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Welcome to the unit
& Reading (I)
Unit 4 Exploring literature
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.
Literature genres: drama
Literature genres: fiction
...It was the end of the world.
And we are going beyond it.
Literature genres: non-fiction
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
Three passions,simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
What qualities do you think a great work of literature should have?
Fast reading
Figure out the structure of the article and finish A1.
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
Its description of
truth and beauty
Its appeal to our
feelings and imagination
Universal interest
Personal style
Fast reading
1. What does the man stand for?
2. What does the child stand for?
3. How is the story of the child and the man related to the topic of literature?
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