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Unit 4 Exploring Literature
Extended Reading
Lead-in
Enjoy a short video. What can you see in the video?
a broad but calm sea
a man in a small boat
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Video: The Old Man and the Sea 1
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Lead-in
Read the introduction to Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway(1899—1961)
An_________novelist, short story writer, and journalist.
His unique writing style:
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953)
Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
American
describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”.
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Lead-in
Hemingway’s works
A Day's Wait 《一天的等待》
A Farewell To Arms 《永别了,武器》
Garden Of Eden 《伊甸园》
The Sun Also Rises 《太阳照样升起》
The Old Man and the Sea 《老人与海》
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Lead-in
Have you read Hemingway’s novels?
What impressed you most? Why?
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Reading
Now, read the excerpt and answer the question:
Have you ever felt that “can be destroyed but not defeated”? And why?
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Fast reading
Please find the answer of the following questions in the excerpt individually.
According to the excerpt, how many times has the fisherman tried to catch the fish?
How did the fisherman attempt to catch the fish?
How did the fish escape?
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Fast reading
According to the excerpt, how many times has the fisherman tried to catch the fish?
Four times
Failed
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Fast reading
2. How did the fisherman attempt to catch the fish?
The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer.
He held on the great fish all the strain that he could.
He put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength.
He put all of his effort and had been on the point of feeling himself go.
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Fast reading
3. How did the fish escape ?
The fish turned a little on his side. Then he straightened himself and began another circle.
The fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.
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Discussion
If you were the old man, would you give up? Why or why not?
YES NO
Feeling: exhausted, afraid, sca