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课件网) Unit4 Exploring literature Extended reading The old man and the sea Watch a piece of video and describe what the video is about Lead-in What is Hemingway’s writing style What Hemingway wants to show by describing the old man, the fish and the sea The old man The fish The sea People’s strong will The harsh reality People’s goal and dream Hemingway once said, “I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows.” Iceberg principle: simple words ordinary structure symbolic Choose the right answers. Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. ———Ernest Hemingway What is the video about The novel is written according to a true story. After the end of the Second World War, Hemingway moved to Cuba(古巴), where he met the old fisherman Gregorio. In 1930, Gregorio accidentally saved Hemingway in the storm. Since then, they formed a firm friendship, and often went fishing together. Writing background The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea, short heroic novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. It was his last major work of fiction. The story focus on an aging fisherman who spent his entire life at the sea and struggled for his life against bad luck, big fish, sharks and the sea itself. The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago. After coming in empty-handed for 84 days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish. On the 85th day, unexpectedly, he hooks a giant marlin. With all his great experience and strength, he struggles with the fish for two days and finally lashes it to his boat. However, Santiago’s exhausting effort goes for naught. Sharks are drawn to the marlin. Although Santiago manages to kill a few, the sharks eat the fish, leaving behind only its skeleton. Read the introduction part and answer The author: Nationality: Career: Good at describing Famous quotes: Ernest Hemingway American Novelist and short story writer the adventures of tough men One can be destroyed but not defeated Hemingway’s works The Sun Also Rises (1926) 《太阳照样升起》 Men Without Women (1927) 《没有女人的男人》（短篇小说集） A Farewell to Arms (1929) 《永别了，武器》 The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories (1938) 《第五纵队与首辑四十九篇》（短篇小说集） For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) 《丧钟为谁而鸣》 The Old Man and the Sea (1952) 《老人与海》 1. What's the style of the passage A. Narration (记叙文) B. Exposition (说明文) C. Argumentation(议论文) D.Practical writing (应用文) Thorough reading Step3：Pre-Reading What’s the following story about Santiago and a huge fish After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days On the sea The _____between the old man and the fish. struggle The main character: When: Where: What: How many rounds in total Seven Rounds Lines First ro ... ...
