Advanced English

Unit 1

The Middle Eastern Bazaar

Teaching Objectives 1. know the background of “Middle Eastern

Bazaar” 2. grasp the main idea and the theme of this

essay 3. master the language used in a special way in

the essay 4. appreciate the description writing skills in

advanced level 5. conduct a series of discussing, analyzing,

presenting activities related to the theme of this essay.

Teaching Points I. Background information II. Introduction to the passage III. Text analysis IV. Rhetorical devices V. Questions for discussion

I. Background Information 1. Middle Eastern Countries 2. Architecture of Gothic Style

Middle Eastern Countries The middle eastern bazaar: Generall

y referring to the area from Afghanistan to Egypt, including the Arabian ([ 'rәeibi n] ) Peninsula [pi'ninsjul ] , Cyprә әus, and Asiatic Turkey, a kind of oriental marketplace.

Background Information This piece is taken from the book Advanced

Comprehensive and Appreication for Overseas Students, it was prepared by L.A.Hill and D.J.May and published by the Oxford University Press in 1962. This is the third book in the series which began with Comprehensive and Precis Pieces for Overseas Students by L.A.Hill, and continued with Further Comprehension and Precis pieces by R.D.S. Fielder and L.A.Hill.

Background Information The bazaar played an important

role in the society, which demonstrated that the handicraft economy was prosperous. People relied on that kind of economy in their daily life. It is a significant contrast to our modern society.

II. Introduction to the Passage

1.Type of literature: -- a piece of objective description

Introduction to the Passage 2.The purpose of a piece of

objective description: ---to record and reproduce a true

picture with opinions and emotions of the author excluded

Introduction to the Passage 3. Ways of developing a piece of

objective description: ---to begin with a brief general

picture, divide the object into parts and organize the detailed description in order of space

Introduction to the Passage 4. The main idea: Through the description, we can see a

vivid picture of the bazaar. People of every conceivable kind are entering and leaving the dim, cool and narrow bazaar. The tinkling bells of the little donkeys; the shouting of the donkey-boys and porters, the crying of the stall-holders, the arguing and bargaining of the purchasers show us a prosperous handicraft economic view in the old time.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 2: The description of the muted cloth-

market is a contrast to the gateway of the market. The noise at the gateway make people dizzy, the gloomy atmosphere of the cloth-market make people to follow suit.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 3: This para. describes one of the charac

teristics of the bazaar: the spreading of goods. Shopkeepers dealing in the same kind get together. It would be easy for customers to compare goods and prices.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 4: Para.4 describes the psychological

trick between both sellers and purchasers.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 5: copper-smiths market is one of the most

picturesque and impressive parts of the bazaar. The loud sounds, the dancing flashes, the burning charcoal, the strokes of the bellows make a harmonious symphonic music ---- copper-smiths’ music, which is contrasted to the muted cloth-market.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 6: (The author describes) the other six m

arkets spreading in the bazaar look like a set of network (maze 迷宫 ), which shows us how narrow the street is.

Introduction to the Passage Para. 7: The description of the linseed oil

mill Para. 8: The description of the Linseed Oil

Place

Introduction to the Passage Para. 7 and 8: The linseed oil mill shows us a special

picture. The ancient apparatus used in the mill to make oil is the symbol of the society. And it also tells us that (manual) handicraft industry is the main style of people’s daily life. The economy is prosperous and the people are working hard.

III . Text Analysis 1. making effective use of specific

verbs 2. using adjectives accurately 3. using five human senses---

hearing, smelling, seeing, tasting and touching to make the description vivid

4.using rhetorical devices properly

III. Text Analysis 1. Techniques: figure of speech: contr

ast and comparison & onomatopoeia [, n umæt u'pi: ]n. ɒ ә ә ә 拟声 , 拟声语 , 声喻法

2. Language: vivid, beautiful and lively 3. Organization of the text

IV . Rhetorical Devices 1. simile 2. metaphor 3. metonymy 4. onomatopoeia [, n umæt u'pi: ]ɒ ә ә ә

Rhetorical Devices

metonymy: Metonymy is a figure of speech

which expresses a relation between the thing spoken of and the thing meant, in such a way that the mention of one suggests other.

Rhetorical Devices 区别：借喻（代）不同于隐喻， 1 ）  借喻是指同类事物之间的比拟，而

隐喻则是不同事物之间的比拟； 2 ）  借喻不是同类的概念， (similarity),

而是接近的概念，两个概念关系密切，唇齿相依。

如： White House 指美国总统府； the Pentagon 即美国国防部 .

Rhetorical Devices 借喻中也含有本体和喻体，两者之间是

一种借代关系。如： She was a girl who excited the emotio

ns, but I was not the one to let my heart rule my head. 她十个让人动情的姑娘，而我则不是让感情支配理智的人。

Rhetorical Devices借喻中的本体和喻体之间的关系可以通过下列几种

方式进行表达： 1 ．以典型的人体组织、器官或部位代人的抽象行

为或能力； 2 ．以作家名借代作品或观念； 3 ．以容器借代被盛的东西；以局部地名代整体名，

或以产地代产品名； 4 ．以资料或工具代替事物的名称； 5 ．以商标代产品； 以特征指人或物

Special Difficulties 1. paraphrasing some sentences 2. translating some paragraphs 3. identifying figures of speech

V. Questions for Discussion 1. What is a bazaar? Can you name some

of the Middle Eastern countries in which such bazaars are likely to be found?

2. Name all the markets in the bazaar. What kind of economy do you think they represent? Give facts to support your view.

3. What scene do you find most picturesque in the bazaar? Why?

Exercises 1. homework: a piece of descriptive essay 评分标准 : 1 重点突出，观点明确 2 层次清晰，符合逻辑 3 简洁，流畅 4 用词准确，恰当，无语言结构错误，观点错

误 5. 符合文体要求

Exercises 2. Performance: Suppose you are going shopping in

a free market. Do some bargaining with the shopkeepers, and make a deal.