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Unit 6Unit 6
The Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild (ⅠⅠ))
Cultural background:Cultural background:•The California Gold The California Gold RushRush
Jack London (born Jan. 12, 1876, died Nov. 22, 1916) is best known for his books The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence."
In fact, he was a prolific writer whose fiction explored three geographies and their cultures: the Yukon( 加拿大育空 ), California(加利福尼亚 ), and the South Pacific.
He experimented with many literary forms, from conventional love stories and dystopias to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war correspondence, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai( 莫洛凯,美国夏威夷群岛中的一岛,是麻风病人的隔离地 ) lepers.
A committed socialist, he insisted against editorial pressures to write political essays and insert social criticism in his fiction. He was among the most influential figures of his day.
London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for ranching through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40.
He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world.
Preview questions:Preview questions:•Have you ever read any Have you ever read any books of Jack London? books of Jack London? Do you like them?Do you like them?
Route:Route:Santa Clara Santa Clara valleyvalley
traintrain
San FranciscoSan Francisco
traintrain
SeattleSeattle
shipship
Dyea BeachDyea Beach
How did they treat How did they treat Buck?Buck?•Mr. Miller’s Mr. Miller’s familyfamily
•a fat man in a fat man in SeattleSeattle
•Perrault & Perrault & FrancoisFrancois
•SpitzSpitz
What event has taught What event has taught Buck a lesson?Buck a lesson?•A fat man beat Buck in A fat man beat Buck in Seattle.Seattle.
•Curly was killed by a Curly was killed by a crowd of dogs.crowd of dogs.
Language points:Language points:•Again the club hit him Again the club hit him and he and he crashcrashed to the ed to the ground.ground.
•crash: to fell crash: to fell violently and noisilyviolently and noisily
•Buck was beaten (he Buck was beaten (he knew that) but he was knew that) but he was not not brokenbroken..
•broken: losing couragebroken: losing courage
Language points:Language points:
Language points:Language points:•Growling, he threw Growling, he threw himself at the snow, himself at the snow, and a moment later, he and a moment later, he had jumped upwards had jumped upwards into the daylight.into the daylight.
•throw oneself at: to throw oneself at: to rush violently atrush violently at
The theory of evolution was developed by Charles Darwin(1809-1882) in his book On the Origin of Species, which was first printed in 1859.
The idea of evolution is that plants and animals that are plants and animals that are naturally suitable for life in naturally suitable for life in their environment will their environment will continue to live and develop, continue to live and develop, while plants and animals that while plants and animals that do not have these qualities do not have these qualities gradually disappeargradually disappear. This process is called natural selection( 自然选择 ).
the survival of the fittest
第一章进入蛮荒 Chapter One An Introduction to the Primitive第二章 大棒和獠牙的法则Chapter Two The Law of Club and Tooth第三章 威风的原始动物Chapter Three The Stronger Primitive Beast
第四章 霸权归属Chapter Four The Leadership第五章 雪路苦役Chapter Five The Work of the Trail第六章 为了一个人的爱Chapter Six For the Love of a Man第七章 呼唤声声Chapter Seven The Hearing of the Call
Vocabulary:Vocabulary:•Several plants have Several plants have ______ themselves to ______ themselves to desert conditions.desert conditions.
•Her children ______ Her children ______ quickly to living in a quickly to living in a small town.small town.
•The plane ______ The plane ______ shortly after take-shortly after take-off.off.
•Don’t ______ the Don’t ______ the handle. Hold it tight handle. Hold it tight and don’t let go.and don’t let go.
Vocabulary:Vocabulary:
pug 八哥犬
French bulldog
法国斗牛犬
shar pei
沙皮
St. Bernard
圣伯纳德犬
Labrador
拉布拉多犬
collie
柯利牧羊犬
German shepherd dog
德国牧羊犬
Pomeranian
博美犬
poodle
贵宾犬
Papillon
蝴蝶犬
Samoyed
萨摩耶
Chihuahua
吉娃娃
Siberian husky
西伯利亚雪橇犬
Alaskan malamute
阿拉斯加雪橇犬