Lesson-1-A-puma-at-large.ppt

Lesson 1 A puma at largewObjective:Get familiar with the usage of simple,compound,and complex statements.I Warm up on the picturewWhat can you see in the picture?(A man,a Tree)wWhat is the man holding in his hand?(A walking stick,a rope for a pet)wWhats hiding in the tree?(An animal looks like a lion.).I Warm up on the picturewWhats falling down from the tree?(Half of a neckband.)wWhat happened between the man and the animal?(Maybe the animal escaped from the man and hid in the tree.).II New words&Expressionswspot:v.(stative verb,not used in the continuous tense)pick out one person or thing from many,discover,catch sight of,recognize,especially visually（静态动词，不用于进行时）辩认,认出，发现,特别指用眼睛看出eg.She finally spotted just the skirt she wanted.我不能分辨他们之间的不同 I cant spot the difference between them.II New words&Expressionswoblige:pel or require(sb)by law,agreement or moral pressure to do sth 迫使，使感到必须做phrase：oblige sb to do sth 迫使某人做某事 be/feel obliged to do sth 不得不(做某事),必须(做某事)eg.The law obliges parents to send their children to school.They were obliged to sell their house in order to pay their debts.You are not obliged to take this course,but it will be of great help to your future job if you do.我被迫向他们道歉。I feel obliged to say sorry to him.II New words&Expressionswcorner:v.get sb/sth into a position from which it is hard to escape,put sb into a difficult situation 使走投无路，使陷入困境phrase：be cornered 陷入困境,走投无路eg.The dog cornered the rat.（变被动？）The rat was cornered by the dog.The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.The runaway horse was cornered in a field.II New words&Expressionswcling clung clung v.To hold fast or adhere to something,as by grasping,sticking,embracing,or entwining 紧握，粘着；To remain close;resist separation 依靠保持亲近；防止分开wphrase：cling to stheg.小猴子紧紧偎着它妈妈。The baby monkey clung to its mother.We clung to each other in the storm.我们不应墨守陈规。We should not cling to outdated customs.II New words&Expressionswconvince v.make sb feel certain,cause sb to realize 使确信，使信服Phrase:convince sb of sth;convince sb thateg.How can I convince you of her honesty?她所说的使我相信我弄错了。What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.II New words&Expressionswdisturb v.break the rest,concentration or calm of sb/sth,cause(sb)to worry 打扰，扰乱 wdisturbing adj.烦扰的,令人不安的eg.请不要在我工作时打扰我。Please dont disturb me while Im working.考试进行中，请勿打扰。Exam in progress.Do not disturb.非诚勿扰 No sincerity,no disturbing .III Text StudywClose your text books.Listen to the tape of the text carefully and try to answer the question:Whom must this puma have belonged to?(It must have belonged to a private collector.)wRead the text by yourselves and find out the conjunctions(连接词 eg.which,for,and).III Text StudywExplain the text:qWhen reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London,they were not taken seriously.(1)Structure:the whole sentence is a complex statement;“when”introduces an adverbial clause of time;inside the clause“that”introduces an appositive clause to modify“reports”.全句为复合句。“When”引导时间状语从句，时间状语从句内又出现了“that”引导的同谓语从句来修饰“reports”。.III Text StudywExplain the text:(2)Phrase:take sth seriously sth be taken seriously 认真对待eg.We should take the childrens words seriously.这个问题要认真对待。This problem must be taken seriously.III Text StudywExplain the text:qHowever,as the evidence began to accumulate,experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate,for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen it were extraordinarily similar.(1)Structure:“for”introduces a compound statement;the former half of the compound statement contains an adverbial clause of time introduced by“as”;the latter half contains a past participle phrase“given by people”used as attributive to modify“the descriptions”and an attributive clause led by“who”to modify“people”.全句为“for”连接的的并列句，并列句的第一个分句内出现了“as”引导的时间状语从句，后一个分句内又出现了一个过去分 词 短 语“given by people”做 定 语 修 饰“the descriptions”和 一 个 由“who”引 导 的 定 语 从 句 来 修 饰“people”。.III Text StudywExplain the text:(2)Phrase:began to accumulate:began to pile up,gathered gradually extraordinarily similar:very alike,surprisingly alikeclaim to do 声称要做claim to have done 声称做了eg.He claimed to revenge on me.他声称要报复我。The thief claimed to have robbed the bank.那个贼声称抢了银行。.III Text StudywExplain the text:qIt immediately ran away when she saw it,and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.Structure:“and”introduces a compound statement;the former half of the compound statement contains an adverbial clause of time introduced by“when”;the latter half contains an objective clause led by“that”after verb“confirmed”;and the objective clause is made of an conditional clause introduced by“unless”.全句为“and”连接的的并列句；并列句的第一个分句内出现了“when”引导的时间状语从句；后一个分句内又出现了一个由“that”引导的宾语从句作动词“confirmed”宾语；这个宾语从句里又出现了“unless”引导的条件状语从句。.III Text StudywExplain the text:qAs no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country,this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.(1)Structure:The whole sentence is a complex statement.“As”introduces an adverbial clause of reason;and the main clause is a compound statement joined by“and”.全句为复合句。“As”引导原因状语从句，主句是一个由“and”连接的并列句组成的。.III Text StudywExplain the text:(2)Phrase:must have been:certain guess about the past event,must have belonged to 对过去的肯定的猜测，肯定是in the possession of sb.：属于eg.It must have rained last night,for the ground is wet.The house is in my brothers possession/in the possession of my brother.III Text StudywExplain the text:(2)Phrase:managed to(escape):succeeded in(running away despite difficulties)终于设法成功(逃跑了)eg.Ill manage to finish this task,though its late at night.Although it was raining heavily,he managed to come to work on time.IV Drills&ExerciseswRead the text after the tape.Pay attention to the stress and intonation and where to stop.wLook for the answers in the text individually first,then try to answer the questions without looking at the text.(P15 Summary writing).Key to Vocabularywspotted:seenwaccumulated:piled up,gatheredwobliged to:bound towclaimed:statedwextraordinarily similar:surprisingly alikewimmediately:at oncewconvinced:sure,made to believe.Letter WritingAddress:_,_,_,_.Date:Beginning of letter(Dear,)IntroductionPurposeConclusionEnding(Yours,)SignaturePostscript(PS,).Letter WritingThe English Training Centre,The Continuing Education College,Guang Dong University of Foreign studies,Guangzhou Guang Dong Province,the P.R.C.Sept.13th,2006Dear Mary,IntroductionPurposeConclusionYours,DanaPS:Could you send me your recent photo,please?.Key to Special DifficultieswA:(1)at/for(2)to(3)to(4)in(5)onwB:(1)He is the man(who/whom)we have heard so much about.(2)The shelf(which)you put those books on has collapsed.(3)Who/Whom did you receive a letter from?(4)This is the road(which)we came by.(5)Where is the pencil(which)you were playing with?.Key to multiple choice questionswd,a,c,c,d,bwd,d,c,b,b,a.V AssignmentswRead the text fluently.To be questioned individually next lecture time.wFinish multiple choice questions on your text book.Check together next lecture time.wPrepare for lesson 2,go through new words and expressions and look for the usage of“equal”;read the text of lesson 2 for three times.Song:Right here waiting.