Presentation: 2001: A space odyssey

Group  Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hằằ ng  Phạm Thị Thùy Dung  Hoàng Diệu Linh  Mai Thanh Hằằng  Đoàn Thị Hương Introduction Summary Vocabulary Characters Questions Arthur Charles Clarke ф Born: Minehead, Somerset, England, U.K ф Occupation : Science fiction writer, science write and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host ф Notable works: o Profiles of the Future o 2001: A Space Odyssey o Rendezvous with Rama o The Fountains of Paradise 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010: Odssey Two 2061: Odssey Three 3000: The Final Odssey • Title of the text: WHY THE MOON GOES AWAY • Publisher: Hutchinson (UK), New American Library (US) • Date: 1968 • Type of text: Short story • The main ideas of the text: The text shows how the stars found out their moon Tatsani was princess of Siam, she was beautiful and gracious Sun King was the one who ruled the heavens Every morning he drove his golden chariot to bring light to people One day, he saw Tatsani and fell in love with her He didn’t want to go home from that time In consequence, the earth became dry and scorched Gracious /´greiʃəs/(a): be having in a pleasant Chariot / ´tʃæriət/ (n): A two-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing Bed(n): bottom of the sea, river,… Eg: Bed of this river can be seen in summer.  Fiery/´faiəri/ (a) : consisting of or flaming with fire Eg: The sun likes a fiery ball in the summer Scorch /skɔ:tʃ/ (v/n): the burning or charring of the surface of something Cruel /'kru:ә(l)/(a): causing pain or suffering to sth Innocent /'inəsnt/(a): not guilty of a crime or offense Eg: She’s innocent, she didn’t get your money Beat down: shine or fall relentlessly 1.Tatsani: Tatsani is a princess in Thailand She’s very beautiful, gentle, kind, caring and gracious She’s a perfect person in every aspect Everyone falls in love with her when they see her 2.The Sun King: He’s a powerful person in the heaven He’s madly in love He doesn’t think about the consequences from his action 3.Tatsani’s parent: Tatsani’s parent are the King and Queen in Thailand They very love their daughter and civilian 4.The stars: They love Tatsani and the night sky They’re intelligent   Who ruled the Earth and heaven? Princess Tatsani’s father ruled the whole earth, while the Sun King ruled the heavens Why didn’t the Sun King go home? Because he fell in love with Tatsani and only wanted to see her      What happened when the Sun King didn’t go home? It was too hot for any living thing to stay near his fiery chariot The earth became dry and scorched, and the river beds dried up The mud cracked As the plants in the cruel heat, the water in the rice fields evaporated, and the rice began to dry out The stars can never come out Why were there gold and silver?  Tatsani’s tears turned to silver and the King’s turned to gold What did the Sun King promise to the stars?  He promised that he must go home at the end of every day and Tatsani would become their moon [...]... Sun King: He’s a powerful person in the heaven He’s madly in love He doesn’t think about the consequences from his action 3.Tatsani’s parent: Tatsani’s parent are the King and Queen in Thailand They very love their daughter and civilian 4.The stars: They love Tatsani and the night sky They’re intelligent 1  2  Who ruled the Earth and heaven? Princess Tatsani’s father ruled the whole earth, while the... heavens Why didn’t the Sun King go home? Because he fell in love with Tatsani and only wanted to see her 3      What happened when the Sun King didn’t go home? It was too hot for any living thing to stay near his fiery chariot The earth became dry and scorched, and the river beds dried up The mud cracked As the plants in the cruel heat, the water in the rice fields evaporated, and the rice began...Tatsani left the palace and hurried to the cave so that she could think what to do The Sun King followed her and he lost his chariot when he came back To find out the chariot, he must promise to the stars that he would return heavens and let Tatsani became their moon    Spoiled /spɔild/ (a) : Be ruined character by over indulgence      Spoil (v): diminish or destroy the value or quality of... quality of something    Evaporate /i´væpə¸reit/ (v): turn into vapor Gracious /´greiʃəs/ (a) : be having in a pleasant Chariot / ´tʃæriət/ (n): A two-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing Bed(n): bottom of the sea, river,… Eg: Bed of this river can be seen in summer.  Fiery/´faiəri/ (a) : consisting of or flaming with fire Eg: The sun likes a fiery ball in the summer Scorch /skɔ:tʃ/... burning or charring of the surface of something Cruel /'kru:ә(l)/ (a) : causing pain or suffering to sth Innocent /'inəsnt/ (a) : not guilty of a crime or offense Eg: She’s innocent, she didn’t get your money Beat down: shine or fall relentlessly 1.Tatsani: Tatsani is a princess in Thailand She’s very beautiful, gentle, kind, caring and gracious She’s a perfect person in every aspect Everyone falls in love... heat, the water in the rice fields evaporated, and the rice began to dry out The stars can never come out 4 Why were there gold and silver?  Tatsani’s tears turned to silver and the King’s turned to gold 5 What did the Sun King promise to the stars?  He promised that he must go home at the end of every day and Tatsani would become their moon