Unit 11 Famous PeopleWord文档格式.docx
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Aswassaidinthepreviouslesson,aspeaker’sattitudeoropiniontowardswhathe/sheisdiscussingoftenhastobeinferred.Weneedtorelyoninformationembeddedinhis/herchoiceofdetails,useoflanguage,intonation,etc.tofindoutwhatthespeaker’sattitudeistowardshis/hersubjectmatter,orwhetherhis/heropinionofthecharacterdepictedisfavorableornot.
Nowyouaregoingtohearthreeshortpassages.Chooseoneortwowordsfromthefollowingboxtodescribethespeaker’sattitudetowardsthecharacterdiscussedineachpassage.
neutralnegativepositive
sympatheticrespectfuldisrespectful
1.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsNapoleon?
Neutral.(ThespeakermainlygivesafactualaccountofNapoleon’slifeeventhoughheholdsthatNapoleonwagedwarsagainstmanycountries.)
2.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsTomCruise?
Positive.(“Worldrenownedactor”,“almosteveryonerespectshim”and“internationalstar”showthespeaker’sattitude.)
3.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsWarrenEdwardBuffett?
Positive,respectful.(In“regardedasoneoftheworld’sgreateststockmarketinvestors”,thechoiceoftheword“great”indicatesthespeaker’sattitude.)
Script:
1.Napoleonwasmanythingsbuthewas,firstofall,rememberedasamilitaryleader.RisingfromanartilleryofficertothecommanderoftheFrencharmy,hewagedwarafterwaragainstneighboringcountries.In1804,hedeclaredhimselfemperorandbecamethemostpowerfulmanintheworld.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope.ButNapoleon’spowerwasshort-lived.HisdefeatcamewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.SoonthewholeofEuroperoseagainsthim,eventuallyforcinghimtogiveuphisthrone.In1821,hediedaloneonthesmallislandofSt.Helena.
2.TomCruisehasalwaysrepresentedcool,butsomehowoverthelastcoupleofyears,hehasgonefromjustanotherHollywoodprettyboytoacertifiedworld-renownedactor.Itseemsthateverythinghetouchesturnstogold.Noteveryonelikeshim,butatleastnowalmosteveryonerespectshim.Hismoviesmakemillions;
heisaninternationalstar—menenvyhim,andwomenlovehim.
3.WarrenEdwardBuffettisanAmericaninvestor,businessmanandphilanthropist.Heisregardedasoneoftheworld’sgreateststockmarketinvestors,andisthelargestshareholderandCEOofBerkshireHathaway.WithanestimatednetworthofaroundUS$62billion,hewasrankedbyForbesastherichestpersonintheworldasofFebruary11,2008.
Pre-listeningTask
QuestionsforDiscussion
Youaregoingtotalkaboutfamouspeople.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.
1.Canyounamesomefamouspeopleyouknowabout?
2.Whoimpressesyoumost?
Why?
3.Doyouwanttobefamous?
Whyorwhynot?
4.DoyouknowanythingaboutAlanGreenspan?
Demo:
Positiveanswer:
Peoplesaythatfameandfortune(名利)arewhatalmosteverybodywantsinlife.Ifthat’strue,thenIamnoexception.Ihavemyownambitionsandlongingforsuccess.Iwanttodosomethingusefultothesocietyandcontributetotheprogressofhumanity.Iwantpeopletoknowaboutmycontributionsandmyname.Ithinkbeingfamouswouldbringmeafortuneandhappinessaswell.
Negativeanswer:
Beingfamousmaynotbringhappinesstoaperson.Alongwithfortune,itmayalsobringjealousyorhatred.What’smore,famouspeoplehavelessprivacy.SoIamnotparticularlyinterestedinbecomingfamous.WhatIwanttodoissomethingthatwillbeusefultohumanityaswellasmeaningfultomyself.IfIhavedoneagoodjob,Ihopepeoplewouldrecognizemyachievement.IfIbecomealittlefamousintheprocess,that’sfine.Itdoesn’thurt.Ifpeopledon’tknowwhatI’mdoing,Iwon’tbefrustrated,either.Becausefamewillneverbetheultimategoalinmylife.
LanguageFocus
Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.
●I’vereadabiographyof...andI’mdeeplyimpressedbyhis/hertalentin...
●Iadmirethemfortheirperseverancein/devotiontothepursuitoftruth/knowledge/worldpeace/theirdreams.
●Irespectthemfortheircontributiontohumanity/science/education/medicine.
●Irespectthemfortheircontributiontothefightagainstwar/poverty/injustice/racialdiscrimination/terrorism.
●Ilookuptothemfortheirdevotiontothecauseofpeace/spaceexploration/sports/publichealth.
●His/Hermostimpressiveaccomplishmentis...
●He/Sheinvented…/discovered…/founded…/wrote…/organized.../madeabreakthroughin.../broketheworldrecordin.../successfullyplayedthepartof...
●I’mafilm/footballfan.Iespeciallylikethefilmstar.../thef
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