高级英语 Marrakech 课件.pptVIP

Lesson Two Marrakech I. About the author Orwell: George Orwell is the pseudonym or pen name of Eric Arthur Blair(1903-50), British novelist and essayist, born in India. When he was four years old ,his family returned to England and settled in a village near London. When he was 8 years old, he was sent to a private preparatory school at Sussex. He later claimed that his experience there determined his views on the English class system. After attending Wellington and Eton, he served(1922-1927) with the Indian Police in Burma. His resignation from the service suggests that he had come to understand the imperialism which he was serving and had rejected. His experience in Burma is described in his first novel Burmese Days(1934).On his return to Europe in 1927,he lived in voluntary(doggishnism) poverty, first in Paris and then in London, a period which is the basis of his book Down and Out in Pairs and London1933. II.About the Background Morocco: The kingdom of Morocco is known as “land of the furthest west”. Located in north Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Morocco is the farthest west of all the Arab countries. Most of the people of Morocco are Muslims. Islam is the state religion and Arabic is the official language. But French and Spanish are also spoken. Marrakech: Marrakech is in west central Morocco, at the Northern foot of the high Atlas,130 miles south of Casablanca, the chief seaport. The city renowned for leather goods, is one of the principal commercial centers of Morocco. III.About the writing style Marrakech is a piece of exposition or expository writing. The word exposition quite literally means “to put forth, expound”. The purpose or intention of the writer of exposition(informative writing) is to inform or explain. He appeals to a reader’s understanding with verifiable facts and valid information, explaining and interpreting that material so that the reader will accept his point of view or explanation