reading 12_unit 9

Unit 9: Jack London (1876 - 1916) To Build a Fire Warm -up acronyms Jack London (1876 – 1916) Task 1: Read the text quickly and make the right choices for the following sentences 1. The place where gold was found is ________ a. Alaska b. San Francisco c. the Far East 2. Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia are countries in ____________ a. America b. Europe c. the Far East 3. After twenty-five years of teaching, he has a lot of ___________ a. adventure b. experiences c. experience 4. Among his best-known novels are the call of the wild, the sea – wolf and to build a fire. “Best-known” here means __________ a. most famous b. dull c. terrible 5. He quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. The word ”quit” here means _________ a. continued b. stopped c. paused Alaska the Far East experiences most famous stopped New words: (v) Represent (n) Adventure (n) experiences (n) Alaska/ the Far East (v) Quit – quit - quit (n) Gold - rush The earth The south pole The north pole/ The Arctic (n) The call Jack London (1876 ­ 1916) Jack London's life and writings are thought by many to  (1)__________the American love of adventure. He was  (2)__________ in San Francisco, California, and  (3)________ school at fourteen to become a sailor. He  (4)_________ a great during his short lifetime, in the United  States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was  discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the  call of adventure, took part in the famous “(5)__________".  His experiences in the wild northern country provided him  with (6)___________ for many of his later stories and  novels, including To Build a Fire. Among his best­known  novels are The Call of tile Wild and The Sea­Wolf. represent born quit travelled gold - rush material Task 2: Read the text carefully and answer the questions below 1. What topic is Jack London famous for? 2. Where was he born? And when? 3. Did he have good schooling? 4. Did he travel a lot? 5. Did he answer the call of the famous “gold rush” to Alaska? 6. Did he get a lot of gold? Answers: 1. What topic is Jack London famous for? 2. Where was he born? And when? 3. Did he have good schooling? 4. Did he travel a lot? 5. Did he answer the call of the famous “gold rush” to Alaska? 6. Did he get a lot of gold? 1. Adventure 2. In San Francisco in 1876 3. No, he had to stop his schooling at 14 years old 4. Yes, he used to travel in the USA, Europe and the Far East. 5. Yes, he took part in the “gold rush” 6. No, but he got a lot of experiences and materials in the wild northern country for his later stories and novels. Among them is To Build A Fire. PAIRWORK: Work in group of four or eight students. Talk with your partner what you know about Jack London A Fire. Summary: TO BUILD A FIRE Get twigs for fire - wood Build a fire . Unit 9: Jack London (1876 - 191 6) To Build a Fire Warm -up acronyms Jack London (1876 – 191 6) Task 1: Read the text quickly. (4)_________ a great during his short lifetime, in the United  States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was  discovered in Alaska in 1 897 , Jack London, answering the  call of adventure, took part in the famous “(5)__________".