English for Studying 肖俊洪 2007年3月
English for Studying 肖俊洪 2007年3月
Unit 5 Telling What Happened Activity 1 Time and the Order of Events Natural time sequence (Task 1) Unexpected time sequence (Task 2) E3- E1 →E2 present 4 A diagram showing the unexpected time sequence of the narrative in Task 2 Identify time expressions in the passage on p.239(see Task 3)
Unit 5 Telling What Happened Activity 1 Time and the Order of Events ▪ Natural time sequence (Task 1) ▪ Unexpected time sequence (Task 2) E3 E1 E2 present E4 A diagram showing the unexpected time sequence of the narrative in Task 2. ▪ Identify time expressions in the passage on p. 239(see Task 3)
Activity 2 Coherence Review -In Unit 1 Activity 4 Features of Good writing (cohesive devices),and in Unit 5 Activity 1(tenses and time expressions),we have actually learnt how to make sure a text is coherent by linguistic means. Tasks 3,4 and 5 deal with layout or format,but try to use vivid words as reporting verbs.(p.205) Reporting verbs which carry additional implications besides the core meaning of"say":
Activity 2 Coherence ▪ Review ——In Unit 1 Activity 4 Features of Good writing (cohesive devices), and in Unit 5 Activity 1 (tenses and time expressions), we have actually learnt how to make sure a text is coherent by linguistic means. ▪ Tasks 3, 4 and 5 deal with layout or format, but try to use vivid words as reporting verbs. (p.205) ▪ Reporting verbs which carry additional implications besides the core meaning of “say”:
add,admit,agree,announce,answer,ask,beg,boast cackle(格格地笑[说])，claim,command,.confess,. croak(用低沉而又沙哑的声音说)，cry,declare,. explain,.gasp,growl(愤愤不平地说)，laugh, murmur,mutter,object,order,protest,reply,report, shout,scream,snap,tell,urge,warn,whistle,yawn Writing practice: Compose a short story.You can either adopt the natural time sequence or unexpected time sequence. Be sure to ensure the coherence of the story by means of linguistic devices and to enhance the clarity and power of expression by using appropriate words and expressions
add, admit, agree, announce, answer, ask, beg, boast, cackle（格格地笑[说]), claim, command, confess, croak（用低沉而又沙哑的声音说), cry, declare, explain, gasp, growl （愤愤不平地说), laugh, murmur, mutter, object, order, protest, reply, report, shout, scream, snap, tell, urge, warn, whistle, yawn ▪ Writing practice: Compose a short story. You can either adopt the natural time sequence or unexpected time sequence. Be sure to ensure the coherence of the story by means of linguistic devices and to enhance the clarity and power of expression by using appropriate words and expressions
Activity 3 Narrating Incidents and Events 0 When planning a composition narrating incidents and events,the writer should consider the following five aspects:context,selection of details. organization,the language used and point of view Context(p.210) 2. Selection of details (p.212) The theme of the story in Task 2 is about an elderly man escaping from a nursing home.Although there must be so much to tell about the old man,not every detail is necessary or relevant.For example,it might not be very appropriate to add such details as
Activity 3 Narrating Incidents and Events o When planning a composition narrating incidents and events, the writer should consider the following five aspects: context, selection of details, organization, the language used and point of view. 1. Context (p.210) 2. Selection of details (p.212) The theme of the story in Task 2 is about an elderly man escaping from a nursing home. Although there must be so much to tell about the old man, not every detail is necessary or relevant. For example, it might not be very appropriate to add such details as
"What did he do in the past (history)?","Who pays for his stay in the nursing home?","How is he going to spend the rest of his life?","Who and how old is the policeman?","Who and how old are the two nurses?" etc. 3.Organization (p.218) ---Natural time sequence or unexpected time sequence (Activity 1) Language (Task 5) -vivid,precise,accurate wordings Point of view (Activity 4) 0 Writing a Story (Task 6)
“What did he do in the past (history)?”, “Who pays for his stay in the nursing home?”, “How is he going to spend the rest of his life?”, “Who and how old is the policeman?”, “Who and how old are the two nurses?”, etc. 3. Organization (p.218) ---Natural time sequence or unexpected time sequence (Activity 1) 4. Language (Task 5) ---vivid, precise, accurate wordings 5. Point of view (Activity 4) o Writing a Story (Task 6)
Activity 4 Eyewitness The following is a mystery about Agatha Christie,the world's most famous writer of detective stories,who went missing for 11 days in December 1926.What you are going to read are the policeman's interviews of several witnesses who claimed to see her.After reading the interview details,write a report from the perspective of the interviewer
Activity 4 Eyewitness ❖The following is a mystery about Agatha Christie, the world’s most famous writer of detective stories, who went missing for 11 days in December 1926. What you are going to read are the policeman’s interviews of several witnesses who claimed to see her. After reading the interview details, write a report from the perspective of the interviewer
Name of Meeting Meeting Relevant activities or impressions. witness ime place. Mrs December Newlands A young woman stopped before her but walked away Kitchener 12,9.30 without saying anything Time to go Same He saw a vacant car.A young girl walking nearby told him Fredrick to work, placee she had seem a woman walking out of the car and walking Dore same day towards the Hotele (December 12,Friday). Miss Friday Hotel A woman satyed overnight at the hotel,shutting herself in Jane night herroomuntil leaving.saying her car had roken down Smithe 11.15 Newlands He was driving to the rail station and stopped to offer her a Browne Saturday Corner lift or call the garage but was refused. morning 哑Eric About 12 On the He saw a young man fixing the car and a young woman same way to his standing by talking to him as lover.He doesn't look like a morning mechanic. Mr Saturday In the pub He saw them getting out of the car and going into the pub chards afternoone near happily.The man was well dressed,about 32.with a gray office in hat on. the High Street
Writing up a report Sample Report After conducting a number of interviews I have managed to establish the following facts about the missing writer's movements from December 12 to December 13,1926 in our town.Some time before 9 am on Friday,December 12,her car broke down and she was looking for help.When she met Mrs Kitchener at about 9.30,she might be thinking of asking her for help but finally gave up this idea.A girl told Mr Fredrick, who happened to see the disserted car on his way to work,that she had seen a young woman getting out of the car and walking toward the Newland Corner Hotel
▪ Writing up a Report Sample Report After conducting a number of interviews I have managed to establish the following facts about the missing writer’s movements from December 12 to December 13, 1926 in our town. Some time before 9 am on Friday, December 12, her car broke down and she was looking for help. When she met Mrs Kitchener at about 9. 30, she might be thinking of asking her for help but finally gave up this idea. A girl told Mr Fredrick, who happened to see the disserted car on his way to work, that she had seen a young woman getting out of the car and walking toward the Newland Corner Hotel
And this was confirmed by Miss Jane Smith,a staff in the Hotel,who also reported that she shut herself in her room until the next morning when she left,only mentioning that her car had broken down.After leaving the hotel,she must have gone to call someone she knows,probably her lover according to some witnesses reports,because she refused to accept Mr Brown's offer to give her a lift or call the local garage.At about 12, Mr Eric Gates saw her talking to a young man fixing her car on his way to his farm.And in the afternoon,Mr Richards saw them stop the car in the High Street and walk into the pub near his office.According to Mr Richards,the man was about thirty-two,well dressed and he had a gray hat on;they seemed to be very happy together
And this was confirmed by Miss Jane Smith, a staff in the Hotel, who also reported that she shut herself in her room until the next morning when she left, only mentioning that her car had broken down. After leaving the hotel, she must have gone to call someone she knows, probably her lover according to some witnesses’ reports, because she refused to accept Mr Brown’s offer to give her a lift or call the local garage. At about 12, Mr Eric Gates saw her talking to a young man fixing her car on his way to his farm. And in the afternoon, Mr Richards saw them stop the car in the High Street and walk into the pub near his office. According to Mr Richards, the man was about thirty-two, well dressed and he had a gray hat on; they seemed to be very happy together