Unit
4
Exploring
literature
Extended
reading
I.
Learning
objectives
By
the
end
of
the
lesson,
students
will
be
able
to:
1.
know
about
Ernest
Hemingway
and
his
writing
style;
2.
understand
the
excerpt
of
The
Old
Man
and
the
Sea;
3.
analyse
the
old
man’s
personalities;
4.
understand
the
theme
of
the
novel;
5.
share
their
stories
of
dealing
with
difficulties
in
life
or
study.
II.
Key
competence
focus
1.
Analyse
the
characters
in
fiction.
2.
Analyse
the
writing
style
of
the
author.
III.
Predicted
areas
of
difficulty
1.
Analyse
the
old
man’s
personalities.
2.
Understand
the
writing
style
of
Ernest
Hemingway.
IV.
Teaching
procedures
Step
1
Lead-in
T
asks
Ss
to
answer
the
following
questions:
?
Do
you
like
reading?
?
Have
you
ever
read
an
English
novel?
If
yes,
what
is
it
and
who
is
the
author?
【设计意图:紧扣主题,利用学生已有的知识和经验,创造生动活泼有趣的课堂氛围,自然而然地导入即将探索的主题。】
Step
2
Prediction
T
asks
Ss
to
answer
the
following
question:
Can
you
predict
what
will
happen
according
to
the
title?
【设计意图:通过预测,激发学生的想象力,引发研读语篇的兴趣,同时训练学生通过标题进行思维发散的能力。这个环节的设计旨在通过逆向思维方式来训练学生对标题特性的认知,
训练他们的推理能力和思维品质。】
Step
3
Careful
reading
1.
T
asks
Ss
what
they
can
know
about
the
author
and
the
novel
from
the
introduction
part
of
the
text.
2.
T
introduces
the
comments
of
the
Nobel
Committee
on
Hemingway
and
The
Old
Man
and
the
Sea.
3.
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
the
text.
T
asks
Ss
the
following
questions:
?
What
is
the
adventure?
?
Why
is
Santiago
a
tough
man?
T
asks
Ss
to
find
out
about
the
old
man’s
and
fish’s
actions.
?
The
old
man:
pulled
to
bring
him
closer
The
fish:
turned
a
little,
straightened
himself
and
began
another
circle
?
The
old
man:
held
on
the
great
fish
all
the
strain
that
he
could
The
fish:
pulled
part
way
over,
righted
himself
and
swam
away
?
The
old
man:
nearly
had
him
on
the
next
turn,
tried
twice
more
The
fish:
righted
himself
and
swam
slowly
away,
escaped
twice
more
?
The
old
man:
tried
it
once
more,
tried
it
again
The
fish:
righted
himself
and
swam
off
again
slowly
with
the
great
tail
weaving
in
the
air,
escaped
again
T
leads
Ss
to
draw
this
conclusion:
Though
the
fish
swam
away
every
time,
the
old
man
never
gave
up
and
always
tried
again.
T
asks
Ss
to
find
the
sentences
in
the
excerpt
that
show
the
old
man’s
physical
conditions.
?
He
felt
faint
again
now
...
(para.
3)
?
His
mouth
was
too
dry
to
speak
but
he
could
not
reach
for
the
water
now.
(para.
6)
?
...
he
said
in
a
voice
he
could
hardly
hear.
(para.
10)
?
He
had
been
on
the
point
of
feeling
himself
go
each
time.
(para.
12)
?
...
although
his
hands
were
mushy
now
and
he
could
only
see
well
in
flashes.
(para.
14)
T
asks
Ss
to
find
the
sentences
about
the
old
man’s
thoughts.
?
“I
moved
him,”
the
old
man
said.
“I
moved
him
then.”
(para.
2)
?
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
I’ll
pull
him
over.
(para.
3)
?
“Fish,”
the
old
man
said.
“Fish,
you
are
going
to
have
to
die
anyway.
Do
you
have
to
kill
me
too?”
(para.
5)
?
That
way
nothing
is
accomplished,
he
thought.
His
mouth
was
too
dry
to
speak
but
he
could
not
reach
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.
You’re
good
for
ever.
(para.
6)
?
Now
you
are
getting
confused
in
the
head,
he
thought.
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)
?
“Clear
up,
head,”
he
said
in
a
voice
he
could
hardly
hear.
“Clear
up.”
(para.
10)
?
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)
?
I’ll
try
it
again,
the
old
man
promised
...
(para.
14)
?
So
he
thought,
and
he
felt
himself
going
before
he
started;
I
will
try
it
once
again.
(para.
15)
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
the
contrast
between
the
old
man’s
physical
and
mental
conditions
and
leads
them
to
the
conclusion:
A
tough
man
can
be
destroyed
physically
but
not
defeated
mentally.
Step
4
Critical
thinking
1.
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
the
old
man’s
personalities.
2.
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
Hemingway’s
writing
style.
?
Simple
language,
with
short
sentences
and
small
words
?
Vivid
description
of
mental
activities
?
Few
comments
from
the
writer/narrator
?
Symbolism
3.
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
the
first
paragraph
and
find
out
about
Hemingway’s
writing
style.
4.
T
asks
Ss
to
analyse
the
third,
sixth
and
eighth
paragraphs
and
find
out
about
Hemingway’s
writing
style.
5.
T
introduces
Hemingway’s
Iceberg
Theory.
T
introduces
Hemingway’s
explanation
of
his
Iceberg
Theory
in
Death
in
the
Afternoon.
T
introduces
the
iceberg
principle
of
writing:
concise
language;
deep,
complicated
thoughts
and
meanings
underneath.
6.
T
asks
Ss
to
explore
the
symbolic
meanings.
?
The
old
man:
people’s
strong
will
?
The
fish:
people’s
goal
and
dream
?
The
sea:
the
harsh
reality
7.
T
asks
Ss
to
explore
the
theme
of
the
novel.
?
Honour
in
struggle,
defeat
and
death:
The
novel
highlights
the
theme
that
man
can
be
destroyed
but
not
defeated.
It
is
a
representation
of
life
as
a
struggle
against
forces
in
which
only
a
partial
victory
is
possible.
?
Pride
as
the
source
of
greatness
and
determination:
Santiago
embodies
Hemingway’s
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
from
his
pride
and
determination
to
fight.
Step
5
Sharing
T
asks
Ss
to
share
how
they
deal
with
difficulties
in
life
and
study.
Step
6
Conclusion
T
asks
Ss
to
reflect
on
a
sentence
from
Reading
(“The
attraction
of
literature
lies
more
in
what
it
awakens
in
us
than
what
it
says.”)
and
say
something
about
their
understanding
of
the
sentence
after
reading
the
excerpt.
V.
Homework
1.
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.