Lesson1TheMiddleEasternBazaarⅠ.AdditionalbackgroundknowledgeⅡ.IntroductiontothepassageⅢ.DetailedstudyofthetextⅣ.EffectivewritingskillsⅤ.SpecialdifficultiesⅥ.QuestionsfordiscussionⅠ.AdditionalBackgroundKnowledge1.MiddleEast:1)Generallyspeaking,MiddleEastreferstotheareafromAfghanistan,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Cyprus,Lebanon,Syria,SaudiArabia,Egypt.MapofMiddleEast2)WhatdowethinkofwhenwementionMiddleEasterncountries?oil/desert/camel/mosque/veiledwomen/carpet/war2.Bazaar:Abazaarisanorientalmarketplacewhereavarietyofgoodsissold.Ⅱ.IntroductiontothePassage1.Writingtype:(objective)description2.Purposeofobjectivedescription:---torecordandreproduceatruepicturewithopinionsandemotionsoftheauthorexcluded3.Waysofdevelopingapieceofobjectivedescription:①tobeginwithabriefgeneralpicture②todividetheobjectintoparts③toorganizethedetaileddescriptionintheorderofspace.IIIDetailedStudyoftheText▲mainideaofeachpart▲questionstodiscuss▲KeywordsandphrasesⅢ.DetailedStudyoftheText---understandingofthetextParagraph1▲mainidea:avividdescriptionofthegeneralsceneoftheentrancetotheMiddleEasternBazaar.▲Questionstodiscuss1.Fromwhichaspectsdoestheauthordescribethenoisyandprosperoussceneoftheentrance?3aspectsofwhatcanbeseen,feltandheard.1)thethingscanbeseen:aGothic-archedgatewayagedbrickandstoneabigopensquareanddarkcavernlittledonkeysthethrongsofpeople12feetwideroadway.2)thethingscanbefelt:heatglarecool3).thenoisescanbeheard:①harmoniouslytinklingbells②thedinofthestall-sellerscryingtheirwares,③thedinofdonkey-boysandportersclearingtheirways④thedinofwould-bepurchasersarguingandbargaining.▲Wordsandphrases:1.threadone’sway=forceone’sway从…挤过去①Theanxiousmotherthreadedherwayamongthethrongsinthemarkettolookforherlostchild.2.din/noise;crowd/throng;conceivable/considerable/considerate3.…asfarastheeyecansee.eye:man’spowerofseeingorsightear:man’spowerofhearingHehasanearformusic.=Hehasthepowerofenjoyingmusic.Shehasaneyeforbeauty.=Sheiscapableofrecognizingandappreciatingbeautifulthings.toturnablindeye/deafeartosth.Paragraph2:▲Mainidea:thedescriptionoftheclothmarket.▲Questionstodiscuss1.Whatisunusualabouttheclothmarket?“muted”1.2.Whyisthecloth-market“muted”?①theearthenfloordeadensthesoundsoffootsteps.②thevaultedmud-brickwallsandroofshavehardlyanysoundstoecho.③theshop-keepersspeakinaslow,measuredtone.④thebuyersalsospeakinalowvoice/followsuit3.Whichwordsdoestheauthorchoosetoshowtheunusualatmosphereoftheclothmarket?mutedmeasuredtonesepulchralatmosphere4.Howdoestheauthorkeepcoherenceofthefirst2paragraphs?①byprocess:fromentrancetothedeeperpartofthebazaar②byacontrast:noisyentrancetoamutedclothmarket▲Wordsandphrases:1.fadeaway:=disappeargradually,goslowlyoutofhearing/seeing.逐渐消失Wewatchedthewildgeesefadingawayintothedistance.2.followsuit:dothesameassomeoneelsedoes.Ifyouaregoingtherebybike,Ithink,I’llfollowsuit.Nowyouareadults,andyoushouldhaveyourownopinions,youcannotalwaysfollowsuit.Paragraph3:▲mainidea:oneofthepeculiaritiesofthebazaar▲QuestionstodiscussQ1.Whatisthepeculiarityofthebazaar?Shopkeepersdealinginthesamekindsofgoodscollectthesameareainsteadofscatteringthemselvesoverthebazaar.Q2.Whydotheshopkeepersdoso?①avoidcompetition②easyforthepurchaserstofindthem③formacloselyknitguildagainstinjusticeandpersecution.Paragraph4:▲mainidea:howtobargaininthebazaar▲Question:Howtobargainthere?thecustomer:notletthesellerwhathereallywants.theshopkeeper:sellgoodsatthelowestbenefitforhisregardforthecustomer▲Wordsandphrases1.apointofhonor:sthofgreatimportancetoone’shonor有关荣誉之事e.g:Itisapointofhonorwiththestudentstogetgoodmarksinexams.Whetherthechildrencangetmuchprogressandgreatsuccessisapointofhonorwiththeirparents.2.makeapointofdoingsth:=regardortreatsthasimportantornecessary.认为做某事是必要的,坚持做某事。①Theteachermakesapointofbeingstrictonhisstudents.②TouriststoBeijingmadeapointofvisitingtheGreatWall.3.atintervals/atintervalsof/at…intervals.相隔…时间/距离①Treesareplantedalongbothsidesoftherailwayatintervalsof20meters②Duringthemarchwetookarestattwohoursintervals.③Wegotothedowntownatintervals.Paragraph5-6:▲Mainidea:thecopper-smithmarket:themostpicturesqueandimpressivepartsofthebazaar.▲QuestionstodiscussQ1.Isthismarketdescribedinadetailedwayorabriefway?Why?Q2.Whyisitsopicturesqueandimpressive?①specificsounds:---tingling,banging,clashing②afairylandofdancingflashes③incrediblyyoungapprentices④tinyapprenticeblowsabigcharcoalfire▲wordsandphrases:impingeon;takeahandin;attachto1.impingeon/upon①giveanimpactto;strikeAburningbeamimpingedonhisheadwhilehewasgoingtorescuehismad/insanewife.②haveaneffectonHewassofastasleepthateventhunderdidn’timpingeonhisconsciousness.2.takeahandin:----playapartin----lendahandtosb/helpsb①Didyoutakeahandintheharvestingofyourparentsinthesummervacation?②Don’tfoolaround,comeandtakeahandinthecleaning.3.attachto1)attachsth.tosth.:fasten,stickAttachlabelstotheluggagebeforeyoumailit.2)beattachedtosb:beboundbylove/affection为爱或感情所束缚,爱慕,依恋Thelittlegirlisdeeplyattachedtoherfather.Paragraph7:▲Mainidea:Abriefdescriptionofcarpet-market,food-market,spice-market,dye-market,pottery-marketandcarpenters’market.▲Quest