1、Unit 2 Fools Paradise,Outline,Revision & Discussion New lessons 1. Reading skills: Previewing (2) 2. Fools Paradise 3. Exercises Summary & assignments,snuggle into the trundle bed mean to do mean increasing purchasing power as though it were lost in the dark,Revision,Discussion,If you were Laura, ho

2、w would you spend your days in the woods?,The day would be very long because I would not have a computer or TV. I would miss my computer, and my TV. No person would come to my house every day. The day would be boring because I would have nothing to do. The only thing I could do is to help my dad cut

3、 wood.,The first thing I would do is to go outside and see what the world looks like. Then I would go milking the cows and do my chores. Then I would go to see if my father has caught any bear. Then I would go in the kitchen to help Mom with baking cookies. That would be my day. I would miss my dog

4、and I would not be able to go on the computer and they did not have a TV. Oh Man. Im so sorry that I cant go shopping or play basketball.,I would have to go hunting with my dad most of the day. When we would get home we would play games with each other and dad would tell us stories. When supper woul

5、d be ready we would eat. Then we would play outside for a little while and come in and get ready for bed. Then we would all get in bed and go to sleep. The things I would miss the most would be TV, computer games, not being able to play with any friends and no electricity.,Reading Skills,Steps to pr

6、eview a reading material: Look at the title. Look for subtitles and subheadings. Look at lists of goals or objectives. Look at the pictures, charts, or drawings. Look at the first sentence of each paragraph. Look at the first paragraph. Look at any questions that appear after the reading. Look for k

7、ey words in different prints. Look for a summary.,Isaac Bashevis Singer,Singer, Isaac Bashevis , American novelist and short-story writer in the Yiddish language, younger brother of I. J. Singer, b. Poland. He emigrated to the United States in 1935 and worked in New York City as a journalist on the

8、Jewish Daily Forward. In 1943 he became an American citizen.,Isaac Bashevis Singer （1904-1991）,Singers works, often frankly sexual, draws heavily on Jewish folklore, religion, and mysticism. Though he wrote in Yiddish, he was fluent in English and closely supervised the English translations of his w

9、orks. In 1978 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Yiddish-language author to be so honored.,Singers main works,He wrote some novels including The Family Moskat (tr. 1950), Enemies (tr. 1972) and the posthumously published Shadows on the Hudson (tr. 1997). Singer is also highly regarded f

10、or his imaginative, perceptive, and witty short stories. He also wrote books for children and several plays, notably The Mirror (tr. 1973).,Singer is especially gifted in blending fantasy and reality, or imagination and the concrete perceptions of actual places, characters, and events. His stories r

11、eflect, by turn, reason and emotion, sense and sentiment, playfulness and maturity. They expand the readers awareness of a different culture with its distinctive ways of thinking, feeling, and believing.,The Structure of the Text,Part 1: (Para.1-7) Why did Atzel make up his mind to die? What did his

12、 parents do?,Part 2: (Para.8-56) Who was Dr. Yoetz? According to the text, what was a paradise like? Why did Atzel go back to the real world? How?,Part 3: (Para.57-58) 1. Whats the ending of the story? 2. What do you think of the moral of the story is?,A young man learns the value of hard work and t

13、he joys of being anxiously engaged with life. A simple but important moral lesson is conveyed: life is better than death and wonderful. Paradise is nowhere else but here on earth. This is a lesson relevant to everyone, children and grown-ups alike.,Main Idea,Language Points,cautionary tale distant r

14、elative celebrated for his knowledge and wisdom follow the doctors orders without question be bewildered by the doctors words walk to and fro tear his hair in grief,It was taken for granted that when they grew up they would marry. One drank the wine that the Lord reserved for the just The boy lay on his bed, pale and thin from fasting. The doctor requested that a room be prepared to look like paradise. Atzel was beside hims