大学英语课程教学课件lesson6textappreciation.pptVIP

* Lesson 6—The Man in the Water B T L E W Part Three ENTER Text Appreciation Text Analysis 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Further Discussion Writing Device Parallelism Sentence Paraphrase Text Analysis The man in the water did not have to give his rings to others; he did not even know these people. He was extraordinary precisely because he was ordinary. He showed what everyone of us could do at that critical moment. The display of his heroism was a song to the beautiful human character. Theme The end of Theme. Part 1 (Paras. 1—3): Part 2 (Paras. 4—9): Text Analysis Structure The terrible air crash in Washington, D.C. that brought people to tears and to attention and the possible reasons for the national sensation. It’s the ordinary man in the water who performed the extraordinary and stunning deeds that created the emotional impact and the enduring wonder. The end of Structure. Text Analysis Mentioned in Paras. 3—4. To be continued on the next page. ? Question: Who are the heroes in the story? Two police rescuers and, a young passerby and the man in the water. Further Discussion Text Analysis ? To be continued on the next page. Question: Who is the greatest hero? Why? The man in the water. Ordinary as he was, he could rise to challenge when the test came. He displayed courage and noble character in human nature at its best. Text Analysis Question: In the author’s view, do people feel proud or sad about the disaster? Why? They feel proud because man defeated the indifferent natural forces. ? To be continued on the next page. Text Analysis Question: What is referred to as one of man’s natural powers according to the passage? Sacrificing his life for the life of others’. To be continued on the next page. ? Question: The fight between the man in the water and the natural forces ended up with the death of the man. Why does the author say he is not a loser? Text Analysis ? He was the best we can do to fight against the indifferent natural forces