四川省昭觉中学高二英语复习课件（外研版必修5）：reading practice Book 6 M2.pptVIP

zxxkw zxxkw A story author setting characters language plot … What can you learn about the story by observing the pictures? Fact File： Nationality: Year of Birth: Year of death: Most famous works: Extra information: zxxkw “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” C.S. Lewis was an author and scholar born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Although Lewis primary vocation was as a tutor of literature at Oxford and Cambridge, he is especially remembered for his works of imaginative fiction. His Chronicles of Narnia series, in particular, has been extremely popular with children and adults alike. Occupation novelist, scholar, broadcaster Genres fantasy, science fiction, childrens literature Notable work(s) The Chronicles of NarniaMere ChristianityThe Space TrilogyTill We Have FacesSurprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life In the story, we meet four English schoolchildren - Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan - who go to stay with an odd professor during the evacuation of London in wartime. While playing the game of hide-and-seek in the large house, they discover that through the fur coats in an old wardrobe is another world: the land of Narnia. There they meet talking animals who are very interested to meet Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve.” The evil White Witch rules the land, causing it to be always winter but never Christmas. Bribed with magical Turkish sweets, Edmund betrays the others to the Witch, putting all of their lives in danger. The only hope for the children and the Narnians is the lion Aslan, who finally defeats the White Witch by dying at the hands of the Witch in Edmunds place. When he comes back to life, the snow melts and Spring finally comes to Narnia. zxxkw Watch the trailer of the movie 1. Who is the heroine and who is the hero? 2. Which part of the story does this extract belong to? Any why? Read the extract and answer the questions: zxx