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LovingandHatingNewYorkThomasGriffithObjectivesofTeachingTocomprehendthewholetextToleanandmasterthevocabularyandexpressionsTolearntoparaphrasethedifficultsentencesTounderstandthestructureofthetextToappreciatethestyleandrhetoricofthepassage.Aims:1)Improvingstudents’abilitytoreadbetweenlinesandunderstandthetextproperly;2)Cultivatingstudents’abilitytomakeacreativereading;3)Enhancingstudents’abilitytoappreciatethetextfromdifferentperspectives;4)Helpingstudentstounderstandsomedifficultwordsandexpressions;5)Helpingstudentstounderstandingrhetoricaldevices;6)Encouragingstudentstovoicetheirownviewpointfluentlyandaccurately.TeachingContents:BackgroundKnowledgeExpositionDetailedStudyoftheEssayOrganizationPatternStyleandLanguageFeaturesSpecialDifficultiesBackgroundKnowledge1)AbouttheauthorThomasGriffith2)AboutNewYorkCityExposition~arnetha/expowrite/info.htmlDetailedstudyontheEssayPre-readingtask(Picturesprovidedhere)1)WhichoneofthesepicturesarepictureofNewYorkCity?WhatdoesNewYorkCityimpressyou?2)Discusswithyourpartnertodecide:a)whichcityyoulikemostandwhy?b)Ifyouareofferedachancetoworkorliveinanothercitywhichisquietunfamiliartoyou,doyouwanttogothereandwhy?Para.1-5GeneralintroductionSettingforththepresentstatusofNewYorkintheUnitedStatesandintheeye’sofforeignersTask:Collectevidencetoshowthat“Howthemightyhasfallen.”NewYork=BigApple=Mighty—AdvertisingcampaignspubliclypraiseNewYork;—ManyNewYorkerswearT-shirtswithaheartdesignandtheworks“IloveNewYork”—NewYorkistryingdesperatelytoregainherlostprestigeandstatus.Para.2-3NewYorkYesterday&TodayNewYorkCityYesterdayTop,highest,biggestLeadingcitysetsstylesandtrendsofnationUndisputedfashionauthorityLookeduptoandimitatedTodayisn’tanymoreoutofphasewith______asoutofstepwithlostitsundisputedleadershipnolongersoQuestion:1)FromwherewecanseeNewYork’sdeficienciesasapacesetteraremoreandmoreevident?“NowadaysNewYorkisoutofphasewithAmericantaste“—NowadaysNewYorkconnotunderstandnorfollowthetasteoftheAmericanpeopleandisoftenindisagreementwithAmericanpolitics.“Nolongersolookeduptoorcopied,NewYorkevenpridesitselfonbeingaholdoutfromprevailingAmericantrends”—SinceNewYorkisnolongerlookeduptoorcopiedastheundisputedfashionauthority,itnowboaststhatitisacitythatresiststheprevailingtrends(styles,fashion)ofAmerica,thatitisaplacewherepeoplecanescapefromuniformityandcommonness.—Building—Manhattantelevisionstudios—TinPanAlley—Hiringsingersandentertainers—Sports2)Thetechniqueusedtosupportauthor’sviewis___________.Para.4NewYorkIntheeyesofAmericansComeback:1a:asharporwittyreply:retortb:acauseforcomplaint2:areturntoaformerpositionorcondition(asofsuccessorprosperity):recovery,revivalstaginghisultimatecomebackfromself-imposedexilePara5NewYorkIntheeyesofforeignerQuestion:WhydomanyEuropeanscallNewYorktheirfavoritecity?—Cosmopolitancomplexities—Europeanstandards—Mixtureofmanyforeigners—Manyjewelers,shoestoresanddesignersshops—Familiarinternationalnames—Tense,restlessatmosphere;itsenergeticpulse“…anddesignershopsthatexisttoflatterandbilkthefrivolousrich.”TheseshopsaresetuptocheatandgratifythevanityofthesillyrichpeoplePara6NewYorkEnergy,contentionandstrivingConvention:angrydisagreementStriving:tryingveryhardtoachieveortodefeattheothersPut-down:(informal)aremarkorcriticismintendedtomaketheothersfeelstupid(令人难堪的话，噎人的话)“TowininNewYorkistobeuneasy;toloseistoliveinjostlingproximitytothefrustratedmajority.”—ApersonwhowinsinNewYorkisconstantlydisturbedbyfearandanxiety(becauseheisafraidoflosingwhathehaswoninthefiercecompetition);apersonwholoseshastoliveamongthedefeated,whoareinthemajorityinNewYork.Para.7NewYorkInauthor’seyes“NewYorkwasneverMeccatome”Rhetoricaldevicesemployedinthissentenceare:__________and___________.TheauthorcomparesNewYorktoMecca;andMeccaisstandingfor__________.Aplaceofholypilgrimage,ofaplaceoneyearnstogo.Para8NewYork:NatureQuestions:1)Thetopicsentenceis_______________.2)Therhetoricaldeviceemployedin“NatureconstantlyyieldstomaninNewYork”is__________.3)Arethereanyotherplacesusesthesamerhetoricaldeviceasmentionedabove?What’sthefunctionofit?Para.9NewYorkOpportunities&uncertainnessQuestions:1)Whatdo“IvyLeagueSchools”referto?2)WhydidwritergoandliveinNewYork?Para.10NewYorkInyoungpeople’seyesQuestion:WhydoyoungpeoplestillgotoNewYork?—testingthemselves—unwillingtosurrendertotheirmostcommonandeasilysoldtalents—thefiercecompetitionandchallenge—standardsofexcellencedemanded“Butthepurityofabohemiandedicationcanbeexaggerated.”—ButapureandwholehearteddevotiontoaBohemianlifestylecanbeesaggerated.“Butthepresentgenerationisenoughofasubculturetobeasourceofprofitableboutiquesandcoffeehouses.”Astheseyoungwritersandartistshavedistinctculturalpatternsoftheirown,manybusinessmenopenupprofitableboutiquesandcoffeehousestocatertotheirspecialtastesandinterests.“Anditisnotallthatestranged”“It”probablymeans_______________.Para.11NewYorkAjudgingtown“AmarketforknowingnessexistsinNewYorkthatdoesn't’texistforknowledge.”—InNewYork,ashrewdunderstandingorabilitytoappraisethingsisappreciatedandpaidforandskillandlearningbythemse