《现代大学英语精读1》第六课the-green-banana

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ackgroundWarmingupUnit6Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRTheGreenBananaUnit6WarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWhatare“learningmoments”?Haveyouhadlearningmoments?Whathaveyoulearned?Haveyoueverheardoforencounteredexperiencesofculturaldifferences?Pleasegivesomeexamples.WBTRCheck-onPreviewMatchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.1.assure2.encounter3.spout4.occasion5.potentiala.thepossibilitythatsth.willhaveapositiveeffectb.tobecomesoftthroughheatingc.tosendoutwithgreatforce;gushd.totellsb.thatsth.issuretohappene.strongfeelingofdislikef.aspecialorparticulartimeg.tomeetsb.orexperiencesth.WBTRWarmingupCheck-onPreviewWhathappenedtotheauthor’soldjeepinBrazil?Howdidthevillagershelprepairit?Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthecenteroftheworld(therock)?Howdidhefeeltowardit?Whatarethetwolearningmomentsoftheauthor?Whatdidhelearn?What’stheuseofthegreenbananainthetext?Whatdoesitsymbolize?Whentheauthorsaysweshouldleaveourowncentersoftheworld,doeshemeanweshouldtraveltoothercountriesmoreoften?WBTRWarmingupObjectivesUnderstandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthestoryThinkabouthowtointerpretthestoryKnowsomethingabouttheauthorSolveyourownquestionsaboutthestoryWBTRWarmingupBackgroundCultureTipsTheGreenBananaUnit6GenreAuthorBWTRBackgroundAuthorBWTRA.sourceofthetext:BeyondExperience:AnExperientialApproachtoCross-culturalEducationB.editor:DonaldBatchelderandElizabethG.Warner(1974)C.Batchelder’sviewoncross-culturaleducation:BackgroundAuthorBWTRthegoalsofeducation:a.“toopenuppossibilitiesfordiscovery”b.“toexpandlearningandthechanceformutualacceptanceandrecognition”c.toofferstudentsacross-culturalperspective:fromone’sownimmediatecenteroftheworldtothecenterofsomeoneelse’sworldBackgroundGenreAShortStoryPlot:“My”experienceinasmallBrazilianvillageandwhat“I”concluded.Setting:asmallvillageinthecentralareaofBrazilProtagonists:anAmericantraveler(“I”),severalBrazilianpeopleThemeofthestory:Whatdoyouthink?BWTRBackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhatisethnocentrism?"Ethnic"referstoculturalheritage,and"centrism"referstothecentralstartingpointorthetendencyofpeopletoputtheirowngroupatthecenter."ethnocentrism"basicallyreferstojudgingothergroupsfromone’sownculturalpointofview,ormisinterpretingotherculturesbecauseoneusestheconceptsofhisownculture.BackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhatmayhappen?Ethnocentrismcanleadtomakingfalseassumptionsaboutothers'waysbasedonone’sownlimitedexperience.Thekeywordisassumptions,becausewearenotevenawarethatwearebeingethnocentric(Peopledon'tunderstandthattheydon'tunderstand).Everybodycanbeethnocentric,asallofusaroundtheworldassumethingsaboutotherpeople'sways.BackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhyarepeopleethnocentric?Limitedlifeexperience:Peoplewillneverbeabletoexperienceeverylifesituationofeveryonearoundtheworld,soassumptionsaboutlifehavetobebasedonexistinglimitedexperience.Itisnormaltoassumethingsandinterpretnewexperienceandothers’behavioronthebasisofone’sownexperience.

Lackofcross-culturalawarenessBackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhatconsequences?AttitudesofSuperioritystereotypeHostilityDiscriminationViolencexenophobiaVerbalaggressivenessBackgroundEthnocentrismBWTRWhatcanwedoaboutit?AddressingethnocentrismisNOTamatterofjusttryingnottobeethnocentric.Amoreeffectivewayistocatchyourselfwhenyouarebeingethnocentricandseektodevelopbetterunderstandings.

Oncewerealizethatwemaynotbeunderstandingproperly,wewillbeinabetterpositiontoseekmorevalidandbalancedunderstandings.BackgroundCulturalRelativismBWTRAsociologicaltheory;Anattempttounderstandtheculturaldevelopmentofsocietiesandsocialgroupsontheirownterms;Donottrytoimposeabsoluteideasofmoralvalueortrytomeasuredifferentculturalvariationsintermsofsomeformofabsoluteculturalstandard.Byculturalrelativism,allculturesareequallyworthyofrespectandinstudyinganotherculturepeopleneedtosuspendjudgment,empathizeandtrytounderstandthewaythatparticularcultureseestheworld.DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeHalfaDayUnit6TextAnalysisTWBRTextAnalysisThemeWeshouldrespectallcivilizationsintheworld.Wisdomsaretobediscoveredwithanopenmindtoothercultures.TWBRTextAnalysisStructure1Para.1-4Thestoryof“thegreenbanana”astheobjectfixingtheradiator.2Para.5-8Whattheauthorlearned:Everyculturehasitshiddentreasureandshouldberespected.TWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceStudyWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaWhenandwheredidthestoryhappen?Whathappenedtotheauthor’sjeepwhenhewasdrivingthroughbeautifulcountrysideinBrazil?Whatdidthehugerocklooklike?Andwhatdidthemantelltheauthorabouttherock?Howdidtheauthorreacttowhatthemansaidabouttherock?Doyouthinktheauthorfullyunderstoodandacceptedwhatthemansaidabouttherockthen?Why/not?Howdidthemanfixtheradiator?Whatdidthelocalmechanictellhim?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceStudyAlthoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadinthecentralareaofBrazil.Whatdoesthe“although-clause”imply?Hecouldhavehisfirstexperiencewithaforeigntreasureanywhereoutsideofhishome.ItjustHAPPENEDtobeinBrazil.Sosayingimpliesthateveryforeignculturehassometreasureswhichremainunknowntooutsiders.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceStudyHe,inturn,inspectedmecarefully,asiftomakesureIgraspedthesignificanceofhisstatement.(para.3)ThenheexaminedmewithgreatcautioninthewayofensuringwhetherIunderstoodtheimportanceofhiswords.Theinfinitiveisusedinasetconstruction.inproperorderwiththeappearanceof;apparentlyTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceStudyTheoccasioncalledforsomeshowofrecognitiononmypart.Thesituationthenneededmetosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaid.(Isensedtheneedtosaysomethingtoshowmyapprovalforwhathesaidtobepolite.)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarencounterstrainleakscatterassuremarkgraspoccasionconsistofsendsbrunningforsthworkoutinturncallforonmypartanarmfulofcutsthinhalf/intohalvesincaseincase…(should)do/didMainverb(pastcontinuous/pastperfecttense)+when+timeclauseVerbswithtwoobjects“so”andresultclauseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences.I’msurethat______________________(情况最后会变得对我们有利).Everybodyknowsthat_____________(当前的情况需要立即采取行动).Toomanyarguments________________(会影响婚姻关系).Bequiet________________________(免得吵醒了孩子).大学教育的成功不在于它有多高大的楼，而在与它有什么样的教育理念和什么样的学者。TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaWhatdoesitmeanbyeachofthe“time”sinpara.5?Dotheymeanthesamething?Whatarethetwolearningmoments?Whatisthecenteroftheworldintheauthor’seyes?Why?Whatisyourcenteroftheworld?Explainwhy.Howcanweexperienceasecondcenter?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:FurtherQuestionsWhatcanyoulearnaboutAmericaneducationfromthefirstsentenceofpara.5?Howdoyouunderstandthesecondsentenceofpara.7?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceStudy

AsaproductofAmericaneducation,Ihadneverpaidtheslightestattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttoregarditasafruitwhosetimehadnotyetcome.(para.5)

AssomeoneeducatedintheUnitedStates,Inaturallyhadneverpaidanyattentiontothegreenbanana,excepttotakeitasafruitwhichwasnotyetripeorwhichwasnotyetreadytobepickedandeaten.Question:whatistheauthor’stone?Heisbeinghumorousandself-mocking.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceStudyItwasmyowntimethathadcome,allinrelationtoit.(para.5)

Itwasmewhohadcometoknowthegreenbananas,andeverythingconnectedwithit.Question:whatdoestheauthorimply?Heimpliesthateverycivilizationhasitsspecialgeniuses(heresymbolizedbythegreenbanana),whichhaveexistedformanyyears.Buttheywillnotcometoyournoticeandbenefityouuntilandunlessyouarereadytogooutandmeet/experiencethem.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceStudyIhadatfirstdoubtedtheirclaim,asIknewforafactthatthecenterwaslocatedsomewhereelseinNewEngland.(para.6)Question:Why?TheauthorobviouslywasbornandbroughtupinNewEngland.Thereforehehadalwaysregardeditasthecenteroftheworld.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceStudyTheculturesoftheworldarefullofunexpectedgreenbananaswithspecialvalueandmeaning.(para.8)

Question:Whatcanwelearnfromthesentence?Thegreenbananashavebecomeasymbolofhiddentreasuresfromeveryculture.Forproperunderstandingofapieceofwriting,itisoftenimportanttonoticesuchsymboliclanguageandtoknowwhatthesymbolsstandfor.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarreflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthroughmeetone’sneedknowforafacttendtodosthreachbacktoinrelationtodawnonsbinacertainsenseforagesallalongso+adj/adv+that+resultclauseTheto-infinitiveassubject,object,complement,adverbial,attribute.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:ExerciseTranslatetherequiredpartsinthefollowingsentences._______________________（工会领袖一直说）thattheywillwinbutitturnedouttobeabigfailure.______________________（我想起来了）thatIhadseenhimbefore.________________________（植物在炎热天气容易枯死）ifyoudon’twaterthem.Scientists______________________（已经取得重大突破）inthetreatmentofcancer.Heopenedhismouth_____________________（似乎要说话）.RWBTHalfaDayUnit6ReinforcementRetellingDiscussionReinforcementDiscussionBrainstormingroups:Doyouagreethatthe21st