现代大学英语精读_Lesson1_Half a Day.ppt

Lesson One Half a Day Naguib Mahfouz Warm Up First day of school … Introduction to the Text 1. Writing --- the protagonist returns after being absent for a short time to find everything changed beyond recognition. 2. The best example --- Washington Irving’s (1783—1859) “Rip Van Winkle” 3. This technique is often used to emphasized rapid changes in society. Questions: 1. What’s your deepest impression of your first day to the Uni.? 2. Did you find the Uni. just as you had imagined? 3. Are you afraid of leaving home and your dearest parents to a strange place? 4. Can you live independently or take care of yourself very well? 5. What’s your dream you want to realize during the four academic years? 6. What do you think of the relationship between the teachers and the students? 7. What are your expectations of university? What kind of changes do you think it will bring upon your life? Naguib Mahfouz Born in 1911, educated at Cairo University Wrote short stories and historical novels before WWII Turned to write novels of social realism after WWII Later works combined realism symbolism A prolific writer: no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. His Works His Influence The first Arab Writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – 1988, The Cairo Trilogy Depicts realistically the social and political life in Egypt His classical and lucid style rejuvenated literary Arabic without recourse to colloquialisms Text Structure Detailed Analysis Para. 1-7 Main Ideas How did the boy feel about going to school? Find textual evidence. Why was he feeling so? List the father’s comments about school. What do you think of them? School is a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don’t you want to be useful like your brothers? Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. Be a man. Today you truly begin life. Language and Details Language and Details 1. clutch hold tightly,