《现代大学英语精读》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）第二版第一册 Lesson 2 text appreciation

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother Part Three Text Appreciation WB T L E ENTER

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

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother Text Appreciation Contents 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 WB T L E BACK

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 Analysis 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. WBT 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:When he was 14,the narrator was allowed to keep a wolf cub he had found,which he named Maheegun. Part 2(Paras.4-37):The body The boy and Maheegun loved each other like brothers. Part3(paras.38-44） The conclusion The brothers returned to where they each belonged. WBT L E To be continued on the next page BACK

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E Part 1 (Paras. ) : Part 2 (Paras. ) : Part3 (paras. ) I. Text Analysis The introduction: When he was 14, the narrator was allowed to keep a wolf cub he had found, which he named Maheegun. The body : The boy and Maheegun loved each other like brothers. 1—3 To be continued on the next page. Structure of the Text 4—37 38—44 The conclusion : The brothers returned to where they each belonged

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? WB 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 Analysis 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) WB T L E The end of Text Analysis. BACK

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 Gone was the puppy-wool coat.In its place more vivid. 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) WB T L E The end of Language Style

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.Vriting①evices Simile,Metaphor Personification 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. WB T L E The end of Writing Devices. BACK NEXT

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 The year I found Maheegun,spring was late in coming.(Para.1) the year /day/first time/last time:Noun phrases of this type, followed by a relative clause,are used as an adverbial of time More examples: The year I was born,my father was working towards a PhD degree. The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown almost all the people turned out to greet him. spring was late in coming In that spring it was unusually cold. WB TL E To be continued on the next page BACK

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 The year I found Maheegun, spring was late in coming. (Para. 1) spring was late in coming : In that spring it was unusually cold. the year /day/ first time/last time: Noun phrases of this type , followed by a relative clause, are used as an adverbial of time. More examples: The year I was born , my father was working towards a PhD degree. The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown , almost all the people turned out to greet him. To be continued on the next page

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother III.Sentence Paraphrase 2 I picked him up and put him inside my jacket. (Para.2) pick (cotton,tomatoes,apples,strawberries,etc):to take flowers ,fruit,etc from the plant or the tree where they are growing pick up 1)To lift,take up by hand eg Would you pick up the book from the floor? He picked up the phone and dialed the number of the police. 2)To allow sb to get into your car and take them somewhere eg Many people no longer pick up hitchhikers. 3)To return to an earlier subject or situationin order to contigueit L E To be continued on the next page 9 Let's pick up the conversation after lunch

Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 I picked him up and put him inside my jacket. (Para. 2) pick up : 1) To lift, take up by hand eg Would you pick up the book from the floor? He picked up the phone and dialed the number of the police. 2) To allow sb to get into your car and take them somewhere eg Many people no longer pick up hitchhikers. 3) To return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it eg Let’s pick up the conversation after lunch. pick (cotton, tomatoes, apples , strawberries, etc): to take flowers , fruit ,etc from the plant or the tree where they are growing To be continued on the next page