Unit 9: Reading 1

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Novel ‘The call of the wild’
Character: a sheep-dog ‘BUCK’

Who wrote the novel
“The Call of the Wild”?
A. Mark Twain
B. Jack London
C. Ernest Hemingway
B. Jack London
Unit 9
To build a fire

Jack London (1876 - 1916)
Matching:
Represent a. leave a job, school
Quit b. exciting or dangerous experience, journey
Take part in c. supply with
Adventure d. participate
Provide s.o with s.thg e. famous
Best-known f. to be an example of
Answer key:
1-f 2-a 3-d 4-b 5-c 6-e
Fill in the blanks with the words above:
1. Lam Truong ……………..the live show last year because of bad health.
2. Local businesses are well ………………………..on the committee.
3. When you are a child, life is one big……………….
4. We should……………………the social activities.
5. Our government…………………..the poor ………..food and clothes last month.
6. Her ……………..song is “ Titanic”
quit
represented
adventure
take part in
provided
with
best-known
Vocabulary
To represent : to be an example of
Representation (n) representative (a), (n)
2) Adventure (n)
 adventurer (n) - adventurous (adj)
3) To quit – quit – quit : to leave a place, job
4) The Far East (n): China, Japan, and other countries of east Asia.
5) Material (n) : facts or information
6) Experience (n)
7) Best-known (adj)
8) Take part in
9) Provide s.o with sthg
Alaska :The largest state of the US, in the extreme north-west of North America.

III Make questions and answers:
1) What / Jack London’s life and writings / think / represent ?
2) Where / he / born ?
3) When / he / quit school / become / a sailor ?
4) Where / he / travel / during / lifetime ?
5) When / gold / discover / Alaska ?
Make questions and answers:
1) What / Jack London’s life and writings / think / represent ?
 What are Jack London’s life and writings thought to represent ?
 Jack London’s life and writings are thought to represent the American love of adventure.
2) Where / he / born ?
Where was he born ?
He was born in San Francisco, California.
3) When / he / quit school / become / a sailor ?
When did he quit school to become a sailor ?
When he was 14, he quit school to become a sailor .
4) Where / he / travel / during / lifetime ?
Where did he travel during his short lifetime ?
He travelled in the US, Europe, and the Far East.

5) When / gold / discover / Alaska ?
When was gold discovered in Alaska ?
It was discovered in Alaska in 1897.
Can you guess Who is he?
Who is he?
We learn his novel in 11 form.
3.He wrote: Tom sawyer: innocents abroad……
Mark Twain
1. Who is he?
2. He is a famous Viet namese writer.
3. He wrote” Trang giang”
1. Who is he?
2.He is a famous English writer.
3. He wrote:
1. Who is he?
2. Who is a famous French writer.
3. He wrote” Nhung nguoi khon kho” (the poor)
1. Who is he?
2. He is a famous Viet Namese Writer.
3. He wrote “ Day thon vi da”
Jack London
His life
1876 – 1916
San Francisco , California
Aged 14, a sailor
Take part in Gold Rush (1897)
His writings
The call of the wild
The Sea-Wolf
To build a fire

Remember:
Jack London’s life and writings represent the American love of adventure.