1、Lead-in1 Step Do you like reading?Have you ever read an English novel?If yes,what is it and who is the author?Title predictionStep 2 Can you predict what will happen according to the title?Cultural background(P53)Ernest Hemingway(18991961),an American writer of novels and short stories,is well thoug
2、ht 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 a fisherman named Santiago.After coming in empty-handed for eighty-four day
3、s,Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.Careful readingStep 3 What is the adventure?Why is Santiago a tough man?The old manThe fishpulled to bring him closerturned a littlestraightened himself and began another circleThe fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beautiful looking and only his g
4、reat 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)The old manThe fishheld on the great fish all the strain that he couldpulled part way overrighted hims
5、elf 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 came alongside and pulling with all his strength,the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.
6、(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 away.(para.7)tried twice moreescaped twice moreTwice more it was the same on the turns.(para.11)The old manThe fishtried
7、 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 righted himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air.(para.13)tried it againescaped againHe tried
8、 it again and it was the same.(para.15)Though the fish _ every time,the old man never _ and always _.swam awaygave uptried againHe 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.(p
9、ara.6).although his hands were mushy now 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 anywa
10、y.Do you have to kill me 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 n
11、ot 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.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.You must
12、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 himself going before he sta
13、rted;I will try it once again.(para.15)Ill try it again,the old man promised.(para.14)Critical readingStep 4 Describe the old mans personalities.Determined BraveFearlessStrong-willedConfidentOptimisticPersistentUnyieldingAnalyse Hemingways writing style.Hemingways writing styleSimple language Small
14、words Short sentencesVivid description of mental activitiesSymbolism Few comments from the writer/narratorThe 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 turn
15、ed 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 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)I must get him alongside this time,he tho
16、ught.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,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 kill
17、s who.(para.8)language points受到好评擅长做某事尝试做某事拉稍微侧身挺直身子感到头晕抓住，抓紧把.弄过来把.拉过来尽全力摆正自己的身子attempt to do sthpull onturn a little on ones sidebe good at doing sthstraighten oneselfbe well thought of=be highly thought offeel faintright oneselfpull all of ones efforts onpull.over.hold onget.over.伸手去拿永远有权利做某事变糊涂保
18、持头脑清醒正要做某事再次have a right to do sthget confusedkeep ones head clearfor ever=foroverbe on the point of doing sth.when.reach foronce again1.That way nothing is accomplished,he thought.翻译：_2.Never have I seen a greater,or more beautiful,or a calmer or more noble thing than you,brother.语法功能：_部分倒装部分倒装Exte
19、nded reading:Important sentences照照这样下去会一事无成的，他想到。这样下去会一事无成的，他想到。3.You must keep your head clear.Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man.Or a fish.翻译：_ 你必须保持头脑清醒你必须保持头脑清醒，这样才能像，这样才能像个个男子汉一男子汉一样懂得忍受样懂得忍受痛苦，或者像一条鱼那样。痛苦，或者像一条鱼那样。4.He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time.翻
20、译：_每次他都感觉自己快要垮了。每次他都感觉自己快要垮了。Extended reading:Important sentencesSharingStep 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.
