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1TeachingobjectivesAbouttheauthoreducationandbackgroundimportantworkshowhepicturestheworldTextappreciationstructureanalysistopicdiscussionLanguageunderstandingsentenceparaphrasewordstudy3Pre-readingtasks:I.Warm-upactivity:Describeyourfirstdayatcollegeaccordingtothefollowingquestions.Doyoustillrememberyourfirstdayatcollege?Wasithardforyoutoleavehomeforthefirsttimeinyourlife?Whowenttoseeyouoffattherailwaystation?Whocametoschoolwithyou?Didyoufindtheuniversityjustasyouhadimagined?Doyouthinkyouhavealotoffreetime,butnothingtodoatcollege?Doyoufindlifeatcollegerichandcolorfulortediousandboring?4While-readingtasks:I.Newwordsandexpression:Listentothetape,andfollowittoreadthenewwords.II.Dopre-classworkII(P5-6)whilelisteningtothewholetext.5NaguibMahfouz（1911/12/11-2006/8/30）6NaguibMahfouzborninanoldquarterofCairo,theyoungestsonofamerchant.studiedphilosophy（哲学）atCairoUniversity.workedinuniversityadministration（行政部门）andthenworkedfortheMinistryofIslamicAffairs.laterHeadoftheStateCinemaOrganizationattheMinistryofCulture(文化部）.alsoworkedasajournalist（记者）.7GuessThisis…8Althoughwidelytranslated,hisworksarenotavailable可得到的inmostMiddleEasterncountriesbecauseofhissupportofSadat‘sCampDavidinitiative主动.In1994hesurvivedanassassination（暗杀）attemptbyIslamicextremists（极端主义分子）.9NaguibMahfouz——importantworksthefirstArabtowintheNobelprizeforliterature,in1988.HehasbeendescribedasaDickensoftheCairocafésandtheBalzacofEgypt.“阿拉伯小说之父“获奖理由：通过大量刻画入微的作品洞察一切的现实主义，唤起人们树立雄心形成了全人类所欣赏的阿拉伯语言艺术Heisnowtheauthorofnofewerthan30novels,morethan100shortstories,andmorethan200articles.Halfofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilmswhichhavecirculated（流通；传播）throughouttheArabic-speakingworld.10NaguibMahfouz《堕落情妓》11NaguibMahfouz——importantworkstheappearanceofTheCairoTrilogy家族小说《宫间街》三部曲in1957madehimfamousthroughouttheArabworldasadepictor（描写者）oftraditionalurban（城市的）life.TheCairoTrilogyisataleofthelivesofaMuslimfamilyandspans（跨过）thefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.EachbookinthetrilogywasnamedafterasuburbofCairo.12①Thefirst,PalaceWalk《宫间街》wassetduringtheBritishoccupationofEgyptearlyinthecentury.②Thesecond,PalaceofDesire《思宫街》coveredthechangingtimesofthe1920s.③Thethirdbook,SugarStreet《甘露街》bringsthefamilyintothemid20thcentury.Inthisfinalparttheheadofthefamilyisnowoldandfrail.Hesurveystheworldwhilethemainstorycentersonthegrandsons.13Cairo14无尽的拼搏与悲剧的人生——howhepicturestheworldverygloomy（阴沉的）indeed,thoughnotcompletelydisappointing.Itshowsthattheauthor’ssocialutopia(乌托邦）isfarfrombeingrealized.Anyhow,inMahfouz‘sdarkdescriptionoftheworldthereareonlytwobrightspots（点）.Theseconsistofman'scontinuingstruggleforequalityontheonehandandthepromiseofscientificprogressontheother;meanwhile,lifeisatragedy.15TextAppreciationStructureofthetextPart1(para.1-):Part2(para.):Part3(para.):7Theboy’smisgivingsaboutschool8-16Howtheboyfeltaboutschool.17-20Walkingoutoftheschool,hefoundtimehadchangedeverything.16TextAppreciation：discussionPlotofthestory:Settingofthestory:Protagonist正面主人公v.s.Antagonists反面主人公Writingtechnique:(Haveyoueverreadastoryusingthesimilartechnique?)Theme主题ofthestory:17Writingdevice:Theauthorofthestoryusesastrategycommonlyusedinfiction(story)writing---theprotagonist(maincharacter)returnsbeingabsentforashorttimetofindsomethingchangedbeyondrecognition.Eg:WashingtonIrving‘sRipVanWinkle18Thefollowingareafewpossibleunderstandingsofthemessagethestoryconveys.Whichonedoyouagreewith?Arguewithyourgrouppartners.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.Lifeisatragedy.Thereisnothingpermanentinlifebutchange.Educationcanneverkeepupwithchangesinsociety.Lifeisshortandtimeisprecious.Lifeisadream.Donottakeanythingseriously.19Readthefollowingsuggestionsmadebythefather.Whichonesdoyouagreewithandwhichonesnot?Haveyoueverbeengivensomesuggestionsbyyourparentswhenenteringtheuniversity?Listthemout.Schoolisaplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.Don’tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers.Beaman.Todayyoutrulybeginlife.____________________________________________________________________________________20FromthedescriptionbetweenPara.8andPara.16,wecanseedifferentaspectsofschoollife.Trytolistasmanyaspectsaspossibleinthefollowingtable.positiveonesnegativeoneslovediscipline……………………21Inthelastpartofthetext,theboywalkedoutoftheschooltofindthattheoutsideworldhadchangedbeyondmeasure.Howmighthefeelaboutthechanges?Listexactwordsthatsupportyourchoice.Hewas_____�frightened�surprised�angry�puzzled�excited�satisfied�delighted�sad�indifferent�criticalSupportingwordsstartled,……Page22WordStudyband1.agroupofmusiciansajazzband2.groupofpersonsdoingsthtogetherunderaleaderandwithacommonpurposeabandofrobbersBandofBrothersbrand商标；牌子brand-new崭新的bandage绷带23convinceconvincesbofsth/that…makesbfeelcertainIcouldn’t~himofhismistake.Iamconvincedofhishonesty.aconvincingargument有力的论证24dazeN.Inadaze&V.makesbfeelstupidorunabletothinkclearly使茫然Ifsomeonegaveyouaheavyblowonthehead,youwouldprobablyfeel~d.dazzle使眼花；使目眩dazzlingdazzlingsunshine25Exert-exertion①exertsthon/uponsb.发挥；运用exertpressureonsbexertallone’s