Comprehensive English I Unit 4 The Midnight Visitor Robert Arthur Preclass Work-1
Unit 4 The Midnight Visitor Robert Arthur Preclass Work-1
Comprehensive English I contents Background Information Critical Reading of the Text Assignments
contents Background Information Critical Reading of the Text Assignments
Comprehensive English I Background Information
❖Background Information
About the author Comprehensive English I 1.The author of this story,Robert Authur,is a mystery and speculative(推理的)fiction writer.Find out more information about him.List his major life experience and publications in chronological order. Life experience: Main publications:
1. The author of this story, Robert Authur, is a mystery and speculative (推理的) fiction writer. Find out more information about him. List his major life experience and publications in chronological order. Life experience: Main publications: About the author
About the author Comprehensive English I 3.The following terms are about spy and spying,put them into Chinese. 1.spy 2.espionage 3.internationalspy 4.double agent 5.secret agent 6.secret service 7.special agent 8.intelligence 9.intelligence agency 10.counterintelligence agency 11.spy movies 12.detective stories 13.undercover agent or undercover operation 14.FBI,CIA,KGB
添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 添加文本 3. The following terms are about spy and spying, put them into Chinese. About the author 1. spy 2. espionage 3. international spy 4. double agent 5. secret agent 6. secret service 7. special agent 8. intelligence 9. intelligence agency 10. counterintelligence agency 11. spy movies 12. detective stories 13. undercover agent or undercover operation 14. FBI, CIA, KGB
About the author Comprehensive English I 2.James Bond-007 movies and Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories are popular spy stories and detective stories.Find more works/movies/stories about spying and detectives,then compare the two types
2. James Bond - 007 movies and Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are popular spy stories and detective stories. Find more works/ movies/ stories about spying and detectives, then compare the two types. About the author
About the author Comprehensive English I 4.Read The Thirty-nine Steps and briefly summarize the story. The setting of the story: The main characters: Plot of the story: Your critique:
4. Read The Thirty- nine Steps and briefly summarize the story. The setting of the story: The main characters: Plot of the story: Your critique: About the author
Comprehensive English I Critical Reading of the Text
❖Critical Reading of the Text
Critical Reading Comprehensive English I The following outline will present you an overview of the text.Please finish the table to complete the outline. Part Section Para(s).and main idea 1 Ausable's appearance 2 I Introduction: 2.why Fowler wanted to see 3-4 Ausable 5 Ausble cheered Fowler up. 6-9 Ausable found Max in his hotel 3 room with a gun in his hand. 4.the unexpected midnight visitor 10 11 5.Ausable's complaint about the 12 balcony 13 ⅡBody 14-16 asked each other how they got to know about the report. 17-19 20 Max asked Ausable to send the police away while he was waiting on the balcony 7.climax 21-23 24-25 A waiter brought the drink 8 III Conclusion: Ausable had ordered. 9.no police at all 26-27 10.Max would never retumn 28-29
Critical Reading The following outline will present you an overview of the text. Please finish the table to complete the outline. Part Section Para(s). and main idea I Introduction: 1 Ausable’s appearance 1. 2. 2. why Fowler wanted to see Ausable 3-4 5 Ausble cheered Fowler up. II Body: 3. 6-9 Ausable found Max in his hotel room with a gun in his hand. 4. the unexpected midnight visitor 10 5. Ausable’s complaint about the balcony 11 12 13 6. 14-16 asked each other how they got to know about the report. 17-19 20 Max asked Ausable to send the police away while he was waiting on the balcony. 7. climax 21-23 III Conclusion: 8. 24-25 A waiter brought the drink Ausable had ordered. 9. no police at all 26-27 10. Max would never return 28-29
Critical Reading Comprehensive English I The following questions are raised to help you understand the text better.Try to answer them by yourself and then discuss them with your partner. 1.What was Fowler's first impression of Ausable?Why was he disappointed? 2.How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? 3.How did Ausable deal with the situation? 4.How did Ausable finally outwit Max?
箭头说明文字 The following questions are raised to help you understand the text better. Try to answer them by yourself and then discuss them with your partner. 1. What was Fowler’s first impression of Ausable? Why was he disappointed? 2. How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? 3. How did Ausable deal with the situation? 4. How did Ausable finally outwit Max? Critical Reading