Unit 4 Exploring literature Reading The wonder of literature 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版(2020) 必修第二册

Unit 4 Exploring literature Reading (I) Guessing Game There are four people travelling to the West for Buddhist scriptures. They beat monsters and overcome difficulties all the way. Their hard work finally pays off. Guessing Game It describes the rise and fall of four families. It is a tragedy(悲剧). It vividly reflects the life in Qing dynasty. Lead-in: Speak up the names of the books Heroes of the Marshes; Water Margins Romance of Three Kingdoms marshes /ˈmɑːrʃəz/沼泽 margins /ˈmɑ:dʒɪnz/边界 1.Are they great works of literature? 2.What qualities do you think great works should have? Four Great Classical Novels Discussion Read for details What’s the story about? c. walked on the beach b. found a shell e. hold it to the ear, hearing strange, low, musical sounds a. explained d. the sounds were too faint for human ears unnoticed music of the old Paragraph 1 c b e a d Heard strange, low, musical sounds Para.1: Retell the story A child and a man ______________________________________. The child found__________ and held it to his ear. He heard ________________________________ which seemed to be from another world. He was amazed by ____________________________________. The man_____________that the child heard nothing strange and that the shell caught a range of sounds ________________________________. were walking on the beach a shell strange,low,musical sounds the unnoticed music of the old explained too faint for human ears (1)What’s the purpose of the story in Paragraph 1? A. To entertain the readers. B. To share one of his experiences when young . C. To show us a way to a new world. D. To introduce the topic of the passage. 2. What does “them” in line 3 refer to? Strange , low , musical sounds Paragraph development by time 2. heard 1. walked 3. explained Tip: Signal words such as immediately, soon, after a while, finally, then, later, previously and formerly are often used to show the order of time. Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments. We must know all these, if the book is to speak its whole message.In a word, we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature. The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities. Para.2 The topic sentence? Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. Read for details Paragraph 2 How is the story of the child and the man related to the topic of literature? The child stands for people who love and enjoy literature. What does the child stand for? the man The man stands for people who make an effort to explain and understand literature. the unnoticed music? The unnoticed music stands for the unnoticed wonder of literature. analogy类比 Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environment. The meaning? 每本书的背后是一个人，一个人的背后是民族，民族的背后是自然和社会环境。 Intensive reading: Para 2 7. Retell this paragraph according to the chart below. Listen to a song or read a book. Discover a new world of dreams and magic. Love literature and make an effort to explain it. Know natural and social environments in the book. Wish to enjoy and understand literature in the book. Literature is the bridge leading to a new world. Structure 根据课文内容选择正确答案 2.What should we do to enter and enjoy the new world mentioned in Para.2？ A. Determine literature's qualities. B. Love literature and try to make an explanation of it. C. Study literature and enjoy little songs or great books. D. Understand human race and the natural and social environments. 3. What does “them” in line 3 refer to? 4. What do we need to do in order to enter and enjoy the new world mentioned in the second paragraph? Strange , low , musical sounds We need to love literature and make an effort to explain it. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments. The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities. Para.2 Para 3-5 : Finish the chart Qualities of literature (4)______________ Its permanence (3)________________ __________________ _____________________ (2)__________________ _____________________ Its description of truth and beauty Its appeal to our feelings and imagination Universal interest Personal style Para 3 : Read for the structure The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty. Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes, “Yesterday’s flowers am I.” One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before. Point Explanation Example para. 3 Topic sentence Supporting sentences Function of an exampple: to support or explain an opinion Para.3 : Have a discussion How do you understand the line of the poet”Yesterday’s flowers am I”? Yellow dead grass Beautiful flowers A poet A hundred men VS A sensitive human soul brings the unnoticed beauty to our attention./ To ask us to care the truth and beauty of literature Who does this sensitive human soul refer to? The poet. The structure of para. 4 The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says. When Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus asks in the presence of Helen, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” he opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism. Topic sentence Supporting sentence Example Intensive reading: Para 4 2. Why does the author use the example “Doctor Faustus”? To make his argument persuasive, valid and effective. 知识拓展：Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Paragraph 4 The quality? Its appeal to our feelings and imaginations The examples? “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?” 5. By asking “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?" in Helen's presence, Doctor Faustus intends to__________. A.state a fact B. expect an answer C.be serious about the face D.be suggestive(暗示的) of something else Open a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism. The structure of para. 5 The third quality of literature, coming out of the other two, is its permanence. To achieve this, it should contain two elements: universal interest and personal style. Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature—love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope. It also takes on a personal style—no writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences. Topic sentence Supporting sentences The element of universal interest The element of personal style Paragraph 5:Draw a mind map Universal interest 01 Personal style 02 Permanence The quality? the most basic of human nature reflect love and hate joy and sadness fear and hope because No writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences. According to paragraph 5, the author might agree 　　. A. Good literature reflects the author’s attitude to the world. B. Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature C. Good literature describes the truth and beauty D. Good literature should contain at least two elements Paragraph development by classification permanence 1 2 Tip: Sentence structures such as be divided into, be classified according to and be categorized by are often used to show classification. Words like elements, categories, kinds, aspects can also be find in this type of paragraph development. Reading for structure PEEL structure: Para3-5: PEE Para 6: L In summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man’s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul. _____summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of _____(true) and beauty, the _____ (write) record of man’s thoughts and _____ (feeling), and ____history of the human soul. Read for details Para 6: truth written the In feelings 　　总之，文学是以真和美的形式对生命的表达，是人类思想和感情的写照，是人类灵魂的历史。 Interesting inspiring permanent Sentence structure: ___________________ parallel structure A story of a child and a man Conclusion Its description of truth and beauty Its appeal to our feelings and imagination Permanence How to appreciate literature What’s the main idea of each paragraph? Summary （概要写作--60个字左右） In this article, the author uses a story to introduce the topic-- the wonder of literature. A good literature should contain three points:First, it can bring hidden truth and beauty to our attention; Besides, it can awaken our feelings and arouse our imagination. Furthermore, literary classics should contain two elements--universal interest and personal style. Ways of developing paragraphs How to organize a paragraph? Ways Example Time Classification Comparison and contrast A B C D E Cause and effect description contain significant be capable of element reflect in summary appeal to reflects appeal to significant description contains are capable of description contain significant be capable of element reflect in summary appeal to elements In summary 1. Why do some best works of literature still appeal to readers all the time? Because they reflect an author’s own experiences and can help us understand the important issues of his or her time. 1. What amazed the child was not a new world, but the unnoticed music of the old. 让孩子为之惊奇的其实不是一个新世界，而是旧世界那被人忽视的乐音。 2. Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature. 当我们开始学习文学的时候，我们也会有如此这般的体验。 3. Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments. 每本书背后都有一个人，此人身后是一个族群，这个族群背后是自然和社会环境。 Sentence Translation 4. He opens a door through which our imagination enters a new world, a world of love, beauty and heroism. 他打开了一扇门，通过这扇门，我们的想象力进入了一个充满爱、美和英雄主义的新世界。 5. In summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man’s thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul. 总之，文学是以真和美的形式对生命的表达，是人类思想和感情的写照，是人类灵魂的历史。 Language points: Important sentences 6. Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic. 翻译：________________________________________________ 7. One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes. 翻译：_________________________________________________ 让一首小曲娱悦我们的耳朵，让一部巨著触动我们的心灵，这样我们便会发现一个全新的世界，一个充满梦想和魔力的世界。 读到这句诗的人可以发现视而不见的美。 8. Readers are capable of better understanding the gap between rich and poor, men and women, the learned and the uneducated. 翻译：________________________________________________ 9. Cultural and historical elements like these make A Dream of Red Mansions a timeless classic. 翻译：________________________________________________ Language points: Important sentences 读者可以更好地理解贫富、男女、有学问的人和没有受过教育的人之间的差距。 这些文化和历史因素使《红楼梦》成为一部永恒的经典。 Help remember the words you are trying to learn Help you express yourself better by making your speech or writing richer and more colourful Synonyms Antonyms words with the same or nearly the same meaning words with opposite meanings B2 Find the synonyms and antonyms in the article and think of more on your own. I. Examples from the passage The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination. Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says. (lines 21–22) appeal: n. a quality that makes sb/sth attractive or interesting attraction: n. a quality that makes sth seem interesting and enjoyable Similar meaning synonyms Suddenly he heard strange, low musical sounds. (line 2) Then the man explained that the child heard nothing strange, and that the shell caught a range of sounds too faint for human ears. (lines 4–5) To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature. (lines 9–10) In a word, we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature. (lines 13–14) Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. (lines 15–17) One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before. (lines 19–20) Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature—love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope. (lines 28–29) Love Joy Fear Hate Sadness Hope Opposite meaning antonyms Synonyms Antonyms low—faint love—enjoy unnoticed—hidden significant—important new—old love—hate important—unimportant attraction—appeal joy—sadness $$