1、TeachingPlanforUnit1I. Warming-upconversation1. What'sthetopicofyourconversationafteryoucamebackfromhometothecampusyesterday(TeachershowthemsomephrasesandexpressionsaboutNewYear,andletthemhaveaformalconversationinstandardEnglish.)2. Whatkindofconversationdoyouprefer,thecasualfreetalkinthedormito

2、ryortheconversationheldinclassWhy3. AnalysisoftheTitlePubisusuallyaplaceforlowclasspeopletogettogether.Theymeetfriendsthereorgotheretohaveadrinkorjusttorelax.AndwhatabouttheIanguageHowisitrelatedtoIanguageToKing'sIanguagewhichbelongstotheupperclassorthewell-educatedpeople.Howcouldthesetwototally

3、unrelatedthingsputtogetherII. BackgroundInformationoftheTextandtheAuthorThistopiccanbeintroducedinseveralways:1. Chinesepeople'soralEnglisharecommonlycommentedbyforeignersorforeignteachersas“bookish”English;2. bytellingajokeaboutthefirstChinesedelegationtovisitsovietunionafterChina'sopeningi

4、tsdoortotheoutsideworld.ThesovietunionaskedanoldscholarasaninterpreterandhisChineseisliketheancientclassicChinese.3. justtoraisesomequestionlikethedifferentexpressions,suchasstandardEnglish,socialdialect,regionaldialect,orwritersoflocalcolorism,suchasMarkTwainorJiaPinwainChina.4. orthetopicmightbein

5、troducedbymentioningthe“plainEnglishmovementinacademicwriting.III. DetailedStudyofthetextParagraph1-4IntroductorypartThestudentsshouldpayspecialattentioninthisparttohowthetopicisusheredin.1. thedefinitionofconversation:howhumanisdifferentfromtheanimal.Conversationishuman-specific.rememberthatinthefi

6、rstparaanimalisconcernedandinthelastparathisisechoedback.2. thecharmofconversation:nooneknowswhereitstartsandwhereitends.Inthispara,onesentenceisspecial.“asitmeandersorleapsandsparklesorjusltows”howcouldwedrawatreediagramtoillustrateitssyntacticstructure3. theintroducingofpubtalkinBritain.Thecharact

7、eristicsofpubtalk-notdeeplyinvoIvedinotherpeople'slives.sparkleverbI1 toshinebrightlywithalotofsmallpointsoflight:Thesnow/seasparkledinthesunlight.2 Ifapersonorperformaneesparkles,theyareenergetic,interestingandexciting:Aliceisshyandquietatparties,buthersisterreallysparkles!4.inapubtalk,“theking

8、'sEngjiahtopic.Thaisaverynaturalwaytointroducethetopic.Inaway,thisremindsusofthewaystointroduceatopicmentionedbyAristotle.Throughananecdote.Andinthefirsttwoparagraphs,thetopicisintroducedinatop-downfashion.desultoryadjectiveFORMALwithoutaclearplanorpurposeandshowinglittleeffortorinterest:Shemade

9、adesultoryattemptatconversation.Hewanderedaround,clearingupinadesultoryway.desultorilyadverbFORMALalchemynounU1 atypeofchemistry,especiallyfromabout1100to1500,whichdealtwithtryingtofindawaytochangeordinarymetalsintogoldandwithtryingtofindamedicinewhichwouldcureanydisease2 aprocessthatissoeffectiveth

10、atitseemslikemagic:Shemanages,bysomeextraordinaryalchemy,toturnthemostordinaryofingredientsintothemostdeliciousofdishes.tart(BEHAVIOUR)adjective(especiallyofawayofspeaking)quickorsharpandunpleasant:atartremark/comment/replyParagraph5-8verydetailedandconcretedescriptionoftheinstaneeofapubconversation

11、theking'sEnglishcase.Itispresentedinsuchawaytoshowortoillustratethecharacteristicsofcharmsofpubtalk-itisfreetalkandaimless.ThetalkgoesfromtheBritishpubtoAustralia,thentotheSaxonchurlsandtheNormanconquerors.Itservesasanexampletoillustratethepoint.Itismuchbetterthanlogicallyreasoninganddebating.Iw

12、illsaythattheauthoremploysthecasestudymethodhere.Inthispart,onepatterninendingparasisemerging.1.Theyarereadytoletitgo.Inpara2.2.itcouldstillgoignorantlyon.Inpara6.3.Theconversationwasonwings.Inpara8.4.wearestilltheheirstoit.Inpara115. anditringstrue.Inpara12churl:amedievalpeasant;arudeill-bredperson

13、.snobnounCMAINLYDISAPPROVINGapersonwhorespectsandlikesonlypeoplewhoareofahighsocialclass,and/orapersonwhohasextremelyhighstandardswhoisnotsatisfiedbythethingsthatordinarypeoplelike:He'safrightfulsnob-ifyouhaven'tbeentotherightschoolheprobablywon'tevenspeaktoyou.I'mafraidI'mabitof

14、awinesnob/asnobwherewineisconcerned.snobbishlikeasnob:Mybrotherisverysnobbishaboutcars.snobberynounU(ALSOsnobbishness)DISAPPROVINGehaviourandopinionsthataretypicalofasnob:SheaccusedmeofsnobberybecauseIsentmysonstoaprivateschool.Paragraph9Atypicalexampletoillustratewhatis“king'sEnglish”.Thestuden

15、tswillbeaskedtotranslatethisparagraphasahomeassignment.ItisarealchallengetotranslatethisparainthattherearesomanysynonymsinEnglishbutlesssynonymsinChinese.Thisisespeciallytrueforthecolloquialexpressions.Paragraph10-14theproblemofbilingualismisamanifestationofthesocialstrugglesbetweenthedominantupperc

16、lassandtheexploitedlowerclass.Then,asistypicalinconversation,thetopicmovestothebilingualeducationsituationinAmericatoday.Thetopicthenmovestotheetymologyofthe“king'sEnglish”itself.Inotherwords,itisapproachedfromalinguisticperspective.Then,thediachronicvariationofthephrase.Thenthesociologicalfacto

17、rsareinvoIvedinthetopic.tussle(FIGHT)verbItofightwithanotherpersonusingyourarmsandbody:Theboysstartedtotussleinthecorridor.tusslenounCusuallysingularFromthestateofhisclothesandhair,hehadbeeninatussle.Inpara11,thereisasentence:AndthereinAmericanow,900yearslater,wearestilltheheirsofit.Whatdoes“it”refe

18、iTfoeFrenchinflueneeofthattime,orfacingthesameproblemofhavingtwoIanguagesexistingsidebyside.Paragraph15-20theIanguagesusedbythedifferentsocialclasses.SomeofthemisunderstandingoftheIanguageuseindifferentsituationevenforthesameperson.SuchasPara15thedifferenceinIanguageusebetweenthetwoconflictingclasse

19、s.Thepokingjokesofthelowerclasspeopleonthesocalledupperclass.underlings:-lingisactuallyasuffixindicating“smallness,youngduckling,edict:order,decree.ultimatumnounCpluralultimatumsorultimataathreatinwhichapersonorgroupofpeoplearewarnedthatiftheydonotdoaparticularthing,somethingunpleasantwillhappentoth

20、em.Itisusuallythelastandmostextremeinaseriesofactionstakentobringaboutaparticularresult:Hegaveheranultimatum-shecouldeitherstopseeingPeterandcomebacktohimoritwasdivorce.OnWednesdaynighttheUNissueditstoughestultimatumtodate,demandingthatalltroopswithdrawfromthecity.pejorativeadjectiveFORMALdisapprovingorsuggestingthatsomethingisnotgoodorisofnoimportanee:Makesurestudentsrealisethat'fat'isanunflatteringorpejorativeword.Itcomesasquiteashocktostillhearajudgedescribingachildas'illegitimate',withallthepejorativeovertonesofthatword.facetiousadjectiv