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1、Lions and Tigers and BearsBill Buford*R einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 4Lions and Tigers and Bears*Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRLions and Tigers and BearsWarming up*Warming upQuestions/ActivitiesWhat do you know about Central Park?Do you know what New Yorke

2、rs think of Central Park?WBTR*Check-on PreviewWBTRWarming upParaphrase:Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the citys essential platitude that you dont wander around Central Park at night and in that,needless to say,was the appeal:it was the thing you dont do.clich;banal remarks*Objective

3、sWBTRWarming up Learn to appreciate travel writing Learn more about American society and culture through reading about Central Park3.Acquire words and expressions for detailed description*BackgroundGenreThe Central ParkBWTRLions and Tigers and BearsUnit 5*BackgroundBWTRThe Central ParkCalvert Vaux*B

4、WTRThe founding commissioners of Central Park the city officials who were appointed to establish Central Park.A commissioner is an important official who has responsibility in a government department or an organization:There is a commissioner in charge of the London police force.BackgroundThe Centra

5、l Park*BackgroundGenreBWTR“Spinning all these elements into an engaging account of a place and a moment a night at Central Park,Buford enables readers to get a glimpse of something much broader and longer-the history of and life in New York.”-book review Central Park history,places and views in Cent

6、ral Park,the fear the park inspires,noted people associated with the park?Travel Writing The Best Travel Writing 2000*DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeLions and Tigers and BearsText AnalysisTWBR*Text AnalysisThemeTWBRWe see in this essay:the pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural rich

7、ness and its beauty(both natural and man-made)the fear of the crime associated,the darkness in the wildIn other words:Ambivalence/mixed feelings*Text AnalysisStructure1Para.1-2my decision on the sleepover2Para.3-12wandering in the park3Para.13-25my camping:finding a place and the encounter with the

8、raccoonsTWBR*Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseI II IIITWBR*Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 1 Para 2:Main IdeaWhen?Friday evening in July;9:15Whats the weather like?a heavy,muggy dayHeavy-warm in a sticky unpleasant way,especially before rain or a

9、stormthe sky is heavy;heavy clouds Muggy-warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet muggy weather*What was Ogden Nash trying to say in his poem?The safest place in Central Park at night is the tigers lair.Why?Only a fool,a loon or bad people goes there at night.Para 1 Para 2:Main IdeaText A

10、nalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 1 Para 2 Difficult wordsPlatitude:(derog)a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before:His speech was full of empty platitudes about peace and democracy.(cf:clich;commonplace;banal remarks)Appeal:a qua

11、lity that something has that makes people like it or want it:the appeal of horror movie But thats the appeal of the place,say many residents and visitors.Its a place where many come to find a slower pace for a lifetime or just a weekend.Parties on river-boats have lost their appeal since one sank la

12、st year killing thirty-three people.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 1-Para 2 Vocabulary development-heavy;muggy;founding commissioners;city administrators-Drop off to a peaceful,outdoorsy sleep-names for criminal offenders(para.2)-a purse snatcher,drug dealer,garrotter,etc.-Should you(unlikely)-

13、Not to mention(a synonym?)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Where did he visit?the Delacorte Theatre Belvedere Castle the Henry Luce Nature Observatory Shakespeare GardenPara 3 Para 4 Main idea Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 3 Para 4 Main ideaWhat was his feeling like in this period?Why did he fee

14、l like that?Exhilaration (happy,excitement,full of energy)enjoy/experience the rich cultural flavor the park offers at leisure Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 3 Para 4 Drawing inferences Summer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in America Stock:usually kept in stock and regular available,常备的

15、,e.g.one of our stock items 常备项目；Toothpaste is a stock merchandize in a drugstore.It is a cultural tradition in America to put on free Shakespeare productions in summer.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*useful words in Para 3 Para 4 nocturnal stock production in view rotate reassure(assure,insure)peekT

16、ext AnalysisDetailed Analysis*What did he do?blundered in Ramble recalled crimes by the lakePara 5 Para 6Main ideaText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 5 Para 6 Main idea-Read Paras 4 and 5 -Is there a change of mood in this part?relaxed,leisurely tensed,fearful-How does the author create this mood?-q

17、uicken the pace by using shorter,incomplete sentences-minute description Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Paras 5 Para 6Main idea Could you give this section a title?the fear the park inspires Why do people have such constant fear in the Park?darkness in the wild(Ramble)witnessed dreadful crimes(the l

18、ake),an example story of a dreadful crimeText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*The Ramble Olmsted called his creation,ramble a wild garden.With the interlaced paths and hills countless trees,shrubs,meadows,rocky cliffs and a winding stream,it truly lives up to that distinction.The Ramble is a sanctuary for

19、 as many as 250 species of birds Raccoons can be seen scurrying in the underbrush and Red-tailed Hawks are not unfamiliar visitors to this lush terrain.With its intricate landscape It takes people with adventurous spirit to hike in the Ramble Text Analysis*The lakeText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*New

20、York skyline at nightText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 7:main idea What was the park like in the first period of its history?1st stage:1857-1878 What was the park like?In terms of function:the domain of the privileged(band concert on Saturday;to keep the rougher elements out;luxurious and secluded

21、)In architectural terms:a combination of Romanticism and French Classicism (the two design elements)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 7:Language Paraphrase:The Park was to be strolled through,enjoyed as an aesthetic experience,like a walk inside a painting.Aesthetic:relating to beauty(dictionary d

22、efinition)is an aesthetic experience:an occasion to enjoy beauty Beautiful scenery,music,and company of well-dressed people;behaved in refined manners;talking about arts:painting,musicText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 7:language Other language points:40 年前的今天：40 years to the day Rougher element:wo

23、rking class;element Secluded:quiet and private;away from ordinary laboring people Be characterized by have something as a typical quality or featureDetailed AnalysisText Analysis*Para 8:Main idea Read Para.8.Do you find the little episode interesting?What is the tone used in the episode?Is the narra

24、tion given in a serious vein?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 8 Para 9:Main idea His new“discovery”about the Park Interesting discovery:a man on his own is frightening I was emboldened by the realization.Embolden:to make someone brave:Emboldened by drink,he walked over to speak to her.The author

25、narrated the episode with:a mischievous sense of humor because he found it both funny and sadText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*panic:to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly:Gerund and past tense?panicking/panicked Use:The boss always panics over/about t

26、he budget every month.Dont panic.panic-stricken people trying to escape the tear gas Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 8 Para 9:Language*Para 10:Main idea What changes took place in the Park at the turn of the century?Who transformed the Park later on?What was New Yorkers attitude to the park?What

27、was the authors attitude to Moses reform?How do you know?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*2nd period of its history:1900 1934 The Park became:a real public institution in NY The park of the people:taken over by immigrants at its most popular:venue for a lot of cultural and social events:band concerts

28、New Years Eve celebrations races etc)In the tens and twentiesthe Park was being destroyedby overuse and neglect.Push-mobile and Scooter Races,The Mall,c.1923Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*3rd period of its historty:(1934-1960)Robert Moses era What happened in this period?Cleaned up;Rejuvenated Put i

29、n _ This addition is called the _(English?French?Romantic?Classical?)recreational facilities AmericanText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 10:main idea What is the authors attitude to Moses reform?How is his attitude reflected in his language?Moses was legendary famous and admired His addition is effi

30、cient,purposeful,and unapologetically American.a sense of pride The irony was that by the end of Moses era the Park was dangerous.Moses did a lot to turn Central Park into an efficient peoples park.But the outcome was quite unexpected and sad:by the end of his era the Park was dangerous.Text Analysi

31、sDetailed Analysis*Para 10:LanguageThis was at the heart of Henry James observation.This was the essence/central idea of his remarks about the Park.When it was most popular-When it was at its most popularWhen it was in its best conditionWhen it was at its bestText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 10:L

32、anguageMoses was responsible for the third element to the parkbe responsible for a situation or event:be the cause of itHe put in baseball diamondsPut it:install,buildA senior citizens recreation center:a euphemism for old people an euphemism for old people Euphemisms:mild,pleasant or in offensive e

33、xpressions substituted for harsh,blunt or unpleasant ones.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Where is he now?What did he see at the Reservoir?What made him keep his head down and pick up his pace?Para 11:main ideaText Analysis*Para 11:Appreciating the language How does the following description compare

34、with the original:Near the reservoir a group of kids on bicycles cycled across the Eighty-fifth Transverse,ringing the horn loudly.gangzoomedhootingwith a sense of ominous power on a rampageText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*The reservoirText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 12:Main idea What did he see a

35、t the north end of the park?the reassuring city What struck the author as very beautiful?The city at night,viewed from _(what was meant to be an escape from it)is _(shining)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisthe park shimmering*New York City at nightText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 12:Draw inferences

36、Too much glare.The Park is now framed,enveloped even,by the city,but there was no escaping the recognition that this city contrived,man-made,glaringly obtrusive,consuming wasteful and staggering quantities of electricity and water and energy was very beautiful.that seen from the park,the city is bea

37、utiful?the authors feelings to New York?What kind of beauty is it?What kind of feelings he had for the city?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*There is no escaping/denying The author thinks that _ that the shimmering city was very beautiful.There is no denying that Theres no escaping being human.(We can

38、 never escape who we are.)There is no escaping the fact that he has lied.(One can not escape from the fact that he has lied.)There was no knowing how long he might be away.Theres no telling when an outburst might come.Para 12:Sentence structureText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Where did he camp finally

39、?In the North WoodsPara 13 Para 25:Main idea*North Woods The North Woods are the dense woodlands covering the northwest Central Park from 101st to 110th Street.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 23:Main idea Note the weather changed as the author wandered from one place to another:muggy heavy drizz

40、le pour Is the mentioning of helicopter meaningful to you?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis*How does the essay end?The next thing I heard was birds.A natural,naturally beautiful sound.Why does he repeat“natural”in the last sentence?Do we really love nature as much as we think?Text AnalysisDetailed Anal

41、ysis*Para 13 Para 25:Language Choosing a site for his outdoorsy sleep Around one thirty he entered the North Woods and went down the _(valley)and then followed a dirt _(road)to a stream.The trail was _ by trees.I walked on to another _place densely _ by the trees.Eventually I _(opened)the sleeping b

42、ag _(on the top of)a little _(a piece of land that slopes upward)ravine trailblockedsecludedshroudedunrolledatopriseText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*Para 13 Para 25:Language Camping in the forest I _(entered)my sleep bag.Hearing a tremendous _ sound,I _(turned)around to have a look.Nothing I finally f

43、ell asleep.Another branch _(cracking).Then another,and then a _ of leaves.crawledcrackingwhippedsnappedText AnalysisDetailed Analysisrustle*Para 13 Para 25:Languagethe encounter with the raccoons The raccoons stared at me as if _ to find me there.“Hi,guys”the author _.The raccoons were _(scared)and

44、quickly _(climbed)up the tree.Then they stopped and _(began to staring again).And then very slowly,they _(climbed)farther up.The tree was _(shaking)slightly _(as they were on it.)perplexedmutteredstartledscurriedresumed staringinchedswayingwith their weightText AnalysisDetailed Analysis*RWBTLions an

45、d Tigers and BearsReinforcement*ReinforcementDiscussionWork in groups of four:How is the essay organized?What feelings does the author express towards Central Park and New York City?Do you have similar feelings for a place?3.How do you understand the title“Lions,tigers and bears”?RWBT*ReinforcementRetelling Retell the authors experiences and the change of his feelings in Central Park?RWBT*