Unit 4 Exploring literature Extended reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020) 必修第二册

Unit 4 Exploring literature Extended Reading The old man and the sea Lead-in 1 Step Do you like reading? Have you ever read an English novel? If yes, what is it and who is the author? Title prediction Step 2 Can you predict what will happen according to the title? Cultural background (P53) Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”. The Old Man and the Sea, one of his most important novels, tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago. After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish. Careful reading Step 3 What is the adventure? Why is Santiago a tough man? The old man The fish pulled to bring him closer turned a little straightened himself and began another circle The fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beautiful looking and only his great tail moving. The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer. For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side. Then he straightened himself and began another circle. (para. 1) Actions The old man The fish held on the great fish all the strain that he could pulled part way over righted himself and swam away He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. (para. 3) But when he put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. (para. 4) The old man The fish nearly had him on the next turn righted himself and swam slowly away On the next turn, he nearly had him. But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away. (para. 7) tried twice more escaped twice more Twice more it was the same on the turns. (para. 11) The old man The fish tried it once more righted himself a