第一册第四课MidnightVisitorP课件

Unit4

TheMidnightVisitor

RobertArthur

第一册第四课MidnightVisitorP课件1Abouttheauthor

RobertArthur(1909-1969):anAmericannovelistandradioscriptwriterandamysteryandspeculativefictionwriter.Hewroteanumberofmysterybooks,mostlyforchildren.HealsowroteradioscriptsandTVseries.

Abouttheauthor2Genre

ashortstory--aspystorySetting:aFrenchhotelroomCharacters:Ausable,Fowler,Maxandawaiter

ClimaxThemeGenreashortstory--aspyst3Genre

Howisaspystorysimilartoordifferentfromadetectivestory?Genre4Aspystoryvs.adetectivestoryBothhavecomplicatedplotssothatthereaderremainsaspuzzledasthecharacterswithinthestory.Botharelikeapuzzleandtheclimaxofthestoryisthesolutionofthepuzzle.Thebulk(大部分内容)ofthenarrativeconcernsthelogicalprocessbywhichtheinvestigatorfollowsaseriesofcluestothissolution.Suspenseisusedalot.Aspystoryismainlyconcernedwithinternationalintrigue(阴谋)andpolitics;whileadetectivestoryisusuallyconcernedwithlocalcrimes.Aspystoryvs.adetectivest5Warming-upQuestions

Haveyoueverreadanystoriesorseenanymoviesofsecretagents?Whatisyourimpressionofasecretagent?Whoisthebest-knownimageofasecretagenteverinventedinyouropinion?

Warming-upQuestionsHaveyou6Warming-upQuestionsPleaseenjoythefollowingpicturesinHollywoodmoviesandgiveyourdescriptionof007—JamesBond,thebest-knownsecretagenteverinventedacrosstheworld.Trytothinkofasmanywordsaspossibletodescribepeoplewhoworkasasecretagent.Warming-upQuestionsPleaseen7

8

9

10

Possiblewordsusedtodescribe007:

youngstronghandsomeirresistibletowoman

extremelyattractive

intelligenthaving

infinitepowers Possiblewordsusedtodescri11

WhatistheimageofthesecretagentcalledAusableintheMidnightVisitor?Trytodescribehim.

sloppyfatunhealthycarriesnogunsnolinguisticgeniusnothing

mysteriousnothing

romantic

nopistolfirenodark-eyedbeauties

nothingexciting Whatistheimageofthesecr12TextAppreciation

StructureofthetextPart1(para.1-)about:

Part2(para.)about:

Part3(para.)about:

5whoAusableis&whyFowlerwantstoseehim6-16theunexpectedvisitofAusable’sadversaryMax17-26howAusableoutwitsMaxandmakeshimjumpontothe“balcony”

TextAppreciationStructureof13Youshouldanswerthefollowingquestionsafterlearningthetext.

IsAusablecommonoruncommon?Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

Youshouldanswerthefollowin14Wisdomismorepowerfulthananyweapon.Neverjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.Firstimpressionscouldbemisleading.Hewholaughslast,laughslongest.TextAnalysisThemeWisdomismorepowerfulthana15Lurk(《潜伏》)isa2009Chinesetelevisionseriesbasedonaspynovel.YuZechengwasanundergroundworkerwhospiesfortheCommunistPartyofChinaduringtheChineseCivilWar.Manyviewersconsiderthisisdifferentfromwhatwehaveusuallyseenonscreen,actorSunHongleipresentsarefreshingspyimageanddisplaysthetrue-to-lifepersonalityofaspyinahighdanger-plaguedexistencefullofespionage,pretendtobefoolishandjustdresslikeanordinarypersoninoffice.Topic:Whydopeoplelovespydramasandtheirheroes?ReinforcementDiscussionLurk(《潜伏》)isa2009Chinese16WordStudy

figure:

1.symbolforanumber

Hehasanannualincomeofsixfigures.

2.diagram

Theblackboardiscoveredwithgeometricalfigureslikesquaresandtriangles.

3.humanform

Isawafigureapproachinginthedarkness.Sheisnowonadiettokeepherfigure.

WordStudyfigure:17WordStudy

4.person,esp.personofinfluence

agreathistoricalfigure

figure…out:

calculate;thinkaboutuntiloneunderstandsCanyoufigureoutthetotalnumber?Ican’tfigurehimout.WordStudy 4.person,esp18WordStudy

risk

Sheistoosensibletotake/runariskwhendriving.

We’lltake/runtheriskofbeinglate.

Hewasdeterminedtogetthereevenattheriskofhislife.

v.risk+n.-ingTosavethattraveler,theyhadtoriskgettingcaughtinthestorm.WordStudyrisk19WordStudy

startn.[c]suddenmovementofsurprise,fearetc.

Hesatupwithastart.Thenewsgavehimastart.startlevt.giveashockorsurpriseto

Shewasstartledtoseethatmansopale.Whatstartlingnewsitwasthatthebuildingcaughtfire!WordStudystartn.20WordStudy

concerningprep.

ThisbookdealswithquestionsconcerningChina’sdiplomaticpolicies.synonyms:

regardingwithreferencetowithrespecttoWordStudyconcerningpr21WordStudy

command:

1.order

Theofficercommandedhismentofire.Theofficercommandedthathismen(should)fire.2.control;holdback

commandoneself/one’stempercommandingadj.Hesaidinacommandingtone.Heisnowinacommandingposition.

WordStudycommand:22WordStudy

blink:vt&vi.shutandopentheeyesquickly

blinkone’seyesblinkawayone’stears

blinkthefactthat…

(fig)refusetoconsider;ignore

Thereisnodenyingthefact…

WordStudyblink:vt&vi.sh23WordStudy

gazestareglanceglimpsegaze(at):尤指以

赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态

长时间地盯着看，常常达到出神的地步；stare(at):

尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目

不转睛地看；glance:“看一眼”“扫视”，强调匆忙快速的动作过程；glimpse:“瞥见”，强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不

充分、不全面。WordStudy gazestar24WordStudy

examples:Westoodthere,gazingatthebeautifulscenery.Theystaredatherclothesinamazement.Hestaredatherstraightintheeye.Sheglancedatherwatch.Heglancedthroughthereport.HecaughtaglimpseoftheTownHallclockashedrovepast.WordStudyexamples:25WordStudy

Ex.6.2)onP.275

toglanceattostareattogazeat

1.MissZhou__________thememoandsaidmyappointmentwiththepresidentwasat4:00p.m.2.Hejust__________her.Hesimplycouldnotrecallwherehehadmether.3.I__________theenvelopeandimmediatelyrecognizedmymother’shandwriting.

glancedatgazedatglancedatWordStudyEx.6.2)onP.226WordStudy

Ex.6.2)onP.275

toglanceattostareattogazeat

4.Myfatherwouldsometimessitathisdesk,__________thephotoofmygrandparentswithtearsinhiseyes.

5.Whyareyou__________melikethis?WhathaveIdonewrong?6.WecallittheMoonFestivalbecauseonthenightofthatday,peoplewillgooutsideand__________themoon.

gazingatstaringatgazeatWordStudyEx.6.2)onP.227WordFormation

Wordformation:compoundnounsn.+n.

doorbellseasiden.+v.heartbeatheadache

adj.+n.

greenhouseshorthandn.+gerund

daydreamingsun-bathinggerund+n.

frying-pansleeping-bagv.+adv.breakthroughdropoutadv.+v.

incomeoutbreakn.+prep.+n.

sister-in-lawmother-in-lawv.+pron.+adv.

forget-me-nottouch-me-not

WordFormationWordformation28WordFormation

Wordformation:compoundadjectivesn..+-edthunder-struck

sun-tanned

2.n.+-ingpeace-lovingfault-finding

meat-eatingEnglish-speaking3.n.+adj.

seasicktaxfreeknee-deepnation-wide

4.adj.+-ed

open-mindedhot-temperedquick-witted

cool-headed5.adv.+-ing

hardworkingeverlastingwell-behavednew-built

WordFormationWordformation29WordFormation

Wordformation:poundadjectivesformedfromphrases:

1.

Theykeptaround-the-clockwatchonthehouse.2.Thepolicemadeanon-the-spotinspection.3.Jackisofthelook-before-you-leapsort.4.Hetoldthewholestoryinamatter-of-facttone.5.I’llcherishthosenever-to-be-forgottendays.6.…youwillseeapaper…cometomeinthe

next-last-stepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.

WordFormationWordformation:30Paraphrasethefollowingsentences:

(para.1)

Itwasasmallroomonthesixthfloor,andhardlyasettingforaromanticfigure.

…itwasnotthekindofplacesuitableforaromanticpersonlikeasecretagent.(para.2)ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccent…

…hisFrenchandGermanwerenotverygood,butacceptable.Paraphrasethefollowingsente31Paraphrasethefollowingsentences:

(para.5)

Beforelongyouwillseeapaper,…cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.

…Soonyouwillseeadocument/areportcometomeandthenI’llplaceitinthehandsoftheproperauthorities.BythattimeIwillhavefulfilledmytask.(para.2)ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccent…

…hisFrenchandGermanwerenotverygood,butacceptable.Paraphrasethefollowingsente32FocusIn

ExaminethefollowingsentencesinTextA

1.…insteadofhavingmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties…(para.4)2.Keepinghisbodytwistedsothathisguncoveredthefatmanandhisguest…(para.22)3.Forhalfwayacrosstheroom,…stoodaman.(para.6)

4.Thisisthesecondtimeinamonththatsomebodyhasgottenintomyroom…(para.11)5.ItmighthavesavedmesometroublehadIknownaboutit.(para12)6.IwishIknewhowyoulearnedaboutthereport.(para.15)7.Exceptforthegun,hedidnotlookverydangerous.(para.9)

FocusInExaminethefollowing33GrammarExercises

1.InAustralia,theAsiansmaketheirinfluence___inbusinesslargeandsmall.A.feeling B.feelC.felt D.tobefelt

2.Hisremarksleftme___abouthisrealpurpose.A.wondered B.wonder C.towonder D.wondering

CDGrammarExercises1.InAustr34GrammarExercises

3.Youwillseethisproduct___whereveryougo.A.tobeadvertised B.advertisedC.advertise D.advertising

4.Themanagerpromisedtokeepme___ofhowbusinesswasgoingon.A.tobeinformed B.oninformingC.informed D.informing

BCGrammarExercises3.Youwill35GrammarExercises

5.Tothenorthofthevillage____asmallisland.A.lainB.liesC.wasthereD.therelays

6.____atfullspeed.A.Awaythecarwent B.AwaydidthecargoC.Awaywasthecargoing D.AwaywentthecarBDGrammarExercises5.Tothen36GrammarExercises

7.You___himsoclosely;youshouldhavekeptyourdistance.A.shouldn’tfollow B.mustn’tfollowC.couldn’thavebeenfollowing D.shouldn’thavebeenfollowing

8.Whenwereachedthepier,theferryhadnotarrived,sowe___.A.needn’thavehurriedB.needednotworryC.didn’tneedtohurryD.neednottohaveworriedDAGrammarExercises7.You___37GrammarExercises

9.Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendonebyhand,___allpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinished.A.hadlost B.wouldlose C.wouldhavelost D.shouldhavelost

10.IwishI___longerthismorning,butIhadtogetupandcometoclass.A.couldhaveslept B.sleptC.mighthaveslept D.havesleptCAGrammarExercises9.Themill38

Trytoactoutthemovie.After-classAssignmentAfter-classAssignment39结束语当你尽了自己的最大努力时，失败也是伟大的，所以不要放弃，坚持就是正确的。WhenYouDoYourBest,FailureIsGreat,SoDon'TGiveUp,StickToTheEnd结束语40谢谢大家荣幸这一路，与你同行It'SAnHonorToWalkWithYouAllTheWay演讲人：XXXXXX时间：XX年XX月XX日

谢谢大家演讲人：XXXXXX41Unit4

TheMidnightVisitor

RobertArthur

第一册第四课MidnightVisitorP课件42Abouttheauthor

RobertArthur(1909-1969):anAmericannovelistandradioscriptwriterandamysteryandspeculativefictionwriter.Hewroteanumberofmysterybooks,mostlyforchildren.HealsowroteradioscriptsandTVseries.

Abouttheauthor43Genre

ashortstory--aspystorySetting:aFrenchhotelroomCharacters:Ausable,Fowler,Maxandawaiter

ClimaxThemeGenreashortstory--aspyst44Genre

Howisaspystorysimilartoordifferentfromadetectivestory?Genre45Aspystoryvs.adetectivestoryBothhavecomplicatedplotssothatthereaderremainsaspuzzledasthecharacterswithinthestory.Botharelikeapuzzleandtheclimaxofthestoryisthesolutionofthepuzzle.Thebulk(大部分内容)ofthenarrativeconcernsthelogicalprocessbywhichtheinvestigatorfollowsaseriesofcluestothissolution.Suspenseisusedalot.Aspystoryismainlyconcernedwithinternationalintrigue(阴谋)andpolitics;whileadetectivestoryisusuallyconcernedwithlocalcrimes.Aspystoryvs.adetectivest46Warming-upQuestions

Haveyoueverreadanystoriesorseenanymoviesofsecretagents?Whatisyourimpressionofasecretagent?Whoisthebest-knownimageofasecretagenteverinventedinyouropinion?

Warming-upQuestionsHaveyou47Warming-upQuestionsPleaseenjoythefollowingpicturesinHollywoodmoviesandgiveyourdescriptionof007—JamesBond,thebest-knownsecretagenteverinventedacrosstheworld.Trytothinkofasmanywordsaspossibletodescribepeoplewhoworkasasecretagent.Warming-upQuestionsPleaseen48

49

50

51

Possiblewordsusedtodescribe007:

youngstronghandsomeirresistibletowoman

extremelyattractive

intelligenthaving

infinitepowers Possiblewordsusedtodescri52

WhatistheimageofthesecretagentcalledAusableintheMidnightVisitor?Trytodescribehim.

sloppyfatunhealthycarriesnogunsnolinguisticgeniusnothing

mysteriousnothing

romantic

nopistolfirenodark-eyedbeauties

nothingexciting Whatistheimageofthesecr53TextAppreciation

StructureofthetextPart1(para.1-)about:

Part2(para.)about:

Part3(para.)about:

5whoAusableis&whyFowlerwantstoseehim6-16theunexpectedvisitofAusable’sadversaryMax17-26howAusableoutwitsMaxandmakeshimjumpontothe“balcony”

TextAppreciationStructureof54Youshouldanswerthefollowingquestionsafterlearningthetext.

IsAusablecommonoruncommon?Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

Youshouldanswerthefollowin55Wisdomismorepowerfulthananyweapon.Neverjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.Firstimpressionscouldbemisleading.Hewholaughslast,laughslongest.TextAnalysisThemeWisdomismorepowerfulthana56Lurk(《潜伏》)isa2009Chinesetelevisionseriesbasedonaspynovel.YuZechengwasanundergroundworkerwhospiesfortheCommunistPartyofChinaduringtheChineseCivilWar.Manyviewersconsiderthisisdifferentfromwhatwehaveusuallyseenonscreen,actorSunHongleipresentsarefreshingspyimageanddisplaysthetrue-to-lifepersonalityofaspyinahighdanger-plaguedexistencefullofespionage,pretendtobefoolishandjustdresslikeanordinarypersoninoffice.Topic:Whydopeoplelovespydramasandtheirheroes?ReinforcementDiscussionLurk(《潜伏》)isa2009Chinese57WordStudy

figure:

1.symbolforanumber

Hehasanannualincomeofsixfigures.

2.diagram

Theblackboardiscoveredwithgeometricalfigureslikesquaresandtriangles.

3.humanform

Isawafigureapproachinginthedarkness.Sheisnowonadiettokeepherfigure.

WordStudyfigure:58WordStudy

4.person,esp.personofinfluence

agreathistoricalfigure

figure…out:

calculate;thinkaboutuntiloneunderstandsCanyoufigureoutthetotalnumber?Ican’tfigurehimout.WordStudy 4.person,esp59WordStudy

risk

Sheistoosensibletotake/runariskwhendriving.

We’lltake/runtheriskofbeinglate.

Hewasdeterminedtogetthereevenattheriskofhislife.

v.risk+n.-ingTosavethattraveler,theyhadtoriskgettingcaughtinthestorm.WordStudyrisk60WordStudy

startn.[c]suddenmovementofsurprise,fearetc.

Hesatupwithastart.Thenewsgavehimastart.startlevt.giveashockorsurpriseto

Shewasstartledtoseethatmansopale.Whatstartlingnewsitwasthatthebuildingcaughtfire!WordStudystartn.61WordStudy

concerningprep.

ThisbookdealswithquestionsconcerningChina’sdiplomaticpolicies.synonyms:

regardingwithreferencetowithrespecttoWordStudyconcerningpr62WordStudy

command:

1.order

Theofficercommandedhismentofire.Theofficercommandedthathismen(should)fire.2.control;holdback

commandoneself/one’stempercommandingadj.Hesaidinacommandingtone.Heisnowinacommandingposition.

WordStudycommand:63WordStudy

blink:vt&vi.shutandopentheeyesquickly

blinkone’seyesblinkawayone’stears

blinkthefactthat…

(fig)refusetoconsider;ignore

Thereisnodenyingthefact…

WordStudyblink:vt&vi.sh64WordStudy

gazestareglanceglimpsegaze(at):尤指以

赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态

长时间地盯着看，常常达到出神的地步；stare(at):

尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目

不转睛地看；glance:“看一眼”“扫视”，强调匆忙快速的动作过程；glimpse:“瞥见”，强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不

充分、不全面。WordStudy gazestar65WordStudy

examples:Westoodthere,gazingatthebeautifulscenery.Theystaredatherclothesinamazement.Hestaredatherstraightintheeye.Sheglancedatherwatch.Heglancedthroughthereport.HecaughtaglimpseoftheTownHallclockashedrovepast.WordStudyexamples:66WordStudy

Ex.6.2)onP.275

toglanceattostareattogazeat

1.MissZhou__________thememoandsaidmyappointmentwiththepresidentwasat4:00p.m.2.Hejust__________her.Hesimplycouldnotrecallwherehehadmether.3.I__________theenvelopeandimmediatelyrecognizedmymother’shandwriting.

glancedatgazedatglancedatWordStudyEx.6.2)onP.267WordStudy

Ex.6.2)onP.275

toglanceattostareattogazeat

4.Myfatherwouldsometimessitathisdesk,__________thephotoofmygrandparentswithtearsinhiseyes.

5.Whyareyou__________melikethis?WhathaveIdonewrong?6.WecallittheMoonFestivalbecauseonthenightofthatday,peoplewillgooutsideand__________themoon.

gazingatstaringatgazeatWordStudyEx.6.2)onP.268WordFormation

Wordformation:compoundnounsn.+n.

doorbellseasiden.+v.heartbeatheadache

adj.+n.

greenhouseshorthandn.+gerund

daydreamingsun-bathinggerund+n.

frying-pansleeping-bagv.+adv.breakthroughdropoutadv.+v.

incomeoutbreakn.+prep.+n.

sister-in-lawmother-in-lawv.+pron.+adv.

forget-me-nottouch-me-not

WordFormationWordformation69WordFormation

Wordformation:compoundadjectivesn..+-edthunder-struck

sun-tanned

2.n.+-ingpeace-lovingfault-finding

meat-eatingEnglish-speaking3.n.+adj.

seasicktaxfreeknee-deepnation-wide

4.adj.+-ed

open-mindedhot-temperedquick-witted

cool-headed5.adv.+-ing

hardworkingeverlastingwell-behavednew-built

WordFormationWordformation70WordFormation

Wordformation:poundadjectivesformedfromphrases:

1.

Theykeptaround-the-clockwatchonthehouse.2.Thepolicemadeanon-the-spotinspection.3.Jackisofthelook-before-you-leapsort.4.Hetoldthewholestoryinamatter-of-facttone.5.I’llcherishthosenever-to-be-forgottendays.6.…youwillseeapaper…cometomeinthe

next-last-stepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.

WordFormationWordformation:71Paraphrasethefollowingsentences:

(para.1)

Itwasasmallroomonthesixthfloor,andhardlyasettingforaromanticfigure.

…itwasnotthekindofplacesuitableforaromanticpersonlikeasecretagent.(para.2)ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccent…

…hisFrenchandGermanwerenotverygood,butacceptable.Paraphrasethefollowingsente72Paraphrasethefollowingsentences:

(para.5)

Beforelongyouwillseeapaper,…cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.

…Soonyouwillseeadocument/areportcometomeandthenI’llplaceitinthehandsoftheproperauthorities.BythattimeIwillhavefulfilledmytask.(para.2)ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccent…

…hisFrenchandGermanwerenotverygood,butacceptable.Paraphrasethefollowingsente73FocusIn

ExaminethefollowingsentencesinTextA

1.…insteadofhavingmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties…(para.4)2.Keepinghisbodytwistedsothathisguncoveredthefatmanandhisguest…(para.22)3.Forhalfwayacrosstheroom,…stoodaman.(para.6)

4.Thisisthesecondtimeinamonththat