综合英语 第11课.pptVIP

Lead-in Questions 1. Can you remember any situation in your life where you were terrified? 2. What will you do if you run across a fierce wild animal in the woods? Main Content 1. Text I：Mountain Lion’s Attack (The text describes how a life scout saved a young boy from a mountain lion bravely and the lesson he was taught from that experience.) 2. Text II: Terror in the Night (The text is about Derek’s experience of bravely fighting a bear and protecting his girlfriend.) 3. Exercises: comprehension of the texts, vocabulary, grammar, translation, etc Text Analysis This narrative article comprises three parts. In the first part (Paragraph 1), the writer tells the reader why he likes the job of camp counselor: he, a life scout and a lover of outdoor activities and nature, thought the job would be interesting and relaxing, so he accepted it. In the second part (Paragraph 2-20), the writer proves that his original understanding of camp counselor was wrong through his own experience in a mountain camping when he met with great difficulty. In the third part (Paragraph 21) he concludes the story with the lesson he was taught: Be prepared to listen to divine directions at any time and at any place. Paragraph 1 In this part, the writer describes the motivation of his taking a job offer: to be a camp counselor would be quite interesting and much fun and he would have a lot of time playing with children. Question: Why did the writer jump at the chance when he was offered a position as a camp counselor? Because to work as a camp counselor was his dream. He loved outdoor activities and children. In addition, he assumed the job would be quite relaxing and interesting. Language work: 1. well on my way to making eagle: with much hope of becoming a senior scout 2. Jump at the chance: eagerly accepted or took advantage of the chance Susan jumped at the chance of going abroad. The guests all jumped at the invitation because it was so rare for the host to arrange such a party. Pa