Презентация к уроку в 11 классе The Burning World by J.G. Ballard

Unit 2.14 Literature

The Burning World

From the picture it looks like

J. G. Ballard writes books

about disasters.

The Burning World

Look at the title аnd the picture in the text.

What kind of novels do уоu think

J. G. Ballard writes?

Read the biography to find out.

From the first paragraph I think the text is about a huge fire that has swept the area and destroyed it. The people will be struggling to survive and they will be depressed and desperate.

https://quizlet.com/_ck3eot?x=1qqt&i=1wzhzt

withered – dry and dying

procedure – way to do sth

ample – easily sufficient

eccentric – unusual person

figure – reckon, think

agricultural – farming

devastated – destroyed, ruined

abandoned – left

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. Drought . Firе . Famine

food shortage

dust plains

smoke

ash

crops failed

а few inches of rain

deserts

unattended fires

The drought is natural.

In the final paragraph it refers to

the worldwide drought as a result

of a series of regular

droughts all over the globe.

I think it hasn’t rained for so long because of global

warming.

Dear Alex,

I am writing to you sitting on the patio looking out onto a desert. What was once my beautiful garden has disappeared. Everything has dried up and died and all I can see now is the dusty earth. The silence is eerie, no sound of birds, animals or even people. This morning a car came by and the sound of the car and another human being were sweet to my ears. A man wanted a little water so that his family would survive their journey to the coast. He left and the silence was even more intense. Life here has become impossible. Everyone is leaving, hoping to find water. Of course there is a lot of sea water on the coast but the people cannot drink it. I cannot believe what has happened and I keep thinking that I must be asleep and this is a nightmare. Sadly, I realise this is only wishful thinking. I feel helpless and I often think about how things used to be.

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I remember fields of grain and grazing cattle, roses in the garden and the sounds of people going about their daily tasks. I realise things will never be the same again here. The next time an evacuation plane comes, we will take it and make a new life somewhere else. Now this area has become a desert and we cannot stay.

How is the situation where you are? Do you still have water to drink and food to eat? Can you still watch the rain clouds appearing in the sky and dropping refreshing drops of water onto the ground below? I hope so. I will let you know where we end up. In the meantime I hope this letter reaches you and that you and your family are in good health.

Best wishes,

Ransom