Unit-8-Fun-Oh-Boy[1].-Fun.-You-Could-Die-From-It

SchoolofForeignStudiesFun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromitUnit8HaveFun1STGameFastWordsTheclassisarrangedintorows.Thefirstpersonineachrowisgivenapieceofchalk.Theblackboardisdividedintosections.Nomorethansixteams.Theteachercallsaletterandthestudentsmustwriteasmanywordsastheycanbeginningwiththatletter,intheallocatedtime.Theirteam-matescancallouthints,butbewarned,thisisverynoisy.Next,thesecondmembergetsthechalkandgoestotheboardandtheteachercallsoutanewletter.Theteamwiththemostcorrectwordsisthewinner.2ndGameWordAssociationTheteacherstartsthegamebysayingaword,suchasHotel.Forexample:Teacher:Hotel,Team1:Bed,Team2:Room,Team3:Service,Team4:Food,Team5:Restaurant,Team6:Chinese,backtoTeam1.Asyoucansee,anyassociationisok.Ifthestudentcan'tanswer(5secondslimit)heorshemuststandup.Thelaststudentseatedisthewinner.Iftheassociationisnotobvious,thestudentisaskedtoexplaintheassociation.3rdGameWhispersDividetheclassintoevenrows.Thelastmemberofeachrow(atthebackoftheclass)istakenoutoftheclassroom.Akeyletter,wordorsentenceisgiven.Thestudentsrunbackinside,andwhisperthekeytothenextstudentintheirrow.Itiswhispereddownthroughtherowuntilthelastmemberwritesitontheboard.Thefirststudenttowriteitcorrectlyontheblackboardisthewinner!Whatis“Fun”inyourmind?连天早起发现赖床是一种享受；连日奔波发现停顿是一种幸福；连续工作发现闭眼是一种灵感；连连问候发现牵挂是一种快乐~~”GroupPresentations1.Howimportantisfuninyourlife.Whatisthegreatestfuninyourlife?Whatexpectationsdoyoubringtoanarticleentitled“Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit”?Can‘fun”actuallyharmorkillyou?Inwhatways?2.DoyouthinkthatAmericansaretoomuchofa“fun”culture?Whyorwhynot?DoyouthinkweChinesehavea“fun”culture?Whyorwhynot?HighlightsAccordingtotheauthor,funisnotafamilyvisittoDisneyWorld;itisnotcelebratingbigoccasions.Funissimplepleasureinlife,whichliesratherinone’sworkandthefulfillmentofone’sduty.Theauthorpointsoutthatfuncannotbecomparedwithdutyandmorality.Peopleshouldnotbeobsessedwithfun;insteadtheyshoulddevotethemselvestotheirworkandthefulfillmentofone’sresponsibility.DiscourseAnalysisIntroductoryP.BodyConcludingP.Whatisfun?•DefinitionWhatisnotfun?•negation•Howshouldwetreatfun?•Whatisfun?anecdoteFunIntroductoryParagraphs(para.1-5)Whatisfun?DefinitionQs:1.Whatisthethesisstatementoftheessay?2.Whattechniquedoestheauthoremployinthispartofessay?3.InPara.4,aseriesofquestionshasbeenraised.What’stheeffectofit?ParaphraseSomewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.Somewherealongthetime:(informal)atsometimeduringanactivityorperiodoftime不知从何时起---Somewherealongtheline,Errolseemedtohavelostinterestinher.ParaphraseSomewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneverydaywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.Sometimesinourlifepeoplehadtheideathatwecouldfindfuneverywhere,thatitisnaturalforpeopletohavefun,andthatifwedidn’thavealittlefuneveryday,wewouldbecome(forHeaven’ssake,bealive)puritans,whohaveakilljoywayoflife.Puritans清教徒PuritansrefertoagroupofradicalEnglishProtestantsthataroseinthelate16thcenturyandbecameamajorforceinEnglandduringthe17thcentury.PuritanswantedtopurifytheChurchofEnglandbyeliminatingtracesofitsoriginsintheRomanCatholicChurch.Inaddition,theyurgedastrictmoralcodeandplacedahighvalueonhardwork.AftertheexecutionofKingCharlesIin1649,theycontrolledthenewgovernment,theCommonwealth.OliverCromwell,whobecameleaderoftheCommonwealth,isthebest-knownPuritan.ManyPuritans,persecutedintheirhomeland,cametoAmericain1620sand1630s,settlingcoloniesthateventuallybecameMassachusetts.Thewordspuritanandpuritanicalhavecometosuggestazealforkeepingpeoplefromenjoyingthemselves.RhetoricfeaturesWasitfun?becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions:goodquestionslike:Wasitmoral?Wasitkind?Wasithonest?Wasitbeneficial?Wasitgenerous?Wasitnecessary?And(myfavorite)wasitselfless?Thereaderisinvariablyimpressedbytheforcefulnessofthequestionsraisedinsuccession,whichprovokeshisthought:onewhoisafterfunineverythingislikelytobeshallowforheregardseverythingintheworldassomethingtrivialandfunnynomatterwhetheritisinrealitysomethingseriousandgrave.BodyPart(Para.6-Para.11)Whatisnotfun?NegationPara.6Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Sexwassupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisneywassupposedtobefun.Churchwassupposedtobefun.Stayingfitwassupposedtobefun.Qs:Areallthethingsmentionedreallyfun?Para.7Qs:Arethosewhoputhappyfacesonflunkingtestpapers,dirtybumpers,stickyrefrigeratordoors,bathroommirrorsreallyhavingfun?No,thesepeoplewhoindulgethemselveswithfun-seekingtaketheirliveslessseriously.Theydon’tcareaboutthesetrivialities.Para.8Qs:1.Istheanecdoterealorimaginary?2.IsfamilyoutingstoDisneyWorldfuninthisanecdote?Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthroughthisstory?As:1.Itisimaginary.2.No.Intheimaginaryevent,theelaboratepreparationoftheparentswaswastedandthechildfailedtohavetheexpectedfun.Theauthorsuggeststhatwhatissupposedtobef