CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE ENGLISH B00K4 Unit 4 Lions and Tigers and Bears
Unit 4 Lions and Tigers and Bears CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 4
Contents Part I Background Information Part II Text Appreciation Part III Reinforcement
Part I Background Information Part II Text Appreciation Part III Reinforcement Contents
Part I Background Information ● Surf the internet to find information on the following topics: ● 1.Founding Commissioners of Central Park ● 2.Central Park Location on Manhattan Map 3.Visitor Attractions in Central Park mentioned in the text (Post a map of Central Park and locate the visitor attractions mentioned in the text on the map
• Surf the internet to find information on the following topics: • 1. Founding Commissioners of Central Park • 2. Central Park Location on Manhattan Map • 3. Visitor Attractions in Central Park mentioned in the text (Post a map of Central Park and locate the visitor attractions mentioned in the text on the map.) Part I Background Information
Part II Text Appreciation Text structure: How is the story organized?Sum up all the strands that are interwoven to form his narration
Text structure: How is the story organized? Sum up all the strands that are interwoven to form his narration. Part II Text Appreciation
Detailed Analysis of the Text Read the text and answer the following questions: 1.What do you know about Central Park from paras.1 and 2? 2.What did the poem of Ogden Nash try to tell us? 3.What was the author's general feeling in the first hour or so?Why did he feel like that? 4.Why was the author so scared in paras.5 and 6? 5.Describe the three periods of Central Park history,in terms of time,commissioners,design elements,visitors etc
Read the text and answer the following questions: 1. What do you know about Central Park from paras.1 and 2? 2. What did the poem of Ogden Nash try to tell us? 3. What was the author’s general feeling in the first hour or so? Why did he feel like that? 4. Why was the author so scared in paras.5 and 6? 5. Describe the three periods of Central Park history, in terms of time, commissioners, design elements, visitors etc. Detailed Analysis of the Text
Detailed Analysis of the Text Read the text and answer the following questions: 6.How did the couple in para.8 react when they saw the author?What is the tone used in the episode?Is the narration given in a serious vein? 7.What is the author's attitude to Moses'reform?How is his attitude reflected in his language? 8.What did the author see at the Reservoir? 9.How do you sum up the author's attitude to the park?
Read the text and answer the following questions: 6. How did the couple in para.8 react when they saw the author? What is the tone used in the episode? Is the narration given in a serious vein? 7. What is the author’s attitude to Moses’ reform? How is his attitude reflected in his language? 8. What did the author see at the Reservoir? 9. How do you sum up the author’s attitude to the park? Detailed Analysis of the Text
Paraphrase the Following Sentences Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the city's essential platitude-that you don't wander around Central Park at night-and in that,needless to say,was the appeal:it was the thing you don't do.(Para.1) .and this could have been an outdoor summer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in America,except in one respect.(Para.3) One of the first events in the Park took place 140 years ago almost to the day:a band concert.The concert,pointedly,was held on a Saturday,still a working day,because the concert,like much of the Park then,was designed to keep the city's rougher elements out. (Para.7)
1. Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the city’s essential platitude—that you don’t wander around Central Park at night—and in that, needless to say, was the appeal: it was the thing you don’t do. (Para. 1) 2. . and this could have been an outdoor summer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in America, except in one respect. (Para. 3) 3. One of the first events in the Park took place 140 years ago almost to the day: a band concert. The concert, pointedly, was held on a Saturday, still a working day, because the concert, like much of the Park then, was designed to keep the city’s rougher elements out. (Para. 7) Paraphrase the Following Sentences
Paraphrase the Following Sentences The Park at night must have seemed luxurious and secluded-a giant evening garden party.The Park was to be strolled through,enjoyed as an aesthetic experience,like a walk inside a painting.(Para.7) The irony was that by the end of the Moses era the Park was dangerous. (Para.10) 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. (Para.12) But there it was:the city at night,viewed from what meant to be an escape from it,shimmering.(Para.12)
4. The Park at night must have seemed luxurious and secluded—a giant evening garden party. The Park was to be strolled through, enjoyed as an aesthetic experience, like a walk inside a painting. (Para. 7) 5. The irony was that by the end of the Moses era the Park was dangerous. (Para. 10) 6. 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. (Para. 12) 7. But there it was: the city at night, viewed from what meant to be an escape from it, shimmering. (Para. 12) Paraphrase the Following Sentences
Part I Reinforcement Discussion-work in groups of four: What feelings does the author express towards Central Park and New York City?Do you have similar feelings for a place? How do you understand the title "Lions,tigers and bears”?
Part III Reinforcement Discussion- work in groups of four: • What feelings does the author express towards Central Park and New York City? Do you have similar feelings for a place? • How do you understand the title “Lions, tigers and bears”?
Part II Reinforcement 。 Retell the author's experiences and the change of his feelings in Central Park
Part III Reinforcement • Retell the author’s experiences and the change of his feelings in Central Park