When Lightening Struck
When Lightening Struck
Teaching Objectives To get students know the value of helping others To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
Teaching Objectives • To get students know the value of helping others. • To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text. • To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
Think over Describe the reactions in danger Students are divided into groups to play the roles of the narrator, the little girl, the businessman and the businesswoman
Think Over: • Describe the reactions in danger. • Students are divided into groups to play the roles of the narrator, the little girl, the businessman, and the businesswoman
Think over What is the theme of the story what about the tone of the narrative piece? What's the style of the story?
Think Over: • What is the theme of the story? What about the tone of the narrative piece? • What’s the style of the story?
Structural analysis of the text 1. Main idea: The story is the writers objective and vivid narration of her extraordinary, unforgettable travel experience on a plane for the purpose of praising good people and their fine deeds and bringing out superb touching human relations witnessed at critical moments Part One(1-4)---introductory paragraphs, telling us about the setting and the unexpected happening, and introducing some main characters Part Two(5-9)---narrating and delineating the feeling thoughts, and actions of the writer, the acts of kindness of the glamorous young woman and the behaviour of other fellow passengers on the plane when they were faced with the dangerous situations Part Three(10-12)---telling the readers what they saw and did after they landed safely Part Four(13-14)--The author thinks what is most important is to make known such nice people and their fine deeds and to pass on their kindness from generation to generation
Structural analysis of the text • 1. Main idea: The story is the writer’s objective and vivid narration of her extraordinary, unforgettable travel experience on a plane for the purpose of praising good people and their fine deeds and bringing out superb touching human relations witnessed at critical moments. • Part One (1-4) --- introductory paragraphs, telling us about the setting and the unexpected happening, and introducing some main characters • Part Two (5-9) --- narrating and delineating the feelings, thoughts, and actions of the writer, the acts of kindness of the glamorous young woman and the behaviour of other fellow passengers on the plane when they were faced with the dangerous situations • Part Three (10-12)--- telling the readers what they saw and did after they landed safely • Part Four (13-14) --- The author thinks what is most important is to make known such nice people and their fine deeds and to pass on their kindness from generation to generation
2. How is the plot organized? The plot is developed by means of the natural time sequence of the happenings chronologicalorder
2.How is the plot organized? • The plot is developed by means of the natural time sequence of the happenings ( chronological order)
some difficult sentences, words or phrases I reassured her that we were going to make it Explain: I tried to comfort her by saying that we would manage to tide it over 2. After this, London's going to seem like small potatoes Explain Having experienced the event, the girl might consider her visit to London rather insignificant 3. The female equivalent of the confident businessman must have seen how scared was Explain The business woman as confident as that businessman must have noticed my fear 4. The young businessman lamented that he had not a chance to buy his two little girls a present Explain The young businessman was sorry that he had not a chance to buy his two little girls a present 5. I am indebted to my fellow passengers Explain: I am very grateful to my fellow passengers
some difficult sentences, words or phrases 1. I reassured her that we were going to make it. • Explain: I tried to comfort her by saying that we would manage to tide it over. 2. After this, London’s going to seem like small potatoes. • Explain: Having experienced the event, the girl might consider her visit to London rather insignificant. 3. The female equivalent of the confident businessman must have seen how scared I was. • Explain: The business woman as confident as that businessman must have noticed my fear. 4. The young businessman lamented that he had not a chance to buy his two little girls a present. • Explain: The young businessman was sorry that he had not a chance to buy his two little girls a present. 5. I am indebted to my fellow passengers. • Explain: I am very grateful to my fellow passengers
put away- put something in the place where it is usually kept,; put by (money) save money for later use ( set aside) He is in the habit of putting the books away after he reads then(收起来) As an economical wife, she puts away some money each month.(存贮)
• put away---put something in the place where it is usually kept; put by (money); save money for later use (set aside) • He is in the habit of putting the books away after he reads them. (收起来) • As an economical wife, she puts away some money each month.（存贮）
Put down Put down that knife before you hurt somebody. (F) Everything he said was at once put down.(写下来) Put forward Are you serious in putting forward such a view? (EH) Put your watch forward: you are five minutes slow(使提前,拨 快) Put out The publishers put out fifty new books last season. H HX) a downpour of rain put out the children,'s bonfire (使熄灭) The government will put out a new statement next week (发表) Put right If anything I say is not correct, please stop me and put me right.(纠正)
• Put down Put down that knife before you hurt somebody. (放下) Everything he said was at once put down. (写下来) • Put forward Are you serious in putting forward such a view? (提出) Put your watch forward: you are five minutes slow. (使提前，拨 快) • Put out • The publishers put out fifty new books last season.( 出版) • A downpour of rain put out the children’s bonfire. （使熄灭） • The government will put out a new statement next week. （发表） • Put right • If anything I say is not correct, please stop me and put me right. (纠正)
figure She figured that she would be next to be sent abroad to study.(想,想象) Real historical events figure in his novel (出现) The economy figured very largely in the Prime minister' s speech.(占重要位置) Please help me to figure out my income tax.(算出) We cannot figure out why he has been behaving so oddly(理解,明白)
• figure • She figured that she would be next to be sent abroad to study.（想，想象） • Real historical events figure in his novel. （出现） • The economy figured very largely in the Prime Minister’s speech.（占重要位置） • Please help me to figure out my income tax.. （算出） • We cannot figure out why he has been behaving so oddly. (理解，明白)