1、1. About the Author and the Story,2. India,3. Cobra,Before Reading_Main,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,4. Prejudice Against Women,5. Discussion,Before Reading_1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,About the Author and the Story,Mona Gardner, an
2、American woman writer. Most of her short stories were written for the Saturday Evening Post magazine and Colliers Weekly magazine during the 1930s and 1940s. The Dinner Party first appeared in the Saturday Review of Literature, Vol. 25, No. 5, January 31, 1941.,Before Reading_1_Saturday Evening Post
3、,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading_1_Colliers Weekly,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading_1_Saturday Review,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading_India,Before Reading,Global Reading
4、,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.,India,Location and Capital National Flag British Colony Mahatma Gandhi The Taj Mahal The Victoria Memorial Marriage Sacred Cow,Before Reading_India_Location and Capital,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Location and C
5、apital,India, officially called Republic of India, is a country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan; on the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar (also known as Burma), and the Bay of Bengal; on the south by the Palk Strai
6、t and the Gulf of Mannr (which separates it from Sri Lanka) and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Arabian Sea and Pakistan. India is divided into 26 states and 7 union territories. New Delhi is the countrys capital and one of its largest cities.,Before Reading_India_ National Flag,Before Read
7、ing,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,National Flag,The colors of the Indian flag were taken from the flag of the Indian National Congress. Dark orange represents courage and sacrifice. Green represents faith, fertility, and chivalry. White represents truth and peace. The emblem in the c
8、enter was added upon independence in 1947. It is a Buddhist dharma chakra, or wheel of life, used in India thousands of years ago.,Before Reading_India_ British Colony,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,British Colony,Before Reading_India_ British Colony,Before Reading,Glob
9、al Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,In the early 18th century, following the decline of the Mughal Empire, Britain expanded its power in India, where British influence had begun in the early 1600s. In 1935 Britain began to relinquish its hold on India and passed legislation providing for auton
10、omous Indian legislative bodies. Executive power remained with the British government, however, until 1947 when the Indian people, under Gandhis leadership, won their struggle for independence and British rule in Indian ended.,Before Reading_India_ Mahatma Gandhi,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detail
11、ed Reading,After Reading,Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - Indian Nationalist Leader,The campaign of nonviolent civil resistance organized by Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India led to the countrys independence in 1947. A member of the merchant caste, Mohandas K. Gandhi
12、, later called Mahatma (Sanskrit for “great soul”), Gandhi studied law in London, England. As a lawyer and later as a political activist, he effectively fought discrimination with the principles of truth, nonviolence, and courage, which he derived in part from the teachings of Hinduism.,Before Readi
13、ng_India_ The Taj Mahal,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,The Taj Mahal,The Taj Mahal, designed as a tomb for the wife of a 17th-century Mughal emperor, was constructed by about 20,000 workers from 1631 to 1653 in a city in northern India. The massive domed structure was c
14、onstructed in the Indo-Islamic style, using white marble and inlaid gems. At each corner is a minaret (prayer tower), and passages from the Koran, the Muslim holy book, adorn the outside walls. The bodies of the emperor and his wife remain in a vault below the building.,Before Reading_India_ The Vic
15、toria Memorial,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,The Victoria Memorial,The Victoria Memorial was built to commemorate Queen Victorias 25-year reign over India. After the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, the British government assumed direct control of the country, and in 1876 the
16、British parliament made Victoria the Empress of India. Her reign ended with her death in 1901.,Before Reading_India_ Marriage,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Marriage,During a Sikh marriage ceremony, the bride and groom in traditional clothing encircle the Sikh Holy Book
17、 four times while chanting wedding hymns. Sikhism, a religion that combines elements of Islam and Hinduism, developed in India during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Today, Sikhs make up more than half the population of Punjab.,Before Reading_India_ Sacred Cow,Before Reading,Global Reading,D
18、etailed Reading,After Reading,Sacred Cow,India has more cattle than any other country in the world. As a central part of Indias agrarian economy, cattle haul carts, plow fields and produce milk for dairy products. Considered sacred by many Hindus, cattle are protected from slaughter in most states a
19、nd are often allowed to roam free.,Before Reading_Cobra,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Cobra,Cobras, found in some parts of Africa and Asia, are poisonous snakes. Most cobras bite their victims and their bite may cause death within a few hours.The king cobra, the larges
20、t of all poisonous snakes, may reach a length of 18 ft (5.5 m) and feeds chiefly on other snakes. When disturbed, it raises its hooded head to get a better view or to strike. Large individuals may raise themselves to a height of about 1 m (about 4 ft).The Indian cobra is usually 4-5 ft (1.21.6 m) lo
21、ng. The snakes color ranges from yellowish to dark brown. It has a mark like a pair of spectacles on the back of its hood. It preys on rats and is therefore often found in houses. The Indian cobra and the Egyptian cobra are often displayed by snake charmers. The cobras appear to respond to the music
22、 played by the charmer, but, like all snakes, they are deaf and only follow the movements of the charmer.,Before Reading_Cobra_The king cobra,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Before Reading_Cobra_The Indian cobra,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Readin
23、g,Before Reading_Prejudice Against Women,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Women have been prejudiced against for centuries perhaps ever since life on earth. They have long been referred to as “weaker sex” or “fairer sex,” considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, u
24、nable to perform the work that requires muscles or pluck the courage to face up to any crisis. As we know, Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Confucius all made negative remarks about women. And even today, such a prejudice has not entirely been eliminated and the argument in the text shows how hard
25、 long-standing prejudices die.,Prejudice Against Women,Before Reading_Discussion,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Discussion,1.2.3.,Who do you think are braver, women or men? Please give examples to support your statement. Do you have the same feeling when you see a woman
26、 screaming over an insect and a man screaming over an insect? Why or why not? Do you think women can do everything men can? Why or why not?,Globe Reading_main,1. Questions About the Text,2. Rearrange the Order of the Pictures,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,3. Complete t
27、he Missing Information of the Story,4. True or False,Globe Reading._Questions About the Text1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,How many persons are mentioned in this story except the servants? Who are they?,Twenty one. They are the host, hostess and their guests.,What was
28、 the subject of the discussion between the young girl and the major?,They had a heated discussion about how women react to a crisis.,3. How was the American naturalist aware of the existence of a snake?,He noticed what was happening to the hostess and the boy.,Questions About the Text,Globe Reading.
29、_Questions About the Text2,Questions About the Text,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,4. What did the American naturalist do to get over the crisis?,He said that he wanted to know how well they could control themselves and asked them to sit still until he counted up to thr
30、ee hundred.,5. What do you think of what the hostess did that day?,(Open-ended.),Globe Reading._Rearrange the Order of the Pictures,Rearrange the Order of the Pictures,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,3,_,2,_,5,_,1,_,4,_,6,_,After Reading_6_1,Before Reading,Global Reading
31、,Detailed Reading,After Reading,After Reading_6_2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,After Reading_6_3,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,After Reading_6_4,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,After Reading_6_5,Before Readin
32、g,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,After Reading_6_6,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Globe Reading._ Complete the Missing1,Complete the Missing Information of the Story,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1
33、0.,At the beginning of the story, all the people are sitting in the dining room. A young girl and a major . The American naturalist . The hostess . The native boy . The native boy . The American . All the people . The American . The hostess .,are discussing a topic,_,sees a strange expression on the
34、 hostess face,_,signals to the native boy,_,is surprised and leaves the room,_,puts a bowl of milk on the veranda,_,asks people present not to move a muscle when he counts,_,sit like stone images while he counts,_,jumps to slam the door,_,replies to the American,_,T,T,Globe Reading_ True or False1,B
35、efore Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,True or False,The setting of the story is in India and the time of the story is during the First World War.,F,( ),It took place before the First World War.,( ),The guests attending the party are the persons with high social status.,The room
36、 where the party was held is very big and quite good.,( ),In the discussion, the young girl points out that women are braver than men.,F,( ),The girl only means women are now braver than they were in the past.,1.,2.,3.,4.,Globe Reading_ True or False2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,A
37、fter Reading,It is not until he sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda that he knows that.,After the American realizes what is happening in the room, he is very astonished.,T,( ),When the American naturalist notices a strange expression coming over the hostess face, he immediately knows th
38、at there is a snake in the room.,He is a clever and calm man.,From the last sentence of the story, we can come to the conclusion that the hostess is calmer than the American.,T,( ),The trick the American uses then shows that he is a cowardly man.,F,( ),F,( ),5.,6.,7.,8.,Article_S,Before Reading,Glob
39、al Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.,Article1-2_S,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true though any naturalist w
40、ould know it couldnt be. Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War. That magazine story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down.,The Dinner Party Mona Gardner,The country is India. A colonial official and his wife are gi
41、ving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests officers and their wives, and a visiting American naturalist in their spacious dining room, which has a bare marble floor, open rafters and wide glass doors opening onto a veranda.,Article3-5_S,A spirited discussion springs up between a yo
42、ung girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they havent. “A womans reaction in any crisis,” the major says, “is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last o
43、unce is what really counts.”,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting sligh
44、tly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boys eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room.,Article6-9_S,Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American
45、 comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. He looks up at the rafters the likeliest place but they are bare. Three corners of the room are empty, and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next c
46、ourse. There is only one place left under the table. His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others, but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone.,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Read
47、ing,After Reading,“I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred thats five minutes and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees. Ready!”,Article10-13_S,The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts. He is saying “. two
48、 hundred and eighty” when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut. “You were right, Major!” the host exclaims. “A man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control.” “Just a minute,” the American says, turning to his hostess. “Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?” A faint smile lights up the womans face as she replies: “Because it was crawling across my foot.”,
