精读1EnglishThink大学思辨英语教程Unit 9Globalization
Unit9 Globalization
My Mother' s EnglishText A, Unit 9
My Mother’s English Text A, Unit 9
Detailed AnalysisPart II Part IIIPart IyPart yPartIPart I Comprehension Checkl.Thetext was originallywritten asaspeech.Whom doyouthinkTan was invited to speak to?2. According to Tan, language can “evoke an emotion, avisualimage,a complexidea,orasimple truth"(Para.2). Canyougive two examplesof eachof these functions?Canyouremember some of other functions of language that we大学思辩英语教程精读1read
1. The text was originally written as a speech. Whom do you think Tan was invited to speak to? 2. According to Tan, language can “evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth” (Para. 2). Can you give two examples of each of these functions? Can you remember some of other functions of language that we read about in Unit 2? Part I Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V
Detailed AnalysisPart II Part IIIPart IVPart VPart IPart I Sentence Analysisl.Language is the tool of my trade.(Para.2)Paraphrase the underlined part.2.I was giving a talk to a large group of people,thesame talk I had already given to half a dozen other(Para. 3)groups.Identify the rhetoric device used in this sentence.3. The talk was going along well enough, until Irememberedone major difference that made the whole talk sound wrong.(Para. 3)大学思辩英语教程精读1Translate the sentence
1. Language is the tool of my trade. (Para. 2) Paraphrase the underlined part. 2. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I had already given to half a dozen other groups. (Para. 3) Identify the rhetoric device used in this sentence. 3. The talk was going along well enough, until I remembered one major difference that made the whole talk sound wrong. (Para. 3) Translate the sentence. Part I Sentence Analysis Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V
Detailed AnalysisPart IPart II Part IIIPart IVPart VPart II Comprehension Checkl.How would youdescribethekind ofEnglishspoken by Tan'smother? Whatkind of background information do youneedto understand the story of the gangster as narratedin Para. 5?Try to retell the story in Chinese, then rewrite itin standardEnglish.What do you notice in this process?大学思辩英语教程精读1
1. How would you describe the kind of English spoken by Tan's mother? What kind of background information do you need to understand the story of the gangster as narrated in Para. 5? Try to retell the story in Chinese, then rewrite it in standard English. What do you notice in this process? Part II Comprehension Check Detailed Analysis Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V