1、Unit 5 Dream and FaithPart I: Learning the SkillsActivity 1:Match the themes with the following stories.A.Thegreatestkindnesswillnotbindtheungrateful.B.Idlenessbrings want.C.Contentment withourlotisanelementofhappiness.D.Unityisstrength.E.Fine feathersdontmake finebirds.Story1：CStory2: BStory3: ASto
2、ry4: EStory5: DActivity 2:Review the texts you have read in the previous units and figure out the theme(s) revealed ineach text. Discuss with your partner how these themes are developed and revealed in thetexts, and comment on the techniques that the authors use to develop the themes.Text Theme(s) H
3、owthetheme(s)is(are)revealed CommentsTheStoryofMyLife(Chapter4) One couldovercomeaproblemthatseemstobeinsurmountable -Offeredbackgroundinformationaboutherselfatthebeginning-DescribedtheskillfulnessandpatienceofAnnSullivan-thekeymomentofepiphany“TheDiamondNecklace” Vanityandpridecanbeexpensive Agreat
4、contrastbetweenwhatlife isandwhat lifeMathildefanciesat thebeginningMathildeborrowedanecklaceandhadamomentofherfanciedlife,MadameLoiselsvanitycauseshertowanttolivebeyondhermeansandherpride thatpreventsherfromtellingMadameForestierethetruth.“AfterTwentyYears” Justiceishigherthanfriendship“TheSelfishG
5、iant” Sharingcanbring joy“TooSoonaWoman” True courage islove“MyFathersitsintheDark” The loveoffamilymembers“ThethreeLittlePigs(V1) One shouldtryhisbest“ThethreeLittlePigs(V2) Truthmighttakeaturnwhenthenarratorisdifferent“ADaysWait” CourageisActivity 3Read the poem “Sea-Fever” by John Masefield caref
6、ully. Write your answer to each questionand then discuss your answer with your partner.1) Whatisthetheme,ormessage thattheauthorexpressesinthispoem?Thesimple thingsinlife maybethe best.2) Whatwordsarerepeatedtopointoutthetheme?Withoutthesewords,doyouthinkthatthethemewillbe weakenedorstrengthenedinth
7、e poem?Why?“allIask”isusedinallthesestanzastoemphasizethatwhat“I”wantiseasytosatisfy.Withoutthesephrases,theeffect willbeweakened.3) Whatdoyougainfromthispoemintermsoflivingalife?Onecanliveahappy lifewithouttoomanymaterialspossessions.Activity 4Read the following passage, and then complete the state
8、ments that follow.1)Thephrase“notthebrightestbulbinthelamp”inPara.1meansheisnotsmart atall.2)AfterreadingaboutEpaminondasdealingwiththe cake,the butterand thepuppy,yourimpressionabout himishe isquite simple-minded-notable toadapt withthe changeofspecificcircumstances.3)Thethemeofthisfolktaleisgiveun
9、conditionallove andacceptthedifferencesbetweenpeople. Part II: Case AnalysisActivity 5Read Text A and consider how the author develops the main theme of the story.Task 1 Understanding the textWorkingroupsorpairsandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformationabouthowtheauthordevelopsthemainthemethroughas
10、eriesofeventsandatwistwiththelastevent.SoapyAction Results YourCommentsthe1st event Dinedluxuriouslyatsomeexpensiverestaurant. The head waiter kepthimfrom getting in. Thesnobbishwaiterjudged himbyhis appearance.the2ndevent Broke a shop windowand waited for thepoliceto arrest him. The policeman didno
11、tbelieve he didit. The policemantrusted only theirown judgment.the3rd event Asked the waiters tocall the police bytelling them he had nomoney for the dinnerhe just had at arestaurant. Two waiters pitchedhimout. Heagain failed.the4th event Accosted a youngwoman who wasnearby a police Rather than bein
12、goffended, the womancame tohim joyfully. The woman,probably aprostitute, is asocial problem.the5th event Started to yell andmake a noisy scene infront ofapolice. The policeman didnothing consideringhim as a universitystudent celebratingtheir victory ingames. The law wasenforceddifferentlytowards dif
13、ferentpeople.the6th event Stole a well-dressedmans umbrella. It turned out the mantook the umbrellathat didnt belong tohimin arestaurant. It is ironic that awell-dressed manstoleanumbrella.the7th event Being touched bymusic from churchSoapy decided torestart. A policeman cameover and arrestedhim. Th
14、e climax andending is quitedramatic.Task 2 Responding to the textWriteyouranswertoeachquestioninfullsentences.Thendiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.1)WhydidSoapy wanttobe arrestedandwhatdoesthattellusaboutthethemeofthestory?Soapywantedtohavea“nicer”placeforthecomingwinter.The livingofthepoorinthatso
15、cietyseemsquitehopelessandabnormal.2)Whataretheregularresponsibilitiesofapoliceman?HowdidthecoprespondtoSoapysseveralattemptstogetarrestedandhowdoesthathelptodevelopthethemeofthestory?Apolicemansregularresponsibilitiesincludeordermaintenanceandmisconductprevention.BylettingSoapygoseveraltimesdespite
16、hisattempt toget arrested,itshowedthe policewasnotdoing their job. It further preparedforthe climaxofthe story and strengthened the theme.3)WhenSoapywasmovedbythe anthemmusicnearthe churchandplannedtostartover,hewasarrested.Whatisthesignificanceofthiseventinfurtherdevelopingthetheme?Thisistheclimaxo
17、fthe storywhichmadeasharpturnfromwhathashappenedinthepreviouseventsandmakesthereadersfeelstronglyabout theabsurdityofthesociety.4)Doestheauthorconveyhisthemeclearlyinthe text?Howdoyoufigure outthethemeinthestory?Theauthordid notexplicitlystatethethemeinthetext.ItwaspresentedthroughthedescriptionofSo
18、apyswinterplansandwhat hehadtriedhardtoachievehispurpose.5)Whatimpactdo youthink theunexpectedarrestwouldhaveonSoapysregainedfaithto“battlewithhisdesperate fate”and“makeamanofhimselfagain”?Itmightruinhisplantorestarthislifeandprobably hewouldlosehisfaithbecauseofthisevent.Activity 6Read Text B and c
19、onsider how the author develops the main theme of the story.Task 1 Understanding the textWriteyouranswertoeachquestioninfullsentences.Thendiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.1) Whoistheprotagonistandwhoistheantagonist inthisstory?Theprotagonistisawomanandtheantagonistisaboy.2) Whatistheconflictmention
20、edatthebeginning ofthestory?Theboytriedtosnatchherpurse.3) Whatleadstotheencounterbetweenthe protagonistand theantagonist?Theboywantedtobuy apairofshoesbutcouldntcomeupwiththemoneyneeded.4) Whatdidthewomandecidetodoafterthefirstencounterwiththeboy?Shedraggedtheboytoherhome.5) Didtheboytrytorunawaywh
21、enhegotachancelater?Whyorwhynot?Theboydid nottrytorunawaywhenhegotachanceatMrs.Joneshome becausehe gottreatedwellby Mr.Jones.Task 2 Responding to the textThedialogueplaysanimportantroleinthe developmentofthethemeofthisstory.Readthefollowingdialogueexcerptsanddiscusswithapartnerhowtheydemonstratethet
22、hemeinthestory.Thedialoguehelpstodeveloptheplot inwhichthethemeisembedded.The firsttwodialoguesintroducedthefirstencounterofthesetwomaincharactersasabackground.Startingfromthethirddialogue,Mrs.Jonesshowedherconcernfortheboybyaskinghimtocomealongwithherandwashhisface.Thefollowingdialoguesalsorevealed
23、thekindheartofMrs.Jones(notsendinghimtothejailandinvitingtheboyeat togetherwithher).She alsorevealedthat shemademistakesinthepast butstillwarnedthatboythatheshouldnotdoillegalthingsinfuture.Task 3 Making a comparison between “The Cop and the Anthem” and “Thank You, Mam”Writeyouranswertoeachquestioni
24、nfullsentences.Thendiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.1)ArethereanysimilaritiesbetweenSoapyandRoger?BothSoapyandRogerweretryingtodosomethingbadtomeettheirownpurposes.2)Arethereanysimilaritiesbetweenthe policemenandMrs.LuellaBatesWashingtonJones?Boththe policemenandMrs.Jonesdidwhattheythoughttheyshoul
25、ddowhendealingwithSoapyandRogerrespectively.3)WhatmighthappenifSoapyhadmetsomeonelikeMrs.LuellaBatesWashingtonJonesearlierinhislife?Soapymighthavebecomewhatheintendedtobecomeat theendofthestory.4)WhatmighthappenifRogerhadmetapolicemanasthatin“TheCopandtheAnthem”?Rogermightbesent toprisonandbecame so
26、meonelikeSoapyorevenworse.5)WhatdistinguishesMrs.LuellaBatesWashingtonJonesfromthecopsandwhataretheconsequencesofthesedifferences?Mrs.Joneseducatedthe boyinherownwayandpossiblypreventedtheboyfromgoingastrayinhisfuturelife.6)Whataretherespectiveviewpointsoftheauthorstowardthedisadvantaged(SoapyandRog
27、er)andthepowerful(thecopsandMrs.LuellaBatesWashingtonJones)inyouropinion?Howdoesthatservethethemeofeachstory?TheauthorsshowedsympathytowardsSoapy andRogerbutin“TheCopandtheAnthem”theauthorportrayedthecopsasnotdoingwhattheyweresupposedtodowhile“Thank youMam”offeredapositiveimageofMrs.Jones.The differ
28、enttreatmentofthepowerfulmakesthesetwostoriesdevelopingtowardsdifferentdirections,eachservingitsowntheme?7)Doyouthink Mrs.Jonesactedoutoffaithinthe story?Whyorwhynot?Inwhat waysdoyouthinkapersonoffaithdiffersfromapersonwithoutfaith?Yes,she mentionedthatshe haddonesomethingwrongasayouthbut shewouldno
29、ttell.Part III: Language StudyActivity 7The following sentences are all from O. Henrys works. Find out the figurative device(s) in eachsentence and discuss the effect with your partner. There may be more than one answer.1) Hyperbole2) Metaphor3) Hyperbole4) Personification5) Metaphor6) Irony7) Perso
30、nification8) Metaphor9) Understatement10) Personification11) Personification12) Simile13) Personification14) Metaphor15) PersonificationActivity 8Read the following lines of poetry and find out the figurative device(s) in each excerpt.Excerpt1:simileExcerpt2:hyperboleExcerpt3:personificationExcerpt4
31、:metaphorExcerpt5:personificationExcerpt6:metaphorExcerpt7:simileExcerpt8:personificationExcerpt9:metaphorActivity 9Read the following two stories and underline the different parts. What makes the difference?Discuss your understanding with your partner.In these two excerpts, the difference lies in t
32、he figurative use oflanguage.In the second excerpt,therewereusesofonomatopoeia(Thunk,thunk)simile(soft pineneedlescoveredthegroundlikeasoftbrownblanket;asanxiousasafishoutofwater),alliteration(twitteredandtweeted),hyperbole(thesky-scrapingbranchesoftrees),andpersonification(madehisheartdance).Itcrea
33、tesimagesinthe readersmind.Activity 10Read the following paragraph and then rewrite it using figurative language.1) Using Alliteration: Tanyshasatuplateinherbedroomtryingtostudy.Tanyshasat uplateinherbedroomsilentlyandstudiouslytryingtostudy.2) Using Hyperbole: Shewasanall-AstudentShewassuchagreatst
34、udentthatanythinglessthana100+wouldsendhersobbingfromtheroom.3) Using Simile: andtomorrowsmathtestwasanimportantone.TomorrowsmathtestwasasimportanttoTanyshaasacandidatesfinalelectionspeechisinthepresidentialelection.4) Using Onomatopoeia: LyingbackonherbedforaminuteWithasqueakofbedspringsandthe crunchofcrumpledpaper,Tanyshalaybackonherbedforaminute.5) Using Metaphor: Tanyshastarteddaydreamingaboutgoingtocollegeandbecomingadoctoroneday.She starteddaydreamingaboutgoingtotheivorytowerlearningtobecomeadiseasefighteroneday.
