Unit 2 The Dinner Party课件.pptVIP

A heated discussion about whether men are braver than woman is settled in a rather unexpected way. The setting of the story was in India. A young girl and a major had a heated discussion about how women would react to a crisis at a dinner party, which is given by a colonial official and his wife. Then one of the guests noticed a strange expression come over the face of the hostess and wondered what was happening. It so happened there was a cobra in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the hostess! In the end, the crisis was tackled in a perfect way. The crisis showed that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control. Contents Pre-activities: background info (India, Table setting, Cobra ) Text Reading: When where was the dinner party? Who were at the dinner party? What happened at the dinner party? What’s the intention of the author? Language learning Post-activities: food for thinking, writing Background info --- India India used to be a British colony There lived many British officers and their families On one hand, they were familiar with their living environment already. On the other hand, they still led a British social life ---- parties, social activities were never ignored. Background info ---Table setting At a formal party, the order of the seats were stressed to show politeness to the guests. Background info --- cobra Snakes usually feed on small mammals, birds, reptiles or fish. Some snakes, like cobra, are poisonous and can kill with a single bite. Boas(蟒) suffocate (使窒息) their prey by wrapping tightly around it. Background info --- cobra Cobras, also called “spectacled cobra”, are rather slow snakes. They can be found in some parts of African and Asia. A full-grown Indian cobra is nearly six feet long and about five inches around. When where? Time: shortly before WWI Place: India --- a colonial official’s home What was the dinning room like? Dinning room spacious bare marble floor open rafters wi