Teaching Objectives

 1. To understand the social, historical and literary  background of pub talk and the King’s English

  2. To understand the function of the pub and the special features of conversational style  

  3. To appreciate the writing style and the language of  the essay 

  4. To learn the methods in developing an expository writing, esp. the use of examples

Teaching focus

Language points (new words and expressions, idioms)

figures of speech (simile, metaphor/ mixed metaphor, allusion etc. )

History and development of English

Basic knowledge about some related writers: Shakespeare, Dumas, Carlyle, Lamb, etc.