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1、The Kindness of Strangers,Mike McIntyre,Book 1,Lesson 12,This PPT is for self-study,Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciation Part Four: Language Study Part Five: Extension,Book 1,Lesson 12,Contents,B,T,L,E,W,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Part Three,Tex
2、t Appreciation,ENTER,Text Appreciation,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,I. Text Analysis 1. General Analysis 2. Theme 3. Structure 4. Further Discussion II.Writing Devices 1. Consistency of Tense 2. Pronoun Preference III.Sentence Paraphrase,Contents,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Plot o
3、f the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Writing techniques of the story Theme of the story,Text Analysis,Have you got the key elements in the story?,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Plot: The author traveled across the States alone to find out if people were willing to help s
4、trangers. Setting: People in the United States seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs. Protagonists: “I” and the people helping “I” Writing techniques: go to Writing Devices Theme of the story: go to the next page,Text Analysis,For reference.,The end of General Analysis
5、.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,The author of this article tries to tell people that based on his personal experience, one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States.,The theme is summed up at the very end.,The end of Theme.,Part 1 (paras. 1 ) about: Par
6、t 2 (paras. ) about: Part 3 (paras. ) about: Part 4 (paras. ) about:,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,4,57,811,1215,The reason why the author decided to start on this journey.,The authors plan for the trip.,The author was treated with kindness everywhere he went.,The authors exper
7、ience at the Wilsons.,The end of Structure.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,In Para. 1,Question: Why did the young man do like that? This is the usual gesture of hitchhikers when they ask for a free ride. The gas can is obviously meant to explain why they need this favor. (They h
8、ave run out of gas.),To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,In Para. 3,Question: Why did the author ask these questions? Americans are known as generous people. “Love thy neighbor” and “Be your brothers keeper” used to be their national mottoes. In rece
9、nt decades, however, things have changed. People seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs. Crime rates have increased seriously.More and more people are worried about the general moral decay. The author wanted to find out the fact.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson
10、 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,In Para. 6,Question: Why did the author hold a sign? The author was holding a sign showing people where he was going. The fact that he put down ”America” as his destination may have been the reason why he had been so well treated. It must have caught the
11、 attention of the media and roused peoples patriotic feeling.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text Analysis,Question: Why did the author say so? The author was deeply touched. He said this to emphasize the kindness and courage of the two old ladies, not to sug
12、gest that it was wrong or stupid.,To be continued on the next page.,In Para. 8,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Why did the author decide to start on this journey? What was the authors plan for the trip? What did the author learn about people in general during the trip? What was the authors exp
13、erience at the Wilsons? How did he feel when he concluded his journey? Has he found the answer to the question he had in mind?,Text Analysis,The end of Further Discussion.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Writing Devices,To be continued on the next page.,Remember that if youre writing in the pr
14、esent tense, dont shift to the past tense (or vice versa) unless you have a good reason to do so. For instance, in the sentences below there is no reason to switch from the present tense. This is especially true when writing papers about literature: wherever possible, stay in the present tense.,Less
15、on 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Writing Devices,The end of Tense Consistency.,Confusion,Repair Work,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Writing Devices,To be continued on the next page.,Remember that if youre referring to you, or we, or I, or one, try to remain consistently within the same case.
16、 You should observe this carefully whenever you write.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Writing Devices,To be continued on the next page.,The cases of nouns and pronouns are reviewed in the following:,Confusion,Weve shifted from the first-person plural “we“ (quite common when writing about lite
17、rature) to the second-person, singular “you“.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Writing Devices,The cases of nouns and pronouns are reviewed in the following:,Repair Work,The end of Writing Devices.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 1,I never even lifted my foot off the a
18、ccelerator. (Para. 2 ) the part of a car that can make the car go faster when you press it The author was really shockedhow he could have been so indifferent, so unfeeling and so unsympathetic.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 2, through the
19、 land of the almighty dollar. (Para. 5) the country in which money has much power as God, here referring to the United States.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 3, when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. (Para. 7) to run a
20、gainst; to run contrary an adverb when it seemed to be in a way that is opposite to their best interests. / when it seemed to be exactly what they should not have done for their own safety.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 4, a trucker pulle
21、d over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. ( Para. 9 ) truck-driver putting (slamming in/applying) his brakes to slide sideways and become out of control,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 5,But I hate to see (Para. 9
22、) The proper translation would be: 我真不愿见到 Examples: I hate to disturb you , but could you take a look at my computer? I really hate to ask my parents for money.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 6,But what I found most touching was the fact t
23、hat they all did it as a matter of course. (Para. 11) as a most natural way to act,the use of “fact” followed by an appositive clause,More examples,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase,Complete the following sentences involving the use of “fact”
24、 followed by an appositive clause. I was very much impressed by the fact that _. The fact that _ shows that agriculture is still our greatest problem. We cannot ignore the fact that _.,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Sentence Paraphrase 7,The executive directo
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