewillinglyobligedher.Ishouldbeobligedifyoucouldspeaklouder.(2)tomakeitnecessaryforsbtodosth.Theheavysnowobligedmetoabandonthecarandcontinuedonfoot.EricfeltobligedtoresignaftersuchanunpleasantquarrelwiththeCEO.•Wearemuchobligedtoyouforyourhelp.•Couldyouobligemewithtenyuan?•Muchobliged![口]谢谢!beobligedtosb.beobligedtodosth.oblige(sb.)with给...3.imperceptible:cannotbenoticedorfeltbecausesosmall,slightorgradualMartha’shesitationwasalmostimperceptible.•perceive;perception;perceptible:aperceptablelimpeasilyperceptiblesoundsperceptiblechangesinbehavior4.apprehensively:fullofanxietyaboutsth.apprehend;apprehensionE.g.Theylookedateachotherapprehensively.Studentsarewaitingwithapprehensionfortheirfinalexamresults.anxious,agitated,concerned,uneasy,worried,fearful…5.makesb’sacquaintance:tomeetsomebodyforthefirsttimeE.g.Hemadeheracquaintanceatadance.anodding/bowingacquaintanceacquaintoneselfwithacquaintsb.with/ofbe/getacquaintedwith/of6.beoverwhelmedbyjoy(1)togivesb.aparticularlyintensefeeling•Thefamilyofthevictimwasoverwhelmedby/withgrief.•Theneedtotalktosomeoneoverwhelmedme.•Hisgenerosityoverwhelmedus.(2)tomakepowerlessbyusingforce•Governmenttroopsoverwhelmedtherebels.•Theboatwasoverwhelmedbythewaves.Thepolicywasadoptedbyanoverwhelmingmajority.ThemeoftheText•Ayoungmanwantedtobuyalovepotionfromanoldmantowinhisdreamgirl’slove.•Theirdialoguesformasharpcontrast,oneisbeinggreenandpassionate,theotherbeingcalm,sensibleandphilosophical.StructuralanalysisPart1:(Para1)Theprotagonist,AlanAusten,hasbeenintroduced.Part2:(Para2-12)Theoldmanistryingtosellhismixture.Part3:(Para13-45):Alangottoknowaboutthelovepotionandboughtit.Textstudy1.WhatistheimageofAlanAusteninpart.1?AlanAustenisdepictedasatimid,skepticalandhesitantcharacter.2.WhydoyouthinktheoldmantoldAustenaboutthelife-cleanerbeforesellingthelovepotion?9.openfordiscussion3.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheoldman’sremark.“Youngpeoplewhoneedalovepotionveryseldomhavefivethousanddollars.Otherwisetheywouldnotneedalovepotion”?(para.13)•Whattheoldmanmeansisthattheyoungmenwhofallinloveone-sidedlyareseldomrichenoughtowinayounggirl’sheart.Iftheyarerich,itwillbeeasierforthemtogaingirls’hearts,andtheydon’tneedtobuylovepotions.Theoldmansuggeststhatmoneyisanimportantfactorforlove.paraphrase•Itisonlywhenoneisinapositiontoobligethatonecanaffordtobesoconfidential.p17•JustbecauseIamabletodoyouafavor(sellyouthelovepotion),Ifeelsafetellingyousomuchaboutmyothermedicines.Paraphrase•“Forindifference,”saidtheoldman,“theysubstitutedevotion.Forscorn,adoration.”p23substituteAforB=replaceBwithA•“They,thelovepotions,”saidtheoldman,“willhelpchangethegirl’sattitutetowardsyou.Shewillnolongerholdyouincontempt.Instead,shewillbegintogiveyouherdeep-feltloveandcare.”•4.Whataretheeffectsofthelovepotion?Describethemindetail.P19-37•Thelovepotionhasapowerful,everlastingeffect.Itwillmakeagaygirlcarenothingbutherlover.•Shewillfeeljealousofhimwhenherloveriswithothergirls.Shewillwanttobeeveryt