新视界大学英语综合教程3 unit2课件.ppt

;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up; Listen to the story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her “Little House” books. Answer the questions. 1. What are the “Little House” books about? 2. What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder? ; 1. What are the “Little House” books about? The “Little House” books are about the family of a little girl named Laura. The family lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States. They were known as pioneers. The stories take place in the mid eighteen hundreds. The first book is called Little House in the Big Woods. ;2. What do you know about Laura Ingalls Wilder? Laura Ingalls was born in 1867 in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Her family was always moving from one place to another. Life was not easy for them. Readers can read about Laura’s early life in her books.;The story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her “Little House” books Since the nineteen thirties, children have gone to sleep listening to the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She wrote nine Little House books that take place in the mid eighteen hundreds. They tell about a family who lived on the great flat land known as the prairie in the central part of the United States. They were known as pioneers. The family moved from one small house to another. They carried all they owned in a wagon, pulled by a horse. They did not like to live and work in big cities. They enjoyed farming and raising animals. And they loved the open spaces of the prairie.;Laura Ingalls was born in eighteen sixty-seven in an area known as the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Her father was said to have a restless spirit. He did not like to live in one place very long. The family moved from Wisconsin to Kansas, then to Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. Lauras father was always looking for a better job, or better land to settle on. Life for the Ingalls family was not easy. They were often cold and hungry. Laura remembered these ti