综合英语2 unit 7.docx

1、综合英语2 unit 7Unit 7 The ChaserSection One Pre-reading Activities 1I. Audiovisual Supplement 1II. Cultural Background 2Section Two Global Reading 3I. Text Analysis 3II. Structural Analysis 3Section Three Detailed Reading 4I. Text 1 4II. Questions 6III. Words and Expressions 7IV. Sentences 10Section Fo

2、ur Consolidation Activities 10. Vocabulary 10. Grammar 13. Translation 16. Exercises for Integrated Skills 17. Oral Activities 19. Writing 19Section Five Further Enhancement 21I. A Lead-in Question 21II. Text 2 21III. Memorable Quotes 24Section One Pre-reading Activities. Audiovisual SupplementWatch

3、 the video clip and answer the following questions.Script:Man: It has been three years since our first date. Time has really gone by fast.Woman: Yep.Man: And over the past few weeks, I have been doing some thinking, mainly thinking about the human condition. A lot of life comes down to making sacrif

4、ices and deciding which direction is my life gonna go. Could you please leave? Thank you very much.Woman: Are you OK?Man: Yeah.Woman: OK?Man: A lot of life comes down to deciding what am I willing to sacrifice because obviously if you choose one path in life, well, you know, you cant choose the othe

5、r. Thats kind of where I found myself lately, ever since we, you and I, in our relationship, en, have reached that place.Woman: That place.Man: The upshot is “you win.” Woman: “You win”? Was that a proposal?Man: You win was just the last part of it. The whole thing was a proposal. The “you win” had

6、a context. Arent you even gonna look at it?Woman: But, first, can we just, can we retrace the mental steps that led to “you win”? Like when you say you and I have reached that place. What place?Man: You know what I mean. Shit or get off the pot?Woman: Did you really just say “shit or get off the pot

7、”? Right here in the starlight room? Man: What is a big deal?Woman: Why cant you just cay “fish or cut bait”?Man: Because we always say “shit or get off the pot.” Everybody says “shit or get off the pot.”Woman: Not in the Starlight Room!Man: What is it with the Starlight Room?Woman: Magic, Jimmy. Ro

8、mance. You know, the whole reason why you come up here to propose. You see the lights in the city. You have a wonderful meal. You listen to beautiful music. And it casts this romantic spell. When you say “shit or get off the pot”, all the magic just suddenly disappears. Now all you have left is bowe

9、l trouble.Man: I am sorry. I didnt think youd get so upset over a figure of speech.Woman: Its not the words, Jimmy. Its the whole approach. God, its as if you deliberately Man: What? What?Woman: You dont want to marry me, do you?Man: I just proposed to you. Woman: Yeah, but the way that you proposed

10、, you werent asking me to marry you. You were asking me to say no.Man: Just put it on. All right? Please.Woman: If you dont want to marry me, Jimmy, I dont want to be married to a guy who doesnt want to get married. Questions （在每个问题下面设置按钮，点击以后出现正确答案）1. Why does the man choose to propose to his girlf

11、riend in the Starlight room?Answer: It is because the Starlight room is a romantic and magic place to propose.2. Why does the woman say no to his proposal?Answer: It is because she feels he is not ready for marriage. Cultural Background1. Proposal of Marriage The proposal of marriage is an event whe

12、re one person in a relationship asks for the others hand in marriage. If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement. It often has a ritual quality, sometimes involving the presentation of an engagement ring and a formalized asking of a question such as “Will you marry me?” Often the proposal is

13、 a surprise. In many Western cultures, the tradition has been for the man to propose to the woman. 2. Engagement An engagement is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriage which may be lengthy or trivial. During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, betro

14、thed, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. Future brides and grooms are often referred to as fiance or fiancs respectively (from the French word “fianc”). The duration of the courtship varies vastly. Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages. In 2007, the average engagement

15、 time in the United States was 17 months, but the figure around the world varies greatly depending on culture and customs.Section Two Global Reading. Text AnalysisThe short story is a fable of love with a strong sarcastic tone. The protagonist, Alan Austen, wants to find an easy solution to the prob

16、lem of love by purchasing a love potion. However，its not the love potion that the old man intends to sell primarily, but “life cleaner”. The theme of “The Chaser” is the cynicism of experience, portrayed on a field of Alans youthful naivety and the old mans pessimistic certainty.The title of this sh

17、ort story is somehow a pun. “A chaser” can be a person that pursues someone like in “a woman chaser”. In addition, it can refer to a weaker alcoholic drink taken after a strong one. A whisky, like the potion, intoxicates. A beer chaser, like the “life cleaner”, mollifies the harshness of the spirits

18、. The potion and the poison go together like a strong alcoholic drink and a chaser. . Structural Analysis This short story, which combines elements of horror and love, is built almost entirely through dialogue between a young man, Alan Austen, who is deeply in love and wants to possess his lover ent

19、irely, and an unnamed old man who believes in a life free of romantic involvement.In “The Chaser” John Collier uses: the dramatic irony of the title to initialize a cynical landscape; and the understatement of the ending to enclose the cynical world of the old man, a world which Alan is entering. Pa

20、ragraph 1: In this part, the protagonist, Alan Austen, has been introduced.Paragraphs 2-12: The old man is trying to sell his mixture.Paragraphs 13-45: Austen got to know about the love potion and in the end bought it.Section Three Detailed ReadingI. Text 1The ChaserJohn Collier1 Alan Austen, as ner

21、vous as a kitten, went up certain dark and creaky stairs in the neighborhood of Pell Street, and peered about for a long time on the dim hallway before he found the name he wanted written obscurely on one of the doors. 2 He pushed open this door, as he had been told to do, and found himself in a tin

22、y room, which contained no furniture but a plain kitchen table, a rocking-chair, and an ordinary chair. On one of the dirty buff-coloured walls were a couple of shelves, containing in all perhaps a dozen bottles and jars. 3 An old man sat in the rocking-chair, reading a newspaper. Alan, without a wo

23、rd, handed him the card he had been given. “Sit down, Mr. Austen,” said the old man very politely. “I am glad to make your acquaintance.” 4 “Is it true,” asked Alan, “that you have a certain mixture that has er quite extraordinary effects?” 5 “My dear sir,” replied the old man, “my stock in trade is

24、 not very large I dont deal in laxatives and teething mixtures but such as it is, it is varied. I think nothing I sell has effects which could be precisely described as ordinary.” 6 “Well, the fact is ” began Alan. 7 “Here, for example,” interrupted the old man, reaching for a bottle from the shelf.

25、 “Here is a liquid as colourless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage. It is also quite imperceptible to any known method of autopsy.” 8 “Do you mean it is a poison?” cried Alan, very much horrified. 9 “Call it a glove-cleaner if you like,” said the

26、old man indifferently. “Maybe it will clean gloves. I have never tried. One might call it a life-cleaner. Lives need cleaning sometimes.” 10 “I want nothing of that sort,” said Alan. 11 “Probably it is just as well,” said the old man. “Do you know the price of this? For one teaspoonful, which is suf

27、ficient, I ask five thousand dollars. Never less. Not a penny less.” 12 “I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive,” said Alan apprehensively. 13 “Oh dear, no,” said the old man. “It would be no good charging that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion

28、very seldom have five thousand dollars. Otherwise they would not need a love potion.” 14 “I am glad to hear that,” said Alan. 15 “I look at it like this,” said the old man. “Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another. Even if it is more costly. He will save up fo

29、r it, if necessary.” 16 “So,” said Alan, “you really do sell love potions?” 17 “If I did not sell love potions,” said the old man, reaching for another bottle, “I should not have mentioned the other matter to you. It is only when one is in a position to oblige that one can afford to be so confidenti

30、al. “ 18 “And these potions,” said Alan. “They are not just just er ” 19 “Oh, no,” said the old man. “Their effects are permanent, and extend far beyond the mere casual impulse. But they include it. Oh, yes they include it. Bountifully, insistently. Everlastingly.” 20 “Dear me!” said Alan, attemptin

31、g a look of scientific detachment. “How very interesting!” 21 “But consider the spiritual side,” said the old man. 22 “I do, indeed,” said Alan. 23 “For indifference,” said the old man, “they substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration. Give one tiny measure of this to the young lady its flavour is im

32、perceptible in orange juice, soup, or cocktails and however gay and giddy she is, she will change altogether. She will want nothing but solitude and you.” 24 “I can hardly believe it,” said Alan. “She is so fond of parties.” 25 “She will not like them any more,” said the old man. “She will be afraid of the pretty girls you may meet.” 26 “She will actually be jealous?”