HOMEWORK FOR WINTERHOLIDAY2011-2012.doc

1、HOMEWORK FOR WINTER HOLIDAY:Part I Listening A. Listen to “Chapter one There is no place like London“ and answer the following questions.1. Samuel Johnson said, “The man who is tired of London is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.“ What has life afforded in London, accor

2、ding to the professor? Cite at least 7-8 examples given by the professor. (time period: beginning-4:22)2. What questions will be discussed in this course? What will this course be about? (time period: 4:25- 06:00)3. Make a word-for-word dictation about Samuel Pepys, starting with“Take for example, S

3、amuel Pepys“ (06:33) and stopping at “.God sends to a teacher giving lectures“ (07:26)4. What else will we do as tourists (07:27-08:35)5. The professor compared London and the whole country to “the biggest fish in a rather small pond.“ Then, both the fish and the pond became bigger, when and how? (1

4、2:55-15:30) Tudors and Stuarts 1485 17146. What was Londons development and achievements as well as problems in 18th and 19th centuries? (17:15-19“48) In 20th and 21st centuries? (19:50-21:21)7. What are the six themes of London highlighted by the professor? What do they respectively refer to? (21:2

5、5-the end)1.2. 1) Why London. 2) How did it become the largest city in Europe. 3) How did they come to dominate the greatest empire of trade and finance. 4) How did it become the represent of freedom to provide opportunities for religions. 5) How did it deal with the groups of foreign artists and im

6、migration successfully. 6) How did it remain a world city even had lost their empire and manufacturing. 7) How people become a Londoner. Its about how to exactly define a Londoner.3. He was a 17th century Londoner whose dairy reports every aspects of his life. What he ate and how he dressed, where h

7、e went and who he met. It smells personal thoughts and activities including his sex life. The reader didnt find that out until later _. Even better, Pepys was a high government official and kind of severed as a yard where could be the right place at right time. So his dairy we meet the second the gr

8、eat musicians, actors and actresses of the day. He lived through one of the most turbulent periods in London history. The restoration in 1660, the great play in 1665 and the great fire in 1666, all of which Pepys relates with vividness that is god sends to a teacher giving lectures.4. We will meet t

9、he characters of both the fictional world and the reality, view the history events of London, take a fresh mind of the music houses, gardens, coffee houses and pubs.5. During the Tudors and Stuarts period (1485-1714), London expended its tiles, and the population had grown. With the enlargement of L

10、ondon, it demanded more farmers to meet the short of the agriculture production, which was the fundamental to the national rising economy. Meanwhile, more entertainment place was built, better communication was established, new economy institutions such as informal stock exchange rose. Suffered from

11、 two civil wars, Londoner went through a tough time during which both the crime rate and the taxes was high. London eventually was rebuilt at the end of that period.6.7. 1) Londons growth: from a sleepy poor town became a world financial and culture capital.2) Londons wealth: from a trade city becam

12、e a world center financial city.3) Londons diversity: the diversity of economy and people.4) Londons modernity: the pioneer who led us to the modern world.5) Londons resilience: recovered, rebuilt, from wars and diseases over and over again.6) Londons ambiguity: the different explanations from diffe

13、rent aspects.B. Listen to “Episode 2“ of “The Man Who Escaped“ 3 to 4 times, and make a word-for-word dictation.C. Go to the network platform of “新标准大学英语视听说教程第二册“ via the website of School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai University. Finish all the exercises from Unit one to Unit three. You may skip t

14、he “outside view “ part of these three units, it they are too difficult for you. Your attendance and performance will be recorded, checked and finally scored.Part II Reading and WritingA. Preview Texts A P. 102-103; P. 106-109; P. 115-122. You are required to work hard and carefully on the texts and

15、 the exercises. Well listen to your clarification of how you understand the texts and why you give those answers to the related questions.C. Read the short story “Garden Party“ written by Katherine Mansfield and answer the questions. (Sorry, the questions will be coming soon, in a couple of days, I think.)