综合英语三

王志丽

目录

  • 1 Unit 1（综合英语三）
    • 1.1 Introduction to the topic
      • 1.1.1 Pre-reading discussions
      • 1.1.2 Myths and Facts Regarding College Experience
      • 1.1.3 On Seasons in College
    • 1.2 Background information
      • 1.2.1 About the author ----- Bob Hartman
      • 1.2.2 Erik H. Erickson
      • 1.2.3 Basic Theory
    • 1.3 Text analysis
      • 1.3.1 Theme of the text
      • 1.3.2 Purpose of this essay
      • 1.3.3 Structure of the text
      • 1.3.4 Skimming the Text and Find the Key Changes
    • 1.4 Detailed language study
    • 1.5 Writing devices
    • 1.6 Grammatical structure
    • 1.7 Assignment
  • 2 Unit 2 (综合英语三）
    • 2.1 Warming-up activities
    • 2.2 Background information
    • 2.3 Text analysis
    • 2.4 Assignement
  • 3 Unit 3 (综合英语三）
    • 3.1 Pre-reading discussions
    • 3.2 Background Information
      • 3.2.1 About the author ----- Katherine Mansfield
      • 3.2.2 Kew Gardens
      • 3.2.3 The Volga
    • 3.3 Text Analysis
      • 3.3.1 Title Understanding
      • 3.3.2 Plot of the story:
      • 3.3.3 Setting of the story
      • 3.3.4 Protagonists
      • 3.3.5 Structure of the Story
      • 3.3.6 Theme of the text
    • 3.4 Detailed Study
    • 3.5 Character  Analysis
    • 3.6 Writing Devices
      • 3.6.1 Symbolism
      • 3.6.2 Metaphor
      • 3.6.3 Irony
    • 3.7 Assignment
  • 4 Unit 5 (综合英语三）
    • 4.1 Pre-reading discussions
      • 4.1.1 I. Environmental protection organizations
      • 4.1.2 Discuss Issues On Environment
    • 4.2 Background Information
      • 4.2.1 The author
      • 4.2.2 Silent Spring
    • 4.3 Text Analysis
      • 4.3.1 Theme of the text
      • 4.3.2 Structure of the text
      • 4.3.3 Before & After the use of chemicals
    • 4.4 Detailed Study
    • 4.5 Writing Devices
      • 4.5.1 Antithesis
      • 4.5.2 Alliteration & assonance
      • 4.5.3 Rhetorical question
      • 4.5.4 Metaphor
      • 4.5.5 Parallelism
    • 4.6 Further Discussion on the Text
    • 4.7 Assignment
  • 5 Unit 8(综合英语三）
    • 5.1 Warming-up
    • 5.2 Background Information
      • 5.2.1 The author
      • 5.2.2 Russell Baker’s memoir Growing up
      • 5.2.3 The Great Depression
      • 5.2.4 Guy Fawkes Day
    • 5.3 Text Analysis
    • 5.4 Detailed Study
    • 5.5 Writing Techniques
    • 5.6 Grammatical structure
      • 5.6.1 preposition + which/whom
      • 5.6.2 absolute construction
    • 5.7 Assignment
  • 6 Unit 9(综合英语三）
    • 6.1 Warming-up
    • 6.2 Background Information
      • 6.2.1 The author
      • 6.2.2 The Asian Financial Crisis
      • 6.2.3 The European Union
      • 6.2.4 The World Bank
      • 6.2.5 The World Trade Organization
    • 6.3 Text Analysis
      • 6.3.1 Genre: Argumentative Writing (AW)
      • 6.3.2 Theme of the text
      • 6.3.3 Structure
    • 6.4 Detailed Study
    • 6.5 Writing Techniques
    • 6.6 Grammatical structure
    • 6.7 Assignment
  • 7 Unit 11（综合英语三）
    • 7.1 Warming-up
      • 7.1.1 Pre-reading discussions
      • 7.1.2 Quiz
    • 7.2 Background Information
    • 7.3 Text Analysis
    • 7.4 Detailed Study
    • 7.5 Writing Techniques
    • 7.6 Grammatical structure
    • 7.7 Assignment
  • 8 Unit 12 （综合英语三）
    • 8.1 Warming-up
    • 8.2 Background Information
    • 8.3 Text Analysis
    • 8.4 Detailed Study
    • 8.5 Writing Techniques
    • 8.6 Grammatical structure
    • 8.7 Assignment
  • 9 Unit 15
    • 9.1 Warming-up
    • 9.2 Background Information
      • 9.2.1 About the author
      • 9.2.2 Cry, the Beloved Country
      • 9.2.3 Apartheid
      • 9.2.4 A Brief History of South Africa
    • 9.3 Text Analysis
    • 9.4 Detailed Study
    • 9.5 Writing Techniques
    • 9.6 Grammatical structure
    • 9.7 Assignment
  • 10 Unit 16(综合英语三）
    • 10.1 Warming-up
    • 10.2 Background Information
    • 10.3 Text Analysis
    • 10.4 Detailed Study
    • 10.5 Writing Techniques
    • 10.6 Grammatical structure
      • 10.6.1 Subjunctive Mood
      • 10.6.2 Gerund
    • 10.7 Assignment
    • 10.8 新建课程目录
  • 11 国家精品在线开放课 程资源
    • 11.1 新建课程目录
Text Analysis

 

I. Setting

1. What is the setting of a story?

the social milieu in which the events of a novel occur

the main backdrop and mood for a story

2. Where is the story set?

 a Caribbean island

 a Gothic chateau

a jungle and a swamp

3. Is this setting symbolic? In which way?

II.. Characters

1. General Zaroff (Antagonist)

Why is the general so obsessed with hunting?

How do you understand his choice of men as prey?

Do his profession and social class help to explain his belief and behavior?

2. Rainsford (Protagonist)

Do you think Rainsford is better than the general?

ambivalence: similarity to Zaroff vehicle of irony: hunter turned “huntee”

How is he different from traditional heroes?

Zaroff                                                      Rainsford

Russian                professional hunter                     American

aristocratic             obsessed with hunting                    democratic

 military               privileged class, classist                     civilian

maniac                                                    still “normal” human

      demonic

III. Theme of the text

Questions for thinking:

1. What moral lesson does the writer intend to tell by the story? Is he successful in that?

2. Why do men hunt? How do you understand “Human society is nothing but a hunting ground.”?

Themes Related

1. Social Darwinism

the survival of the fittest

self-reliance in the struggle for survival

competition between individuals in laissez-faire capitalism

social evolution

2. Classism, Racism, Elitism

“When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.”

—George Bernard Shaw

3. Theme of the Text

Rainsford, a noted hunter, falls off a ship and swims to an island. He finds there the evil General Zaroff who, with the help of his assistant, hunts humans for sport. After three days of fighting for his life in the jungle while Zaroff hunts him, Rainsford surprises Zaroff and kills him.

IV. Structure

Part 1 (paras. 1-14) Introduction
Rainsford compelled to play the game with Zaroff

Part 2 (paras. 15-45) The body

Playing the game for three days. The game began and Rainsford tried his best to survive.

Part 3 (para. 46) Conclusion :

The final round. The game ended in the winning of Rainsford. And Rainsford proved to be the most dangerous game.