高三英语Module6《WarandPeace》culturalcornerandtask课件1（8张）（外研版选修6）.pptVIP

（英）阿道司·赫青黎简介 阿道司·赫青黎（Aldous Huxley，1894—1962），一位多产的英国作家，共写作了50多部小说、诗歌、哲学著作和游记，其中最著名的作品是长篇小说《美丽新世界》。作为生物学家的儿子，他从小受到良好的教育，先后毕业于伊顿公学和牛津大学。他对人类生活中的矛盾具有超人的预见力。尽管一次眼疾几乎让他视力全失，但在学习了盲文后，他逐步开始写作，先后创作了许多脍炙人口的小说，并在20年代成为一个明星人物，其中，1932年创作的《美丽新世界》让他名留青史。 1. When was the book Brave New World written? 2. Who wrote the book? 3. How many types of clones are there in the world described in the book? What are they? In 1931 Aldous Huxley Five. They are Alphas, the Betas, three lower groups including the Epsilons… Skimming: 4. Why is the book still famous today? Because it describes a terrifying future world that is becoming more and more possible. Scaning: Ture or Faulse statements The novel is still a subject of much discusion today for it is possible that the future world would be like the one described in it. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future. Each Alpha person is identical but Beta person is not. In the world descibed in the novel, every single person is happy with his or her position in society. T F F F 5. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy. 6. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a contry are completely controlled by the government. T F * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报