西安建筑科技大学：《大学英语》课程教学资源（现代大学英语，PPT课件讲稿，第二册）lesson2_text appreciation

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother Part Three Text Appreciation W B T L E S ENTER

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E Part Three ENTER

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother lext Appreciation Contents I。 Text Analysis 1. Theme of the Story 2. Structure of the Text 3. Further Discussion 工L。 Writing Devices 1. Language Style 2. Simile, Metaphor Personification I工L。 Sentence Paraphrase W B T L E

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E Text Appreciation I. Text Analysis 1. Theme of the Story 2. Structure of the Text 3. Further Discussion II. Writing Devices 1. Language Style 2. Simile, Metaphor & Personification III. Sentence Paraphrase

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I. Text Analyst Theme of the Story The story depicts the ideal relationship between humans and wild animals-they are fellow creatures on earth, and therefore should treat each other like brothers W B T L E The end of Theme of the Story

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E I. Text Analysis The story depicts the ideal relationship between humans and wild animals—they are fellow creatures on earth, and therefore should treat each other like brothers. Theme of the Story The end of Theme of the Story

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text Part 1(Paras. 1-3): The introduction. Part 2( Paras. 4-17): The happy days the boy and Maheegun had together in the short period of less than a year, and how Maheegun returned to the willd where he belonged W B T L E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E Part 1 (Paras. ) : Part 2 (Paras. ) : I. Text Analysis The introduction. The happy days the boy and Maheegun had together in the short period of less than a year, and how Maheegun returned to the wild where he belonged. 1—3 To be continued on the next page. Structure of the Text 4—17

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text Part 3(Paras.18-40): The reunion of the two when the boy's life was endangered by two hungry wolves Part 4( Paras. 41-44: The brothers returned to the place where they each belonged-the boy to his warm home, the wolf to his kind in the wild W B T L E e en tructure of the Text

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E Part 3 (Paras. ) : Part 4 (Paras. ) : I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text 18—40 The reunion of the two when the boy’s life was endangered by two hungry wolves. The brothers returned to the place where they each belonged—the boy to his warm home, the wolf to his kind in the wild. 41—44 The end of Structure of the Text

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I. Text Analysis Further Discussion 1. How do you think Maheegun came to be abandoned? 2. Why did the boy say that the year he was 14, he was the happiest boy on earth? What did they do together? 3. What happened one day that convinced the boy's grandpa that the time had come to say goodbye to Maheegun? 4. How did Maheegun return to his kind? W B T L E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E I. Text Analysis 1. How do you think Maheegun came to be abandoned? 2. Why did the boy say that the year he was 14, he was the happiest boy on earth? What did they do together? 3. What happened one day that convinced the boy’s grandpa that the time had come to say goodbye to Maheegun? 4. How did Maheegun return to his kind? To be continued on the next page. Further Discussion

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I. Text Analyst Further Discussion Describe the snow storm that got the boy lost in the forest, using the following key words and expressions. snowshoes/ to dim/flakes of snow/to drift/to thicken /to stumble into /to move in a circle/to be filled(covered/smother) with snow/to make a blanket of/white stillness/fierce whiteness/to storm for days/biting cold(bitterly cold/freezing) W B T L E The end of Text Analysis

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E I. Text Analysis The end of Text Analysis. Describe the snow storm that got the boy lost in the forest, using the following key words and expressions: snowshoes/to dim/flakes of snow/to drift/to thicken/to stumble into/to move in a circle/to be filled (covered/smother) with snow/to make a blanket of/white stillness/fierce whiteness/to storm for days/biting cold (bitterly cold/freezing) Further Discussion

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother II. Writing devices Language Style Inversion Inversion can make the description o Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place more vivid was a handsome black mantle.(Para. 6) o In sailed Mrs. Yesno, wild anger, who demanded.(Para. 8) o On the top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still.(Para. 11) o There, about 50 feet away, crouched my two attackers.(Para. 33) o There stood a giant black wolf.(Para. 33) W B T L E

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E II. Writing Devices The end of Language Style. Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place was a handsome black mantle. (Para. 6) In sailed Mrs. Yesno, wild anger, who demanded... (Para. 8) On the top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still. (Para. 11) There, about 50 feet away, crouched my two attackers… (Para. 33) There stood a giant black wolf. (Para. 33) Inversion Inversion can make the description more vivid. Language Style

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother II. Writing De ences Simile, Metaphor Personification o We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets o For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. o Gone was the puppy-wool coat In its place was a handsome black mantle o The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. W B T L E The end of Writing Devices

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E The end of Writing Devices. We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets. For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place was a handsome black mantle. The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. II. Writing Devices Simile, Metaphor & Personification

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother III Sentence Paraphrase 1 Not that we didn't have our troubles.(Para. 5) although it is not true that. e.g. She loved music but seldom went to concerts-not that she couldn't afford to When I say the year I got Maheegun was the happiest year of my life, I don't mean that Maheegun never caused troubles. W B T L E To be continued on the next page

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 Not that we didn’t have our troubles. (Para. 5) When I say the year I got Maheegun was the happiest year of my life, I don’t mean that Maheegun never caused troubles. although it is not true that… e.g. She loved music but seldom went to concerts—not that she couldn’t afford to. To be continued on the next page