课前准备：

阅读文章，完成小试牛刀的问答题。

教师导引：上网搜集作者个人资料和文章背景资料可帮助理解文章。

小贴士：细读文章，分析文章两个主人公的性格特点。

小试牛刀

What is the structure of the passage?

Answer:

The whole passage can be divided into three parts.

I. Introduction (paras. 1-14)

Rainsford is compelled to play a life-and-death game of hunting with Zaroff.

II. The body (paras. 15-38)

A. I he first day, Zaroff finds where Rainsford is hiding, but decides to save him for another day. (paras. 15-24)

B. The second day, Rainsford has Zaroff injured and one of his hounds killed.(paras. 25-32)

C. The third day, Rainsford has Zaroff’s servant killed, (paras. 33-38)

III. The conclusion (paras. 39-46)

Rainsford throws Zaroff out of the window to where the hounds are and wins the final battle

本章概览

学习目标

By the end of the class, students will be able to

1. Understand the moral of the story.

2. Review the elements of a short story.

3. Study characterization.

4. Appreciate the style: verbs, step-up, imagery, irony and personification.

知识结构