The detailed study of the text

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August 17 Hurricane devastated the area for 2 days bad --- destructive /devastating / terribly forceful
lash --to strike with great force to move violently or suddenly The waves lashed the racks The rain was lashing against the windows.
the Beaufort scale
6 strong breeze 7 moderate gale 8 fresh gale 9 strong gale 10 whole gale 11 storm 12 hurricane 25--31 32--38 39--46 47--54 55--63 64--75 over 75
the Beaufort scale
The Beaufort Scale defines a storm as a wind having velocity of between 64 and 75 miles an hour.
weather forecast
The weather forecast says "cloudy" today, with a strong wind from the northwest, grade five to six on the Beaufort Scale. The lowest temperature during the daytime will be eight degrees centigrade below zero.
interposition --- a passage which is put between the action The purpose is to add more information
to create suspense
The Literary terms
flashback --interruption of chronological sequence by interjection of event of earlier occurrence climax -- the most exciting, important interesting part on the story, denouement --- the ending of a story
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To know the writing technique of a narrative. To be acquainted with some literary terms To learn to use words to describe disasters and violence To appreciate the language features To learn to write a story about disasters.
1. The literary style (narration) (15 min.) 2. Detailed study of the text (120 min.) 3. Structure analysis (15 min.) 4. Language appreciation (15 min.) 5. Exercises (15 min)
pummel
pummel --- spelled "pommel" to beat suddenly or attack vigorously to hit with repeated blows
reasons to stay
1. He is a self-employed businessman Magna product -- the name of his company implication: 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.
本单元教学特色

1、用图表和术语全面介绍叙述文的写作 技巧和方法，
2、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。 3、独特的语言赏析角度，帮助学生把握 分析语言的方法。


Lesson One

Face to Face with Hurricane
Camille
Aims
1. 2.
Blends
motel (motor+hotel) boatel (boat+hotel) brunch (breakfast + lunch) chunnel (channel + tunnel) 运河地下道 slurbs (slum + suburbs) slanguage (slang + language)
climax falling action denouement rising action conflict
beginning
suspense
ending
The detailed study of the text
hurricane --1. strong tropical storm 2. strong fast wind which speeds more than 75 mph 3. western Atlantic Ocean 4. given a girl's name; named alphabetically / ordered according to the initial letter
The essentials of narration: 1. characters 2. plot A good story has a beginning, a middle, an end, even though it may start in the middle or at some other point in the action and move backward to the earlier happenings.
batten down
batten -a strip of wood used in construction and oft. used 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.
The detailed study of the text
typhoon --1. Western Pacific Ocean or China Sea 2. numbered
hurricane
whirlwind --- a general term/ circular wind tornado ---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*
gale
--- a general term for a very strong wind capable of doing considerable damage to property
wind
the Beaufort scale，蒲福风力等级(英国海军将领 Francis Beaufort[1774-1857]拟订,分0-12级), defines wind as: 0 clam breeze 0 1 light breeze 1--3 mph 2 slight breeze 4--7 3 gentle breeze 8--12 4 moderate breeze 13—18 5 fresh breeze 19—24
chronological development
The Literary terms
narration --- story telling extended narration --novels histories biographies autobiographies travelogues
The Literary terms
Teaching Contents


1. The literary style 2. Detailed study of the text 3. Organizational pattern 4. Language features 5. Exercises
Time allocation
Blends
cafetorium (cafe + auditorium) talkthon ( talk + marathon) filmusical ( film + musical) comsat (communications + satellite)
Blends
sitcom