Comprehensive English I UNIT 3 Message of the Land School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English I School of Foreign Languages UNIT 3 Message of the Land
Contents Background Information Critical reading Words Expressions Grammar Sentence Patterns Figures of Speech Translation
Contents Background Information Critical reading Words & Expressions Grammar & Sentence Patterns Figures of Speech & Translation
Part 1 Backgound Information PIra Sudham Kingdom of Thailand Exploration on the topic 0 Discussion on urbanization
Part 1 Backgound Information PIra Sudham Kingdom of Thailand Exploration on the topic Discussion on urbanization
About the Author-Pira Sudham Born in a remote Esarn village in Thailand in 1942 >First language Lao >Temple boy in Bangkok at 14 >Thailand's top university >Scholarship to New Zealand to study English >30-year adventure through New Zealand,Australia,Hong Kong,the UK,Germany,and Switzerland >Retired to a solitary life in his home village in 1997,helping needy students and teachers in a private school with funds set up by himself
About the Author—Pira Sudham ➢ Born in a remote Esarn village in Thailand in 1942 ➢First language Lao ➢Temple boy in Bangkok at 14 ➢Thailand’s top university ➢Scholarship to New Zealand to study English ➢30-year adventure through New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland ➢ Retired to a solitary life in his home village in 1997, helping needy students and teachers in a private school with funds set up by himself
His Publications Siamese Drama (later renamed Tales of Thailand)(1983) People ofEsarn (1987) Monsoon Country (1988) The Force of Karma (2002) Pira Sudham P图itd5iham Fue Force af Karma
His Publications • Siamese Drama (later renamed Tales of Thailand) (1983) • People of Esarn (1987) • Monsoon Country (1988) • The Force of Karma (2002)
Background Author His Influence One of Thailand's best.Sudham's works are concerned with known novelists social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. ◆Nominee of the1990 Widely read and highly acclaimed, Nobel Prize in Literature his books have given a voice to the poor and the voiceless. ◆"David of Thailand' The simplicity and sensitivity of the poor and the low come through his direct and clear prose,yet moving and touching
Background His Influence W B T R ◆ One of Thailand’s best known novelists ◆ Nominee of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature ◆ “David of Thailand” • Sudham’s works are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. • Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given a voice to the poor and the voiceless. • The simplicity and sensitivity of the poor and the low come through his direct and clear prose, yet moving and touching. Author
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Map of Thailand
The Kingdom of Thailand Location Southeast Asia Population 64 million (Ethnic Thais) Capital Bangkok Religion Buddhism International status One of the four“Asian Tigers”in1990s National symbols Elephant,Thai Boxing, Lady boys,《泰囧》 The four"Asian Dragons"in 1980s?
The Kingdom of Thailand Location Southeast Asia Population 64 million (Ethnic Thais) Capital Bangkok Religion Buddhism International status One of the four “Asian Tigers” in 1990s National symbols Elephant, Thai Boxing, Lady boys, 《泰囧》 The four “Asian Dragons” in 1980s ?
Exploring the Topic As a traditionally agriculture-centered country,China has long established its respect to land.Can you quote some sayings or idioms or folktales or poems to illustrate this?
Exploring the Topic As a traditionally agriculture-centered country, China has long established its respect to land. Can you quote some sayings or idioms or folktales or poems to illustrate this?
A Chinese Poem 我爱这土地 艾青 假如我是一只鸟， 我也应该用嘶哑的喉咙歌唱： 这被暴风雨所打击着的土地， 这永远汹涌着我们的悲愤的河流， 这无止息地吹刮着的激怒的风， 和那来自林间的无比温柔的黎明. 然后我死了， 连羽毛也腐烂在土地里面。 为什么我的眼里常含泪水？ 因为我对这土地爱得深沉
A Chinese Poem 我爱这土地 艾青 假如我是一只鸟， 我也应该用嘶哑的喉咙歌唱： 这被暴风雨所打击着的土地， 这永远汹涌着我们的悲愤的河流， 这无止息地吹刮着的激怒的风， 和那来自林间的无比温柔的黎明. ——然后我死了， 连羽毛也腐烂在土地里面。 为什么我的眼里常含泪水？ 因为我对这土地爱得深沉