《大学英语精读》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Unit 2 The Dinner Party

Men are braver than Women??

1 Unit 2 The Dinner Party

a heated discussion about whether men are brav er than woman is settled in a rather unexpected way

• A heated discussion about whether men are brav er than woman is settled in a rather unexpected way

The setting of the story was in India. a young girl and a ma jor had a heated discussion about how women would reac t to a crisis at a dinner party, which is given by a colonial of ficial and his wife. Then one of the guests noticed a strang e expression come over the face of the hostess and wonde red what was happening It so happened there was a cobr a in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the ho stess! In the end the crisis was tackled in a perfect way t le crisis showed that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control

• The setting of the story was in India. A young girl and a ma jor had a heated discussion about how women would reac t to a crisis at a dinner party, which is given by a colonial of ficial and his wife. Then one of the guests noticed a strang e expression come over the face of the hostess and wonde red what was happening. It so happened there was a cobr a in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the ho stess! In the end, the crisis was tackled in a perfect way. T he crisis showed that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control

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C ontents Pre-activities: background info(India, Table setting, Cobra) · Text Reading When where was the dinner party? Who were at the dinner party? What happened at the dinner party? What 's the intention of the author? Language learning Post-activities: food for thinking. writing

Contents • Pre-activities: background info (India, Table setting, Cobra ) • Text Reading: – When & where was the dinner party? – Who were at the dinner party? – What happened at the dinner party? – What’s the intention of the author? • Language learning • Post-activities: food for thinking, writing

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Background info ---India India used to be a british colony There lived many british officers and their families On one hand they were familiar with their living environm ent already On the other hand, they still led a British social life----par ties, social activities were never ignored

Background info --- India • India used to be a British colony • There lived many British officers and their families • On one hand, they were familiar with their living environm ent already. • On the other hand, they still led a British social life ---- par ties, social activities were never ignored

Background info---Table setting At a formal party, the order of the seats were stress ed to show politeness to the guests MLML ImM HS IML mLmL m H(8,12,16,20,24)ImM mL M hs

Background info ---Table setting • At a formal party, the order of the seats were stress ed to show politeness to the guests. L M L M L ImM H HS ImL M L M L M L M L H (8, 12, 16, 20, 24) ImM ImL M HS

Background info --cobra Snakes usually feed on small mammals, birds, re tiles or fish. Some snakes, like cobra, are poison ous and can kill with a single bite. Boas($#)suff ocate(使窒息) their prey by wrapping tightly aro und it

Background info --- cobra • Snakes usually feed on small mammals, birds, re ptiles or fish. Some snakes, like cobra, are poison ous and can kill with a single bite. Boas(蟒) suff ocate (使窒息) their prey by wrapping tightly aro und it

Background info --cobra Cobras, also called"spectacled cobra, are rather s low snakes. They can be found in some parts of Af rican and Asia. a full-grown Indian cobra is nearly six feet long and about five inches around

Background info --- cobra • Cobras, also called “spectacled cobra”, are rather s low snakes. They can be found in some parts of Af rican and Asia. A full-grown Indian cobra is nearly six feet long and about five inches around