famous people have you ever read this book? who is the writer?
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Famous People
Have you ever read this book?Who is the writer?
Pre-reading T or F1. Hemingway was the son of a teacher.2. He left home and went to college.3. He got a job as a reporter on the Kansas City Star.4. His famous writing style was simple, direct, and objective.5. In 1914 he became a soldier.6. In 1918 he was wounded.7. In 1926 his novel A Farewell to Arms appeared.8. He won the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.9. He killed himself.10. He received the Nobel Prize for literature.
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ReadingWhat happened in the following years?In 1899
In 1914
In 1918
During the early 1920s
In 1926’
During the 1930s
When the Second World War began
In 1952
In 1961
He was born in Oak Park, Illinois.
He served as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross.
He was wounded .
He lived in Paris and…….
His novel The Sun Also Rises appeared.
He continued to write short stories and …
He returned to Europe as a report.He wrote a short novel The Old Man and the Sea.
He killed himself.
Post-reading 1.Hemingway’s father was a doctor who_______A once worked in EuropeB loved outdoor lifeC died when Hemingway was still young2.Hemingway left home after he graduated from_____ A high school B primary school C college3. Hemingway went to Europe____during World War I. A once B twice C three times4. Some of Hemingway’s best novels appeared in the_____. A 1950s B 1930s C 1920s5. During World War II Hemingway worked in Europe as __. A a reporter B an ambulance driver C a writer6. Hemingway killed himself when he was ____years old. A 60 B 61 C 62
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ResumeName:__________Sex:(female/male)________Year of birth: __________Place of birth: __________Nationality: __________Education: Work:
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Ernest Miller Hemingway
Male1899Oak Park, Illinois
AmericanHigh school
A reporter for the Kansas City StarA Red Cross ambulance driver A reporter for the the Toronto Star
The Sun Also RisesA farewell to ArmsThe Old Man and the Sea
The Pulitzer Prize The Nobel Prize for Literature
Bullfighting and hunting