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The Chaser

. Warm-upStructure analysisText analysisAfter-reading discussionWriting. 1. Warm-up Questions . Group discussion Do you believe that love can last for ever and how do you think love relates to marriage? . Structural Analysis. Three parts. . Do you believe love can be fostered? How can you lur

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The Chaser

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    1. The Chaser Unit Seven

    2. Warm-up Structure analysis Text analysis After-reading discussion Writing

    3. 1. Warm-up Questions Group discussion Do you believe that love can last for ever and how do you think love relates to marriage?

    4. Structural Analysis Three parts

    5. Do you believe love can be fostered? How can you lure one into love with you? What is likely to happen when a couple no longer love each other?

    6. 2. Text Analysis P. 1Comprehension What is the image of Alan Austen in this part?

    7. Review: peer-peep-glance words related to look

    8. P.2-12 What does this part He pushed open his door, as he had been told to do suggest? How did the old man greet him?

    9. Whats Austens reaction to the old mans selling pitch?

    10. Why do you think the old man told Austen about the life-cleaner before selling the love potion?

    11. Words & Grammar make somebodys acquaintance: (formal) to meet someone for the first time At the hotel, I made the acquaintance of a young American actor.

    12. imperceptible: almost impossible to see or notice Such changes are imperceptible to even the best-trained eye.

    13. apprehensive: worried or nervous about sth. that you are going to do, or about the future Wed been a little apprehensive about their visit. apprehensively-apprehension

    14. P.13-45 Comprehension What is the implied meaning of the old mans remark, Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollors. Otherwise they would not need a love potion(P.13)?

    15. Why did Austen want to buy the love potion? What are the effects of the love potion? Describe them in detail?

    16. What is Austens understanding of love? What does the last paragraph suggest?

    17. What moral lessons can be drawn from the story?

    18. Paraphrase It is only when one is in a position to oblige that one can afford to be so confidential.(P.17)

    19. For indifference, said the old man, they substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration.(P.23)

    20. For indifference, said the old man, they substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration.(P.23)

    21. Dialogue Analysis How do the speeches of the young man and the old man differ? Examples cited to support.

    22. How does that build up the theme?

    23. Words & Grammars oblige: to do sth. that someone has asked you to do Its always a good idea to oblige important clients. If you need a ride home, Id be happy to oblige.

    24. ---You have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary The minister was obliged to report at least once every six months. Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding. VS. have to, must, force

    25. substitute: to use sth. new or different instead of sth. else The recipe says you can substitute yogurt for the sour cream VS replacewith Bill substituted for Larry, who was off sick.

    26. rapture: great excitement and happiness She was in/went into raptures about/at/over the climate, the food, the spring flowers. ---rapturous

    27. Review: overwhelm fervently-fervent-fervency: believing or feeling sth. very strongly and sincerely It is a cause for which we have campaigned fervently these past four years.

    28. be better off: having more money than sb. else or than you had before Shell be about $50 a week better off. I think shes better off with/without him. Hed be better off starting with something simpler. VS. worse off

    29. 3. After-reading Discussion Coin-allocating Game What are the essential ingredients of the love potion, beauty, wealth, or personality? List as many ingredients as you can think of.

    30. 4. Writing Assignment Use your imagination to continue the story and write a story The Chaser II.

    31. Suppose you have a certain number of coins (the double of the number of ingredients) and you are going to allocate coins to the ingredients respectively in terms of the importance of them.

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