现代大学英语第册thekindnessofstrangers专题培训课件.ppt

现现代大学英代大学英语语第册第册thekindnessofstrangersR einforcementT ext AnalysisThe Kindness of StrangersB ackgroundW arming upUnit 8Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8Warming upWarming upQuestions/ActivitiesIn pairs,tell your partner about any trip youve had somewhere at home(i.e.the trip from home to BFSU)or abroad,esp.the experience with the kindness of parents,friends and strangers.What did you experience in and learn from the trip?While telling,be very careful with the following things:Order of events(i.e.,What happened first?And then what else happened?using transitional techniques weve observed in the previous lessons)Correct and complete sentencesTense WBTRCheck-on PreviewMatch the words with their correct meaning in the text.1.addict2.intrigue3.stranded4.entertain5.mottoa.a risky action or decisionb.to invite people to ones home,usually for a mealc.to arouse interest or curiosityd.a short statement used as a guide to behaviore.a person who cannot stop taking drugsf.taking part in an activity or eventg.unable to move from the place where you areWBTRWarming upCheck-on PreviewWhy did the author decide to start the trip across America?What kind of trip did the writer plan?when and Where did the writer set off?How long did it take the writer to finish the trip?What was his destination?Why do you think he chose this as the destination?What did the writer learn about people in general during the trip?What kind of answer did the writer get for the question in his mind when he started the trip?What is the text mainly about?Do you see any point that can relate this text to The Green Banana?If yes,what is it?And can you show it with any evidence in the text?WBTRWarming upObjectivesUnderstand the structure and the general idea of the storyThink about how to interpret the storyKnow something about the authorSolve your own questions about the storyWBTRWarming upBackgroundCulture TipsThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8GenreAuthorBWTRBackgroundAuthorBWTRThe text is adapted from the original article by Mike Mclntyre which appeared in Readers Digest,May 1997.BackgroundGenreA Short Story Plot:The author traveled across the States alone to find out if people were willing to help strangers.Setting:People in the United States seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs.Protagonists:“I”and the people helped“I”Theme of the story:what do you think?BWTRWhere is the Golden Gate Bridge?It links the city of San Francisco with Marin County to the north.Since the suspension bridge opened in 1937,it has been one of the principal landmarks of both San Francisco and California.BackgroundCulture TipsWhere is Cape Fear?A high long narrow piece of land which goes out into the sea in southern North Carolina;on the southern tip of Smith Island,jutting into the Atlantic Ocean,near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.It was so named because of the treacherous waters surrounding it.A prominent landmark on Cape Fear is its lighthouse.Who is Blanche DuBois?A southern woman character in the play called A Streetcar Named Desire(欲望号街车);At the end of the play,she said this well-remembered line before she is taken to an asylum:“Whoever you are,-I have always depended on the kindness of the strangers.”Tennessee Williams The author of A Streetcar Named Desire(Pulitzer winner);In this plays,as in many of his other works,Williams explores the intense passions and frustrations of a disturbed and frequently brutal society;The story opens with Blanche DuBois coming to New Orleans to visit her sister,the pregnant Stella,and the sisters husband Stanley Kowalski.To get to their apartment,she has to take a streetcar named Desire.Thus the Desire streetcar became the most famous street railway in the world.More about the playIn 1947 the play opened on Broadway for a two year run with Marlon Brando as star and Elia Kazan as directorIn 1951 the famous play was made into a movie starring:*Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois*Kim Hunter as Stella*Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski*Karl Malden as Mitch A national mottoIn God We Trust,the national motto of the United States.Deriving from the line“And this be our motto,In God is our trustin the battle song that later became the U.S.national anthem,“The Star-Spangled Banner.”First appearing on U.S.coins in 1864 and became obligatory on all U.S.currency in 1955.In 1956 it was made the national motto by act of Congress.The motto on the United States SealThe official seal of the U.S.government;The American Eagle has its wings spread and carries in its beak a scroll on which appears the Latin motto E pluribus unum(“From many,one”).It is the United States motto,appearing on the nations coins and on many of its public monuments;The motto was first used to unify the 13 British colonies in North America during the American Revolution(1775-1783),and acquired new meaning when the United States received wave after wave of immigrants from many lands;The immigrants had to find ways to reconcile their varied backgrounds and fit together under one constitution and one set of laws.That process of creating one society out of many different backgrounds is one of the biggest stories of the American experience.DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8Text AnalysisTWBRText AnalysisThemeBased on his personal experience,he concludes one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States.TWBRText AnalysisStructure1Para.1-5Why the writer started his trip across the United States without any money and his purpose.2Para.6-14How the writer was treated during his trip,showing that most people were kind.3Para.15Revealing the theme of the article.In spite of everything,we can still depend on the kindness of strangers.TWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePart I Part II Part III TWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Main Idea(Para.1-5)1.What happened on the way when the author drove to New Orleans one summer?2.Did he reflect on what happened that day?What was his reflection?3.What was the so-called national motto?What does it mean?4.Why did the author mention Blanche DuBois?5.What did the author want to do with the journey across the country?6.What kind of journey was it generally?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence StudyHe had his thumb out and held a gas can.(para.1)He held his thumb and the gas can to show that he was out of gas and needed a lift to the nearest gas station.Generally speaking,at the same time of holding his thumb out,a hitchhiker also have a board in his hand,on which the name of the place he wants to go is written.Here,the gas can shows that the young man has run out of gasoline for his car.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence StudyLeaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.(para.2)Question:Why didnt it bother him so much?And what does the sentence imply?Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as other people would do the same in the situation.It shows that it was really something common.The real issue then was not that he didnt help the young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence StudyIt would be cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.(para.5)I would travel without a penny through the country where money was extremely important.Question:What does“the land of the almighty dollar”mean?Why did the journey have to be“cashless”?“The almighty dollar”shows how important money is in the country.It is somehow like God(i.e.;the Almighty God).“Cashless”is used to form the contrast with“almighty”,thus emphasizing how difficult the journey would be if people didnt offer any help.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarreach intriguecome uponleave strandeddepend onrely onThere was a time when youd be considered a jerk if functions of the past continuousfunctions of“would/would not”Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:ExerciseTranslate following sentences.1.我在伦敦一家旧书店里碰巧发现了这本书。2.要放心地让你的助手干工作，但不要事事都依赖他。3.的确曾经有过这样一段时期：夜不闭户，路不拾遗。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Main Idea1.When and where did he start his journey?What did he take with him?And how many states did he visit?2.Read Para.7 again and tell what it is mainly about and what role it has in the organization of the text.3.Take turns and tell what the author experienced in Nebraska,Oregon and Jamestown,Tennessee and his reflections on each of the experiences.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyI rose earlyand a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles“America”.(para.6)Question:Why did he take such a sign?(Was he not in America?)Because what he wanted to do was to discover America and American people.The destination of the journey was Cape Fear,just literally,but the real destination was to seek understanding of the country and its people.Further question:What if he took a sign with Cape Fear on it?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyIn Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming.In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa.(para.7)Question:What do the sentences suggest about the people there?They suggest that the people there(probably people everywhere),were more or less provincial(another sub-concept of ethnocentric?).They tended to make false assumptions about people in other places,i.e.the people in their place were nicer/better than those in other places.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyI didnt know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping.(para.8)Why does the author say so?Because the situation when the two little ladies stopped for the author was,in his eyes,potentially dangerous for them.He says so to emphasize both the kindness and courage the ladies showed in that particular situation.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyOnce when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain,a trucker pulled over,locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder.(Para.9)Question:Why did the driver lock the brakes so hard?What does this show about the driver?Because he had to.Otherwise he would not be able to stop right before the author.It shows the mental struggle that was probably going on in the drivers mind.He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker,which made it more difficult for him to make such a decision at the moment than others.However,he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyThose who had the least to give often gave the most.(para.10)Poor people are often more generous.They are often ready/willing to give comparatively more of what they have to those in need than rich people.Question:Do you agree with the author on that?Why/not?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence StudyNow were talking.(para.12)Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in the right direction.Cf.“Now youre talking”used when you think someones suggestion is a very good idea,e.g.A:I suggest we go downtown by train and then take a taxi to the Sears Tower.B:Now youre talking.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence Study“When we do,”he said,“its usually kin.”(Para.13)(The local people do not usually entertain/receive guests at home.)They only do this for their kin relatives.Question:what does this show about the local people?It shows that they were willing to offer help to those in need even when doing so went against their usual way of living.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarreflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthroughhead forwarn sb aboutrun contrary toas a matter of coursebe scheduled to do sth.locking his brakes so hard hearing I had no moneyseeing that it cost$12functions of the what-clause.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:ExerciseTranslate following sentences.1.我们的雷达探测到某个信号，表明一个不明飞行物正向我城飞来。2.他们提醒他说，这是危险的工作，但他并不在意。3.他们定于星期三和他举行会谈。4.有些孩子理所当然地把到学校上学看作是父母对自己的惩罚。5.外面的世界以及村子里发生的一切和两位老人心中理想的生活背道而驰。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Main IdeaWhat is the main idea of this para.?What is its role in the organization of the story?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Sentence StudyIn spite of everything,you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.(para.15)Question:What does this“everything”mean?It means the fact that there are people who are indifferent to other peoples needs/who refuse to help others/who may hesitate to help and people may say about lack of compassion in our society and a generally moral decay in our society,I find,however,on the whole you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarrenewhave in mindrun through Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:ExerciseTranslate the following sentences paying special attention to the underlined words:1.这所房子不错，但不是我们想要的。2.他的诗篇中贯穿着一种哀伤之情。3.休息了一个小时后，他恢复了精力。RWBTThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8ReinforcementRetellingRetellingDiscussionDiscussionReinforcementDiscussionDiscuss the following questions in groups:If you were driving through a desert and you saw a young man asking you for a ride,would you stop to pick him up?Why or why not?Is it true that people seemed more willing to help strangers in the past?Do you agree that the moral life of a country often seems to get worse as its economy gets better?RWBTReinforcementDiscussionBrainstorm in groups:Do you often“depend on the kindness of strangers”?Do you think we should?RWBTReinforcementRetellingRetell the story by answering the following questions:How did the author reach the decision to have the journey?What kind of journey was it?What experience did he have?What answer did he get for the question he had in mind?RWBT