Unit5 The Proposal” from Pride and Prejudice”

学校：擢英中学 教师：黄绮云 中学一级

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Warming-up

1. Will you judge someone by his or her appearance?

2. Do you think the first impression is always correct?

If we form incorrect first impression of someone, it means we may develop prejudice against him/her.

prejudicen. 偏见

~ against sb./sth.对…的偏见

Warming-up

3. Do you like proud person who ignores you even at the first time you met?

Proud person tends to prejudice the strangers against him/her.

prejudicev. 使怀有（形成）偏见

prejudice sb./sth. against sth对…的偏见

Warming-up

Pre-reading

Pride and PrejudiceAuthor Jane Austen

Country United Kingdom

Language English

Publication date 28 /1 1813

• Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet‘s five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible （称心如意的） Mr Bingley and his friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane. Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes（冲突） with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.

About the Novel

• Jane Austen (1775-1817) one of the best-loved English novelists. In each of Austern six novels, a woman meets and marries an eligible man after a series difficulties.

Jane Austen began writing novels in her early 20’s but did not publish them until late in life. She never married, and she lived happily in the rural, upper middle class society described in her books.

About the Author

Main Characters

Mr Darcy. He is a very rich and important person. But he really does not want to join in an entertainment that is for people of lower social rank, he refuses to dance with Elizabeth whom he thinks is not important enough or pretty enough for him. In doing this he shows his pride.

Main Characters

Elizebeth dislikes Mr Darcy immediately when she hears why he doesn’t want to dance with her. This dislike increases when she gets to know Mr Wickham who seems to have been badly treated by Darcy. Finally it becomes prejudice when she discovers that Darcy has tried to stop his friend from marrying Elizebeth’s sister, Jane. As a result Elizabeth shows her prejudice against Mr Darcy.

Reading, speaking and writing

“THE PROPOSAL” FROM PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

What’s the ideal proposal you can imagine?

What’s the most important factor in a marriage?

What will Elizabeth choose, money or love?

Skim

1. Why did Elizabeth refuse Mr Darcy?

Because she did not like or love him.

2. Why was Mr Darcy sure that she would accept him?

Because he was sure she would accept him because he was so rich.

Scan

Please divide the text into two parts.

The first part: Mr Darcy’s proposal

The second part: Elizebeth’s refusal

Mr Darcy’s proposal

Please find out what Darcy did and Elizabeth’s reactions.

Propose, but his words concentrate on her low social rank

In spite of disliking him, she didn’t discount his affection

In his arrogant way Forgot his feelings

Speak of his anxiety, but felt sure of her answer

“Sorry, sir. I can’t marry you.”

Great surprise. Struggle to control the expression on his face

Face changed color.

What Mr Darcy did Elizabeth’s reactions

Mr Darcy’s proposal

Elizabeth’s refusal

Find out why Elizabeth refuse Mr Darcy?

1. “Do you think that I would accept the man who has ruined the happiness of my beloved sister?”

She thought it was Mr Darcy that seperated Elizabeth’s sister from Darcy’s friend.

Elizabeth’s refusal

2. “Long ago my initial opinion of you was decided when I was informed by Mr Wickham of his hardship.”

“He is poor because of you. He is innocent yet you treat his hardships with extreme unkindness.”

She thought it was Mr Darcy that led to the hardship of Wickham.

1. in vain: 无结果地 , 徒然

无效果的 , 无用的

I tried in vain to sleep last night.

昨晚我怎么也睡不着。

All our work was in vain.

Language Points

2. discount: vt. 不信任 , 不理会You can discount what Jack said; he’s a dreadful liar.discount: n. 折扣 We give (a) 10% discount for cash.现金付款 , 我们予以九折优惠。at a discount: 减价 , 打折扣不受重视的 ; 不时兴的

3. at length

1) 最后 , 终于At length, we began to understand what she w

anted. 最后 , 我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。

At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.

公共汽车终于来了 , 晚了四十分钟。 2) 详细地

He talked at length about his work. 他详细地谈了他的工作。

4.I have every reason in the world to

think ill of you.

have every reason in the world to think

ill of 有足够的理由对……怀有厌恶感1) every reason 表示充分的理由There is every reason to believe what he

has said. 有充分的理由相信他所说的话。I have every reason to do that.

我那样做是有充足的理由的。

2) in the world 起强调作用How in the world do you expect me to know him?What in the world are they hoping for?3) think ill of sb 对……评价不高It’s unfair of you to think ill of him.你认为他不好是不公平的。How call you think ill of someone at first sight? 你怎么能只见一面就断定别人不好 ?

DiscussionQuestions:

1. Is Darcy’s proposal a romantic one? Is the proposal the one that you have dreamed of?

2. If you were Elizabeth, will you say yes to him?

3. If he proposes marriage in a more polite way to Elizabeth, will she say “yes”?

4. If the reasons that makes Elizabeth refuse Darcy turn out to be mistakes, what will she feel?

Homework

Finish the exercise 2 in the book.