Unit 4 Exploring literature Extended reading 课件 2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版(2020) 必修第二册

《老人与海》 The Old Man and the Sea Extended reading At the end of the class, we will be able to ★ know more of the author and the background of the novel; ★ understand the passage further and read between the lines; ★ learn to be optimistic to face the difficulties; ★ write a short reader response. Learning objectives: classic literature The Old Man and the Sea Appreciating a part of Step 1 Lead in To enjoy and understand literature, what is the first step that we should take? The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities. its description of truth and beauty its appeal to our feelings and imagination its universal interest and personal style to remain permanent To enjoy and understand literature, I think the second step is to learn something about the author ? Step 1 Lead in The second step is to learn something about the author. The Old Man and the Sea The writer: 1.An American writer of , extremely good at describing the adventures of men who “can be destroyed but not .” 2. Achievements: He won the Noble Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize(普利策文学奖). 3. Masterpieces: The Sun Also Rises A Farewell to Arms For whom the Bell Tolls The Old Man and the Sea novels and short stories tough defeated Step 1 Lead in Ernest Hemingway Let’s start the journey to explore one of Ernest Hemingway’s greatest works The Old Man and the Sea. 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 eighty-four days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish. Read the introduction and answer the questions. Let’s learn more details of the attempt. Step 2 Pre-reading Step 3 While-reading First, listen to the audio and try to find out how many rounds in total did the old man fight with the big fish according to the excrept? Seven Rounds Lines