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1、,The Dinner Party,Unit 1,Warm-up Questions,Background Information,New words,Text,Exercises,Text Analysis,Who is braver?,Woman VS Man,Lead-in,If you are a man, are you ready to protect a woman in danger? If you are a woman, do you expect protection from a man? Why?,Information related to the text,1.
2、Author 2. Cobra 3. Some remarks about women 4. India,Information related to the text,About the Author and the Story The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner, an American woman writer, is selected from The Saturday Review of Literature, 1941. Mona Gardner, an American woman writer. Most of her short stories
3、were written for the Saturday Evening Post magazine,2. Cobra Cobras, found in some parts of Africa and Asia, are poisonous snakes. Most cobras bite their victims and their bite may cause death within a few hours.,The king cobra, the largest of all poisonous snakes, may reach a length of 18 ft (5.5 m
4、) and feeds chiefly on other snakes.,The Indian cobra is usually 4-5 ft (1.21.6 m) long.,Some Remarks about Women,Frailty, thy name is woman! William Shakespeare 女人，你的名字叫脆弱。 Of all people, servants and women are the most difficult to behave to. Confucius 唯小人与女子难养也。,3. Prejudice Against Women Women h
5、ave long been referred to as “weaker sex” or “fairer sex,” considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, unable to perform the work that requires muscles or pluck the courage to face up to any crisis. And even today, such a prejudice has not entirely been eliminated and the argument in the text s
6、hows how hard long-standing prejudices die.,4. India-Location and Capital,India, officially called Republic of India, is a country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India. It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan; on the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar (also kno
7、wn as Burma), and the Bay of Bengal; on the south by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannr (which separates it from Sri Lanka) and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Arabian Sea and Pakistan. India is divided into 26 states and 7 union territories.,Capital,New Delhi is the countrys capital and
8、 one of its largest cities.,Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - Indian Nationalist Leader,The campaign of nonviolent civil resistance organized by Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India led to the countrys independence in 1947. A member of the merchant caste, Mohandas K. Gan
9、dhi, later called Mahatma (Sanskrit for “great soul”), Gandhi studied law in London, England. As a lawyer and later as a political activist, he effectively fought discrimination with the principles of truth, nonviolence, and courage, which he derived in part from the teachings of Hinduism.,The Taj M
10、ahal,The Taj Mahal, designed as a tomb for the wife of a 17th-century Mughal emperor, was constructed by about 20,000 workers from 1631 to 1653 in a city in northern India. The massive domed structure was constructed in the Indo-Islamic style, using white marble and inlaid gems. At each corner is a
11、minaret (prayer tower), and passages from the Koran, the Muslim holy book, adorn the outside walls. The bodies of the emperor and his wife remain in a vault below the building.,Sacred Cow,India has more cattle than any other country in the world. As a central part of Indias agrarian economy, cattle
12、haul carts, plow fields and produce milk for dairy products. Considered sacred by many Hindus, cattle are protected from slaughter in most states and are often allowed to roam free.,Before Reading_India_ Sacred Cow,Sacred Cow,India has more cattle than any other country in the world. As a central pa
13、rt of Indias agrarian economy, cattle haul carts, plow fields and produce milk for dairy products. Considered sacred by many Hindus, cattle are protected from slaughter in most states and are often allowed to roam free.,National Flag,The colors of the Indian flag were taken from the flag of the Indi
14、an National Congress. Dark orange印度教 represents courage and sacrifice勇气、献身. Green伊斯兰教represents faith, fertility, and chivalry繁荣、信心与人类的生产力 . White其他宗教 represents truth and peace真理与和平 . The emblem in the center was added upon independence in 1947. It is a Buddhist dharma chakra, or wheel of life , us
15、ed in India thousands of years ago.,A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.,The Dinner Party,heated: n+edadj adj. (of a person or discussion) full of anger and excitement 愤怒的， 激烈的，十分激动的 激烈的争论/辩论 a heated argument/ debate,Ed and I used to sta
16、y up all night, drinking wine and having heated arguments about politics.,Both sides are looking for ways tosettletheir differences,双方都在寻找解决分歧的办法,VERB1. 解决，结束(争端、纠纷),He visited Paris and eventually settled there.,他访问了巴黎，最终定居在那里。,2. 在定居;使定居,settle,unexpected adj. not expected 出乎意料的，始料不及的， 意想不到的发展/结果/ 来访者 an unexpected development/ result/ visitor unexpected death 猝死 an unexpected visitor 不素之客,I first heard this tale in
