湖南大学《高级英语综合》-4-笔记-Unit 8教案.docxVIP

Unit8

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TextI??TheMonster

Backgroundinformation:

???1.Aboutthetext:

????Thistextfirstappearedasaradiotalk,entitled?AMonster.Lateritwaspublishedwiththetitle?OfMenandMusic?inthe?UnitedStates?in1937.

???2.abouttheauthor:

3.RichardWagner:Germancomposer,bornin?Leipzig?on22May1813anddiedin?Venice?on13February1883.hedidmorethananyothercomposertochangemusic,andindeedtochangetheartandthinkingaboutit.Hisworksarehatedasmuchastheyareworshipped,butnoonedeniestheirgreatness.

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Analysis

??????????????Thistextcanbedividedintothreeparts.

1.PartIdescribeamanwhoseemstohaverolledallkindsofdemeritsintoone,arealmonster.

2.PartIIclarifieswhothismonsterreallyis,i.e.afamousmusicianbythenameofRichardWagner.

3.PartIIIjustifyallthepeculiarbehaviorsofRichardWagner.He,as“oneoftheworld’sgreatestdramatists…agreatthinker…oneofthemoststupendousmusicalgeniuses”,haseveryreasontobeamonster

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PartI??paragraph1-9

??????????????Thefollowingquestionsmaybeasked:

Doestheman’sappearance,describedinthefirstparagraph,giveoneanyimpressionof“grandeur”?

Whatarethefurtherevidencesofthemonster’sconceit?

Whatkindsofgrammaticaldevicesareusedtoemphasizetheextremeextentofhispeculiarconceit?

Whatkindofversatilemanishe?

Howdoesthewriterdescribehimasanemotionalperson?

Howwashefinanciallysupported?Didheearnhimselfagoodlivingwithhisgreattalents?

Whatishisattitudetowardlove?

WhydoyouthinkWagnermadesomanyenemies?

PartII??paragraph10

??????????????Thefollowingquestionscouldbeasked:

Whydoyouthinkthewriterpostponesthepresentationofthemonster’snametillthe10thparagraph?

Hasyourattitudetowardsthismonsterchangedalittlewhenyoufinallyfindoutwhothismonsteris?

PartIII??paragraph11-13

??????????????questionstobeasked:

Howdoesthewriterjustifyever