高级英语第1课 face to face with hurricane camille_精品.ppt

Language features 2. short elliptical sentences a) increase the tempo of action b) create the atmosphere of tension, danger and urgency? * Language features 3. successful achievement of chronological development Chronological development is achieved by :connectors so, then, but.transitional phrases -- seconds later, after that , for an instant, by this time, etc * Language features 4. the words with [?] which vividly describe the violence of the hurricane. [?] quick, unpleasant effect lash, crack, snap, slashing, smash, shatter, rampage, collapse, lap * Exercise II. 1. There are two reasons. One is John Koshak is a self-employed businessman and his business is right at home. If he abandoned his home, his business would be ruined. The other reason is that his house is in a better condition than his former one, which is 250 yards away from the sea. * Exercise II. 2. “Magna Products” is the name of his company. 3. Because salty water was sea water. It showed that the sea water had reached the house. They were in real trouble for they might be washed into the sea by the tidal wave. * Exercise II 4. She feared that death would soon come, and she wanted to remind her husband of her undying love. This would help to encourage each other and make them feel better to face the death. 5. Because he had not been cautious enough to move the family away from the danger zone before the storm arrived. * Exercise II 6. In order to get their minds off the storm and make them feel less afraid. 7. John was trying his best to comfort and encourage his wife, for he also felt they were going to die. * Exercise III 1. Background and historical facts about the Koshak family and Hurricane are woven into the narrative of the story. The first six paras give us the framework we need for the beginning of the storm in para 7. * Exercise III 2. The focus is mainly on action. We learn very little, except snatches, about the characters, and the main theme ( the importance