英语泛读教程课件Book2-1TheShadowlandofDreams（可编辑）

1、 Unit One The Shadowland of Dreams By Alex Haley 19211992 Navigation Guide Objectives To understand the real meaning of writing To understand the hardship for Alex Haley to make success Reading Skill Using the dictionary I Related information About the author Alex Haley an African American writer is

2、 best known for the novel Roots the Pulitzer Prize-winning book He was born in Ithaca New York as the oldest child His father was a graduate student at Cornell University and his mother was a music teacher Haleys personal motto is Find the Good and Praise It About the novel Roots The novel loosely b

3、ased on Haleys own family presented an interpretation of the journey of African Americans from their homeland to the United States and their subsequent search for freedom and dignity Roots initiated such a widespread interest in genealogy research that Haley is considered to be the father of popular

4、 genealogy Other novels with similar background Gone with the wind 1939 by Margaret Mitchell This classic novel narrates the love between Scarlett OHara and Rhett Butler during the American civil war Uncle Toms Cabin 1851-52 by Harriet Beecher Stowe It is the first social protest anti-slavery novel

5、published in the United States II Text Comprehension Pre-reading questions 1 How could Haley become so successful as a black writer What are the main reasons 2 How many parts can the text be divided And what is the main idea of each part 3 What does the shadowland of dreams signify How did Haley sti

6、ck it out Text Analysis Part I Difference between being a writer and writing Being a writer -wealth and fame Writing - poverty and loneliness Qs 1 What do most young men want to be Why 2 How does Alex suggest Part II Writing career is a tough and suffering test Qs 1 When did Alex begin his writing c

7、areer Was he young at that time Would he succeed 2 What was his living conditions Was he satisfied with that 3 Did his writing career go on well What kind of life did he have in the shadowland of hope 4 What supported him Part II 5What changed his life Why 6 What did he want to be A full-time or a p

8、art-time writer 7 Was he regretful about his decision 8 How did George help Alex over the most depressed and lowest time 9 What lesson did Alex learn Part III Alex eventually achieved success Qs 1 What was Alexs writing about 2 Why did editors of Readers Digest sign the contract with Alex 3 How long

9、 did it take him to be successful 4 How did he feel after the his success Part IV The importance of the courage and persistence to stay the course in the shadowland Qs 1 What did Alex come across one day 2 What did his old possession remind him of 3 How did he deal with them Where did he put them Wh

10、y were they so important Structure Analysis To comment on the young mens understanding about writing and raise his own opinion To cite himself as a good example to prove his opinion and his way to success Starting time-hesitating time-tough time-changing time-successful time To reflect upon his succ

11、ess Post-reading questions Why did the phone call change Haleys life If you were in the same situation would you accept the offer What lesson did Haley learn in the end To see our dream come true what efforts should we make Difficult points As the dollars were dancing in my head something cleared my

12、 senses From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up Figurative language dancing personification bull-headed metaphor language effect vivid impressive Difficult points Suddenly the past came flooding in like a riptide Riptide huge tide tide causing strong currents and rough water Figurative l

13、anguage - like a riptide simile to show his memory about the past immediately came to his mind Nothing could stop that Language effect easy to understand imaginative Difficult points That is all Joe needed to make down-home soup down poor simple eg be down out be beaten in the struggle of life be un

14、employed and without money Difficult points That is all Joe needed to make down-home soup down poor simple eg be down out be beaten in the struggle of life be unemployed and without money Rumor had it that if a customer ordered Inversion - There is a rumor that if a customer Difficult points Many pe

15、ople cherish the fond dream of becoming a writer Fond of hopes ambitions held but unlikely to be realized Cherish keep alive hope ambition feelings in ones heart eg The fond dream might be impractical Difficult points Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer Many a single n to have the literary meaning Many pl n is mor