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Unit 3 The Generation Gap

Unit 3 The Generation Gap. Meng Ling. What is a play?. A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes. . If we read a play , what things should we pay attention to?. Reading strategy. 1.In the form of a dialogue. 2.Read the dialogue aloud.

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Unit 3 The Generation Gap

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  1. Unit 3 The Generation Gap Meng Ling

  2. What is a play? A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes. If we read a play , what things should we pay attention to? Reading strategy 1.In the form of a dialogue. 2.Read the dialogue aloud. 3.Pay attention to the instructions and tips. 4.People the depiction of mental

  3. A brief introduction to plays The major components of a play: • Characters • Settings • Stage • Directions • Language • Conflicts • Climax • Theme

  4. Stage indicator diagram Up Right Up left Stage right Stage left Center Stage Down stage Down left

  5. The functions of stage directions: To set up stage properties in the proper place To indicate a change in setting To direct actors’ movement, gesture, facial expression, tone of voice, etc.

  6. Conflict: the essence of a play, a clash of actions, ideas, desires or wills. It may happen in three forms: Man vs man Man vs environment Man vs himself Climax

  7. Unlike a novelist or short-story writer, a playwright can not come forward, interrupt the action, and tell the audience what he/ she means by a certain scene or explain to them what is going on in the minds of the characters. The audience must conclude by themselves what the theme of the play is.

  8. Brainstorming 1.How do you think good parents should treat their children? 2.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it? 3.Do you always do what your parents want you to do ?

  9. 4.Do you think you have showed respect to your parents? 5.Have you ever quarreled with your parents? 6.What is your quarrel about? 7.Suppose you were one of the children what would you do?

  10. If you were the boy in the picture, what should you say to your mother?

  11. Interview -- When are your parents’ birthday and their wedding anniversary? -- Do your parents celebrate your birthday? How about their own birthday celebration? -- In your parents’ eyes, what are you interested in? Do you know your parents’ interests? -- In what areas do your parents want you to improve? --In what ways do you want your parents to improve?

  12. Parents and children do not often see eye to eye. Despite complaints, parents and children actually love each other very much. Do you yourself show similar attitudes towards your own parents?

  13. Chinese Characters in Foreign Eyes: What’s the Difference Between “己、已、巳”?

  14. A stereotype is a belief that all people from a culture behave a certain way. It is an opinion based on ones’ own cultural values and prejudices and on little information about the other culture. • A generalization is based on observation, not prejudice. It explains the standard practices of a nation but does not determine how every person in that culture behaves.

  15. What are the causes of the generation gap 1. The old generation and the young generation live in different periods. 2. Different places have different cultures, different backgrounds 3. The lack of communication

  16. How to narrow the generation gap 1. Communicate with each other, try to understand each other 2. Have patience 3. Put one feet into other’s shoes The key to bridge the gap is understanding, is the holy loving between family members.

  17. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words. cultural differences A generation gap describes vast between a younger generation and their elders. The term first prominence in Western countries during the 1960s. There were major differences between the young people and their parents musical tastes, fashion, drug use, and politics. Several examples of generational differences were prominent . Rock music and soul music, , were mostly detested by their elders. on young males was frequently seen as a shocking act of rebellion against society by their parents. _______________ came into __________ in such matters as _________________ during the period ________________ popular among the youth ____________________ Long hair ___________ The large scale protests ____________________ II ■

  18. against the Vietnam War on American college campuses contrasted sharply with the universal for World War II that their parents had experienced. Many youths “dropped out” into the hippie counterculture (嬉皮士反文化潮流). The term “generation gap” is today, as generational differences and generational identity are now in Western society than during the 1960s. national support _____________ rarely used _____________ less significant _____________

  19. Remember to - -Review Unit 3 and preview and study Text A of Unit 4, Integrated Course 2Finish reading Unit 3, Reading Course 2Finish fast reading Unit 3, Fast Reading Course 2Finish listening to Unit 5-6, Listening & Speaking Course 2Discuss topics with your group members to practice oral English

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