牛津译林版（2019）必修 第二册Unit 4 Exploring literature Welcome to the unit & Reading(I)课件(共39张PPT，内镶嵌视频)

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Unit 4 Exploring literature
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Great literature is timeless and timely. Each takes a stand in history in various types or genres. Let’s take a look at the four major literature genres.
Literature genre: poetry
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
Excerpt
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
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Literature genres: drama
Literature genres: fiction
Harry Potter
Literature genres: non-fiction
Biography:
Steve Jobs
Literature genres: discussion
What’s your favourite work of literature
Who’s your most beloved author
Would you please introduce one of your favourite books
I will admit that The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favorite work by Oscar Wilde! This is the first and only novel that Wilde ever wrote, and it was the first work by the Irish author that I ever read.
The novel tells the story of a man named Dorian Gray. Dorian is a handsome and rich British socialite who essentially signs a deal with the devil to stay young forever. I don’t want to go too much into detail as I don’t want to spoil the story, but I will tell you it is a page turner!
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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.
—David Copperfield,
by Charles Dickens
致力,专心,献身
adj. 非常认真的;真诚的
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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.
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Are these two books the same type
Do these two excerpts show anything in common
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David Copperfield and The House on Mango Street are distinctively two types of books. However, these two excerpts both express a positive outlook in the face of adversity.
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.
Lead-in
Do you like reading What kind of books do you like
Yes. I like fantasies very much and I’ve finished reading the Harry Potter series. When I read them, I felt myself becoming Harry Potter and going on an adventure with my friends in the magic world.
What qualities do you think a great work of literature should have
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
What are some of the benefits of reading literature
Reading literature exercises the imagination.
Reading literature transports us out of our current context and into other ages and places.
Reading literature enables us to see the world through the eyes of others.
Reading literature helps us to know ourselves—in short, to understand man.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Introduction
Body
Summary
An introduction to the topic of “literature”.
Three significant qualities of literature
Definition of literature
Identify the structure
Fast reading
Detailed reading
Read paras. 1-2 and answer the questions.
1. What does the man stand for
The man stands for a teacher or mentor 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. 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. 3–5 and finish the chart.
Its description of
truth and beauty
Its appeal to our
feelings and imagination
Universal interest
Personal style
Detailed reading
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.
point
expand & explain
example
Read paras. 3–6 and figure out the pattern of the structure.
Reading for structure
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.
point
expand & explain
example
Read paras. 3–6 and figure out the pattern of the structure.
Reading for structure
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.
point
expand & explain
further explanation
Read paras. 3–6 and figure out the pattern of the structure.
Reading for structure
Reading for structure
PEEL structure:
Para3-5: PEE
Para 6: L
Read the article again carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What does “them” in line 3 refer to
2. 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.
3. Why does the author give the example of a poet
4. What is universal about good literature according to the author
He wants to prove that some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention.
Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature ― love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope.
5. In paragraph 2, there is a sentence “Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments.” To what degree do you agree with the author Give your reasons.
We are all influenced by the world around us, regardless of how unique our experiences are. Similarly, a writer is influenced by his or her background—gender, race, natural and social environment will have a huge impact on and be reflected in his or her works. Therefore, the more you know about the writer, the better you can understand the message he or she wants to convey.
Further reading
The figure of speech/Rhetorical Device in the text
Parallelism
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: Parallelism
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)
The figure of speech in the text
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.
The passage below is about a classic work of plete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
One important feature of classic literature is that it often (1) ___________ an author’s own experiences and can therefore help us understand the important issues of his or her time.
reflects
description contain significant be capable of
element reflect in summary appeal to
This is one reason why the best works of literature still (2) ___________ readers long after they were written. Cao Xueqin's A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the most (3) _________ novels in Chinese literature, is a good example of this. Its storyline follows the fall of a large wealthy family much like the authors own. No doubt drawing on his own experiences, Cao Xueqin gives a detailed (4) ___________ of what life was like at that time.
appeal to
significant
description
description contain significant be capable of
element reflect in summary appeal to
The novel (5) ___________a great number of details such as what the upper class wore and ate. It also describes the social relations in 18th-century China. As a result, readers (6) ______________ better understanding the gap between rich and poor, men and historical (7) ___________ like these make A Dream of Red Mansions a timeless classic. (8) ___________, we can learn much about a specific period in history from classic literature.
contains
description contain significant be capable of
element reflect in summary appeal to
are capable of
elements
In summary
The article uses several synonyms (words with the same or nearly the same meaning) and antonyms (words with opposite meanings). Find more pairs of synonyms and antonyms in the article and think of more on your own.
Learning synonyms and antonyms
Learning synonyms and antonyms is very useful for your English study. It can help remember the words you are trying to learn. It can also help you express yourself better by making your speech or writing richer and more colourful.
Tip
Synonyms
Antonyms
attraction-appeal, low-faint, love- enjoy, unnoticed- hidden, significant- important
joy- sadness, new- old, love- hate, important- unimportant
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: ________________
Discussion
Homework
1. Exercises B1 & B2, Page 47;
2. Write a short passage to introduce your favourite work of literature by the three qualities.