Book-I-Lesson-1-Face-to-Face-with-Hurricane-Camill

AdvancedEnglishISchoolofForeignLanguages,ShandongUniversityofFinanceandEconomics2014-09-11Lesson1FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleJosephP.BlankContents•I.TeachingObjectives•II.TeachingMethods•III.BackgroundInformation•IV.Warming-up•V.DetailedStudyoftheText•VI.Difficulties•VII.Assignments•VIII.ReferencesI.TeachingObjectives1.Toknowthewritingtechniqueofanarrative2.Tobeacquaintedwithsomeliteraryterms3.Tolearntousewordstodescribedisastersandviolence4.Toappreciatethelanguagefeatures5.TolearntowriteastoryaboutdisastersII.TeachingMethods•CommunicativeMethodofTeaching•ToencouragestudentsfullyparticipateintheclassactivitiesandcommunicatewithbothteacherandstudentsIII.BackgroundInformation1.Hurricane2.Thesimilarstormsinotherplaces1.hurricane•Definition•Wheredoeshurricaneoccur?•Howmanytimesdoesitoccurperyear?•hurricane：strongtropicalstorm•strongfastwindwhichspeedsmorethan75mph•westernAtlanticOcean•givenagirl'sname;namedalphabetically/orderedaccordingtotheinitialletter2.Thesimilarstormsinotherplaces•Typhoon：WesternPacificOceanorChinaSea•Cyclone：avortex,usuallyhundredsofmilesindiameter3.Howarethenamesofhurricanesandtyphoonsgiven?4.HurricaneCamilleIV.Warming-up1.Whatdoesthewriterfocuschieflyon——developingcharacter,action(plot),oridea(theme)?2.Whoistheprotagonistorleadingcharacterinthestory?3.Howdoesthewriterbuildupandsustainthesuspenseinthestory?V.DetailedStudyoftheText•Typeofwriting•Languagepoints•Organizationalpattern•LanguagefeaturesTypeofWriting•Thedefinitionofnarration•Simplydefined,narrationisthetellingofastory.•FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleisapieceofnarration.Characteristicsofnarration•What•When•Where•Who•whyCharacteristicsofnarration•Basically,itiscomposedofthreeparts：•abeginning•amiddle•anend•Characters•Narrationisconcernedwithameaningfulseriesofactions.•Itrevolvesaroundpeople,calledcharacters,insomekindofstruggleorconflictagainstotherpeople,nature,societyorthemselves.•protagonistvs.antagonist•protagonist：leadingcharacter•antagonist：thepeopleorforcesprotagonistfightsagainst•suspense：astateofuncertaintyTheorderofastory•Spatialorder•Chronologicalorder•Processorder•Specifictogeneral/generaltospecificorderAbouttheChoiceoftheTitle•FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille:•Allheadingsandtitlesaregenerallypreciseandparticularcareisgiventothechoiceofwords.•Theaimistopresentthearticle,story,etc.asvividlyandasforcefullyaspossibletoattracttheattentionofwould-bereaders.•Shallwestilleatmeat?•TheTorchbearer:RosaParks•TeenageTimebomb•NoMarriage,NoApologies•ChildrenoftheCornLanguagepoints•facetoface:Thephraseinthiscontextmeans“confrontingoneanother.”Thisphraseindicatesasenseofurgency&danger.Theconfrontationisgenerallywithsomethingdangerous,difficultorhardtoresolve,e.g.,facetofacewiththeenemy.•Radioandtelevisionwarnings...GulfofMexico(Para1)•TheNationalWeatherServiceoftheUnitedStatesbroadcastwarningsofpotentialhurricanes.Warningshadsounded:Radioandtelevisionhadbroadcastwarningsaboutthehurricane.•August17:HurricaneCamilledevastatedtheareafortwodaysAugust17,l8.lash:aspecificverb,meaningtostrikewithgreatforce,e.g.Waveslashedthecliffs.Personification•RadioandtelevisionwarningshadsoundedthroughoutthatSunday,lastAugust17,asCamillelashednorthwestwardacrosstheGulfofMexico.•Fouryearsearlier,HurricaneBetsyhaddemolishedhisformerhomeafewmileswestofGulfport(Koshakhadmovedhisfamilytoamotelforthenight).-ward:direction•northeastward;upward;inward,Usedashes－破折号1.explanation:general-specific;abstract-concrete.2.Supplement：E.g.1)Similarcelebrationsfeaturingexorbitantconsumptionofanimalfleshhavemarkedhumanvictories—inwar,sports,politicsandcommerce—sinceourspecieslearnedtocontrollife.2)We,atlast,havetheflexibility—theomnivorousstomachandcreativebrain—toadapt.blending•motel:motorist+hotel•:smoke+fog•boatel:•brunch:•telecast:•We’reelevated23feet(Para3):We’re23feetabovesealevel.•We’reagood250yardsfromthesea(Para3):We’reatleast250yardsdistantfromthesea.•agood:ageneralintensive,meaningatleast,full,e.g.Wewaitedagoodsixhours.•Theplacehasbeenhere…everbotheredit(Para3):Thehousehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehasevercausedanydamagetoit.•Wecanbattendownandrideitout(Para4):Wecanmakenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.batten:tofastencanvasoverthehatchesofaship,especiallyinpreparingforastormrideitout:tostayafloatduringastormwithouttoomuchdamage•Sincewatermainsmightbedamaged...(Para.5)main:aprincipalpipe,conduit,orlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.•grayclouds...ontherisingwind(Para6)•scuddedin:driveninlandbythewind•Gulf:theGulfofMexico•risingwind:windthatwasgettingstrongerandstronger•…sitoutthestormwiththeKoshaks.(Para.6)sitout:tostayuntiltheend•Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse(Para7)•Strongwindandrainwaslashingthehouseasifwithawhip.Metaphor:Oneiscomparedtoanother.Animplicitcomparison•Moneyisthelensinacamera.•Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowedandsomefewtobechewedanddigested.Personification•Attributehumanqualitiesandabilitiestoinanimateobjects,animals,abstractions,andevents•Thatmistakekilledhischances.•Thecarenginecoughedwhen