1、Unit 4 Exploring literature Welcome to the unit Lead-in What is literature? 1.文学；文学作品 pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to 2.（某学科的）文献，著作，资料 pieces of writing or printed information on a particular subject Ive read all the available lit
2、erature on keeping rabbits. 我阅读了我能找到的养兔的全部资料。 sales literature 推销商品的宣传资料 Lead-in 2. Do you like reading? What kind of books do you like to read? Why? Lead-in Extension 1. People involved Someone who writes drama is called a _. who writes poems is called a _. who writes short stories is a _. who writ
3、es novels is a _. playwright poet short story writer novelist 单 元 主 题 语 境 A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.Stendhal 一部小说犹如一面在大街上行走的镜子一部小说犹如一面在大街上行走的镜子。司汤司汤达达 人与社会文学欣赏 All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 所有幸
4、福的家庭都是相似的，而不幸的家庭则各有各的不幸。 3. Famous quotes Extension It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austine 凡是有钱的单身汉，总想娶位太太，这已经成了一条举世公 认的真理。 Extension Appreciation (1) What message is conveyed in them r
5、espectively? The excerpt from David Copperfield shows the main characters passion for whatever he is doing. The other excerpt introduces the concept of making full use of what we have now. 1. Work in pairs and read the two excerpts from two famous works of literature on Page 43. (2) Which of the exc
6、erpts makes you feel like reading the whole book? Why? The second excerpt makes me feel like reading the whole book because I think the language the author uses is simple but beautiful. I particularly like her description of the sky keeping us safe when we are sad. Appreciation 2. What makes a good
7、literary work? Read, translate and appreciate the following quote. Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. Ezra Pound 伟大的文学只不过是在最大程度上承载意义的语言。 埃兹拉庞德 Appreciation Discussion 1. What is your favourite work of literature? Why? Of the many works of literatu
8、re I have read, my favourite by far is The Gadfly by the Irish writer Ethel Voynich. The story takes place during a revolution in Italy in the 19th century. Through a series of exciting events, the hero, Arthur Burton, comes to terms with his identity and becomes a true revolutionary. This book is a
9、n amazing coming-of-age story that moved me deeply, and I would recommend it to anyone. 2. What benefits can we get from reading literature? Discussion 佳句 1.The son of a country doctor，Hemingway worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star after graduating from high school in 1917. 分析分析 画线部分为动名词短语作
10、介词宾语画线部分为动名词短语作介词宾语。 链接链接 I packed up my luggage for the trip after getting home. (2019 北京，书面表达北京，书面表达) 话题导入话题导入 提示：提示：加加颜色颜色部分部分为高考重点词汇，需积累。画线部分为高考写作常用佳句，为高考重点词汇，需积累。画线部分为高考写作常用佳句， 需背诵。需背诵。 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21,1899July 2,1961) was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th centur
11、y. The son of a country doctor，Hemingway worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star 1after graduating from high school in 1917. During World War he served as an ambulance driver in France and in the Italian infantry(步兵部队步兵部队) and was wounded just before his 19th birthday.Later，he fought in World
12、War and then settled in Cuba in 1945. Hemingway achieved great popularity during his lifetime.During the twenties，Hemingway became a member of the group of expatriate Americans in Paris,2which he described in his first important work，The Sun Also Rises (1926).Equally successful was A Farewell to Arm
13、s (1929)，the study of an American ambulance officers disillusionment (醒悟醒悟) in the war and his role as a deserter(逃兵逃兵).Hemingway used his experiences as a reporter during the civil war in Spain as the background for his most ambitious novel，For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940).Among his later works，the m
14、ost outstanding is the short novel，The Old Man and the Sea (1952)，the story of an old fishermans journey，his long and lonely struggle with a fish and the sea，and his victory in defeat.He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea， and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Durin
15、g his later life，Hemingway suffered from increasing physical and mental problems.In July 1961，he committed suicide(自杀自杀) by shooting himself. 2.During the twenties，Hemingway became a member of the group of expatriate Americans in Paris，which he described in his first important work，The Sun Also Rise
16、s (1926). 分析分析 画线部分为画线部分为which 引导的非限制性定语从句引导的非限制性定语从句。 链接链接 Im writing to apply to be a volunteer for the Chinese Painting Exhibition，which will be held in your art gallery next month. (2019 全国全国，书面表达，书面表达) Homework 1. Write a short paragraph on the benefits of reading. 2. Preview the text in Reading.
