新概念 A puma at large.pptx

A Puma at large;What is the puma like?;Pre-reading: New words and expressions;Listening and reading;Reading comprehension;The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw‘a large cat’only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. ;Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of‘cat-like noises’at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet ; grammar;Exercise;Summary writing In not more than 80 words describe how experts come to the conclusion that the animal seen by many people really was a puma. Do not include anything that is not in the passage.;结构分析 复合句，when引导时间状语从句，that引导 同位语从句, 第一先行词 Report作进一步说 明。 典型例句 A saying goes that practice that make perfect. 语汇注释 1. take sth seriously =deal with sth .seriously 郑重认真对待 eg: You can’t take her promises seriously , she never keeps her words. 2. Feel obliged to do sth 感到不得不做某事 3. Prove( link v.)证明是，结果是，原来是； 用法结构： prove +adj./n./to