[英语学习]lesson 2 Say Yes.ppt

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1、Lesson Five Say Yes,Say Yes,Warming-up Activities,Warming-up Activities,1.What kinds of person you would like to marry?2.Have you ever thought of marrying a foreigner or a black person?3.Then,listen to a song,please tell me what is the theme of the song?,Love is Color-BlindIt dont matter if youre bl

2、ackwhite or yellow,if youre brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindI remember whenI was a child and couldnt understandpeople having fundiscriminating all the different onesmama just used to saywhen you grow up youll maybe find a wayto make these people seethat everything I do comes back

3、 to meYou gotta live your liveswere all the same,no ones to blamethey gotta live their livesjust play the game and let love reign It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow,if your brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother,youre my friendall that matters in the very end

4、is to understandlove is color-blind,I remember as a young boyI watched my neighborhood go up in flamesI saw the whole thing thru tears of painand a situations rackin my brainI wish I could fly away and never come back againwe need some love yallwe need some real deal help from above yallI mean the k

5、ids watchinand I just cant see it stoppin,I dont understandI mean we all bleed the same blood,man!You gotta live your lifebetter than our fathers didlets make some love,baby,have some kidsthey gotta live their livesand I dont care what color they are,or you are,or we areits all love,baby!,It dont ma

6、tter if youre blackwhite or yellow,if your brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother,youre my friendall that matters in the very end is to understandlove is color-blindYou have been my motheryou could have been my brotherwhat if you were my sisterif you were my father?you

7、could have been my fellayou could have been my teacherwhat if you were my friend?would be so nice to meet ya,take it out to the worldtell every boy and every little girlbe proud of yourselfcause youre as good as anybody elseput away your prejudiceopen your mind,dont need a stick to thistry to make t

8、his eartha better place without a racial curse Yeah,its time for some changes It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow,if your brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother,youre my friendall that matters in the very end is to understandlove is color-blind,Warming-up Activ

9、ities,4.Do you personally approve of“mixed marriages”?5.What do you know about racism in the U.S.A.?,Background Information,Author Racism Ku Klux KlanJim Crow Laws,1.About the author,Tobias Wolff(1945)was born in Alabama in 1945.His parents divorced when he was a boy.Wolffs mother retained custody o

10、f him.As a child,Wolff traveled with his mother,Rosemary,to the Pacific Northwest,where she remarried.Growing up in the Pacific Northwest,young Tobias soon was forced to endure life under his strict and cruel stepfather.His efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self-transformation.That

11、period of Wolffs life is recounted in This Boys Life:A Memoir,which was later made into a film.,He lives with his family in upstate New York and teaches writing at Syracuse University.From 1964 through 1968,Wolff served as a lieutenant陆军中尉with the U.S.Army Special Forces(Green Berets)in Vietnam.He l

12、ater recounted his wartime experiences in the memoir In the Pharaohs Army:Memoirs of the Lost War.In 1972 Wolff earned his B.A.and then his M.A.from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English three years later.He is the author of the short novel The Barracks兵营Thief,which won the 1985 PEN/F

13、aulkner Award;two collections of short stories,Back in the World(collecting“Say Yes”)and In the Garden of the North American Martyrs,which received the Saint Lawrence Award for fiction in 1982.,2.Racism,Racism:the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a par

14、ticular race is superior to others.Racism has been called the national curse of the United States ever since the first black slaves were brought into this continent.We all know the sufferings of the blacks as described in Uncle Toms Cabin;we also know about the Ku Klux Klan and the Jim Crow Laws.But

15、 since the Civil Right movement of the1960s,a lot of changes have taken place,and the racial relationship has improved.However racism is still very much alive.The only thing is that it now may take more subtle forms.,1963年,19291968 Martin Luther King is the first person in the Western world to have

16、shown us that a struggle can be waged without violence.He is the first to make the message of brotherly love a reality in the course of his struggle,and he has brought this message to all men,to all nations and races.In 1964.At age 35,Dr.King was the youngest man,the second American,and the third bl

17、ack man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.,1990年,1990年,Nelson Mandela(1918)Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time:an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of

18、 his country.,3.Ku Klux Klan,Koo Klucks Klan also known as KKK:a secret white supremacist至上主义者organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching处私刑,shootings and whippings.Founded:1866Founder:Confederate盟军Civil War veterans退伍军人Hea

19、dquarters总部:Powderly,Kentucky;Butler,Indiana;Jasper,Texas,KKK Symbol,Background:The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions.Most of these are nominally名义上地independent.Estimated size:no more than a few thousand,organized into slightly more than 100 unitsMedia:mass mailings邮寄,leafletting

20、传单and the InternetStrategy:public rallies集会and protestsIdeology:some Christian fundamentalist beliefs,Christian Identity,white supremacy Financial support:little,Even Imperial Wizards have to hold day jobs.Most funding comes from membership dues and sales of Klan paraphernalia随身用具.,4.Jim Crow Laws,R

21、acial segregation,called“Jim Crow”,excluded blacks from public transport and facilities,jobs,juries,and neighborhoods.Blacks had separate hospitals,prisons,orphanages孤儿院,parks and pools足球场.The 19th century ended with the races firmly segregatedculturally and legally.,While-reading Activities,A brief

22、 introduction of the text,“Say Yes”takes as its backdrop an average evening in the life of a married couple.When the conversation delves into an issue on which the couple do not agree,the relationship experiences a newfound rockiness.The husbands reaction to this argument demonstrates the secret und

23、ercurrents that run through relationships.,Theme of the Text,The idea of racism is a theme in the story,for the implication of the husbands racism is what causes the couple to quarrel.The wife dislikes her husbands beliefs that African Americans are different from whites.He maintains that it is not

24、that he is prejudiced against African Americans,but that they come from a different culture and they even have their own language.The husbands negative response to Anns question of whether he would marry her were she African American indicates the pervasive普遍深入的and destructive破坏(性)的nature of his rac

25、ism.,An analysis of the text structure,On an ordinary night after supper a common talk different altitudes conflicts,Part 1(Para.1-13):Part 2(Paras.14-46):Part 3(Para.47-57):,Ann and her husband argue about marriage between blacks and whites.,As their argument intensifies it becomes personal.,He giv

26、es in and their argument is seemingly settled.,Part 1(Para.1):Part 2(Paras.256):Part 3(Para.57):,The husband and wife maintain a harmonious relationship with each other.,The husband is questioned by his wife about his view on a white persons marrying a black person.,He has a strange feeling of uneas

27、iness in the dark.,Reading comprehension,1.Do you think they are a happy couple?2.What do you think the story is about,marital relationship or racism?How do you think the husband and wife will resolve their situation?Do you think they will resolve it?Write a scene that takes place the following day.

28、3.Analyze the character of the husband.,Detailed-study,1.They were doing the dishes,his wife washing while he dried.To do the dishes means to wash the dishes or clean the dishes.Pay attention to these verb-noun collocations.More examples form the text:to call sb.s name;to mop the floor;to dry the di

29、shes;to wipe the table;to demonstrate the difference;to take a breath;to win the argument;to spray the silverware;to pinch ones brows;to bite ones lower lipRefresh students memory of the use of adjectives as verbs.More examples:to empty ones pocketsto wet ones lips;to narrow the gap;to dirty ones ha

30、nds;to clear the street;to clean the room;to long for the vacation;to busy oneself with sth.;to thin out the corn;to calm down;to cool down;to warm ones hands over the fire;to smooth things over;to dry ones tears,2.Unlike most men he knew,he really pitched in on the housework.Do not mix up“unlike”an

31、d“dislike”.The former is the opposite of the preposition“like”while the latter is the opposite of the verb or noun of“like”.More examples:Unlike many young people of his background,he hates the attention he is given because of his father Unlike the United Stated,Japan largely relies on bank loans fo

32、r its capital needs.Unlike many other government officials,he is neither corrupt nor corruptible.,pitch in1)to start working energetically e.g.They all pitched in and soon finished the job.2)to offer help and support e.g.They pitched in with contributions of money.housework:domestic duties such as c

33、leaning and cooking(not to be confused with“homework”),3.A few months earlier hed overheard a friend o his wifes congratulating her on having such a considerate husband.Review the verb pattern”verb+(pro)noun+doing sth.More examples:I overheard the young couple quarreling last night.She overheard the

34、 men discussing their play to rob a bank.a friend of his wifes:one of his wifes friends(The person that is referred to here is not obvious within the situation.)Notice the use of the possessive pronoun“his”here.congratulate sb.on sth.More examples:They all congratulated me on winning the first prize

35、.When I grew older,I realized that I really should have congratulated myself on having such a poor but loving father.,considerate:thoughtful;kind;careful not to hurt or cause inconvenience to othersconsider v.considerate:a.showing kind regard for the feelings,thoughtful,careful not to hurt or cause

36、inconvenience to othersE.g.It is considerate of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep.considerable:a.rather large or great,as in size,distance,or extentE.g.He bought a house at a considerable expense.considering:prep.in view of,having regard toE.g.Shes very active,considering her age.

37、,4.somehow got on the subject of whether white people should marry black people.somehow:in some way(I dont remember how it happened),e.g.That day somehow I didnt feel like eating.We went to Wangfujing together the other day and somehow I couldnt find him anywhere.get on(to):to begin to discusswhethe

38、r white people should marry black people:whether it is advisable or a good idea for white people to marry black people.“Should”here does not mean“must”.,5.He said that all things considered,he thought it was a bad idea.all things considered:when one considers every aspect of the problem or situation

39、,e.g.All things considered,he is doing pretty well at school.(Under these conditions he is doing quite well.)All things considered,the reform is a success.(There are many problems of course.)6.Sometimes his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together and bit her lower lip.“Where”here is

40、used as a relative adverb introducing an attributive clause which modifies the word“look”.Make students compare:He went to a school,which was very far from where he lived.He went to school where he learned many interesting things.I saw a movie last night which was real junk.I saw a movie last night

41、where there was a lot of violence.pinch her brows together:to contract or squeeze her eyebrows;to frown,7.and Ive worked with blacks and weve always gotten along just fine.Notice how the man tried to show that he was not a racist.The man of course was by no means the worst kind of racist.In fact,he

42、would be considered quite liberal.But it is precisely the fact that even decent people are deeply influenced that shows the seriousness of the matter.gotten:past participle of“get”in American English8.I dont need you coming along now and implying that Im a racist.Here,“you coming along”is the comple

43、x object to the verb“need”.,9.I just dont see whats wrong with a white person marrying a black person,thats all.Heres another example of a complex object(a white person marrying)to a preposition(with).More examples:Whats wrong with peasants coming to big cities to look for jobs?Whats wrong with peop

44、le demanding to know how their taxes are being spent?10.They dont come from the same culture.As racial discriminations based on color differences are now totally discredited,today many people try to justify their prejudices by cultural differences.,11.Thats okay with me,I like hearing them talk.But

45、its different.Thats okay with me:I have no objection to thatBut its different:“It”here stands for“marriage”.12.Like you know me?In informal English,“like”is often used as a conjunction(=as or as if).More examples:Like I said,I cant get there by 5 p.m.Do you speak to Children like you speak to adults

46、?13.Oh boy,he thought.“Oh boy”is used often in American English when someone is slightly annoyed.The man was annoyed because his wife was determined to pursue the argument.,14.Dont take my word for it.Look at the statistics.You dont have to accept what I say as true.Look at the statistics.take someo

47、nes word for it:(spoken)used to say that someone should accept what you say as true,e.g.Take my word for it,this boy is going to have a bright future.You can take my word for it,I will never let you down.15.She was piling dishes on the draining-board at a terrific rate.Many of them were still greasy

48、.at a terrific rate:at a great speed.“Rate”means“speed”as also in“growth rate”.greasy:covered with grease(animal fat softened by cooking or heating)as in food,dishes,skin,hair,fingers.,16.“Yes,different,”he snapped,angry with her for resorting to this trick of repeating his words so that they sounde

49、d hypocritical.snap:to say sth.quickly and angrilyresort to this trick:to adopt this method“Trick”is often something you do to deceive or outwit.17.and threw all the silverware back into the sink.“Ware”means manufactured goods.It is often used to form compound words such as silverware,ironware,softw

50、are,hardware,glassware,earthenware,ovenware.Also compare:warehouse,18.She stared down at it,her lips pressed tight together,then plunged her hands under the surface.She stared down at it,with her lips pressed tight“Pressed”here is past participle and“tight”modifies“lips”.plunge:(to cause sth.)to fal