[1898]
Notes
&AisaofAntonChekhooseberries。
2。AntonChekhov:HeortantRussianplaywrightandmasterofmodernshortstories。Inhisworks,hetriedtoexplorebelowthesurfaceoflifebyusieiques。HeauthoredseveralhustainedpopularityasaplaywrightfromTheSeagull。Hewasregardedasarepresehelate19thturyRussiaschool。
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
1。Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner。
1)Whowastelliory?
2)Inwhatkindoffamilywerethebrhtup?
3)WhatkindofpersonwasNicholai?
4)WhatlifedidNicholailive?Andwhy?
5)DidNicholairealizehisdream?>
&heestateNied?Wasitbeautiful?
7)AnalyzeIvanich’sargumentagainsthappinessinGooseberries。Whydoesheclaimthatthereisnothihesightofahappyperson?
8)WhydoyouthinkIvaobeyoungagain?
9)Areyoulivingameanikindoflifeisameaningfullife?
10)urposeofyourlife?
&erarydevicestogetherwithyourpartner。
&heattitudeawritertakestowardsasubjectorcharacter:serious,humorous,sarcastiic,satirigue-in-ive。
DiscusswithyroupmemberswhattoneChekhovusedinGooseberries。Useoodescribethetoneandprovideevideosupportyouropinion。
3。Speech。
Preparea5-minutespeechbasedoopiderstandingofHappiness。
LanguageFocus
1。Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsfromthistext。
1)Itisa________title,soJohnHowardwillbeeSirJohnHowardonhisfather’sdeath。
2)Atnight,gangsofyoungpeople________thecitystreetswhenIwasastudent。
3)Thehouselooksoldaisalreadystartingtod________。
4)Youainallthe________theyheirmother’smilk。
&swouldn’t________toomuchweighttohisfindings,sohewasverydisappointed。
6)Theownersareso________—they’verefusedtopayforsorevenabitofpaintthtenupthehouse。
7)After________inobsanyyears,herearlynovelshaveretlybeenrediscovered。
8)Myneighborwasa(n)________oldladywhodidoanyone。