(共20张PPT)
Topic 2 Who is your favorite character in literature
Section D
Say something about the following pictures.
What are the four classic novels of Chinese literature
Talk about the following people and their works.
Have you ever read the story about The Tortoise and the Hare in Aesop’s Fable?They will have a race. Who do you think will win
Listen, read and act
As for you, you never keep your mind on your goals.
至于,关于
专心于某事
I must stick to going ahead.
stick to sth./stick to doing sth.
坚持某事/坚持做某事
Example:
I think we should stick to our plan.
Read 1a again and answer the following questions:
Where did the play happen
Where did the hare lie down and have a rest
Who won the race at last
It happened in the forest.
The hare lied down under a tall tree.
The tortoise.
Act out the short play scene by scene. The group who gets the most points is the champion.
(In the forest, the hare meets the tortoise.)
H: Hi! I’m Hare. I can run really, really fast, like this! (Hop. Hop. Hop. Hop.)
T: Hi! I’m Tortoise. I can walk like this. (Plod. Plod. Plod. Plod.)
H: Ha! I can run much faster than you. No one can beat me.
T: That may be true. But I always get where I’m going sooner or later. As for you, you never keep your mind on your goals. You can’t get where you need to go.
H: Well then, I bet I can beat you in a race unless you put wheels on your feet. I can even dance around you all the way. I’ll prove it.
T: Tell you what, Hare. We’ll just see who is the first to get to the finish line over there.
H: Okay. Ready Go! Hee hee hee hee! Silly old tortoise! He thinks he can beat me .
(On the way, the hare runs, jumps and rolls in the flowers. The tortoise moves slowly forward, always looking to the front, never to the left, and never to the right.)
T: (Plod. Plod.) How tired! But I can’t give up. I must stick to going ahead. (Plod. Plod.)
H: (Hop. Hop. Hop. Hop.) Hi, Tortoise! Here I come … and there I go! (Hop, hop, hop, hop.) Wow! What beautiful flowers!
(Under a tall tree. Here comes the hare.)
H: Ha! I can see the finish line from here. Poor tortoise, where is he Aha! There he is! He is far behind me! I knew it! Mmm, it’s so hot! Here’s a tall tree. I’ll just lie down and have a rest. I’ve got plenty of time. The tortoise will never catch up with me.
(After a few hours, the tortoise passes the hare and continues slowly, always looking to the front, never to the left, and never to the right.)
T: Sweet dreams, you silly hare! (Plod. Plod.) Almost there, almost there.
(The tortoise has passed the finish line when the hare wakes up.)
H: Wow! I was having such a good dream. Now, I wonder where that tortoise … Oh, no!
Discussion: In Act Ⅰ, the tortoise wins the race. Why What can you learn from the story
Use your imagination to write Act Ⅱ, Act Ⅲ, … and put on a performance.
I have made up my mind to be a painter.
It’s possible for you to succeed if you work hard.
One tree can’t make a forest.
Fairy tales are very interesting and always begin with Once upon a time … Look at the pictures below and choose one to make up your own fairy tale.
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Snow White
Little Red Riding Hood
We learn
We can
the structure of the short English play.
sum up the sentence patterns and useful expressions in Topic 2.
Adapt your fairy tale into a short play
and then put it on in groups.
2. Look for and appreciate some foreign
arts and poems.