Unit-2-The-Boy-and-the-Bank-Officer.ppt
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1、Contents Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciation Part Four: Language Study Part Five: ExtensionWarm-up What does bank mean to you?(Brainstorming) Guess the meaning of the following words. 1. open an account 2. close an account 3. deposit 4. withdraw 5. overdr
2、aw 6. balance 7. credit 8. passbook 9. pass card 10. an account book 11. a savings account 12. a current account 1.开户头 2. 结清账户 3.存款 4. 提款 5.透支 6. 节余 7.信用 8. 存折 9.银行卡 10. 存折11.定期存款 12.活期存款 Words & Expressions Words & ExpressionsWarming-up Questions 1. What do you think are the functions of a bank? 2.
3、 What do you think of “banks are enemies of the poor”? 3. What do you think the functions of a church are? 4. What is the plot of the story? 5. Can you describe the bank officer and the boy?Functions of Banks 1. to keep, lend and issue money 2. to offer many financial services 3. to regulate the eco
4、nomy with changes in interest rate and in money supplyAuthor Cultural Background Philip Ross (1939 ) is an American writer based in New York. After working as a newspaper reporter for four years, he turned to freelance (自由职业作家自由职业作家) writing. Many of his articles have appeared in the New Yorker (纽约人
5、纽约人), Readers Digest (读者文摘读者文摘) and New York Times (纽约时报纽约时报). This text is taken from Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric and Reader, 3rd edition published by Prentice Hall, Inc. in 1993 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The end of Author. Banking 1. Banking originated from _. 2. At first
6、money presented itself in the form of _ and _. 3. For safe-keeping, the valuable things were put in _, _, and_. 4. People used _ for transfers and _ were also made. In Egypt too the centralization of harvests in state warehouses also led to the development of a system of banking. Ancient Mesopotamia
7、 grain other commoditiesroyal palacestemplesprivate houses receipts lawsCultural backgroundHistory of Banks Banks first emerged in the Middle Ages when people grew tired of carrying around all their gold and began leaving their money with the goldsmith. The Medici family, one of the most prominent b
8、anking families in Europe during this time, became quite wealthy from its banking and money lending practices. This 14th-century painting depicts people depositing and withdrawing money in an Italian bank.Italian Banking in the 14th CenturyCultural background Plot of the story Setting of the story P
9、rotagonists of the story Writing techniques of the story Theme of the storyHave you got the key elements in the story? Plot: a boys withdrawal of money from the bank Setting: at the bank Protagonists: bank officer, the boy and “I”For reference.The end of General Analysis. Plot A boy wanted to withdr
10、aw money from his own savings account. The bank officer refused. The reason was he was not old enough. The root reason was that the officer tried to help the boy who was forced to give his money to some bad guys.Part 1 (para. 1) about:Part 2 (paras. ) about:Part 3 (paras. ) about: Structure of the t
11、ext2232432The attitude of the authors friend toward bank. The boy managed to withdraw money from the bank but was kindly refused.The end of Structure. T h e b a n k o f f i c e r cleared the fact. 1.How do you understand the authors friends attitude toward banks? What can banks do for us? And what a
12、bout churches? 2. Are there any differences and similarities between banks and churches? The end of Warm-up Questions. “The only difference is that a banks goods happen to be money, which is yours in the first place.”(para.1) happen to do sth. do sth. by chance 我正好懂些医学,所以你骗不了我。 I happen to know abou
13、t medicine, so you can not fool me. 那栋房子着火的时候,我碰巧从那经过。 I happened to be passing by when the fire broke out.happen/occur/take placehappen refers to accidental or unplanned eventoccur refers to accidental or unplanned event; (more formal than happen)take place suggests that an event is/was plannedexam
14、ples I _ to see Peter on the way to the bookstore yesterday. The accident _ at five oclock. It _ quite by chance. Great changes have _ in these years. An idea _ to me.happenedoccurredhappenedtaken placeoccurred in the first/second place used to introduce a series of points in an argument or to talk
15、about what should have been done; firstly/secondly 我没有去,首先是因为我没有时间,其次 I didnt go because I didnt have time in the first place.If banks were required to sell wallets andmoney belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1)ParaphraseChurches which usually control peoples life and can interfere in
16、peoples life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches. To be continued on the next page.A church is a place where religious people are given moral lessons. The author and his friend hate banks acting like churches because they think banks should simply give service and
17、have no right to tell people what to do and what not to do.Quotes on Churches “That church teaches us that we can make God happy by being miserable ourselves.”1.Why did the author go to the bank one day?2.What did he see in the bank?3.Why did the boy have trouble withdrawing his money?4.What did the
18、 author do then?5.Why did the officer refuse to let the boy withdraw his own money?To be continued on the next page. Detailed discussion of Part 2 (para.2-23)Detailed discussion of Part 2 (para.2-23)It was lunchtime and the only officer onduty was a fortyish black man with short,pressed hair, a penc
19、il mustache, and aneatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3)uncurled hair, a thin mustache lookinglike a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit on duty was a fortyish black man(para.3) -ish: 1). somewhat, near to reddish greenish yellowish darkish 2). in the manner of foolish childish boyi
20、sh womanish 3). of a country Irish Polish Finnish Spanishsuffix好读书的;迂腐的好读书的;迂腐的呈棕色的呈棕色的幼稚的幼稚的发热的;狂热的发热的;狂热的自私的自私的微黄的;带点黄色的微黄的;带点黄色的suffix少年时代;童年少年时代;童年虚设;谎言虚设;谎言可能性可能性生活;生计生活;生计成年;集合用法成年男子成年;集合用法成年男子临近地区临近地区-hood: used to refer to a period of time or a state; the people who belong to a particular gr
21、oup Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. suggest give advice to建议 show暗示,显出 Your voice suggests that you_ _ (tell) the truth. Its suggested that I _(go) to school. They give me suggestions that I _(leave) him. The teacher suggests us that we _ (read) aloud.are not tellinggol
22、eavereadEverything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase Everything about himhis clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man who had an important position and power. Everything about himhis clothes, his manner, etc. indicated that he was a ca
23、refully dressed man who had an important position and power. translation 关于他的每一点他的穿着、举止等都暗示着它是一个注意穿着的人,在银行里地位很高,权力很大。 who was wearing a V-necked sweater, khakis, and loafers(para.4). V-necked sweater A sweater with the opening for the neck shaped like the letter V -er This suffix can refer to things
24、 as well as people. can-opener, pain-killer, cooker, boiler, dish-washer The boy continued to hold my attention hold ones attention keep ones attention _ attentionpaygivedrawcatchattractgethave He was holdingand wearing an expression of open dismay(para.6). dismay n. vt. fear, worry, upset 他非常忧虑地告诉我
25、们他的钥匙丢了。 He told us in dismay that he lost his key. 我得知朋友背叛我的时候非常失望。 I was dismayed when I knew my friend betrayed me.Paraphrase wear an expression of look he looked very worried and disappointed.“But that doesnt seem fair,” the boy said, his voice breaking. (para. 8) his voice breaking: Absolute co
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