1、 Pre-Reading TaskPre-Reading Task While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task After-Reading Task After-Reading Task Unit 1:Text AUnit 1:Text A第1页Pre-Reading TaskPre-Reading TaskText-Related InformationText-Related InformationPre-Reading ActivityPre-Reading Activity第2页Louisville,KyLouisville,KyMead,Margaret
2、(1901-78)Mead,Margaret(1901-78)Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeText-related InformationText-related Information第3页Text-related InformationText-related InformationLouisville,Ky.:Louisville,Ky.:The seat of Jefferson County,NW Kentucky USA,The seat of Jefferson County,NW Kentucky USA,and the largest
3、city in the state.and the largest city in the state.Louisville,Ky.Louisville,Ky.第4页Text-relatedText-related InformationInformation American anthropologist,best known for American anthropologist,best known for her studies of primitive societies and her her studies of primitive societies and her contr
4、ibutions to social anthropology.contributions to social anthropology.Participating in several field expeditions,Participating in several field expeditions,Mead conducted notable research in New Guinea,Samoa,Mead conducted notable research in New Guinea,Samoa,and Bali.Her interests were varied,includ
5、ing child care,and Bali.Her interests were varied,including child care,adolescence,sexual behavior,and American character adolescence,sexual behavior,and American character and culture.and culture.Mead,Margaret(1901-78):Mead,Margaret(1901-78):第5页Text-relatedText-related InformationInformation Mead M
6、ead died died in in New New York York City City on on November November 15,15,1978.1978.Her Her writings writings include include Coming Coming of of Age Age in in Samoa Samoa(1928),(1928),Growing Growing Up Up in in New New Guinea Guinea(1930),(1930),Sex Sex and and Temperament Temperament in Three
7、 Primitive Societies in Three Primitive Societies(1935),(1935),Male and Female Male and Female (1949),(1949),New Lives for Old New Lives for Old(1956),(1956),Culture Culture and Commitment:A Study of the and Commitment:A Study of the Generation Gap Generation Gap(1970),and her memoirs,(1970),and her
8、 memoirs,Blackberry Winter Blackberry Winter(1972).(1972).第6页Text-relatedText-related InformationInformationDartmouth College:Dartmouth College:An institution of higher learning in Hanover,New An institution of higher learning in Hanover,New Hampshire.The schools of Dartmouth College include the Ham
9、pshire.The schools of Dartmouth College include the undergraduate college,the Dartmouth Medical School undergraduate college,the Dartmouth Medical School(1797),the Thayer School of Engineering(1867),and the(1797),the Thayer School of Engineering(1867),and the Amos Tuck School of Business Administrat
10、ion(1900).Amos Tuck School of Business Administration(1900).Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College第7页Text-relatedText-related InformationInformation Baker Baker Memorial Memorial Library Library maintains maintains the the extensive extensive archives archives of of material material of of American Amer
11、ican explorer explorer and and anthropologist anthropologist Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmur Stefansson Stefansson relating relating to to the the Arctic,Arctic,as as well well as as a a special special collection collection on on American American poet poet Robert Robert Frost Frost and and murals murals by
12、by the the Mexican Mexican painter painter Jose Jose Clemente Orozco.Clemente Orozco.第8页Pre-reading ActivityPre-reading Activity Exercise 1 The passage you are going to read is entitled“A Exercise 1 The passage you are going to read is entitled“A Payment Greater Than Money”.Try to answer Payment Gre
13、ater Than Money”.Try to answer the questions before reading the passage.the questions before reading the passage.Now read the passage and compare the writers view Now read the passage and compare the writers view with yours.with yours.1.Which of the following do you think is more important?Make your
14、 choice and give your reason.A.Money B.Love C.Friendship D.Work2.Guess what kind of payment might be greater than money according to the title of the passage.第9页Unit 1:Text AUnit 1:Text AText AText ADetailed Study of the TextDetailed Study of the Text第10页Text A Text A A Payment Greater Than MoneyA P
15、ayment Greater Than Money1 1 When When I I was was 14,14,I I earned earned money money in in the the summer summer by by mowing mowing lawns,lawns,and and I I got got to to know know people people by by the the flowers flowers I I had had to to remember remember not not to to cut cut downdown,by by
16、the the things things stuck stuck in in the the ground ground on on purpose purpose or or by by the the things things lost lost in in the the grass.grass.I I also also learned learned something something about about my my neighbors neighbors in in Louisville,Louisville,Ky.,Ky.,by by their their pref
17、erred preferred method method of of payment:payment:by by the the job,job,the the month month or or not not at at all.all.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task第11页2 2 Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou fell fell into into the the last last category,category,and and he he always always had a reason.One day he had no
18、thing smaller than a fifty.had a reason.One day he had nothing smaller than a fifty.On On another another he he was was flat-out flat-out of of checks;checks;on on another another he he was was simply simply not not home home when when I I knocked knocked on on his his door.door.Still,Still,except e
19、xcept forfor the the money,money,he he was was a a nice nice enough enough old old guy,guy,always always waving waving or or tipping tipping his his hat hat when when hed hed seen seen me me from from a a distance.distance.I I figured figured him him for for a a thin thin retirement retirement check
20、,check,maybe maybe an an injuryinjury that that kept kept him him from from doing doing his his own own yardwork.yardwork.I I kept kept a a running running totaltotal,but but didnt didnt worry worry about about the the amount amount too too much.much.Grass Grass was was grass,grass,and and the the l
21、ittle little that was Mr.Ballous didnt take long to that was Mr.Ballous didnt take long to trimtrim.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task第12页While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task3 3 Then Then one one late late afternoon afternoon in in mid-July mid-July I I was was walking walking by by his his house,
22、house,and and he he motionedmotioned me me to to come come inside.inside.The The hall hall was was cool,cool,shaded,shaded,and and it it took took my my eyes eyes a a minute minute to to adjust toadjust to the muted light.the muted light.4 4 “I owe you,”Mr.Ballou began,“but.”“I owe you,”Mr.Ballou be
23、gan,“but.”5 5 I I thought thought Id Id save save him him the the trouble trouble of of thinking thinking up up a a new excuse.“No problem.Dont worry about it.”new excuse.“No problem.Dont worry about it.”6 6 “The“The bank bank made made a a mistake mistake in in my my account,”account,”he he continu
24、ed,continued,ignoring ignoring my my words.words.“It“It will will be be cleared cleared up up in in a a day day or or two.two.In In the the meantime meantime I I thought thought perhaps perhaps you you could choose one or two volumes for could choose one or two volumes for a down paymenta down payme
25、nt.”.”第13页7 7 He He gestured gestured toward toward the the walls,walls,and and I I saw saw books books stacked stacked everywhere.everywhere.It It was was like like a a library,library,except except with with no no order order to to the arrangement.the arrangement.8 8 “Take Take your your timetime,
26、”,”Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou encouraged.encouraged.“Read,“Read,borrow,borrow,keep.keep.Find Find something something you you like.like.What What do do you you read?”read?”9 9 “I“I dont dont know.”know.”And And I I didnt.didnt.I I generally generally read read what what I I could could get get from from th
27、e the paperback paperback rackrack at at the the drugstore drugstore or or what what I I found found at at home home magazines,magazines,the the backs backs of of cereal cereal boxes,boxes,ics.The The idea idea of of consciously consciously seeking seeking outout a a special special title title was
28、was new new to to me,me,but but not not without without appeal appeal so so I I browsed browsed throughthrough the the piles piles of of books books and and asked,asked,“You You actually read all of these?”actually read all of these?”While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task第14页While-Reading TaskWhile-Re
29、ading Task10 10 Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou nodded.nodded.“This“This is is just just what what Ive Ive kept,kept,the the ones worth looking at a second time.”ones worth looking at a second time.”11 11 “Pick for me then.”“Pick for me then.”12 12 He He raised raised his his eyebrows,eyebrows,cockedcocked his
30、his head,head,regarded regarded me me appraisingly appraisingly as as though though measuring measuring me me for for a a suit.suit.After After a a moment,moment,he he searched searched through through a a stack stack and and handed handed me me a a dark-red book,fairly thick.dark-red book,fairly th
31、ick.13 13 “The“The Last Last of of the the Just,”Just,”I I read.read.“By“By Andre Andre Schwarz-Schwarz-Bart.Whats it about?”Bart.Whats it about?”14 14 “You tell me,”he said.“Next week.”“You tell me,”he said.“Next week.”第15页15 15 I I started started after after supper,supper,sitting sitting outdoors
32、 outdoors on on an an uncomfortable uncomfortable kitchen kitchen chair.chair.Within Within a a few few pages,pages,the the yard,yard,the the summer,summer,disappeared,disappeared,and and I I was was plunged plunged into into the the aching aching tragedy tragedy of of the the Holocaust,Holocaust,th
33、e the extraordinary extraordinary clash clash of of good,good,representedrepresented by by one one decent decent man,man,and and evil.evil.The The language language was was elegant,elegant,simple,simple,overwhelming.overwhelming.When When the the evening evening light light finally finally failed,fa
34、iled,I I moved moved inside inside and and read read all all through the night.through the night.16 16 To To this this day,day,35 35 years years later,later,I I vividlyvividly remember remember the the experience.experience.I I was was astonished astonished by by the the great great power power a a
35、novel novel could could contain.contain.I I lacked lacked the the vocabulary vocabulary to to translate translate my my feelings feelings into into words,words,so so the the next next week,week,when when Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou asked,“Well?”I replied,“It was good.”asked,“Well?”I replied,“It was good.”Wh
36、ile-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task第16页1717 “Keep it then,”he said.“Shall I suggest another?”“Keep it then,”he said.“Shall I suggest another?”18 18 I I nodded,nodded,and and was was presented presented with with Margaret Margaret Meads Meads classic study in anthropology,classic study in anthropology
37、,Coming of Age in SamoaComing of Age in Samoa.19 19 To To make make two two long long stories stories shortshort,Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou never never paid paid me me a a dime dime for for cutting cutting his his grass grass that that year year or or the the next,next,but,but,eventually,eventually,I I wou
38、ld would teach teach anthropology anthropology at at Dartmouth Dartmouth College.College.And And I I learned learned that that summer summer that that reading reading was was not not the the innocent innocent pastime pastime I I had had assumed assumed it it to to be,be,not not a a breezy,breezy,ins
39、tantly instantly forgettable forgettable escape escape in in a a hammock hammock(though(though Ive Ive enjoyed enjoyed many many of of those those too).too).I I discovered discovered that that a a book,book,if if it it arrives arrives at at the the right right moment,moment,in in the the proper prop
40、er season,will change the course of all that follows.season,will change the course of all that follows.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task第17页 The The writer writer tells tells us us how how he he got got to to know know people,people,that that is,is,by by remembering remembering the the flowers fl
41、owers that that should should not not be be cut cut down,down,and and by by remembering remembering something something special special he he deliberately deliberately stuck stuck in in the the ground ground or or by by remembering something he left in the grass.remembering something he left in the
42、grass.and I got to know people by the flowers I had to.and I got to know people by the flowers I had to remember not to cut down,by the things stuck in the remember not to cut down,by the things stuck in the ground on purpose or by the things lost in the grass.ground on purpose or by the things lost
43、 in the grass.第18页e.g.e.g.The new owner The new owner cut downcut down the apple trees and the apple trees and built a bigger garage.built a bigger garage.Every time I wanted a piece of wood,I had to Every time I wanted a piece of wood,I had to cutcut down down a tree.a tree.cf.cf.He He cut downcut
44、down his enemy.his enemy.I dont drink so much alcohol these days in I dont drink so much alcohol these days in fact Ive really fact Ive really cutcut downdown.cut down:cut down:to bring down by cutting to bring down by cutting第19页e.g.e.g.You sometimes hurt yourself by accident but you You sometimes
45、hurt yourself by accident but you dont hurt yourself dont hurt yourself onon purposepurpose.He came here He came here onon purposepurpose to borrow some money to borrow some money from you.from you.on purpose:on purpose:by intention,not by chance by intention,not by chance第20页.by the way they prefer
46、red to pay me:some .by the way they preferred to pay me:some paid money to me according to what I had done,paid money to me according to what I had done,some paid money to me monthly,and some didnt some paid money to me monthly,and some didnt pay any money to me at all.pay any money to me at all.by
47、their preferred method of payment:by the job,.by their preferred method of payment:by the job,the month or not at all.the month or not at all.第21页 Mr.Ballou belonged to the last kind of persons,Mr.Ballou belonged to the last kind of persons,that is,he didnt pay any money to me at all,but that is,he
48、didnt pay any money to me at all,but he always had an excuse for that.he always had an excuse for that.Mr.Ballou fell into the last category,and he always Mr.Ballou fell into the last category,and he always had a reason.had a reason.第22页e.g.e.g.The problems we face The problems we face fallfall into
49、into two categories.two categories.His work as a novelist His work as a novelist fallsfalls intointo three distinct three distinct periods.periods.fall into:fall into:to belong to a particular group of things to belong to a particular group of things that have similar qualities that have similar qua
50、lities第23页 On another day there was no money in his On another day there was no money in his check at all check at all On another he was flat-out of checks.On another he was flat-out of checks.第24页 If If I I didnt didnt consider consider the the money,money,he he was was a a very very nice nice old