1、Topic 2 Who is your favorite character in literature?,Section C,Unit 6 Entertainment and Friendship,Have you ever read Journey to the West? Can you tell us something about it?,Describe the pictures.,be born from a magic stone,have a fantastic golden iron bar,fight against the gods,be held under a mo
2、untain,be set free by a Tang dynasty monk, Xuanzang,help Xuanzang travel to the West with Pigsy and Sandy,Written work,Write a story about the Monkey King according to the expressions in P38-3. Then report it.,Do you think that Xuanzang, Pigsy and Sandy are important for the Monkey King? Do you have
3、 any friends like them?,Read and understand,Answer the following questions according to 1a:,1. Where did the story happen? 2. What did the taller boy do when he had an argument with his friend? 3. Where did the shorter boy write the words when his friend hurt him? 4. Where did the shorter one write
4、the words when his friend saved him?,Work alone,The story happened in the desert.,He slapped his friend in his face.,He wrote them in the sand.,He carved them on a stone.,Key point,The shorter boy got stuck in the mud and started to sink.,系表结构,stuck是形容词作表语。,Example: The cake tastes delicious.,Key po
5、int,However, when someone does something good for you, you should carve it on a stone from which the wind can never erase it.,erase from 把 从清除/抹去,Make up a short play according to 1a with your partner.,Pair work,Do you agree that it is good to forgive your friends when they hurt you? Why or why not?
6、 Can you give an example of what a friend did for you during your middle school years?,Group work,Do you know the following people?,Cao Xueqin (1715-1763) is known for the novel, Dream of the Red Chamber.,Bing Xin (1900-1999) is famous for childrens works.,William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is famous f
7、or his poems and plays such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.,Aesop (620 B.C.-560 B.C.) is known for Aesops Fables.,Discuss the following questions. Then make a report to your class.,Whos your favorite writer? Which work of his/hers do you like best? 3. Do you want to be a writer? Why or why not?,Summary,We can,We understand,talk about art and literature.,how to cherish friendship.,Homework,Write a short passage to introduce your favorite writer and his/her most famous works. 2. Read the short play in Section D, and prepare for it.,Good-bye!,Thank you,