Lesson 11 You have to get me out of here

1. Lesson 11 You have to get me out of here

2. Teaching Procedures • About the Author • About the Text • Word Study • The Structure of the Text • Detailed Discussion of the Text

3. About the Author Lissa Hall Johnson (1955—), a well-established writer for young adults and the general American public. She is a book producer for Focus on the Family, writing and editing a variety of projects. She is the creator of the BrioGirl series for which she has written and edited. Formerly on the Adventures in Odyssey creative team, she’s the author of 15 novels for teens and the middle-grade reader. She has also written for many periodicals including Brio, Breakaway, Focus on the Family, and Reader's Digest.

4. About the Text Katie Kemble’s story not only tells us how a young woman directed her won rescue, but shows what people should do to survive in critical situations.

5. Structure of the Text Katie, paired with Ric, was ready for the climbing of Ophir Wall. Part 1 (Paras. 1— 3 ): Part 2 (Paras. 4-27): Part 3 (Paras.28-38): After severely hurt, Katie firmly and successfully directed her rescue. Katie got her chance of using the leg again and the experience bound Ric together with her in their life.

6. Words Study • discipline • 1) v. give instruction to, educate, train; train in the habits of obedience, bring under control • e.g. Suppose you were no longer a girl well reared and ~d, but a boy indulged from childhood... • She never ~d her children, and they became uncontrollable.

7. discipline • 2) training of the mind or body to produce obedience and self-control; control gained as a result of this training; the system of order and strict obedience to rules enforced among pupils or soldiers under authority • e.g. class / school / military ~; self-~ • to impose ~ on children • to violate / undermine school ~s • to maintain / keep ~ in the classroom

8. ease • 1) move gently or gradually • e.g. a giant ship easing down the river • They ~d the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase. • 2) relieve a person of a burden, pain, or anxiety; make more comfortable • e.g. to ~ tensions / the pressure of water shortage • The aspirins ~d my headache. • ~ sb of his burden / trouble • He often wrote to his mother to ~ her of her worry.

9. ease • at (one’s) ~: comfortable, relaxed, without annoyance or embarrassment; oppo. ill at ~ • set / put sb at (their) ~: make sb feel relaxed • set / put sb’s mind at ~ / rest: do or say sth to sb which stops them worrying about sth • with ~: without difficulty, effortlessly • take one’s ~: make oneself comfortable, relax

10. jerk • 1) to move by a sharp suddenly stopped motion; to give a sudden pull, push, thrust to • e.g. We poor puppets, ~ed by unseen wires. • The alarm clock went off, ~ing Martin out of sleep. • 2) a quick suddenly stopped movement, a sharp sudden pull or thrust • e.g. He gave his tooth a sharp ~ and it came out. • The minute hand moved, not smoothly, but in a series of ~s.

11. nausea: a feeling of sickness ; a strong feeling of disgust, repugnance • e.g. to cause / feel ~ • A wave of ~ came over her. • Most of the ship’s passengers were seized with ~ during the storm at sea. • She was filled with ~ at the thought of killing a chicken. • der. nauseate, nauseous

12. sensation • a feeling or sense; an emotion; strong stimulation, powerful emotion; a state of intense interest or excitement among a large group of people • Massage produces wonderful ~s. • After the accident he could feel no ~ in his arm. • The moon-landing in 1969 caused a world-wide ~.

13. stagger • move unsteadily from side to side; walk with unsteady steps as a result of weakness, intoxication or the carrying of a heavy load, etc. • e.g. to ~ around like a drunk • The economy is ~ing from crisis to crisis. • The troops ~ed under severe gunfire. • a risk-taking boldness that ~s others • * syn. reel; totter

14. thrust: push forcefully and suddenly • E.g. The murderer ~ a dagger into her heart. • He tried to ~ back the little stabs of homesickness. • He ~ his way through the crowd. • Mary has always hated parties, never being one to ~ herself forward. • the cut and ~ of sth: the lively exchange of opinions or ideas; competitiveness: He enjoys the cut and ~ of business. • a man with ~ and energy

15. Text Analysis • 1. I’ll see you through this all the way. • see through: to provide for, support or help until the end of (a time or difficulty): He raised enough money to see him through a year abroad. • all the way / the whole way: 1) during the whole journey / period of time: She didn’t speak a word to me ~ back home. • 2) completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want: You can count on my support—I’m with you ~.

16. 2. His heart was racing…push himself harder. • His heart was beating fast, and he began to feel the effect of the altitude as he was on a cliff high above sea level. His breathing became difficult and he gasped painfully. Physically, it was the greatest effort he had ever had to make. But the thought that Katie’s life depended on him gave him strength and drove him on.

17. 3. Katie’s knowledge and presence of mind impressed… • presence of mind: the ability to act calmly, quickly and wisely in conditions of sudden danger or surprise • Cf. absence of mind: loss of attention to what one is doing, state in which one forgets one’s surroundings or what one is doing

18. 4. As the initial shock began to…causing even greater pain. • As the effect of the shock of the accident diminished, Katie felt still greater pain. • wear off: become less strong, be reduced until it disappears • nerve endings: part of a nerve that reacts to changes such as heat, cold etc and makes body react in a certain way

19. 5. a fighting chance • a slight but real chance of succeeding, or avoiding sth, etc. if great effort is made • E. g. With five minutes of the game left, our team still has a ~ of winning. • Things don’t look very hopeful for John Brown in the presidential elections, but he’s still in with a ~.

20. 6. Then, with a loud crack, a rock bumped off Ophir’s face and hit the back of Katie’s left leg. (Para. 7) Then with a loud noise, a rock was thrown down from the cliff and hit the back of Katie’s left leg.

21. 7. Forcing pain off from her mind, Katie carefully lifted the almost severed leg and straightened it out. (Para. 10) With great efforts, Katie managed to forget about her pain. Then she carefully raised the almost severed leg and stretched it.

22. 8. As Ric struggled down the trail, he tried to ignore the gruesome sight of Katie’s leg, clutched in her left hand, only eight inches from his face. (Para. 18) Ric, carrying Katie in his arms, moved with difficulty down the path (for climbers). Katie tightly held her leg in her left hand. The leg was only eight inches from his face, and the horrible sight made him sick. So all the way he tried hard to avoid seeing it.

23. 9. As they sped down the road, bumps sent lightning bolts of pain through Katie’s body. (Para. 21) As the truck ran fast down the mountain road, it jerked and the sudden sharp movements of the vehicle sent severe pain through Katie’s body.

24. 10. When Katie saw their ashen faces, she took command… (Para. 24) When Katie saw how frightened they were, she decided to deal with the situation herself and she gave orders.

25. 11. She thrust out both arms, fists clenched to expose the veins, and gave them precise technical details of what they must do. (Para. 24) She stretched both her arms, clenched her fists so that the veins could be easily seen, and told them what they must do exactly to start an I.V. on her.

26. 12. As the initial shock began to wear off, the nerve endings became more sensitive, causing even greater pain. (Para. 26) As the effect of the shock of the accident diminished, Katie felt still greater pain.

27. 13. A vein was taken from her right leg to fashion an artery for her left. (Para. 26) A vein was removed from her good leg to turn into an artery for her injured leg.