Lions and Tigers and BearsBill Buford1/57R einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 4Lions and Tigers and Bears2/57Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRLions and Tigers and BearsWarming up3/57Warming upQuestions/ActivitiesWhat do you know about Central Park?Do you know what New Yorkers think of Central Park?WBTR4/57Check-on PreviewWBTRWarming upParaphrase:Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the citys essential platitude that you dont wander around Central Park at night and in that,needless to say,was the appeal:it was the thing you dont do.clich;banal remarks5/57ObjectivesWBTRWarming up1.Learn to appreciate travel writing2.Learn more about American society and culture through reading about Central Park3.Acquire words and expressions for detailed description6/57BackgroundGenreThe Central ParkBWTRLions and Tigers and BearsUnit 57/57BackgroundBWTRThe Central ParkFrederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law OlmstedCalvert Vaux 8/57BWTRThe founding commissioners of Central Park the city officials who were appointed to establish Central Park.A commissioner is an important official who has responsibility in a government department or an organization:There is a commissioner in charge of the London police force.BackgroundThe Central Park9/57BackgroundGenreBWTR“Spinning all these elements into an engaging account of a place and a moment a night at Central Park,Buford enables readers to get a glimpse of something much broader and longer-the history of and life in New York.”-book review Central Park history,places and views in Central Park,the fear the park inspires,noted people associated with the park?Travel Writing The Best Travel Writing 10/57DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeLions and Tigers and BearsText AnalysisTWBR11/57Text AnalysisThemeTWBRWe see in this essay:the pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural richness and its beauty(both natural and man-made)the fear of the crime associated,the darkness in the wildIn other words:Ambivalence/mixed feelings12/57Text AnalysisStructure1Para.1-2my decision on the sleepover2Para.3-12wandering in the park3Para.13-25my camping:finding a place and the encounter with the raccoonsTWBR13/57Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseI II IIITWBR14/57Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPara 1 Para 2:Main IdeaWhen?Friday evening in July;9:15Whats the weather like?a heavy,muggy dayHeavy-warm in a sticky unpleasant way,especially before rain or a stormthe sky is heavy;heavy clouds Muggy-warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet muggy weather15/57What was Ogden Nash trying to say in his poem?The safest place in Central Park at night is the tigers lair.Why?Only a fool,a loon or bad people goes there at night.Para 1 Para 2:Main IdeaText AnalysisDetailed Analysis16/57Para 1 Para 2 Difficult wordsPlatitude:(derog)a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and meaningless because it has been said so many times before:His speech was full of empty platitudes about peace and democracy.(cf:clich;commonplace;banal remarks)Appeal:a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it:the appeal of horror movie But thats the appeal of the place,say many residents and visitors.Its a place where many come to find a slower pace for a lifetime or just a weekend.Parties on river-boats have lost their appeal since one sank last year killing thirty-three people.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis17/57Para 1-Para 2 Vocabulary development-heavy;muggy;founding commissioners;city administrators-Drop off to a peaceful,outdoorsy sleep-names for criminal offenders(para.2)-a purse snatcher,drug dealer,garrotter,etc.-Should you(unlikely)-Not to mention(a synonym?)Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis18/57Where did he visit?the Delacorte TheatreBelvedere Castlethe Henry Luce Nature Observatory Shakespeare GardenPara 3 Para 4 Main idea Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis19/57Para 3 Para 4 Main ideaWhat was his feeling like in this period?Why did he feel like that?Exhilaration(happy,excitement,full of energy)enjoy/experience the rich cultural flavor the park offers at leisure Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis20/57Para 3 Para 4 Drawing inferencesSummer-stock Shakespeare production anywhere in AmericaStock:usually kept in stock and regular available,常备,e.g.one of our stock items 常备项目；Toothpaste is a stock merchandize in a drugstore.It is a cultural tradition in America to put on free Shakespeare productions in summer.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis21/57useful words in Para 3 Para 4nocturnalstockproductionin viewrotatereassure(assure,insure)peekText AnalysisDetailed Analysis22/57What did he do?blundered in Ramble recalled crimes by the lakePara 5 Para 6Main ideaText AnalysisDetailed Analysis23/57Para 5 Para 6 Main idea-Read Paras 4 and 5 -Is there a change of mood in this part?relaxed,leisurely tensed,fearful-How does the author create this mood?-quicken the pace by using shorter,incomplete sentences-minute description Text AnalysisDe