现代大学英语精读4第二版Unit6TheTelephone.pptVIP

Paras. 2 -- 8: Main idea? The villagers used a divine calendar to keep track of time. Any other noted feature(s)? the natural disasters? The tone of the narrator “I” (as a boy)? … Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I: ExerciseComplete the following questions with keep track of/lose track of (p.1); crack(p.6); shortly after (p.4.); incorporate (p.8). 1.He felt sick he came back from tropical countries. 2.She bought Vogue and Elle every month to keep track of fashion. 3. He picked up a piece of rock and cracked it in half. 4.The government this principle into the 1997 law. shortly after incorporated Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Wrap-up of this part Find evidence in this part suggesting the villagers had a monotonous life. Find evidence in this part suggesting the villagers had a hard life. Find out the expressions bearing a strong local flavor. Find the figures of speech in this part. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis B. The Year of the Drought (paras.9-10) Why did the narrator say that the year of drought was one of his best years? Do the boy’s memories of that year reveal anything important? What’s that? Could you figure out the one of the advantages of adopting a boy’s perspective? … Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Wrap-up of this part What was the image of the village women? Does it fit into the woman images of our society? What does this part tell us about the local life? Text Analysis Detailed Analysis A. Transition (para. 11) Main idea? The year of drought also one of the worst years Any other noted feature(s)? the boy’s attitude towards the installation of the telephone? The division of ideas among the villagers? The general attitude towards the installation? … Part II : main idea (Para. 11-25)changes brought by the telephone Text Analysis Detailed Analysis The retired cook, Abu Raja The retired Turkish-army drill sergeant, The vineyard keeper The village whore Why definite arti