综合英语 第5课.ppt

Unit 5 Text I The Tapestry of Friendship Text I The Tapestry of Friendship This text distinguishes two kinds of friendship: Friendship between men and friendship between women. The text can be divided into four parts. Paragraphs 1-2 Paragraphs 3-6 Paragraphs 7-18 The last paragraph Paragraphs 1-2 serve as the Prelude, where the author reveals what kind of film the woman had just seen. Paragraphs 3-6 are the Introduction, where the advances the double standard of friendship on the basis of the personally observed shift of focus of cinema lens. Paragraphs 7-18 are the Body, where the distinctions of the two types of friendship are detailed. The last paragraph is the Conclusion, which summarizes the fundamental differences between the male companionship and the female friendship. Paragraphs 1-2 In this part the author reveals what kind of film the woman had just seen and what attitude she had to it. The following questions can be asked: 1) What kind of film did the woman see? It was a movie that portrayed all aspects of the friendship between two women: its fragility, its resiliency and its connecting function. It was quite an ordinary film, without thrilling like the long-time car chase or the fierce gunfight. The end was of no great significance either. 2) What did she think of it? The movie was gentle and moving to the woman, because, as the following paragraphs show, with the other two movies it brought about a new definition of friendship that stood against the traditional view of friendship. Language Work 1. It was, in many ways, a slight movie.：In many aspects it was a simple, ordinary movie. 2. big-budget chase scene：a car-chase scene that costs a lot of money 3. cosmic： 1) very great This earthquake was a disaster of cosmic scale. 2) relating to the universe The other great cosmic reality is time. Some people believe that what happens in their lives is influenced by cosmic forces. 4. Slowly, it panned across the tapestry of friendship ... ：Step by