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1、优秀精品课件文档资料,Lesson Fifteen,Touched by the Moon,Structure of the Text,Part 1 (paras. 12 ) On the way to a friends house, I was awe-struck by the moonrise in Manila and mentioned the moons influence on my friends life. Part 2 (paras. 34 ) During the visit to the northern India, the author witnessed the
2、 beautiful moon over mountains and the plain respectively. Part 3 (para. 5) In the Philippines, the author watched the full moon over the sea.,Structure of the Text,Part 4 (paras. 67) The author viewed the whole nature and revealed the relationship between man and nature. Part 5 (paras. 810) The aut
3、hor rethought the modern life and expressed the willingness to live close to nature.,2. chink,Chink: refers to a narrow opening or crack, such as that between boards in the wall of a shed, through which the wind blows or one may peep e. g. All one could see through the s in our bamboo awning were a
4、few desolate villages.,3. clay,clay: fine-grained earth which becomes more plastic when water is added, and can be moulded and dried to make bricks, pottery etc. e.g. to moisten / wet ones : to drink feet of : a surprising fault or weakness in the character of sb who is admired and respected e.g. Wh
5、y are people always surprised when they discovered that their heroes have feet of ?,4. crag,crag : a high, steep, rough and rugged rock or mass of rocks e.g. cragsman (a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags) craggy: having many crags; steep, rugged and rough in appearance; cragged e.g.
6、hill I was attracted by Abraham Lincolns face.,5. cyclo-: circle, ring,bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle circular: in the shape of a circle circus: a circular area (for acrobatic, clown, and trained animal performance) cyclic: moving in recurrent circles cyclone: a storm in which wind whirls round and r
7、ound in a circle circulate: move around in a circle; to be distributed to a circle of readers,6. gigantic,gigantic: suggests an extremely large size or amount, mostly used exaggeratedly or figuratively big: emphasize the magnitude of weight, volume or extent large: preferable to big in formal style,
8、 normally not used to modify such nouns as success, progress, advance, promotion, development, change, etc., for which big or great are ready choices great: sounds emotional, suggesting attracting or surprising magnificence or giantness; it is commonly used with nouns denoting personal qualities, li
9、ke courage, confidence, ability, wisdom, etc.,7. harsh,harsh: unpleasant in causing pain to senses; physically disagreeable, lacking any comfort; severe, cruel e.g. voice / noise (rough, jarring) daylight (too strong for the eyes) The cloth is to the touch.(with a rough surface) He is too with the c
10、hildren. His family couldnt survive the winter. The prisoner suffered much treatment at the hands of his jailers.,8. shape,v. form, fashion, mould in a definite shape e. g. childhood experiences that a persons character the clay before it dries out a folktale into a narrative poem up or ship out: us
11、ed to tell sb that if they dont improve, or work harder etc., they will have to leave their job or position e.g. He finally faced up to his drug problem when his band told him to shape up or ship out.,9. worship,e. g. sb as deity / God People go to the church to God. His admirers ped at his feet. Ma
12、ny pilgrims at the shrine. n. ancestor / book / hero / idol / nature They bowed their heads in . (to show their respect),Language points in text,Touched by the moon: being close to nature,1. “Drive”,Drive 1) to move or travel in a vehicle e.g. Shall we stop for dinner or shall we drive on ? 2) to ta
13、ke (sb.) in a vehicle e.g. Dont worry. Ill drive you to the airport. 3) to force to go e.g. we should drive the invaders from our country.,4) to force someone into a usu. unpleasant condition or undesirable course of action. e.g. The noise is driving me out of my mind. 5) to force to go somewhere by
14、 hitting e.g. drive the nail into the wood,“drive” VP,Drive at: to mean or suggest indirectly; hint e.g. I see perfectly what you are driving at? Drive away e.g. The rioters fired shots in the air to drive away news photographers. Drive off: to force away or back; repel e.g. The army drove off the e
15、nemy with much loss of life. Drive sb. crazy (insane, mad, out of his mind, round the bend, up the wall),2. Moon,n. a full moon a crescent moon ask/cry for the moon: demand sth. impossible bark at the moon promise sb. the moon,Moon v.,Moon about/around: to move about or pass time lazily or in a drea
16、mlike state, with no purpose, interest, etc. e.g. Stop mooning around. Moon over: to be in a dreamlike state of unsatisfied desire for (esp. a person) e.g. She spent the whole day mooning over her favorite movie star.,3.jungle,Jungle: thick tropical forest forest: a large area thickly covered with trees wood: a small forest grove: an area planted with a particular type of fruit tree, such as an orange grove, a bamboo grove, etc. P.381,4. Be typical of,Be typical of :having the usual features or
