综合英语 第10课.ppt

Lead-in Questions 1. Have you ever spoken to a large audience? How did you feel? 2. Do you think voice is important to personal development? Main Content 1. Text I：How I Found My Voice (The text is an autobiographical narration of a successful actor and television announcer who had severe stutter in his early childhood.) 2. Text II: Thank You，Mr. Chips (The article talks about the life experience of Kilby, who won the Nobel Prize in physics because of the invention of microchips as well as the launch of a technological revolution.) 3. Exercises: comprehension of the texts, vocabulary, grammar, translation, etc Text Analysis This autobiographical narration comprises three parts. In part I (Paragraph 1-2), the writer presents a striking contrast between his successful career as an actor and television announcer and his severe stutter in his early childhood. In part II (Paragraph 3-22), the author recollects how his high school teacher helped him to overcome his stutter and find his voice. In part III (Paragraph 23-29), the author tells the reader how his voice found with the help of Professor Crouch turned a new leaf to his life and brought him great successes, and how grateful he is to his teacher. Paragraph 1-2 In this part, the writer describes how successful his career is at present and what an important role his voice plays in his career. It formed a sharp contrast with the fact that he suffered from a stuttering problem as a child. Question: Did you expect a person as described in Paragraph 1 could have suffered from stutter? It is really out of anyone’s expectation that a person with the experience of stuttering may have such a great achievement, especially in a career dependent primarily upon voice and fluency. Language work: 1. trilogy: a series of three books, plays, operas, etc. that have the same subject or the same character, but are each complete works in themselves He is best known for his trilogy on working-class life. 2. voice-over: n. Th