1、Unit 4 Exploring literatureWelcome to the unitBOOKSLead-in 01 Do you like reading?02 What books have you read?Guessing GameRead the descriptions about a book.Tell me the name of the book.Guessing Game 1Both his parents were killed by an evil wizard.He has a scar on his forehead.He made great friends
2、 in a magic schoolIts theme is about friendship and bravery.Guessing Game 2There are four people traveling to the West for Buddhist scriptures.They beat monsters and overcome difficulties all the way.Their hard work finally pays off.Guessing Game 3It describes the rise and fall of four families.It i
3、s a tragedy(悲剧悲剧).It vividly reflects the life in Qing dynasty.Guessing Game 4He is adopted and named by his foster father.He fell in love with his sister.His sister also loves him.His sister got married with someone else.He began his revenge.Read the excerpts on the book and try to understand the m
4、eaning.My meaning simply is,that whatever I have tried to do in life,I have tried with all my heart to do well;that whatever I devoted myself to,I have devoted myself to completely;that in great aims and in small,I have always been thoroughly in earnest.-David Copperfield,by Charles DickensClassics
5、can stand the test of time.我的意思很简单，无论我在生活中努力做什么，我都全心全意地努力做好;无论我献身于什么，我都全身心地献身于它;无论在大的目标还是在小的目标上，我总是非常认真的。大卫科波菲尔，查尔斯狄更斯著You can never have too much sky.You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky,and sky can keep you safe when you are sad.Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky.Butterflies
6、 too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful.Still,we take what we can get and make the best of it.The House on Mango Street,by Sandra Cisneros 你永远不会拥有太多的天空。你可以在天空下入睡，在天空下醒来，在你悲伤的时候，天空会给你安全感。这里有太多的悲伤，没有足够的天空。蝴蝶也太少了，花也太少了，大多数美丽的东西也太少了。尽管如此，我们还是会尽我们所能，好好利用它。芒果街上的小屋，桑德拉西斯内罗斯著My me
7、aning simply is,that whatever I have tried to do in life,I have tried with all my heart to do well;that whatever I have devoted myself to,I have devoted myself to completely;that in great aims and in small,I have always been thoroughly in earnest.You can never have too much sky.You can fall asleep a
8、nd wake up drunk on sky,and sky can keep you safe when you are sad.Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky.Butterflies too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful.Still,we take what we can get and make the best of it.It shows the main characters passion for whatever h
9、e is doing.It introduces the concept of making full use of what we have nowThey both express a positive outlook in the face of adversity.Great literature is simply languagecharged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.Ezra Pound 伟大的文学只不过是在最大程度上承载意义伟大的文学只不过是在最大程度上承载意义的语言。的语言。埃兹拉埃兹拉庞德庞德Extension
10、01 People involved 02 Masters and their works 03 Famous quotes1.People involved Someone who writes drama is called a _.who writes poems is called a _.who writes short stories is a _.who writes novels is a _.playwrightpoetshort story writernovelist2.Masters and their works Who are they?Name some of t
11、heir works.Charles DickensJohn KeatsWilliam ShakespeareO.HenryWilliam ShakespeareBritainPlaywrightHamlet;Othello;Macbeth;King LearNationality:Occupation:Romantic play:Four tragedies:Four comedies:Romeo and JulietThe Merchant of VeniceA Midsummer Nights DreamTwelfth Night As You Like It哈姆雷特哈姆雷特奥赛罗奥赛罗
12、麦克白麦克白李尔王李尔王威尼斯商人威尼斯商人仲夏夜之梦仲夏夜之梦第十二夜第十二夜皆大欢喜皆大欢喜Nationality:Occupation:Famous poem:John Keats BritainPoetOde to a Nightingale夜莺颂夜莺颂Ode to the West Wind西风颂西风颂If winter comes,can spring be far behind.Charles DickensNationality:Occupation:Famous works:BritainNovelist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Ci
13、ties Oliver Twist David Copperfield远大前程远大前程双城记双城记雾都孤儿雾都孤儿大卫科波菲尔大卫科波菲尔O.HenryNationality:Occupation:Famous works:AmericanShort story writerThe Gift Of the MagiAfter Twenty YearsThe Last LeafWitches Loaves麦琪的礼物麦琪的礼物二十年后二十年后最后一片叶子最后一片叶子女巫的面包女巫的面包All happy families resemble one another,each unhappy fami
14、ly 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 quotesIt 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的真理。凡是有钱的单身汉，总想娶位太太，这已
15、经成了一条举世公认的真理。To be or not to be,thats a question.Give every man thy ear,but few thy voice;take each mans censure,but reserve thy judgment.There is nothing either good or bad,but thinking makes it so.Hamlet 生存还是毁灭，这是个问题。生存还是毁灭，这是个问题。凡事需多听但少言；聆听他人之意见，但保留自己之判断。凡事需多听但少言；聆听他人之意见，但保留自己之判断。其实世事并无好坏，全看你们如何去想。其实世事并无好坏，全看你们如何去想。AppreciationThe furthest distance in the world -by Rabindranath TagoreHomeworkPreview the text in Reading.THANKYOU
