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1、Unit 7 The LuncheonWilliam Somerset MaughamWilliam Somerset Maugham 毛姆毛姆William Somerset Maughamnovelist, playwright, short-story writer, highest paid author in the world in the 1930s.from Britainlong novelsLiza of Lambeth1897兰姆贝思的丽莎Mrs. Craddock1902克雷杜克夫人The Bishops Apron1906主教的围巾The Magician1908魔术
2、师Of Human Bondage1915人生的枷锁The Moon and Sixpence1919月亮和六便士The Painted Veil1925彩巾Cakes and Ale1930寻欢作乐The Narrow Corner1932偏僻的角落The Theatre1937戏院Christmas Holiday1939圣诞节Up at the Villa1941别墅里红运高照之人The Hour before the Dawn1942黎明前的时分The Razors Edge1944刀锋Then and Now1946时常Catalina.A Romance1948卡塔琳娜 一段罗曼史
3、Orientations1899东向礼拜The British Agent1928一个英国间谍First Person Singular1931第一人称短篇小说六篇Cosmopolitans1936四海为家的人们Septembers Bird1939九月公主和夜莺(The Unconquered)1944不可征服的人Creatures of Circumstance1947环境的产物short novelscomediesLady Frederick1912弗雷德里克夫人Our Betters1923比我们高贵的人们The Constant Wife1925忠实的妻子The Sacred Fl
4、ame1928 圣火The Breadwinner1930养家活口的人Warm-Up Questions 1.Which is the restaurant you would most like to be invited to? 2.When handed the menu by your host ,do you hesitate to choose expensive dishes or just pick whatever you like? 3.When a men and a woman go out for a meal together ,should the man alw
5、ays pay? 4.Have you ever experienced any awkward situation when you dont have enough money with you? How do you manage to get out of such an embarrassment ?Item Content Host Guest Where When Why What How did the host feel about it?A young man, the author,A middle-aged lady At Foyots, a very expensiv
6、e restaurantOn a Thursday about twenty years agoThe lady begged him to Salmon, caviare, champagne, asparagus, ice- cream, coffee, a peachHe regretted that he hadnt refused her. He hated the woman. But twenty years later, he began to feel comfortable. Global Reading What is the difference between “th
7、e luncheon” and “a luncheon”? It must be an unforgettable luncheon? Who treated whom? Why did he/she treat him/her? Where did he or she treat him or her? What did he or she treat him or her to? How did the host feel about it?Global ReadingRead and find expressions for the change of the author mood I
8、 was startled when the bill of fare was brought. My heart sank a little. I fancy I turned a trifle pale. My heart sank. Panic seized me. I was past caring now.Find evidence for the following The author made a living by writing. He tried to maintain the high taste of life. People with rich experience
9、s know better how to deal with flattery.She had read a book of mine.If I cut coffee for the next two weeks I was flattered and was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. He appeared to be generous at the beginning. The woman criticized the author for eating too heavy a luncheon.I asked, hos
10、pitable still.She took me quite seriously to task. “ ”What can you infer from the following? I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. If I cut out coffee for the next two months I could manage well enough. She ate the caviare and she ate the salmon. She talked gaily of art a
11、nd literature and music. I watched the wicked woman thrust them down her throat in large mouthfuls. I was past caring now. Read, ask and answer Role play: one as the writer, the other as a journalist 1) When did you first meet the lady? 2) How did you get to know her? 3) How was it that you invited
12、her to dinner at Foyots? 4) What was your first impression of the lady? 5) How did you feel when the lady first said she never ate anything for luncheon?6) What happened then? And what did you do?7) Why didnt you prevent her from ordering so much?8) What did you have for luncheon that day?9) How muc
13、h was left for you at last?10) How did you feel when you saw her twenty years later?Further questions Discuss how the author spent his next month? Whats the purpose of author in writing this story? Do you think it is an invented story or is it a true story? What would you do if you were the author?
14、Why or why not?in answer to: in response to, as an answer toIn answer to your criticism, I would suggest that you have completely misunderstood my purpose. The doctor came at once in answer to my phone call.Words and ExpressionsWhat does the phrase “during the interval” mean?At the time between two
15、acts of a play.during the intervalThe _ between the two buildings is 30 meters.During the interval At intervals (sometimes) At long intervals At wide intervals At monthly intervals At intervals of proximately 12 daysintervalParaphrase this sentence.Both of us are getting old. (这是上了年纪 的人在感慨青春不再时常用的表达
16、方式 。)Were none of us getting any younger. What does this sentence mean?This is a rhetorical question, i.e. a question asked for the sake of effect, no answer is being needed or expected. Here it is asked to emphasize that the author has every reason to remember the lunch very well indeed.Did I remember? I had
