cackle(格格地笑[说]).pptVIP

Unit 5 Telling What Happened Activity 1 Time and the Order of Events Natural time sequence (Task 1) Unexpected time sequence (Task 2) E3 E1 E2 present E4 A diagram showing the unexpected time sequence of the narrative in Task 2. Identify time expressions in the passage on p. 239(see Task 3) Activity 2 Coherence Review ——In Unit 1 Activity 4 Features of Good writing (cohesive devices), and in Unit 5 Activity 1 (tenses and time expressions), we have actually learnt how to make sure a text is coherent by linguistic means. Tasks 3, 4 and 5 deal with layout or format, but try to use vivid words as reporting verbs. (p.205) Reporting verbs which carry additional implications besides the core meaning of “say”: add, admit, agree, announce, answer, ask, beg, boast, cackle（格格地笑[说]), claim, command, confess, croak（用低沉而又沙哑的声音说), cry, declare, explain, gasp, growl （愤愤不平地说), laugh, murmur, mutter, object, order, protest, reply, report, shout, scream, snap, tell, urge, warn, whistle, yawn Writing practice: Compose a short story. You can either adopt the natural time sequence or unexpected time sequence. Be sure to ensure the coherence of the story by means of linguistic devices and to enhance the clarity and power of expression by using appropriate words and expressions. Activity 3 Narrating Incidents and Events When planning a composition narrating incidents and events, the writer should consider the following five aspects: context, selection of details, organization, the language used and point of view. Context (p.210) Selection of details (p.212) The theme of the story in Task 2 is about an elderly man escaping from a nursing home. Although there must be so much to tell about the old man, not every detail is necessary or relevant. For example, it might not be very appropriate to add such details as “What did he do in the past (history)?”, “Who pays for his stay in the nursing home?”, “Ho