lions and tigers and bears_综合英语演示课件.pptVIP

Lesson Twelve Lions and Tigers and Bears By Bill Buford Teaching Contents I. Introduction II. Analysis to the Text Structure III. Language Points IV. Interaction V. Written Homework 1. Introduction 1. Introduction to the authtor 2. Introduction to the Background 3. Introduction to the Text 4. Pre-class Questions 1. Introduction th the Author Bill Buford (1950) is a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he was the fiction editor for eight years. He was the founding editor of Granta magazine and was also the publisher of Granta Books. His previous book, Among the Thugs, is a nonfiction account of crowd violence and British soccer hooliganism. He was generally considered one of the best fiction editors the magazine had ever known. In 2001, he was sent to Europe to become the magazine’s special correspondent. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jessica Green, and their two sons. 2. Introduction to the Background * Central Park Central Park was built in 1857, this well-known park is, as the name suggests, located in the center of the Manhattan Island, New York. It extends from 59th Street to 110th Street between Fifth and Eighth Avenues. It covers an area of 840 acres. It is two and one-half miles long, a half mile wide, and almost one sixth of its 840s are in lakes and the large receiving reservoir of the New York City water-system. There are 35miles of walks, 104/1 miles road and five and one-half miles of bridle. Central ParkBackground Central Park 2. Introduction to the Background  Central Park 2. Introduction to the Background Ogden Nash Ogden Nash: Born on August 19, 1902 in Rye, New York.  An ancestor, General Francis Nash, gave his name to Nashville, Tennesee.  Raised in Rye, New York and Savannah, Georgia.  Educated at St. Georges School in Rhode Island and, briefly, Harvard University.  Started work writing advertising copy for Doubleday, Page Publish