1、Writing assignment,Paragraph writing as the students homework,Suppose you were the American naturalist attending the dinner party. Write a paragraph of 120-150 words describing how the hostess reacted to the crisis. You are required to write in chronological order and use the words and phrases given
2、 below.spring up face a crisis with perfect self-control stare straight ahead / muscles contractplace a bowl of milk / emergemake for / crawl across ones foot,For referenceWhile visiting India, I was invited to dinner in the home of a colonial official. During the meal, a heated argument sprang up a
3、mong some of the guests. The point at argument was whether a woman could face a crisis with the same self-control as a man. Suddenly I saw the hostess stare straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She silently motioned to a servant and he quickly placed a bowl of milk on the veranda. Since
4、 milk was commonly used as bait for snakes, I guessed there must be a cobra in the room. In a commanding tone I told everyone not to move a muscle. Shortly the snake emerged from under the table and made for the bowl of milk. I had thought that I was the one in perfect control, but then the hostess remarked that she had discovered the presence of the cobra when it crawled across her foot!,
