张汉熙高级英语2课件

TheFutureoftheEnglishJ.B.PriestleyAims:1)Improvingstudents’abilitytoreadbetweenlinesandunderstandthetextproperly;2)Cultivatingstudents’abilitytomakeacreativereading;3)Enhancingstudents’abilitytoappreciatethetextfromdifferentperspectivesAims4)Helpingstudentstounderstandsomedifficultwordsandexpressions;5)Helpingstudentstounderstandingrhetoricaldevices;6)Encouragingstudentstovoicetheirownviewpointfluentlyandaccurately.TeachingContentsI.BackgroundKnowledgeII.ExpositionandArgumentIII.DetailedStudyofTheEssayIV.OrganizationPatternV.StyleandLanguageFeaturesTimeAllocation:1)Backgroundknowledge(15min.)2)Detailedstudyofthetext(180min.)3)Structureanalysis(15min.)4)Languageappreciation(15min.)5)Freetalk(30min)ExpositionandArgument1)Typeofliterature:partexpositionandpartpersuasionorargumentteachnetlab.org/santab/jeff/sbargue_index.htmlhomepages.iol.ie/~laoistec/LENGLISH/lpers.htmlDifferencebetweenexpositionandargumentDifferencebetweenpersuasionandargumentHonestpersuasionanddishonestpersuasionFormalargumentandinformalargumentBackgroundKnowledge1)AbouttheAuthorandHisWorks1)Abriefintroductiontotheauthor,Priestley:spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm2)AdmassThewholesystemofanincreasingproductivity,plusinflation,plusarisingstandardofmaterialliving,plushigh-pressureadvertisingandsalesmanship,plusmasscommunications,plusculturaldemocracyandthecreationofthemassmind,themassmanthepartofsocietythatcanbeinfluencedbyadvertisingorpublicityDetailedStudyoftheEssayPre-classwork:1.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorisgoingtofocuson:thefutureoftheEnglishasaninternationallanguage,thefutureoftheEnglishasanationorthefutureoftheEnglishpeople?2.Youaresupposedtofigureoutthetypeoftheessayfromthetitle.It’sanimaginaryfictionforecastingthefutureoftheEnglishornot?3.Whatdoyouthinkthefutureofyourowncountryandpeoplewouldbelike?TheEnglishareDifferent1.Thedominantintentionorthecontroversialtopicofhisargumentisstatedearlyinparagraphoneinoneunambiguoussentence:“TheEnglisharedifferent”.1)TheEnglishcansoonfeelboredandthat’swhytheygambleandboozesomuchandenjoyanydramaticchangeinpubliclife.2)TheEnglishhaveasenseofcommunity,decentfellowfeeling,fairness.3)TheEnglishareatheartandatrootanimaginativepeopleimmediatelyresponsivetoanysuggestionofdramaintheirlives.4)ItisinstinctivefeelingandnotrationalthoughtthatshapesandcoloursactualeventsinEngland.5)TheEnglishdonotfeelathomeinthecontemporaryworld,representingtheaccelerateddevelopmentofourwholeage.Theyaresuspiciousoflargeness,severeefficiencyandadmass.6)TheEnglisharealsodeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange’ssake.TheFutureoftheEnglishHangsonTheFutureoftheEnglishhangson1)ThefinalresultofabattlebetweenAdmassandEnglishness.ThestrikingcontrastbetweenadmassandEnglishnesstoshowhowinevitablethebattleis.Admass1.Alreadyconqueredmostofthewesternworld2.receivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,DeutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaignsEnglishness1.ailingandimpoverished2.innopositiontoreceivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,Deutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaigns3.offersmoreandmorethingsformoreandmoremoney,createstheso-called“GoodLife”4.operatesintheoutervisibleworld5.aposterinfullcolour3.offersstatesofmindinplaceofthatrichvarietyofthins4.belongtotheinvisibleinnerworld5.apoorshadowyshow,afaintpencilsketchTheconflictbetweenAdmassandEnglishness.Admass:WhatiscentraltoAdmassistheproductionandconsumptionofgoods.DissatisfactionisembeddedinAdmassRuthlesscompetitivenessTakemanonlyasaproducerandconsumerDependenceupondissatisfaction,greedandenvyEnglishness:WithitsrelationtotheunconsciousDependenceuponinstinctandintuitionAdherencetothepastanddeeplongrootsNothostiletochangeanddeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange’ssakeRejectingbeingcommittedtosomeinevitablemechanicalprogressWhileEnglishnesscanstillfighton,Admasscouldbewinning.Reason:NotalltheEnglishholdfasttoEnglishnessSomeimportantandinfluentialmencarefullytrainthemselvesoutofitAhordeofothers,shallowandfoolish,wanderawayformitThespiritsofageisworkingforAdmassMostofwhatwereadandwhatwehearisworkingforAdmassInflationprovedthatweneedmoreandnotlessAdmass2)TheFutureoftheEnglishrestsuponthedecisionmadebyEnglishworkerstogetherwiththepeopleonthemanagementsidewhowillhavetoputanendtotheconflictbetweenAdmassandEnglishness.3)TheFutureoftheEnglishhangsuponmenandwomenwhoarestrong-mindedenoughtoholdtheEnglishnessandrejectAdmass4)TheFutureoftheEnglishdependsuponthequieteryoung,whoundertheinfluenceofoneortwoofthoseprofessionalmenandwomen,far-sightedenoughtothinkwhatlifewouldbelikeinthefuture.5)TheFutureoftheEnglishcannotdependsontheSLOOPYPEOPLEBoredomisaMENACE.Heavilyindustriallysociety↓offerboringworkshatterslowrhythms,traditionalskills,closelyknitcommunitiesofruralsocietiescrowdandexcitepeoplebypromisesthatcannotbekept↓BoredomBoredom↓idiotvandalism,frustration,ferociousrobberywithviolence,viciouscriminalityEnglishisStillWithUs4.Englishisstillwithus.Butitneedsreinforcement,extranourishment.1)Onahiddenlevel,thereremainsofa