高级英语_Lesson_12_The_Loons.ppt

Lesson 12;Canadian National Flag; ;; Margaret Laurence; Margaret Laurence (1926-1987); Margaret Laurence (1926-1987);Novels: ;; The Loons (1970);; ; ; Topics for discussion and reflection;General understanding;General understanding;Life experience; (At school, the days at Diamond Lake, their meeting four years later, the time she heard of Piquette’s death from her mother and she came to the lake again ) indifferent ?pitiful / curious /mysterious ? tiresome / disliking? sympathetic ?understanding ; The Organization of the text:; The Organization of the text:;More Thing Effective Writing Skills: 1.??making effective use of specific words (adjectives and verbs). 2.??using many elliptical and short sentences to achieve certain effect 3. Scenery description as a transitional device 4. Rhetorical Devices (students’ job);;;;;;Lean-to;Lean-to;Lean-to;lean-to;barb; ;barbed wire;Sentence relations in para.1;Sentence relations in para.1;Sentence relations in para.1;As the Tonnerre had increased,…rusty tin cans.; ;;Belong to / belong among;section hand/gang; relief ; relief ;1. …with a face…unfamiliar with laughter. ;1. …with a face…unfamiliar with laughter. ;2. Sometimes old Jules,…in a Saturday-night brawl. Sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus would get involved in a rough, noisy quarrel or fight on a Saturday night after much drinking of liquor.;;;;put/take sb up for the night;;3. Her attendance …schoolwork negligible. ;4. She existed for me…embarrassing presence.;Otherwise…miles too long.;5. She dwelt …within my scope of vision.;peculiar; flare up;like the dickens;She took off a few years back…;What about;For Pete’s sake: A mild exclamation of surprise, annoyance, also for heaven’s sake, for god’s sake. for Peter’s sake: for Gods / goodness / Heavens / gosh’s / pitys, etc. sake: used as an interjection before or after a command or request, or to express irritation For Gods sake, stop that whining! For goodness sake! How can you be so stupid? For