Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother I.Text Analysis Further Discussion Describe the snow storm that got the boy lost in the forest,using the following key words and expressions: snowshoes/to dim/flakes of snow/to drift/to thicken/to stumble into/to move in a circle/to be filled (covered/smother)with snow/to make a blanket of/white stillness/fierce whiteness/to storm for days/biting cold(bitterly cold/freezing) WB T L E The end of Text Analysis. BACK
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E I. Text Analysis The end of Text Analysis. Describe the snow storm that got the boy lost in the forest, using the following key words and expressions: snowshoes/to dim/flakes of snow/to drift/to thicken/to stumble into/to move in a circle/to be filled (covered/smother) with snow/to make a blanket of/white stillness/fierce whiteness/to storm for days/biting cold (bitterly cold/freezing) Further Discussion
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother II.Writing Devices Language Style Inversion Inversion can make the description Gone was the puppy-wool coat.In its place more vivid. was a handsome black mantle.(Para.6) In sailed Mrs.Yesno,wild anger, who demanded.(Para.8) On the top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still.(Para.11) There,about 50 feet away,crouched my two attackers.(Para.33) There stood a giant black wolf.(Para.33) WB T L E The end of Language Style
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E II. Writing Devices The end of Language Style. Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place was a handsome black mantle. (Para. 6) In sailed Mrs. Yesno, wild anger, who demanded. (Para. 8) On the top was the clear outline of a great wolf sitting still. (Para. 11) There, about 50 feet away, crouched my two attackers. (Para. 33) There stood a giant black wolf. (Para. 33) Inversion Inversion can make the description more vivid. Language Style
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother II.Vriting①evices Simile,Metaphor Personification We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets. For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. Gone was the puppy-wool coat.In its place was a handsome black mantle. The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. WB T L E The end of Writing Devices. BACK NEXT
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E The end of Writing Devices. We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets. For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place was a handsome black mantle. The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. II. Writing Devices Simile, Metaphor & Personification
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother III.Sentence Paraphrase 1 The year I found Maheegun,spring was late in coming.(Para.1) the year /day/first time/last time:Noun phrases of this type, followed by a relative clause,are used as an adverbial of time More examples: The year I was born,my father was working towards a PhD degree. The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown almost all the people turned out to greet him. spring was late in coming In that spring it was unusually cold. WB TL E To be continued on the next page BACK
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 The year I found Maheegun, spring was late in coming. (Para. 1) spring was late in coming : In that spring it was unusually cold. the year /day/ first time/last time: Noun phrases of this type , followed by a relative clause, are used as an adverbial of time. More examples: The year I was born , my father was working towards a PhD degree. The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown , almost all the people turned out to greet him. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother III.Sentence Paraphrase 2 I picked him up and put him inside my jacket. (Para.2) pick (cotton,tomatoes,apples,strawberries,etc):to take flowers ,fruit,etc from the plant or the tree where they are growing pick up 1)To lift,take up by hand eg Would you pick up the book from the floor? He picked up the phone and dialed the number of the police. 2)To allow sb to get into your car and take them somewhere eg Many people no longer pick up hitchhikers. 3)To return to an earlier subject or situationin order to contigueit L E To be continued on the next page 9 Let's pick up the conversation after lunch
Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 I picked him up and put him inside my jacket. (Para. 2) pick up : 1) To lift, take up by hand eg Would you pick up the book from the floor? He picked up the phone and dialed the number of the police. 2) To allow sb to get into your car and take them somewhere eg Many people no longer pick up hitchhikers. 3) To return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it eg Let’s pick up the conversation after lunch. pick (cotton, tomatoes, apples , strawberries, etc): to take flowers , fruit ,etc from the plant or the tree where they are growing To be continued on the next page