[文学]高级英语第一册 Unit 1 The Middle Eastern Bazaar.ppt

Unit 1 of Advanced English The Middle Eastern Bazaar Prereading questions: What is a bazaar? Have you ever seen one before? What are handicraft economy, industrialized economy, new economy, knowledge economy? What kind of economy is the bazaar in the text related to? How many styles of writing have you practiced in your writing course up to now? What style of writing can this text be categorized into? Some introduction to descriptive writing: Definition Verbal picturing of a person, place, object, scene, idea etc, that is ,painting a picture in words. A good description creates a sensory experience with the use of words. First the author pictures an experience in his mind. Then he selects specific details to communicate that impression. Through reading this detailed description, readers in turn create a similar picture in their minds. Tips Establish a dominant impression or outstanding quality Select details: relevant; specific; vivid/minute Though small, the street possesses a medley of colors which suggest the richness of life. The houses lining it are painted red, yellow, grey and white. Girls wear skirts, the colors of which you can never imagine. Vegetables and fruits on a peddler’s stand appear in jade green, watery yellow and rosy purple. They shine under the sun in a way that dazzles your eyes. … His gaunt, expressive face was dominated by piercing eyes, conveying a mixture of intensity and repose, of wariness and calm self-confidence… He moved gracefully and with dignity, filling a room not by his physical dominance but by his air of controlled tension, steely discipline, and self-control, as if he were a coiled spring. Arrange the description in proper order: straightforward spatial order; specific elements → general or vice versa; the least striking feature → the most; appearance → personality Use specific and vivid language Employ figures of speech She danced and sang happily like a lark. (as slippery as an eel; as poor as a church mouse, etc) She is