内容正文:
Unit 4 Exploring literature
Extended reading
The Old Man and the Sea
· 内容分析:
本板块围绕单元话题以海明威的《老人与海》片段节选为文本,介绍了作者海明威的生平以及相关作品,也深入探究了文本当中大鱼与老人之间的纠葛,通过文本当中的动作、心理、语言等描写,挖掘了老人的性格特点。对于文本中的难点重点单词短语句子,也做了相应的分析。
· 教学目标:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. know more about the writer Hemingway;
2. know the whole story of The Old Man and the Sea;
3. tell the personalities of Santiago;
4. know some key words and phrases.
· 教学重难点:
1. To help students conclude the personalities of Santiago;
2. To help students learn sth from Santiago’s story;
3. To teach students the key words and phrases.
· 教学过程:
Step 1 Lead-in
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
——Ernest Hemingway
Watch a video to know more about Hemingway and try to finish the chart.
Name
Ernest Hemingway
Nation
America
Career
writer, reporter
Prize
the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1954
Born
Oak Park, Illinois, 1899
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell to Arms
For whom the Bell Tolls
The Old Man and the Sea
Masterpieces
Step2 Pre-reading
Read the introduction and answer the questions.
Q1: What is Hemingway well thought of for?
He is well thought of for his unique writing style.
Q2: What does The Old Man and the Sea tell?
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.
Let’s learn more details of the attempt.
And then watch a video.
Step3 Fast-reading
Q1: 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.”
Q2: How many rounds did the old man battle with the fish from line 6 to line 29?
Three rounds.
First round
Lines 7-11
Second round
Lines 25-29
Lines 12-24
Third round
Step4 Close-reading
Round 1: Lines 7-11
actions
results
words or thoughts
The fish
Santiago
The fish turned a little back but then he s