1.Lead-in
Pre-reading questions:
•How does the title “Green Banana” strike you? What do you expect the story to tell?
• If you are asked to write a passage on Green Banana, what are going to cover? What kind of function do you know about Banana?
2.While-reading
Now let’s read the text and the vocabulary together, and try to divide the article into several parts, according to your understanding.
•Part 1 (Para 1-Para 4)
The author’s experience in Brazil and his encounter with the village people and then the green banana
• Part 2 (Para 5-Para 7)
The author’s two learning moments from the experience
•Part 3 (Para 8)
As often the case in an essay, it starts from something specific and then moves on to a general conclusion.
And then you need to think about several questions and give the answer after our analysis.
1) What happened to the author’s old jeep in his journey?
2) How did the man fix the author’s jeep?
3) What did the villagers told the author?
4) How did the author change his view towards the end?
5) What did he think was the right attitude towards cultural difference?
3.Language understanding
Encounter
vt. meet sb. unexpectedly
encounter an old friend on the street
I first encountered him at Shanghai.
n. a meeting, especially one that is unplanned and unexpected
close encounter: situation that could be dangerous or unpleasant
close encounter with a poisonous snake
strain: try very hard to do sth. using all your physical and mental strength 拉紧,竭尽全力
The singer strained to reach the high notes.
He chocked and gasped, straining for air.
Don’t strain yourself; you need to rest more. 不要过度劳累
assure
1.to tell somebody that something is sure to happen or is definitely true
Mum assured us that everything would be all right.向……保证
2.to make sth. certain to happen
Hard work has assured his success.他的成功来自于辛勤的工作
pinnacle
1.a high mountain top
2.a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as church or castle
3.the most successful, powerful, exciting, etc part of sth.
By the age of 50, she has reached the pinnacle of her political career.
dawn on: 渐渐明白 开始理解
(not with passive voice) if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time
Then the truth dawned on me.
It dawned on me that she had been right all along.
radiator
one container filled with water,in the cooling system, draws heat away from the engine block. The water jacket (隔热罩), a fan and a water pump are included in the cooling system.
ignore: take no notice of
ignore rude remarks
be ignored by one’s superiors
My advice was completely ignored.
ignorant ignorance
I am quite … of what his plans are.
an ignorant replay/ conduct/ behavior
We are in complete … of his plan.
formation:
sth. esp. a rock or cloud that is formed in a particular shape
4. Detailed discussion of the text
1) strain: to try very hard
The old man was straining to open the jar. 老人用力的打开瓶子。
People strained to hear what the speaker was saying.
The word can also be used as transitive verb
I strained my ears to hear what they were whispering. 我用力得听他们在说些什么。
When: used to say what was happening or had just happened when a particular event happened.
I was daydreaming when the teacher told me to answer a question. (when,引导的时间状语一般不用将来时和进行时,用一般时态来表达,译成:当……时,这时)
They had just arrived when the telephone rang.
Hans was sitting near the fire when he heard a loud knock at the door.
2) over-heated: too hot
Oversleep睡过头 overload 超载 overdressed 过于打扮的 overcharge超载,过分充电
Consist of :
include .. as its main parts or aspects包括
相似结构:由 … 组成 构成
be composed of … … constitute
be made up of …
fall into…
这本书是有八个章节构成的。
The book consists of eight chapters.
The book is composed of
is made up of eight chapters.
falls into
Eight chapters constitute the book.
3) come over 从远处走过来
fine: thin or in very small pieces or drops
fine hair 汗毛 fine thread 细线 fine sand 细沙
4) sent ….doing sth
told sb.to do sth. to cause sb. to do sth; to cause sth to happen
The movie sent many people crying.
The icy road sent several people slipping and falling.
5) pat me on the shoulder : pat my shoulder
To wound sb in the leg, to hit sb in the back
Assure sb that: to make sure that sth will happen
The mechanic assured me that the car would be good for five years.
Work out (a problem or difficult situation ) to gradually get better or get solved.
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