1. Face to Face with Hurricane Camille

2. Teaching Aims 1 ． To know something about Hurricane 2 ． To learn to use words to describe disasters 3. To be acquainted with some literary terms of narration 4. To grasp the structure of the text

3. Teaching Contents I. Background Information 1. Hurricane 2. Natural disaster II. Literary Style 1. Narration 2. Basic essentials of narration III. Text Organization IV. Conclusion

4. Hurricane tornado typhoon storm / squall Gale breeze Face to Face with Hurricane Camille cyclone Wind

5. Storm Typhoon Cyclone Hurricane Tornado Background Information

6. 75 m.p.h. storm 39 m.p.h Hurricane /typhoon

7. hurricane typhoo n cyclone

8. Tornado Hurricane

9. Translate different “ 风 ” 春风 Spring breeze 湖 ( 海 ) 面上吹来凉爽的微风 the cool breeze that comes from the lake. 一阵风吹走了我的帽子。 A gust of wind blew my hat off. 暴风雨前的宁静 a calm before the storm.

10. Natural disaster sandstorm drought

11. forest fire flood

12. tsunami volcanic eruption

13. Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille is the storm lashing (striking, attacking) Mississippi and Louisiana for two days, Aug. 17-18, in 1969. Hurricane Camille is the storm lashing (striking, attacking) Mississippi and Louisiana for two days, Aug. 17-18, in 1969.

14. Hurricane Camille is said to be the worst storm ever to hit mainland United States. With winds in excess of 200 mph and tides over 20 feet, Hurricane Camille smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Sunday night, the 17th of August and continued its devastating path until the early hours of Monday, the 18th. The combination of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 256 deaths (143 on the Gulf Coast and 113 in the Virginia floods) and $1.421 billion in damage. Three death were reported in Cuba. Power & effects

15. apartment building in Mississippi before Camille ---devastating/ disastrous after Camille

16. How do people deal with hurricane ?

17. Man will conquer nature. Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. ----Francis Bacon 欲驾御自然必先顺之。 What should we do before the natural disasters ? Prepare a bag for emergency Food: ship biscuit/bread Water: Medicine: Radio: torch; flashlight Mask: Glove: Whistle: …

18. The literary style 1. Type of literature: A piece of _________. Simply defined as the telling of a story. A piece of narration is mainly developed in the actual ________ sequence. The writer tells the readers what happens first and what next. Chronological order time narration

19. － time － place － (protagonist/antagonist) － action (incidents, events, etc.) － conflicts (suspense, tension) The essentials of narration: Man v.s man Man v.s nature Man v.s society Man v.s himself Setting Plot characters

20. ---beginning ---middle ---ending / denouement Organization of narration: How many parts does the article fall into? development climax

21. Organization Part I (paras. ______) Introduction --- _______________ Part II (paras. ___________) Development & climax ---- struggle against hurricane climax Part III (paras. _______) Ending --- the scene and relief work after Hurricane Camille 1- 6 Characters & setting of the story 7 – 27 28-39 (Para 27)

22. In the last Para the writer states his theme behind his story in the reflection of Grandmother Koshak: “We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important.”

23. Theme ___________are more important than_________________. Human lives material possessions Man vs. nature