Урок-презентация по роману "Великий Гэтсби"

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

(September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short-story writer.

His third novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), was inspired by his rise to fame and relationship with Zelda.

The Great Gatsby is now widely praised, with some even labeling it the

" Great American Novel ".

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Economy ‘Boom’

a nationwide ban on the sale, manufacture and transport

of alcohol

Time of bootleggers (people who sell sth illegally)

lessons you can learn from this novel

• You cannot buy happiness

• You cannot relive the past

Nick Carraway

a narrator of the novel

Gatsby’s next-door neihbour

Jay Gatsby

a young mysterious millionaire, who’s in love with Daisy

Daisy Buchanan

Nick’s cousin

had a romance with Jay Gatsby

Tom Buchanan

a millionaire Daisy’s husband

Jordan Baker

Daisy’s friend

Nick’s girlfrend

1 People didn't usually get invitations to Gatsby’s parties.

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2 Nick arrived at the party just before the start.

3 one of the guests believes that Gatsby hasn’t always lived in the USA.

4 The books in the library are not real.

5 Nick starts enjoying the party more as it gets later.

6 Gatsby’s appearance was very different to what Nick had expected.

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Which university does Gatsby say he went to?

What is Gatsby’s explanation for his wealth?

a works for millionare

b returns to the US

c works for criminal gangs

d Gatsby is born into a poor family

e studies at Oxford

f works on a farm

g earns enough money to move to West Egg

h joins the army and meets Daisy

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