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1、Unit One The Fourth of July,Objectives -to do Text comprehension (p.6) - to analyze Text organization (organization analysis ) -to learn word use and usage (language points -discussion) -to comprehend the ideas as contained in Text I & Text II -to compare the usage of some words (exercises) -to lear
2、n to write a paragraph -to practice speaking, listening and translating,The Seventh of July,Andre Lorde,The liberty bell,Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the inhabitants thereof“ (Leviticus 25:10). 旧约全书-利未记,Marian Anderson,Mass,Lincoln Memorial,Organization analysis,Pre-activity 1.I
3、n which paragraph can we find the main characters, the place and time of the major event narrated in the story. 2. Which paragraph provides the background of the story?,This is a piece of narrative writing in which the first-person narration is employed. The whole text may be divided into four main
4、parts. The first paragraph, which is the beginning part, provides the background of the story, introducing the main characters, the place and time of the major event narrated in the story.,Part 2,The second part tells us all the necessary preparations, especially the different kinds of food the writ
5、ers mother had prepared for their Washington trip. Also, this part briefly relates two examples of racial discrimination and segregation. So Which paragraphs constitute the second part? Paragraphs 2 6,Part 3,The third part is the most important section of the narrative text. It concentrates on the m
6、ajor event of the text - the injustice with which the writer and her family members had been treated. Included in this part are also some of the writers visits and her psychological activities. So which paragraphs go to this part?Paragraphs 7-17,This part is the core of the whole narration. It can b
7、e further divided into two sections, consisting of paragraphs 7 -11 and paragraphs 12 -17 respectively. The first section, seemingly the relation of some of the sights the author saw in Washington, is, more importantly, the revelation of the authors mental reaction to the suffocating white dominatio
8、n she felt in Washington D.C. especially in July, which is symbolized by the “dazzling whiteness“,and “the light and heat which were so much stronger“ here than in New York. This was partly why she had to be squinting nearly all the time. The second section, Paragraphs 12 -17, is the climax of the n
9、arration. It relates their most agonizing experience at an ice cream and soda fountain store where they were not allowed to eat a dish of vanilla ice cream at the counter, and they were treated very badly by the waitress.,Part 4 (para 18-19),These two paragraphs, which wind up the narrative text, pr
10、esent a brief account of the different effects of the injustice on the black family. The writers fury did not seem to be shared by her parents or by her sisters, who pretended that nothing unusual or anti-American had ever occurred.,As a result, the writer was left to write her angry letter to the p
11、resident of the United States all by herself. This experience of the white domination, racial discrimination and segregation so strongly affected the writer that she felt sick to her stomach for the rest of that trip. She didnt think that it was much of a graduation present after all.,Language point
12、s,1.What does the fourth of July refer to in American history? 2. What does the name Washington D. C. signify?,Para 1,The Fourth of July: This day is kept as a national holiday in the United States of America, because the Declaration of Independence asserting the sovereign independence of the former
13、 British colonies was adopted on the fourth of July, 1776.,suppose vt. assume, believe, accept as true; pretend that sth. is true; take sth. as a factI dont suppose for a minute that he will agree. Everyone supposes him to be poor, but he is in fact very wealthy. Suppose that you had a million pound
14、s - How would you spend it?,be supposed to do sth.: be expected or required to do sth.Am I supposed to clean all the rooms or just this one?You are supposed to pay the bill by Friday.You are not supposed to play football in the classroom.Students are not supposed to whisper or talk while the teacher
15、 is lecturing.,fabled,adj. famous in fables; legendaryThere are some fabled cities in that small country.The scientist went to investigate about the fabled fish in Lake Kanas.The deserted house is fabled to have been inhabited by ghosts.,Para 2 & Para 3,milk train: a train that chiefly carries milk,
16、 usu. very early in the morning Preparations were in the air around our house before school was even over. + Preparations were being made in our house even before school was closed for the summer vacation. in the air: in the sky; prevalent; gaining currency; not decided, indefinite The feather float
17、ed lightly in the air. At that time there were some rumors in the air. Suspicion hung in the air.,In fact, my first trip to Washington was a mobile feast. - Actually, my first trip to Washington was a wonderful or elaborate meal that we enjoyed in the chugging train. / Indeed, my first trip to Washington was like a very pleasant or very agreeable feast, because I started eating as soon as we were comfortably settled in our seats and did not stop until somewhere after Philadelphia.,
