《lesson 6 loving and hating new york 爱恨纽约》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《lesson 6 loving and hating new york 爱恨纽约（188页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、Lesson 6 Loving and Hating New York,Teaching Objectives,To familiarize students with American culture To appreciate the writing style of the text To understand some difficult words and expressions;,Teaching Contents,Background Knowledge About the author Thomas Griffith About New York City Writing St
2、yle Organization Detailed Study of the Essay Rhetorical Devices,Background Knowledge,About the author Thomas Griffith Thomas Griffith (1915-), American writer and editor. Since 1974 he has been press columnist toTime magazine; staff contributor员工to Fortune magazine; columnist to Atlantic Monthly. He
3、 is an uprooted westerner who now calls New York home. Publications: The Waist-High Culture How True? -A Sceptics Guide to Believing the News,Background Knowledge,About New York City How much do you know about New York? The general impression well-known architecture, places,New York City-The general
4、 impression,New York City-The general impression,New York City-The general impression,Manhaton Central Park,Statue of Liberty,Empire State Building,the worlds busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the worlds entertainment industry,The Broadway,regarded as “The Crossroads of the Wor
5、ld“,Times Square,Lower Mahaton,NYSE: New York Stock Exchange,Wall Street,China Town in Manhaton,9.11 terrorism,World Trade Center, Twin Towers,New York,The City of New York is composed of boroughsbr区, each a county of New York State : Manhattan (New York County郡); Brooklyn (Kings County); The Bronx
6、(Bronx County); 布朗克斯区 Queens (Queens County); 皇后区 Staten Island (Richmond County里士满郡). 斯丹登岛 The main part of New York is on Manhattan.,Bronx,Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,Staten Island,New York City,New York City is the capital city in the United States. Location: It is located in the southern part of N
7、ew York State, at the mouth of the Hudson River and borders on the Atlantic Ocean. As a political and industral center, the city is also the center of advertising, fashion, publishing, culture, art, music and radio broadcasting in the United States.,New York City,Status : New York City is the city a
8、nd commercial center not only in America but also in the world. “The Big Apple” is a major world capital and a world leader in , the arts, and communications. The port of New York is one of the finest in the world and ranks as the port on the East Coast.,New York City,“capital of the world“ City of
9、Art City of Fashion Sleepless City,New York,Facing Problems 1)immigrants 2) unemployment 3) air pollution, 4)traffic jams 5)crime, 6)drug 7)racial conflicts 8)the ever-increasing cost of living in the city.,New York,“If you love him, bring him to New York, for its Heaven.”,“If you hate him, bring hi
10、m to New York, for its Hell.”,Writing Style,exposition; expository writing (Narration, Description, Exposition and Argumentation) Definition: Exposition is a type of oral or written discourse that is used to explain, describe, give information or inform. Methods for writing a piece of exposition: co
11、mparison; definition; exemplification; contrast; illustration图解, etc.,Organization,Part 1: (Paras. 1-5 ) General introduction to New York - the present status of N.Y.C. in the U.S. and in the eyes of foreigners. Part 2: (Paras. 6-21 ) Detailed description of New York and the life and struggle of New
12、 Yorkers. Part 3: (Para. 22) Conclusion: Loving and hating N.Y.- a matter of alternating moods, in the same day. (Repetition of the theme.),Detailed Learning of the Text-Para. 1,Those ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple, those T-shirts with a heart design proclaiming “I love New York,” are signs,
13、 pathetic in their desperation, of how the mighty has fallen. (1)the Big Apple: any large city; nickname for New York City This idea came from the 20s and 30s when musicians had an expression for playing in small town gigs (小型演出). It was that there are many apples on the tree but when you pick New Y
14、ork City you picked the Big Apple.,Para. 1,The Big Apple: In the 1970s New York City went through many fiscal(财政的) troubles. The city became the butt of many jokes, and there was a big drop in tourists coming to New York City: many people, in fact, left New York City. This led to a campaign to give
15、New York City a new image. So Charles Gillate, who worked for the New York City Visitors Bureau, used the nickname Big Apple to draw tourists to New York City. This nickname, the Big Apple, helped turn New York City around. People wanted to see what was with this Big Apple and returned to New York C
16、ity.,Para. 1,Those ad campaigns celebrating the Big Apple, those T-shirts with a heart design proclaiming “I love New York,” are signs, pathetic in their desperation, of how the mighty has fallen. (2)pathetic: sorrowful; pitiful (3)desperation: hopelessness and despair Many advertising campaigns publicly praise N.Y. and many New Yorkers wear T-shirt with a heart design and the words “I love New York” printed on it . These actions only show how far New York ha
