Unit 4 Reading 课件 2024-2025学年牛津译林版英语八年级下册

You can either travel or read, and either your body or soul must be on the way. 要么旅行,要么读书,身体和灵魂,必须有一个在路上。 Have you ever read these famous works on travelling? What do these famous works have in common (共同的)? Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Who is the main character? a novel (Gulliver) 乔纳森 斯威夫特 Gulliver in Lilliput * How did Gulliver come to Lilliput? * What happened to Gulliver there? * * What was Lilliput like? His ship crashed against the rocks. The ship couldn’t go on moving. hit…suddenly When did the crash happen? The ship couldn’t continue moving. [k n'tinju:] voyage (航海) Came to Lilliput * How did Gulliver come to Lilliput? …felt the land under my feet Para 1 What did Gulliver do after the ship crashed against the rocks? He swam as far as he could and by the time he finally felt the land under his feet, he was so tired that he fell down on the beach and went to sleep. Can you translate this paragraph into Chinese? Where was he then? In Lilliput. Came to Lilliput * How did Gulliver come to Lilliput? What do you think of Gulliver? Para 1 Gulliver came to a strange (陌生的) land called Lilliput after their ship crashed against the rocks. What was it like? * What was Lilliput like? Para 2&3 Imagine * When did Gulliver wake up? * Why did the tiny people tie Gulliver to the ground? Maybe they thought Gulliver was a monster and very dangerous. Maybe … * Which words/ phrases/ sentences show us these people were really small? tiny men——tie a huge man to the ground? *Why couldn’t Gulliver move when he woke up? Trapped in Lilliput * Who did that? (…felt something on my leg; …moved up my stomach and neck; … looked down…;the same size as my little finger;) tie tiny Para 2 & 3 Put ourselves in Gulliver’s shoes Imagine Where I? Who this tiny person? After Gulliver woke up, he felt _ puzzled (迷惑的)/surprised/afraid/interested… Try to read the two sentences in the way of your understanding. am is Trapped in Lilliput * What was Lilliput like? This was an amazing country with plenty of tiny people. Although they looked really small and weak, they were quite united (团结的)and brave. Gulliver VS tiny people? If you were Gulliver/ tiny people, what would you do then? Para 4 & 5 Tried to get away from Lilliput Gulliver Tiny people How did Gulliver try to protect himself and how did the tiny people try to prevent him from getting away? shouted at them all fell over; soon got up again; When a small man began talking to Gulliver had great trouble in communicating with the tiny man ; continued moving across Gulliver’s body tried to pull one hand free; finally managed to break the ropes; lifted his left hand into the air began to shout When more small men started climbing all over Gulliver A huge army of them came straight towards Gulliver. What would you say to Gulliver? Who was more powerful (强大的) , Gulliver or the tiny people? VS huge tiny one 40 + a huge army of great difficulty with communication no difficulty in communicating with one another with bare hands (徒手空拳) fully armed and well trained (训练有素) loss of freedom freedom of action tired and hungry energetic (精力充沛的) Will Gulliver succeed in getting away from the tiny people? Would these tiny people take his life? Why do you think so? Discussion What do you think of Gulliver? Why do you think so? I think Gulliver was …because he … ... brave kind and friendly strong-minded calm 镇静的 勇敢的 swam as far as he could 15 15 What have you learnt about life from this story? 人生启示 *Adventures (冒险) often go hand in hand with danger. * Life is full of ups and downs. We must face challenges (挑战) with courage and calmness. * A strong mind (坚定的意志) is of great importance to success. * Never look down upon those who seem weak. *Leaning a foreign language sometimes will bring you more chances. $$