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Lions and Tigers and BearsBill BufordR einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 4Lions and Tigers and BearsQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRLions and Tigers and BearsWarming upWarming upQuestions/ActivitiesWhat do you know about Central Park?Do you know what New Yorkers think of Central Park?WBTRCheck-on PreviewWBTRWarming upParaphrase: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 remarksObjectivesWBTRWarming up1.Learn to appreciate travel writing2.Learn more about American society and culture through reading about Central Park3.Acquire words and expressions for detailed descriptionBackgroundGenreThe Central ParkBWTRLions and Tigers and BearsUnit 5BackgroundBWTRThe Central ParkFrederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law OlmstedCalvert Vaux BWTRThe 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.BackgroundThe Central ParkBackgroundGenreBWTR“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 2000DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeLions and Tigers and BearsText AnalysisTWBRText AnalysisThemeTWBRWe 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 wildIn other words:Ambivalence/mixed feelingsText AnalysisStructure1Para.1-2my decision on the sleepover2Para.3-12wandering in the park3Para.13-25my camping:finding a place and the encounter with the raccoonsTWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseI II IIITWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 1 Para 2:Main IdeaWhen?Friday evening in July;9:15Whats the weather like?a heavy,muggy dayHeavy-warm in a sticky unpleasant way,especially before rain or a stormthe sky is heavy;heavy clouds Muggy-warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet muggy weatherWhat 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 IdeaText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 1 Para 2 Difficult wordsPlatitude:(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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhere did he visit?the Delacorte TheatreBelvedere Castlethe Henry Luce Nature Observatory Shakespeare GardenPara 3 Para 4 Main idea Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 3 Para 4 Main ideaWhat 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 3 Para 4 Drawing inferencesSummer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in AmericaStock:usually kept in stock and regular available,常备的,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 AnalysisDetailed Analysisuseful words in Para 3 Para 4nocturnalstockproductionin viewrotatereassure(assure,insure)peekText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhat did he do?blundered in Ramble recalled crimes by the lakePara 5 Para 6Main ideaText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisParas 5 Para 6Main ideaCould 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 crimeText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisThe 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 AnalysisThe lakeText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisNew York skyline at nightText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 7:main ideaWhat was the park like in the first period of its history?1st stage:1857-1878What 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 7:LanguageParaphrase: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,musicText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 7:languageOther language points:40 年前的今天：40 years to the dayRougher element:working class;element Secluded:quiet and private;away from ordinary laboring peopleBe characterized by have something as a typical quality or featureDetailed AnalysisText AnalysisPara 8:Main ideaRead 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 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 sadText AnalysisDetailed Analysispanic:to have a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry and be unable to think clearly or calmly:Gerund and past tense?panicking/panickedUse:The boss always panics over/about the budget every month.Dont panic.panic-stricken people trying to escape the tear gas Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 8 Para 9:Language Para 10:Main ideaWhat 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 AnalysisDetailed Analysis2nd 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 concertsNew Years Eve celebrations races etc)In the tens and twentiesthe Park was being destroyedby overuse and neglect.Push-mobile and Scooter Races,The Mall,c.1923Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis3rd period of its historty:(1934-1960)Robert Moses eraWhat happened in this period?Cleaned up;Rejuvenated Put in _This addition is called the _(English?French?Romantic?Classical?)recreational facilities AmericanText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 10:main ideaWhat is the authors attitude to Moses reform?How is his attitude reflected in his language?Moses was legendary famous and admiredHis addition is efficient,purposeful,and unapologetically American.a sense of prideThe 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 10:LanguageThis 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 popularWhen it was in its best conditionWhen it was at its bestText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 10:LanguageMoses was responsible for the third element to the parkbe responsible for a situation or event:be the cause of itHe put in baseball diamondsPut it:install,buildA 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhere 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 ideaText AnalysisPara 11:Appreciating the languageHow 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.gangzoomedhootingwith a sense of ominous power on a rampageText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisThe reservoirText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 12:Main ideaWhat 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 AnalysisDetailed Analysisthe park shimmeringNew York City at nightText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisThere 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 structureText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhere did he camp finally?In the North WoodsPara 13 Para 25:Main ideaNorth WoodsThe North Woods are the dense woodlands covering the northwest Central Park from 101st to 110th Street.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 23:Main ideaNote the weather changed as the author wandered from one place to another:muggy heavy drizzle pourIs the mentioning of helicopter meaningful to you?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisHow 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 AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 13 Para 25:Language Choosing a site for his outdoorsy sleepAround 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 trailblockedsecludedshroudedunrolledatopriseText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 13 Para 25:Language Camping in the forestI _(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.crawledcrackingwhippedsnappedText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisrustlePara 13 Para 25:Languagethe encounter with the raccoonsThe 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.)perplexedmutteredstartledscurriedresumed staringinchedswayingwith their weightText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisRWBTLions and Tigers and BearsReinforcementRetellingRetellingDiscussionDiscussionReinforcementDiscussionWork in groups of four:1.How is the essay organized?2.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”?RWBTReinforcementRetellingRetell the authors experiences and the change of his feelings in Central Park?RWBT