1、Unit 4 Exploring literature Welcome to the unit 单词一清 shell n 贝壳；壳贝壳；壳 musical adj. 音乐的音乐的 musician n 音乐家音乐家 seem to do . 似乎似乎 seem to be doing 似乎正在似乎正在 seem to have done 似乎已经似乎已经 with wonder 惊奇地惊奇地 explain v 解释解释，说明说明 explain sth to sb/to sb sth 向某人解释某事向某人解释某事 explanation n 解释解释，说明说明 Lead-in What is
2、 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 literature on keeping rabbits. 我阅读了我能找到的养兔的全部资料。 sales literature
3、推销商品的宣传资料 Lead-in .Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 AThe third quality of literature is its permanence. Para.2 BThe second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Para.3 CGive a summary of literature. Para.4 DThe first quality of literatu
4、re is its description of truth and beauty. Para.5 ETo enter and enjoy a world of literature, we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it. Para.6 FThe child was surprised to hear the music the man didn t notice. 答案：答案：Paras.16 FEDBAC .Read the text carefully and choose the best answe
5、r. 1The author gives an example in the first paragraph to _. Ashow there are many unnoticed things Bshow the child found a new world Cintroduce the topic to be discussed Dshow the child was very careful 2If you want to enter and enjoy this new world, you need to _. Aenjoy and understand literature B
6、know all these C determine some of its significant qualities Dlike literature and try your best to explain it Extension 3In the third paragraph, the author give the example to _. Ashow most people tend to neglect some truth and beauty Bsupport the author s opinion on the topic of the paragraph Cshow
7、 some truth and beauty remain unnoticed Dshow a sensitive human soul is good at bringing the unnoticed things to our attention 4Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? AUniversal interest refers to human nature. BThe appeal of literature lies more in what it says. CLitera
8、ture only contains three qualities. DHuman life a writer describes can reflect his/her own life and experiences. 答案：答案：14 CDBD 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。司汤达司汤达 人与社会文学欣赏 All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy
9、family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 所有幸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
10、的真理。 Extension .Master the content of the text. Introducti on to the topic. The child listened to musical sounds 1._. The man thought he heard nothing strange. What amazed the child was the 2._ music of the old. The beginning of the study of literature. Studying literature can bring you into a new w
11、orld. It needs us to love literature and 3._ explain it. To explain it，we need to reach a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature. The first step is 4._ some of its significant qualities. with wonder unnoticed make efforts to to determine Significant qualities of literature. its descr
12、iption of 5._ its 6._ our feelings and imagination its permanence coming out of universal interest and personal style Summary about literature. the expression of life 7._ truth and beauty the 8._ record of man s thoughts and feelings the history of the human soul truth and beauty appeal to in forms
13、of written .Fill in the blanks using the proper words according to the text. A child and a man 1.were walking (walk) on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear.2.What amazed him was the unnoticed music of the old he heard.Some such experience as this lies 3.in store for us when
14、 we begin the study of literature.And we discover a new world.To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make 4.an effort to explain it.In a word, we have now reached a point 5.where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its 6.signi
15、ficant (significance) qualities. The first quality of literature is its 7.description (describe) of truth and beauty.The second quality of literature is 8.its (it) appeal to our feelings and imagination.The third quality of literature is its 9.permanence (permanent) 10In summary, literature is the e
16、xpression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul. Discussion 1. What is your favourite work of literature? Why? Of the many works of literature I have read, my favourite by far is The Gadfly by the Irish writer Ethel
17、 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 an amazing coming-of-age story that moved me deeply, and I would recommend i
18、t 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
19、 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：加加颜色颜色部分为高考重点词汇，需积累。画线部分为高考写作常用佳句，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， 需背诵。需背诵。 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21,1899July 2,1961) was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. The son of a country doctor，Hemingway worked as a reporter for the Kansa
20、s 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 War and then settled in Cuba in 1945. Hemingway achieved great popularity d
21、uring 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 Arms (1929)，the study of an American ambulance officers disillusionment (醒悟醒悟)
22、 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 most outstanding is the short novel，The Old Man and the Sea (1952)，the story
23、 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. During his later life，Hemingway suffered from increasing physical and mental pro
24、blems.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 Rises (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.
