Unit 3 A DillPickleby Katherine Mansfield
Unit 3 A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield
ContentsWords&ExpressionsText AnalysisSentencePatternsCharaterAnalysisCBIWork5
Contents 1 2 3 4 Words & Expressions Text Analysis Charater Analysis Sentence Patterns 5 CBI Work
TextAnalysisRead thetextthrough beforeV. Discussion of the textyou start thispart.1. How differently did Vera and the man react to'their chancereencounter?Why?2. Do you think the man meant it when he said that Vera looked "soWell"?Whydid he say so?3. What details in the first 12 paras. have you noticed that might helpusunderstandbetterthecharactersandtheproblemintheirrelationship?4. How did Vera's memory differ from the man's recollectionof their firstdate?5. Why did she later admit that “His was the truer"? (para.15)
Text Analysis V. Discussion of the text Read the text through before you start this part. 1. How differently did Vera and the man react to their chance reencounter? Why? 2. Do you think the man meant it when he said that Vera looked “so well”? Why did he say so? 3. What details in the first 12 paras. have you noticed that might help us understand better the characters and the problem in their relationship? 4. How did Vera’s memory differ from the man’s recollection of their first date? 5. Why did she later admit that “His was the truer”? (para.15)
TextAnalysisWorkouttheanswers withV. Discussion of the textyourpartner.6. In para.16, another memory occurred to her. Why did Vera at themomentthinkofthisparticularincident intheirlove affair?Whatmight it tell of her feelings for the man?7. How did the man's words at that time contrast with his at the present?Do you find this contrast ironic?Why? (para.16-21)8. In what way had the man changed in the sixyears?And the woman?Whatinfluencewould ithaveontheirrelationship?9.Whydid theman“let it go”whenheknewthatthe womanhad soldher piano? Was it strange for him to do so? (para.40)10.How did themandescribehisexperienceof theriverlife?Whatpicturediditprovokein Vera's mind?
Text Analysis V. Discussion of the text Work out the answers with your partner. 6. In para.16, another memory occurred to her. Why did Vera at the moment think of this particular incident in their love affair? What might it tell of her feelings for the man? 7. How did the man’s words at that time contrast with his at the present? Do you find this contrast ironic? Why? (para.16-21) 8. In what way had the man changed in the six years? And the woman? What influence would it have on their relationship? 9. Why did the man “let it go” when he knew that the woman had sold her piano? Was it strange for him to do so? (para.40) 10. How did the man describe his experience of the river life? What picture did it provoke in Vera’s mind?
Sentence PatternsWorkonthispartindependently!I. Special sentence structureStudythefollowingsentences or paragraphs carefully,figure out thespecial structure involved,and find more of its kind in thetext.1. He must have felt that shock... and pushed back his chair (Para.2)2. Won't you sit down? Won't you have some coffee?(Para.3, the last twosentences)3. I don't know what...haunting memory. (Para.13, 3rd sentence)4.What had remained...an absurd scene. (Para.14, 2nd sentence)5. How she had suffered.(Para.14, last sentence)6. A great many people ... proportion to the occasion. (para.14,3rd sentence)
Sentence Patterns ◆ Study the following sentences or paragraphs carefully, figure out the special structure involved, and find more of its kind in the text. I. Special sentence structure 1. He must have felt that shock. and pushed back his chair (Para.2) 2. Won’t you sit down? Won’t you have some coffee?(Para.3, the last two sentences) 3. I don’t know what.haunting memory. (Para.13, 3rd sentence) 4. What had remained . an absurd scene. (Para.14, 2nd sentence) 5. How she had suffered.(Para.14, last sentence) 6. A great many people . proportion to the occasion. (para.14,3rd sentence) Work on this part independently!