Unit 6Unit 6

The Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild (ⅠⅠ))

Cultural background:Cultural background:•The California Gold The California Gold RushRush

Jack London (born Jan. 12, 1876, died Nov. 22, 1916) is best known for his books The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence."

In fact, he was a prolific writer whose fiction explored three geographies and their cultures: the Yukon( 加拿大育空 ), California(加利福尼亚 ), and the South Pacific.

He experimented with many literary forms, from conventional love stories and dystopias to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war correspondence, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai( 莫洛凯，美国夏威夷群岛中的一岛，是麻风病人的隔离地 ) lepers.

A committed socialist, he insisted against editorial pressures to write political essays and insert social criticism in his fiction. He was among the most influential figures of his day.

London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for ranching through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40.

He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world.

Preview questions:Preview questions:•Have you ever read any Have you ever read any books of Jack London? books of Jack London? Do you like them?Do you like them?

Route:Route:Santa Clara Santa Clara valleyvalley

traintrain

San FranciscoSan Francisco

traintrain

SeattleSeattle

shipship

Dyea BeachDyea Beach

How did they treat How did they treat Buck?Buck?•Mr. Miller’s Mr. Miller’s familyfamily

•a fat man in a fat man in SeattleSeattle

•Perrault & Perrault & FrancoisFrancois

•SpitzSpitz

What event has taught What event has taught Buck a lesson?Buck a lesson?•A fat man beat Buck in A fat man beat Buck in Seattle.Seattle.

•Curly was killed by a Curly was killed by a crowd of dogs.crowd of dogs.

Language points:Language points:•Again the club hit him Again the club hit him and he and he crashcrashed to the ed to the ground.ground.

•crash: to fell crash: to fell violently and noisilyviolently and noisily

•Buck was beaten (he Buck was beaten (he knew that) but he was knew that) but he was not not brokenbroken..

•broken: losing couragebroken: losing courage

Language points:Language points:

Language points:Language points:•Growling, he threw Growling, he threw himself at the snow, himself at the snow, and a moment later, he and a moment later, he had jumped upwards had jumped upwards into the daylight.into the daylight.

•throw oneself at: to throw oneself at: to rush violently atrush violently at

The theory of evolution was developed by Charles Darwin(1809-1882) in his book On the Origin of Species, which was first printed in 1859.

The idea of evolution is that plants and animals that are plants and animals that are naturally suitable for life in naturally suitable for life in their environment will their environment will continue to live and develop, continue to live and develop, while plants and animals that while plants and animals that do not have these qualities do not have these qualities gradually disappeargradually disappear. This process is called natural selection( 自然选择 ).

the survival of the fittest

第一章进入蛮荒 Chapter One An Introduction to the Primitive第二章 大棒和獠牙的法则Chapter Two The Law of Club and Tooth第三章 威风的原始动物Chapter Three The Stronger Primitive Beast

第四章 霸权归属Chapter Four The Leadership第五章 雪路苦役Chapter Five The Work of the Trail第六章 为了一个人的爱Chapter Six For the Love of a Man第七章 呼唤声声Chapter Seven The Hearing of the Call

Vocabulary:Vocabulary:•Several plants have Several plants have ______ themselves to ______ themselves to desert conditions.desert conditions.

•Her children ______ Her children ______ quickly to living in a quickly to living in a small town.small town.

•The plane ______ The plane ______ shortly after take-shortly after take-off.off.

•Don’t ______ the Don’t ______ the handle. Hold it tight handle. Hold it tight and don’t let go.and don’t let go.

Vocabulary:Vocabulary:

pug 八哥犬

French bulldog

法国斗牛犬

shar pei

沙皮

St. Bernard

圣伯纳德犬

Labrador

拉布拉多犬

Dalmatian

达尔马提亚狗

collie

柯利牧羊犬

German shepherd dog

德国牧羊犬

Pomeranian

博美犬

poodle

贵宾犬

Papillon

蝴蝶犬

Samoyed

萨摩耶

Chihuahua

吉娃娃

Siberian husky

西伯利亚雪橇犬

Alaskan malamute

阿拉斯加雪橇犬