A New English Course (Book 6) Unit 4-5: The Lad or the Tiger!

Unit 4-5 Text I: The Lady or the Tiger? (Part I II) I. Teaching objective
"# To e$oke students interests in reading English short stories# %# To de$elo& students' a(ilit in anal )ing the short stor as a literar genre* learning to e+a,ine su-h stru-tural ele,ents as: .lot Chara-teri)ation Con/li-ts 0 -o,&li-ation The,e .oint-o/-$iew Tone 1# To de$elo& students' a(ilit in literar -riti-is,* learning to -o,,ent on the stru-ture* writing st le* the,ati- stud * and e,&lo ,ent o/ language in literar works#

II. !ar"-#$ %#e tion &di c#

ion

"# 2o ou en3o reading short stories! 4hat English short stories ha$e ou read! %# Can ou na,e so,e well-known English short stor writers! 5hare what ou'$e known with others in the -lass# Introd#ce very brie'(y o"e )e((-*no)n hort tory )riter and e(icit t#dent + re $on e , inviting contrib#tion 'ro" t#dent .

-ote on o"e )e((-*no)n hort- tory )riter

Washington Irving ("671-"758) Father of American Literature the /irst &rose st list o/ A,eri-an ro,anti-is, ,aking wide use o/ legends and /olktales do,inant the,e o/ change works in-luding: - History of New York ("798) - The Sketch Book ("7%9) - Bracebridge Hall ("7%%) et-# Best known stories: :;i& <an 4inkle= and :The Legend o/ 5lee& >ollow=# Edgar Allan Poe ("798 ? "748) father of the modern short story #(the /irst to de$elo& the short stor as a distin-ti$e art /or, and to ela(orate -riteria ( whi-h it -an (e 3udged) genius: &oet* literar -riti-* short- stor writer short stories in-luding two -ategories: :>orror @i-tion= and :2ete-ti$e @i-tion=#
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A,&ortant works in-luding: - :The @all o/ the >ouse o/ Usher=("718) - :The BasCue o/ the ;ed 2eath=("74"-4%) - :The Bla-k Cat= ("745 ) - :The .urloined Letter=( "745)# :The Cask o/ A,ontillado : :The BasCue o/ the ;ed 2eath= :The Burders in the ;ue Borgue= (/a,ous /or ele,ents o/ horror and , ster in his stories) (est known &oe,s: :The ;a$en= ("745)* :To >elen=( "71")* :Anna(el Lee=( "748 ) and :Asra/el=( "71")# , sterious li/e 0 death not re-ogni)ed in his own da s O Henry ("76%-"8"9) (&o&ular writer) one o/ the ,ost &roli/i- ,odern A,eri-an short stor writers (writing 199 titles) stories usuall dealing with so,e sel/-sa-ri/i-ing ,e,(er o/ a /a,il who is undergoing hardshi& to hel& a -lose relati$e &lot /ull o/ -oin-iden-e :sur&rise ending= as the :trade,ark= o/ D' >enr stories (est known stories: - Cabbages and Kings ("894) - The Four Million("896) - The Trimmed am ("896) - Heart of the !est ("896) - The "entle "rafter ("897) E et-# ames !hur"er ("784-"86") one o/ A,eri-an's /inest hu,orists (a/ter Bark Twain) ,ost /a,ous -olle-tion o/ stories : B Li/e and >ard Ti,es= -reating ,e,ora(le -hara-ter in :The 5e-ret Li/e o/ 4alter Bitt = Anton #he$hov %&ussian' ("769-"894) &roli/i- (wrote ,ore than "999 stories during his li/e ti,e) the,es (&owerlessness o/ &eo&leF ,is- understanding a,ong&eo&le) in/luential (Ernest >e,ingwa * Gatherine Bans/ield* et-#) (a$i ("769-"8"6) &en na,e o/ >e-tor >ugh Bunro* ,eaning :wine ? (earer= or : (ringer o/ 3o = English* (ut (orn in Bur,a /a,ous /or his whi,si-al* ironi-al short stories o/ten sur&rising his readers with une+&e-ted endings# (e#g# :The o&en window=)

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(ome avant gardes in modern short story )riting

*atherine +ansfield ("777-"8%1) o/ten -o,&ared to Anton Chekho$'s -on-erned with ,ood in re$elation o/ -hara-ters (-#/# neat &lots) i,&ressionisti- te-hniCues ( e#g# in :Biss Brill=* a single e&isode illu,inating the entire li/e o/ a -hara-ter#) Hames oyce #ubliners (:The 2ead=) Eet-#

,irginia Woolf %-../0-12-'

.oe's /a,ous literar -riti-is, theories are -on-luded in The $oetic $rinci%le and The $hiloso%hy of Com%osition # >e thought the i,,ediate o(3e-t o/ &oetr is &leasure# An -reating a &oe,* ,usi- is essential (e-ause it is asso-iated with inde/inite sensations# An ter,s o/ no$el writing* he stressed the &rin-i&le o/ -on-entration and the,ati- totalit # >e held that without unit o/ i,&ression and the,ati- totalit * the dee&est e//e-t -ould not (e (rought out# .oe was a great genius* (ut he was not re-ogni)ed in his own da # >is -onte,&oraries did not a&&re-iate his literar a-hie$e,ents# ;al&h 4aldo E,erson -alled .oe :the 3ingle ,an#= Ha,es ;ussell Lowell ("7"8-"78") said .oe was 1I5 genius and %I5 /udge# >enr Ha,es ("741-"8"6) said that the ad,iration o/ .oe's work was :the ,ark o/ a de-idedl &ri,iti$e stage o/ de$elo&,ent#=

III. The tr#ct#ra( e(e"ent o' .ng(i h hort- torie

/. P(ot
.lot is the -are/ull worked-out seCuen-e o/ related e$ents or a-tions in a stor # A &lot has a stru-ture-- that is* all the indi$idual &arts o/ the stor are arranged and interrelated in order to lead to a satis/ ing -on-lusion# The traditiona( $(ot-(ine The &lot o/ a traditional stor is usuall de$elo&ed /ollowing this seCuen-e: E34osition %setting' &ising action %conflicts' #lima3 Falling action &esolution %denouement' Bodern short stories are less stereot &ed* usuall with no /or,al e+&osition#
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.x$(ain and di c# "#" E34osition

the "eaning o' each ter":

E+&osition is the se-tion in the traditional &lot stru-ture whi-h gi$es the readers i,&ortant (a-kground in/or,ation* or setting* telling the reader in/or,ation a(out !ime (when)* Place (where)* and #ircumstances (how) An The ady or the Tiger* the /irst &art o/ the stor /or,s the s-ene# (ti,eI&la-eI&eo&le) This s-ene &re&ares the reader &s -hologi-all /or the ha&&ening in the ne+t s-ene* i#e# the traged that results /ro, (ar(aris,# !ime5 :An the $er olden ti,e= ? i#e# long long ago Place: a kingdo, distant /ro, the Latin -ountries #haracters the king* (with his se,i-(ar(ari- wa o/ ruling the -ountr ) the &rin-ess* her lo$er

"#% (etting
A &ainting or a &hotogra&h is said to ha$e a foreground and a "ac$ground# The /oreground is that &art o/ the s-ene that is nearest to ou# The (a-kground is that &art o/ the s-ene that is toward the (a-k and that /or,s the surroundings /or the i,ages in the /oreground# A short stor * too* ,a (e said to ha$e a /oreground and a (a-kground# The ,ain -hara-ters and the a-tions* whi-h are o/ greatest interest to the reader* /or, the /oreground# The (a-kground o/ the stor ?the ti,e and &la-e o/ the e$ents and the -ir-u,stan-es that surround these e$ents--- is known as its setting# An so,e stories* setting is a -ru-ial ele,ent# @or instan-e* i/ the stor :The Lad or the Tiger= were set in England or other -i$ili)ed -ountries* it wouldn't (e (elie$a(le# The setting whi-h is &resented e//e-ti$el tends to ,ake us (elie$e in /i-tional -hara-ters and e$ents# 5etting ,a do ,ore than -reate an illusion o/ realit # At ,a also (e a ,eans o/ re$ealing -hara-ters to us# The en$iron,ent in whi-h a -hara-ter li$es ,a hel& us understand that -hara-ter's ,oti$es and (eha$ior# An the stor =The Lad or the Tiger=* the setting is a ke to the &rin-ess's state o/ ,ind and a-tion# 6uestion5 As there a &lot-line in the stor The ady or the Tiger& 4hen and where was the stor set! >ow does the &lot de$elo&! 2is-uss#

-78 #onflicts
An a short stor * there is generall a &ro(le, or struggle o/ so,e kind -alled a conflict# The -on/li-t is the ,ost i,&ortant ele,ent in a &lot# A -on/li-t -an (e e3ternal or internal %e7g7 The &rin-ess' struggle to -o,e to the de-ision is an internal one) An a stor * there ,a (e a single -on/li-t or there ,a (e se$eral related -on/li-ts#
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6uestions5 4hat -on/li-ts do ou /ind in the stor The ady or the Tiger! Are the e+ternal or internal! 4hat are the ,a3or -on/li-ts! 4hat are the -on/li-ting sides in the Ging's -hara-ter! Can ou e+&lain the $iolent -on/li-ts inside the &rin-ess at the ti,e when she had to ,ake the de-ision as to i# whether she should sa$e her lo$er 0 let the lad take her lo$er awa /ro, her* or ii# 4at-h in &erson the ,ost /ier-e ani,al to de$our her lo$er she -an ne$er e+&e-t to ha$e Li/e and death Con/li-ts (etween lo$e and hatredI3ealous ho&e and des&air

-72 #lima3
Dn-e the ,a3or -on/li-t is esta(lished* the a-tion o/ a stor ,o$es toward a -li,a+* the &oint o/ greatest intensit # The -li,a+ deter,ines how the stor will turn out# 6uestions5 4here does the stor The ady or the Tiger rea-h its -li,a+! 4hen do ou think is the ,ost e+-iting ,o,ent! 4h do ou think so! 4hi-h door do ou think the -ourtier o&ened! 4hi-h door did the -ourtier e+&e-t the &rin-ess to dire-t hi,F and whi-h door was the &rin-ess ,ost likel to dire-t hi, to o&en! 4h !

-79 &esolution
;esolution re/ers to the /inal &art o/ a stor whi-h ,akes -lear the out-o,e o/ the e$ent# Ban traditional stories in-lude su-h a &art /or the writer to gi$e so,e rational e+&lanation in order to lead the reader to an e+&e-ted understanding# 4hen the ending o/ a stor turns out to (e the o&&osite o/ what the readers e+&e-t* it is said to (e ironi-# An ironi- ending is e//e-ti$e when the out-o,e is une+&e-ted* et -o,&letel logi-al# 6uestions 2oes the stor The ady or the Tiger in-lude a resolution! 4hat does 5to-kton do in this &art! As the ending o/ The ady or the Tiger ironi-! E+&lain# As the ending o/ The ady or the Tiger un&redi-ta(le* et logi-al! (Jes# The &rin-ess -hara-ter* her (ar(ari- nature* her strong /eelings o/ lo$e 0 des&air* her 3ealous all hint to the ending) # Can ou think o/ the &ossi(le wa s that 5to-kton ,a end his stor ! (To -on-lude the stor in a ,ore -on$entional wa * i#e# letting the lad ,arr her
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lo$er* or let the tiger de$our her lo$er to a&&ease her 3ealous # ) 4hat e//e-t is a-hie$ed ( su-h un-on$entional ending! (At lea$es ,u-h /or the readers to re/le-t on#) >ow does the -on/li-t (etween the &rin-ess and the ,aiden lead to the solution o/ the stor !

0. 1haracteri2ation
Although a short stor ,a /o-us on se$eral -hara-ters* ,ost o/ the ti,e there is one ,ain -hara-ter who is at the -enter o/ the stor # na,el * there is a 4rotagonist7

/7- :irect vs7 indirect characteri;ation

The wa a writer &resents a -hara-ter in a stor is known as characteri;ation7 A writer ,a tell ou dire-tl what a -hara-ter is like# >e ,a ,ake dire-t -o,,ents re$ealing what he thinks a(out his -hara-ter# At is ,ore -o,,on* howe$er* /or a writer to de$elo& a -hara-ter indire-tl # The writer allows ou to draw our own -on-lusions a(out a -hara-ter ( ") des-ri(ing the -hara-ter's &h si-al a&&earan-eF %) showing the -hara-ter's a-tions 0 words 1) re$ealing the -hara-ter's thoughtsF 4) showing how the -hara-ter is treated ( others# A writer ,a * o/ -ourse* use (oth dire-t 0 indire-t ,ethods o/ -hara-teri)ation in &resenting a -hara-ter# 6uestions5 4ho is the &rotagonist in the stor * the Ging or the .rin-ess! As the Ging &ortra ed dire-tl or indire-tl ! 4hat a(out the .rin-ess! 2oes 5to-kton treat his -hara-ters in a dra,ati- wa ! @ind e+a,&les in the stor to show dire-t Iindire-t ,ethods o/ -hara-teri)ation#

%E3am4les of direct characteri;ation5 The &rin-ess is des-ri(ed as :(loo,ing= in a&&earan-e* her soul as :/er$entIi,&erious=F her -hara-ter as :outshining her /ather in sa$ageness= The king is de&i-ted as :se,i(ar(ari-= : a ,an o/ e+u(erant /an- =Eet-# ) >ow would ou anal )e the -hara-ter o/ the .rin-ess and that o/ the Ging: 5u&&ort our generali)ations with details /ro, the stories (Keneral ad3e-ti$es that ,a (e used: !he *ing: -- whi,si-al (ad,inistering 3usti-e ( rel ing &urel on -han-e or un-ertaint ) -- /an-i/ul (inno$ati$e use o/ the arena as a law -ourt) -- t ranni-al* di-tatorial
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!he Prince -- well ? s&oilt (: the a&&le o/ his e e=* :was lo$ed a(o$e all hu,anit =) -- i,&ulsi$e# -- ro,anti- (her lo$e a//air with the -ourtier) -- &assionate ( with intense lo$e) -- will/ul -- 3ealous # (sus&i-ious o/ the goings (etween her lo$er and the ,aiden)

/7/ (tatic vs7 dynamic characters

5o,e -hara-ters in short stories do not -hange in an ,eaning/ul wa # At the end o/ their stories* the ha$e essentiall the sa,e &ersonalities that the ha$e at the (eginning# 5u-h -hara-ters are re/erred to as :stati-= Chara-ters who undergo so,e i,&ortant -hanges are re/erred to as :d na,i-= 6uestions As the .rin-ess a stati- or a d na,i- -hara-ter! 4hat a(out the Ging and other -hara-ters!

/78 (toc$<stereoty4ed characters

5o,e -hara-ters a&&ear in literature so o/ten that the are re-ogni)ed i,,ediatel as ty4es# Anstead o/ e+isting as indi$idual or original -reations* the -on/or, to a set &attern# @or e+a,&le: in /air tales* a /a,iliar -hara-ter t &e is the wi-ked ste&,other* the (eha$ior is &redi-ta(le (e-ause it is (ased on a &attern that re,ains the sa,e /ro, one stor to another# 6uestions As the stor The lady or the Tiger stereot &ed! As the -hara-ter o/ the &rin-ess stereot &ed! A/ no* what is the ele,ent that lends originalit to her -hara-ter! (An the stor The ady of the Tiger' the lo$e stor o/ the &rin-ess and the -ourtier is stereot &ed* as we o/ten read stories in$ol$ing a oung ,an o/ low status and a ro al ,aiden# But the -hara-ter o/ the &rin-ess is not altogether stereot &ed#)

/72 #redi"ility= consistency > motivation in characters

An /air tales or stories written /or -hildren* it is -o,,on /or -hara-ters to (e one-sided and si,&le# The wi-ked wit-h is alwa s e$ilF the sel/ish sister is alwa s ,eanF ;eal &eo&le* howe$er* are a good deal ,ore -o,&li-ated# The are neither all good nor all (ad* and the -annot (e redu-ed to a single trait# An order /or the -hara-ters in a stor to ha$e credi"ility* the ,ust (eha$e like real &eo&le# 4e need to /eel that the are true to li/e# To (e (elie$a(le* -hara-ters ,ust (eha$e with consistency# A/ a -hara-ter undergoes a -hange* there ,ust (e su//i-ient reason to e+&lain it# There ,ust (e motivation= or reason* to
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a--ount /or a -hara-ter's a-tions# .eo&le -an (e ,oti$ated ( outside /or-es or ( their inner needs# 6uestions: As the .rin-ess a -redi(le -hara-ter! >ow does 5to-kton ,ake the &rin-ess a :trueto-li/e= -hara-ter! 2oes the .rin-ess (eha$e with -onsisten- ! >as she undergone an -hanges! 4h do ou think that the .rin-ess shows her lo$er the door (ehind whi-h -ou-hes a tiger! As there a ,oti$ation to e+&lain /or su-h a-tion!

3. The"e
The e$ents o/ the stor are o/ten ,eant to illustrate so,ething a(out hu,an nature* or to deli$er a ,essage whi-h is related to da -to-da e+&erien-e* the ,eaning o/ li/e or hu,an $alue# The,e is an i,&ortant ele,ent in the stories that o//ers insight into hu,an natures# 5o,eti,es the the,e is e+&ressed dire-tl in a stor # Bost o/ the ti,e* howe$er* the the,e ,ust (e in/erred /ro, other ele,ents in the stor # Not e$er stor -an (e said to ha$e a the,e# @or e+a,&le* , steries and ad$entures stories are told ,ainl /or entertain,ent* and there is generall little or no signi/i-an-e in the,# E+&li-it the,e ---- through direst state,ent A,&lied the,e--- readers ha$e to work out the the,e on their own# 6uestions As there an the,e in the stor The ady or the Tiger! .ossi(le the,e o/ T0L - The &rin-ess was tortured ( a -o,(ined /eeling o/ des&air* lo$e and 3ealous # 5u-h :,a)es o/ &assion= ,a ,irror the -o,&li-ated hu,an e,otions# The tragi- result ,a re$eal the weakness* the /alling in hu,an nature# 2oes 5to-kton ha$e an thing i,&ortant to -on$e to the reader or does he 3ust intend to entertain us with a /i-tional stor ! 2oes 5to-kton gi$e us the ,oral o/ the stor e+&li-itl or let his readers to deri$e the general the,e the,sel$es /ro, the -hara-ters and the situation o/ the stor !

4. Point o' vie)

The &erson who tells a stor is -alled the narrator* and the angle /ro, whi-h the stor is told is -alled its :4oint of vie)=# A stor -an (e told ( so,eone who is a -hara-ter in the stor or ( an outside o(ser$er# :A= as the &rotagonist (#a(id Co%%erfield) 4#" First ?4erson 4oint of vie) :A= as the o(ser$er (The "reat "atsby)

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The narrator s&eaking as :A= has the ad$antages o/ adding i,,edia- to a stor # But su-h &oint o/ $iew also has li,itation# The reader sees the e$ents /ro, the $antage &oint o/ onl one -hara-ter# The -hara-ter -an re$eal his own thoughts (ut -an't get into the ,inds o/ other -hara-ters# D,nis-ient )*anity Fair) 4#% !hird04erson 4oint of vie)# Li,ited (The +%en Boa, Miss Brillt) A stor -an (e told /ro, the third-&erson &oint o/ $iew* ( an o(ser$er who does not &la a role in the e$ents# The third-&erson narrator ,a (e an o,nis-ient* or all-knowing* o(ser$er* who knows what all the -hara-ters -an see* hear* think* and /eel* and who -o,,ents on the a-tion and inter&rets the e$ents# (e#g# *anity Fair) >owe$er* The narrator ,a enter the ,ind o/ onl one -hara-ter# 6uestions As the narrator o/ The ady or the Tiger an o,nis-ient o(ser$er! A/ e+a,&les to show the narrator's o,nis-ient &oint o/ $iew# As this an o(3e-ti$e &oint o/ $iew!

es* @ind

5. Tone
Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the su(3e-t* -hara-ter* and reader o/ a literar work# Tone shows the writer's ,ood# At is i,&ortant to re-ogni)e the tone o/ a stor * /or i/ ou /ail to re-ogni)e the tone* ou ,a ,isunderstand the author's intention# Tone -an (e sole,n* hu,orous* ro,anti-* ,o-king* -o,&assionate* (itter et-# An i,&ortant ele,ent that -ontri(utes to the o$erall tone o/ a stor is the writer's -hoi-e o/ words#

Irony
5o,eti,es the tone o/ an entire stor is ironi-# Aron in$ol$es a di//eren-e or -ontrast (etween a&&earan-e and realit ----- that is a discre4ancy (etween what a&&ears to (e true and what reall is true# Aron re,inds us that li/e is un&redi-ta(le and that what we e+&e-t to ha&&en or wish to ha$e ha&&ened does not alwa s ha$e the intended result# Aron -an ,ake us s,ile or win-e# At -an (e genial or (itter# Irony of situation (in whi-h there is a -ontrast (etween what is e+&e-ted to ha&&en and what a-tuall ha&&ens* e#g# shooting the goat instead o/ the tiger in 5aki's stor #) :ramatic irony (in whi-h the reader knows so,ething that a -hara-ter in the stor does not know# ,er"al irony %in whi-h a -hara-ter sa s one thing and ,eans so,ething# entirel di//erent# ( :Ats &er/e-t /airness is o($ious= =The institution is a $er &o&ular one=#)
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(atire
5o,eti,es a hu,orous stor ,o-ks or ridi-ules -ertain weakness* /ollies* or $i-es in hu,an nature and so-iet # A literar work that &okes /un at so,e /ailing o/ hu,an (eha$iour is -alled satire# 5atire is generall o/ two kinds: it -an (e gentle* a,using* and lighthearted* or it -an (e (iting* (itter* e$en sa$age#

V. Language points: im4erious: &roud and arrogantF do,ineering* o$er(earing an im%erious &ersonI$oi-e I (e im%erious with s(# )aver: (e or (e-o,e weak or unstead F /alter >is -ourage ne$er wa(ered# >er stead ga)e did not wa(er# The did not wa(er in their su&&ort /or hi,# 4remises: a large stret-h or area o/ land with the (uildings thereon The /ir, ,o$ed to its new %remises in "86"# "86" Gee& o// the %remises# tri"unal: a -ourt o/ 3udges o//i-iall a&&ointed to deal with s&e-ial ,attersF grou& o/ o//i-ials with the authorit to settle -ertain t &es o/ dis&ute the >ague Tribunal a ,ilitar tribunal 2uring Glinton's i,&ea-h,ent dis&ute* se$eral tribunals were set u& to look into the -ase# 4ersonage: &erson* es&# i,&ortant or distinguished one .oliti-al and ro al %ersonage /ro, ,an -ountries attended the /uneral# moiety (/or,al or law): hal/ 4ossess s"7 of sth#: ,ake s(# &ossess sth# >e %ossessed ,e of the ne-essar in/or,ation# The %ossessed the,sel$es of her ,one ( illegal ,eans# as4ire: desire strongl to a-hie$e sth#F ha$e a,(ition /or sth# as&ire /orIa/terIto sth# or to do sth# as%ire to su--eed as%ire a/ter knowledge 4hat do wo,en as%ire /or!
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4ara4et: a low &rote-ti$e wall or railing along the edge o/ a &lat/or,* (al-on * (ridge* roo/* et-# devious: tri-k * not straight/orward a de(ious e+&lanation >e is genuinel a &erson without a de(ious nature# reverie: da drea, ha$e a re(erie a(out the deli-ious /ood indulge in re(eries a(out the /uture ra4ture: intense delight ra4turous: -ausing or e+&ressing ra&ture gi$e s(# a ra%turous wel-o,eIre-e&tion I a ra%turous signIlook I $indle: -at-h /ireF arouse* sti,ulate: $indle (with sth#): (e-o,e (right* shine or glow to kindle ho&eIdesire I >er e es kindled with e+-ite,ent# re$indle: A/ter the 5alt lake -it and 5 dne (ri(er s-andals* Anternational Dl ,&i- -o,,ittee $ows to ,ake so,e re/or,s to rekindle the Dl ,&is&irits# !"#$%&'()* lightly: in a light ,anner* without serious -onsideration Barriage is not so,ething to (e undertaken lightly#+,-./( set oneself u4 as s"#: regard onesel/ as or -lai, to (e (the s&e-i/ied t &e o/ &erson) -- >e likes to set himself u% as an intelle-tual#01234 VI. Difficult Sentences: "# !his semi0"ar"aric $ing had a daughter as "looming as his most florid fancies= and )ith a soul as fervent and im4erious as his o)n5 This se,i(ar(ari- king had a daughter as e+u(erant as the wildest o/ his notions* a daughter who &ossessed a nature as /ier-e and t ranni-al as his own# %# @"ut gold= and the 4o)er of a )omans )ill= had "rought the secret to the 4rincess5 (ut (e-ause she had the ,one * and a(o$e all* (e-ause her deter,ination was so irresisti(le* the &rin-ess was a(le to get a--ess to the se-ret# 1# @his )hole frame $indled )ith the Aoy of recovered life5 his whole (od (urning with the ha&&iness o/ a li/e that was regained# 4# He understood her nature= and his soul )as assured that she )ould never rest
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until she had made 4lain to herself this thing= hidden to all other loo$ers0on= even to the $ing5 he knew her so well that he was &er/e-tl &ositi$e that she would ne$er -ease to sear-h /or the se-ret* whi-h re,ained unknown to all other s&e-tators* e$en to the king hi,sel/# <AA# Classroo, dis-ussion: "# >ow else -ould 5to-kton ha$e &ossi(l -on-luded the stor ! >ow do ou think the ending o/ the stor in the te+t(ook! %# 2is-uss the Cuestion le/t o$er ( the author: whi-h -a,e out o/ the o&ened door---the lad * or the tiger! <AAA# Assign,ent: Ate, A* AA* AAA 0 Language work#

Text II. 4r . Pac*(etide+ Tiger

A# Learning D(3e-ti$es: "# Learn to gras& the idea o/ how the author de$elo&s his stor : the -ause* the &ro-ess and the -onseCuen-e o/ the shooting# %# .a attention to the (od &aragra&hs whi-h are designed to su&&ort and de$elo& the -entral &oint* and the author's -hoi-e o/ strateg to des-ri(e the stor # AA# 4ar,-u& Luestions: "# 4hat ,ade Brs# .a-kletide so desirous o/ killing a tiger! 4hat weakness o/ her -hara-ter is the author satiri)ing! %# 4hat details o/ the (ig-ga,e shooting ,ake it a ridi-ulous a//air! 1# As Brs# .a-kletide the sole target o/ the author's satire! A/ not* who(what) else does he satiri)e!
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A New English Course (Book 6) Unit 4-5: The Lad or the Tiger!

4# >a$e ou -o,e a-ross in our li/e e+&erien-e or read a(out su-h hu,an /ollies as those satiri)ed in the stor ! Talk a(out the, in -lass# AAA# ;ele$ant An/or,ation: (a$i000000 &seudon , o/ >e-tor >ugh Bunro("769-"8"6)* British author and 3ournalist* wrote witt * o/ten (rutall satiri-al stories a(out &re-4orld 4ar A British so-iet # A ,aster o/ whi,s * he o/ten used (i)arre settings and &lots to e,&hasi)e a ,oral# The Short Stories of Saki("819) and The No(els and $lays of Saki("811) -ontinue to a&&eal to ,an readers# A<# Drgani)ation o/ the stor : .ara": the cause o/ Brs# .a-kletide's de-ision to kill a tigerF Brs# .a-kletide Loona Bi,(erton ( hostilit ) .ara%-"1: the 4rocess o/ shooting the tigerF Brs# .a-kletide: /ired goat: died o/ the (ullet Biss Louisa Be((in: /ound tiger: died o/ heart /ailure .ara"4-%5: the conseBuence o/ the shootingF Brs# .a-kletide Loona Bi,(erton ((la-k,ailed) <# Language .oints:

"# -ounter: strike (a-k* /ight (a-k# 4e /ound it di//i-ult to counter his argu,ent# Beasures should (e taken to counter the $iolen-e on T< s-reen# %# -on/ine: kee& within li,its# >e was ad$ised to confine his talk to the -urrent situation in the -o,,unit # 5he confines her re,arks to s-ienti/i- ,anage,ent# 1# a--elerate: -ause so,ething to ha&&en /aster or earlier than e+&e-ted# >is ti,el ad$i-e accelerated the rate o/ &rodu-tion in the worksho&# 4# re&ress: hold (a-k* su&&ress 5he re%ressed her desire to take &art in the s&ee-h -ontest# 5# sti,ulate: arouse* awaken# The s&a-e s-ientist's le-ture stimulated , interest in s&a-e e+&loration#
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6# lest: in -ase A took , u,(rella lest it should rain on the wa # 6# gi$e s(# awa : (etra * re$eal the truth# 7# (ig ga,e: the largest ani,als hunted /or s&ort* su-h as lions and ele&hants# 8# ato,: an e+tre,el s,all a,ount o/ a thing or Cualit # There was hardl an atom o/ truth in what he wrote in his diar # "9# su-h as: so ,u-h so that# <A# Classroo, 2is-ussion: "# Ask the students to ,ake an oral &resentation o/ the whole stor # %# Anal )e the -hara-ters in the stor and ,ake a good dis-ussion o/ the ,oral o/ the stor #

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