Unit 9: Jack London. Reading 1

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

The place where gold was found is ________
a. Alaska b. San Francisco c. the Far East
Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia are countries in ____________
a. America b. Europe c. the Far East
After twenty-five years of teaching, he has a lot of ___________
a. adventure b. experiences c. experience
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
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
(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 best-known novels are The Call of tile Wild and The Sea-Wolf.

represent
born
quit
travelled
gold - rush
material
Task 2: Read the text carefully and answer the questions below
What topic is Jack London famous for?
Where was he born? And when?
Did he have good schooling?
Did he travel a lot?
Did he answer the call of the famous “gold rush” to Alaska?
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
The story is about a man and his dog going to the Arctic. They were in bad weather. The man was so cold that he could not eat his biscuits for lunch. His fingers were too numb. Can you guess what he did then?
Homework
Learn by heart Jack London’s biography
Read the 1st paragraph