Lesson1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille.ppt

AdvancedEnglishUnit1Book2 FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille Menu Backgroundinformation VocabularyPhrasesText Exercises Pre readingactivity Backgroundinformation Backgroundinformation HurricaneBetsy HOME RedCross HurricaneCamille Hurricane SalvationArmy Hurricane Atropicalstorminwhichwindsattainspeedsgreaterthan75milesperhour ThetermisoftenrestrictedtothosestormsoccurringovertheNorthAtlanticOcean IncipienthurricanesusuallyformoverthetropicalNAtlanticOceanandmatureastheydriftwestward HurricanesalsooccasionallyformoffThewestcoastofMexicoandmovenortheastwardfromthatarea Anaverageof3 5tropicalstormsperyeareventuallymatureintohurricanesalongtheeastcoastofNorthAmerica usuallyovertheCaribbeanSeaorGulfOfMexico Back ThestormlashedMississippiandLouisianafortwodays Aug 17 18 in1969 Thedeathtollwas258 HurricaneCamille Back HurricaneBetsy ThestormlashedFlorida MississippiandLouisianain1965formSept 7 10 causingthedeathof74persons Back SalvationArmy ProtestantdenominationandInternationalnonsectarianChristianOrganizationforevangelicalandPhilanthropicwork ItwasfoundedByWilliamBooth withassistanceofhiswifeCatherineBooth Themovement begunin1865 wasoriginallyknownastheEastLondonRevivalSociety shortlyrenamedtheChristianMission andfinallyIn1878designedtheSalvationArmy Amillionformoforganization withuniformsandotherdistinctivefeatures wasadoptedintheinterestofamoreeffective warfareagainstevil Theorganizationhasestablishedbranchesinmorethan75countriesthroughouttheworld Eachcountryhasitsdivisionsandlocalcorps withacommanderattheheadofall InternationalheadquartersareinLondon Thearmyoperateshospitals communitycentersandrecreationfacilities Supportofthevastundertakingsinalpartsoftheworlddependsonvoluntarycontributionsandprofitsfromthesaleofpublications SalvationArmy Back RedCross InternationalorganizationconcernedWiththealleviationofhumanSufferingandthepromotionofpublicHealth ThecreationoftheagencyWasspurredbythepublicationOfUNSOUVENIRDESOLFERINO 1862 anaccountbyJeanHenryDunant 1878 1910 ofthesufferingEnduredbythewoundedattheBattleofSolferinoin1859 Back lash aspecificverb meaningtostrikewithgreatforce e g waveslashedthecliffs pummel tobeatorhitwithrepeatedblows HOME engineeringdrawings diagramsandsketchesformachines coastalcommunities peoplelivingtogetherintowns cities villages alongthecoast HOME artwork designs models picturesforthevarioustoys firstfloor inU S thegroundfloor inEuropeandGreatBritain thefloorabovethis HOME main aprincipalpipe conduit orlineinadistributingsystemforwater gas electricity etc batten tofastencanvasoverthehatchesofaship especiallyinpreparingforastorm HOME powerfailure abreakdowninthesupplyofelectricity generator adynamo asmallmachineforproducingelectricity HOME wiredseverallightbulbs connectedseverallightbulbsbywiretothegenerator Whenthegeneratorproducedelectricitythesebulbswouldlightup Pop slang father 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thesoundofthewindgetslouderastheforcesofthewindincreases HOME moreorless tosomeextente g Wehopeourexplanationswillprovemoreorlesshelpful takeresponsibilityfor toconsideroneselfanswerablefor ofdoing something HOME withoutwardcalm toappearcalm buttobeworriedinone smind trailaway togrowgraduallyweaker dimmer Back Whilereadingactivity Text Text Introductiontothetext EffectiveWritingSkills RhetoricalDevices Paraphrase Textanalysis HOME FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleisapieceofnarration Simplydefined narrationisthetellingofastory Agoodstoryhasabeginning amiddleandanend eventhoughitmaystartinthemiddleofatsomeotherpointintheactionandmovebackwardtotheearlierhappenings Astheconflictdevelops suspenseandtensionincreaseuntilthehighestpointortheclimaxofthestruggleisreached Aftertheclimax thestoryquicklymovestoaconclusion whichissometimescalledadenouement FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilledescribestheheroicstruggleofKoshaksandtheirfriendsagainsttheforcesofadevastatinghurricane Thestoryfocusesmainlyonactionbutthewriteralsoclearlyandsympatheticallydelineatesthecharactersinthestory TheheroortheprotagonistinthestoryisJohnKoshak Jr andtheantagonististhehurricane Back Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs givingthetime placeandbackgroundoftheconflict manversushurricanes Theseparasalsointroducethecharactersinthestory ThewriterbuildsupandsustainsthesuspenseinthestoryandgivesorderandlogicalmovementtothesequenceofhappeningsbydescribingindetailandvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKashaksandtheirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaughtofthehurricane Thewriterdescribestheseactionsintheorderoftheiractionsintheorderoftheiroccurrence Thisnaturaltimesequenceorchronologicalorderholdsthestorytogether Thestoryreachesitsclimaxinparagraph27andfromthereonthestorymovesrapidlytoitsconclusion InthelastparathewriterstateshisthemeorthepurposebehindhisstoryinthereflectionofGrandmotherKoshak Welostpracticallyallourpossessions butthefamilycamethroughit WhenIthinkofthat Irealizewelostnothingimportant Back Back HOME Back Back Back Back Back Back Back Back Back EffectiveWritingSkills Usingmanyellipticalandshort simplesentencestoachievecertaineffectEllipticalandshortsimplesentencesgenerallyincreasethetempoandspeedoftheactionsbeingdescribed Henceinadramaticnarrationtheyservetoheightentensionandhelpcreateasenseofdangerandurgency Forexamplesseetext para10 18and21 26 Back RhetoricalDevices 1 simileE g Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway 2 metaphorE g Wecanbattendownandrideitout Ametaphor comparingthehouseinahurricanetoashipfightingastormatsea 3 personificationE g Amomentlater thehurricane inonemightyswipe liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthroughtheair Back HOME Exercises 读写教程4 EX VI P 12 Explanation 读写教程4 EX VII P 12 读写教程4 EX VIIIP 13 Analysis Discrimination VI Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedwords 1 sincethewatermainsmightbedamaged para5 2 sitoutthestormwiththeKoshaks para6 aprincipalpipe conduit orlineinadisturbingsystemforwater gas electricity etc tostayuntiltheendofthestorm Back 3 anotherneighborcamebyonhiswayinland para6 4 theFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewin para8 topayavisit burstopenbythestorm thetwoadjoiningdoors oftheFrenchdoors flewinwards Back VI Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedwords 5 thegeneratorwasdoused para9 6 Theelectricalsystemhadbeenkilledbywater para11 toputout alight fire generator etc quicklybypouringwateroverit tocause anengine etc tostop Back VI Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedwords 7 itdevastedeverythinginitsswash para19 8 shecarriedonaloneforafewbars para21 thespacecoveredwithonecutofascythe alongstriportrackofanykind ameasureinmusic thenotesbetweentwoverticallinesonamusicsheet Back VI Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedwords 9 makeitalean toagainstthewind para25 10 andhepitchedinwithSeabeesintheworstvolunteerworkofall para33 Ashedorothersmalloutbuildingwithaslopingroof theupperendofwhichrestsagainstthewallofanotherbuilding MembersoftheconstructionbattalionsoftheCivilEnglishCorpsoftheUnitedStatesNavy thatbuildharborfacilities airfields etc SeabeestandsforCB shortforConstructionBattalion Back VI Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitalicizedwords VII Discriminatethefollowinggroupsofsynonyms 1 demolish destroy raze annihilate Demolishandrazearegenerallyappliedtobigorsubstantialthings suchasbuildingsorotheredifices Demolish unlikeraze isoftenusedfigurativelyofthereductionofanycomplexwholetoruins todemolishatheorywithafewincisivecomments Back Destroyisageneralwordwithfewovertonesbeyonditsemphasisonforceandthoroughness thecyclonethatdestroyeddozensofhousesinthetown Decayimpliesgradual oftennatural deteriorationfromanormalorsoundcondition histeethhavebeguntodecay Back Annihilateisthemostextremewordinthislist andliterallymeanstoreducetonothingness Asmorecommonlyused however itdenotesaseveredegreeofdamagetoathingorperson 2 disintegrate decay rot spoil molder decompose VII Discriminatethefollowinggroupsofsynonyms Rotreferstothedecayoforganic esp vegetable mattercausedbybacteria fungi etc rottingapples Moldersuggestsaslow progressive crumblingdecay oldbuildingsmolderaway Back Spoilisthecommoninformalwordforthedecayoffoods fishspoilsquicklyinsummer VII Discriminatethefollowinggroupsofsynonyms Disintegrateimpliesthebreakingofsomethingintopartsorfragmentssothatthewholenessoftheoriginalisdestroyed thedisintegrationofrocks Back Decomposesuggeststhebreakinguporseparationofsomethingintoitscomponentelements adecomposingchemicalcompound Itisalsoasomewhateuphemisticsubstituteforrot VII Discriminatethefollowinggroupsofsynonyms VIII Analyzetheformationofthefollowingwordsandlist5 10examplesofeach 1 television Back television tele vision acombiningform tele plusanoun vision Forexample telecast t