大连海事大学：《高级英语 Advanced English》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿，英文版）Unit 2 Hiroshima——the Liveliest

Unit 2 Hiroshima---the Liveliest"City in Japan by Jacques Danvoir

Unit 2 Hiroshima---“the Liveliest” City in Japan by Jacques Danvoir

Teaching Points ■Ⅰ. Background information II. Introduction to the passage ■II. Text analysis IV Rhetorical devices V Questions for discussion

Teaching Points ◼ I. Background information ◼ II. Introduction to the passage ◼ III. Text analysis ◼ IV. Rhetorical devices ◼ V. Questions for discussion

I Background Information 1. The City of Hiroshima 2. The first dropping of an atomic bomb---Little boy

I. Background Information ◼ 1. The City of Hiroshima ◼ 2. The first dropping of an atomic bomb---“Little Boy

II. Introduction to the passage 1. Type of literature ---a piece of radio report

II. Introduction to the Passage ◼ 1. Type of literature: ◼ -- a piece of radio report

Introduction to the passage 2. The purpose of a piece of radio report a --to inform the auditors of the truth

Introduction to the Passage ◼ 2. The purpose of a piece of radio report: ◼ -- to inform the auditors of the truth

Introduction to the passage 3. Some characteristics of radio report: authenticity and objectivity

Introduction to the Passage ◼ 3. Some characteristics of radio report: ◼ -- authenticity and objectivity

III, Text Analysis 1. accurately recording the dialogues with some Japanese to reinforce the authenticity of the report 2. carefully observing and describing details to reinforce the authenticity of the report 3. vivid and humorous description to make the report interesting

III . Text Analysis ◼ 1. accurately recording the dialogues with some Japanese to reinforce the authenticity of the report ◼ 2. carefully observing and describing details to reinforce the authenticity of the report ◼ 3. vivid and humorous description to make the report interesting

Special Difficulties 1. reading between the lines 2. paraphrasing some sentences

Special Difficulties ◼ 1. reading between the lines ◼ 2. paraphrasing some sentences

I∨, Rhetorica| Devices 1. metaphor 2 anti-climax

IV . Rhetorical Devices ◼ 1. metaphor ◼ 2. anti-climax

VII. Questions for Discussion 1. What was the writer's attitude towards Hiroshima? 2. Was Hiroshima in any way different from other Japanese cities? 3. Even in this short description one may find some of the problems of Japan or at least, of Hiroshima. Can you say what they are? 4. How do the japanese themselves look at Hiroshima? Why?

VII . Questions for Discussion ◼ 1. What was the writer’s attitude towards Hiroshima? ◼ 2. Was Hiroshima in any way different from other Japanese cities? ◼ 3. Even in this short description one may find some of the problems of Japan, or at least, of Hiroshima. Can you say what they are? ◼ 4. How do the Japanese themselves look at Hiroshima? Why?