Lesson One Half A Day课件.ppt

Lesson One Half A Day About The Author Naguib Mahfouz: Do you know anything about him? the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, in 1988 a Dickens of the Cairo cafés the Balzac of Egypt. Naguib Mahfouz Text Appreciation  Part 1 (para. 1- ) about: Part 2 (para. ) about: Part 3 (para. ) about: 7 The boy’s misgivings about school 8-16 How the boy felt about school. 17-20 Walking out of the school, he found time had changed everything. Development of the story School! School?! Part I The boy’s misgivings about school What have I done? Make useful men out of boys prison / army —— school prisoners / soldiers —— students beating / training —— study Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here Part II How the boy felt about school Our path was not totally sweet and unclouded. Part III Walking out of school, he found everything had changed Topic discussion Plot of the story: Setting of the story: Protagonist v.s. Antagonists: Drama of the story lies in: Writing technique: (Have you ever read a story using the similar technique?) Theme of the story: A. Sentence Paraphrase It’s a place that makes useful men out of boys. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. Explain the following orally. … from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred, or give rise to fighting. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. Nothing lay ahead of us but exertion, struggle, and perseverance. Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves. Answer for reference: It’s a place that makes boys become useful men. In this strange place, I felt confused and didn’t know what to do. … on each side of the courtyard was a building with a long wood-roofed balcony on ea