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1、Unit10,Watch the movie clip and answer the following questions.,What did Joanna want from her parents?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,She wanted her parents to state absolutely clearly that they had no objections and she wanted their ble
2、ssing for her marriage.,He was highly-educated, mature, polite and realistic.,2. What do you think of John?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Guess Who is Coming to Dinner,Mrs. Drayton: Would anybody like a cup of coffee? Mr. Drayton: What
3、did she Mrs. Drayton say when Joanna told her? Did she raise any objections? John: None so far. There hasnt been much time. Joanna: What objections? Dad, I know this was sort of a shock because its also sudden and unexpected and it never occurred to me that I might fall in love with a negro. But I d
4、id, and nothing in the world is gonna change that. Even if you had any objections, I would not let him go now even if you were the governor of Alabama, I mean if Mom were. So tell him, will you? Tell John if you have any objections and then you can go play golf.,Video Script1,Audiovisual supplement,
5、Cultural information,Mr. Drayton: What is it that you expect me to say? If you want me to think about it, then you should give me the time to think about it, wont you? The doctor said you had a problem; you certainly have. But if you are expecting any sensible statement from me, youll have to give m
6、e some time to think about it. Does that sound reasonable? John: Its reasonable, Mr. Drayton, but not quite practical. Mrs. Drayton: You see, Matt, theres sort of a special problem. John: See, Ive got to fly to New York tonight and to Switzerland tomorrow night. Mrs. Drayton: Yes, and what Joey want
7、s, what she proposes, is to go to Geneva herself so that they can be married within the next couple of weeks.,Video Script1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Mr. Drayton: What the hell with all that rush? Joanna: Well we know we want to get married and unless somebody does have some object
8、ions, why should we waste anytime. John and I aint going to change our minds. Mr. Drayton: Are you saying, are you telling me that you want an answer today about how your mother and I feel? Joanna: Of course we do. We want you and mother to state absolutely clearly that you have no objections whatev
9、er. And when we do get married, we will have your blessing.,Video Script1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,1. The black middle class,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,The black middle class, within the United States, refers to African Americans who occupy
10、a middle class status within the American class structure, those who own their own home or small business, and by the strictest definition, those with a degree from college.,2. Challenges facing the black middle class,Cultural information 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Downward mobili
11、ty: 45% of children from a black middle class family end up “near poor”, while 16% of children from a white middle class family end up “near poor”. Financial crisis: 33% of the black middle class was in danger of falling out of the middle class at the start of the recession.,3. Comments,Cultural inf
12、ormation 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,The best guarantee of durable, amicable race relations in America is the continued growth of a strong, self-confident black middle class. The Times There is little doubt that middle-class black America is 3040 years ahead of us back in Blighty (
13、a slang referring to Britain). The Guardian,Structural analysis,This selection originally appeared in Newsweek, 1989. In the text the author contrasts media images of black Americans with the reality of their lives, emphasizing what black Americans are not.,Rhetorical features,Structural analysis,(P
14、aragraphs 14 16): The author calls for action to correct the distorted media image of blacks and make blacks and their contributions to American society recognized.,Structural analysis,Rhetorical features,Structural analysis,The text can be divided into the following three parts:,Part I,(Paragraphs
15、1 3): This part brings up the topic that the media have distorted the image of black Americans out of a severe bias, and most blacks, including the author herself, are not at all like what is depicted in the media.,Part II,(Paragraphs 4 13): This part gives a detailed description of the fact that th
16、e media have presented a biased image of black America and transmitted it to the whole country as the norm.,Part III,Rhetorical Features 1,Rhetorical features,Structural analysis,In this text, the punctuation mark dash has been used in many sentences. For instance, Day after day, week after week, this message that black America is dysfunctional and unwhole gets transmitted across the American landscape.,Nor is it a matter of closing ones eyes to the very real problems o
