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1、,Text Study,Idea Sharing,Notes to the Text,Words and Expressions,Writing,Understanding,Reproduction,Structure Analysis,Summary,I. Structure Analysis,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Argumentation + Supporting Details + Conclusion,Argumentation,Part 2,Part 3,Conclusion,Part 5,Part 4,Paras. 25,Para. 6,Par
2、a. 7,Para. 8,Part 1,Para. 9,Supporting Details,Argumentation: Chasing fame often leads to self-destruction. (Para. 1),Text StudyStructure Analysis,Conclusion: The writers advice to those seeking fame and fortune. (Para. 9),An artist is hard to be both successful and uncompromising. (Para. 6),The gre
3、atest winners initially failed in the conquest of fame. (Para. 7),Examples of those who failed many times before their final success. (Para. 8),Some negative effects (Paras. 2-5),II. Understanding,The passage is a piece of argumentation which tries to convince us that seeking fame sometimes leads to
4、 ones own destruction.,Text StudyUnderstanding,Answer the following questions:,1. Why does the writer compare an artist who seeks fame to a dog chasing its own tail?,Text StudyUnderstanding,Because like a dog chasing its own tail, when the artist captures the fame, he does not know what else to do b
5、ut to continue chasing it.,2. What will happen to artists if they become bored?,Text StudyUnderstanding,Their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public.,3. Why is it possible for artists to lose support from the audiences i
6、f they make changes to their style?,Because the public discounts styles other than those for which the artists have become famous.,Text StudyUnderstanding,4. What do famous writers, painters and moviemakers have to give up in order to maintain their fame and fortune, according to the writer?,Text St
7、udyUnderstanding,Their freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms.,5. In which way is the performer similar to the politician, according to the writer?,Text StudyUnderstanding,They have to please their audiences by saying things they dont mean or fully believe.,6. What does the writer
8、want to show by giving an example of Oscar Wildes uncompromising behavior?,Text StudyUnderstanding,Artists pay a heavy price for remaining true to themselves.,Text StudyUnderstanding,7. What explanation may failed artists give to themselves for their failure?,Their genius is too sophisticated for co
9、ntemporary audiences.,8. Why are Thomas Wolfe, Beethoven, Pestalozzi, and Thomas Edison mentioned in Paragraph 8?,Text StudyUnderstanding,To show that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed.,III. Summary,Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have found th
10、at they are remarkably similar to the rest of us. You may have even heard them _ to people saying there is anything different about them. “Im really just a normal guy,” _ an actor who has recently rocketed into the spotlight. There is, of course, usually a brief period when they actually start to be
11、lieve they are as great as their _ fans suggest. They start to wear _ clothes and talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had _ risen above it all.,Text StudySummary,object,originally,fancy,worsh
12、ipping,protests,What will it feel like to soar to such _ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyone else? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to _ from your dream and realize you are only human? Some only see the _ in losing something they had gained. They often make _ at
13、tempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts result in even greater pain. Some become _ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.,desperate,bankrupt,cruelty,wake,Text StudySummary,altitude,One of the members: a ho
14、st or hostess Other members: Oscar Wilde, some audiences Task: Wilde tells the audiences his story and answers the questions about fame from the audience.,IV. Reproduction,Group Work: An Interview Program,Text StudyReproduction,Text StudyReproduction,detailed information about Wildes story. exchange
15、 the ideas about fame and mention examples of other celebrities. pay attention to the interaction between the host, Wilder and visitors.,Points to cover:,Active Expressions,Focus Study,In English, you may find some expressions formed by very common words, but they are active and powerful.,Whats on a
16、t the cinema tonight? 今晚电影院上演什么？ Whats he up to? 他忙什么呢？,I. Active Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not 2. both social and sexual, to which the public objected, paid heavily for remaining true to himself. 3. until he came upon the idea of teaching children and developing the
