Unit 1 The written word Welcome to the unit-牛津译林版高中英语选修八课件(共32张PPT)

牛津译林版高中英语选修八课件 Unit 1 Welcome to the unit 桂东一中 李宇平 Highlights of the unit Topic: Classic [ˈklæsɪk] literature (古典文学) Functions: 1.Describing forms of literature Classics(经典作品，名著，杰作) are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowadays. Fiction describes imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnəri](虚构的)people and events, not real ones, while non-fiction is true and based on facts. 2. Describing literary people The novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth[ˈpɔ:tsməθ] , England in 1812. Oliver [ˈɔlivə] Twist《雾都孤儿》, David Copperfield and Great Expectations《远大前程》are probably his best-known works. Burns [bɜ:ns] belonged to a group of poets (including John Keats and William Wordsworth [ˈwə:dzwə(:)θ]) called the romantic poets. Vocabulary: bookworm, poetry, e-book, fiction, antique, characteristic, novelist, chapter, opera, author, abuse, desperate, crimin