Unit4ExploringliteratureExtendedreading&ProjectLead-in1

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Haveyoueverreadthisbook?What’sthestoryabout?TheOldManandtheSeatellsthestoryofanoldCubanfishermannamedSantiago.Aftercominginempty-handedfor84days,Santiagoattemptstocatchahugefish.Onthe85thday,unexpectedly,hehooksagiantmarlin.Withallhisgreatexperienceandstrength,hestruggleswiththefishfortwodaysandfinallylashesittohisboat.However,Santiago’sexhaustingeffortgoesfornaught.Sharksaredrawntothemarlin.AlthoughSantiagomanagestokillafew,thesharkseatthefish,leavingbehindonlyitsskeleton.Lead-in1

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IntroductiontoHemingway2

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ErnestMillerHemingwayNationality:AmericanBorn:July21,1899Died:July2,1961Occupation:writerofnovelsandshortstoriesAwards:PulitzerPrize(1953)NobelPrizeinLiterature(1954)Famousworks:InOurTimeTheSunAlsoRisesTheTorrentsofSpringIntroductiontoHemingway2

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Famousworks:AFarewelltoArmsToHaveandHaveNotForWhomtheBellTollsTheOldManandtheSeaTheGardenofEdenWritingstyle:Heisextremelygoodatdescribingtheadventuresoftoughmenwhohebelieves“canbedestroyedbutnotdefeated”.Fastreading3

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Q1:Whatdoestheexcerptdescribe?Itdescribesthefightbetweentheoldmanandthebigfishforseveralrounds.Theoldmanpulledagainandagain,andthebigfishswamawayagainandagain.Theoldman’sphysicalstrengthisgettingweaker,whilehisfaithandwillisgettingstronger.Hemingwayportrayedthetoughmanimageoftheoldmanthroughlanguage,actionandpsychologicaldescription.Q2:Howmanytimeshastheoldmantried?

Fivetimes. thefirsttry:L8-L10 thesecondtry:L16-18 thethirdtry:L25-L26 thefourthtry:L37-L38 thefifthtry:L39-L42Detailedreading4

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ActionTheoldmanThefishRound1Round2

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Theoldmanpulledonhimallthathecouldtobringhimcloser....thefish

turnedalittleonhisside.Thenhestraightenedhimselfandbegananothercircle....heputallofhisefforton,startingitwelloutbeforethefishcamealongsideandpullingwithallhisstrength......thefishpulledpartwayoverandthenrightedhimselfandswamaway.Onthenextturn,henearlyhadhim.Butagainthefishrightedhimselfandswamslowlyaway.Hetrieditoncemoreandhefelthimselfgoingwhenheturnedthefish.Thefishrightedhimselfandswamoffagainslowlywiththegreattailweavingintheair.Hetrieditagain....itwasthesame.Detailedreading4

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PhysicalstateMentalstateHefeltfaint...butheheldonthegreatfishallthestrainthathecould.Hehadbeenonthepointoffeelinghimselfgoeachtime....hishandsweremushynowandhecouldonlyseewellinflashes.Hismouthwastoodrytospeakbuthecouldnotreachforthewaternow.ThistimeI’llpullhimover.ButIwilltryitoncemore.I’lltryitagain...Imustgethimalongsidethistime...Atoughman...hefelthimselfgoingbeforehestarted...Iwilltryitonceagain.VSDetailedreading4

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Describetheoldman’spersonalities.

DeterminedBraveFearlessStrong-willedConfidentOptimisticPersistentUnyieldingDetailedreading4

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Whattheoldmansaid

“Imovedhim,”theoldmansaid.“Imovedhimthen.”“Fish,”theoldmansaid.“Fish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Doyouhavetokillmetoo?”Yesyouare,hetoldhimself.You’regoodforever.“Clearup,head,”hesaidinavoicehecouldhardlyhear.“Clearup.”WritingStyle:short,simple,repeatedIfawriterofproseknowsenoughaboutwhatheiswritingabouthemayomitthingsthatheknowsandthereader,ifthewriteriswritingtrulyenough,willhaveafeelingofthosethingsasstronglyasthoughthewriterhadstatedthem.Thedignityofmovementofanicebergisduetoonlyone-eighthofitbeingabovewater.Awriterwhoomitsthingsbecausehedoesnotknowthemonlymakeshollowplacesinhiswriting.—byErnestHemingwayDetailedreading4

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ThefishPeople’sgoalanddreamTheoldmanPeople’sstrongwillTheseaTheharshrealityDetailedreading4

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Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.A1.Howwouldyoudescribetheoldman’scharacter?Supportyourviewwithdetailsfromtheexcerpt.2.WhatdoyouthinkofHemingway’swritingstyle?Useexamplesfromtheexcerpttosupportyourview.Theoldmanisdeterminedandpositive.Hislongstrugglewiththefishshowshisdetermination.Hisinnerthoughts,like,“Yesyouare,hetoldhimself.You’regoodforever”,illustratehispositiveattitude.Hemingwayusesshort,simplesentencesandrepetition,andfocusesontheman’sinnerthoughts.Forexample,“Youmustkeepyourheadclear.Keepyourheadclearandknowhowtosufferlikeaman.”Ithinkthisstylehelpsshowhowmentallystrongtheoldmanis.Detailedreading4

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HemingwaywritesinTheOldManandtheSea,“Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.”Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?BIthinkthissentenceshowsthepowerofstrongwill.Evenifyouloseaphysicalbattle,youcanstillwinamentalbattle.Aslongasyoudon’tgiveinmentally(youarenot“defeated”),youcanstillbeproudofyourself,eventhoughyourbodyis“destroyed”.SharingStep

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Shareyourstoryofdealingwithdifficultiesinlifeorstudy.MakingaposteraboutawriterStep

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Asaclass,discusssomeancientormodernChinesewritersandwritersofothercountries.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyou.AWhoisyourfavouritewriter?Whichcountrydoeshe/shecomefrom?Ishe/sheamodernwriteroranancientwriter?Whydoyoulikehim/her?Canyoulistsomeofhis/herfamousworks?Canyousharemoreinformationabouthim/her?MakingaposteraboutawriterStep

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Asagroup,researchyourchosenwriter.Usetheideasbelowtohelpyou.B?Lifestory?Mostpopularworks?Achievements?FamoussayingsMakingaposteraboutawriterStep

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Asagroup,puttogetheryourinformationtomakeyourposter.Usetheinformationbelowtohelpyou.CStepsofdesigningaposterStep1:Choosethepropersizeandorientationforyourposter.Step2:Puttogetherallthenecessaryinformation.Step3:Sketchoutyourdesignonaregularpieceofpaper.Step4:Polishupyourposter.Designyourpostercarefullysothatitisreadableandeye-catching,byusingproperartelementssuchascolours,typefaces(字體),images,etc.

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