1、Unit 4 Exploring literature Reading 1 The wonder of literature Thinking Q1：What is your favourite book? Q2：Why? 1 1.The main idea of the passage： . Some significant qualities of literature Fast-reading 2 2.Read the passage quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words. new world expla
2、in sig- nificant qualities truth and beauty feelings and imagination permanence interest personal style We can _ through the shell. The sounds are too faint for human ears. unnoticed sounds We can hear the unnoticed sounds through the shell. Paragraph 1 Task1 Task2 Read the passage carefully and cho
3、ose the best answer. 1.The author mentions the story of a child and a man in the first paragraph to . A.show that the boy was interested in music B.lead in the topic of the passage C.show that the man was knowledgeable D.tell us the nature was full of wonders 2.What is needed most if we want to full
4、y understand a book? A.The writers personal life. B.The main characters life story. C.The writers race. D.The natural and social environments the writer lives in. 3.What does the word “it” in the sentence “One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before” refer t
5、o? A.The dead grass. B.The poem. C.The quality of literature. D.The truth and beauty. 4.Which of the following is NOT the most basic of human nature? A.Success. B.Sadness. C.Hate. D.Hope. 5.What can we infer from the passage? A.Some people are too sensitive to find truth and beauty in the real world
6、. B.Literature appeals to our feelings and imagination through what it says. C.A writer can express his own life and experiences through literature. D.We can create good literature only by imagining. What is the function of Paragraph 1? How is the story of the man and the child related to the topic
7、of literature? Analyze paragraph 1 Task 3 Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. the study of literature the story of the man and the child as analogy hear unnoticed sounds notice unnoticed truth and beauty Analyze paragraph 2 unnoticed truth and bea
8、uty We can see the unnoticed truth and beauty through literature. Paragraph 3 Analyze paragraph 3 Literature awakens our inner _. As a result, sometimes we may even cry or laugh with the characters in the book. Meanwhile, literature inspires our _, allowing us to think more than the _ in the book. f
9、eelings imagination words Interpretation Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says. Analyze paragraph 4 Imagination Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? Analyze paragraph 5 Step 3 Post-reading .After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. We c
10、an get a lot of benefits 1. reading literature，as reading literature 2. (create) a world of dreams and magic for us.3._ (enjoy) and understand literature，we should know some of its 4._ (significance) qualities.The first is its description of truth and beauty 5. will remain unnoticed 6. some sensitiv
11、e human souls bring them to our attention.The second quality is 7. (it) appeal to our feelings and imagination.The third is its permanence，which contains two elements: universal interest and 8. (person) style.In summary，literature is the 9. (express) of life in forms of truth and beauty，the 10. (wri
12、te) record of mans thoughts and feelings，and the history of the human soul. from creates To enjoy significant which/that unless its personal expression written The man: The race: The natural and social environments: While-reading Review What is the wonder of literature? While-reading Appreciate the
13、Chinese literary classic A Dream of Red Mansions by the three qualities. Post-reading Aspects Details What truth or beauty is described? What feelings or imagination is awakened? What universal interest is revealed? What personal style does it take on? 1. Read the whole text again and try to summarize it. 2. Write a short paragraph, judging your favourite book by the three qualities of literature in the text. Introduce the book to the whole class. Homework Homework 1. Read this article aloud. 2. Finish the workbook. 谢谢 谢谢
