[文学]《新编英语教程》第四册unit 7 PPT.pptVIP

Doris Lessing (1919- ) ---Persian-born, Rhodesian罗得西亚(前南非一地区)-raised and London-residing British novelist and short-story writer ---never finished high school and largely educated herself through voracious狼吞虎咽的reading ---Her novels and short stories are largely concerned with people caught in the social and political upheavals剧变of the 20th century. Central themes in her works are feminism, the battle of the sexes, and individuals in search of wholeness. Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature at the age of 88. An excerpt from Doris Lessing’s short story A Sunrise on the veld. A brief summary of the opening of the story Very early one cold moring, the fifteen-year-old boy rose,dressed rapidly and, holding his gun under his arm and accompanied by his dogs, quietly stole out of his house. He began walking swiftly along the path of the bush, and soon he was running in the wild. He had come out to shoot guinea fowls, but he was too late. However, he did not mind. In fact, he was so exhilarated that he shouted and yelled and sang at the top of his voice. Suddenly he heard a new voice, not his own. Somewhere close to him there was a sound of pain, a kind of shortened scream.He stopped, listened, and looked. Between two trees was a small buck, covered with what appeared to be bits of black fur, screaming and staggering drunkenly and even leaping from side to side, as if it were blind. Explain why the savagery of the soldier ant is a legend in Africa. What is an ants’ nest like in structure? How is a Queen ant different from ordinary ants? What task do the soldier ants have when the Queen is disturbed? Text II Extensive Reading Questions Tiny Killers on the March Useful expressions Oral Work Discuss your New Year’s resolutions with your partner, following are suggested topics: Study plan Hobbies and Interests Travel Your planed methods to achieve these goals Dictation A Dictation B Listening Key Key Listening Dicta