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Welcome to the unit
A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight
—— Shelley
A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
——Stendhcl
Excerpts(节选)
My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried withall 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.
—David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens
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 sadnessand not enough sky. Butterflies too are few and so are flowers and most thingsthat are beautiful.Still, we take what we can get and make the best of it.
—The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
What message is conveyed in the two excerpts
The excerpt from David Copperfield shows the main character’s passion for whatever he is doing.
The other excerpt from The House on Mango Street introduces the concept of making full use of what we have now.
Do these two excerpts show anything in common
These two excerpts both express a positive outlook in the face of adversity(逆境).
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 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 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 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.
What is your favourite work of literature Why
My favourite work of literature is entitled ____________.
It’s a ____________ (autobiography, biography, short story collection, poetry collection, science fiction, detective novel, romance story, etc.).
It’s about ____________.
The main characters are ____________ (names, appearances, personalities, etc.).
The most impressive part is that ____________________.
I like this book because ___________________________.
What qualities do you think a great work of literature should have
What are some of the benefits of reading literature
Pre-reading
Before you read the article, think about the following questions:
It should be interesting to people from different countries and cultures.
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It should be attractive and enjoyable.
It should be creative.
It should stir readers’ imagination.
It should stand the test of time.
Qualities
Fast reading
Viewing time
1. What does the man stand for
The man stands for a teacher or mentor(导师) who leads others into the world of literature.
2. What does the child stand for
The child stands for people who try to explore the wonder of literature.
Detailed reading
Read paras. 1-2 and answer the questions.
3. What does “them” in line 3 refer to
4. What do we need to do in order to enter and enjoy
the new world mentioned in the second paragraph
Strange , low , musical sounds
We need to love literature and make an effort to explain it.
5. How is the story of the child and the man related to the topic of literature
The story of the man and the child is similar to the study of literature. The child is amazed at the sounds he hears through a shell, just as a literature-lover discovers a new world through the study of literature. The shell catches a range of sounds that human ears would have missed, just as great writers bring unnoticed truth and beauty in the world to the reader’s attention.
Read paras. 1-2 and answer the questions.
Read paras. 3–5 and finish the chart.
Its description of
truth and beauty
Its appeal to our
feelings and imagination
Universal interest
Personal style
The structure of para. 3
The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty. Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes, “Yesterday’s flowers am I.” One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.
Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Example
1. Why does the author give the example of a poet
He wants to prove that some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention.
The structure of para. 4
The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says. When Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus asks in the presence of Helen, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships ” he opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism.
Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Example
1. What does “what it awakens in us ”refer to
The feelings and imagination that can be stirred by literature in our mind.
The structure of para. 5
The third quality of literature, coming out of the other two, is its permanence. To achieve this, it should contain two elements: universal interest and personal style. Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature—love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope. It also takes on a personal style—no writer can describe
human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
The element of universal interest
The element of personal style
1. What is universal about good literature according to the author
Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature—love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope.
In summary, literature is the expression of life in the forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man’s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul.
总之,文学是以真和美的形式对生命的表达,是人类思想和感情的写照,是人类灵魂的历史。
B1 (1) reflects (2) appeal to (3) significant
(4) description (5) contains (6) are capable of
(7) elements (8) In summary
Building your language
B2
Synonyms : attraction-- appeal
Antonyms : joy-- sadness
low-faint love- enjoy
unnoticed – hidden
significant – important
new – old
love – hate
important - unimportant
Parallelism(排比)
Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. (para. 2, lines 8–9)
Parallelism, also called parallel structure, is the similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
Parallelism has the potential to create rhythm, emphasis, and drama as it clearly presents ideas or action.
Rhetorical device(修辞手法):
Anadiplosis(蝉联)
Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments. (para. 2, lines 10–12)
Anadiplosis is commonly used for emphasis through the repetition of a key word or phrase, or to link a common theme through several separate clauses—often more than two. It’s also useful as a rhythmic device, breaking up what would otherwise be straightforward clauses and giving them an extra pause. This often results in a sentence that is more interesting to read or hear.
Rhetorical Device:
Simile
Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. (para. 3, lines 15–17)
Simile is a figure of speech in which two fundamentally unlike things are explicitly compared, usually in a phrase introduced by like or as.
In everyday conversations as well as in writing and formal speeches, we use similes to clarify ideas, create memorable images, and emphasize key points.
Rhetorical Device:
Discuss in groups to talk about your favourite work of literature by the three qualities.
My favourite work of literature: ________________
The reason I like it: ________________
Three qualities:
Its description of truth and beauty: __________________________________
Its appeal to our feelings and imagination: __________________________________
Its permanence:
Summary: ________________
My favourite work of literature: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The reason I like it: It has a lot of interesting stories and fascinating characters. Moreover, I think it has the significant qualities of good literature mentioned in the article.
Its description of truth and beauty:
First of all, the book reflects the essence of Chinese culture, such as Liu Bei’s benevolence(仁爱)and Guan Yu’s integrity(正直).
A possible version
Its appeal to our feelings and imagination:
Second, as the book is set in the Three Kingdoms period, we read about the ups and downs of the main characters, so their unpredictable fates appeal to our feelings.
Its permanence:
Third, the most basic of human nature—love and hate, joy and
sadness, fear and hope—is well presented in the book. The vow(誓言) Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei make when they join together as brothers—to save the troubled and to aid the endangered—still has value today. The author, who also lived in an unstable society, witnessed people’s suffering and saw their longing for a peaceful life, and reflected his own life and experiences in his novel.
Summary: All of the points mentioned above make Romance of the Three Kingdoms a well-loved classic that will continue to have a strong impact on generations of readers to come.
Homework
自主学习课文的相关语言点,完成课课练
75-78页的随堂练习第一到第五大题。
必背语段Page44 第二段+ Page47 Part B1.