英语专业英语短篇小说教案及课后答案.docx

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英语专业英语短篇小说教案及课后答案

KeystoUnitOne

LangstonHughes:

EarlyAutumn

Teachingobjectives:

1.Tolearntheelementsoffiction/shortstory

2.TextforReading

3.InterpretationandDiscussion

Difficulties:

1.Tofindthemeaningunderthesurfaceofthewords

2.Towriteashortstoryafterreading

Time:

4periods

Teachingprocedures:

1.theIntroductionofthetextbookaswellastheteachingaims

2.theelementsoffiction/shortstory

Fiction:

thewordfictionisarathergeneraltermthatcanbedefinedasnarrativetoldinprose.Therefore,fictionreferstodifferenttypesofwritingsuchasfolktale,myth,legend,etc.,butitismostoftenassociatedwiththenovelandtheshortstory.

Shortstory:

theshortstoryisnecessarilylimitedinlengthandscope.

Keywordsofshortstory:

asingleincident;asinglecharacterorafewcharacters;compact;creativeandimaginative

3.Exercisesandanalysis:

1）OpinionsofUnderstanding:

（1）WhatwasprobablyuntrueofMary?

A.Shemissedthedaysofthepast.

B.ShestilllovedBill.

C.Sheworkedtokeepafamilyofthreechildren.

D.ShewassatisfiedwithherlifeandjobinNewYork.

（2）WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanprobablybestdescribeBill’sattitude?

A.Emotional.B.Indifferent.

C.Puzzled.D.Hopeful.

（3）Marydidn’tsayanythingwhenshegotonthebus.Why?

A.Shehadnothingmoretosay.

B.ShewasdisappointedinBill.

C.Shewastooemotional.

D.Sheknewthesituationwashopeless.

（4）Thelastsentenceofthestory“shehadforgotten…totellhimthatheryoungestboywasnamedBill,too”showsthat________.

A.MaryknewshewouldmeetBillagainsomeday.

B.“Bill”isaverycommonname.

C.MaryhadbeenthinkingaboutBillandstilllovedhim.

D.Marywasproudofheryoungestson.

（5）Thetitleoftheshortstory“EarlyAutumn”maysuggesttothereaderthat_______.

A.thebitternessofanemotionallongwinterwasahead

B.itwasstillthebrighttimeofone’slife,likeearlyAutumn

C.bothMaryandBillwerenowmiddle-agedpeople

D.thelovebetweenthemwasnotas“hot”assummerdays

2）QuestionsforDiscussion

（Suggestedanswersforreference）:

（1）CanyoupickoutwordsandsentencestoshowthatMaryandBillwerenowdifferentintheirattitudestowardeachother?

1）Mary:

…shesawhimforthefirsttimeinyears.（line5）

Bill:

Atfirsthedidnotrecognizeher…（line8）

2）Mary:

Unconsciously,sheliftedherfaceasthoughwantingakiss…（line11）

Bill:

…butheheldouthishand.（line12）

3）Mary:

“IliveinNewYorknow,”shesaid.（eagerlytellinghimheraddress）（line14）

Bill:

“Oh”–smilingpolitely,thenalittlefrowncamequicklybetweenhiseyes.（havingnointerestedinherlivingplacenow.）（lines15-16）

4）Mary:

“Marriedyet?

”（concerningkeenlyabouthismaritalstatus）（line21）

Bill:

“Sure.Twokids.”（beingsatisfiedwithhispresentsituationandshowingprideinmentioninghisfamily.）（line22）

5）Bill:

“Andyourhusband?

”heaskedher.（notnoticinghersubtleemotionalchange.）（line27）

Mary:

“Wehavethreechildren.Iworkinthebursar’sofficeatColumbia”（avoidingmentioningherhusbandinherreply）.（line28）

6）Bill:

“You’relookingvery…”（hewantedtosayold）“…well,”hesaid.（notbeingsensitivetohercondition.）（line29）

Mary:

Sheunderstood.（beingverysensitivetoherowncondition.）（line30）

7）Mary:

“WeliveonCentralParkWest,”shesaid.“Comeandseeussometime.”（offeringadirectinvitation.）（line33）

Bill:

“Sure,”hereplied.“Youandyourhusbandmusthavedinnerwithmyfamilysomenight.Anynight.LucilleandI’dlovetohaveyou.”（givingapoliteindirectrejection.）（lines34-35）

8）Mary:

“There’smybus,”shesaid.（line42）

Bill:

Heheldouthishand,“Good-by.”（readytopartwithMary.）（line43）

Mary:

“When…”shewantedtosay…（notreadytopartwithBill）（line44）

（2）SeveraltimestheauthordescribesthesceneonWashingtonSquare:

thedusk,thechillyweather,thefallingleaves,thepassingpeople.Doesheonlywanttotelluswhereandwhenthestorytakesplace?

Whatothereffectsdosuchdescriptionsachieve?

（Thedescriptionofthesettinggivesthereaderafeelingofsadnessanddepression.Itwasgettingdarkandgettingcoldwithleavesfalling.Thebrightdaytimewasoverandtheunpleasantdarknesswasahead,andthewarmandcomfortablesummerandearlyautumndayswerebeingreplacedbythecoldandlongwinter.ThesettingechoesandreinforcesMary’sfeelingsofregretandyearningandimpliestheemotionalcrisisthatshemighthavetoface.）

3）ExplanationandInterpretation:

（Explaintheimpliedmeaningofthefollowingsentences,andpointouttheirsignificanceinthecontextofthestory.）

1）Impulsively,shehadmarriedamanshethoughtsheloved.

（Noticethetwokeywords:

“impulsively”and“thought.”Thishasdirect