Fun, Oh Boy, Fun. You Could Die from It.ppt

Fun, Oh Boy, Fun. You Could Die from It Text Explanation （ meanwhile refer to the other p.p. file） Paragraphs 1 - 5 This is the introductory part. The following questions are suggested: 1) What is the thesis statement of the essay? 2) What technique does the author employ in this part of the essay? 3) In Para. 4, a series of questions has been raised. What’s the effect of it? Language Work Boy: expressing excitement one’s blue-eyed boy: one’s favorite person Somewhere along the line: sometime in one’s life line: the line of life …fun was there for the asking: if people ask for fun, it would be always available. ? People deserved fun. : it is quite natural for people to have fun. “Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions.: When compared with all other questions, “Was it there?” became the most significant one. When pleasure got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. : When pleasure began to be the most important thing, people were sure to respect fun. fetish: an object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence; an object believed to have magical or spiritual powers. make a fetish of Para. 6 –11 Analysis In this part of the essay, the writer offers the extended definition of the word “fun” by negation. Answer the following questions: 1) What style does Jordan create and how does she create it? 2) What are some of the things that do not provide fun according to Jordan? 3) How do some people manage to have fun? 4) What relationship does the use of drugs and alcohol have to our difficulties in having fun today? 5) What is th erelationship between big occasions and the experience of fun? Language Work Flunk: to fail, esp. (in) a course or an exam flunk out If it wasn’t fun, then by Jove, we were going to make it fun, or else.: If it wasn’t fun, then, God, we would try to make it fun any way. or else: regardless of any extenuating circumstances.