《unit8 the kindness of strangers-现代大学英语精读1》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《unit8 the kindness of strangers-现代大学英语精读1（112页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、The kindness of Strangers,Mike Mclntyre,Unit 8,Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciation Part Four: Language Study,Contents,B,T,L,E,W,lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Part One,Warm-up,ENTER,lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Contents,Warm-up,On Kindness
2、 Discussion ,To be continued in the next page.,lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,On Kindness(1),In the midst of _ crises such as pollution, _ and famine, kindness may be too easily _ as a “soft“ issue, or a luxury to be addressed after the _ problems are solved. But kindness is the greatest _ in
3、 all those areaskindness toward the _, toward other _, toward the needs of people who are _. Until we reflect basic kindness in everything we do, our _ gestures will be fleeting and _.,Listen to the passage. Complete the spots.,global,wars,dismissed,urgent,need,environment,nations,suffering,politica
4、l,fragile,The end of “On Kindness”.,lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,On Kindness(2),Simple kindness may be the most _ key to the riddle of how human beings can live with each other in _, and care properly for this planet we all _. That idea is at the _ of everything the Human Kindness Foundatio
5、n does. Bo Lozoff,vital,peace,share,heart,lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,II. Discussion,1. Do you agree that it would be foolish to trust strangers? Give your reasons and examples. 2. Have you ever been helped by strangers when you were in trouble? Tell your own experiences.,The end of Discus
6、sion.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Part Two,Background Information,ENTER,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,States in the U.S.A The Golden Gate Bridge American Society,Background information,Contents,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,States in the U.S.A,To be continued on the next pa
7、ge.,These are states mentioned by the author in the article. Please mark them out in the map in the next page and draw a line to show the authors route of journey. California ( CA)San Franciscothe Golden Gate Bridge Iowa （IA） Montana (MT) Nebraska (NE) North Carolina (NC) Cape Fear Oregon (OR) Tenne
8、ssee (TN)- Jamestown Wyoming (WY) Louisiana (LA)New Orleans,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,States in the U.S.A,Situated in the heart of Southern England, the County of Berkshire, also known as Royal Berkshire is home to several well known Towns and Cities, such as Windsor, where the famous Ro
9、yal retreat Windsor Castle can be found. Another Royal connection is the Town of Ascot, famous for its very popular annual horse racing festival - Royal Ascot. Berkshire also boasts many picturesque Villages with views across the River Thames absolutely stunning.,Please mark out the states the autho
10、r mentioned in the article.,The end of States in the U.S.A.,The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the worlds five oceans,The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the worlds five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, India Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean).,Golden Gate Bridge,Americans are
11、known as a generous people. “Love my neighbor” and “ Be your brothers keeper” used to be their national mottoes. In recent decades, however , things have changed.,American Society,To be continued,People seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs. Crime rates have increased
12、seriously. More and more people are worried about the general moral decay. But the author of this article tries to tell people that based on this personal experience, things are not as bad as people believe .,To be continued,In fact, one can still depend one the kindness of strangers in this country
13、. American people of course will be happy to hear this . However. The fact that they need this kind of reassurance and the fact that these kinds of article are so readily accepted by the Readers Digest show that people are far from certain, and the problem is far from being resolved.,To be continued
14、,Today, people generally agree that competition is good for economic growth because it makes people work harder and better. But they also find that it might turn the society into a battlefield or a jungle where everybody is guided by the law of “the survival of the fittest” and that it might do harm
15、 to human relationship. This has happened in the United States. It is also happening in our own country. Our students should be aware of this problems and try to understand and learn to deal with them.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Part Two,Background Information,This is the end of Part Two.
16、 Please click HOME to visit other parts.,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Part Three,Text Appreciation,ENTER,Text Appreciation,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Text analysis 1. General analysis 2. Theme 3. Structure Writing devices 1. Consistency of Tense 2. Pronoun Preference,Contents,Lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers,Plot of the story Setting of the story
