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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Half a Day Naguib Mahfouz Lecture given by Liang Lele Teaching Objectives Know something about the author Master the structure and the main idea of the story Master language skills: paraphrase, retell Master language points: phrases, sentence structures Learn to analyze the text Gain some enlightenments from the text Teaching Procedures Lead in discussion background information assignments text analysis Text Analysis structure theme Language 1: Do you still remember the first day that you go to school? Describe it. ( who, feeling, etc ) Discussion 2: What is your feeling of your college life on the first day? 3: What are your expectations of your college life? 4: What’s your dream/aims you want to realize during the four academic years? Do you have any plans? 5:What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life? Discussion Background Information: The Author Born: December 11, 1911Cairo, Egypt Died: August 30, 2006 (aged 94) Cairo, Egypt Occupation: Novelist Nationality: Egyptian Notable work(s): The Cairo Trilogy Notable award(s): Nobel Prize in Literature (1988) Background Information: the text “Half a Day” first appeared in The Time and the Place and Other Stories which was published in 1991 by the school press of American University in Cairo. Text Analysis: structure 1 Para. 1-7 The boy’s reluctance to go to school and his misgivings about school 2 Para. 8-16 The boy’s life at school: rich and colorful, requiring discipline and hard work 3 Para. 17-20 At the end of school day: everything has changed! Talks the theme of the text with your partner: 1. Life is a tragedy. There is nothing permanent in life but change. 2. Education can never keep up with changes in society. 3. Life is short and time is precious. 4. Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously. 5. Time goes by quickly and