1、大学精读课程第单元BU演示文稿第一页，共五十四页。优选大学精读课程第单元BUppt第二页，共五十四页。R einforcementT ext AnalysisMaheegun My BrotherB ackgroundW arming upUnit 11第三页，共五十四页。Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRWarming upMaheegun My BrotherUnit 11第四页，共五十四页。Game:Fill in the following blanks with names of animals.as blind as
2、 a _ as brave as a _ as busy as a _ as cunning as a _ as fierce as a _ as gentle as a _ as proud as a _ as timid as a _ bat lion bee fox tiger lamb peacock rabbitWarming upQuestions/Activities第五页，共五十四页。Check-on PreviewWBTRWarming up How did the boy meet the young Maheegun?How long did Maheegun stay
3、with the boy?Why did Maheegun leave the boy?When did the boy meet the Maheegun again?Why did the boy cry after Maheegun saved him?第六页，共五十四页。ObjectivesWBTRWarming up Through this unit,students will know something about Easter;analyze the theme,the organization and the language style of the text;learn
4、 the vocabulary describing animals and the snow and other useful words and expressions in the text;review grammar items such as the to-infinitive,the“modal+have done”structure,the inverted sentence,and the time adverbial;review figures of speech,including simile and personification.第七页，共五十四页。Backgro
5、undCulture TipsUnit 11GenreBWTRMaheegun My Brother第八页，共五十四页。A Short Story Setting(time and place):Time:an unusually cold spring Place:northern country Main characters:Mheegun and the boyBackgroundGenre第九页，共五十四页。Plot(the events that form a story):A 14-year old boy saved a dying wolf cub who,two years
6、 later,came to his rescue when he was attacked by two hungry wolves.Conflict:A struggle of some kind on which a story is based:A struggle of man against man A struggle of man against natureAn inner struggle in which a character attempts to overcome a fear,make a decision,or understand a situation,et
7、c.BackgroundGenre第十页，共五十四页。Wolves:Facts Type:Mammal Diet:Carnivore Average life span in the wild:6 to 8 years Size:Head and body,36 to 63 in(91 to 160 cm);Tail,13 to 20 in(33 to 51 cm)Weight:40 to 175 lbs(18 to 79 kg)Group name:Pack Protection status:Endangered BackgroundCulture Tips第十一页，共五十四页。Cultu
8、ral Stereotype of Wolves:Many of the prevailing stories depict wolves in a negative waysuch as in Aesops Fables.In fiction,the wolf is sometimes represented as an evil creature which preys on small children and livestock.However,are wolves really cruel and aggressive?Please express your ideas on the
9、 topic.BackgroundCulture Tips第十二页，共五十四页。Capitoline Wolf Wolves in Legend:The she-wolf who raised the twin founders of Rome,Romulus and Remus.When the twins father was overthrown by his brother Amulius,he ordered them to be cast into the river Tiber.They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them
10、until a herdsman found and raised them.BackgroundCulture Tips第十三页，共五十四页。Little Red Riding Hood Wolves in Stories:“Grandmother,what big arms you have!”“All the better to hug you with,my dear.”“Grandmother,what big legs you have!”“All the better to run with,my child.”“Grandmother,what big ears you hav
11、e!”“All the better to hear with,my child.”“Grandmother,what big eyes you have!”“All the better to see with,my child.”“Grandmother,what big teeth you have got!”“All the better to eat you up with.”BackgroundCulture Tips第十四页，共五十四页。cry wolf wolf in sheeps clothing have a wolf in the stomach set the wolf
12、 to keep the sheepBackground Idioms on Wolves:Culture Tips 喊叫“狼来了”，发假警报 披着羊皮的狼 饿到极点 引狼入室第十五页，共五十四页。Wolves and DogsBuck,from Call of the Wild Wolves were domesticated several thousand years ago,and selective breeding produced dogs.Does this picture of Buck remind you anything of Maheegun?BackgroundCu
13、lture Tips第十六页，共五十四页。Nowadays嫁人要嫁灰太郎！嫁人要嫁灰太郎！BackgroundCulture Tips第十七页，共五十四页。DetailedAnalysisRhetorical DevicesStructureThemeText AnalysisTWBRMaheegun My BrotherUnit 11第十八页，共五十四页。The story depicts the ideal relationship between humans and wild animalsthey are fellow creatures on the earth,and there
14、fore should treat each other like brothers as a way of mutual protection and mutual respect.Text AnalysisTheme第十九页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisStructure1Paras.1-3When the boy was 14,he was allowed to keep Maheegun,a wolf he found.2Paras.4-37The happy days the boy and Maheegun had together and how Maheegun ca
15、me to the boys rescue.3Paras.38-44The brothers returned to where they each belonged.TWBR第二十页，共五十四页。Gone was the puppy-wool coat.In its place was a handsome black mantle.In sailed Mrs.Yesno.On the top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still There,about 50 feet away,crouched my two attacke
16、rs There stood a giant black wolf.Text AnalysisRhetorical DevicesInversion第二十一页，共五十四页。Simile and Metaphor We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets.For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter.Gone was the puppy-wool coat.In its place was a ha
17、ndsome black mantle.Text AnalysisRhetorical Devices第二十二页，共五十四页。Oxymoron white darkness(para.23)Why is it white darkness?Because the light was so strong that it blinded the author;and it can be read as a metaphor too.Men are so brilliant that sometimes they are blinded by their own bias.It is a liter
18、ary figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words,terms,phrases or ideas are combined to create a rhetorical effect by paradoxical means.e.g.silent cry/loving hatred/living death Text AnalysisRhetorical Devices第二十三页，共五十四页。Main IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePart I Part I
19、I Part III TWBRText AnalysisDetailed Analysis第二十四页，共五十四页。Part I:Main Idea How did I save Maheegun?When and where did I find Maheegun?What kind of state was he in at the time?How do you know that the wolf cub was weak and small?Did grandfather immediately decide to take him back?Can you guess why?Tex
20、t AnalysisDetailed Analysis第二十五页，共五十四页。Detailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseText Analysisspring was late in coming.(para.1)Paraphrasing:In that spring,it was unusually cold.第二十六页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWordsPhrasesGrammarfaintshiverwigglegainPart I:Words&Expressionspick uptime adv
21、erbial第二十七页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:ExerciseFill in the blanks by choosing the following words in proper form.pick/shiver/gain/faint/pick up/wiggle答案见备注栏The sounds grew _.He _ as he heard the strange noise in the night.A dog _ his tail.He quickly _ experience.We _ apples from the
22、tree.She _ French very quickly.第二十八页，共五十四页。Part II:Main IdeaHow did we become partners?How does the description of young Maheegun in paragraph 4 impress you?How did the boy must have felt when he told people about these mischievous acts?In what way did he change in appearance and in manners?Why gran
23、dpa decided to take Maheegun to the north shack?Was Mrs.Yesno responsible?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis第二十九页，共五十四页。Part II:Main IdeaHow did Maheegun save me?How many years passed after Maheegun left us?What did I do during the years?Did I miss him?How did the boy get trapped in a snowstorm?What sit
24、uation was I in after I got lost in the snowstorm?(lost,cold,weak,hungry)What did the boy do to stay alive in the wildness?How did Maheegun save me?Why did I cry?How would you describe the boys reunion with Maheegun?How did they both feel?How was it that Maheegun could arrive in time to save the boy
25、?Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis第三十页，共五十四页。Why and how did Maheegun return to the wilderness?Why did Maheegun become restless?Why did he finally leave?Why didnt grandpa stop him?How did the boy feel when he found Maheegun gone?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Main Idea第三十一页，共五十四页。Not that we did
26、nt have our troubles.(para.5)Paraphrasing:When I say the year I got Maheegun was the happiest year of my life,I dont mean that Maheegun never caused troubles.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseDetailed AnalysisText Analysis第三十二页，共五十四页。It all served to fog my mind with pleasure so that I forgot my Grandpas r
27、epeated warnings,and one night left Maheegun unchained.(para.8)Paraphrasing:Although my Grandpa had told me to chain Maheegun at night,I forgot to do so one night because I was so happy with him.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseText AnalysisDetailed Analysis第三十三页，共五十四页。The whole white world thrilled to th
28、at wild cry.(para.14)Paraphrasing:The whole snow-covered world seemed to be greatly aroused/stirred by the passionate cry of Maheegun.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseDetailed AnalysisText Analysis第三十四页，共五十四页。I tried to tell myself it was all for the best (para.17)Paraphrasing:I tried to tell myself it wo
29、uld be good for Maheegun in the end though at first it would be hard for both of us Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence Paraphrase第三十五页，共五十四页。Everything had been smothered by the fierce whiteness.(para.25)Paraphrasing:Everything had been heavily covered by thick snow,and its whiteness was
30、 frightening.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseDetailed AnalysisText Analysis第三十六页，共五十四页。A great white stillness had taken over and with it,biting cold.(para.27)Paraphrasing:The storm had blown itself out.Now nothing in this white world moved.It was quiet and terribly cold.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseText A
31、nalysisDetailed Analysis第三十七页，共五十四页。The cold and loss of blood were taking their toll.(para.36)Paraphrasing:As I had lost a lot of blood,and it was extremely cold,I was beginning to feel very weak.Part II:Sentence ParaphraseDetailed AnalysisText Analysis第三十八页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisnot
32、thatall for the bestblow outtake overtear apartwork ones way out ofget sth.doingtake its tollWordsPhrasesmischievouspokechecksliphittearsmotherseeslashPart II:Words&Expressions第三十九页，共五十四页。Not that we didnt have our troubles.(para.5)Not that:used to say you are not suggesting something e.g.Language P
33、oints (1)She wouldnt tell me how much the bag costs not that I was really interested.(I am not really interested.)可别以为我对这事感兴趣。(2)He hasnt come.Not that he said he would.(he didnt say he would)我可不是说他说过要来。Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis第四十页，共五十四页。The year I found Maheegun,spring was late in coming.(par
34、a.1)(the first time/the last time/the year/the month/the week/the hour/the moment+relative clause)=time adverbialLanguage Points Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis第四十一页，共五十四页。Word Study smother(para.25):to conceal,to cover e.g.(1)The chef smothered the cake in chocolate.(2)The latest violence smothered
35、any remaining hope for a peace agreement.(3)Smother an animal/a fire/a sneeze Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis第四十二页，共五十四页。see(para.26):to be the time when/the place where an event happens;to witness e.g.(1)September 11,2001 saw a coordinated terrorist strike on the United States.Text AnalysisDetailed
36、AnalysisWord Study第四十三页，共五十四页。slash(para.28):to cut with forceful sweeping strokes e.g.(1)Pines were slashed by workers,and homeless birds scattered.(2)He slashed his way through the bush.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWord Study第四十四页，共五十四页。Fill in blanks by choosing the following words with the righ
37、t form.upset/fog/mischievous/leap/quiet/own/chase/scatter/mantle答案见备注栏 Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:ExerciseTom is a _ childThe bad news _me.The boy _the dog.The wind_.Steam _my glasses.The flock of birds _when a shot was fired.The dog _over the fence.On a summer night n,a _of dust hangs ov
38、er the roads.第四十五页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisPart III:Main Idea Questions:Who came to rescue the boy with the police dog team?(2)How many days did the boy sleep?(3)Where did Maheegun go at last?d第四十六页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Sentence Paraphrase It was quite some time before my eyes cam
39、e into focus enough to see my grandfather sitting by my bed.(para.41)Paraphrasing:It took quite some time for my eyes to adjust themselves to be able to see my grandfather sitting by my bed.第四十七页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarPart III:Words&Expressionscome up
40、come into focusas ifsee sb.doing sth.use of shouldriflescream第四十八页，共五十四页。Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Exercise Fill in the blanks with proper propositions.1.I screamed and ran _ him,falling _ the snow.(para.39)2.Then I fell forward _ my face,_ the snow.(para.40)Key:toward,through,on,into 第
41、四十九页，共五十四页。RWBTReinforcementUnit 11Maheegun My Brother第五十页，共五十四页。Depiction of Wolves wolf-cub,she-wolf,timber wolf,black wolf;puppy-wool coat,handsome black mantle lay his head between his front paws；unchained；become restless；sit with his nose to the sky；check the wind；sitting still；ears pointed；ale
42、rt；muzzle；wild cry；stirred；deep rumble of pleasure in his throat；howl；food cry；snarl；whimper；hunting partner；their teeth would pierce my bones；crouch；with their tails between their legs；lick；head up.ReinforcementSummary第五十一页，共五十四页。Depiction of Snow(1)The world looked all white with snow；The snow had
43、 made a blanket of white darkness;Big flakes of snow began drifting down；The snow thickened fast;ReinforcementSummary第五十二页，共五十四页。Depiction of Snow(2)Snow-filled creek bed Everything had been smothered by the fierce whiteness；A great white stillness had taken over and with it,biting cold.Reinforcemen
44、tSummary第五十三页，共五十四页。Please close your book for a minute,and do the cloze,which is the paragraph 14 in the text,and compete with your partner on who can do a better job in making the description vivid:The whole white world _ to that wild cry.Then after a while,from the distance came a softer call in reply.Maheegun _,with the deep rumble of pleasure in his throat.He _ down the rock and _ out across the ice.答案见备注栏ReinforcementGame第五十四页，共五十四页。
