高英课Marrakech分析PPT课件

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the stone age by cave dwellers; about 2000B.C. it was settled by Berber tribes, who had formed the basis of the population ever since; The Arabs invaded Morocco in the 7th century,bringing with Islam; from the end of the 17th century
Unit 2 Marrakech
By George Orwell
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Objectives of Lesson Two
To familiarize students with the background knowledge of George Orwell, Morocco, French colonies, Marrakech; Jews
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His well-known essays: Shooting an elephant A Hanging Marrakech Politics and the English Language
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Orwell’s Rules for writers
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Never use metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
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Morocco
Location: In North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Morocco is the farthest west of all the Arab countries.
Capital: Rabat Population: about 18,000.000 Brief history: Morocoo was inhabited in
Never use a long word where a short one will do.
If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
Never use the passive voice where you can use the active.
until the early 19th century Morocco was almost entirely free from foreign influence.
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But in 1912, a Franco-Spanish agreement divided Morocco into 4 administrative zones. Morocco gained independence in 1956 and became a constitutional monarchy in 1957. Morocco is a member of the United Nations, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of African Unity. most of the people of Morocco are Muslims,Islamis the state religion and Arabic is the official language, but French and Spanish are also spoken.
To learn expository writing; To analyze the theme and the writer’s
opinion of colonialism.
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George Orwell
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George Orwell (pen name) Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 1950) British novelist and essayist, born in India. Orwell was famous for his political satires. He was an uncompromising individualist and
political idealist.
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Orwell argued that writers have an obligation of fighting social injustice, oppression, and the power of totalitarian regimes
Orwell is famous for his terse lucid prose style and good at the appropriate use of simple but forceful words to describe objectively the scenes before his eyes.
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His works: Animal Farm (1945) Down and Out in Paris and London Burmese Days Coming up for Air A Clergyman’s Daughter Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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Marrakech in Morocco