[英语学习]高级英语课件.ppt

Aims To learn the methods in developing an expository writing, esp. the use of examples To know how to make good conversation To trace the history of the King’s English To analyse the features of spoken English To appreciate the language features Pre-Text Questions What do you know about PUB ? What does Pub Talk and the King’s English refer to respectively? What kind of writing does this essay belong to? Why? What is the theme of this essay? Keys: pub talk --- conversation held in the public house The Kings English --- standard English as to grammar and pronunciation Writing style a piece of exposition What is Kings English? What is pub talk? Writing style The title: not very appropriately chosen. Misleading: the writer is going to demonstrate some intrinsic or linguistic relationship between pub talk and the kings English Writing style In reality: just discoursing on what makes good conversation. He feels that bar conversation in the pub has a charm of its own. Writing style The point: by describing the charming conversation he had with some people one evening in a pub on the topic “the Kings English. The thesis --- in the opening sentence of Para 1 Writing style The real thesis --- in the 3rd para. “Bar conversation has a charm of its own”. A better title: “The Art of Good Conversation” “The Charms of Conversation” The History of Britain 1.The native people in Britain Celts --- Celt (language) 2. Roman Conquest 43 AD, ruled for 400 years Latin (language) 3. In 449 Angles, Saxon, and Jutes from Northwest of Germany , conquered the most part of England English --- old English The History of Britain 4. 9th century, Scandinavian conquest Danish (language) 5. 11th century Norman Conquest for 400 years French (language) 6. British people conquered the conquest again. English won its recognition. Organizational pattern 4 sections Sect. I par.1-3 The writer puts forward the theses. 1. Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. 2. B