Unit 7 The Chaser

Unit7TheChaserJohnCollierTeachingObjectsExtensiveReadingwarming-uptextstructureIntensiveReadingdetailedreadingacticityassignmentLanguagePointsWarmingupIfyoufallinlovewithsomeone,butunfortunately,youcannotgetanyresponsesfromhimorher,whatwouldyoudowithyourone-sidedlove?Doyoubelievelovecanbefostered?Howcanyoulureoneintolovewithyou?Canyoudescribetheingredientsofthelovepotion?TheAuthor-----JohnCollierJohnCollier(1901-1980),Britishplaywright,poet,andnovelist.Hewasfamousfornumerousshortstorieshehadwritteninhislifetime.TheChaserwasoriginallypublishedinTheNewYorkerin1940.LovePotionThetaleoflovepotionThenephewofKingMarkofCornwallwhofellinlovewithhisuncle'sbride.Aftertheymistakenlydrinkingalovepotion,theyfellinlovewitheachotherforever.Whatistheeffectoflovepotion?ReadingShortStoriesSettingCharactersPlotClue(howcharactersandincidentsarelinked)Theme(purposeofwriting)SettingInwhatwayarePara.1&2differentfromtheotherparagraphsinthestory?Whatcanwelearnfromtheseparagraphs?CharactersMajorcharacters:Minorcharacter:AlanAusten;theoldmanDianaPlot(Prelude)BeginningDevelopmentClimaxEnding(Epilogue)PlotPara.1-2Para.1-2Para.3-11Para.12-37Para.38-45Prelude:Austen'sarrivalattheoldman'sforalovepotion.Beginning:Theoldmanistryingtosellhismixture.Development:Thewonderfuleffectsofthelovepotionisdisclosedlittlebylittlethroughthedialogue.Climax&Ending:Austenboughtthelovepotionandtheoldmanremindedhimofthelife-cleaner.DetailedReadingWhatdoesthecliniclooklike?darkandcreakystairsthedimlanding(name)obscurelywrittenononeofthedoorsatinyroomnofuniturebutaplainkitchentable,arockingchairandanordinarychairthedirty,buff-coloredwallsacoupleofshelves(inwall)perhapsadozenbottlesandjarsWhatdoesthecliniclooklike?Compareitwiththepharmacyorstorewenormallyseeandtellthedifferences.Whatkindofinformationisintendedtoshowbytheauthor?CharacterizationReadthisdialoguewithyourpartner.(Pairwork)Tellthedifferencebetweenthewordsofthesetwomajorcharacters.AlanAustenWhatistheimageofAusteninPara.1-2?"asnervousasakitten""peeredaboutforalongtime""pushedopenthedoor,ashehadbeentoldtodo""withoutaword,handedhimthecardhehadbeengiven"Comment:Alanisdepictedasatimid,skepticalandhesitantcharacter.Ifhehadbeennottoldto,hewouldn'thavethecouragetoentertheroom.Asenseofapprehensioniscreated.Austen'sMannerofSpeakingPara.8:Para.12:Para.20:Para.26:Para.34:Para.36:Para.42:verymuchhorrifiedapprehensivelyattemptingalookofscientificdetachmentinaraptureoverwhelmedwithjoyferventlywatchinghimfillitComment:throughthevividdescriptionofAusten'smannerfospealking,theauthorclearlypresentsbeforetheaudiencethementalprocessfromskepticismandhesitationtooverwhelmingjoyandeagerbelief.WeseehowAustenifpersuadedintobelievingtheoldman.QuestionWhatarethecharacteristicsofAusten'swords?Illustrateyouranswerwithfactsfromthestory.Austentendstoemploysentencesthatareshort,stutteringandimcomplete.Thisimpressestheaudiencewithhisapprehension,hesitationandhorror.WhydoesAustenwanttobuythelovepotionsoeagerly?BecausehewasdrivenbytheoverpoweingdesiretowintheloveofDiana.WhatisAusten'sunderstandingoflove?Austenwasfilledwithillusionsandunrealisticexpenctationsoflove.TheOldMan'sMannerofSpeakinglong&logicalpersuading&stablesophisticated&experiencedprofound&philosophicalhighlyplanned&welldevelopedsatirical&cynicalWhatkindofperdondoyouthinkheis?WhydodothinktheoldmantoldAustenaboutthelife-cleanerbeforehesellingthelovepotion?Whatisimpliedinthefollowingsentencessaidbytheoldman?Para.9:Livesneedcleaningsometimes.Para.13:Youngpeoplewhoneedalovepotionveryseldomhavefivethousanddollars.Otherwisetheywouldnotneedalovepotion.TheEndingWhat'sthefunctionofthesurprisingendingoftheoldman'sspeechoffarewell?ThewiseoldmanhadagoodunderstandingofmenlikeAusten:Theywerefilledwithillusionsaboutlovebutonceinthepossessionofthislove,theyweremostlikelytobetormentedtosuchadegreethattheywouldliketobuythlife-cleaner.TheClueThelovepotionand"thelife-cleaner"TheeffectsofthelovepotionTask:Describethemindetail.Whyislovepotionpricedsolowatonly1dollarwhiletheglove-cleanersohigh?TheTitleWhyis“TheChaser",insteadof"TheLovePotion",chosenasthetitleofthestory?TheThemeDiscusswithyourgroupmemberanduseonesentencetoshowwhatisthethemeofthisstoryinyouropinion.ClassActivityRoleplayWorkinpairsandroleplaythedialogue.Makesureyou’vetriedyourbesttolearnthelinesbyheart.Youcanalsoaskafellowstudenttosupplyaprompt.Thendiscusswitheachotherhowyouunderstandthetworolesinthestory.AssignmentContinuetowritethisstory.Write200words.LanguagePointspeerv.lookverycarefullyorhard,esp.asifnotabletoseeclearly.我一直在费力地看着一份不知所云的报告。Iamalwayspeeringatareportthatmakesnosenseatall.peervs.peeppeep:lookatsth.quicklyandsecretly,esp.throughaholeorothersmallopening他的门半开着，她忍不住往里窥视。Hisdoorwasajarandshecouldn’tresistpeepingin.makesb’sacquaintancemeetsb.forthefirsttime我希望我能结交这个班级的每一个人。IhopeIcanmakeacquaintanceofeveryoneinthisclass.imperceptiblea.thatcannotbenoticedorfeltbecausesosmall,slightorgradualanimperceptibelchangeintemperatureperceive(v.),perception(n.),perceptible(a.),imperceptible(a.),imperceptibly(ad.)apprehensivelyad.fullof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