Unit 4 A good read (Reading Ⅱ) 课件(共25张PPT，含内嵌视频) 2025-2026学年译林版（新教材）八年级下册

(共25张PPT)
Unit 4 A good read
(Reading Ⅱ)
Lead-in
What will we do in this lesson
cultivate effective novel-reading strategies.
analyse the elements of the novel;
master more useful language points;
dive into the story of Gulliver in Lilliput;
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Gulliver’s travels During the storm Gulliver’s ship crashed ______ the rocks.
_______ waking up He found he was ______ to the ground.
When feeling something He _______ down and saw a small man.
The man was so _____, just the same size as Gulliver’s middle finger.
When seeing more small men _______ all over him He ________ at them, and the loud ______ made them all fall over.
The small men got up again and ________ moving across his body.
After _______ the ropes The small men _______ to shout.
A huge ______ of small men came straight towards him.
against
After
tied
looked
small
climbing
shouted
noise
continued
began
army
breaking
Review
The story follows a _____ order.
time
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
What Gulliver did / felt / saw / heard
Language
Para.1
swam
tired out
fell down
went to sleep
Para.2
woke up
not move
be tied to
Paras.3-4
felt
saw
shouted
moved up
started climbing
fell over
continued moving
Para.5
began talking
could not understand
managed to break
a huge army of
Para.1 I was tired out. I fell down on the beach and went to sleep.
Para.3 Where was I Who was this tiny person
Para.5 I thought, but I did not know how to get away.
Para.4 However, they soon got up again and continued …
Para.2 My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
tired
shocked
confused
afraid
helpless
Emotions
A good story contains different feelings.
Language points
1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. (page 50, lines 1–2)
(1) Here “crash” means “to hit sth hard while moving, causing noise and/or damage”.
e.g. 门猛地打开，撞在墙上。
(2) Here “as far as” means “to the distance, extent or degree”.
e.g. 他们不如其他人走得远。
The door swung open and crashed against the wall.
They didn’t go as far as the others.
2. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground! (page 50, line 6)
Here “tie” means “attach (someone or something) to something with a
string, rope, etc.”.
e.g. 她把狗绑在柱子上，然后走进商店。
She tied the dog to a post and went into the shop.
Language points
3. He was just the same size as my middle finger! (page 50, lines 9–10)
“The same size as” is typically used to compare two objects or entities in terms of size. Here it means “as small as”.
e.g. 这个星球和地球差不多大。
This planet is basically the same size as Earth.
Language points
4. However, they soon got up again and continued moving across my body. (page 50, lines 13–14)
Here “continue” means “go on without stopping or start again something
that one has begun”.
e.g. 她生完小孩后，又继续回到工作岗位。
She continued working after she had her baby.
Language points
5. I did not know what to say either. (page 50, line 16)
Here “either” means “something like ‘likewise’ or ‘also’, used in negative
sentences”.
e.g. 你不来，她也不会来。
If you don’t come, she won’t come either.
e.g. 我没有读过这本书，我哥哥也没有读过。
I have not read this book, and my brother has not either.
Language points
6. I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. (page 51, lines 19–20)
Here “army” means “a large group of people who are involved in a particular
activity”.
e.g. 一大群志愿者在大厅外等待。
An army of volunteers waited outside the hall.
Language points
Brobdingnag
大人国
Laputa
飞岛国
Houyhnhnms
智马国
Lilliput
小人国
Gulliver’s amazing travels to four magical countries
Why does the novel attract readers
Major themes of the novel
Actually, each country faces different social problems.
The book explores human nature and expresses a satirical (讽刺的) view of the state of European government (政府) and differences between religions (宗教).
Jonathan Swift
英国讽刺作家
For young readers ...
For adult readers ...
strong contrast 强烈对比
absurdity 荒诞性
profound theme 主题深刻
reflection on social problems
对社会问题的反思
How to read a novel
To read a novel is a difficult and complex art.
You must be capable not only of great perception (洞察力), but of great imagination (大胆的想象) if you are going to make use of all that the novelist — the great artist — gives you.
Excerpt from How to Read by Virginia Woolf
THE
BASIC
ELEMENTS
OF
FICTION
Enjoy a video
Rewrite
Stand in tiny men’s shoes
(a small man=I, small men=we, Gulliver=the huge man)
You may begin as follows:
A huge man in Lilliput
After the rainstorm, I … on the beach. Suddenly, I found something strange.
Homework
Must do
Rewrite the story as A huge man in Lilliput.
Choose to do
Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels online.
课堂练习
1.What did Gulliver find when he woke up
A. Big trees.
B. Tiny men.
C. A ship.
D. His friends.
答案：B。
解析：根据课文内容，格列佛醒来后发现被小人国的微小居民包围。原文描述："He found himself tied to the ground by tiny men." 故选 B。
课堂练习
2.Why couldn't Gulliver move at first
A. He was too tired.
B. He was tied with ropes.
C. His leg was hurt.
D. He felt scared.
答案：B。
解析：文中明确提到格列佛被小人们用绳子固定（"His arms and legs were tied to the ground"），因此无法移动。关键动词 "tie" 对应选项 B。
课堂练习
3.What does "manage to do" mean in the sentence "He managed to break the ropes"
A. Failed to do something.
B. Succeeded in doing something with effort.
C. Tried to do something.
D. Decided to do something.
答案：B。
解析："manage to do" 意为“设法完成（困难的事）”，强调努力后的成功。例句："He managed to escape by lifting the tiny men." 故选 B。
课堂练习
4.Which word describes the tiny men in the story
A. Tiny (very small)
B. Strong
C. Angry
D. Lonely
答案：A。
解析：文中反复用 "tiny" 形容小人国居民（如 "a huge army of tiny men"），该词为核心词汇。其他选项未体现人物特征，故选 A。
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