现代大学英语B1U08PPT课件

1、The Kindness of Strangers Mike Mclntyre 1 R einforcement T ext Analysis The Kindness of Strangers B ackground W arming up Unit 8 Questions / Activities Check-on Preview Objectives W B TR The Kindness of Strangers Unit 8 Warming up 3 Warming up Questions / Activities In pairs, tell your partner about

2、 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 happene

3、d first? And then what else happened? Using transitional techniques weve observed in the previous lessons) Correct and complete sentences Tense W B TR 4 Check-on Preview Match the words with their correct meaning in the text. 答案见备注栏 1. addict 2. intrigue 3. stranded 4. entertain 5. motto a. a risky

4、action or decision b. to invite people to ones home, usually for a meal c. to arouse interest or curiosity d. a short statement used as a guide to behavior e. a person who cannot stop taking drugs f. taking part in an activity or event g. unable to move from the place where you are W B TR Warming up

5、 5 Check-on Preview Why 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

6、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 evid

7、ence in the text? W B TR Warming up 6 Objectives Understand the structure and the general idea of the story Think about how to interpret the story Know something about the author Solve your own questions about the story W B TR Warming up 7 Background Culture Tips The Kindness of Strangers Unit 8 Gen

8、re Author B W TR 8 Background Author B W TR The text is adapted from the original article by Mike Mclntyre which appeared in Readers Digest, May 1997. 9 Background Genre A Short Story Plot: The author travelled across the United States alone to find out if people were willing to help strangers. Sett

9、ing: 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: What do you think? B W TR 10 Where is the Golden Gate Bridge? It links the city of San Francisco with Marin County to the north. Since the suspens

10、ion bridge opened in 1937, it has been one of the principal landmarks of both San Francisco and California. Background Culture Tips 11 Where 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 At

11、lantic 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. Background Culture Tips 12 Who is Blanche DuBois? A southern woman character in the play called A Streetcar Named Desire (欲望号街车)

12、; 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.” Background Culture Tips 13 Tennessee Williams The author of A Streetcar Named Desire (Pulitzer winner); In this plays, as in man

13、y 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

14、 to take a streetcar named Desire. Thus the Desire streetcar became the most famous street railway in the world. Background Culture Tips 14 More about the Play In 1947 the play opened on Broadway for a two-year run with Marlon Brando as star and Elia Kazan as director. In 1951 the famous play was ma

15、de into a movie starring: *Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois *Kim Hunter as Stella *Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski *Karl Malden as Mitch Background Culture Tips 15 A National Motto In God We Trust, the national motto of the United States. Deriving from the line “And this be our motto, In God is our

16、trust,” in 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. Background Culture Tips 16 The Motto on the United S

17、tates Seal The 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 mo

18、tto 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 togeth

19、er 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. Background Culture Tips 17 Detailed Analysis Structure Theme The Kindness of Strangers Unit 8 Text Analysis T WB R 18 Text A

20、nalysis Theme Based on his personal experience, he concludes one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States. T WB R 19 Text Analysis Structure 1 Paras. 1-5 Why the writer started his trip across the United States without any money and his purpose. 2 Paras. 6-14 How the writer

21、 was treated during his trip, showing that most people were kind. 3 Paras. 15 Revealing the theme of the article. In spite of everything, we can still depend on the kindness of strangers. T WB R 20 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Main Idea Sentence Paraphrase Words the Almighty God). “Cashless” is u

22、sed to form the contrast with “almighty”, thus emphasizing how difficult the journey would be if people didnt offer any help. Part I: Sentence Paraphrase 25 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I: Words & Expressions WordsPhrases Sentence Pattern Grammar reach intrigue come upon leave stranded depen

23、d on rely on There was a time when youd be considered a jerk if functions of the past continuous functions of “would/would not” 26 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I: Exercise Translate 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。 答案见备注栏 27 Te

24、xt Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Main Idea 1. 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

25、 experienced in Nebraska, Oregon and Jamestown, Tennessee and his reflections on each of the experiences. 28 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Sentence Paraphrase I rose earlyand a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles “America”. (para. 6) Question: Why did he take such a sign? (

26、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

27、 it? 29 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis In 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)

28、, 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. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 30 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis I didnt know whether

29、 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 situati

30、on. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 31 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Once 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 th

31、e 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

32、others. However, he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 32 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Those who had the least to give often gave the most. (para.10) Paraphrasing: Poor people are often more generous. They are often ready/willing to give c

33、omparatively more of what they have to those in need than rich people. Question: Do you agree with the author on that? Why/why not? Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 33 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Now were talking, I thought. (para.12) Paraphrasing: Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in

34、 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. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 34 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis “When we do, ” he said, “

35、its usually kin.” (Para. 13) Paraphrasing: (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 again

36、st their usual way of living. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase 35 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Words & Expressions Words PhrasesSentence Pattern Grammar reflect potential claim locate breakthrough head for warn sb about run contrary to as a matter of course be scheduled to do sth. locking hi

37、s brakes so hard hearing I had no money seeing that it cost $12 functions of the what- clause. 36 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II: Exercise Translate 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

38、子里发生的一切和两位老人心中理想的 生活背道而驰。 答案见备注栏 37 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part III: Main Idea What is the main idea of this paragraph? What is its role in the organization of the story? 38 Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part III: Sentence Paraphrase In 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