Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 9: Jack london

Unit 9: Jack London(1876 - 1916)To Build a FireWarm -upacronymsJack London(1876 – 1916)Task 1: Read the text quickly and make the right choices for the following sentencesThe place where gold was found is ________	a. Alaska	b. San Francisco	c. the Far EastViet Nam, Laos, Cambodia are countries in ____________	a. America	b. Europe 	c. the Far EastAfter twenty-five years of teaching, he has a lot of ___________	a. adventure	b. experiences	c. experienceAmong his best-known novels are the call of the wild, the sea – wolf and to build a fire. “Best-known” here means __________	a. most famous	b. dull	c. terribleHe quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. The word ”quit” here means _________	a. continued	b. stopped	c. pausedAlaska the Far East experiencesmost famous stopped New words:(v) Represent(n) Adventure(n) experiences(n) Alaska/ the Far East(v) Quit – quit - quit(n) Gold - rushThe earthThe south poleThe north pole/The Arctic (n) The call	Jack London	(1876 - 1916)Jack London's life and writings are thought by many to (1)__________the American love of adventure. He was (2)__________ in San Francisco, California, and (3)________ school at fourteen to become a sailor. He (4)_________ a great during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous “(5)__________". His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with (6)___________ for many of his later stories and novels, including To Build a Fire. Among his best-known novels are The Call of tile Wild and The Sea-Wolf.representbornquittravelledgold - rushmaterialTask 2: Read the text carefully and answer the questions belowWhat topic is Jack London famous for?Where was he born? And when?Did he have good schooling?Did he travel a lot?Did he answer the call of the famous “gold rush” to Alaska?Did he get a lot of gold?Answers: 1. What topic is Jack London famous for?2. Where was he born? And when?3. Did he have good schooling?4. Did he travel a lot?5. Did he answer the call of the famous “gold rush” to Alaska?6. Did he get a lot of gold?1. Adventure2. In San Francisco in 18763. No, he had to stop his schooling at 14 years old4. Yes, he used to travel in the USA, Europe and the Far East. 5. Yes, he took part in the “gold rush”6. No, but he got a lot of experiences and materials in the wild northern country for his later stories and novels.	Among them is To Build A Fire.PAIRWORK:Work in group of four or eight students. Talk with your partner what you know about Jack London A Fire.Summary: TO BUILD A FIREGet twigs for fire - wood Build a fire The story is about a man and his dog going to the Arctic. They were in bad weather. The man was so cold that he could not eat his biscuits for lunch. His fingers were too numb. Can you guess what he did then?Homework Learn by heart Jack London’s biography Read the 1st paragraph