现代大学英语精读5

孙荣荣

目录

  • 1 Unit 2 Two Kinds
    • 1.1 Development of Conflict
  • 2 Unit 3 Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move.
    • 2.1 Part 8 Alvin Toffler's Views
    • 2.2 Part 9 A Summing-up of Linking
    • 2.3 Part 10 The result of linking is change
    • 2.4 Part 11 Another Example from Shanghai
    • 2.5 Part 12 Conclusion
    • 2.6 Post - reading Discussion
  • 3 Unit 4 Professions for Women
    • 3.1 Pre - reading Tasks
    • 3.2 Part 1 Additional Reading
    • 3.3 Part 2: The 1st obstacle
    • 3.4 Part 3: The 2nd obstacle
    • 3.5 Part 4: Woolf concludes speech
    • 3.6 Post - reading Tasks
  • 4 Unit 5 Love Is A Fallacy
    • 4.1 Pre - reading Tasks
    • 4.2 Part 1 Checking
    • 4.3 Part 2 Dating Part
  • 5 Unit 8 The Merely Very Good
    • 5.1 Pre-reading Tasks
    • 5.2 Paras. 1-2
    • 5.3 Paras. 3-4
    • 5.4 Paras. 5-7
    • 5.5 Paras. 8-9
    • 5.6 Paras. 10-12
    • 5.7 Paras. 13-16
    • 5.8 Paras. 17-20 and Post-reading Tasks
  • 6 Unit 9 Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
    • 6.1 Pre-reading Part
Development of Conflict

Step 1: Text Review

Last lesson we learned the six elements of a short story. Today we will focus on the middle finger - conflict, based on the analysis of the relationship between Jingmei and her mother.


Step 2: Warm up

Play two video clips. After playing, invite students to make a guess about what happened between the two characters.


(Mr. Darcy paid court to Ms. Elizabeth, but she rejected.) —— a fierce quarrel between Darcy and Eliz.


(Auntie Lindo always showed off her daughter Waverly's chess champion, but Waverly did not like it.) —— a fierce quarrel between Auntie Lindo and Waverly.

Further Q: What causes the fierce quarrel? (conflict in generation gap, ...)

Step 3: The Conflict

1. Use an inverted U shape to illustrate the basic development of a conflict.

2. Background In. of Two Kinds


3. Get students to find out the gradual development of the conflict between Jingmei and her mother in the story.

  • Conflict began: Mother tried to change Jingmei into a Chinese Shirley    

                             Temple but failed.

  • Conflict gradually developed: Mother tried hard to train Daughter. But    

                                                     Jingmei hated being tested. 

  • Conflict further developed: A new idea flashed into Mother’s mind. 

  • Conflict became more intensified: Mother made Jingmei learn to play the

                                                            piano. Jingmei hated it. 

  • Conflict reached its height: Jingmei’s poor performance didn’t stop Mother

                                                urging her to practice. 

                            Climax: they had a fierce quarrel.


4. Brainstorm:

What’s the reasons behind the conflict?

  • Mother’s high expectations（child star; prodigy; pianist）

  • Daughter's individual thinking 

→ The conflict between generation gap; two cultures

Step 4: Summary

3 main points: elements, conflict and roots

Step 5: Assignment

Get students to discuss the conflicts exited in other three pairs of mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club and voice your opinions.