现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit8PPT课件.ppt

The Man in AsbestosStephen Leacock R einforcementT ext AnalysisThe Man in AsbestosB ackgroundW arming upUnit 8Questions / ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesThe Man in AsbestosUnit 8Warming upWarming upQuestions / ActivitiesWhat do you think human life will be like in 400 or 500 years? (In terms of life expectancy, clothing, food, housing, communication, education, entertainment)Check-on Preview True(T)/False(F) statements on the text. 1. I fell into deep sleep by taking a special pill.2. I found myself in a museum on Broadway.3. The man in asbestos (MIA) looked surprised when I started asking him questions.4. There were no machines any more in MIAs world.5. Climate didnt change any more in MIAs world.6. People could still get killed in traffic accidents in MIAs world. 7. Education was no longer necessary in MIAs world.8. All women had changed into men in MIAs world.9. I was angry at the state of things in MIAs world.10.MIA sent back to my hotel in the end.Warming upFTFFTTFFTFObjectives1. Expand your vocabulary2. Expand your knowledge of English grammar3. Understand the structure and the general idea of the story4. Understand science fiction as a literary genre5. Learn to appreciate and criticize a text in the framework of the time when it was written6. Solve your own questions about the storyWarming upBackgroundGenreAuthorThe Man in AsbestosUnit 8BackgroundAuthorStephen Leacock 1869-1944 born in England in 1869. emigrated to Canada in 1876 with his family. studied modern and classical languages and earned his bachelors degree in the University of Toronto in 1891. taught high school but did not quite like the job. started graduate studies at the university of Chicago in 1899. received a doctorate in political science and political economy, in 1903 and went back to Canada to teach at the McGill University. died in 1944 in Canada. published over 40 books, more than half of which were on serious political matters but have mostly been forgotten. known as the best humorist in the English-speaking world in the early 20th century for his works of humor Background Leacock was a social conservative. He opposed giving women the right to vote, disliked non-Anglo-Saxon immigration and supported the introduction of social welfare legislation. He was a staunch champion of the British Empire and went on lecture tours to further the cause. The story in the text was originally entitled “The Man in AsbestosAn Allegory of the Future” and was first published in a collection of short stories entitled Nonsense Novels in 1911.AuthorBackgroundGenreA Short Sci-fi Story Science fiction:1) books, films or cartoons about an imagined future, especially about space travel or other planets (http:/dictionary.cambridge.org)2) abbreviation SF or sci-fi, a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genres principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gernsback. The Hugo Awards, given annually since 1953 by the World Science Fiction Society, are named after him. These achievement awards are given to the top SF writers, editors, illustrators, films, and “fanzines.” (www.B)3) a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible (or at least non-supernatural) content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a literature of ideas. (www.wikipedia.org)BackgroundGenreGreatest authors of science fiction: Mary Shelley (1797-1851): Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) Jules Verne (1828-1905): Twenty Thousand Leauges Under the Sea (1870), A journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) H. G. Wells (1866-1946): The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897) Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988): the Future History series Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008): 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Isaac Asimov (1920-1992): The Foundation seriesBackgroundGenreA Short Story Plot: A mans visit to the future in sleep a hotel room Setting: Broadway in the dreamed future Main characters: “I” the man visiting the future in a dream, and the man in asbestos living in the dreamed future Theme: what do you think?DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeUnit 8Text AnalysisThe Man in AsbestosText AnalysisTheme The “perfect” future or a nightmare Utopian ideas and disasters Humanity lost in the progress of human societyText AnalysisStructureIPara. 1-6Sleeping into the distant future IIPara. 7-78Experiencing the distant futureIIIPara. 79-81Waking up from the distant future7-28Astonished29-55Thrilled56-66Doubtful67-78Angry 1234Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Sentence ParaphraseTo begin with, let me admit that I did it partly from jealousy. （para.1)because of, out of“From” is sometimes used to indicate reason. E.g.The。