june 2 高中进阶版 p4-5. pre-reading p2p2 what do you know about george orwell? what do you know...
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Culture bites P3P3 Eric Arthur Blair, who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. He is best known for Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Animal Farm (1945). His work is marked by lucid prose ( 简单易懂的散文 ), awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism ( 极权主义 ).TRANSCRIPT
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Pre-reading
P2
What do you know about George Orwell?
What do you know about his works?
Culture bites
P3
Eric Arthur Blair, who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic.
He is best known for Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Animal Farm (1945).His work is marked by lucid prose (简单易懂的散文 ),
awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism (极权主义 ).
While-reading
P4
2. What makes George Orwell’s essays remarkable?
1. According to the author, what is the best work of George Orwell?
His essays.
Answer the following questions.
The impeccable style, the choice of subject matter and the unexpected insight.
While-reading
P5
4. What did George Orwell think of writing a book?
3. How did George Orwell generously and insightfully analyze Charles Dickens?
He familiarized himself with both Dickens’ 13 novels and works of a host of long-forgotten writers.
Answer the following questions.
It was a horrible exhausting struggle.
While-reading
P6
1. George Orwell’s essays are usually about ______.
A. politics and relationships
B. television and pop music
C. a word from a minister
D. ordinary people’s lives
Choose the best answer.
While-reading
P7
2. ______ is the longest work in George Orwell’s essay collection.
A. Animal Farm
B. Nineteen Eighty-Four
C. Why I Write
D. The piece on Dickens essay
Choose the best answer.
Language study
P8
1. Shandong province is famous for its __________ agricultural resources. (abundance)
2. You may be physically and mentally __________ after a long flight. (exhaust)
3. In addition, this thesis also provides some __________ suggestions for further research. (insight)
4. Whatever the scientists ultimately __________, all of their data will immediately be disputed. (conclusion)
5. He leaned over to give Michael an ___________ pat on the shoulder. (affection)
Complete each sentence with the proper form of the given words.
abundaabundantntexhausteexhaustedd
insightfuinsightfull
concludconcludee
affectionataffectionatee
After-reading
P9
Read one of George Orwell’s essays and write an review of it.
