1、选修六 Unit 16 Stories(7)高二年级 英语Literature spot 6The Shepherd AndreasTravel writing 1.What is travel writing?A genre of writing in which the author puts what is seen,heard,tasted,touched,smelled and felt while traveling into attractive stories.2.What travel writing works have you read or heard of?Trave
2、l writing Match the time with the feature of its travel writing.14C16C/17C 18C/19C20C 21Ctrips around Europe,to Africa/America mixture of facts and fantasypopular than ever journey in central Asia/Arab countries voyages of English merchants/explorers Travel writing Match the time with the feature of
3、 its travel writing.14C16C/17C 18C/19C20C 21Ctrips around Europe,to Africa/America mixture of facts and fantasypopular than ever journey in central Asia/Arab countries voyages of English merchants/explorers Travel writing What makes good travel literature?Good travel literature combines observation
4、with imagination and can explore the depths of human condition.As the Spanish proverb says,“He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies,must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.”Karen Connelly (born in Canada)A collection of letters,poems and short stories from her short stay in Spain,Franc
5、e and on the Greek island where she later lives when not traveling.It provides a glimpse into physical landscape and a journey of the heart.Before readingVocabulary preparation hoof sleeksaddlecane milk crate chamomile blooms guffaw melon rinds curvedplummetFirst reading1.Figure out:2.Put the events
6、 in order.who/where/why/how/relationshipa)The writer gave Andreas a cup of tea.b)Andreas got a bit angry because the writer couldnt understand.c)The writer went outside with her cup of tea.d)Andreas tried to show that he wanted a cup of tea.e)The writer asked Andreas questions.f)Andreas used his can
7、e to get off his donkey.g)Andreas started laughing a lot.h)Andreas and his donkey came into view.The sleek black donkey is called Marcos,and the old man who rides him is called Andreas.They appear early one morning while I am sitting outside,my back against the wall of the spitaki,a cup of tea cradl
8、ed in my hands.The gate is on the other side of the house,out of immediate view.I hear hooves knock against the stones that mark the threshold of the gate.To give me warning,the old man shouts some unintelligible greeting that scares me out of my wits.I spill tea on my lap.“Kaleemera,”he says gruffl
9、y,with a cautious smile.“Kaleemera,”I return the greeting and reach for my dictionary.He pulls his cane from its resting place in the ropes of the saddle,maneuvers Marcos to a stone,where he aims the cane,then slides off the donkeys back.His lower left leg and foot are deformed;the foot fits into a
10、black boot cut open to accommodate its dimensions.How to describe Barba Andreas,the old shepherd?A yellow piece of cloth is wrapped around his head of white hair.He has a big white moustache,blue eyes,a dandys flower stuck in the lapel of his green army jacket.Hands.What will I love most here,what w
11、ill I dream about years later,to return me to this place?The hands of the islanders.Their thickness,their roughness,their ugliness.Nails broken below the quick.Scars.Missing fingertips and lines of dirt.Barba Andreas names the plants for me,pointing with his cane and leaning down to pluck off the ch
12、amomile blooms.Sitting on amilk crate,he lifts his bad leg up to rest on a stone.I remain sitting against the house in the shade.We both take in the view before us:slender Marcos,eating my melon rinds and shifting in what is,effectively my front yard:poppies;olive trees;the curved and plummeting bod
13、y of the land,its shapes of green,sage-green,yellow,almond;rose and purple and gray shadow.The sky opens over everything like wide blue hands.And all around us,lassoing the entire island,the sea.A bearish sound comes from Barba Andreas throat.As though bored with the viewhow familiar it must be to h
14、imhe turns back to me and says something I dont understand.He points in my direction with his cane.Is he pointing to the low table between us?I look at the table.Is he pointing to my books on the table?I offer him a book,which he wisely refuses to touch.He pantomimes a motion,but I dont understand.O
15、nce more,he directly asks for something and pokes his finger against his chest.I dontunderstand.Finally,smiling but clearly frustrated,he grabs the tea-pot with one large hand,pours tea into the palm of the other,and raises it to his lips.“Ena poteeri!”he cries,and bangs his cane on the ground,deman
16、ding a cup.Embarrassed,I jump up and go into the little house for another cup.I come out,pour tea,hand it him.He waves away my apologies.He drinks the tea in one go.How many Greek words do I know now?How many?Not enough,never enough.To learnanother language one must re-acquire the greedy hunger of a
17、 child.I want,I want,I want.Every desire begins and ends with a word.I want to ask a thousand questions.Where does the path behind the house lead and who lived here before and how do you make cheese and are the sheep in the neighboring field yours and what is this place,truly,and how do I go to the
18、mountains behind the house?Because there is a gate closing off the field that leads to the mountains,and I am afraid to walk through it.He understands my last,garbled question.“How do you go to the mountains?”he parrots back to me,almost shouting.It is an international assumption that when people do
19、nt hear and understand our language,we think they cant hear at all.“How do you go up to the mountains?”Now a slow laugh rumbles in his throat.“Me ta podia!”he cries.Every line of his face proclaims laughter.He slaps his knees,guffawing.How do you go to the mountains?Me ta podia.With your feet.Open t
20、he gate,go through it,close it behind you.And walk to the mountains.c)The writer went outside with her cup of tea.Where was she?In the yard outside of a spitaki.(Geek word for a one-roomed shepherds house)neighbor?rented his house?c)The writer went outside with her cup of tea.h)Andreas and his donke
21、y came into view.f)Andreas used his cane to get off his donkey.d)Andreas tried to show that he wanted a cup of tea.b)Andreas got a bit angry because the writer couldnt understand.“Ena poteeri!”he cries,and bangs his cane on the ground,demanding a cup.(para.6)waves away my apologies(para.7)c)The writ
22、er went outside with her cup of tea.h)Andreas and his donkey came into view.f)Andreas used his cane to get off his donkey.d)Andreas tried to show that he wanted a cup of tea.b)Andreas got a bit angry because the writer couldnt understand.a)The writer gave Andreas a cup of tea.e)The writer asked Andr
23、eas questions.(para.5)Had she been there for long?c)The writer went outside with her cup of tea.h)Andreas and his donkey came into view.f)Andreas used his cane to get off his donkey.d)Andreas tried to show that he wanted a cup of tea.b)Andreas got a bit angry because the writer couldnt understand.a)
24、The writer gave Andreas a cup of tea.e)The writer asked Andreas questions.Are the sheep in the neighboring fields yours and what is this place.c)The writer went outside with her cup of tea.h)Andreas and his donkey came into view.f)Andreas used his cane to get off his donkey.d)Andreas tried to show t
25、hat he wanted a cup of tea.b)Andreas got a bit angry because the writer couldnt understand.a)The writer gave Andreas a cup of tea.e)The writer asked Andreas questions.g)Andreas started laughing a lot.Second readingAnswer the questions:1.Why did the writer spill her tea?2.Why did Andreas use the cane
26、 to get off?3.What did the writer like most about the islanders?4.How did Andreas finally explain what he wanted?5.How does the writer think one learns a language?6.Why did Andreas laugh so much?Second reading1.Why did the writer spill her tea?She was scared by the shepherds greeting.The gate is on
27、the other side of the house,out of immediate view.I hear hooves knock against the stones the old man shouts some unintelligible greeting that scares me out of my wits.I spill tea on my lap.Second reading2.Why did Andreas use the cane to get off?His lower left leg and foot were deformed.The foot fits
28、 into a black boot(cut open to accommodate its dimensions).Second reading3.What did the writer like most about the islanders?The hands of the islanders.Their thickness,their roughness,their ugliness.Nails broken below the quick.Scars.Missing fingertips and lines of dirt.Why did she like such hands?S
29、econd readingThey are symbols of the diligent and self-reliant people,most of whom do manual work.They respect life and the nature.They follow their own hearts and enjoy a simple living.Second reading4.How did Andreas finally explain what he wanted?He grabbed the tea-pot with one large hand,poured t
30、ea into the palm of the other,and raised it to his lips.Said/pointed in the writers direction Book?Pantomimed a motion Didnt understandAsked directly/poked against chest Didnt understandSecond reading5.How does the writer think one learns a language?One must re-acquire the greedy hunger of a child.I
31、 want,I want,I want.Every desire begins and ends with a word.I want to ask a thousand questions.(motivation)I return the greeting and reach for my dictionary.(action)Second reading6.Why did Andreas laugh so much?He thought the question the writer asked had an obvious answer(“With your feet”).“How do
32、 I go to the mountains behind the house?Because there is a gate closing off the field that leads to the mountains,and I am afraid to walk through it.”Deep thinking 1.What did the writer learn from Andreas answer?“How do you go to the mountains?Me ta podia.With your feet.Open the gate,go through it,c
33、lose it behind you.And walk to the mountains.”Conquer your fear and explore the unknown!Deep thinking 2.Why did the writer describe so much about Andreas and the scenery?Travel writing:share experiences express feelings and reflectionsDeep thinking 2.Why did the writer describe so much about Andreas
34、 and the scenery?1)to share experiences(what it feels like to live in this beautiful Greek island,not knowing the local language)2)to express feelings(affection,yearning)and thoughts(how to break through the physical and mental obstacles)Deep thinking More details:have readers feel by themselves.“It
35、 is an international assumption that when people dont hear and understand our language,we think they cant hear at all.”After readingEx.4 Match the objects with the descriptions.a)like wide blue handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesa laugh,the sea,the land,
36、a sound,the skyAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blue handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesa laugh,the sea,the land,a sound the skyAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blue
37、handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesa laugh,the sea,the land the skya soundAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blue handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesa laugh,the land
38、the skya soundthe seaAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blue handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesa laughthe skya soundthe seathe landAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blu
39、e handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesthe skya soundthe seathe landa laughAfter readingEx.4 Match the objects with the writers description.a)like wide blue handsb)bearishc)lassoing the entire landd)the curved and plummeting bodye)rumblesthe skya soundthe
40、seathe landa laughthe view before them Focus on the descriptionThe view before themSlender Marco.poppies;olive trees;the curved and plummeting body of the land,its shapes of green,sage-green,yellow,almond;rose and purple and gray shadow.The sky opens over everything like wide blue hands.And all arou
41、nd us,lassoing the entire island,the sea.Focus on the descriptionCan you picture the view?Slender Marco.poppies;olive trees;the curved and plummeting body of the land,its shapes of green,sage-green,yellow,almond;rose and purple and gray shadow.The sky opens over everything like wide blue hands.And a
42、ll around us,lassoing the entire island,the sea.The island is surrounded by the sapphire(天蓝色的)ocean,the curved and plummeting body of land is covered by the green weeds.There are clusters of various flowers,including white chamomiles and red poppies.Besides,there is no lack of trees.Oaks and olives
43、can be seen everywhere.When I sit in the shade against the wall of the house or under the tree,the overwhelming fragrance makes me relaxed,washing my soul.I feel that I am away from all anxiety and annoyance.(G1806叶雨轩)The azure(蔚蓝的)sky is mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.Below it the hous
44、e lies warm in the hollow of the mountain.Green grass covers the yellow earth.When the flame of the sunset lifted from the mountain peak,the welcoming host will come back and chat with me,who is curious about everything there.I can always feel a sense of belonging and peace there.(G1806 孙菲玥)Voice yo
45、ur opinion Do you think this is a good piece of travel writing?“Good travel literature combines observation with imagination and can explore the depths of human condition.”Voice your opinionDo you think it is a good piece of travel writing?1)Close and natural observation of the shepherd,the donkey a
46、nd the scenery(hear,see and feel them);2)Imagination of the unknown and of the idyllic life;3)Exploration of human nature,of our learning process and of how we can conquer the inner fear to step into where our heart leads us to.Homework1.Underline the description of the shepherd and accumulate the action verbs in your notebook.2.Draw an illustration(插图)for the article.
