1、Unit4,Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.,What is wrong with Mable?2. Whats the name of the game?3. Do you think it is fun to play that game? Where is fun in your opinion?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,She just got
2、braces.,The peanut-butter game.,Yes. Fun is around us and in our daily life.,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,George: All right, yeah. Ira: You okay, man? George: Yeah, yeah, Im good. Ira: I hope they got some food. Laura: Im so glad you g
3、uys came, hello, hi. George: Good to see you.-wow. Ira: Hi, hows it going? Oh! Thank you. George: Jeez, beautiful house! Laura: Thank you. George: How long have you guys been here? Laura: Weve been here about five years now. Ingrid: Whats up? Laura: This is my friend, George. And this is Ira. This i
4、s Ingrid. Ira: Wow! George didnt mention you had a daughter.,Video Script1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,From Funny People,George: Have you seen any of my movies? Ingrid: I saw the movie where you had a baby body. George: So, you saw “Re-do”. Can you do the face? Hey, thats a good impr
5、ession. Mable: Dont leave me in the playroom! Laura: This is my daughter, Mable. She just got braces. George: Oh, yeah, let me see them. You mind if I eat a little bit of that sandwich right there? Ira? Ira: Im Im full. Ingrid: Do you guys want to play the peanut-butter game? Laura: Its fun. You wan
6、t to play? George: Lets do it! Laura: Ira? Ira: Yeah, I like peanut butter, yeah.,Video Script2,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,Laura: Lets do the peanut-butter game! George: All right! Hooray! Peanut-butter game! Peanut-butter game! Laura: Okay, just put a little bit. Mable: Ok. Ira: Wh
7、ats she doing? Laura: A little bit. Okay, okay. I think thats good. George: This is what you guys do in your free time? Okay. Ingrid: There he is! Ira: Oh, boy. Come on. He got her. He got her. Oh, so, youre supposed to do it on the ears. Laura: Georges turn! Yeah! Georges turn! George: No. I dont w
8、ant to do that. No, Ira will go, let Ira go.,Video Script3,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,Ira: No, no, George. Ingrid: Come on. Okay, all right! George: I just washed my hair this morning. George! George! George: Oh! God. No! Thats not the game.,Video Script3,Audiovisual Supplement,Cult
9、ural Information,Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from itWhat does the text tell you? Where/what is fun? Should we seek fun Leisure industries Life equilibrium of pleasant and unpleasant moments,1. Fun can be defined as a pleasurable experience, enjoyable occupation or an activity that involves amuse
10、ment or pleasure. 2. But what do we view as fun? The answer may depend on our age, because whats pleasant and fun for a child is not necessarily entertaining and fun for a teenager or an adult. 3. What people consider fun often changes with age and maturity.,Cultural information,Audiovisual Suppleme
11、nt,Cultural Background,In this text, the author challenges the modern idea that fun is there for the asking and that fun overshadows everything. The author argues, instead, that fun is hard to have and that fun is a rare jewel.,Global Reading - Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,Text Analysis,Rhetori
12、cal Features 1,What is the tone of the essay? At the beginning, it is irony. Later it turns affirmative.In which paragraph does the writer switch the tone? Para. 12 is the turning point where the writer switches from negation to affirmation. With the last three paragraphs presented mostly affirmativ
13、ely, the tone is thus turned from irony to matter-of-factness.,Rhetorical Features,Structural Analysis,Structural analysis,Structural Analysis,Text Analysis,Part 1 introduces the thesis of the essay: Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.,Part 2 points out a prevalent misconception, and consequen
14、ces thereof, that everything is supposed to be fun.,Part 3 suggests that we ought to treat fun reverently.,1-2,3-11,12-15,Rhetorical Features 1,Repetition of certain patterns,Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it self
15、less? (Para. 4)Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was supposed
16、to be fun. (Para. 6) -It shows, by way of illustration, how one might spare no effort to find fun is everything.,Rhetorical Features,Structural Analysis,e.g.,Detailed reading1-4,Detailed Reading,Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from it Suzanne Britt Jordan 1 Fun is hard to have. 2 Fun is a rare jewel
17、. 3 Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive!) puritans. 4 “Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good questions like
18、: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?,5 When the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. Everything was supposed to be fun. If it wasnt fun, then by Jove, we were going to ma
19、ke it fun, or else. 6 Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying fit was su
20、pposed to be fun. 7 Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors.,Detailed reading5-7,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading8-9,Detailed Reading,8 If a kid, looking at his very hap
21、py parents traipsing through that very happy Disney World, said, “This aint fun, ma,” his mas heart sank. She wondered where she had gone wrong. Everybody told her what fun family outings to Disney World would be. Golly gee, what was the matter? 9 Fun got to be such a big thing that everybody starte
22、d to look for more and more thrilling ways to supply it. One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that, no matter what, you would manage to have a little fun.,Detailed reading10,Detailed Reading,10 Television commercials br
23、ought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture. Everything that people in those commercials did looked like fun: taking Polaroid snapshots, swilling beer, buying insurance, mopping the floor, bowling, taking aspirin. We all wished, Im sure, that we could have half as much fun as those roug
24、h-and-ready guys around the locker room, flicking each other with towels and pouring champagne. The more commercials people watched, the more they wondered when the fun would start in their own lives. It was pretty depressing.,Detailed reading11-12,Detailed Reading,11 Big occasions were supposed to
25、be fun. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were obviously supposed to be fun. Your wedding day was supposed to be fun. Your wedding night was supposed to be a whole lot of fun. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundom. And so we ended up going through every Big Event we ever celebrate
26、d, waiting for the fun to start. 12 It occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity.,Detailed reading13,Detailed Reading,13 I dont mean to put a damper on things. I just mean w
27、e ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on
28、little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes when youre doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even come on a Tuesday.,Detailed reading14.1,Detailed Reading,14 I remember one day, long ago, on which I had an especially good time. Pam Davis and I walked to
29、the College Village drug store one Saturday morning to buy some candy. We were about 12 years old (fun ages). She got her Bit-O-Honey. I got my malted milk balls, chocolate stars, Chunkys, and a small bag of M & Ms. We started back to her house. I was going to spend the night. We had the whole day t
30、o look forward to. We had plenty of candy. It was a long way to Pams house but every time we got weary Pam would put her hand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailor and say, “Oughta reach home by nightfall,” at which point the two of us would laugh until we thought we couldnt stand it another
31、 minute.,Detailed reading14.2-15,Detailed Reading,Then after we got calm, shed say it again. You should have been there. It was the kind of day and friendship and occasion that made me deeply regretful that I had to grow up. 15 It was fun.,1. What is the thesis statement of the essay?,Detailed readi
32、ng1-4-Quesions,Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.,Detailed Reading,2. In Paragraph 4, a series of questions has been raised. Whats the effect of it?,Here, by making a startling statement (the question “Was it fun?” overshadowed all other questions) and raising a series of questions, Jordan po
33、ints out that fun has become the major concern of people. It has outweighed many other questions.,Detailed reading7-Quesion,Detailed Reading,What are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan ?,Failing in a test, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors are some of the things th
34、at are not sources of fun.,Detailed reading11-Quesion,Detailed Reading,What is the relationship between big occasions and the experience of fun?,With high expectations for fun, people are not contented with the joy that big occasions such as holidays, weddings or birthdays bring them. To make up for
35、 the inadequacy of fun and joy, they are still expecting the next big occasion which might bring them excitement.,1. What figurative techniques are used in Paragraph 13?,Detailed reading13Quesions1,Some figurative techniques are employed to further define what fun is, which include personification:
36、“When fun comes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it.” and simile: “It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal.”,Detailed Reading,2. What does “It may even come on a Tuesday” mean?,Detailed reading13Quesions2,Tuesday is a workday, the day following
37、the blue Monday. It is commonly regarded as an ordinary day when everyone is supposed to be doing the routine work. As a rule, no holidays, no big occasions would take place on this day. But if we treat fun properly, we can have fun even on such an ordinary day.,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading14-Q
38、uesion,Detailed Reading,Why does Jordan use an anecdote to conclude her essay?,Here Jordan suggests that fun comes when you are not expecting it.,Detailed reading Activity,Class Activity Group discussion: An imaginary event is presented in Paragraph 8 and a real one in Paragraph 14. Whats the functi
39、on of the narration of these two events? Tip:In the imaginary event, the elaborate preparation of the parents was wasted and the child failed to have the expected fun, whereas in the real event, the simple childish behavior gave the children satisfaction and joy. With a comparison of these events, t
40、he author suggests that what is supposed to be fun may not enable one to have a good time. The simple joy of life is the real fun people are seeking.,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading Activity,Class Activity Group discussion: Two simple, direct statements are used to begin the essay and one to end i
41、t. What is the effect of these statements? Tip:Simple and direct as they are, the three statements are effective enough to convey the messages that fun is a rare jewel, but fun could also be easy to have if we treat it properly.,Detailed Reading,overshadow v. make sb. or sth. less successful, import
42、ant, or impressive by comparison with others; dominate,Detailed reading overshadow,e.g.,Ben overshadows all his colleagues with his extraordinary insight and quick wit. She is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.,Detailed Reading,flunk v. fail, esp. (in) a course or an exam,Detail
43、ed reading flunk,e.g.,The boy was upset because he flunked (in) an English exam.,Detailed Reading,flunk out expel or be expelled from a school or course because of work that does not meet the required standards,e.g.,We didnt flunk out, but our records werent so good.,traipse v. walk wearily,Detailed
44、 reading traipse,e.g.,She spent the day traipsing from one shop to another.,Detailed Reading,epitome n. an ideal; a typical representation,Detailed reading epitome1,e.g.,His father is the epitome of goodness.,Detailed Reading,epitomize v. be an epitome of sth.,e.g.,He epitomizes the loving father. S
45、he epitomizes all the good qualities of her family.,Detailed reading epitome2,Detailed Reading,Practice,1. 他认为猫是懒惰的化身。,In his eye, the cat is the epitome of laziness.,2. 这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。,This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.,3. 这位银行经理的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀品质。,The bank manager epitomizes all
46、 the good qualities of his family.,damper n. (inf.) sth. that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to be,Detailed reading damper,e.g.,The bad news put / cast / threw a damper on the party. Will the snow put a bit of a damper on your hike plans?,Detailed Reading,blaspheme v. s
47、how contempt or disrespect for (God, a divine being, or sacred things),Detailed reading blaspheme,e.g.,The bank manager began to rage and blaspheme (against) God. The spiritual leader charged that the film blasphemed Islam.,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading malted milk,Detailed Reading,malted milk a
48、 soluble powder made of dried milk, malted barley, and wheat flour 麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶粉粒）,chunky a. 1. (of candy, etc.) containing small, thick pieces2. (of a man) short and strong; stocky,Detailed reading chunky,e.g.,chunky peanut butter; chunky soup,Detailed Reading,e.g.,A chunky man usually has
49、a wide upper body and looks strong.,scan v. examine sth. carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to obtain informationTo scan a text can also mean look through it quickly in order to find a piece of information that one wants or get a general idea of what the text contains.,Detailed reading scan,e.g.,She anxiously scanned the faces of the young men leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.,Detailed Reading,e.g.,Now, scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.,
