Unit 2 Text A Conversational Ballgames
Unit 2 Text A Conversational Ballgames
Let's play a game Instruction 8. swin e robe 1. touch your shoulders ·9. snatch the ball ·2. bend your knees 10 bowl the ball 3 serve the ball ·11. throw the ball 4. stretch your arms ·12. raise your arms 5. skip the rope 13. twist your fingers ·6. hit the ball 14 stretch your body 7. bounce up and down 15. boxing
Let’s play a game • Instruction: • 1 .touch your shoulders • 2. bend your knees • 3 .serve the ball • 4. stretch your arms • 5 .skip the rope • 6. hit the ball • 7. bounce up and down • 8. swing the rope • 9. snatch the ball • 10 .bowl the ball • 11. throw the ball • 12. raise your arms • 13. twist your fingers • 14. stretch your body • 15. boxing
Understanding the text Questions for thinking: What does the title mean How is conversation related to ballgame? What are the two conversational styles and two games discussed in the passage
Understanding the text • Questions for thinking: –What does the title mean? –How is conversation related to ballgame? –What are the two conversational styles and two games discussed in the passage ?
Meaning of the Title (1) surface meaning conversation informal talk con latin): together, with vers latin) to turn about in a given direction converse to turn about with others ballgame: any game played with a ball(give examples)
Meaning of the Title • (1) surface meaning – conversation: informal talk • con(Latin):together,with • vers(Latin):to turn about in a given direction • converse:to turn about with others – ballgame : any game played with a ball(give examples)
-Implied meaning(two-level metaphor first level -‘ handling a conversation’is compared to playing ballgames second level information----topics, ideas, opinions s compared to ball
-Implied meaning(two-level metaphor): • first level --------- ‘handling a conversation’ is compared to ‘playing ballgames’ • second level ------information----topics,ideas,opinions, is compared to ball