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3 Pub Talk and the King’s English Teaching Objectives 1. Learn about the features of pub talk and the origin of the king’s English 2. Learn about the writing styles Emphases and difficult points 1. The difficult language points and expressions 2. The complex sentences and differentiation of synonyms Teaching Methods 1. Illustration 2. Contrast 3. Figure material Teaching Contents 1. New words and expressions 2. Pub talk Teaching Process I. Morning Report 1. Prepared beforehand. 2. Chosen Topic 3. Latest news and interesting stores II. Introduction to Background 1.The author: Henry Fairlie 1）Henry Fairlie (1924— ) a contributing editor (特约编辑) to the New Republic (新共和国) as well as a contributor (撰稿人) to other journals. His works: The Kennedy Promise (肯尼迪诺言), the Life of Politics (政治的生命), the Spoiled Child of the Western World (西方世界宠坏的孩子). 2）The Pub: public house or a local Besides offering different kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and providing hot and cold food, it serves as a place for meeting friends and for entertainment. For instance, many pubs have TV sets, amusement machines and juke-boxes (投币式自动电唱机) and provide facilities for playing darts(投镖), billiards(台球), dominoes(西洋骨牌) and similar games. Some also employ musicians for evening entertainment, such as piano playing, folk singing and modern jazz. III. Main body 1. Explanation of Useful Expressions 1) the king’s English: the correct or standard English 2) indulge in: give way to one’s own desire 尽情享受，沉溺 e.g. He ～s in dreams. 他爱空想。 [transformation] indulgence (n.) indulgent (adj.) indulgently (adv.) 3) make a point / score a point: persuade others to accept one’s idea. 立论，证明论点，赢得他人对争论之点的同意 4) in a flash: in a moment 5) let it go: give it up, give up the opportunity 6) be on the rocks: be breaking up e.g. Their marriage is ～. 他们的婚姻破裂了。 7) get out of bed on the wrong side: be bad tempered for the day 整日心情不好　(This phrase derives from the superstition that it was unlucky to set the lef