吉林大学：《大学英语泛读》课程PPT教学课件（book 3）Unit 20 Covered Wagon Days

头警买希龙黄3 第20讲 共计：32学时 主讲教师：朱丽娟讲师

第20讲 共计：32学时 主讲教师：朱丽娟讲师

20.Covered Wagon Days

20. Covered Wagon Days

.Content Information Related to the Text Writing Skill Warm-up Activity Text Exercise

•Content ◼ Information Related to the Text ◼ Writing Skill ◼ Warm-up Activity ◼ Text ◼ Exercise

Exercise Multiple-choice Questions Translation Questons Questions for Consideration

Exercise ◼ Multiple-choice Questions ◼ Translation Questions ◼ Questions for Consideration

Covered wagon The wagon,first built in the early 1700s,is a kind of a four-wheeled road vehicle drawn by horses or oxen.Its white canvas roof is high and round.Wheels with broad rims prevent the wagon from bogging down in the mud.If necessary,the wheels can be removed and the wagon can be used as a boat

◼ Covered wagon The wagon, first built in the early 1700s, is a kind of a four-wheeled road vehicle drawn by horses or oxen. Its white canvas roof is high and round. Wheels with broad rims prevent the wagon from bogging down in the mud. If necessary, the wheels can be removed and the wagon can be used as a boat

Mainly used for heavy loads,it became the essential transport for the pioneers as they moved west during the late 18th and most of the 19th centuries.Life during the journey was dangerous and hard.The pioneers had to move in groups in the form of wagon trains so that they could help one another when necessary

Mainly used for heavy loads, it became the essential transport for the pioneers as they moved west during the late 18th and most of the 19th centuries. Life during the journey was dangerous and hard. The pioneers had to move in groups in the form of wagon trains so that they could help one another when necessary

The Black Hills The Black Hills are located in South Dakota and Wyoming.They look strangely black from a distance and hence get the name.In 1868, the United States government and the Indians concluded a treaty which granted the Black Hills to the Indians forever

◼ The Black Hills The Black Hills are located in South Dakota and Wyoming. They look strangely black from a distance and hence get the name. In 1868, the United States government and the Indians concluded a treaty which granted the Black Hills to the Indians forever

But with the discovery of gold in1874,miners rushed in and destroyed the peaceful life of the Indians,these South Dakota hills became the richest gold-producing area of North America.In 1927,a sculptor,Gutzon Borglum,began to carve the heads of four US presidents on the side of the mountain and completed them in 1941.They are George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt

But with the discovery of gold in1874, miners rushed in and destroyed the peaceful life of the Indians, these South Dakota hills became the richest gold-producing area of North America. In 1927, a sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, began to carve the heads of four US presidents on the side of the mountain and completed them in 1941. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt

Writing skill The essay consists of a comment on the settlement in South Dakota and a letter from a real pioneer,Mrs.Orpha Haxby.Telling the story in the first person makes the journey much more real than if the story was told in the third person.As the journey proceeds,the reader shares with the story-teller the fear of dangers and the excitement of encountering something new

◼ Writing skill The essay consists of a comment on the settlement in South Dakota and a letter from a real pioneer, Mrs. Orpha Haxby. Telling the story in the first person makes the journey much more real than if the story was told in the third person. As the journey proceeds, the reader shares with the story-teller the fear of dangers and the excitement of encountering something new

Warm-up Activity 1.Which sentence sums up the main idea of the essay?●

Warm-up Activity ◼ 1. Which sentence sums up the main idea of the essay?