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Unit 8 Wonderland
(Welcome to the unit)
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Tree, mushroom, castle, sky, cloud, path, grassland.
Lead-in
What can you see in the picture?
What is the topic of this unit?
Learning objectives
A good fantasy story is a way into real life.
Wonderland
A wonderland is a magical place full of amazing and beautiful things. It has strange lands, funny animals or other cool things. People often talk about it in stories or dreams, like a world where everything is interesting and different from real life.
In this unit, we will
read part of Alice in Wonderland;
读《爱丽丝梦游仙境》片段
learn about fantasy stories;
了解奇幻故事
describe our favourite fantasy book and continue the story of Alice;
描述我们最爱的奇幻故事,并续写爱丽丝的故事
better understand why fantasy stories are popular.
更好地理解为什么奇幻故事如此受欢迎
Do you know any fantasy stories?
Learning objectives
What fantasy stories are they?
Journey to the West,
Peter Pan,
Ma Liang and the Magic Paintbrush,
and The Fisherman and the Goldfish.
Journey to the West
Journey to the West is a famous Chinese book.
Country China
Writer Wu Cheng’en
Content The book mainly describes the story of Sun Wukong's birth and his rebellion in Heaven. After that, he met Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng. They set out on a journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Along the way, they fought against demons and monsters and overcame eighty-one tribulations. Eventually, they reached the Western Heaven and met Buddha. In the end, the five of them became immortals.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan has adventures with his friends.
Country Scotland
Writer James Matthew Barrie
Content The novel tells the story of a mischievous flying boy named Peter Pan and his adventures on Neverland (also translated as Dream Island). Accompanying him are Wendy Darling and her two younger brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell (also translated as the Pixie), and the Lost Boys. The greatest threat to them is a group of pirates led by Captain Hook.
Ma Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
Ma Liang uses a magic paintbrush to help poor people.
Country China
Writer Hong Xuntao
Content There was a child named Ma Liang who loved to draw. One day, a fairy gave him a magic pen. With it, whatever he drew would come to life. When the rich man and the official learned about this, they asked Ma Liang to draw them a gold mountain. After Ma Liang finished the drawing, he drew a big ship. When the official was happy, Ma Liang drew huge waves to capsize the ship, punishing those villains. From then on, Ma Liang only drew for the poor, helping them all live a happy life.
The Fisherman and the Goldfish.
The fisherman catches
a magic goldfish.
Country Russia
Writer Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
Content The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish, as a superhuman fairy tale narrative poem, recounts the story of the fisherman's wife who makes increasingly demanding requests of the goldfish for pleasure, only to end up with nothing. It tells people that greed and the desire to gain without labor are wrong and shameful.
A world of fantasy stories
永无岛
历险,奇遇
印度
搭档
有魔力的;神奇的
画笔
贫穷的
Listen and match
Introduce these books/ stories.
Listen and answer
It’s a collection of ancient Chinese fantasy stories.
What’s the book?
Read and answer
What are some stories in The Classic of Mountains and Seas about?
Listen and read
《山海经》
作品集;收集物
奇幻小说;幻想;想象
神
有魔力的;奇妙的
人物;角色
借出
A: What fantasy stories do you know?
B: ...
A: Yes. It’s a collection of ...
B: That’s right. There are .../It tells ...
A: ... Do you have the book?
B: Yes. I can lend it to you. You’ll enjoy ...
A: ... I can’t wait to read it.
Work in pairs:
discuss what fantasy stories you know or like.
Homework
Compulsory homework:
1. Finish the exercises;
2. Review this lesson;
3. Preview Reading.
Optional homework:
Search online for the information of other fantasy stories. Then share them with your classmates.
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