unit 1- the shadowland of dreams.ppt

UNIT1TEXTTHESHADOWLANDOFDREAMSWARMINGUPQUESTIONSDoyouhaveadream?What’syourdream?Areyouwillingtosacrificeforyourdream?Whatdoyouthinkyouhavetosacrificeforyourdream?—areaofshadedream—mentalpictureofthefutureExplainthetitle:Thetitlereferstothestateoflivingwithuncertaintybeforeone’:ALEXHALEYAlexHaley(1921-1992)wasAmericanbiographer(传记作者),scriptwriter(电影剧本作家)andauthorwhobecamefamouswiththepublicationofthenovelRoots(《根》).IttracedHaley’sancestrybacktoAfricaandcoveredsevenAmericangenerations,startingfromhisancestor,KuntaKinte(昆塔·金特).Rootswasadaptedtotelevisionseriesandwokeupaninterestingenealogy(afamilytree家系,宗谱)particularlyamongAfrican-’SBOYHOODHOMEItwasbuiltin1919inthesmalltownofHenning,,,andduringsomesubsequentsummers,,CynthiaPalmer,thefamilystoriesthatinspiredhimtowriteRoots,,andthebookwaspresentedinaneight-,/?FR=LIANThebookopenedupthemindsofAmericansofallcolorsandfaithstooneofthedarkestandmostpainfulpartsofAmerica’spast. ,thetelevisionmini-series,ranfromJanuary23toJanuary30,1977andattractedsome130millionviewers–·哈利(1921—1992)的作品《根》发表于1976年,上世纪七十年代在美国畅销一时,哈利也凭此作品获得普利策奖。1977年美国广播公司(ABC)把它改编成电视剧,也成为当年美国收视率最高的电视剧。哈利花了多年的时间到非洲寻根,最后查到1767年他的一个在冈比亚名叫昆塔·金特(KuntaKinte)的祖先被贩到美国当黑奴。这些发现就是《根》的素材。QUESTIONSHowiswritinglike?Whattemptationdidthewritergothrough?Didheinsistonhisdream?Wh