203.Pub Talk and the King#39; s English.doc

3.Pub Talk and the King s English Henry Fairlie 目的/重点 Aims 　1.To know how to make good conversation 　　2.To trace the history of the King’s English 　　3.To learn the methods in developing an expository writing,esp. the use of examples 　　4.To analyse the features of spoken English 　　5.To appreciate the language features Teaching Contents 　　1. Exposition 　　2. History of Britain 　　3. Detailed study of the text 　　4. Organizational pattern 　　5. Language features 　　6. The characteristics of spoken English Time allocation 　1. Exposition and history (15 min.) 　　2. Detailed study of the text (105 min.) 　　3. Structure analysis (15 min.) 　　4. Language appreciation (15 min.) 　　5. The characteristics of spoken English (30 min) 课文内容 3. Pub Talk and the King s English Henry Fairlie  1 Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. And it is an activity only of humans. However intricate the ways in which animals communicate with each other, they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation. 　　 2 The charm of conversation is that it does not really start from anywhere, and no one has any idea where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just glows. The enemy of good conversation is the person who has something to say. Conversation is not for making a point. Argument may often be a part of it, but the purpose of the argument is not to convince. There is no winning in conversation. In fact, the best conversationalists are those who are prepared to lose. Suddenly they see the moment for one of their best anecdotes, but in a flash the conversation has moved on and the opportunity is lost. They are ready to let it go. 　　 3 Perhaps it is because of my up-bringing in English pubs that I think bar conversation has a charm of its own. Bar friends are not deeply involved in each others lives. They are companions, not intimates. The fact that their marriages may be on the rooks, or that their love affairs have been broken or even tha