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‹#›Unit3WhenLightningStruckProducedbyFay‹#›Contents•Pre-readingquestions•Backgroundinformation•Structureanalysis•Comprehensionquestions•Groupdisscussion•LanguagepointsofTextI•Grammaticalitems•Exercises‹#›StructureAnalysis•What’sstyle?•What’stheauthor’spurposeofnarrating?•What’sthetheme?•Howistheplotdevelopedororganized?•Whataboutthetoneofthepiece?•Whatisthestructure?‹#›Structureanalysisofthetext(2):stylisticfeatures•Thistextisapieceofnarration,whichisreasonablyorgainized—withabegining,abodyandanend.‹#›•What'sthepuposeofanarrativetext?•Itisnotalwaysjusttotellthereaderwhathappened;moreoftenthannot,itsendsamessagetothereader,which,insomecases,isimplied,andinothersexplicitelystated.•Isthereamessagetheauthorintendstosendtothereaderthroughthenarration?Ifyes,thenwhatisit?Isitimpliedorexplicitlystated?‹#›•Thestoryisthewriter’sobjectiveandvividnarrationofherextraordinary,unforgettabletravelexperienceonaplane.‹#›•Thewriterintendstotellusaboutherunusual,unforgetabletravelexperienceinordertoeulogizeherfellowpassengers,praisetheirfinedeedsandinspireotherstocopythem.‹#›•Theme:notpaybackbutpassonkindnessfromgenerationtogeneration.‹#›Structureanalysis•Chronologicalorder:•Theactionsarepresentedmainlyintheorderoftheiroccurrence,followingthenaturaltimesequenceofthehappenings.‹#›•Thetoneisobjectiveandemotional,withconcreteordetailedaccountsoftheactualsituationsandtouchingscenes.‹#›2.Workoutthestructureofthetextbycompletingthetable.ParagraphsMainidea1-45-9Theauthortellsusaboutthesettingandtheunexpectedhappening,andintroducessomemaincharactersincludingthewriter.Thispartnarratesanddelineatesthefeelings,thoughts,andactionsofthewriterandotherpassengersontheplanewhentheywerefacedwiththedangeroussituation.‹#›ParagraphsMainidea10-1213-14Thisparttellsthereaderswhatthepassengerssawanddidaftertheylandedsafely.Thesetwoparagraphsconstitutethelastpartofthisstory.‹#›FiveElementsoftheNarrative•ContextWhen,whereandtowhomtheemergencyinthenarrativehappened•SelectionofdetailsSelectingrelevantdetailswiththethemeinmind•OrganizationThechronologicalorder•PointofViewThefirstpersonnarrator•ThemePraiseforavirtue‹#›StructuralAnalysis•PartI(para.1—4)Settingandcharacters背景和人物Ourplanewasunexpectedlystruckbylightning,andtheworriedpassengerswereinformedaboutanemergencylanding.•PartII(para.5—9)Climax达到高潮Throughouttheemergencylanding,“I”wasproudofthepassengers’perfectself-controlinthecrisisandtheireffortstocomfortoneanother.•PartIII(para.10—12)Fallingaction情节转弱Afterthesafelanding,“I”feltrelievedandwasdeeplytouchedby“my”fellowpassengers’kinddeedswhilewaitingforalternativeflights.•PartIV(para.13—14)Resolution尾声“My”adventurousplanetriptaughtmethatwhatismostimportantisnottopaybackkindnesstoaspecificfellowpassengerbuttopassitonatlarge.‹#›•Alargepartofnarrationisdevotedtodescribinghowpassangersontheplane,includingthesuthorherself,behavedwhentheplanewashitbylighteningandwhenitfinallylandedsafely.Trytofindinthenarrationsomespecificdescriptionsofthereactionandbehaviourofthefollowingpeople.‹#›•ahighschoolgirlfromtownineastTexas:•theauthhorherself:•ayoungbusinessman:•aglamousyoungwoman:•anolderwoman:•passangersingeneral:‹#›•ahighschoolgirlfromtownineastTexas:•scaredandmostlikelylookingpale•theauthhorherself:•worried,butstilltryingtoencouragetheyounggirl•ayoungbusinessman:•lookedworried,butconfident‹#›•aglamousyoungwoman:•asxonfidentistheyoungbusinessman,triedtocomforttheauthor,offeredhercellphonetoanyonewhowantedtomakeacall•anolderwoman:•generouslyofferedherbosofchocolatestothebusinessman•passangersingeneral:•calm.noonepaniced.noonescreamed.•Identifythesequenceofhappenings--Beginning:whenstruckI—flightattendants—passengersthegirl—theyoungbusinessman—thepilot--Body:1)beforethelandingItothegirl—theyoungwomantome2)afterthelandingpassengers—theolderwoman—theyoungwoman--End:nowIremember—Iwish—Irealize‹#›lightning:n.apowerfulflashoflightintheskycausedbyelectricitypassingfromonecloudtoanotherortotheearth,usu.followedbythunderDetailedreading1--lightninge.g.Herunsasfastaslightning.DetailedreadingCollocation:bestruckbylightning:behitbylightninge.g.Thetowerhasbeenstruckbylightning.Derivation:lightning:adj.‹#›•slam:•toshutloudlyandwithforce•她将盒子砰地摔在桌上。•Sheslammedtheboxdownonthetable.•slamthedoorinsomebody’sface:tocloseadoorhardwhensomeoneistryingtocomein•把某人砰的一声关在门外‹#›jolt:n.asuddenroughshakingmovementDetailedreading1–jolt1e.g.Residentsfeltthefirstjoltoftheearthquakeatabout8a.m.DetailedreadingDerivation:jolt:v.‹#›Detailedreading1–jolt2DetailedreadingPractice:1)Thetrainmovedoffwitha.2)Ifelteveryofthebus.jerk_____jolt_____Comparison:jolt,jerkjerk:asuddenquickmovement‹#›LanguagepointsofTextI(1)Swervevi.suddenlyturntoonesidewhilemovingalonge.g.小汽车为避开这只狗急忙转向。Thecarswervedtoavoidthedog.‹#›LanguagepointsofTextI(1)Swervevi.suddenlyturntoonesidewhilemovingalonge.g.小汽车为避开这只狗急忙转向。Thecarswervedtoavoidthedog.‹#›Languagework•“Ifelttheslammingjolt…thedoor”(Para.1)--Ifeltthesudden,forcefulandloudshakingofourplane,andthenitsterribleturningasidethatpushedmeagainstthedoor.slammingjolt:asuddenjarringorj