LovingandHating

NewYork

ThomasGriffith

Aims:1)

Improvingstudents’abilitytoreadbetweenlinesandunderstandthetextproperly;2)Cultivatingstudents’abilitytomakeacreativereading;3)

Enhancingstudents’abilitytoappreciatethetextfromdifferentperspectives;

Aims:4)

Helpingstudentstounderstandsomedifficultwordsandexpressions;5)

Helpingstudentstounderstandingrhetoricaldevices;6)

Encouragingstudentstovoicetheirownviewpointfluentlyandaccurately.TeachingContents:BackgroundKnowledgeExpositionDetailedStudyoftheEssayOrganizationPatternStyleandLanguageFeaturesSpecialDifficulties

BackgroundKnowledge

1)AbouttheauthorThomasGriffith2)AboutNewYorkCityNewYorkCityNewYorkisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthecenteroftheNewYorkMetropolitanArea,oneofthemostpopulousurbanagglomerationsintheworld.ThecityisreferredtoasNewYorkCityortheCityofNewYorktodistinguishitfromtheStateofNewYork,ofwhichitisapart.NewYorkCityAglobalpowercity,NewYorkexertsasignificantimpactuponcommerce,finance,media,art,fashion,research,technology,education,andentertainment.ThehomeoftheUnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYorkisanimportantcenterforinternationaldiplomacyandhasbeendescribedastheculturalcapitaloftheworld.NewYorkCityNewYorkisthemostdenselypopulatedmajorcityintheUnitedStates.Asmanyas800languagesarespokeninNewYork,makingitthemostlinguisticallydiversecityintheworld.TheNewYorkCityMetropolitanArea'spopulationistheUnitedStates'largest,with18.9

millionpeopledistributedover6,720squaremiles(17,400

km2),andisalsopartofthemostpopulouscombinedstatisticalareaintheUnitedStates,containing22.2

millionpeopleasof2011.NewYorkCityNewYorktracesitsrootstoits1624foundingasatradingpostbycolonistsoftheDutchRepublic,andwasnamedNewAmsterdamin1626.ThecityanditssurroundingscameunderEnglishcontrolin1664andwererenamedNewYorkafterKingCharlesIIofEnglandgrantedthelandstohisbrother,theDukeofYork.NewYorkservedasthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesfrom1785until1790.GeorgeWashingtonwasfirstinauguratedhereasthe1stpresident.NewYorkCityIthasbeenthecountry'slargestcitysince1790.TheStatueofLibertygreetedmillionsofimmigrantsastheycametoAmericabyshipinthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesandisagloballyrecognizedsymboloftheUnitedStatesanditsdemocracyNewYorkCityManydistrictsandlandmarksinNewYorkCityhavebecomewellknowntoitsapproximately50millionannualvisitors.TimesSquare,iconifiedas"TheCrossroadsoftheWorld",isthebrightlyilluminatedhuboftheBroadwaytheatredistrict,oneoftheworld'sbusiestpedestrianintersections,andamajorcenteroftheworld'sentertainmentindustry.NewYorkCityThecityhostsmanyworldrenownedbridges,skyscrapers,andparks.NewYorkCity'sfinancialdistrict,anchoredbyWallStreetinLowerManhattan,hasbeencalledtheworld'sleadingfinancialcenterandishometotheNewYorkStockExchange,theworld'slargeststockexchangebytotalmarketcapitalizationofitslistedcompanies.NewYorkCityManhattan'srealestatemarketisamongthemostexpensiveintheworld.Manhattan'sChinatownincorporatesthehighestconcentrationofChinesepeopleintheWesternHemisphere.Providingcontinuousservice,theNewYorkCitySubwayisoneofthemostextensiverapidtransitsystemsworldwide.NumerouscollegesanduniversitiesarelocatedinNewYork,includingColumbiaUniversity,NewYorkUniversity,andRockefellerUniversity,whichhavebeenrankedamongthetop50intheworld.NewYorkCityNewYorkisaglobalhubofinternationalbusinessandcommerceandisoneofthree"commandcenters"fortheworldeconomy(alongwithLondonandTokyo).NewYorkCityhasbeenrankedfirstamong120citiesacrosstheglobeinattractingcapital,business,andtouristsNewYorkCityManymajorcorporationsareheadquarte