1、,Unit 6 The Telephone,Anwar F. Accawi,The Telephone,Unit 6,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warming up,The Telephone,Unit 6,Warming up,Questions / Activities,Did the title tell you much? What did you expect to read?,W,B,T,R,Please define the underlined words in each context

2、: (p.22) In the evening, the laughter and noise of the men trailed off and finally stopped (p.22)“Ill give him a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford. (L. 8) (p.21)to bring news that would change their lives and deliver them from their aimless existence. (p.22)or to deliver a message to his wife, su

3、ch as,n. The track of a person or animal by which it can be followed,v. (voice off), it becomes gradually quieter and then stops,Check-on Preview,Warming up,free sb from a situation,take sth to a place,有時候，在這漫長的等待中，加上酷熱，蒼蠅以及羊糞的氣味，人們的脾氣變得暴躁起來。年輕一點的女人因為擔(dān)心她們的嬰兒，開始為該輪到誰接水爭吵起來。有時，爭吵升級，女人們大打出手；她們扯著對方的頭發(fā)、吐

4、著口水、詛咒著、尖叫著、謾罵著，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作響。我們這些和母親一道去取水的被曬得黝黑的小男孩喜歡這樣的打斗，因為女人們扭打著在沙地里打滾的時候，我們可以看到她們的大腿和花內(nèi)褲。偶爾，我們幸運地可以看到更多，因為有些女人在長裙下面根本什么都沒穿。上帝呀，我曾經(jīng)多么盼望這樣的打斗。我現(xiàn)在還記得那種沖動、那種興奮，連陽光都在滾滾的塵土上跳舞，當(dāng)一條裙子被扯破了，年輕女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出來，旋即又被遮了起來。在我的日歷上，大旱的那一年將永遠(yuǎn)是我孩提時代最美妙的年份之一。,Translate the following paragraph into English by yourself

5、and then compare with the original.,Check-on Preview,Warming up,Understand the theme of the story (understand globalization from another perspective, cf. “Globalizations Dual Power”) Appreciate the style perspective tone strongly flavored expressions metaphor, simile, exaggeration,Objectives,Warming

6、 up,Background,Social Background,Author,B,W,T,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,Anwar F. Accawi,His Life,Born in Lebanon in a family whose ancestors are believed to have gone to Jerusalem in the Crusades. Taught English at the University of Beirut Left for the U.S. when the civil war brokeout in Lebanon Has be

7、en teaching English at the English Language Institute of the Uni. of Tennessee,Background,Author,Non-Fiction The Boy from the Tower of the Moon (1999) Short fiction The Camera in Homeworks (1996),Background,His Works,Author,Background,Social Background,A Short Story,Plot: a little boys first time to

8、 go to school on the way to school Setting: at school on the way home Protagonist/Narrator: “I” the boy in the story Theme of the story: what do you think?,B,W,T,R,Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Ethnic divisions: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%,Backg

9、round,Social Background,Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Armenian, English Religions: Islam 70% Christian 30% Judaism Independence: 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration),Background,Social Background,The Capital CityBeirut “Paris of the Middle E

10、ast”,Background,Social Background,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,What would be the key words if you want to discuss its theme? - technology, progress, globalization? - a better life?,Text Analysis,Theme,The advent of the telephone and automobile (magic carpet of the twentieth century) li

11、nk Magdaluna to the outside world and gradually destroy its centuries-old tradition of self-sufficiency; the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90) completes the villages slow and agonizing death. Yet Magdaluna remains alive in Accawis loving portrait, a gentle recollection of childhood that doubles as a poig

12、nant reminder of modernitys sometimes devastating impact. -Wendy Smith Is this all?,Text Analysis,Theme,Part I (1-10)village life before the installation. P(1-8): what time meant to people in Magadaluna P(9-10): the authors memory of a draught in his childhood. Part II (11-25)changes brought to the

13、village by telephone. P11: Transition P(12-18): Installation P(19-25): Changes happening to the village,Text Analysis,Structure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words crack(p.6); shortly after (p.4.); incorporate (p.8).,1.He felt sick he came back from tropical countries

14、. 2.She bought Vogue and Elle every month to keep track of fashion. 3. He picked up a piece of rock and cracked it in half. 4.The government this principle into the 1997 law.,shortly after,incorporated,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Wrap-up of this part,Find evidence in this part suggesting the vil

15、lagers had a monotonous life. Find evidence in this part suggesting the villagers had a hard life. Find out the expressions bearing a strong local flavor. Find the figures of speech in this part.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,B. The Year of the Drought (paras.9-10) Why did the narrator say that th

16、e year of drought was one of his best years? Do the boys memories of that year reveal anything important? Whats that? Could you figure out the one of the advantages of adopting a boys perspective? ,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Wrap-up of this part,What was the image of the village women? Does it

17、fit into the woman images of our society? What does this part tell us about the local life?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,A. Transition (para. 11) Main idea? The year of drought also one of the worst years Any other noted feature(s)? the boys attitude towards the installation of the telephone? The

18、 division of ideas among the villagers? The general attitude towards the installation? ,Part II : main idea (Para. 11-25)changes brought by the telephone,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,The retired cook, Abu Raja The retired Turkish-army drill sergeant, The vineyard keeper The village whore Why definite articles?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,B. Installation (paras. 12-18) What was the villagers response to the installation of telephone? What did the villagers think of the telephone men? How did the villagers have such an impression? How different were their positio