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,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,*,Lions and Tigers and Bears,Bill Buford,1/57,R,einforcement,T,ext Analysis,B,ackground,W,arming up,Unit 4,Lions and Tigers and Bears,2/57,Questions/Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Lions and Tigers and Bears,Warming up,3/57,Warming up,Questions/Activities,What do you know about Central Park?,Do you know what New Yorkers think of Central Park?,W,B,T,R,4/57,Check-on Preview,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Paraphrase:,Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the citys essential platitude that you dont wander around Central Park at night and in that,needless to say,was the appeal:it was the thing you dont do.,clich;banal remarks,5/57,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Learn to appreciate travel writing,Learn more about American society and culture,through reading about Central Park,3.Acquire words and expressions for detailed,description,6/57,Background,Genre,The Central Park,B,W,T,R,Lions and Tigers and Bears,Unit 5,7/57,Background,B,W,T,R,The Central Park,Frederick Law Olmsted,Calvert Vaux,8/57,B,W,T,R,The founding commissioners of Central Park,the city officials who were appointed to establish Central Park.,A commissioner is an important official who has responsibility in a government department or an organization:,There is a commissioner in charge of the London police force.,Background,The Central Park,9/57,Background,Genre,B,W,T,R,“,Spinning,all these elements,into an,engaging,account of,a place and a moment,a night at Central Park,Buford enables readers to get a glimpse of something much broader and longer-,the history of and life,in New York.”-book review,Central Park history,places and views in Central Park,the fear the park inspires,noted people associated with the park?,Travel Writing,The Best Travel Writing,10/57,Detailed,Analysis,Structure,Theme,Lions and Tigers and Bears,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,11/57,Text Analysis,Theme,T,W,B,R,We see in this essay:,the pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural richness and its beauty(both natural and man-made),the fear of the crime associated,the darkness in the wild,In other words:,Ambivalence/mixed feelings,12/57,Text Analysis,Structure,1,Para.1-2,my decision on the sleepover,2,Para.3-12,wandering in the park,3,Para.13-25,my camping:finding a place and the encounter with the raccoons,T,W,B,R,13/57,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words&Expressions,Exercise,I II III,T,W,B,R,14/57,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Para 1 Para 2:Main Idea,When?,Friday evening in July;9:15,Whats the weather like?,a heavy,muggy day,Heavy-,warm in a sticky unpleasant way,especially before rain or a storm,the sky is heavy;heavy clouds,Muggy-,warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet,muggy weather,15/57,What was Ogden Nash trying to say in his poem?,The safest place in Central Park at night is the tigers lair.,Why?,Only a fool,a loon or bad people goes there at night.,Para 1 Para 2:Main Idea,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,16/57,Para 1 Para 2 Difficult words,Platitude:,(derog)a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before:,His speech was full of empty,platitudes about,peace and democracy.,(cf:clich;commonplace;banal remarks),Appeal:,a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it:,the appeal of horror movie,But thats,the appeal of the place,say many residents and visitors.Its a place where many come to find a slower pace for a lifetime or just a weekend.,Parties on river-boats have,lost,their appeal,since one sank last year killing thirty-three people.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,17/57,Para 1-Para 2 Vocabulary development,heavy;muggy;founding commissioners;city administrators,Drop off,to,a peaceful,outdoorsy sleep,names for criminal offenders(para.2),a purse snatcher,drug dealer,garrotter,etc.,Should you(unlikely),Not to mention(a synonym?),Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,18/57,Where did he visit?,the Delacorte Theatre,Belvedere Castle,the Henry Luce Nature Observatory,Shakespeare Garden,Para 3 Para 4,Main idea,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,19/57,Para 3 Para 4 Main idea,What was his feeling like in this period?Why did he feel like that?,Exhilaration,(happy,excitement,full of energy),enjoy/experience,the rich cultural flavor,the park offers,at leisure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,20/57,Para 3 Para 4 Drawing inferences,Summer-,stock,Shakespeare production,anywhere,in America,Stock:usually kept in stock and regular available,常备,e.g.one of our stock items,常备项目；,Toothpaste is a stock merchandize in a drugstore.,It is a cultural tradition in America to put on free Shakespeare productions in summer.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,21/57,useful words in Para 3 Para 4,nocturnal,stock,production,in view,rotate,reassure(assure,insure),peek,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,22/57,What did he do?,blundered in Ramble,recalled crimes by the lake,Para 5 Para 6,Main idea,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,23/57,Para 5 Para 6 Main idea,Read Paras 4 and 5,Is there a change of mood in this part?,relaxed,leisurely,tensed,fearful,How does the author create this mood?,quicken the pace by using shorter,incomplete sentences,minute description,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,24/57,Paras 5 Para 6Main idea,Could you give this section a title?,the fear the park inspires,Why do people have such constant fear in the Park?,darkness in the wild(Ramble),witnessed dreadful crimes(the lake),an example story of a dreadful crime,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,25/57,The Ramble,Olmsted called his creation,ramble a wild garden.With the interlaced paths and hills countless trees,shrubs,meadows,rocky cliffs and a winding stream,it truly,lives up to,that distinction.,The Ramble is a sanctuary for as many as 250 species of,birds,Raccoons,can be seen,scurrying,in the underbrush and Red-tailed,Hawks,are not unfamiliar visitors to this lush terrain.With its intricate landscape It takes,people with adventurous spirit,to hike in the Ramble,Text Analysis,26/57,The lake,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,27/57,New York skyline at night,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,28/57,Para 7:main idea,What was the park like in the first period of its history?,1st stage:1857-1878,What was the park like?,In terms of function:,the domain of the privileged(band concert on Saturday;to keep the rougher elements out;luxurious and secluded),In architectural terms:,a combination of Romanticism and French Classicism,(the two design elements),Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,29/57,Para 7:Language,Paraphrase:,The Park was to be strolled through,enjoyed as an,aesthetic experience,like a walk inside a painting.,Aesthetic:relating to beauty(dictionary definition),is an aesthetic experience:,an occasion to enjoy beauty,Beautiful scenery,music,and company of well-dressed people;behaved in refined manners;talking about arts:painting,music,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,30/57,Para 7:language,Other language points:,40,年前今天：,40 years to the day,Rougher element:,working class;element,Secluded:,quiet and private;away from ordinary laboring people,Be characterized by,have something as a typical quality or feature,Detailed Analysis,Text Analysis,31/57,Para 8:Main idea,Read Para.8.,Do you find the little episode interesting?,What is the tone used in the episode?Is the narration given in a serious vein?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,32/57,Para 8 Para 9:Main idea,His new“discovery”about the Park,Interesting,discovery:,a man on his own is frightening,I was,emboldened,by the realization.,Embolden:to make someone brave:,Emboldened by drink,he walked over to speak to her.,The author narrated the episode with:,a mischievous sense of humor because he found it both funny and sad,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,33/57,panic:,to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly:,Gerund and past tense?,panicking/panicked,Use:,The boss always,panics,over/about,the budget every month.,Dont panic.,panic-stricken people,trying to escape the tear gas,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Para 8 Para 9:Language,34/57,Para 10:Main idea,What changes took place in the Park at the turn of the century?,Who transformed the Park later on?,What was New Yorkers attitude to the park?,What was the authors attitude to Moses reform?How do you know?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,35/57,2nd period of its history:1900 1934,The Park became:,a real public institution in NY,The park of the people:,taken over by immigrants,at its most popular:,venue for a lot of cultural,and social events:,band concerts,New Years Eve celebrations,races etc),In the tens and twenties,the Park was being destroyed,by overuse and neglect.,Push-mobile and Scooter,Races,The Mall,c.1923,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,36/57,3rd period of its historty:(1934-1960),Robert Moses era,What happened in this period?,Cleaned up;Rejuvenated,Put in _,This addition is called the _(English?French?Romantic?Classical?),recreational facilities,American,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,37/57,Para 10:main idea,What is the authors attitude to Moses reform?How is his attitude reflected in his language?,Moses was,legendary,famous and admired,His addition is,efficient,purposeful,and unapologetically American,.,a sense of pride,The,irony,was that by the end of Moses era the Park was dangerous.,Moses did a lot to turn Central Park into an efficient peoples park.But the outcome was quite,unexpected and sad,:by the end of his era the Park was dangerous.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,38/57,Para 10:Language,This was at the,heart,of Henry James,observation,.,This was,the essence/central,idea of his,remarks,about the Park.,When it was most popular-,When it was at its most popular,When it was in its best condition,When it was at its best,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,39/57,Para 10:Language,Moses,was responsible for,the third element to the park,be responsible for a situation or event:be the cause of it,He,put in,baseball diamonds,Put it:install,build,A,senior citizens,recreation center:a euphemism for old people,an euphemism for old people,Euphemisms:mild,pleasant or in offensive expressions substituted for harsh,blunt or unpleasant ones.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,40/57,Where is he now?,What did he see at the Reservoir?,What made him keep his head down and pick up his pace?,Para 11:main idea,Text Analysis,41/57,Para 11:Appreciating the language,How does the following description compare with the original:,Near the reservoir a group of kids on bicycles cycled across the Eighty-fifth Transverse,ringing the horn loudly.,gang,zoomed,hooting,with a sense of ominous power,on a rampage,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,42/57,The reservoir,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,43/57,Para 12:Main idea,What did he see at the north end of the park?,the reassuring city,What struck the author as very beautiful?,The city at night,viewed from _(what was meant to be an escape from it)is _(shining),Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,the park,shimmering,44/57,New York City at night,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,45/57,Para 12:Draw inferences,Too much glare.The Park is now framed,enveloped even,by the city,but there was no escaping the recognition that this city contrived,man-made,glaringly obtrusive,consuming wasteful and staggering quantities of electricity and water and energy was very beautiful.,that seen from the park,the city is beautiful?,the authors feelings to New York?,What kind of beauty is it?,What kind of feelings he had for the city?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,46/57,There is no escaping/denying,The author thinks that,_ that the shimmering city was very beautiful.,There is no denying that,Theres no escaping being human.(We can never escape who we are.),There is no escaping the fact that he has lied.(One can not escape from the fact that he has lied.),There was no knowing how long he might be away.,Theres no telling when an outburst might come.,Para 12:Sentence structure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,47/57,Where did he camp finally?,In the North Woods,Para 13 Para 25:,Main idea,48/57,North Woods,The North Woods are the dense woodlands covering the northwest Central Park from 101st to 110th Street.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,49/57,Para 23:Main idea,Note the weather changed as the author wandered from one place to another:,muggy,heavy,drizzle,pour,Is the mentioning of helicopter meaningful to you?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,50/57,How does the essay end?,The next thing I heard was birds.A,natural,naturally beautiful,sound.,Why does he repeat“natural”in the last sentence?,Do we really love nature as much as we think?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,51/57,Para 13 Para 25:Language Choosing a site for his outdoorsy sleep,Around one thirty he entered the North Woods and went down the _(valley)and then followed a dirt _(road)to a stream.The trail was _ by trees.I walked on to another _place densely _ by the trees.Eventually I _(opened)the sleeping bag _(on the top of)a little _(a piece of land that slopes upward),ravine,trail,blocked,secluded,shrouded,unrolled,atop,rise,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,52/57,Para 13 Para 25:Language Camping in the forest,I _(entered)my sleep bag.,Hearing a tremendous _ sound,I _(turned)around to have a look.Nothing I finally fell asleep.,Another branch _(cracking).Then another,and then a _ of leaves.,crawled,cracking,whipped,snapped,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,rustle,53/57,Para 13 Para 25:Languagethe encounter with the raccoons,The raccoons stared at me as if _ to find me there.“Hi,guys”the author _.,The raccoons were _(scared)and quickly _(climbed)up the tree.,Then they stopped and _(began to staring again).,And then very slowly,they _(climbed)farther up.The tree was _(shaking)slightly _(as they were on it.),perplexed,muttered,startled,scurried,resumed staring,inched,swaying,with their weight,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,54/57,R,W,B,T,Lions and Tigers and Bears,Reinforcement,Retelling,Discussion,55/57,Reinforcement,Discussion,Work in groups of four:,How is the essay organized?,What feelings does the author express towards Central Park and New York City?Do you have similar feelings for a place?,3.How do you understand the title“Lions,tigers and bears”?,R,W,B,T,56/57,Reinforcement,Retelling,Retell the authors experiences and the change of his feelings in Central Park?,R,W,B,T,57/57,
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