Unit5EnjoyingnovelsPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod3:AsamplelessonplanforUsingLanguage(“THEPROPOSAL”FROMPRIDEANDPREJUDICE)AimsTohelpstudentsreadthepassage“THEPROPOSAL”FROMPRIDEANDPREJUDICEonpage47Tohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProceduresI.WarmingupbylearningaboutElizabethandMr.DarcyfromPrideandPrejudiceElizabethhaslongbelievedthatMr.Darcyisofthecompleteoppositenature,butinfact,shewasonlyblindedbythewrongfulfirstimpressionshehadofhim.Inaddition,whensheunexpectedlymeetsMr.DarcyatPemberleysheisastonishedbyhisexcellentmanners.Shenowrealizesforherselfthatherprejudicestowardshimhadbeenwrong.TheprejudicesthatMrs.Bennethavearemostlydirectedtowardsthegeneralfeelingsofcharactersandherownexpectationsforherdaughters.Intheveryopeningstatementthisisevidentsinceaftertheomniscientvoiceexplainsabouthowa“…singlemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”(p.1),thereaderswillobserveMrs.BennetsupportingthisideafullyandtryingtoconvinceherhusbandthatMr.Bingley,amanoffourorfivethousandayear,istherightfulpropertyofoneoftheirdaughters.ShealsobelievesthatMr.Bennetisgoingtodiebeforeher,andleaveherandthegirls,withoutanyhomebecauseoftheentailmentontheirestate,Longbourn,toamaleheironly.HoweverwhenMr.Collins,onthebehalfofLadyCatherinedeBourgh,wantstomakeMrs.Bennet´sdaughters“…everypossibleamends”(p.51),sheprejudicesthatMr.Collinwillmarryoneofthegirls,butasearlierexplained,hismarriageproposalisrefusedandthisis,ofcourse,devastatingnewstoMrs.Bennet.LateronwhenElizabethandMr.Darcyhasdecidedtomarry,Mrs.Bennetstates用心爱心专心116号编辑thatsheclearly“…knowshowmuchyou[Elizabeth]dislikehim”(p.309)uponreceivingthenewsofthemmarrying.ThisshowsthatherprejudicehascontinuedforalongertimethanElizabeth’s,butthisissolelybecauseshehasnotbeeninhissurroundingsforalongtimeandthereforenotseenhowhehaschangedsincetheNetherfieldball.II.ListeningGotopage46anddoexercises1,2,and3.III.DiscussingwhatkindofpersonwillmakeagoodfriendAGoodFriendInkindergartenyourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwholetyouhavetheredcrayonwhenallthatwasleftwastheuglyblackone.Inprimaryschoolyourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhowenttothebathroomwithyou;heldyourhandasyouwalkedthroughthescaryhalls;helpedyoustanduptotheclassbully;sharedtheirlunchwithyouwhenyouforgotyoursonthebus;savedaseatonthebackofthebusforyou;knewwhoyouhadacrushonandneverunderstoodwhy.Insecondaryschoolyourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwholetyoucopytheirsocialstudieshomework;wenttothat"cool"partywithyousoyouwouldn'twindupbeingtheonlyfreshiethere;didnotletyoulunchalone.Inpre-universityyourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhogaveyouridesintheirnewcar;convincedyourparentsthatyoushouldn'tbegrounded;consoledyouwhenyoubrokeupwithNickorSusan;foundyouadatetothepromorwenttothepromwithyou(bothwithoutdates);helpedyoupickauniversityandassuredyouthatyouwouldgetintothatuniversity;helpedyoudealwithyourparentswhowerehavingahardtimelettingyougo.Onthethresholdofadulthoodyourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhowastherewhenyoujustcouldn'tdealwithyourparents;assuredyouthatnowthatyouandNickoryouandSusanwerebacktogether,youcouldmakeitthroughanything;justsilentlyhuggedyouasyoulookedthroughblurryeyesat18yearsofmemories;andreassuredyouthatyouwouldmakeitinuniversityaswellas用心爱心专心116号编辑youhadthesepast18years;andmostimportantlysentyouofftouniversityknowingyouwereloved....
