《大学英语读写》课程教学资源（A）Ⅱ_大学英语读写（A）Ⅱ_Book3.Unit5A.text organization

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Text organisation Climax Conflict Main Characters Setting More Ending click click click click Active reading 1: Navigation click

Activereading1:NavigationSettingComplete the blanks with appropriate information:WhenWhereMoodInafamousrestaurantItis snowingOnChristmasJoanne's onheavilyEvethe46thstreetinNewYork

When Where Mood Complete the blanks with appropriate information: On Christmas Eve In a famous restaurant Joanne’s on the 46th street in New York It is snowing heavily Active reading 1: Navigation Setting

Active reading1:NavigationMainCharacters(Para 3)(Para 2)Jo Rogers,aJoshLester:aseniorsenatorsmart,well-known inanappointmentcapableblackthe Unitedlawyerinhisat Joanne'sStates.early thirties.Introductionto Joanne's (Para 4)afancyrestaurantwithmanywell-knownpeople

Main Characters (Para 2) Josh Lester: a smart, capable black lawyer in his early thirties. (Para 3) Jo Rogers, a senior senator, well-known in the United States. an appointment at Joanne’s Introduction to Joanne’s (Para 4), a fancy restaurant with many well-known people Active reading 1: Navigation

Active reading 1:NavigationRead paras 5-18 and answer thefollowing question:ConflictockphDo you think the headThewaiterrespectsorheaddisrespectsJoshattheJoshwaiterbeginning?The snobbish head waiterdespises Josh at the beginning

The head waiter Text Text Josh Josh Conflict Do you think the head waiter respects or disrespects Josh at the beginning? Read paras 5-18 and answer the following question: The snobbish head waiter despises Josh at the beginning. Active reading 1: Navigation

Active reading 1:NavigationAnswer the following question:ClimaxJo. Rogers appears. She isrespected by all the people.And the head waiter offers thechange of the seat, but Rogersrefuses it.Which paragraphs are aboutthe climax?Paragraph 19-30

Climax Jo. Rogers appears. She is respected by all the people. And the head waiter offers the change of the seat, but Rogers refuses it. Which paragraphs are about the climax? Paragraph 19-30. Answer the following question: Active reading 1: Navigation

Activereading1:NavigationEndingRead paras 31-38 and summarise the ending.Senator Rogers and Josh leave the Joanne'srefusing the head waiter's offer to waivepayment of the bill and his invitation to go to theJoanne's again

Senator Rogers and Josh leave the Joanne’s, refusing the head waiter’s offer to waive payment of the bill and his invitation to go to the Joanne’s again. Read paras 31-38 and summarise the ending. Active reading 1: Navigation Ending

Active reading 1:NavigationUnderstandingthetextWork in pairs and discuss the followingquestions:1.Why does the writer highlight the fact thatdik Joanne's is a restaurant where many famouspeople have dinners in Para 4? What if therestaurant had been nearly empty when Josharrived?What rhetoric device does the writer use in2Paragraph 18? What does the writer try to tell thereaders in this Paragraph?3.What does the writer try to tell the readers in thisParagraph?Why does the writer describe the weather both at4.the beginning and the end?More

1. Why does the writer highlight the fact that Joanne’s is a restaurant where many famous people have dinners in Para 4? What if the restaurant had been nearly empty when Josh arrived? 2. What rhetoric device does the writer use in Paragraph 18? What does the writer try to tell the readers in this Paragraph? 3. What does the writer try to tell the readers in this Paragraph? 4. Why does the writer describe the weather both at the beginning and the end? Work in pairs and discuss the following questions: Understanding the text More click click click Active reading 1: Navigation click

Activereading1:NavigationUnderstandingthetext1.Why does the writer highlight the fact that Joanne'sisa restaurant where many famous people have dinnersin Para 4? What if the restaurant had been nearlyemptywhenJosharrived?The writer describes Joanne's as a fancy restaurantwith many famous people, whichforeshadows howthe head waiter will treat Josh, a nobody as well asa black. If the restaurant had been nearly emptythe story would have lost the drama of the headwaiter not wanting to serve Josh. In an emptyrestaurant, there would be no problem to find atable or to be served.More

Understanding the text The writer describes Joanne’s as a fancy restaurant with many famous people, which foreshadows how the head waiter will treat Josh, a nobody as well as a black. If the restaurant had been nearly empty, the story would have lost the drama of the head waiter not wanting to serve Josh. In an empty restaurant, there would be no problem to find a table or to be served. Active reading 1: Navigation 1. Why does the writer highlight the fact that Joanne’s is a restaurant where many famous people have dinners in Para 4? What if the restaurant had been nearly empty when Josh arrived? More

Activereading1:NavigationUnderstandingthetext2. What rhetoric device does the writer use in Paragraph18? What does the writer try to tell the readers in thisParagraph?Choose the rhetoric device used in para 18:A) SimileB) MetaphorPersonificationD) ExaggerationMore

Understanding the text Choose the rhetoric device used in para 18: A) Simile B) Metaphor C) Personification D) Exaggeration More Active reading 1: Navigation 2. What rhetoric device does the writer use in Paragraph 18? What does the writer try to tell the readers in this Paragraph?

Active reading 1:NavigationUnderstandingthetext3. What does the writer try to tell the readers inParagraph18?First,the writertells the readers how uncomfortablethe seat offered by the head waiteris:close to the bathroom,right by a half-opened windowso that Josh should bear the icy breeze.Moreover, the writer may imply that Josh feels coldnot only due to the icy breeze, but also because ofthe cold treatment of the head waiter.More

Understanding the text First, the writer tells the readers how uncomfortable the seat offered by the head waiter is: close to the bathroom, right by a half-opened window so that Josh should bear the icy breeze. Moreover, the writer may imply that Josh feels cold not only due to the icy breeze, but also because of the cold treatment of the head waiter. Active reading 1: Navigation 3. What does the writer try to tell the readers in Paragraph 18? More