1、2/20/2019,Midnight Visitor,2/20/2019,Main Contents,Lead-In Reading Comprehension Discussion Fast Reading Assignments,2/20/2019,Lead-in,I. Prediction How do you think of “The Midnight Visitor”?,2/20/2019,Prediction,A stranger A mysterious person An evil person A secret agent,2/20/2019,Lead-in,II. Dis
2、cussion Whats the image of a spy in the movies?,2/20/2019,2/20/2019,2/20/2019,2/20/2019,2/20/2019,2/20/2019,Description,Handsome or beautiful Calm Quick-minded Strong body Strong-willed,2/20/2019,Reading Comprehension,The Midnight Visitor (P. 218),2/20/2019,Reading Comprehension,Read the text quickl
3、y, then finish the exercises on p. 79-81,2/20/2019,Espionage,Espionage refers to secret attempts to gather confidential information, usually of a political, military or industrial nature. Espionage activities are primarily carried out by individual nations to gain data on other nations.,2/20/2019,Es
4、pionage,One of the most notorious espionage institutions in the world is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the U.S.A., which was established in 1947. Although espionage is not illegal under international law, every country has laws against other nations spying on them.,2/20/2019,II. Answer th
5、e questions:,1. Who is the main character of the story?,2. What was Ausable?,2/20/2019,3. Was he a good spy? 4. Whats the first impression of Ausable on Fowler?,II. Answer the questions:,5. What are the qualities that make Ausable a good spy?,2/20/2019,Strong in body and in mind Quick-witted Tactica
6、l Knowledgeable Resourceful Gallant,2/20/2019,Reading Comprehension,I. Read the text once again and find out the places where you could feel the suspense.,2/20/2019,Examples,1. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (L. 35),2/20/2019,Examples,2. Fowler jumped
7、 at the sudden knocking at the door. (L. 80),2/20/2019,Examples,3. The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised. (L. 94),2/20/2019,Examples,4. The doorknob turned. (L. 101),2/20/2019,III. Stylistic Devices,1. Humor Can you find out the sentences that can show the humor of the author
8、?,2/20/2019,Ausable did not fit the description of any secret agent Fowler had ever read about. (L.1),2/20/2019,It was a small room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic figure. (L.4),2/20/2019,Instead, you have spent a dull evening in a French music hall with a sloppy f
9、at man who, instead of having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. (L. 17),2/20/2019,Except for the gun, he did not look very dangerous. (L.46),2/20/2019,I thought that such an important paper as the one we are
10、waiting for should have a little extra protection. (L.86),2/20/2019,2. Foreshadowing,Can you find any clues that indicate there was actually no balcony and the man knocking at the door was not a policeman before you came to the end of the story?,2/20/2019,Fowlers eyes went to the single window of th
11、e room. It was an ordinary window. (L.56),2/20/2019,The management promised to block it off. But they havent. (L. 68),2/20/2019,Retelling,Please make a brief summary of the story.,2/20/2019,Exercises,Finish the exercises on page 84-93.,2/20/2019,Homework,1. Do out-class reading. 2. Finish the exercises after class.,2/20/2019,Thank You,
