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The old man and the sea
B2 U4 Extended reading
Teacher:
Time:
Teaching Objectives
01
describe the old man’s feelings during his struggle with the fish;
02
analyse the old man’s character and summarize the theme of this excerpt;
03
understand Hemingway’s writing style;
04
analyse the three qualities in this excerpt
Watch a piece of video and
describe what is the video about
Lead-in
What is the video about
Lead-in
Do you want to know what happened to the old man
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
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 fisherman named Santiago. After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish
Santiago
The main character:
When:
Where:
coming in empty-handed for eighty-four days
On the sea
Read the excerpt and answer
1. What does the excerpt describe
2. How many times did the fish swam
away
3. How many times did try it again/
once more appeared in the last three paragraphs
Read the excerpt
What does the excerpt describe
It describes the struggle between the old man and the fish. The old man struggled to conquer the fish while the fish struggled to escape.
How many times did the fish swam away
Para. 4 … the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.
Para. 7 But again the fish righted himself and swam slowly away.
Para. 13 The fish righted himself and swam off again…
Para. 15 He tried again and it was the same.
3. How many times did try it again/once more appeared in the last three paragraphs
Para. 12 But I will try it once more.
Para. 13 He tried it once more…
Para 14 I’ll try it again..
Para 15 I will try it once again.
Read the excerpt from lines 30-42
1. What he felt
2. What he said/thought
What he felt (lines 30-42)
He got confused.
His head was
(1)______________
He had been
(2)______________
_________________
He felt himself
(3)______________
He felt himself
going before
(4)______________
not clear
on the point of feeling himself go
going
he started
What he said/thought (lines 30-42)
keep your head clear.
(5)_______________________________
(6)_________________________________________
I’ll try it again
(7)_______________________________
Clear up,
head, clear up
I don’t know, but
I’ll try it once more.
I’ll try it
once again.
What can we see from the old man’s
feelings and words
His physical condition
His mental state
So what would you describe the old man’s character
He is determined and positive.
Read and think about Hemingway’s writing style
He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time.
… he felt 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.
short
simple
repetition
Can you find other sentences to prove his writing style
short
simple
repetition
Thinking
Would you give up or not if you were the old man
Why or why not
Continuation Writing
Para1: The old man finally caught the huge fish. _____________
Para2: A crowd of sharks followed after the huge fish and the old man. _____________________
Requirements：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Continuation Writing
Presentation
Homework
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