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Unit 4 Exploring literature
Reading (I)
The wonder of literature
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 amazing adventure with my friends in the magic world.
Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.
书籍乃世人积累智慧之长明灯。——寇第斯
Books are in the waves of sailing ship to the thought of The Times, it carefully the precious goods shipped to generation after generation.
书籍是在时代的波涛中航行的思想之船,它小心翼翼地把珍贵的货物运送给一代又一代。——培根
Why are books important to us?
Try to analyze the structure of the article.
Genre of the article
Structure of the article
Para ?
Paras ?
Para ?
Introduction(the story of a child and a man to introduce the topic)
Conclusion
Its description of truth and beauty
Its appeal to our feelings and imagination
Permanence
Fast reading
Genre of the article
argumentation
Structure of the article
Para 1-2
Introduction(the story of a child and a man to introduce the topic)
Paras 3-5
Body(three qualities of literature)
Para 6
Summary
What did the child hear? How did the man explain what the child heard?
What do we need to do in order to enter and enjoy the new world of literature?
What does the child represent?
What does the man stand for?
Detailed reading
Read paras. 1–2 and answer the following questions.
1. What did the child hear? How did the man explain what the child heard?
He heard strange, low, musical sounds. The man explained that the child heard nothing strange, and that the shell caught a range of sounds too faint for human ears.
2. What do we need to do in order to enter and enjoy the new world of literature?
We need to love literature and make an effort to explain it.
3. What does the man stand for?
The man stands for a teacher or mentor who leads others into the world of literature.
4. What does the child stand for?
The child stands for people who try to ex