现代大学英语第一册教案unit3

- 1 - Lesson Three Message of the Land I. Teaching Objectives  Explain the style of interviews;  Make the students re-think the changes in social values, attitudes, and life styles with the development of industrialization;  Explain two word-formation skills: ○a Noun/V+ „ful Adj ○b„Un‟+ Adj Antonym  Introduce some cultural differences in translation to arouse the students‟ awareness of these phenomena;

II. Teaching Process 2.1 Introduction to the Text This text is different from the previous two, which are both stories. Our present text is an essay in a very broad sense of the word, for it was written down by the writer who interviewed a farmer and his wife. Since the end of World War II it has become popular for writers to interview people, record what they say and, after some, not too much, editing, publish these people‟s stories in book form. The style of such “writing” is colloquial. The language is straightforward. The sentences are generally short. When we read the text, we feel as if we were sitting face to face with the couple, listening to their stories and experiences, sharing joys and sorrows. Do you know what these nicknames refer to? - 2 -

Land of the Rising Sun Land of the Rose Land of the Shamrock Land of Cakes Land of Golden Fleece Land of Thistle Land of the stars and stripes

Shamrock [′ʃæmrɔk] 三叶草(爱尔兰的国花) Fleece羊毛 Thistle [′θɪsəl] 苏格兰的国徽 stripe[straɪp] 条纹

Author Pira Sudham is considered Thailand's leading English language writer, who was nominated提名 for the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. His literary works are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given an expedient voice to the poor and the voiceless. Bangkok, population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. The city is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok is one of the fastest-growing, most economically dynamic and socially progressive cities in Southeast Asia. It is also one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. Bangkok is the economic center of Thailand. The city contains many Buddhist佛教temples. Buddhism

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is Thailand's main religion. 94% of Thai people are Buddhist. The other are Muslim, Catholic罗马天主教的or Chinese. Monks are more suited to reach enlightenment because they follow a strict way of life far from material attachment. Their life is based on 227 monastic rules and 5 major precepts, i.e. no sex, no lies, no robbery, no alcohol, no killing. In a temple, some men have been monks for decades but there are also some men who became monk only a short time ago. They do it in order to bring merit to their parents ("THAM BUN"). A boy is not a man if he hasn't been a monk once in his life. Even the King of Thailand Rama 9 had been a monk for one month. In old days this period was three months. Now it can be only a few weeks or a few days. Some families still refuse to marry their daughter if the future husband hasn't ever been a monk. It means that he isn't ripe enough. In a bus, seats in the back are reserved to monks. If a woman is sitting there, she should leave because a woman cannot touch a monk. 2.2 Main Parts of Text A  Part One (P1 to P7): This part is the wife‟s attitudes, and can

be further divided into two small sections. Section One, from Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 3, mainly tells us about her family members and how their children left. Section Two, from Paragraph 4 to Paragraph 7, deals with the changes that the wife cannot adjust to.  Part Two (P8 to P11): This part is the husband‟s views. The

man‟s speech is shorter but touches something deeper --- what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He also tells us what joys he finds in life and in farming. - 4 -

2.3 Detailed Discussion of the Text to belong to sb: to be owned by sb. eg: Who does the Mobil phone belong to? It was I who stayed with my parents till they died.(1) Learn how to use the emphatic form “it is/was…that/who…” Eg. It was my sister who went to teach in a village school upon graduation. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (1) (When we got married) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom新郎should come to live with the bride‟s family. Q: how is the custom in Esarn different from Chinese tradition? In traditional Chinese families, usually it is the daughter who will leave her parents after getting married and move into the husband‟s family. Therefore, traditionally, daughters have no rights to inherit the property of their parents‟ family. In Esarn, it seems to be the opposite. “as” in a relative clause  As is known to all, China first created the use of compass. ( as – subject of the clause) In a bus, seats in the back are reserved to monks. If a woman is sitting there, she should leave because a woman cannot touch a monk. infancy n. a. early childhood婴儿期 b. early stage of development or growth初期，摇篮期