4.6 Extended reading -【上好课】高一英语同步精品课件（译林版2020必修第二册）

Extended reading The Old Man and the Sea Unit 4 Exploring literature Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. ——Ernest Hemingway What do you know about ? Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Nationality Occupation Masterpieces The Sun Also Rises A Farewell to Arms For whom the Bell Tolls The Old Man and the Sea Achievements: American Writer, Journalist Nobel Prize in Literature The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea, a short heroic novel written by Ernest Hemingway, was published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. It was his last major work of fiction. The story focus on an aging fisherman who spent his entire life at the sea and struggled for his life against bad luck, big fish, sharks and the sea itself. Pre-reading What is Hemingway well thought of for? What does The Old Man and the Sea tell? He is well thought of for his unique writing style. It tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago. After coming in empty-handed for eight-four days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish. Read the introduction and answer the questions. Let’s learn more details of the attempt. Did the old man nearly catch the fish? How do you know? Yes, he did. In line 9 it says “For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side.” and in line 25 it tells us “On the next turn, he nearly had him.” How many rounds did the old man battle with the fish from line 6 to line 29? Three rounds. Fast-reading First round Second round Third round Lines 7-11 Lines 25-29 Lines 12-24 Round 1: Lines 7-11 1. What personalities can you tell about Santiago? Ambitious, confident, unyielding, patient… 2. What’s your prediction of Santiago’s battle with the fish? We can see from the first round that the fish is not easy to conquer so that the battle must be a tough and tortured journey. There is still a long way to go before Santiago eventually d