课件32张PPT。Unit 1 The written wordTaskTask Writing a literary reviewListening for key wordsSkills building 1: While listening to a lecture or a news report, do you always have to pay attention to every word the speaker uses?Recognizing key words: Step 1: Listeningauthor, title, genre, settingplot, characters, character
developmentthemes, symbolspersonal opinion, rate of the storyWhat role do you think friendship plays in our daily life? Discussion:Reading friendshipthe old home-made soccer ball and the new soccer ball, the old bench and the new sneakersshort storyKevin, Mike, StevenKevin and Mike are good friends, and play soccer with their home-made ball every day. However, when Kevin gets new sneakers and a new soccer ball, things change. Asking for and giving opinions Skills building 2: How to ask for and give opinions? What do you think of…?
How do you like/find…?
How do you feel about…?
Do you think that…?
In my opinion,…
I think that…
As far as I’m concerned,…
Personally,… Create a situation and make a dialogue, practicing using the phrases you listed just now.Giving your opinion on a literary review Step 2: Work in pairs, making a dialogue. One acts as the reporter and the other as the reader. Trying to use as many questions as possible.Sample answers
Reporter: Good morning, Miss Yang. I’ve just read your literary review of ‘The Attic’ in a magazine. Could I ask you a few questions about it?
Reader: Sure. What would you like to know about?
Reporter: Do you think the plot of ‘The Attic’ sounds interesting?
Reader: Yes, it is really entertaining and poetic from beginning to end.
Reporter: People say the author uses colors to describe Cindy’s mood. What do you think of this way of writing?
Reader: I like the way. In my eyes, colors add beauty to theReporter: Well, why do you think Virginia Fox uses chocolate as a symbol of happiness?
Reader: I feel that chocolate usually helps us think of a sweet and rich life, which symbolizes happiness and success in Cindy’s life.
Reporter: Personally I feel the same way. By the way, which character do you think is the most interesting in the story?
Reader: If you ask me, I would say my favourite character is definitely Stuart, the ‘prince’.
Reporter: Can you tell me why?
Reader: Because I feel that he adds some comedy to this otherwise dark tale.
Reporter: Do you think ‘the beauty of freedom’ is a good theme for a short story?
Reader: Yes, it is an important theme in ‘The Attic’, which makes it different from other Cinderella stories.
Reporter: Thank you very much. Writing a literary review Skills building 3: What should be included in a review?
in the simple present tense or the present perfect tense
a certain structureWriting your review Step 3: Possible example
‘The home-made ball’ is a short story written by jerry Johnson.
The story is set in modern-day America.
The main character of ‘The home-made ball’ is a boy called
Kevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with
heir home-made ball every day, but when Kevin gets new sneakers
and a soccer ball, things change.
Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author,
Jerry Johnson, uses the old and new things, like the old home-made
ball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakers
As symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing,
friendship, which needs to be cherished.
I think this story is really good and I give it a rating of four out of
five.Language points:1.make a ball out of old socks(P11) make相关短语:
I made a cheque out for £20 to 'Henry's Supermarket'.
He made himself out to be a millionaire.
make enough/much/more, etc. of sth.
to give a particular level of value or importance to something: 重视,强调
I think we make too much of the benefits of Western society.make off : 迅速逃离
make up for sth : 弥补
make up to sb : 讨好
make ends meet:使收支平衡make excuses: 制造借口
make a fool of sb: 捉弄
make fun of sb/sth: 愚弄2. next to(P11)Can I sit next to the window?紧挨着,靠近
There was a really strange man standing next to me at the station.
仅次于
I'd say cheese is my favourite food and, next to that, chocolate almost: 几乎,接近于
They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work.
It's next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre.
We got home in next to no time (= very little time). sight 常用短语:
lose sight of sth 遗忘,看不见
Out of sight, out of mind. 不见不想
The price of the house we like is out of sight
太贵了3. at the sight of(P11)4. let out a sad sigh(P11) let sb/sth out phrasal verb
I heard a voice from the cupboard shouting "Let me out!”
He let the air out of the balloon.
She let out a scream .
These trousers are too tight - I'm going to have to let them out.5. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot in the sky. (P11)
here ,there, now, then ,out, in, up, down, away或以象声词等 开头的句子用全部倒装,以表示强调。注意:代词作主语时,主谓语序不变。 完全倒装结构通常用于下列场合:1用于there be 句型。例如:
There are many students in the classroom.
2.用于“here (there, now, then)+ 不及物动词+主语 ”的句型中,或以out, in, up, down, away等副词开头的句子里,以表示强调。
例如:
Here comes the bus.
There goes the bell.
Now comes your turn.
There flows a river in front of the house.
Out went the children.
注:代词作主语时,主谓语序不变。例如:Here it is.Here he comes3.当句首状语为表示地点的介词词组时,也常常引起全部倒装。例如:
South of the city lies a big steel factory.
From the valley came a frightening sound.
4. 表语置于句首时,倒装结构为“表语+连系动词+主语”。
1).形容词+连系动词+主语
Present at the meeting were Professor White, Professor
Smith and many other guests.
2).过去分词+连系动词+主语
Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people.
3).介词短语+be+主语
Among the goods are Christmas trees, flowers, candles and toys.5.用于so, nor, neither开头的句子,表示重复前句部分内容。原句的谓语应与前句谓语的时态、形式相一致。例如:
He has been to Beijing. So have I.
Li Wei can’t answer the question. Neither can I.
6.为了保持句子平衡,或为了强调表语或状语,或使上下文紧密衔接时。
1.They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy.
2.Inside the pyramids are the burial rooms for the kings and queens and long passages to these rooms. 7. otherwise(P12)
Adverb
differently, or in another way: 不同的,以其他方式的
The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not).
Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise (= guilty).
Protestors were executed, jailed or otherwise persecuted.
Marion Morrison, otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, was born in 1907.
FORMAL I can't meet you on Tuesday - I'm otherwise engaged/occupied (= doing something else).except for what has just been referred to: 除了所提到的The bike needs a new saddle, but otherwise it's in good condition.
The poor sound quality ruined an otherwise splendid film.
Conjunction
used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion: 否则
I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.
Phone home, otherwise your parents will start to worry.
adjective [after verb]
used to show that something is completely different from what you think it is or from what was previously stated: 完全不同的
He might have told you he was a qualified electrician, but the truth is quite otherwise.高考链接1. (06 江苏)
Progress so far has been very good. _______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.
A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Besides
2.(05 江西)
My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _______, he could neither eat nor sleep.
A.as a result B.after all
C.any way D.otherwise
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