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Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of Nature. 主讲: 薛 冰. Group Discussion. Man or nature, which is more powerful? vs. Group Discussion. Group 1: List instances where man conquers nature ; Group 2: List the cases where the forces of nature are too powerful to be resisted.
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Group Discussion • Man or nature, which is morepowerful? vs
Group Discussion • Group 1: List instances where man conquers nature; • Group 2: List the cases where the forces of nature are too powerful to be resisted.
1 Text Analysis: The Icy Defender • How to survey a text?
Method of Text Survey Title Subtitles The First Paragraph The Last Paragraph The First Sentence of Each Paragraph
Text Analysis 1 2 3 4 Introduction—Both Napoleon’s and Hitler’s military campaigns failed for the severe winter in Russia. Conclusion — The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign. Hitler’s military campaign against the Soviet Union Napoleon’s military campaign against Russia
Governing thought Text Structure Analysis Argument Structure Statements Comments Implications
Reason Reason Text Structure Analysis Grouping Structure Governing thought Reason Reason
Governing thought Sample 1 Sample 2 Comparison Comparison Comparison Conclusion Text Structure Analysis Comparison Structure
2 Vocabulary Learning • in the case of -as far as … is concerned Eg. Wenchuan earthquake is a painful experience in the case of the people in China. • defender = defend(vt.) + -er Related words: offend v. defence n. offence n. defensive a. offensive a.
Summary • The method of surveying a text; • Vocabulary
Assignments • To use the method learned in the class to analyze a text and get the main idea; • To review the vocabulary learned.