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Yuetang Middle School
Chen Xia
8B Unit 4 Reading
Gulliver in Lilliput
Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745)
by
The novel contains four parts.
A Voyage to Lilliput (小人国) ,Brobdingnag (大人国), Laputa (飞岛国) and the Country of the Houyhnhnms (慧骃国/智马国)
Pre-reading
His ship crashed against the rocks.
The ship can’t continue moving.
hit
go on/keep
Task 1:Look and learn
He was tired out.
His arms,legs and hair were tied to the ground.
very tired
hold something together with ropes
Who was this tiny person?
He managed to break the ropes.
very small
try
against
be tired out
tie
over
stomach
until
finger
tiny
fall over
prep. 紧靠，碰，撞
筋疲力尽
vt. 捆，绑
prep. 从一边到另一边
n. 腹部；胃
conj. 直到……为止
n. 手指
adj. 极小的
摔倒
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New words and phrases
continue
either
manage
lift
army
must
unable
shoulder
vt. & vi. 继续
adv. 也
vt. & vi. 设法完成；管理
vt. 举起，抬高；提高
n. 大批，大群
modal v. 应该，必须；一定
adj. 不能的，不会的
n. 肩膀
New words and phrases
Task 2:Read and match
1 against
2 tired out
3 tie
4 tiny
5 continue
6 manage
a keep doing something
b very small
c finish what you have tried to do
d very tired
e hitting something
f hold things together with ropes
e
d
f
b
a
c
Z.x.x. K
Task 1: Read and answer.
Which place does this story talk about?
A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag
C. Laputa D. Houyhnhnms
Who is the main character in this story?
A. Jonathan Swift B. Gulliver
C. Sandy D. A small man
Read the title and answer
While-reading
1. Gulliver’s ship crashed against the rocks.
2. When Gulliver woke up, it was almost evening.
3. A tiny man climbed onto Gulliver’s body and stood on his shoulder.
T
F
F
the sun was rising
near his face
4. Gulliver shouted at the tiny men, but they did not care.
5. Gulliver talked with those small men.
One of these small men began talking to Gulliver
6. Gulliver finally pulled his right hand free.
T
left
F
F
Task 2:True or false
1. What