全新版大学英语第一册第五单元Text A课件_图文.ppt

Review Book 1 Unit 5 The American Dream Unit SixThe Company Man Background information Author: Ellen Goodman, American journalist, Pulitzer prize winner Resource of the text: taken from Close to Home , Goodman’s collection of works, published in 1979 Genre of the text: description classification  descriptions How does Goodman define the company man? Ellen Goodman (1941~ ) was born in Massachusetts and graduated from Radcliffe College. She worked for Newsweek and the Detroit Free Press before joining The Boston Globe in 1967. Her column “At Large” has been widely syndicated since 1976. As an essayist and television commentator, Goodman has discussed feminism, changes in family life, sexual harassment, and male and female relationships. Her essays have been collected in several books, including Close to Home (1979), Turning Points (1979) and At Large (1981). B R _ About the Author 1 About the Author B R _ About the Author 2 In 1980, Goodman received the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary. Among other awards she has won are the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award. The National Women’s Political Caucus gave her the President’s Award, and the Women’s Research and Education Institute presented her with their American Woman Award. Text reading Questions and answer Structure of the text Tone of this essay Bitter and sarcastic achieved mainly by the choice of words and selection of details which might otherwise be considered unnecessary for the occasion. Can you find the details in the text that serve as the cases in point? Goodman’s definition of the company man The company man in Goodman’s definition is a typical workaholic Details about the definition: Paras. 4-5: (working life) working extremely hard Paras. 7-8: (family life) neglecting his wife Paras. 9-12: (family life) indifferent to his children Paras. 4 & 14: (his own life) treating himself badly An overa