1、Welcome to the unit Unit 4 Exploring literatureYali Yanghu Middle SchoolDo you like reading?What kind of reading do you like?LiteratureplaysnovelspoemsReading伟大的文字只不过是在最大程度上承载意义的语言。庞德Ezra Pound（埃兹拉庞德）,American poet and literuatue critic.Literature genre:poetry Let life be beautiful like summer flowe
2、rs and death like autumn leaves.-Rabindranath TagoreLiterature genres:drama/playRomoe and Juliet BY William Shakesspeare“Love is heavy and light,bright and dark,hot and cold,sick and healthy,asleep and awake its everything except what it is!”(Act 1,Scene 1)Literature genres:novelGame of the Thrones权
3、力的游戏权力的游戏Harry Potter哈利波特哈利波特A man can be destroyed but not defeated.Literature genres:biography I want to tightly grip the throat of destiny.It must not let you give in.Life is so beautiful,live it all my life!Can these books still be seen in the bookstrore?They have a lasting influence on us!Class
4、ics can stand the test of time.Welcome to the unitMy meaning simply is,that whatever I have tried to do in life,I have tried with all my heart to do well;that whatever I have devoted myself to,I have devoted myself to completely;that in great aims and in small,I have always been thoroughly in earnes
5、t.David Copperfield,by Charles Dickens It shows the main characters passion for whatever he is doing.Welcome to the unitYou can never have too much sky.You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky,and sky can keep you safe when you are sad.Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky.Butterflie
6、s too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful.Still,we take what we can get and make the best of it.The House on Mango Street,by Sandra Cisneros It introduces the concept of making full use of what we have now.Welcome to the unit Do these two excerpts show anything in common?both express a positive outlook in the face of adversityDiscussion1、Whos your most beloved author?2、Whats your favourite work of literature?Introduce your favourite book briefly!What qualities should a great work of literature have?Pre-reading
