Unit 5 A Drink in the Passage.ppt

Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I: Discussion What made Simelane’s sculpture such a great success? What’s about it that appealed not only to the blacks but to the whites as well? How come such an important honor was given to a black sculptor in a country notorious for racial prejudice? How was the decision received? What does this incident reveal about the situation in the 1960s in South African society? Pick up clues provided in the story. 备杯呢夺滔享冰霖顽姬战酶卯惫距洱畸毯而吩坡跟囤眠角授舅晴想陕捧激Unit 15 A Drink in the PassageUnit 15 A Drink in the Passage Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I: Discussion What would have happened if Simelane had attended the ceremony personally? How was the crisis averted? He said, “boys, I’m a sculptor, not a demonstrator.” Does that mean that he was too coward or unconscious of the plight of the blacks under the apartheid policies? What do you think is the relationship between the narrator and Simelane? Describe the occasion when Simelane related the story to the narrator. Why did he say that it was the first time he had had such a glass? What was so special about the glass? Why did he say that it was also the first time he had drunk cognac so slowly? 届抹贡领崎弥逞瞅誓整霸蕊军媚活总北擅称怜醉辟郑使剃税致遍丰坦师沛Unit 15 A Drink in the PassageUnit 15 A Drink in the Passage Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Different Wineglasses wine champagn martini cognac 晤捧愉瞎臻篆摹恿挤市达肃叼肚吮明浇熏描君兹复眶撼厦稚浚萨叼韦颇崎Unit 15 A Drink in the PassageUnit 15 A Drink in the Passage In the year 1960, the Union of South Africa celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and there was a great excitement throughout the country when people heard that the prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man. appositive go to 2 50th anniversary throughout the nation extreme excitement or interest In the year 1960 the Union Africa celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and there was a nationwide sensation when the one-thousand-pound prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man, Edward Simelane. (Para.