,Unit 6 The Telephone,Anwar F.Accawi,R,einforcement,T,ext Analysis,The Telephone,B,ackground,W,arming up,Unit 6,Questions/Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warming up,The Telephone,Unit 6,Warming up,Questions/Activities,Did the title tell you much?,What did you expect to read?,W,B,T,R,Please define the underlined words in each context:,(p.22)In the evening,the laughter and noise of the men,trailed,off and finally stopped,(p.22),“,I,ll give him a,trail,to follow,”,muttered Rainsford.(L.8),(p.21),to bring news that would change their lives and,deliver,them from their aimless existence.,(p.22),or to,deliver,a message to his wife,such as,n.The track of a person or animal by which it can be followed,v.(voice off),it becomes gradually quieter and then stops,Check-on Preview,Warming up,free sb from a situation,take sth to a place,有时候，在这漫长的等待中，加上酷热，苍蝇以及羊粪的气味，人们的脾气变得暴躁起来。年轻一点的女人因为担心她们的婴儿，开始为该轮到谁接水争吵起来。有时，争吵升级，女人们大打出手；她们扯着对方的头发、吐着口水、诅咒着、尖叫着、谩骂着，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作响。我们这些和母亲一道去取水的被晒得黝黑的小男孩喜欢这样的打斗，因为女人们扭打着在沙地里打滚的时候，我们可以看到她们的大腿和花内裤。偶尔，我们幸运地可以看到更多，因为有些女人在长裙下面根本什么都没穿。上帝呀，我曾经多么盼望这样的打斗。我现在还记得那种冲动、那种兴奋，连阳光都在滚滚的尘土上跳舞，当一条裙子被扯破了，年轻女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出来，旋即又被遮了起来。在我的日历上，大旱的那一年将永远是我孩提时代最美妙的年份之一。,Translate the following paragraph into English by yourself and then compare with the original.,Check-on Preview,Warming up,Understand the theme of the story,(u,nderstand globalization from another perspective,cf.,“,Globalization,s Dual Power,”,),Appreciate the style,perspective,tone,strongly flavored expressions,metaphor,simile,exaggeration,Objectives,Warming up,Background,Social Background,Author,B,W,T,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,Anwar F.Accawi,His Life,Born in Lebanon in a family whose ancestors are believed to have gone to Jerusalem in the Crusades.,Taught English at the University of Beirut,Left for the U.S.when the civil war brokeout in Lebanon,Has been teaching English at the English Language Institute of the Uni.of Tennessee,Background,Author,Non-Fiction,The Boy from the Tower of the Moon,(1999),Short fiction,The Camera in,Homeworks,(1996),Background,His Works,Author,Background,Social Background,A Short Story,Plot,:a little boys first time to go to school,on the way to school,Setting,:at school,on the way home,Protagonist/Narrator,:“I”the boy in the story,Theme,of the story:what do you think?,B,W,T,R,Location:,Middle East,bordering the Mediterranean Sea,between Israel and Syria,Ethnic divisions:,Arab 95%,Armenian 4%,other 1%,Background,Social Background,Languages:,Arabic(official),French(official),Armenian,English,Religions:,Islam 70%Christian 30%Judaism,Independence:,22 November 1943(from League of Nations mandate under French administration),Background,Social Background,The Capital City,Beirut,“Paris of the Middle East”,Background,Social Background,Detailed,Analysis,Structure,Theme,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,What would be the key words if you want to discuss its theme?,-technology,progress,globalization?,-a better life?,Text Analysis,Theme,The,advent,of the telephone and automobile(magic carpet of the twentieth century)link Magdaluna to the outside world and gradually,destroy its centuries-old tradition of self-sufficiency,;the Lebanese Civil War(1975-90)completes the villages,slow and agonizing death.,Yet Magdaluna,remains alive in Accawis loving portrait,a gentle recollection of childhood that doubles as a,poignant reminder of modernitys sometimes devastating impact,.,-Wendy Smith,Is this all?,Text Analysis,Theme,Part I(1-10)village life before the installation.,P(1-8):what time meant to people in Magadaluna,P(9-10):the authors memory of a draught in his childhood.,Part II(11-25)changes brought to the village by telephone.,P11:Transition,P(12-18):Installation,P(19-25):Changes happening to the village,Text Analysis,Structure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words&Expressions,Exercise,Part I Part II,T,W,B,R,Part I(1-10):main ideavillage life before the installation,A.What did time mean to the people?,(paras.1-8),Questions for comprehension,1.,What was the overall picture of Magdaluna?How did the narrator present the picture?,2.What did time mean to the villagers?How did they keep track of time?What did it suggest?,3.What was the general life pattern for the villagers?,And what were considered important events?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Para.1:,Topic sentence?,Time didn,t mean much to anybody in the secluded village.,Any other noted feature(s)?,the unchanging cycle of life?,a traditional,agricultural society?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Paras.2-8:,Main idea?,The villagers used a divine calendar to keep track of time.,Any other noted feature(s)?,the natural disasters?,The tone of the narrator,“,I,”,(as a boy)?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I:Exercise,Complete the following questions with keep track of/lose track of(p.1);crack(p.6);shortly after(p.4.);incorporate(p.8).,1.He felt sick,he came back from tropical countries.,2.She bought,Vogue,and,Elle,every month to,keep track of,fash