《现代大学英语精读1》第三课.ppt
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1、现代大学英语精读1第三课R einforcementT ext AnalysisUnit 3Message of the LandB ackgroundWarming upCheck-on PreviewFill in the blacks with words from the text in their proper form.1.In the local market,the farmers b _ _ _ _ _ farm produce for salt,oil and other necessities.2.After the picnic,the lawn is l _ _ _
2、_ _ _ _ with plastic bags,fruit peels,waste paper and empty cans.3.Schools in the countryside suffer from a severe s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of teachers and funds.4.When we finally arrived after hours walking in the rain,we were all e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.5.To cut costs,the company has decided to r _ _ _ _ _ _ exp
3、erienced staff with younger employees on lower salaries.WBTRWarming upCheck-on PreviewMark each of the statements“T”for true or“F”for false.1.The farmer inherited the land from his father and wanted to pass it down to his children.2.The woman loved her children dearly and was very concerned about th
4、eir life away from home,while her husband did not care a bit.3.The villagers used to grow their own food,make their own crafts,and dig their own well,but now they have to hire people to do everything.4.The woman disliked most of the changes happening in her village and wanted everything as it had be
5、en.5.We can infer that the author criticizes the old couple for being old-fashioned,stubborn,and unable to adjust themselves to the changes.WBTRWarming upObjectivesWBTR1.Master the language items listed.2.Know something about the author and his works.3.Appreciate the writing style and metaphors used
6、.4.Think about such topics as urbanization and globalization and form your own opinions.Warming upBackgroundGenreAuthorBWTRUnit 3Message of the LandBackgroundAuthor LifeBWTR Born in a remote Esarn village in Thailand First language Lao Temple boy in Bangkok at 14 Thailands top university Scholarship
7、 to New Zealand to study English 30-year odyssey through New Zealand,Australia,Hong Kong,the UK,Germany,and Switzerland Retired to a solitary life in his home village in 1997,helping needy students and teachers in a private school with funds set up by himselfPira Sudham(1942-)BackgroundHis WorksBWTR
8、Siamese Drama(later renamed Tales of Thailand)(1983)People of Esarn(1987)Monsoon Country(1988)The Force of Karma(2002)BackgroundHis InfluenceBWTRu One of Thailands best known novelistsu Nominee of the 1990 Nobel Prize of Literatureu “David of Thailand”Sudhams works are concerned with social-economic
9、-political changes occurring in Thailand.Widely read and highly acclaimed,his books have given a voice to the poor and the voiceless.The simplicity and sensitivity of the poor and the low come through his direct and clear prose,yet moving and touching.BackgroundGenreBWTREssay based on an interviewIn
10、terviewer:the authorInterviewees:a farmer and his wifeTopic:life in the countryText AnalysisDetailedAnalysisLanguage StyleStructureThemeTWBRMessage of the LandUnit 3Text AnalysisThemelUrbanization and resistance?lIndustrialization and the death of traditional handicrafts?lDevelopment and the loss of
11、 tradition?TWBRText AnalysisStructureTWBRThe wife talks about the land,her family and her children.The wife talks about the changes she dislikes and cant adjust to.The farmer talks about the reason for his silence,his worry about their land and the joy he finds in life and farming.Part I:the wifes s
12、peech Part II:the farmers speech(para.811)(para.13)(para.47)Text AnalysisLanguage StyleColloquialismSmall and simple wordsShort sentencesStraightforward languageFigures of speech used to achieve vivid,expressive and appropriate descriptionSimile:MetaphorPersonificationZeugmaText AnalysisLanguage Sty
13、leSimile:itislikeaknifepiercingmyheart.Metaphor:thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.Personification:Ourpieceoflandissmall,anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.Zeugma:Thesoilisnotdifficulttotillwhenthereisalotofrain,butinabad
14、year,itsnotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.More examples?Text AnalysisLanguage StyleWhat figure of speech is used in the underlined part of each sentence?The senator picked up his hat as well as his courage.zeugmaHow soon hath Time,the subtle thief of youth,stolen on his wing my three and tw
15、entieth year!personificationThe soft cool breeze moves the sheaves,which ripple and shimmer like waves of gold.simileAll night long she sang with her breast against the thorn,and the cold crystal Moon leaned and listened.metaphor(crystal Moon),personificationText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSe
16、ntence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePart I Part II Part III TWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Main Idea1.Why does the wife start her conversation with the land?2.How is the family organization in Esarn different from ours?3.What do the womans children do?How do the mother and children f
17、eel towards each other?4.What does the woman say about her husband?Do you believe what she says?5.What does the woman say about their land?How does she feel towards it?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:SentencesMy husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn.(para.1)relative pronou
18、n,subject of the relative clause,meaning what is mentioned in the main clauseParaphrasing:When we got married,we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to live with my family.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:SentencesHe has ears which dont hear,a mouth which doesnt speak,and eyes th
19、at dont see.(para.2)Questions:Does the wife really mean that her husband is deaf,dumb and blind?Paraphrasing:He does not notice what is happening around us and to our children,nor does he express his thoughts and feelings.(The woman is complaining that her husband does not bother about their childre
20、ns troubles.)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentences and it is no longer fertile,bleeding year after year and,like us,getting old and exhausted.(para.3)Paraphrasing:Our land is getting poorer with each passing year,like us who are getting old,weak and tired.personificationText AnalysisDetaile
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