Слайд 1Jack London
Литературная гостиная, посвященная 140-летию со дня рождения американского писателя
Джека Лондона.
Подготовила учитель английского языка Телидченко М.Н.
ЧОУ СОШ «Альтернатива» г.Краснодар
Слайд 2Jack London, a 19th century American author and journalist
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He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco,
California.
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His life as a writer essentially
began in 1893.
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He read novels by
well-known authors.
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In 1896, when Jack London was twenty years old, gold
was discovered in Alaska.
Слайд 8A novel The Call of the Wild (1903)
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White Fang (1906), the most popular tale about a wild
wolf dog becoming domesticated.
Слайд 10The Sea-Wolf,
visionary fantasy The Iron Heel (1908),
The Cruise
of the Snark (1911)
Martin Eden, London's most autobiographical novel.
Слайд 11Family
In 1900 London married Bess Maddern.
Daughters Joan and Bess.
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He died at his California ranch, on November 22, 1916.
Слайд 13Questions:
Is Jack London the author`s real name?
Where and when
was he born?
Was it easy for him to become a
writer? Why?
What books written by Jack London did you remember?
How many times was Jack London married?
Why did he die? Where did it happen?
Слайд 15Choose the words to complete the sentences:
White Fang did not
like ________________ to a man.
At night White Fang stood _______________
over his master`s things.
The man was trying to ____________ himself from White Fang`s teeth.
Weedon Scott asked Matt to take _________ of the dog.
Weedon Scott was standing on the _______ with White Fang by his ______.
deck protect submitting side on guard a good care
Слайд 16True or false?
Weedon Scott was not kind to White Fang.
White
Fang loved Matt not Weedon Scott.
When Scott came back White
Fang got better quickly.
White Fang did not pay attention to a man who came at night.
Weedon Scott decided to stay in the north.
He couldn`t take White Fang with him because he was afraid that the dog would kill all the dogs in town.
White Fang found his master in the port.
Слайд 17Who said the following?
“I always said that the wolf was
a dog!”
“Take your wild dog. He will tear me to
pieces.”
“Tried to steal you, did he? And you didn`t let him?”
“What can I do with the dog in California?”
“I`m going away forever, my dog.”
“Are you taking him with you?”
Слайд 19Choose the right answer:
Martin Eden was:
a young man who didn`t
want to learn
a person who even cut his sleep hours
down
was very proud when he received the magazines with his words
2. Ruth was:
indifferent to martin`s failure
shocked when she heard what professor hilton advised martin
fond of reading martin`s works
Слайд 20Choose the right answer:
3. Professor Hilton:
congratulated Martin with his success
invited
Martin to have a cup of tea
advised Martin to go
back to the grammar school for at least two years
4. The editors of different papers and magazines:
accepted all Martin`s works
sent all his manuscripts back
asked him to type all his works
Слайд 21True or false?
Martin was happy to learn that he had
succeeded in his exams.
He was deeply affected by his failure.
Ruth
was very disappointed.
He received a lot of money for his work.
Martin sent his works to a lot of magazines but with no result.
Martin rented a computer and spent days and nights mastering the machine.
He did not like his poems. They seemed awful to him.
Слайд 22Who said the following?
“You know nothing, positively nothing. I should
advise you to go back to the grammar school for
at least two years.”
“Oh, Martin. I can`t imagine that you have failed. I`m so disappointed.”
"Knowledge seems to me like a chart-room. Whenever I go into the library, I am impressed that way.”
Слайд 23Литературная гостиная, посвященная 140-летию со дня рождения американского писателя Джека
Лондона.
ЧОУ СОШ «Альтернатива», январь, 2016 год.
Подготовили и провели учителя
английского языка:
Телидченко М.Н., Рындина Н.В., Ермакова В.А.
Слайд 24http://englishstory.ru/jack-london-the-biography.html/2
http://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499?page=1#final-years
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jlondon.htm