Unit 3 A Hanging George Orwell
Unit 3 A Hanging George Orwell
George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 -21 January 1950) Pen name George Orwell An English novelist,political writer and journalist
George Orwell His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit,a profound BBC awareness of social injustice,an intense,revolutionary opposition to totalitarianism,a passion for clarity 南方者质服 in language and a belief in www.nddaiy.com democratic socialism
George Orwell 重续西方经典文学名善 Notable work(s): nimal larm Homage to Catalonia (1938) 色反而乌托帮三部曲 一九八四·动物农场 Animal Farm(1945) 【示治，奥城射/秀】 第某由博酸越/球 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (199 ANIMAL FARM Essays 离江出版社
Pre-reading activities 1)How much do you know about our nation's criminal law?Does it contain capital punishment? 2)Do you think the death penalty should be abolished in a civilized society?
Pre-reading activities 1) How much do you know about our nation's criminal law? Does it contain capital punishment? 2) Do you think the death penalty should be abolished in a civilized society?
Structure of the Text ·Part I.(Para.1) Part ll.(Para.2-Para.14) .Part lll.(Para.15-Para.22)
Structure of the Text • Part I. (Para. 1) • Part II. (Para. 2-Para. 14) • Part III. (Para. 15-Para. 22)
Discussion of Para.1 1.Where and when did the story take place? The story took place in Burma on a sodden morning of the rains. 2.Provide a general description of the condemned cells. The condemned cells,a row of sheds fronted with double bars,were like small animal cages.Each cell was about ten feet long and ten feet wide and was quite bare within except for a plank bed and a pot for drinking water.In some of the cells brown silent men were squatting at the inner bars,with their blankets draped round them
Discussion of Para. 1 1. Where and when did the story take place? The story took place in Burma on a sodden morning of the rains. 2. Provide a general description of the condemned cells. The condemned cells, a row of sheds fronted with double bars, were like small animal cages. Each cell was about ten feet long and ten feet wide and was quite bare within except for a plank bed and a pot for drinking water. In some of the cells brown silent men were squatting at the inner bars, with their blankets draped round them
Language work It was in Burma,on a sodden morning of the rains. The story took place in Burma on a very wet morning during the rainy season. the condemned cells: the very small rooms in a prison where prisoners,who had been sentenced to death and who were due to be hanged within a week or two,were being kept. Each cell measured about ten feet by ten and was quite bare within except for a plank bed and a pot for drinking water. Each condemned cell was about ten feet long and ten feet wide, in each of which there was only a plank bed and a pot for drinking water
Language work It was in Burma, on a sodden morning of the rains. The story took place in Burma on a very wet morning during the rainy season. the condemned cells: the very small rooms in a prison where prisoners, who had been sentenced to death and who were due to be hanged within a week or two, were being kept. Each cell measured about ten feet by ten and was quite bare within except for a plank bed and a pot for drinking water. Each condemned cell was about ten feet long and ten feet wide, in each of which there was only a plank bed and a pot for drinking water
● squat:vi.sit on one's heels or on the ground with the knees drawn up under or close to the body;occupy an empty building or settle on unoccupied land,etc.without permission e.g.: (1)The old man was squatting down by the fire,smoking a tobacco pipe. (2)Some homeless people were squatting in that deserted house. drape sth.round/over sth.else:hang (cloth,curtains,a cloak,etc.)loosely on sth.else e.g.: (1)A fur coat was draped round her shoulders. (2)Dustsheets were draped over the furniture in the house
• squat: vi. sit on one's heels or on the ground with the knees drawn up under or close to the body; occupy an empty building or settle on unoccupied land, etc. without permission e.g.: (1) The old man was squatting down by the fire, smoking a tobacco pipe. (2) Some homeless people were squatting in that deserted house. • drape sth. round/over sth. else: hang (cloth, curtains, a cloak, etc.) loosely on sth. else e.g.: (1) A fur coat was draped round her shoulders. (2) Dustsheets were draped over the furniture in the house
Discussion of Paras.2-14 Detailed Study of Paras.2-7 1.How did the man react while the warders were getting him ready? The condemned prisoner stood without trying to put up any resistance.He quite willingly let his limp arms be tied up with the ropes,as though he paid no attention to what was happening
Discussion of Paras. 2-14 Detailed Study of Paras. 2-7 1.How did the man react while the warders were getting him ready? The condemned prisoner stood without trying to put up any resistance. He quite willingly let his limp arms be tied up with the ropes, as though he paid no attention to what was happening