Unit 4 Exploring literature Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Welcome to the unit & Reading Unit 4 Exploring literature By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. know about the structure, the figure of speech and writing skills used  in the text; 2. express opinions on what qualities a great work of literature should  have; 3. Talk about favourite works of literature by the three qualities. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV V Welcome to the unit 3 A guessing game Read the descriptions about a book. Tell me the name of the book. Welcome to the unit Guessing Game 1 Both his parents were killed by an evil wizard. He has a scar on his forehead. He made great friends in a magic school. Its theme is about friendship and bravery. There are four people traveling to the West for Buddhist scriptures. They beat monsters and overcome difficulties all the way. Their hard work finally pays off. Guessing Game 2 It describes the rise and fall of four families. It is a tragedy(悲剧). It vividly reflects the life in Qing dynasty. They are all great literature! Guessing Game 3 伟大的文学只不过是在最大程度上承载意义的语言 —埃兹拉·庞德 My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest. —David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens Classics can stand the test of time. Read the excerpts on the book and try to understand the meaning. 我的意思不过是说，我这一生无论做什么，都是全心全意去做，无论我投身做什么，总是完完全全投入。事无巨细，我都认真到底。 ——《大卫·科波菲尔》查尔斯·狄更斯 You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky, and sky can keep you safe when you are sad. Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky. Butterflies too are few and so are flowers and most things that are beautiful. Still, we take what we can get and make the best of it. —The House on Mango Street, by San