现代大学英语精读2 Lesson6 The Man in the Water.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 9 Lesson Six: The Man in the Water 1. Warm-up questions What does the author try to say through the story? A. The disaster? B. The three heroes? C. The man in the water? D. Human nature? 2. Word building acknowledge—acknowledgement admire—admirable—admiration aesthetic—aestheticism—aesthete—aesthetics anonymous—anonymity root: synonym, antonym, homonym, pseudonym behave—behavior collide—collision float—floatation (flotation) tragic—tragedy comedy—comic survive—survival—survivor unique—uniqueness employ—employment—employee—employer c.f. train, trainee, trainer, t