1、Developing ideas reading Unit 3 The world meets China目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingWork in groups.Look at the list and discuss the questions.1.What are the Chinese names of these works?2.Why do you think these works
2、arepopular outside of China?3.What other Chinese works do youthink people outside of China wouldenjoy?Why?Pre-readingWork in groups.Look at the list and discuss the questions.1.What are the Chinese names of these works?易经论语孙子兵法西游记茶馆射雕英雄传三体Pre-readingWork in groups.Look at the list and discuss the qu
3、estions.2.Why do you think these works arepopular outside of China?Because more and more foreigners want to learn more about Chinese culture and everyday life in China,these works arouse their interest.Pre-reading3.What other Chinese works do youthink people outside of China wouldenjoy?Why?Maybe the
4、y enjoy Dream of the Red Chamber because it describes the life of the people in Qing dynasty and reveals social reality at that time.Work in groups.Look at the list and discuss the questions.IIFast readingFast readingRead the passage and write the questions on the lines.1.Which works by Chinese writ
5、ers are popular in your country?2.How did you get interested in Chinese literature?3.How do you select works to translate?The world of Chinese literature is one that is familiar to us all.But have you ever stopped to wonder what works are read outside of China and how they are received?Today,four Si
6、nologists and translators share their experience of Chinese literature with us.They are:Fast readingPetko,aged 43 from BulgariaAnnelous,aged 34 from the NetherlandsJoachim,aged 25 from FranceMai,aged 28 from EgyptFast readingQ1_It all started with a movie I watched when I was a boy The Shaolin Templ
7、e.That movie gave me so many reasons to fall in love with China.I was amazed by Chinese Kung fu,of course everyone loves kung fu,dont they?I also thought the Chinese language sounded so beautiful and I found that I liked Chinese music,too I just loved the movies theme tune,Song of the Shepherd.How d
8、id you get interested in Chinese literature?Fast readingQ2_I particularly like classical Chinese literature,especially works from the Ming and Qing dynasties.I fell in love with Dream of the Red Chamber the first time I read it,and was determined to translate it into Bulgarian.My next goal is to tra
9、nslate The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.How do you select works to translate?Fast readingQ3_ _Thirty-six Stratagems has sold more than 1,000 copies in Bulgaria.When you consider that here the best a writer can usually hope for is to sell a few hundred copies of their work,Thirty-six Stratagems is a
10、 best-seller in Bulgaria!.Which works by Chinese writers are popular in your country?Fast readingIIIIntensive readingIntensive reading1.Petko a Studying Chinese language was what first got me interested in its culture.If only there was greater awareness of Chinese language and literature in my count
11、ry.2.Annelous b I feel that my culture has a lot in common with Chinese culture.I care more about what writers have to say than who they are.3.Joachim c I wish that people could learn to love Chinese culture as much as I do,especially stories from classical literature.4.Mai d Its important to read w
12、hat interests you,not just what is recommended by other people.The same goes for the literature that I translate.Match people to their opinions.Find evidence to support your choices.Intensive reading1.Petko c I wish that people could learn to love Chinese culture as much as I do,especially stories f
13、rom classical literature.I fell in love with Dream of the Red Chamber the first time I read it,and was determined to translate it into Bulgarian.Now that this dream has come true,my next goal is to translate The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.Match people to their opinions.Find evidence to support yo
14、ur choices.Intensive reading2.Annelous a Studying Chinese language was what first got me interested in its culture.If only there was greater awareness of Chinese language and literature in my country.When I started high school,I Chinese history and culture,and this inspired me to choose Chinese Stud
15、ies as On the whole,I do have to admit that here,peoples knowledge of Chinese literature is rather limited.Match people to their opinions.Find evidence to support your choices.Intensive reading3.Joachim d Its important to read what interests you,not just what is recommended by other people.Thesame g
16、oes for the literature that I translate.I just go with what I like and what I am interested in.Match people to their opinions.Find evidence to support your choices.Intensive reading4.Mai b I feel that my culture has a lot in common with Chinese culture.I care more about what writers have to say than
17、 who they are.I dont care if a writer is popular or not.What interests me most is the work itself.Match people to their opinions.Find evidence to support your choices.Intensive reading1.If you had a chance to talk with the four Sinologists,what would you like to ask them?2.What work would you recomm
18、end as an introduction to Chinese literature?Why?3.Which works of Western literature are popular in China?What make them popular?4.In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit improve your understanding of Chinas influence on the world?Post-readingPost-readingLearning to learnWhen
19、 faced with answering one big question,start by breaking it down into a series of smaller questions.Then consider how many of these questions you can answer and what evidence you can give to support these answers.Finally,identify what you still need to find out and how you will go about this.Work in
20、 groups.Discuss how to promote Chinese literature throughout the world.1 Break the topic into smaller questions.Consider the following:What types of literary works do you think should be promoted?(e.g.fiction,drama,poetry)Why?Post-readingWork in groups.Discuss how to promote Chinese literature throu
21、ghout the world.By what different methods could this be done?(e.g.translation,advertising,film adaptation)2 Do research to find more information to support your ideas.3 Present your ideas to the class.Post-readingWork in groups.Discuss how to promote Chinese literature throughout the world.Post-readingHomeworkVIHomeworkWhat work would you recommend as an introduction to Chinese literature?Why?Please write an introduction to the work which is your favourite according to the above questions.
