创意阅读2答案 II U1620.docx

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创意阅读2答案IIU1620

UNITSIXTEEN:

RomanticFiction

Noteonthetopic:

Thetextofthisunitisanadaptation（and,obviously,averymuchshortenedversion）oftheclassicEnglishlovestory"PrideandPrejudice",byJaneAusten,publishedin1813.StudentsmayhavecomeacrossthisstoryasanumberoffilmandtelevisionversionshavebeenmadeandvideosorVCDsofthestorymaybeavailable.Laterintheunit,studentsareaskedtoexamineseveralfeaturesoffull-lengthnovels,includingexploringthebackgroundtothestoryandworkingoutitschronologicalsequence.Finally,studentsareaskedtousetheinformationinthetexttodesignanattractivecoverofabook.

Beforeyouread

Youcanpointoutthatthefirstfoursectionsofthetablearelargely‘factual’–eveniftheyareimaginary.Thefinaltwosectionsrequiresome‘interpretation’–perhapstheword‘touching’needsexplaining:

itmeans‘havingadeepeffect,especiallyontheemotions.StudentsmightwishtousealovestorytheyhavereadorwatchedinChinese,however,theneedtoconverttheinformationonthestoryintoEnglishforthetable.

Furtherinformationonthetext:

PrideandPrejudice

JaneAusten（1775-1817）startedwritingwhenshewas15yearsoldandwrotePrideandPrejudicewhenshewas21,butreviseditforpublicationlater.Hernovelswerenotparticularlypopularinherlifetime,althoughtheyhaveremainedpopulareversinceandsomeofherwork（likethenovelsPersuasionandNorthangerAbbey）waspublishedposthumously.JaneAustendiedwhenshewas41andisburiedinWinchesterCathedral,intheSouthofEngland（seealsoFurtherInformationintheStudents’Book）.

ThebasicstoryofPrideandPrejudiceisextremelysimple:

itisthehistoryoftwopeoplewhograduallycometogether–oneisheldbackbyprideandtheotherisblindedbyprejudice,buttheybothovercomethesefaults.ThestoryisthereforeaboutrevisingcharacterandovercominginitialwrongjudgmentsorFirstImpressions（thiswastheoriginaltitleofthenovel）.Inthenovel,MrandMrsBennetarenotaverywellmatchedcouple.Heisamiable,detachedandironic,sheisambitious,narrow-mindedandgossipy.Her–ortheir–mainpreoccupationiswiththedifficulttaskofmarryingofftheirfivedaughters.Thisisdifficultbecausetheyhavelittlemoneyandnoproperty.Jane,theeldestdaughter,ismorebeautiful,butElizabeth,theseconddaughter,istheheroine–sheisbright,lively,high-spiritedandwarm-hearted,wittyandfrank.Sheisalsoprejudiced,againstDarcyandinfavourofWickham,bywhatshefirsthears,thefirstimpressions.HowevershelearnstochangehermindaboutbothDarcy,positively,andWickham,negatively.Wickhamisfascinatingbutturnsouttobesomethingofanunprincipledadventurer.Darcyseemstohaveacold,superiormanner,heiswealthyandproud,and（withhissistersandhisfriendBingley）heinitiallylooksdownontheBennetfamily,thinkingthattheyarevulgar.ButDarcyisalsothoughtful,considerate,charminganddevotedtoElizabeth–andheovercomeshispridethroughhisloveforElizabeth.OthercharactersinthenovelincludeMrCollins,aclergymanwhowillinheritsomeproperty.HeproposesmarriagetoElizabeth.Thiswouldbefinanciallyconvenientforherandherfamily,butheisstrait-lacedandsmall-souled–shedoesn’tlovehimandsheturnshimdown.HemarriesElizabeth’sfriend,Charlotte.Wickham（eventuallyandatDarcy’sinsistenceaftertheelopement）marriesLydia.Intheothermarriages,BingleymarriesJane,andofcourseDarcymarriesElizabeth.MrsBennet,asthenovelsays,thus‘gotridofhertwomostdeservingdaughters’inthesehappymarriages.Oftheotherdaughters,Kittyspentmostofhertimewithheroldermarriedsisters,whileMarystayedathome.

AsforWickhamandLydia（seePartCofUnderstandingtheText）,‘theircharacterssufferednorevolutionfromthemarriageoftheirsisters’,althoughWickhamrealizedthatElizabethmustnowknowallabouthispast.LydiaaskedElizabethtoaskDarcyformoney（sinceDarcyisveryrich）;Elizabethwouldnotdothisbutshegavesomemoneyherself.ThemanneroflivingofLydiaandWickham‘wasunsettledintheextreme’,sincetheywerealwaysmovingfromplacetoplaceandspendingtoomuch.Wickham’saffectionforLydiawas‘soonsunkintoindifference;herslastedalittlelonger’.

Wordstonote

FindthewordsinColumnAbelowinthetextandtrytoworkouttheirmeaningsfromthecontextsinwhichtheyareused.ThenmatcheachwordwiththeappropriatedefinitionfromcolumnB.

ColumnA

Accepted

ColumnB

Consideredbymostpeopletobereasonable,right,ornormal.

Admitted

Toagreethatsomethingistrue,especiallywhenyouareunhappy,sorry,orsurprisedaboutit.

Debts

Amountsofmoneythatyouowe.

Eldest

Oldestofthepeopleinagroup,especiallythechildreninafamily.

Entertained

Behavedinawaythatpeopleenjoyedorfoundinteresting.

Gambling

Anactivityinwhichyouriskmoneyinthehopeofwinningmoremoneyifyouareluckyorifyouguesssomethingcorrectly.

Grounds

Areasofland,especiallyaroundalargecountryhouse.

Horseman

Amanwhorideshorsesforpleasureorsport,especiallysomeonewhoisgoodatriding.

Neighbors

Peoplewholivenearyou.

Opinions

Attitudesyouhavetowardssomething,especiallyyourthoughtsabouthowgooditis.

Persuade

Tomakesomeonetoagreetodosomethingbygivingthemreasonswhytheyshould.

Refuse

Tosayyouwillnotdosomethingthatsomeonehasaskedyoutodo.

Support

Toapproveofanideaorapersonororganizationandhelpthemtobesuccessful.

Supposed

Believedorsaidbysomepeopletobetrue,althoughyoumaynotagreewiththis.

Unexpectedly

Somethingthatisunexpectedissurprising,becauseyoudidnotexpectitatalloryouexpectedittohappeninadifferentway.

Untidy

Nottidy,withthingsinplaceswheretheyshouldnotbeanddonotlooknice.

Wasted

Somethingsuchastimeormoneythatiswastedisnotusedeffectively.

Witty

Cleverandfunny.

Wordstonoteincontext

1.Elizabethacceptedherfather’sdecision,althoughshedisagreedwithit.Shewoulddowhathesaid

2.ElizabethadmittedherideasaboutDarcyhadbeenwrong.Peopledochangetheiropinions,butnotmanypeoplearewillingtosaypubliclythattheirideashavechanged.

3.Wickhamhadmoredebtsthanhecouldmeet.DarcyrealizedthatWickhamhadfinancialproblems.

4.Theeldestsisterswerequiteclever;Iamnotsureabouthowclevertheyoungeroneswere.

5.Elizabethentertainedtheguestsbyplayingthepiano.

6.Wickhamlostlotsofmoneybygambling.

7.Darcyenjoyedwalkingintheextensivegroundsofhislargehouse.

8.Wickhamwasanexcellenthorseman:

hisridingskillsimpressedeveryone.

9.Darcy’sneighboursthoughthewasagoodman.

10.Elizabeth’sopinionsaboutDarcychangeasthestoryproceeds.Shewaswillingtochangehermindabouthim.

11.Shecouldn’tpersuadeMrBennetttokeepLydiaathome.

12.MrBennettrefusedtoheedElizabeth’sadviceandwarning.Atthattime,afatherwasnotlikelytolistentoadaughter’sideas.

13.Middle-classwomenweren’tabletosupportthemselvesbygettingajobin19thCenturyEngland.

14.LotsofpeoplesupposedWickhamtobehonestanddecent,butDarcyknewhehadmanyfaults.

15.DarcyreturnedunexpectedlytohishomewhileElizabethwasthere.

16.Helookeddirtyanduntidyasaresultofhislongjourney.

17.WickhamwastedthemoneyDarcygavehim.Anotherpersonwouldhaveusedthemoneycarefully.

18.ManypeopleenjoyedWickham’scompanybecauseofhiswittyconversation.

Understandingthetext

PartA:

Comprehendingthetext

KeyInformation

Setting

-Approximately200yearsago.

-Ruralenvironment

-Familynotrich–butnot‘workingclass’

MainCharacters

-ElizabethandDarcy

-JaneandCharlesBingley

-MrandMrsBennett

-MrWickham

MajorIncidents

-JanefellinlovewithCharlesBingley

-Darcyinterferedwiththisrelationship

MrWickhamtoldElizabethsomebadthingsaboutDarcy

-ElizabethincreasinglydislikesDarcy;sherefusedhismarriageproposal

DarcytoldElizabethMrWickhamwasnottruthful–hewastedotherpeople’smoney,andhelied

ElizabethheardverypositivenewsaboutDarcyfrompeoplewhoknewhimwell;shestartedtoreviewherownprejudiceagainsthim

-ThenDarcyintervenedtohelpElizabeth’ssister,Lydia,andthereforeherfamily

Ending

ElizabethnowacceptsDarcyinmarriage,havingchangedheropinionsabouthim.AndDarcychangeshismindaboutJanemarryingCharles.

MajorMessage（s）

Everyonecanchangetheirminds–discardtheirprejudicesandtheirpride.

Howarethemajorcharactersinthestoryconnected?

Drawlinesandwritelabelsaroundandacrossthecircletoshowtheconnections.Usefullabelsinclude:

parents,aunt&uncle,sister,friend,getmarried.

Thisisobviouslyatasktoworkoninpairs,orsmallgroups–andtotalkabouttherelationships.Ofcoursethemajorcharactersrelate,indifferentways,toalltheother.characters:

Elizabeth,forexample,isnotjust“thedaughterof…”butalso“thesisterof…”,“thenieceof..”,“thewife（attheend!

）of…”,andsoon

PartB:

Interpretingthetext

Elizabeth

Darcy

Wickham

Background

Middle-class.Notrich,butdoesn’thavetowork

Veryrich.Appearsasnob,butinfactisnot.

-Soldier

-NomoneyofhisownbutsupportedbyDarcy

Strengths

-Intelligent

-Honest

Triestohelplessfortunatepeople.

-Handsome

-Witty

Weaknesses

Toogullible（believesthingstooeasily）

-Interfering

-Outwardlyveryreticent（Thiscouldbeseenasastrength,perhaps!

）

-Dishonestandtooglib

-Gambles

-Wastesmoney

MajorDeeds

-VisitedP