Little Boy.ppt

* Little Boy Paul Tibbets Lesson Two Hiroshima—the “Liveliest” City in Japan I. Pre-Text Questions 1. A-Bomb 2. Hiroshima and the nuclear attack III. Detailed Study of the Text IV. Bird-View Study of the Text V. Discussion 1. Structure 2. Writing Style and Techniques II. Background Information 3. Post-war Hiroshima What do you think is the possible motivation for the author to begin his essay with words chanted by a stationmaster? What do the word indicate here? must rather close to slide, means to move smoothly, quietly and continuously as is characteristic of dances slide slip glide implies accelerated motion without loosing contact with the slippery surface suggests involuntary rather than voluntary, sometimes even definitely implying a loss of footing and a fall Plane ______ down to the airfield. Tom Sawyer ______ past the door without anyone noticing. Yesterday Jenny _______ on a patch of ice and sprained her ankle. glided slid slipped slipped to a stop came to a stop smoothly and effortlessly be on one’s mind occupy one’s thoughts, esp. as a source of worry bear/keep sth./sb. in mind ? My deputy has resigned, so I’ve a lot on my mind now. We have no vacancies now, but we’ll certainly bear your application in mind. remember sth. on in far greater adj./adv. -er/est adv. far; even; still; a lot; much; two-years older; a head taller appear seem look × √ ? the state of being engrossed; absorption of the attention or intellect preoccupation In his job he’s rubbing shoulders with film stars all the time. rub shoulders with (informal) meet and mix with (people) This is not the sort of club where the great rub shoulders with the humble. teenager ten + age + er What does kimonos and western dress represent respectively? kimono ritual adj. rite n. Can you guess what their ritual formula of gratitude and respect would be? whose door popped open at the very sight of a traveler as soon as the taxi driver saw a traveler, he immediately opened the