高级英语第二册

1、整理课件本单元教学特色n1、用图表和术语全面介绍叙述文的写作技巧和方法，n2、篇章结构分析，抓住关键点将课文有机的串起来，使学生迅速掌握课文。n3、独特的语言赏析角度，帮助学生把握分析语言的方法。整理课件Lesson OnenFace to Face with Hurricane Camille 整理课件Aims nTo know the writing technique of a narrative.nTo be acquainted with some literary termsnTo learn to use words to describe disasters and viole

2、ncenTo appreciate the language featuresnTo learn to write a story about disasters. 整理课件Teaching Contentsn1. The literary style n2. Detailed study of the textn3. Organizational patternn4. Language featuresn5. Exercises 整理课件Time allocation1. The literary style (narration) (15 min.)2. Detailed study of

3、 the text (120 min.)3. Structure analysis (15 min.)4. Language appreciation (15 min.)5. Exercises (15 min)整理课件Lesson One Theme - man vs nature整理课件The literary style A piece of narration is mainly developed in the actual time sequence. The writer tells the readers what happens first , what next. chro

4、nological development整理课件The Literary termsnarration - story tellingextended narration - novels histories biographies autobiographies travelogues整理课件The Literary termsThe essentials of narration:1. characters2. plotA good story has a beginning, a middle, an end, even though it may start in the middl

5、e or at some other point in the action and move backward to the earlier happenings.整理课件The Literary terms Narration is concerned with action. It goes around people called characters in some kind of struggle or conflict against other people, nature, society or themselves.整理课件The Literary terms protag

6、onist - leading character antagonist - the people or forces protagonist fights against suspense - a state of uncertainty整理课件The Literary terms interposition - a passage which is put between the action The purpose is to add more information to create suspense整理课件The Literary termsflashback - interrup

7、tion of chronological sequence by interjection of event of earlier occurrenceclimax - the most exciting, important interesting part on the story, denouement - the ending of a story整理课件 climax falling action denouement rising action conflict beginning suspense ending 整理课件The detailed study of the tex

8、thurricane -1. strong tropical storm2. strong fast wind which speeds more than 75 mph3. western Atlantic Ocean4. given a girls name; named alphabetically / ordered according to the initial letter整理课件The detailed study of the texttyphoon -1. Western Pacific Ocean or China Sea2. numbered整理课件hurricane

9、whirlwind - a general term/ circular windtornado -visible as a tube-shaped cloud of dust which moves in a relatively narrow path can be devastating in its destructiveness.*image-1*cyclone - a vortex, usually hundreds of miles in diameter*image-2*整理课件gale- a general term for a very strong wind capabl

10、e of doing considerable damage to property 整理课件windthe Beaufort scale，蒲福风力等级(英国海军将领Francis Beaufort1774-1857拟订,分0-12级), defines wind as:0 clam breeze 01 light breeze 1-3 mph2 slight breeze 4-73 gentle breeze 8-12moderate breeze 13184fresh breeze 1924整理课件the Beaufort scale6 strong breeze 25-317 moder

11、ate gale 32-388 fresh gale 39-469 strong gale 47-5410 whole gale 55-6311 storm 64-7512 hurricane over 75整理课件the Beaufort scaleThe Beaufort Scale defines a storm as a wind having velocity of between 64 and 75 miles an hour.整理课件weather forecast The weather forecast says cloudy today, with a strong win

12、d from the northwest, grade five to six on the Beaufort Scale. The lowest temperature during the daytime will be eight degrees centigrade below zero. 整理课件The detailed study of the textn (*链接链接1net-1*)August 17 Hurricane devastated the area for 2 daysbad - destructive /devastating / terribly forceful

13、整理课件lash - to strike with great force to move violently or suddenlyThe waves lashed the racksThe rain was lashing against the windows.整理课件 pummel pummel - spelled pommel to beat suddenly or attack vigorously to hit with repeated blows*image-3 Hurricane Camille 图片*整理课件 reasons to stay 1. He is a self

14、-employed businessman Magna product - the name of his companyimplication: How great the loss it would be if the house was destroyed.2. His present house was in a better condition than his former house.*1image-8 a 10-room house*整理课件batten downbatten - a strip of wood used in construction and oft. use

15、d in the old days in ship building.to batten down - metaphor to secure with battens The elder Koshak is talking about preparing and securing the house for the storm to come.整理课件Blends motel (motor+hotel) *1image-9* boatel (boat+hotel) *1image-10* brunch (breakfast + lunch)chunnel (channel + tunnel)

16、运河地下道slurbs (slum + suburbs)slanguage (slang + language)整理课件Blends cafetorium (cafe + auditorium)talkthon ( talk + marathon)filmusical( film + musical)comsat (communications + satellite)整理课件Blendssitcom (situatin + comedy )情景喜剧narcokleptocracy (narcotic麻醉剂的) + (kleptomania 偷窃癖+ cracy 统治阶层) 官贩毒magalo

17、g ( magazine + catalog) 杂志目录整理课件Blends comint ( communications + intelligence) 通讯情报sportscasters ( spots + broadcaster) 体育节目广播员masscult (mass + culture) 平民文化整理课件scud - move swiftly The speed of these clouds is an indication of the swiftness with which the storm is approaching.The boat scudded before

18、 the strong west wind came.scud missiles 整理课件disintegrate - collapse, crumble. fall apart break into many small pieces and is destroyedIs society beginning to ?Since the Soviet Union ed, the cold war came to an end.整理课件blast 1. (an explosion) burst, explosion 2. ( a loud sound) roar, bang, noiseunex

19、pected quick strong movement of wind or rain 一阵；一股a blast of windwintry blast整理课件shove- push with a quick, rather violent movementHe dragged her out to the door and shoved her into the street.The car wont start. Can you give it a shove?整理课件douse - immerse, soak, submerge, drenchHe doused the clothes

20、 in soapy water.整理课件on the verge of - very near to the actionShe was so unhappy that she was on the verge of (committing) suicide.The country is on the verge of disaster.The child is on the verge of tears.The company is on the verge of insolvency.整理课件to the verge of The attack brought the country to

21、 the verge of war. The old man had been driven to the verge of despair.整理课件crushing- devastating / defeating /people feel upset or shockednThe final lecture was interrupted by the crushing news of president Kennedys death.nIt was a crushing result for the Labor Party.整理课件ferocity - the quality of be

22、ing violent / strength/ intensity 凶猛程度 unViolence broke out in greater amount and ferocity.nHe had never heard such ferocity in a mans voice.整理课件maroon - v. (uau. p.p.) to leave one or more people alone, with no means of getting away. If one is marooned, he is left in a place, which is difficult or

23、impossible to escape from. Five fishermen were marooned on a rock in a gale.整理课件grade - classify by gradesApples are graded according to size and quality.Poultrymen grade their eggs from small to extra large.整理课件mph - mile per hour rpm - revolutions per minutegpm - gallons per minutefps - feet per s

24、econd整理课件spectacular- very impressive, dramatic, breathtaking 壮观的，引人注目的，激动人心The man gave a spectacular display of horse riding.He made a spectacular jump from the burning building.Some films present spectacular scenes like battles, processions, storms, races etc,整理课件vantage point(s)point of vantage

25、- a good position from which you can see a lot of thingsThe TV tower will provide a vantage point from which we can have a birds eye view of the city.1.They fired upon the enemy from behind trees, walls and any other point of vantage they could find.整理课件para 19 20 Two paras were put in to provide fu

26、rther official account to show how strong and forceful the hurricane was. They were convincing.整理课件Dear Lord, give me. Why no quotation marks? The writer wants to make his account smooth. He purposely omits quotation marks. The action is quickened and smooth.整理课件frustrate - cause sb to have feelings

27、 of annoys and disappointment If sth frustrates you, it makes you feel upset and angry because you are unable to deal with the difficulties and problems it gives you.整理课件frustrate -Giving a child problems he cant solve will only frustrate him.-He was frustrated by his poverty.-The lack of money and

28、facilities depressed and frustrated him.-There must be nothing more frustrating than having a job you dont like .整理课件frustration u.- Without public support our efforts will end in frustration.整理课件a lean-to 1 a building joined to one of the sides of a larger building with which it shares one wall:a c

29、ottage with a lean-to garage2 US a shelter or simple building with a roof that slopes in one direction, which is slept in when campingHere “a lean-to” is a support *1image-12-13* 整理课件thrust - onslaught, attack, push, drive整理课件strew - spread, cover, scatter- His clothes were strewn all over the room.

30、- The floor is strewn with broken glass.- After the riot, the street was strewn with broken bottles and stones. 整理课件festoon - decorate The garden was festooned with colored lights.整理课件National Guard Each state has its own organization of the National Guard. It is composed of ordinary citizens who ma

31、y be called to duty at any time. 国民警卫队*1image-4*整理课件Civil Defense Unit - 民防队play much the same role, but are not military in nature*1image-11*整理课件The Salvation Army A world-wide Christian organization founded by William Booth in White Chapel, London in 1865. The Salvation Army is concerned with spre

32、ading the Christian message and with social reform. Its officers have military titles and members wear uniforms.*1image-5*整理课件Red Cross An international organization concerned with the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of public health. A red cross on a white background is the symbol.

33、整理课件rake its way - meta. If raking a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level- to attack and devastate as it swept along整理课件rampage If people or animal rampage, they rush about in a wild or violent way, often causing damages or destruction.The elephants are rampaging t

34、hrough the bush. ( hard to control/ mad/ violent / raging)整理课件Seabees - C.B. members of the construction Battalions of the Civil Engineer corps of the US navy, that build harbor facilities airfields etc 海军工程队*1image-6,and image-7*整理课件wreckage - you refer to what remains of a plane, car, building etc

35、, that has been very badly damaged as wreckage整理课件assume/ presumeThe meaning of these words are quite closeassume - to come to a conclusion on the basis of what is known or felt to be truepresume - to come to a conclusion by supposing / connotes an arrogation (claim) of boldness and of unwarranted i

36、nference ( which might well be unjustified)整理课件assume/ presume 1. After talking with you yesterday, I assumed you were going to the party. 2. I saw them together and presumed they had reconciled their differences, but from what you tell me, I know I was wrong. assumption/ presumption整理课件tilt / slant

37、 / slopetilt - action to tilt sth is to incline it at an angle lowering or raising one sideslant - state general word If sth slants, it lies along a line that is neither horizontal nor vertical an oblique placement or position整理课件tilt / slant / slope fig. suggesting a bias toward a particular point

38、of view We call news so slanted propaganda.我们把这种倾斜性的新闻称之为宣传。整理课件slope almost the same as slant, but is most often applied to a lay of landa slanted linea sloping lawn整理课件diminish / minimizediminish - make smaller less or less important, reduce, shrink-The aspirin tablets will diminish your pain.整理课件

39、diminish / minimizeminimize - reduce to the smallest possible amount, degree, size, belittle-It is always unwise to minimize the horrors of war.-Since I am doing the best I am, you should not try to minimize my efforts.-Minimize is an absolute term and should not be accompanied by adverbs somewhat,

40、greatly整理课件salvage / save / rescue salvage - save from loss or damage by wrecking , fire etc things a difficult situation整理课件save if you save someone or sth, you help them to avoid harm or failure or to escape from dangerous or unpleasant situation- An artificial heart could his life.- They prayed f

41、or rain to save the village.- She saved him from drowning.- They were trying to save their marriage.整理课件salvage / save / rescuerescue - if you rescue sb or sth, you take an action to help them get away from a dangerous or harmful situation.* All my attempts to him were in vain.* They decided not to

42、the factory.整理课件destroy, demolish, raze, annihilate, exterminate, extinguishantonyms- build, create, establish, repair, device These words refer to the complete and usually forcible breaking up or damaging of something so that it is no longer recognizable or effective.整理课件destroy - a general word wi

43、th few overtones beyond its emphasis on force and thoroughness.the fire that destroyed several houses on the road整理课件demolish / razegenerally applied to big or substantial things, such as buildings or other edifices- A building is demolished if smashed to pieces. - A building is razed if levelled to

44、 the ground.Demolish is often used figuratively of the reduction of any complex whole to ruins.to demolish a theory with a few incisive comments.整理课件annihilate - the most extreme word in this list literally means to reduce to nothingIt denotes a severe degree of damage to a thing or person to destro

45、y completely 歼灭， 绝灭整理课件exterminate / extinguishextinguish - destroy purposefullyexterminate - wipe out or kill in great numbers insects by spraying with DDTextinguish - put out as a fire, the word is also used metaphorically as a synonym for die, thus implying a comparison between life and a spark o

46、r flameHis life was finally extinguished by the onset of pneumonia.整理课件rot, decay, moulder, decompose, putrefy, antonyms- bloom, flourish, grow- refer to the breakdown of dead organic tissues by natural bacterial processes整理课件rot - the least formal, the most effective , forceful of these words , sug

47、gesting an advanced point in this process of breakdown 损坏过程中最深的一种状态The tissues at this point might or might not be foul-smelling but they would in any case be almost unrecognizable.The snail has completely rotted away inside its shell.整理课件decay - a more matter-of-fact word than rot 更为实用 applied gene

48、rally to the whole process of breakdown, but particularly to the end point of total destruction The corpse had already decayed, leaving only the skeleton intact.整理课件molder - decay gradually and turn into dust his remains moldering in the tomb 整理课件decompose - more formal substitute for decay clinical

49、 word临床学词汇 change chemically and begin to rot 分解，腐败整理课件putrefy - stressing particularly the presence of foul or poisonous gases and noxious 有害的odours Salmon 鲑鱼that had spawned 产卵and died and now lay putrefying in the shallows of the stream.spoil - food (informal)disintegrate - break into small piece

50、s整理课件Organizational patternSect I. para 1-6 introduction the setting of the storybackground information time place characters reasons actions整理课件Organizational patternSect II para 7-27-How the family was brought face to face with the hurricane.-How the family was fighting against it and survived.-Ho

51、w many onslaughts did the hurricane make on the Koshaks?整理课件4 onslaughts1. (p7) on the first floor the house was leaking. They used all kinds of utensils to fight against the water.2. (p 8-13 ) on the staircase When the sea water reached the house, they retreated to the staircase整理课件4 onslaughts3. (

52、p 14-21) in the bedroomWhen the stirs were broken, they retreated to the bedroom.(p 19-20) interposition-giving additional information about the devastating force of the hurricane, implying if anyone could survive, it must be a miracle.1.creating suspense整理课件4 onslaughts4. (p22-26) in the TV room Wh

53、en the bedroom walls collapsed, they had to retreat to the TV room.整理课件Organizational patternSect. III para 2739 conclusion (a bit too long) the scene after the storm the relief work done by the state the relief work done by the Koshaks整理课件Organizational patternThe most important part is the last pa

54、ra. I realize we lost nothing important.整理课件Organizational pattern- What s the purpose behind the story by giving us a reflection from grandmother?Human beings are more important than anything else in the world. ( the material things)整理课件Language features1. the effective use of verbs The effective u

55、se of verbs is the only way to focus on action, esp. one syllable verbs, because one syllable verbs save time. lash, lap, skim, scud, yell, dump, shot, snap, hit, whip整理课件Language features2. short elliptical sentences a) increase the tempo of action b) create the atmosphere of tension, danger and ur

56、gency 整理课件Language features3. successful achievement of chronological developmentChronological development is achieved by :connectors - so, then, but.transitional phrases - seconds later, after that , for an instant, by this time, etc整理课件Language features4. the words with which vividly describe the

57、violence of the hurricane. - quick, unpleasant effect lash, crack, snap, slashing, smash, shatter, rampage, collapse, lap整理课件Exercise II. 1. There are two reasons. One is John Koshak is a self-employed businessman and his business is right at home. If he abandoned his home, his business would be rui

58、ned. The other reason is that his house is in a better condition than his former one, which is 250 yards away from the sea. 整理课件 Exercise II. 2. “Magna Products” is the name of his company.3. Because salty water was sea water. It showed that the sea water had reached the house. they were in real tro

59、uble for they might be washed into the sea by the tidal wave.整理课件Exercise II 4. She feared death would soon come, and she wanted to remind her husband of her undying love. This would help to encourage each other and make them feel better to face the death.5. Because he had not been cautious enough to move the family away from the danger zone before the storm arrived.整理课件Exercise II 6. In order to get their minds off the storm and make them