reading practice选修六extract from the lion,the witch and the wardrobe.ppt

1、Words,Inquisitive n. inquisition kwz()n 调查 2. exclaimation magic/ magical/ magician powerful possession,Module 2 Book 6,Reading Practice,Page 26 Task 4,C.S.Lewis,“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another

2、world.”,C.S. Lewis was an author and scholar born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Although Lewis primary vocation was as a tutor of literature at Oxford and Cambridge, he is especially remembered for his works of imaginative fiction. His Chronicles of Narnia series, in particular, has been extremely p

3、opular with children and adults alike.,Introduction of the Story (Task1),1.Character: Lucy, the White Witch, Aslan 2.Place: Narnia 3.Time: Winter 4.Result: learn to be brave and to forgive; learn sorrow, happiness and wisdom.,Studying abroad is tougher,Although more and more Chinese are studying abr

4、oad, getting into schools overseas is getting harder every year. Lets find out why. Colleges in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia are always the first choice for Chinese students who want to study abroad. But getting into those schools is only getting harder - and more expensive. Most colleges in the

5、 U.S. have already raised their entrance standards this year. Theyve also increased tuition fees. Meanwhile, the ongoing financial crisis has tightened budgets for college education. That means its more difficult for overseas students to apply for scholarships. And with more Chinese students looking

6、 to get into the top 100 colleges in the U.S., the competition is tougher than ever.,Wang Jing, Business Insider, said, Normally, overseas students account for no more than 10 percent at American colleges. In the coming two or three years, the competition among Chinese students who want to study in

7、the U.S. will get quite fierce. In the U.K., the standard for overseas students has also been raised. At the end of last year, a new visa policy began requiring higher English language proficiency scores for Chinese students. In recent years, the number of Chinese students in the U.K. has continued

8、to increase. And in order to provide the best education, colleges there have stuck to small-class teaching. This has also made it harder for those applying to study in the country. Over in Australia, there is a warmer welcome for overseas students. A new visa policy came into effect this month, allo

9、wing overseas students a 2 to 4 year work opportunity after they graduate.,Its this little place that bred The Lord of the Rings and Narnia.,Ten years before Tolkien passed away, Lewis had already written the obituary for Tolkien.,They often met in an obscure bistro near University of Oxford.,J.R.R.

10、 Tolkien The writer of The Lord of the Rings,Only Lewis understood Tolkien.,Obituary btu:eri: 讣告 obscure bskju 不知名的 Bistro bistru 小酒馆 Breed-bred-bred bri:d bred 孕育,One day, they entered Nania through the wardrobe by chance.,A land frozen in eternal winter A country waiting to be set free,Because of

11、the evil White Witch who enslaved Narnia,eternal i:t:nl永恒的,These four children had their glorious mission to bring summer back to Narnia.,Glorious l:ris 光荣的,Aslan, the Great Lion,He led the four children to fight with the White Witch to uphold the justice!,Uphold the justice 伸张正义,Their petals can sh

12、ape like a man or a woman in the wind.,Petal petl 花瓣,Before these three movies produced by 20th Century Fox, there had been old BBC versions.,By now, three out of seven Lewiss novels have been filmed.,Who are they?,The reason why this novel has been filmed many times is because its a great work by L

13、ewis which tells us “how to be brave and to forgive.”,And the four childrens time in Narnia is “the great adventure that every child dreams of!”,Lets find our own wardrobe and begin the adventure in Narnia.,The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,In the story, we meet four English schoolchildren - Lucy

14、, Edmund, Peter, and Susan - who go to stay with an odd professor during the evacuation of London in wartime. While playing the game of hide-and-seek in the large house, they discover that through the fur coats in an old wardrobe is another world: the land of Narnia. There they meet talking animals

15、who are very interested to meet Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve.” The evil White Witch rules the land, causing it to be always winter but never Christmas. Bribed with magical Turkish sweets, Edmund betrays the others to the Witch, putting all of their lives in danger. The only hope for the childre

16、n and the Narnians is the lion Aslan, who finally defeats the White Witch by dying at the hands of the Witch in Edmunds place. When he comes back to life, the snow melts and Spring finally comes to Narnia.,Watch the trailer(预告片) of the movie,Task2 Page 26 Find out when it takes place.,Read the extract and answer the questions:,(b) as Lucy discovers Narnia,It takes place as Lucy discovers Narnia. What did she see?,Para.1 Lucy saw a light. Para.2 Lucy found the other light(lamp