Unit 6 A Day's Wait
Unit 6 A Day’s Wait
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reaing After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reaing After Reading
Lead-in Zuestions 1.Have you ever been worried about what somebody said only to find out later that you had misunderstood and that there was nothing to worry about after all?If yes, what is it? 2.How do you feel when you are waiting? 3.What is the longest time you have been kept waiting? 4.What is the normal body temperature? 5.How much do you know about Ernest Hemingway?Have you read any of his works?
Lead-in Questions 1. Have you ever been worried about what somebody said only to find out later that you had misunderstood and that there was nothing to worry about after all? If yes, what is it? 2.How do you feel when you are waiting? 3. What is the longest time you have been kept waiting? 4. What is the normal body temperature? 5. How much do you know about Ernest Hemingway? Have you read any of his works?
Ernest Hemingway Hemingway (1899-1961)was born in a well-to- do suburb of Chicago.His father was a physician who liked to hunt and fish in his spare time.After graduation from high school,Hemingway worked briefly as a journalist on the Kansas City Star, where he learned a great deal about exactness and style in reporting.In 1917 he went to Italy with a volunteerambulance unit, then fought as a solider in the Italy army, and was badly wounded
Ernest Hemingway Hemingway (1899-1961) was born in a well-todo suburb of Chicago. His father was a physician who liked to hunt and fish in his spare time. After graduation from high school, Hemingway worked briefly as a journalist on the Kansas City Star, where he learned a great deal about exactness and style in reporting. In 1917 he went to Italy with a volunteerambulance unit, then fought as a solider in the Italy army, and was badly wounded
The experience in WWI gave him material for many of his short stories and some of the novels, including The Sun Also Rises(1926)and A Farewell to Arms(1929).During the Spanish Civil War(1936),he went to Spain as a journalist, strongly supporting the losing Republican side against the Fascist forces of Franco.His experiences there provided material for one of his best novels,For whom the Bell Tolls (1940) In 1952,he published his masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea.In 1954,he was awarded the highest prize a writer can receive,the Nobel Prize for Literature
The experience in WWI gave him material for many of his short stories and some of the novels, including The Sun Also Rises (1926) and A Farewell to Arms (1929). During the Spanish Civil War (1936), he went to Spain as a journalist, strongly supporting the losing Republican side against the Fascist forces of Franco. His experiences there provided material for one of his best novels, For whom the Bell Tolls (1940). In 1952, he published his masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea. In 1954, he was awarded the highest prize a writer can receive, the Nobel Prize for Literature
Thermometers A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature.The most common scales are Fahrenheit and Celsius or Centigrade.Fahrenheit is used in the United States and some other English-speaking countries.On the Fahrenheit scale,the freezing point of water is 32F and its boiling point 212F.Celsius is used throughout most of the world.On the Celsius scale,the freezing point of water is 0c and its boiling point 100c Fahrenheit to Celsius:C=(F-32)5/9 Celsius to Fahrenheit:F=(F+32)9/5
Thermometers A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. The most common scales are Fahrenheit and Celsius or Centigrade. Fahrenheit is used in the United States and some other English-speaking countries. On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32℉ and its boiling point 212℉. Celsius is used throughout most of the world. On the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water is 0℃ and its boiling point 100℃. • Fahrenheit to Celsius: C=(F-32)5/9 • Celsius to Fahrenheit: F=(F+32)9/5
Length 1 inch=25.4 mm 1 foot=30.48 cm 1 yard=0.914 m 1 mile=1.609 km
Length 1 inch=25.4 mm 1 foot=30.48 cm 1 yard=0.914 m 1 mile=1.609 km
Tutraductory Remarks Hemingway's writing style is simplicity,naturalness,directness, clarity,freshness. Death and courage are two of the themes in his novels.He thinks it is this courage that enables a man to become a man,to assert his dignity in face of adversity. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated
Introductory Remarks Hemingway's writing style is simplicity, naturalness, directness, clarity, freshness. Death and courage are two of the themes in his novels. He thinks it is this courage that enables a man to become a man, to assert his dignity in face of adversity. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated
In this short story,Hemingway shows the feeling of a nine-year-old boy who,through a misunderstanding,undergoes a shattering experience.This misunderstanding is brought about by the fact that different countries use different kinds of medical thermometers.The experience is a real crisis for the boy:he thinks he is going to die and has spent a day thinking about his death. However,in facing this crisis,the boy shows no fear and controls his emotions manfully-a mark of courage in Hemingway's sense
In this short story, Hemingway shows the feeling of a nine-year-old boy who, through a misunderstanding, undergoes a shattering experience. This misunderstanding is brought about by the fact that different countries use different kinds of medical thermometers. The experience is a real crisis for the boy: he thinks he is going to die and has spent a day thinking about his death. However, in facing this crisis, the boy shows no fear and controls his emotions manfully—a mark of courage in Hemingway’s sense
Questions 1)what's the title of this short story? t“ADay's Wait”. 2)A day's wait for what? For death. 3)Who has been waiting a whole day for death? An American boy
Questions 1) what’s the title of this short story? “A Day’s Wait”. 2) A day’s wait for what? For death. 3) Who has been waiting a whole day for death? An American boy
