Lesson 7 book 2 The Greatest Invention 现代大学英语第二册课件.pptVIP

The Greatest Invention * . I. Introduction of Author II. Text Analysis 1. General Analysis 2. Structure of the Text 3. Further Discussion III. Sentence Paraphrase IV. Word Study Lord Dunsany (July 24, 1878—October 25, 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist. His full name was Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany. Introduction of Author Lord Dunsany was educated at Eton College and Sandhurst. He served as an officer during the Boer War and World War I. He was a keen huntsman, and sportsman, and was at one time the chess and pistol champion of Ireland. His fame arose, however, from his prolific writings of short stories, novels, plays and poetry, reportedly mostly written with a quill pen. The Book of Wonder At the Edge of the World The Fourth Book of Jorkens Books of the author Genre of the story Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Theme of the story II. Text Analysis Have you got the key elements in the story? General Analysis Genre: modern fable Plot: the development of the conflict between a scientist driven by his scientific curiosity and the government which wants to force the scientist to serve their political purpose Setting: Caribbean area Protagonists: the man in the Ministry of Warfare and the scientist To be continued on the next page. Through the story, the author makes us think about the purpose of science and the driving force of scientific development. Theme: Part 1 (Paras. 1— ): Part 2 (Paras. ): Part 3 (Para. ): Structure of the Text 4 5—44 45 the story itself the concluding paragraph Why did Jorkens tell the story? ? Question: “Happen” to what? What were people talking about? Who were they? They might be the members of the club. They were talking about the world affairs. They were asking what was going to happen in the world. “What do you think is going to happen, Jorkens?” In Para. 1 Further Discus