英语课件学习Unit4-Lions--Tigers-and-Bears

1、1Lions and Tigers and BearsBill Buford2R einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 4Lions and Tigers and Bears3Questions / ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRLions and Tigers and BearsWarming up4Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesWhy was the story called Lions and Tigers and Bears?What

2、do you know about Central Park? Do you know what New Yorkers think of Central Park?5Check-on PreviewBackground Plot:Travel description combined with everything he has heard, observed and experienced in connection with the place: his movements in Central Park, the events and famous people associated

3、with its history, the beauty of New Yor at night. Finally, he got tired and dropped off to a peaceful outdoor sleep.Setting:Place: New YorkTime: a muggy evening in July6Objectives Central Park, New York Warming up7Objectives Central Park, New York Warming upTypeUrban ParkLocationManhanttan, New York

4、 CitySize843 acres(1.32 sq meters)Opened1859Operated byNew York ConservancyAnnual visitors25 millionStatus Open all year8Objectives You need to:Warming up1. 1. Learn to appreciate travel writing2. 2.Learn more about American society and culture through reading about Central Park3.Acquire words and e

5、xpressions for detailed description9BackgroundGenreThe Central ParkBWTRLions and Tigers and BearsUnit 510 Three different roles in life Editor Author CookBackgroundThe Central ParkBill Buford11ObjectivesThe editor for The New Yorker for 8 yearsWarming up1) Founded in 1925, weekly publication2) Compr

6、ehensive litarary magazine3) Focus on the quality of publications and consciousness of fine works4) Writers could quickly become a hit after their works were published on it.12Objectives Among the Thugs(1991) Heat(2006)Warming up13DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeLions and Tigers and BearsText Analysis

7、TWBR14Text AnalysisThemeWe see in this essay:The pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural richness and its beauty (both natural and man-made)The fear of the crime associated, the darkness in the wildIn other words: Ambivalence/ mixed feelings15Text AnalysisTheme Adventure vs Tranquil

8、lizationAdventure:-exploration-alternative leisure Tranquillization:-peaceful life-without much challengesnoveltystimulation16Text AnalysisStructure1Para. 1-2my decision on the sleepover2Para. 3-12wandering in the park3Para. 13-25my camping: finding a place and the encounter with the raccoonsTWBR17

9、What was Ogden Nash trying to say in his poem? The safest place in Central Park at night is the tigers lair. Why? Only a fool, a loon or bad people goes there at night. Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis18and, having stuffed my small rucksack with.(para.1)Part I

10、 My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisExplain the word and give some examples19I arrived one heavy, muggy Friday evening in July to do just that(para.1)Paraphrase this sentence in your own words.Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis20dro

11、p off to a peaceful, outdoorsy sleeppara.1)Whats the meaning of drop off and drop sb. Off respectively?Any differences between them? And give some examples.Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis21Of course, anybody who knows anything about New York knows the citys e

12、ssential platitude-that you dont wander around Central Park at night-and in that, needless to say, was the appeal: it was the thing you dont do(para.1)Explain it in your own words.Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis22If you should happen after dark to find yourse

13、lf in Central Park (para.1) Why is should used here?Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis23Or a purse snatcher, loon, prostitute, drug dealer, murderer-not to mention bully, garrotter, highway robber (para.2) Do you know anything abot these people?Part I My decisio

14、n on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhat is the Meaning of it?Any examples?24Para 1 Para 2 Key words & expressionsPlatitude: (derog) a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before:他的演讲中充满了空洞的陈词滥调. His speech w

15、as full of empty platitudes about peace and democracy.Appeal n.: a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it:恐怖电影的魅力 the appeal of horror movie.很多居民和游客说那正是该地的魅力所在. Many residents and visitors say thats the appeal of the placeText AnalysisDetailed Analysis25Para 1 Para 2 Key wor

16、ds & expressionsstuff sth with sth else: to fill or overfill a container or space with sth他的演讲中充满了空洞的陈词滥调. It is cheaper to stuff pillows with cotton than feathers.厨师在鸡中填充香肠。 The cook stuffed the chichen with sausage. drop off vs drop sb off drop off: to start to sleep I often drop off while wat

17、ching TV Can you drop me off at a supermarket? I have to buy some groceries.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis26 Where did he visit? the Delacorte Theatre Belvedere Castle the Henry Luce Nature Observatory Shakespeare GardenPart II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis27Part I

18、My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis28Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12) I arrived at nine-fifteen and made for the only nocturnal spot I knew(para.2) Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisHow to understand it?Any examples?29and this could have been an outdoor summer-stoc

19、k Shakespeare production anywhere in America, except in one respect (para.3) What are differences between respect and aspect?How to understand this sentence?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis30a police car was now parked conspicuously in view (para.3) Part II Wan

20、dering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisClose enough to be seenAny other usages for view31climbing the steps of Belvedere Castle all aloe, peeking through (para.4) How to understand peek?Any other words concerning see?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed

21、 Analysis32And I bolted, not running, exactly, but no longer strolling (para.5) List words that denote different ways of walking or running?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis33all sense of direction obliterated (para.5) How to understand the sentence?Part II Wand

22、ering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhats the meaning of it?Any examples?34when finally I realized where I was-the Ramble (para.5) Do you know anything about the Ramble in Central Park?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis35As I turned left ag

23、ain, I saw the lake (para.5) Do you know anything about the lake in Central Park?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis36enjoying the picture of the city again, the very reassuring city (para.6) Do you know anything any other words of similar spellings with reassure?

24、What is the effect of the repeated use of reassuring in the passage?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis37I got my bearings (para.6) How to understand get/find sbs bearing and give some examples?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysi

25、s38The far side of the lake must be near Strawberry Fields. (para.6) How to understand get/find sbs bearing and give some examples?Do you know anything of Strawberry Fields?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis39a detail that Ive compulsively reviewed in my mind (pa

26、ra.6) What are the meanings of compulsive and compulsory respectively?Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis401.make for:1) to move towards越狱者正朝海边移动。The escaped prisoner was making for the coast.2) to help make sth possible国际足球比赛有时候可以促进国家间的进一步理解。International footbal

27、l matches sometimes make for better understandings between countries.Words & expressions for Paras1-6Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis41Para 1 Para 2 Key words & expressionsrespect: a way In many respects John is the best student. aspect: a single area of interest from a particular point of vie

28、w We discussed several important aspects of learning process. in view close enough to be seen Victory is in view The castle suddenly came to view. In view of the importance of this issue, further discussion is needed. Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis42Para 1 Para 2 Key words & expressions和看相关的英文单词

29、 look, see, watch, notice, observe, find, glance, stare at, glare at, peek, fix ones eyes on和走相关的英文单词 amble, stride, stagger, creep, limp,stroll,step, pace, hike, tiptoe, march, step和跑相关的英文单词 jog,trot,stomp, dash, rush,hurry obliterate: to get rid of 整座村子在战争中消失了。 The whole village was obliterated in

30、 war.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis43Para 1 Para 2 Key words & expressionscompulsive: 1)said of sth that is difficult or impossible to stop or control His wife divorced him because she could not bear his compulsive gambling. 2)said of sb who has a desire or habit that they cannot control compuls

31、ive gambler/liars/eaters compulsory: required;must be done because of a rule or law Retirement is not compulsory for professors in that country. get/find ones bearings: to find out where sb is and what to do next I inqired to find my bearing and found that Iwas two miles from my course.Text Analysis

32、Detailed Analysis44One of the first events in the Park took place 140 years ago almost to the day: a band concert, piontedly, was held on a Saturday, still a working day, because the concert, like much off the Park then, was designed to keep the citys rougher elements out (para.7) Parphrase the sent

33、ence in your own words.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis45The park at night must have seemed luxurious and secluded- a giant envening garden party. The park was to be strolled through, enjoyed as an aesthetic experience, like a walk inside the painting (para.7)

34、Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysiswhats the meaningof it?an occasion toenjoy beatifulscenery and music46.I spotted a couple approaching. Your first thought is:nutcase? (para.8) Parphrase the sentence in your own words.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text

35、 AnalysisDetailed Analysis47.and the man jerked her forward autoritatively(para.8) Parphrase the sentence in your own words.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis48I couldnt resist (what?): just as we were about to pass each other, I addressed them, forbrightly(para.

36、8) Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisany examplesof it?to speak to themstraightforwardly49I was beboldened by the realization: I was no longer afraid.; I was frightening(para.9) Parphrase the sentence in your own words.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Tex

37、t AnalysisDetailed Analysis50That was in the heart of Henry Jmaes observation(para.10) Parphrase the sentence in your own words.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis51.the park might have been at its most popular.(para.10)to be at ones best: in ones best conditionPl

38、ease make some examples with it. Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysiswhen it is most popular52.until 1934, when the legendary Robert Moses was appointed the Parks commissioner(para.10) Do you know anything about Robert Moses?.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-1

39、2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis53Moses was responsible for the third design element in the park-neither English nor French, neither Romantic nor classical, but efficient, purposeful and unapologetically American(para.10) Paraphrase the sentence please.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text A

40、nalysisDetailed Analysis54He put in baseball diamonds.10) Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisto install;to buildany examplesof it?diamnond-shapedfield for playingbaseball55The irony was that by the end of the Moses era the Park was dangerous(para.10) Part II Wande

41、ring in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysiswhats the meaning of it?any examples of it?56Near the reservior, a gang of kids on bicycles zoomed across the Eighty-fifth Street Transverse, hooting with a sense of ominous power(para.11) Paraphrase the sentence please.Part II Wandering in t

42、he park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis57.but there was no escaping the recognition that this city-contrived, man-made, glaringly , consuming wasteful and staggering quantities of electricity and water and energy-was very beatiful(para.12) Paraphrase the sentence please.Review the structur

43、e: there is no verbingPart II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisvery conspicuousor showy witheverything shining58But there it was; the city at night, viewed from what was meant to be an escape from it, shimmering(para.12) Paraphrase the sentence please.Part II Wandering

44、in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisused to summarizea situation59My voice startled them and. one of them started peeing. And then, nature finding herself unable to resist, it sarted to pour(para.24) Notice the humurous way.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetai

45、led Analysis60Moses was responsible for the third design element in the park-neither English nor French, neither Romantic nor classical, but efficient, purposeful and unapologetically American(para.10) Paraphrase the sentence please.Part II Wandering in the park (paras3-12)Text AnalysisDetailed Anal

46、ysis61and this could have been an outdoor summer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in America, except in one respect (para.3) Why is should used here?Part I My decision on sleepover (paras1-2)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis62Para 3 Para 4 Drawing inferences Summer-stock Shakespeare production any

47、where in America Stock: usually kept in stock and regular available, 常备的,e.g. one of our stock items 常备项目;Toothpaste is a stock merchandize in a drugstore. It is a cultural tradition in America to put on free Shakespeare productions in summer. Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis63useful words in Para 3 P

48、ara 4 nocturnal stock production in view rotate reassure (assure, insure) peekText AnalysisDetailed Analysis64 What did he do? blundered in Ramble recalled crimes by the lakePara 5 Para 6Main ideaText AnalysisDetailed Analysis65Para 5 Para 6 Main idea- Read Paras 4 and 5 - Is there a change of mood

49、in this part? relaxed, leisurely tensed, fearful- How does the author create this mood? - quicken the pace by using shorter, incomplete sentences- minute description Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis66Paras 5 Para 6 Main idea Could you give this section a title? the fear the park inspires Why do people

50、 have such constant fear in the Park? darkness in the wild (Ramble) witnessed dreadful crimes (the lake), an example story of a dreadful crimeText AnalysisDetailed Analysis67The Ramble Olmsted called his creation, ramble a wild garden. With the interlaced paths and hills countless trees, shrubs, mea

51、dows, rocky cliffs and a winding stream, it truly lives up to that distinction. The Ramble is a sanctuary for as many as 250 species of birds Raccoons can be seen scurrying in the underbrush and Red-tailed Hawks are not unfamiliar visitors to this lush terrain. With its intricate landscape It takes

52、people with adventurous spirit to hike in the Ramble Text Analysis68The lakeText AnalysisDetailed Analysis69New York skyline at nightText AnalysisDetailed Analysis70Para 7: main idea What was the park like in the first period of its history? 1st stage: 1857-1878 What was the park like? In terms of f

53、unction: the domain of the privileged (band concert on Saturday; to keep the rougher elements out; luxurious and secluded) In architectural terms: a combination of Romanticism and French Classicism (the two design elements)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis71Para 7: Language Paraphrase: The Park was to

54、be strolled through, enjoyed as an aesthetic experience, like a walk inside a painting. Aesthetic: relating to beauty (dictionary definition) is an aesthetic experience: an occasion to enjoy beauty Beautiful scenery, music, and company of well-dressed people; behaved in refined manners; talking abou

55、t arts: painting, musicText AnalysisDetailed Analysis72Para 7: language Other language points: 40 年前的今天: 40 years to the day Rougher element: working class; element Secluded: quiet and private; away from ordinary laboring people Be characterized by have something as a typical quality or featureDetai

56、led AnalysisText Analysis73Para 8: Main idea Read Para. 8. Do you find the little episode interesting? What is the tone used in the episode? Is the narration given in a serious vein? Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis74Para 8 Para 9 : Main idea His new “discovery” about the Park Interesting discovery: a

57、 man on his own is frightening I was emboldened by the realization. Embolden: to make someone brave: Emboldened by drink, he walked over to speak to her. The author narrated the episode with: a mischievous sense of humor because he found it both funny and sadText AnalysisDetailed Analysis75panic: to

58、 have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly: Gerund and past tense? panicking/panicked Use: The boss always panics over/about the budget every month. Dont panic. panic-stricken people trying to escape the tear gas Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 8 Para

59、9 : Language 76Para 10: Main idea What changes took place in the Park at the turn of the century? Who transformed the Park later on? What was New Yorkers attitude to the park? What was the authors attitude to Moses reform? How do you know? Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis772nd period of its history: 1

60、900 1934 The Park became: a real public institution in NY The park of the people: taken over by immigrants at its most popular: venue for a lot of cultural and social events: band concerts New Years Eve celebrations races etc) In the tens and twentiesthe Park was being destroyedby overuse and neglect.Push-mobile and Scoo