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1、Unit 8 Go TravelingText A In the Jungle,主讲:Bao Xiangling,2,Contents 1. Lead in 2. Background information 3. Text organization 4. Text analysis 5. Assignments Emphasis 1. Background information 2. Text analysis,Text A In The Jungle,3,Lead in,The benefits of travelling: -Traveling helps to broden our
2、minds/ increase our knowledge/identify ourselves with nature. -Traveling enables us to see new places/meet new people/learn about new cultures. Proverb: He who travels far knows much. 远行者见闻多。,4,Lead in,The five basic kinds of tours: -recreational tour ( for recreation; be after the sun, sea, sand, f
3、resh air and sports) -cultural tour (experience new cultural activities in certain rural areas or towns) -historical tour (visits to heritage locations, museums, cathedrals) -ethnic tour (participate in unusual customs in remote areas inhabited by ethnic minorities) -environmental tour (visit farawa
4、y or pure environments.),5,Words to describe the features of an out-of-the-way, inaccessible place : wild, beasts, danger, plants, animals, natural, mysterious, adventurous, etc.,6,Words used to describe the characteristics of those people who are attracted to such places : -curious, brave, fond of
5、traveling, interested in nature, etc.,7,the Author,Annie Dillard (1945-) A nature writer and Pulitzer Prize winner . This book is a collection of her “Expeditions and Encounters”,Annie Dillard,Background information,8,the Author,Her main works: An American Childhood 美国童年 Teaching a Stone to Talk 教顽石
6、开口 Mornings Like This 如此这般的早晨. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek溪畔天问 The book won her the Pulitzer Prize at age 29. “I never went to bed. I would write all night until the sun was almost coming up.“ She reads over 100 books a year, on just about any topic imaginable. Shes been this way from her childhood on.,
7、Annie Dillard,9,the Author,Her theme: (a nature writer) Beauty and ugliness in the nature; The mysterious phenomena in the nature.,10,Amazon (river): Amazon is a world of trees and water in the middle of South America. Its the worlds mightiest river, running through the worlds largest tropical rainf
8、orest. It is second in length only to the Nile among the rivers of the world.,Background information,11,Background information,It runs through, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil. It is ranked as the largest in the world in terms of watershed area(积水面积), number of tributaries(支流), and volu
9、me of water discharged(排水量). The overwhelming beauty of the Amazon lies in its diverse and complex nature, and it is also a place where plants are king, insects come a close second, and animals hide to survive.,12,( 纳波河): river in Ecuador.,13,Napo River: Napo is an important river due its size and t
10、he main transportation for many inhabitants but also because of its history. Francisco Orellana arrived at its shore from Quito(首都) in the 16th century and navigated to the Amazon and then all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.,Background information,14,Andes(安第斯山脉): a mountain system of western South A
11、merica extending more than 8,045 km along the Pacific coast. The mountains reach into seven countries: Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.,15,Main idea The author Annie Dillard tells of her visit to the Napo River in the heart of the Ecuadorian jungle, one of nat
12、ures most unspoiled places. She describes the beauty of the forest and her admiration for the people who lived there. There is an abundance of sensory impressions in the essay. We feel the coolness of the drinks and of the night. We smell the sweetness in the air. We observe the wonderful sights and
13、 graceful movements on the river, on the lake and in the jungle. We taste the delicious village food.,G R _ Part Division of the Text 1,Text Organation,Parts,Para(s),Main Ideas,2,1,15,Description of the Napo River and surrounding jungle scenery at night, together with the authors reflections on it.,
14、68,Recalling what happened to her at their arrival at the village and what others felt about the Napo River and the people there.,G R _ Part Division of the Text 2,Parts,Para(s),Main Ideas,3,918,Detailed description of journeying in the jungle and her feelings about it.,18,Text Analysis,Part One (Pa
15、ras 1-5) Main Idea: Description of the Napo River and surrounding jungle scenery at night, together with the authors reflections (反思) on it.,G R _ Blank Filling,Part One,What happens in this part.,the Napo River in the Ecuadorian jungle; on the headwaters(源头) of the Amazon in the middle of the night
16、; It was February, the middle of summer. three North Americans, four Ecuadorians Like any out-of-the-way(remote) place, the Napo River in the Ecuadorian jungle seems real enough when you are there, even central Out of the way of what?,When: (para.1 - impaled the lopped head of a boa on a pointed sti
17、ck by the canoes for decoration.,Para. 14,46,Para. 14,Long lakes,Heron(苍鹭),Kingfisher(翠鸟),Cuckoo(杜鹃),The animals they saw while canoeing on lake:,plodded the shores,clattered from sunlight to shade,47,Text analysis -Part Three Para.15,Long lakes,hawk,turtle,Hawks hung overhead.,A turtle slid into th
18、e water.,D R _ S_ 13 There was all the time,There was all the time in the world.,我们毋庸为时间担忧,可以从容地欣赏周围的一切。,2. What can you infer from the sentence?,Life here is quiet, peaceful and happy. There isnt much tension and pressure, so we can enjoy and relax ourselves.,49,Text analysis -Part Three para. 15,L
19、ong lakes,What happened?,The boy slapped stones at birds. He missed; the birds were out of range. He stuffed his sling back in his shirt.,D R _ word _ 12 out of range,He has gone out of range of my gun.,out of range: too far away to be reached, seen or heard,He said it was out of his range of respon
20、sibility.,51,Text analysis -Part Three Para. 16,Long lakes,To what did the author compare the waters?,veils,blinds,painted screens,52,Text analysis -Part Three Para. 16,Long lakes,What did the author see according to para 16?,Paichi 巨滑舌鱼,Piranha fish 花虎鱼,Electric eel,53,Text analysis -Part Three Par
21、a. 17,What did they eat that night?,We would eat chicken that night in the village, together with rice, onions and heaps of fruit.,54,Para. 17,What did they do that night?,They saw the sunset, two nuns and children.,The sun would ring down, pulling darkness after it like a curtain. Twilight is short
22、, and the unseen birds of twilight wistful, catching the heart.,D R _ Text 14,would glide to the open cane-and-thatch schoolroom in darkness, and start the children singing.,The two nuns in their dazzling white habits the beautiful-boned young nun and the warm-faced old ,D R _ S_ 13 The two nuns1,Th
23、e two adjectives: beautiful-boned and warm-faced are formed by adjective +noun-ed, with the meaning: 身材姣好的,慈眉善目的.,Word formation.,The two nuns in their dazzling white habits and start the children singing.,Scan the text and find more examples:,deep-leaved (L.6),树叶茂密的,sweet-meated (L.54),肉质鲜美的,open-m
24、outhed (L.79),张开大口的,high-pitched (L.100),声调高昂的,clear-voiced (L.104),声音清脆的,palm-leafed (L.105),棕榈叶铺的,D R _ S_ 13 The two nuns 2,让某人做某事。,What does the structure “start / get / have / set sb. doing” mean?,More examples:,The news started me thinking.,His behavior got people complaining.,We cant have you
25、 going everywhere by taxi.,58,Text analysis -Part Three para. 18,What does the author think of the Napo?,Is it out of the way?,First paragraph,coherence,It is not out of the way, it is in the way.,last paragraph,59,Para. 18,The Napo River: it is not out of the way. It is in the way, catching sunligh
26、t the way a cup catches poured water; it is a bowl of sweet air, a basin of greenness, and of grace, and, it would seem, of peace. 像杯子盛载注入的水那样,那波河接住照射下来的阳光,那是个盛满清新空气的低洼地区,一片翠绿的盆地,环境优美的盆地,看来还是个平静的盆地。,A R _ Talk about the Pictures 1,1. Talk about the Pictures,Summary,G R _ Skimming,2. Skimming,Make a
27、list of at least eight things that the author finds so attractive about life in the jungle.,1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8),Birds, insects and animals of all descriptions,The sweet air,Various kinds of trees and other plants,River abundant in fish,Little girls who liked to play with the writers hair,Childre
28、n singing lovely songs,Treating guests with wonderful foods,People and nature in harmony,Summary,62,Exercises about vocabulary , structures and cloze in this unit.,Assignments,63,Additional Exercises about Vocabulary:,Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B
29、, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. When bees _ , hundreds of them come together in a great mass. A. swarm B. sway C. swallow D. swindle 2. The dancers _ over the floor of the room. A. gleamed B. glimmered C. glided D. sliced 3. After a whole night of argument we _ the fol
30、lowing plan. A. thrashed through B. thrashed out C. thrashed about D. thrashed at 4. I felt his report was deliberately opaque. Here “opaque” means _. A. distinct B. obscure C. instinct D. clear,64,Exercises for unit 8,5. When he was young he could _ onto the back of a horse. A. slide B. put C. stum
31、ble D. vault 6. She is reputed to be very healthy. Here “reputed” can be replaced by _. A. considered B. refuted C. denied D. required 7. You must _ this ointment over the wound. A. smear B. smash C. slump D. swell 8. His prospects for winning the elections were dissolving rapidly. Here “dissolving”
32、 means _. A. rising B. disappearing C. appearing D. coming 9. How can you be indifferent _ the sufferings of starving people? A. at B. from C. to D. in,65,Exercises for Unit 8,10. To her, this wounded soldier was not an enemy _ a suffering human being. A. but rather B. rather than C. rather D. would
33、 rather 11. She _ through the mist, trying to find the right path. A. glared B. peeped C. stared D. peered 12. Now that the boy was earning his own living he could _his fathers strict rules. A. deny B. defy C. overlook D. neglect 13. Here in Chicago, for instance, the movement was growing by _and bo
34、unds. A. leaps B. heaps C. lumps D. junks,66,Exercises for Unit 8,14. Dr. Salk failed many times but he finally _ to find a successful polio vaccine. A. brought through B. passed through C. passed by D. broke through 15. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _ a good answer. A. cam
35、e up B. came out at C. cried out with D. came up with 16.The workers marched through the streets with banners to _ against the rising cost of living. A. prove B. disapprove C. protect D. demonstrate 17. A thirsty man will drink great _ of water. A. quantity B. quality C. quantities D. deal,67,Exerci
36、ses for Unit 8,18. Jeans got very _opinions about food, so she wont eat anything new or foreign. A. critic B. conventional C. strict D. disciplined 19. The latest information _ me in the belief that he is to blame. A. approves B. establishes C. confirms D. sets 20. Many English words are _ from Lati
37、n and Greek words. A. derived B. obtained C. got D. attained 21. This story is not real, it is only _. A. imaginable B. imaginary C. imaginative D. image 22. By _ of the position he held , he was able to move about freely. A. account B. virtue C. consideration D. thought,68,Exercises for Unit 8,23.
38、A passing truck _ mud on my new coat. A. sprayed B. spilled C.shattered D. spattered 24. Vicki never worried or hesitated about anything, she just _ it and almost always got whatever she wanted. A. went for B. went by C. went over D. went with 25. It can be said without exaggeration that no part of
39、the United States is not easily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and _ by all the three of them. A. more often than not B. more often than C. no more often than D. less often than 26. The worsening of the countrys economy could mean _ public support for the ruling party. A. crippled B. subtra
40、cted C. fluttered D. diminished,69,Exercises for Unit 8,27. Certainly in our society teachers dont enjoy the respect that is _ to doctors and lawyers. A. rewarded B. accorded C. designated D.transferred 28. The chances of the disease being _ to humans are extremely remote. A. exposed B. commuted C.
41、migrated D. transferred 29. Climate is especially important _ articles that are readily affected by moisture. A. in case of B. in the case of C. in case D. in this case 30. Although he was jumping so well, he failed to win the first prize and had to _ the second. A. settle down B. settle on C. settle for D. settle with,