Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood Part Three Text Appreciation WB T L E ENTER→
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Part Three ENTER
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood Text Appreciation Contents I.Text Analysis 1.Theme 2.Structure 3.Writing Devices 4.Further Discussion II.Sentence Paraphrase WB T L E
W B T L E Text Appreciation Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Writing Devices 4. Further Discussion II. Sentence Paraphrase
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I。 Text Analysis Theme of the Story It relates on the destruction of a city of Pompeii due to the eruption of Vesuvius.The memory of natural disasters can always remind us that natural power is still much greater than human power,and it is stupid arrogance on our part to think that we can conquer nature.Man should forever be humble and learn to respect nature's ways,and learn whatever other useful lesson from them. WB T L E The end of Theme
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis It relates on the destruction of a city of Pompeii due to the eruption of Vesuvius. The memory of natural disasters can always remind us that natural power is still much greater than human power, and it is stupid arrogance on our part to think that we can conquer nature. Man should forever be humble and learn to respect nature’s ways, and learn whatever other useful lesson from them. Theme of the Story The end of Theme
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I.Text Analysis Structure of the Text Part 1(paras.1-7)about:A brief account of Pompeii beforeand after August 24,AD79. Part 2(paras.8-20)about:A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption WB T L E The end of Structure
W B T L E Part 1 (paras. 1─ ) about: Part 2 (paras. ) about: Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text 7 8─20 A brief account of Pompeii before and after August 24, AD 79. A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption . The end of Structure
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I Text Anal5s☒ Writing Devices Time sequences: In the morning disaster was on its way.para8-9) The eruption began at one o'clock with a loud explosion.(para10-13) In the afternoon,buildings began to collapse and houses caught fire.(para14-15) In the evening an earthquake struck,killing hundreds of people.(para16) Poisonous gas killed more people.(para17-18) By midday on August 25,Pompeii became a city of the dead and was buried deep (para 19-20) WB T L E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Time sequences: In the morning , disaster was on its way.( para8-9) The eruption began at one o’clock with a loud explosion.(para10-13) In the afternoon, buildings began to collapse and houses caught fire.(para14-15) In the evening an earthquake struck, killing hundreds of people.(para16) Poisonous gas killed more people.(para17-18) By midday on August 25, Pompeii became a city of the dead and was buried deep (para 19-20) I. Text Analysis Writing Devices To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I Text Analysis Writing Devices Action Verbs: e.g.clatter,topple,puzzle,stumble,huddle Short sentences or sentences broken up by commas Function:creating tension and drama. Synonyms e.g.for describing activities running,dashing,rushing,plunging,fleeing,heading toward,moving slowly,making one's way toward,etc. To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood Action Verbs : e.g. clatter, topple , puzzle , stumble , huddle Short sentences or sentences broken up by commas Function: creating tension and drama. Synonyms : e.g. for describing activities running , dashing , rushing ,plunging, fleeing , heading toward, moving slowly, making one’s way toward, etc. I. Text Analysis Writing Devices To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis 图 Further Discussion About the Story What was Pompeii like before it became a dead city? 中 How did its sudden end come about? What does the author say Pompeii was like on its last day?What was everybody doing on that day? What was people's first reaction to the eruption?Did they know it was a volcano eruption? What happened minutes later?What was the first thing to fall on Pompeii? WB T L E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood What was Pompeii like before it became a dead city? How did its sudden end come about? What does the author say Pompeii was like on its last day? What was everybody doing on that day? What was people’s first reaction to the eruption? Did they know it was a volcano eruption? What happened minutes later? What was the first thing to fall on Pompeii? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion About the Story To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I、 Text Analysis 阁 Further Discussion About the Story +What made the Pompeiians feel that their doom was at hand before any actual damage was done?What caused the first deaths? How did most of the people meet their death? Did anybody survive? WB T L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood What made the Pompeiians feel that their doom was at hand before any actual damage was done? What caused the first deaths? How did most of the people meet their death? Did anybody survive? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion About the Story To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood III.Sentence Paraphrase 1 AD79(1) In full:Anno Domini,Latin for the Year of Our Lord. The Christian myth has it that AD1 was the year Jesus Christ was born(He was probably born years earlier).Time before AD is called BC,i.e.,Before Christ. W B T L E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 AD 79 (1) In full: Anno Domini, Latin for the Year of Our Lord. The Christian myth has it that AD1 was the year Jesus Christ was born( He was probably born years earlier). Time before AD is called BC, i.e., Before Christ. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood III.Sentence Paraphrase 2 Nearby was the Bay of Naples,an arm of the blue Mediterranean.(3) a long and narrow area of land or water that is joined to a broader area. This is an inverted sentence.The subject is "the Bay of Naples". Inversion occurs because the subject with an appositive "an arm of the blue Mediterranean"makes it too long It is moved to the end of the sentence to avoid top heaviness(the situation in which the subject of a sentence is too long while the predicate too short). W TLE To be continued on the next page. BACK NEXT
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 Nearby was the Bay of Naples , an arm of the blue Mediterranean. (3) This is an inverted sentence. The subject is “the Bay of Naples”. Inversion occurs because the subject with an appositive “an arm of the blue Mediterranean” makes it too long . It is moved to the end of the sentence to avoid top heaviness (the situation in which the subject of a sentence is too long while the predicate too short). a long and narrow area of land or water that is joined to a broader area. To be continued on the next page