综英3 Unit4 Why I Want a Wife.ppt

Why I Want a Wife All work and no play makes a housewife. Pre-reading questions Objective 1 to expose students to the concept of satire as literary genre. to help students tell the difference among humor, satire, irony and sarcasm Objective 2 to help students understand rhetoric devices like anaphora, and the use of voice to help students figure out the unstated thesis, using empathy. Objective 3 structures, vocabulary both in your opinion and according to the essay: The definition of “A Wife”? What are the wife’s roles? and their status? Definition of “A Wife”? In the dictionary: a woman joined in marriage to a man (the Random House Unabridged Dictionary) Oxford dictionary: passive one? In Hollywood: the one of the couple who is not productive regardless of his/her sex. “妻子”这个名字要分给一对夫妇中那个“非生产性”的人，“当配偶中一方是非生产性的，他或她就被定义为‘妻子’，不管实际性别是什么。” 《你好，他说谎了》（Hello，He Lied） What is a wife? A wife is someone more special than words.Shes love mixed with friendship, and marriagebonded with hope, thanks, and joy. A wife is beauty and lasting togetherness, and there is no one more precious in the world. A wife is one who inspires some of the mostspecial moments two people have ever shared. A wife is a treasured perspective on the past,a reassuring part of the present, and a millionwishes for all the days that lie ahead. A wife is a reminder of the blessings that come from closeness. Sharing everything. Disclosing dreams. Learning about life together. Shes a hand within your hand. Shes so often the only one who understands. A wife is understanding and trust enfolded with love. She is a helper and a guide, and she is a feeling, deep inside, that makes you realize, each and every day of your life ... that there is no one who could ever be loved?in the way a husband... loves his wife. ?????? -Poem by?C. Martin Chinese women’s yesterday: “Three Obeys”三从： to obey her father before marriage 未嫁从父 to obey