BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsPart ThreePart ThreeENTERBTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsText Text AppreciationAppreciationI. Text Theme II. Text Structure III.Text Analysis IV.Sentence ParaphraseV. Writing DevicesOrganization, specific words, onomatopoeia, euphemism, IronyTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsI. I.Text ThemeText ThemeTheme of the TextBy traveling the Central Park at night, the author’s ambivalence makes clear New Yorkers’ attitude to the Park. On one hand, there is love and pride New Yorkers have for the cultural richness and the beauty the Park offers; on the other hand, the crime and fear they have associated with the Park. Please find details in the text to bear it out.The end of Text Theme.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsⅡⅡ. . Text StructureText Structure•Part 1 (Paras. ) :•Part 2 (Paras. ) :•Part 3 (Paras. ) :•Part 3 (Paras. ) :Structure of the TextThe author decided to camp in the Central Park .The first or two hours and his feeling and the fear Central Park inspired 1—23—6My sleep over in the wood 13—25Central Park history and another scare7—12The end of Text Structure.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsPlot of the storySetting of the storyAnalysis of the storyFor referenceDiscuss these questions with your partners.ⅢⅢ. .Text AnalysisText AnalysisBTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsPlot: travel descriptions combined with everything he has heard, read, observed and experienced in connection with the place: his movements in Central Park, the events and famous people associated with its history, the beauty of New York at night, the crime of fear it’s inspiredSetting: Central Park in New York Analysis: go to next page For referenceⅢⅢ. .Text AnalysisText AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsⅢⅢ. .Text AnalysisText AnalysisPart 1 (Paras. 1—2): the author’s decision to camp in the Central ParkWhen? • Friday evening in July; 9:15What’s the weather like? • Heavy, muggy. Question 2To be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsWhat do you know about Central Park?1) It is known that the park is a dangerous place. 2) Ordinary people don’t wander around Central Park at night. 3) Only fool or bad people go there at night.Evidence: the poem by Ogden Nash What did the poem try to tell us? The poem tries to tells us that the tiger’s lair is the most safe place in the Park.ⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsWhy did the author decide to camp in Central Park at night?Human psychology—wishing to do sth. precisely because it is something people normally don’t do.ⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and Bears(Paras. 3—4)What did he do in the first two hours?Part 2 (Paras. 3—6): the first two hours and the scare in the Parkhe visited: 1. The Delacorte Theatre 2. Belvedere Castle 3. The Henry Luce Nature Observatory 4. Shakespeare Garden What was his generally feeling? Why did he feel like that? Exhilaration; enjoy/experience the rich cultures leisurely in the park ⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and Bears(Paras. 5—6) He was lostWhat happened to him? He was scared by five men huddling around the bench.Why was he so scared? What did he see? • the reassuring city, New York Skyline• a light, someone rowing boat on the lakeWhat did he recall?• a dreadful crimeⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and Bears(Paras. 5—6)Why do people have such constant fear in the Park? • darkness in the wild (Ramble) • witnessed dreadful crimes (lake)ⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and Bears(Para. 7) the first period in Central Park’s history1st stage: 1857—1878Part 3 (Paras. 7—12): Central Park history and another scareⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsWhat was the Park like?1. in terms of function: the domain of the privileged; band concert on Saturday; keep the rougher element out; luxurious and secluded2. in architectural terms: a combination of Romanticism and French classicismⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and Bears(Paras. 8—9) an encounter with a coupleDo you find the little episode interesting?How did the couple react when they saw the author? panicking, jerked, her face rigid, shrieking uncontrollably, away from a hundred feetⅢⅢ. .Text Analysis Text AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 12 – Lions and Tigers and BearsWhat was it about the author that made him so frightening?I c。
