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1、吉林大学珠海学院教案2012～2013学年第1学期系(中心)外语系教研室英语专业课程名称英语精读（三）主讲教师吉林大学珠海学院教务处制讲授章节Unit8TEXTATHEMANINASBESTOS(一)授课时数2periods教学目的：GraspthethemeofthetextAnalysisthetext(mainidea,structure)Learnmoreabouttheliterarygenrecalled“literarydystopia”教学内容（讲授提纲）I.lead-inquestions:Whatisasbestos?Asbestosisakindofmateri
2、alhighlyresistanttowatery,electricalinsulationandheatinsulation,fireinsulationandheatpreservationWhatdoestheauthorwanttodo?Whatfor?Whathashappenedinthisworldofthefuture?Howdidallthesechangescomeaboutaccordingtothemaninasbestos?Discussion:1)Whatkindofafuturedoyouthinkisinstoreforus?Areyouoptimis
3、ticorpessimistic?2)Theauthorseemstothinkthatalifewithouthardwork,deathandhunger,worriesandanxieties,isnotonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.Doyouagree?3)Wouldyouenjoytheworldoffuturedescribedinthetext?Why/Whynot?Givetwoorthreereasons.II.Abouttheauthorandthestory:Author:TheManinAsbestosisanallego
4、ryofthefuturewrittenbyStephenButlerLeacock(1869-1944),theCanadianauthor,whowilllongberememberedforhisbest-sellingbookSunshineSketchesofaLittleTown(1912)aswellasthenumerousawardsandhonourshereceivedduringhisillustriouslifetimeasauthor,professor,lecturerandhumourist.Story:Inthisfuturiststory,ther
5、eareobservationsofhumannaturewhichareasrefreshingtodayaswhentheywerewrittenin1911.Leacockdescribesaworldwheretheinhabitantsarecladinlong-wearingsuitsofasbestos;wheredeathhasbeeneliminated,althoughapersoncanbebroken;andwhereonlyavestigialmemoryofWorkremains,anythingrequiringeffortwasaccomplished
6、centuriesago-inshort,aperfectworlditis.Theoriginalendingofthestory:withthehumofthewicked,busyoldworldallaboutme,andloudinmyearsthevoiceoftheindignantmanacrossthecorridor."Quityourblatting,youinfernalblatherskite,"hewascalling."Comedowntoearth."Icame.Askstudentstoretellthestory,accordingtothefol
7、lowingkeywords:sleep,astrangeman,deathandfood,cityandnature,wordandcars,communication,wakeup.Ⅲ.Understandingofthetext1.Themainideaandstyle.Suchmomentous(big)problemsashunger,war,disease,naturaldisastersandinequalityarewhatgiveslif
