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LessonTwoWaitingforthepolice

ByJeffersonFarjeon

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Aimsandobjectives：

1.ToGraspTheMainIdeaAndStructureOfTheText

2.ToMasterTheKeyLanguagePointsAndGrammaticalStructuresInTheText

KeyLanguagepoints:

1.Words&Phrases

2.StructuresOfTheText

3.GrammarFocus

Difficultpoints:

1.ParaphrasingAndUnderstandingOfSomeDifficultSentences

2.Writingdevices3.Grammarfocus

TeachingMode：

discussion,Appreciation,Paraphrase,Practice

ReferenceBooks:

ContemporaryCollegeEnglishTeachers’Manual

AGuidetoContemporaryCollegeEnglishAndOtherReferenceBooks

Classdivision:

12periods:

1—4a.Warmupanddiscussion

b.Backgroundinformation

c.TextAppreciation

5—8DetailedStudy

9---10.ExercisesandUnittest

InteractiveActivities:

1.Presentation

2.ReadingAloud

3.Paraphrasing&Question-answering

4.Translation

5.Discussion

PartI:

Warm-up

Let’senjoythefollowingjoke.

CanyouthinkasHolmesdoes?

SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Astheylaydownforthenight,Holmessaid:

“Watson,lookupintotheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”

Watsonsaid:

“Iseemillionsandmillionsofstars.”

Holmes:

“Andwhatdoesthattellyou?

”

Watson:

“Astronomically,ittellsmethattherearemillionsofgalaxiesandpotentiallybillionsofplanets.

TheologicallyittellsmethatGodisgreatandthatwearesmallandinsignificant.Meteorologicallyittellsmethatwewillhaveabeautifuldaytomorrow.

Whatdoesittellyou?

”

Holmes:

“Somebodystoleourtent.”

PartII:

BackgroundKnowledge

1.AbouttheAuthor:

Farjeon,JosephJefferson（June4,1883--June6,1955）

Englishnovelist,playwright,andjournalist,wasborninLondonintoliterarycircumstances.Hisfather,BenjaminFarjeon,wasawell-knownnovelistandhewasthebrotherofthechildren'swriterEleanorFarjeon[wonLibraryAssociationCarnegieMedalofGreatBritain,1956（TheCarnegieMedalisawardedannuallytothewriterofanoutstandingbookforchildren.（ItwasestablishedbyTheLibraryAssociationin1936,inmemoryofthegreatScottish-bornphilanthropist,AndrewCarnegie（1835-1919）.Carnegiewasaself-madeindustrialistwhomadehisfortuneinsteelintheUSA.Hisexperienceofusingalibraryasachildledhimtoresolvethat"ifeverwealthcametomethatitshouldbeusedtoestablishfreelibraries."Carnegiesetupmorethan2800librariesacrosstheEnglishspeakingworld）HansChristianAndersonInternationalMedal,1956（HansChristianAndersenAwardforwriting，（HansChristianAndersenAwardforillustration，），andtheplaywrightHerbertFarjeon.AlthoughhewasadescendantofThomasJefferson,Farjeonwasnamedafterhismaternalgrandfather,theAmericanactorJosephJefferson.HewaseducatedprivatelyandatPeterboroughLodge.From1910to1920hedideditorialworkfortheAmalgamatedPress.

Farjeon'scareerasafictionwriterwaslongandprolific.Withovereightypublishednovelstohiscredit,manyinthemysteryanddetectivegenre,heenjoyedwhattheLondonTimesobituaristcalledadeservedpopularityfor"ingeniousandentertainingplotsandcharacterization."Hisearlynovel,MasterCriminal,isataleofidentityreversalinvolvingtwobrothers,oneamasterdetective,theotheramastercriminal."Mr.Farjeondisplaysagreatdealofknowledgeaboutstory-telling,"declaredtheNewYorkTimesreviewer,"andmultipliestheinterestofhisplotthroughatersetellingstyleandarigidcompression."

Farjeonwasoneofthefirstdetectivewriterstomingleromancewithcrime.Althoughknownforhiskeenhumorandflashingwit,hewasnostrangertothesinisterandterrifying.ThecriticfortheSaturdayReviewofLiteraturepraisedDeathintheInkwell,oneofhislaterbooks,callingitan"amusing,satirical,andfrequentlyhair-raisingyarnofanauthorwhogotdangerouslymixedupwithhisimaginarycharacters.Tricky."

HisPrincipalWorks:

Novels--TheMasterCriminal,1924;

LittleThingsThatHappen,1925;

UninvitedGuests,1925;

TheGreenDragon,1926（rev.ed.:

AttheGreenDragon,1929）;

No.17:

ANovelBasedUponthePlay,1926;

TheCrook'sShadow,1927;

TheHouseofDisappearance,1927;

MoreLittleHappenings,1928;

ShadowsbytheSea,1928;

MysteryUnderground,1928（inU.S.:

Underground）;

The5.18Mystery,1929;

The"Z"Murders,1929（intheU.S.:

ThePersonCalled"Z"）;

TheAppointedDate,1930;

FollowingFootsteps,1930;TheHouseOpposite,1931;

TheMurderer'sTrail,1931;

Phantom幻影Fingers,1931;BenSeesItThrough,1932;

TrunkCall长途电话,1932（inU.S.:

TheTrunk-CallMystery）;

TheHouseontheMarsh沼泽地,1933;

TheMysteryoftheCreek小溪;小港1933;OldManMystery,1933.

Thestory“WaitingforthePolice”waswrittenbyJ.JeffersonFarjeonr.Heisbestknownforhismysterystoriesandisoneofthefirstmodernauthorstomixromanceandhumorwithcrime.Thestoryissetinaboarding-housewherelifeespeciallyeveninglife,isnotoriouslydullfortheoddcollectionofpeoplewholivethere.Butoneoftheguestsmanagestothinkofsomethingwhichdoesstirupquiteabitofinterest.Whoishe?

HeisMr.Penbury,.themostintelligentoftheguestswhocanbedescribedasthedirectorofthislittlemelodrama.

2.Melodrama

MelodramacomesfromFrenchMelodrame,Itisaspokendramathatincludessomemusicalaccompaniment.ThewordmelodramaevolvedfromtheGreekmelos,meaningsongormusic,anddrama,adeed,action,orplay,especiallytragedy.[Greek:

melos（song）;French:

drame]

Adrama,suchasaplay,film,ortelevisionprogram,characterizedbyexaggeratedemotions,stereotypicalcharacters,andinterpersonalconflicts.Melodramafilmswereabigpartofthesilentfilmera-thesilencesnaturallylentthemselvestomelodrama.Itimpressestheaudiencewithsensational,compellingplotsandintensiveconflicts.ItwasverypopularinEuropefromtheendofthe18thcenturytothemidofthe19thcentury

Televisionmelodramahasitsdirectrootsintheearly-nineteenth-centurystageplayinwhichromantic,sensationalplotsandincidentsweremixedwithsongsandorchestralmusic.

PartIII:

TextAppreciation

Question:

Howmanypartscanthestorybedividedinto?

Threeparts:

PartOne:

anidlediscussionaboutwhereMr.Wainwrighthasgoneandservestointroducethecharacterswholiveintheboarding-house.

ghthasgoneandservestointroducethecharacterswholiveintheboarding-house.

PartTwo:

（beginswhen）Mr.PenburywalksintotheroomandannouncesthatMr.Wainwrightisdead.（ThesuddendeathofMr.WainwrightshockseveryoneexceptmissWicks.Whatfollowsisthemostimportantpart,inwhich）Mr.Penburydirectsageneralrehearsaloftheiralibiswhiletheyarewaitingforthepolicetoarrive.

Partthree:

TheendofthestorywiththefootstepsandMr.Wainwright’scoughbeingheard.（ThestoryendswhentheyhearfootstepsenteringandhearMr.Wainwright’scough.）

Writingstyle:

Question:

Whatisthewritingstyle?

Thisshortstoryalsohasallthebasicqualitiesofalittlemysterystory.Andithasaquiteabitofhumorandthesuspenseofadetectivestory.

1.Thecharactersarevivid.

2.Thelanguageispreciseandthestyleisneat.

3.Theendingissurprising.

Ituseshyperboles,rhetoricalquestionsandparentheticalelements.

Introductiontothetext:

Questions:

1.Canyousketchthecharactersintheboardinghouse?

2.Describetheboardinghouse.

Sketchesofthecharactersintheboarding-house:

Thoughtheplotissimple,thecharactersarevivid.Allofthemleaveusadeepimpressiononusreaders:

Mrs.Mayton:

thelandlady,whoisalwaystryingtokeepeveryonetalking;

MontySmith:

aspoliteashewaspale,andalwaysdidhisbesttokeepanyballrolling.

MissWicks:

theoldestwhohasbeenknittingfor70yearsandpromisetogoonknittingforanother70;

MissBella:

theyounglovely,whodoesnotseemtobeparticularlysmart;

Mr.Calthrop:

themiddle-agedman,whoissaidtowalkinhissleepandisdozingoffallthetime;

Mr.Penbury:

themostintelligentofthem,butnotverypopularamongtheboarders.Hecanbedescribedasthedirectorofthislittlemelodrama.

PartIV:

DetailedStudy

PartOne:

Paras1-13

Paras.1-2:

Questions:

1.Whydoestheauthoruseaquestionasthebeginningofthestory?

IshereallyinterestedinwhereMr.Wainwrighthasgone?

Whatdidshecareaboutthen?

2.Whatisguinea?

3.Whatisaboarding-house?

Whatisitlikeinthestory?

KeyPoints:

Para.3-4:

Questions:

1.Whoistheman“aspoliteasheispale”?

2..Whatdoes“…aspoliteashewaspale…”meanandimply?

:

…hispolitenessandpalenesswereofthesamedegree;hewaspaleandhewasverypolite,implying,humorously,thathewaspolitebecausehewaspale.（intellectualorscholarlookspaleandpolite）

keepanyballrollirng:

=gettheballrollingkeepanyconversation（activityorevent）goingonceithadbeenstarted.使（活动、讨论等）不中断

start/settheballrolling:

startaconversationoreventandkeepitgoingon.E.g.

ShesettheballrollingatourlastgatheringbytellingusabouthertriptoAustralialastsummer.

Itmaybenotverydifficulttostartabusinessbutitiscertainlydifficulttokeeptheballrolling.

Para.5-6Questions:

1.Whoseemstobetheoldest?

Whatisshedoingallthetime?

2.Didshereallylookgoodforanotherseventyyears?

（anexampleofhyperboleinordertoachievehumor）

Tobe/lookgoodfor:

tobestillingoodconditiontodosth.;tobeabletolast.值得,有效e.g.Thiscarisgoodformanymoremiles.

Thishousewasbuiltin1970.Itlooksgoodforanotherthirtysevenyearsorso.

Paras.7-9Questions:

1.Whoseemstobetheyoungest?

Whatismeantwhensh