Unit 4 Extended reading ppt课件-（2020）新牛津译林版高中英语必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 4 Exploring literatureExtended readingLead-in1 Step Do you like reading?Have you ever read an English novel? If yes, what is it and who is the author?Learn something about Ernest Hemingway:Ernest Hemingway AmericaNameNationalityAchievementsHe won the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer P

2、rizeImportant life experiencesHe served as an ambulance driver in World War I.He served as a correspondent in World War II.Famous worksThe Torrents of Spring (1952)The Sun Also Rises (1926)A Farewell to Arms (1929)To Have and Have Not (1937)For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)Across the River and Into the

3、 Trees (1950)The Old Man and the Sea (1952)Ernest Hemingwayunique writing style tough men can be destroyed but not defeated The Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 was awarded to Ernest Miller Hemingway “for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and f

4、or the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.”(https:/www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1954/summary/) Title predictionStep 2 Can you predict what will happen according to the title?What is the adventure?Why is Santiago a tough man?2. Did the old man nearly catch the fish? How do yo

5、u 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.”StruggleThe 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

6、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. “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.”The old man VS The fishexcitement He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain

7、 that he could. I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time Ill pull him over. encouragementThe old man VS The fish“Fish,” the old man said. “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway.

8、Do you have to kill me too?”determination/courage The old man VS The fishThe old man VS The fishI must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes you are, he told himself. Youre good for ever. determination/courage ?You are killing me, fish, the old man thought.

9、But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who. respect/admiration The old man was willing to _ _ rather than _.be killed by the give upThe old man VS The fishgreat fishHis p

10、hysical condition&himselfHis mental state The old man VS The fishThe old man is a tough person who can be physically destroyed but not mentally defeated. His courage and pride pushes him forward throughout the fight against the fish. He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. he felt

11、himself going when he turned the fish. , and he felt himself going before he started.“I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” I moved him, he thought. Repetition infectious (感染力的感染力的)to awaken readers feelingsThe old manThe fishpulled to bring him closerturned a littlestraightened himsel

12、f and began another circleThe 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

13、. (para. 1)The old manThe fishheld on the great fish all the strain that he couldpulled part way overrighted himself and swam awayHe 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 ca

14、me alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away. (para. 4)The old manThe fishnearly had him on the next turnrighted himself and swam slowly awayOn the next turn, he nearly had him. But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly

15、 away. (para. 7)tried twice moreescaped twice moreTwice more it was the same on the turns. (para. 11)The old manThe fishtried it once morerighted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air He tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish. The fish

16、 righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air. (para. 13)tried it againescaped againHe tried it again and it was the same. (para. 15)Though the fish _ every time, the old man never _ and always _.swam awaygave uptried againFigure out the personality traits of the

17、old man according to lines 30-42 by completing the following chart.He got confused.His head was _.What he feltHe had bee_.He felt himself _.He felt himself going before _.not clearon the point of feeling himself gogoinghe startedWhat he said/thoughtKeep your head clear._._Clear up, head, clear upI d

18、ont know. But I will try it once more.Ill try it once again._.Ill try it once gainHe felt faint again now . (para. 3)He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. (para. 12)His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now. (para. 6). although his hands were mushy n

19、ow and he could only see well in flashes. (para. 14). he said in a voice he could hardly hear. (para. 10)After coming in empty-handed for 84 days “I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.” (para. 2)“Fish,” the old man said. “Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me

20、 too?” (para. 5)I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time Ill pull him over. (para. 3)That way nothing is accomplished, he thought. His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not rea

21、ch for the water now. I must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes you are, he told himself. Youre good for ever. (para. 6)“Clear up, head,” he said in a voice he could hardly hear. “Clear up.” (para. 10)Now you are getting confused in the head, he thought.

22、You must keep your head clear. Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man. Or a fish, he thought. (para. 9)I do not know, the old man thought. He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. I do not know. But I will try it once more. (para. 12)So he thought, and he felt himsel

23、f going before he started; I will try it once again. (para. 15)Ill try it again, the old man promised . (para. 14)can be but destroyednot defeatedfaint/thirstyin a voice he could hardly hearon the point of feeling himself gohis hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashesI will try it

24、once again. I must get him alongside this time. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who.You must keep your headclear. Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man.PhysicallyMentallyContrastphysicallymentally.A tough manCritical readingStep 4 Describe the old mans personalities. De

25、termined BraveFearlessStrong-willedConfidentOptimisticPersistentUnyieldingAnalyse Hemingways writing style.Hemingways writing styleSimple language Small words Short sentencesVivid description of mental activitiesSymbolism Few comments from the writer/narratorThe fish was coming in on his circle now

26、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)I moved him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him o

27、ver. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time Ill pull him over. (para. 3)I must get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not good for many more turns. Yes you are, he told himself. Youre good for ever. (para. 6)You are killing me, fish,

28、the old man thought. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who. (para. 8)What do you think of Hemingways writing style? Hemingway uses short, simple sentences and repeti

29、tion, and focus on the mans inner thoughts. Three qualities of good literature Its description of truth and beauty Its appeal to feelings and imagination Its permanence universal interest and personal styleHemingway writes in The old Man and the Sea. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated. ” How d

30、o you understand this sentence?BI think this sentence shows the power of strong will. Even if you lose a physical battle, you can still win a mental battle. As long as you dont give in mentally (you are not “defeated”), you can still be proud of yourself, even though your body is “destroyed”.How are

31、 the three qualities of literature displayed in this excerpt?Hemingways Iceberg TheoryIf a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg i

32、s due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A good writer does not need to reveal every detail of a character or action.(Death in the Afternoon, by Ernest Hemingway) Iceberg principle: Concise language Deep, complicated thoughts and meanings underneathI always try to write on the principle of

33、the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. (Hemingway)The old manThe fishThe seaPeoples strong willThe harshrealityPeoples goal and dreamExplore the theme of the novel.The novel highlights the theme that man can be destroyed but not defeated. It is a representati

34、on of life as a struggle against forces in which only a partial victory is possible.Honour in struggle, defeat and deathSantiago embodies Hemingways definition of courage as “grace under pressure”. He never loses dignity in the face of death. The glory and honour come not from his battle itself but

35、from his pride and determination to fight.Pride as the source of greatness and determinationSharingStep 5 Share your story of dealing with difficulties in life or study.The attraction of literature lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says. William J. LongHomework1. Write down your reflection after learning this excerpt.2. Read the rest of The Old Man and the Sea and find what happened before and after the excerpt.