大学英语综合教程 1 unit8

UNIT8EDUCATIONALPROBLEMSTextAFableoftheLazyTeenagerPre-reading•Doyouknowanyfables?Whatarethey?LionandtheMouse,TheHareandtheTortoise,TheFoxandtheGrapes,TheShepherdBoyandtheWolf,TheFoxandtheCrow,TheDoveandtheAnt,TheFoxandtheStork.PictureFableTalking•Directions:•1.Workingroups•2.Rebuildthefablesaccordingtothepicturesandkeywords•3.Selectapresenterforyourgroup•4.TellyourfabletotheclassandthemorallessonPictureFableTalkingPictureFableTalking•DrawaSnakeandAddFeettoIt•Longlongago,severalpeoplehadajarofwineamongthemandallofthemwantedtodrinkitbyhimself.Sotheysetarulethateveryonewoulddrawasnakeonthegroundandthemanwhofinishedfirstwouldhavethewine.Onemanfinishedhissnakeverysoonandhewasabouttodrinkthewinewhenhesawtheotherswerestillbusydrawing,sohedecidedtodrawthefeettothesnake.However,beforehecouldfinishthefeet,anothermanfinishedandgrabbedthejarfromhim,saying,Whohaseverseenasnakewithfeet?”PictureFableTalkingGoingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough.PictureFableTalkingPictureFableTalking•TheFoxandtheCrow•Onedayacrowstoodonabranchnearhernestandfeltveryhappywiththemeatinhermouth.Atthattime,afoxsawthecrowwiththemeat,soheswallowedandeagerlythoughtofaplantogetthemeat.However,whateverthefoxsaidtothecrow,thecrowjustkeptsilent.Untilthefoxthoughthighlyofthecrow‘sbeautifulvoice.“Iamsureyourvoiceisevenmorebeautifulthanyourfeathers,”saidtheFox.“Won’tyousingasongforme,QueenofBirds?”TheCrowwassopleasedshecouldhardlysitstill.Sheliftedherheadhigh,closedhereyesandopenedherbeaktosing:CAW-CAW-C-CAW-W-W.Themeatfelltotheground,rightinfrontoftheFox.PictureFableTalkingNevertrustaflatter.PictureFableTalkingPictureFableTalking•TheMilkmaidandHerPail•Amilkmaidwasgoingtothemarket.Shecarriedhermilkinapailonherhead.Shedreamtabouttheeggsshewouldbuywhenshesoldthemilk.Theeggswillhatch;thenshewillsellthechickens.Withthemoneysheearned,shewouldbuyfineclothesforherself.“I’llbuyanewdress,andwhenIgototheball,alltheyoungmenwilldancewithme!”Asshespokeshetossedherheadback.Thepailimmediatelyfelloffherhead,andallthemilkwasspilt.Thegirlwentbackwithoutanything.Shefeltverysad.ah,mychild,saidhermother.“Donotcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.PictureFableTalkingDonotcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.ABriefIntroductiontoFable•Thetermfablereferstoashortstoryinwhichanimalsorinanimateobjectsspeakandbehavelikehumans,usuallytogiveamoralpoint.ThetermcomesfromtheLatinfabula,“atelling.”•ThegreatesttelleroffableswasAesop.HewasbelievedtobeaGreekslavewholivedinthe6thcenturyB.C.AnothergreattelleroffableswasJeandeLaFontaine.HewroteinFranceinthe17thcentury.LaFontainebasedmanyofhisfablesonthoseofAesop.BR_ABriefIntroductiontoFable2Someoftheirbest-knownfablesareTheLionandtheMouse,TheHareandtheTortoise,TheFoxandtheGrapes,TheShepherdBoyandtheWolf,TheFoxandtheCrow,TheDoveandtheAnt,andTheFoxandtheStork.IntheChineselanguage,someidiomscomefromfablessuchasTheFrogintheShallowWell,HisSpearagainstHisShield,MakingHisMark.•Typicalfeaturesoffables•Shorttales•Notbasedonfacts•Intendedtogiveamorallesson•NotstateddirectlybutdeducedbyreadersTextAFableoftheLazyTeenagerPartDivisionPartI:(para.1-para.10)•Personalexperienceandhisresponse&commentonthephenomenon.PartII(para.11-para.24)•WeaveafabletoofferamorallessonInterview•Supposeyouareajournalistandyourpartneristheauthorofthetext.Youhaveaninterviewwithhim.Theinterviewshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:•1.thehappeninginthedrugstore—thereasonwhytheauthorwentthere;adialoguebetweenthesalesgirlandhim•2.theauthor’sfeelingtothehappening—theproblemsAmericanteenagersarefacingsuchasignorance,poorabilityofcalculationsandotherthings•3.somethingaboutthesonoftheauthor’sfriend•4.theauthor’spurposeofofferingafablePart1GR_QUESTIONSANDANSWERS1QuestionsandAnswers1.Whydidtheauthorgotothedrugstoreoneday?Hewantedtobuysomefilefolders.2.Howoldwasthesalesgirl?3.Whatwasthesalesgirl’sreactiontotheauthor’smentalarithmetic(心算)?Under20yearsold.Shewasverysurprisedatit.GR_QUESTIONSANDANSWERS25.Whatwastheauthor?Hewasateacheratacollege.4.Didthesalesgirlbelievethattheauthordidcalculationsbymagic?Whyorwhynot?Yes.Maybeshebelieveditbecauseshecouldneverdothat.6.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAmericanteenagers?Hethoughttheyareignorantandlackinginknowledgeofworldhistoryandgeography.QuestionsandAnswersGR_QUESTIONSANDANSWERS37.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatwasthemostseriousproblemforAmericanteenagers?8.Whydidtheauthorgiveustheexampleofhisfriend’sson?9.Accordingtotheauthor,whatwouldhappeniftherewasanidle,ignorantlaborforceinamodernindustrialstate?Theywereindifferenttotheirignorance.Hejustintendedtoshowtheseriousnessoftheproblem.Therewouldbemanyproblemsinsocietysuchasplanecrashes,computerjamsandbreakdownsofcars.QuestionsandAnswersGR_QUESTIONSANDANSWERS410.Whatwastheauthor’spurposeofofferingafable?HejustwantedtomakeAmericanteenagersunderstandthedangeroftheirignoranceandintellectuallaziness.QuestionsandAnswersDR_WORD_T1RUNOUTOFrunoutof:useuporfinishasupplyof(sth.)Toourdisappointment,ourcarranoutofgashalfwayhome.Whentheyranoutoffood,thesoldierssetabouthuntingformore.DR_NOMODESTLYT21.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase“suchanexpe