BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionPartThreeENTERBTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionTextAppreciationI.TextAnalysis1.GeneralAnalysis2.StructureoftheText3.FurtherDiscussionII.SentenceParaphraseBTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionGenreofthestoryPlotofthestorySettingofthestoryProtagonistsofthestoryThemeofthestoryI.TextAnalysisHaveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?GeneralAnalysisBTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionGenre:modernfablePlot:thedevelopmentoftheconflictbetweenascientistdrivenbyhisscientificcuriosityandthegovernmentwhichwantstoforcethescientisttoservetheirpoliticalpurposeSetting:CaribbeanareaProtagonists:themanintheMinistryofWarfareandthescientistI.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisThroughthestory,theauthormakesusthinkaboutthepurposeofscienceandthedrivingforceofscientificdevelopment.TheendofGeneralAnalysis.Theme:BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionPart1(Paras.1—):Part2(Paras.):Part3(Para.):I.TextAnalysisStructureoftheText45—4445thestoryitselftheconcludingparagraphTheendofStructureoftheText.WhydidJorkenstellthestory?BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question:“Happen”towhat?Whatwerepeopletalkingabout?Whowerethey?Theymightbethemembersoftheclub.Theyweretalkingabouttheworldaffairs.Theywereaskingwhatwasgoingtohappenintheworld.“Whatdoyouthinkisgoingtohappen,Jorkens?”InPara.1FurtherDiscussionBTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.“Nowthatamancancarryinabagabombthatismorepowerfulthanseveralbattleships,itishardtofindoutwhatanycountrycandoorwilldonext.”Question:Howdoyouunderstandthesentence?Nowadays,terribleweaponscouldbeeasilyproducedduetonewtechnology,sothethreattothesafetyofthepeopleintheworldisonlytooreal.Noonecaneasilypredictswhattheothercountrywilldoandwhatwillhappentotheirowncountry.InPara.4BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysis“Warisnolongamatterofarmies;itdependsontheintelligenceofscientists.”InPara.6Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question:Howdidthemanunderstand“war”?Themanbelievedthatmodernwarsdidn’tdependonhowbiganarmyonecountryhad,butonhightechnologywhichneededtheintelligenceofscientists.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.“…butIwasinourMinistryofWarfare.”InPara.10Question:Howdoyouunderstand“MinistryofWarfare”?Itisusuallycalled“theMinistryofDefense”.Theauthorcoinedthisnametoshowthecountryisabelligerentcountry.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.“Werelied,andrightlyonthatman’swisdom;butweforgothisfolly.”Question:Whydidthemansaythescientistwasfoolish?Hecannotunderstandthescientist’sdevotiontoscience.Hethoughtthatitwasfoolishofthescientisttomakesomeuselessinventions.InPara.20BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisQuestion:Whydidthescientiststopmakingthegerm?Didhecareaboutanypoliticalpurpose?Anotherfancycameintothemindofthescientist.Hewouldn’tturnhimselffromhisnewfancyalthoughhewasappealed,bribedandthreatenedbecausehedidn’tcareaboutanypoliticalinterests.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.“Itriedeverything:threats,appealstohimtothinkofourancientglory,evenbribes.”InPara.23BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisQuestion:Howdoyouunderstandthesentence?Forthescientist,hispurposeofresearchisforthescienceitself,notforanypoliticaloreconomicpurpose.Hebelievedinpurescienceandthepurepleasurethatsciencebroughttohim.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.“‘Idonotworkforuse,butforwonder.’”InPara.38BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionI.TextAnalysisTheministerisawarlikepersonwhowantstodominatetheCaribbean,eventhewholeworld.Hewouldtakeanykindofmeans,eventerrorismtogainhisend.Question:Howdoyoudescribethecharacteroftheman?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionWhydidJorkenstellthestory?WheredidJorkensmeetthemanwithblackmustache?Whatdidthemando?WhatwastheirMinister’sconceptofwar?Whatdidtheyhavetodoforthenewwarpolicy?Howdidthemanunderstandmodernwarfare?Whatdidhemeanbytheir“justaspirations”?I.TextAnalysisTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionHowdidtheyintendtodominatetheCaribbean?Didthescientistagreetoworkforthegovernment?Didheproducethedeadlygerm?Whatnewprojectattractedthescientist’sattention?Howdidthemandotochangethemindofthescientist?Didthescientistgiveup?Whathappenedintheend?I.TextAnalysisTheendofFurtherDiscussion.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionII.SentenceParaphrase1Iwastiredoflookingatthetropicalsea,soIwentashoreandwalkedintoataverntoseeiftheyhadanydecentwinesinthatcountry.(Para.5)togototheshoregoto2acceptable,goodenoughBTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionII.SentenceParaphrase2Whenthebottlehadbeenuncorkedandthewinepouredout,likeliquidtropicalsunlight,Iwatcheditgodownunderthatblackmustache.(Para.5)Simile:Itsuggeststhatthewinewasprettystrong,likehotliquidsunlight.omissionof“hadbeen”Thewinehadbeenpouredout.goto3Thebottlewasopenedandthewinewaspouredout.Themanwithblackmustachedrankitupalthoughitwasprettystrong,likehotliquidsunlight.BTLEWLesson7TheGreatestInventionII.SentenceParaphrase3“Andwehadascientistwho,asIhaves