Unit5 Enjoying Novels

s10: yes, i have.
t: say something about this book.
s10: in "david copperfield", the hero experiences suffering before he meets his eccentric, kind and tolerant aunt, betsy trotwood. david benefits from her truly generous nature, and owes his education, wealth and happiness to her care.
t: after explanation of the text, who can tell me the main idea of the passage?
s1: the main idea of the passage is to tell us the social background of that society.
t: well done. who has different opinion?
s2: the main idea of the text is to tell us men and women have equal rights.  what's more, women are independent, not men's accessories. women can do anything men can. maybe women can do everything better than men.   it is wrong to discriminate against women.
t: fantastic! your pronunciation and intonation make you sound like a native speaker. i agree with your answer. if the others have different ideas, keep it and we'll discuss it after class,
t: well. we've talked enough about the text. let's have a relax. i'll tell you a joke for a break. "so you think you've got problems! " a man said to his co-worker. "i lent a guy $4,000 for plastic surgery, and now i don't know what he looks like!
ss: ha-ha.
t: from your laughter, i see you've understood the joke.
step iv language focus
words and useful expressions：
1.in force
1) “in force” in the text means “being used”.
e.g.the new regulations are now in force.新規(guī)章已生效。
2) “in force” means “in large numbers".
e.g. protesters turned out in force.有很多抗議者出席。
2.get round
1) “get round” in me text means to deal with a problem successfully”.
e.g. a clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause.
    高明的律師也許能找到繞過(guò)那個(gè)條款的辦法。
2) “get round” means “to persuade sb.to agree or to do what you want，usually by doing nice things for them".
e.g. she knows how to get round her father. 她知道怎樣討她爸爸的歡心。
3.see through
 “see through” means “to realize the truth about sb / sth so that you are not deceived".
e.g. we saw through him from the start. 一開(kāi)始我們就識(shí)破他了。
e. g. i call see through your little game. 我看透了你的小把戲。
t：there are two minutes left.i’ll make assignments for you

step v discussion
t: we've finished the reading text. who can tell me what the writing techniques of this text is?
s1: 1: a thread runs through the whole passage. the thread is that many authoresses in the ]9th century were discriminated by people and they had to publish their works using men's names. 2: use many participles to make the text readable and concise.