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Unit 4 Reading
Gulliver in Lilliput
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Background information
Book:
Writer:
Gulliver’s Travels
/ˈgʌlɪvər/
Jonathan Swift
a writer from Ireland of the United Kingdom
part of a book
Background information
Brobdingnag
大人国
Laputa
飞岛国
Houyhnhnms
智马国
Lilliput
What can you see in the picture?
huge
very small
(tiny)
his arms and legs are tied
lots of tiny people
(a huge army of tiny people)
Can he lift his arms and legs?
Read the picture
Read for general information
where
Elements(要素) in this story:
what
when
who
how
After the ship crashed against the rocks.
hit something
On the beach.
Gulliver and small men.
Gulliver’s body was tied to the ground by many small men.
Gulliver felt …
Read for the story mountain
Beginning(Para 1-2 )
Development发展(Para 3 )
Climax高潮 (Para 4-5 )
Ending
was _______ the ground and couldn’t ______
tied to
move
Gulliver _____ a small man
saw
understand
Gulliver couln’t __________ the tiny man and tried to ________
get away
Read for details
Para. 1-2
Reasons
Results
Their ship ______________ the rocks.
His _____, ____ and ___ were _____ to the ground.
He was ____________.
He swam ______________.
He ___________ on the beach and went to sleep.
crashed against
tired out
arms
legs
hair
tied
as far as he could
fell down
very tired
as far as possible
conflict冲突
in the morning
He could not move.
Read for details
Para. 3
He felt something
He saw a very small man
· Why “felt something” instead of(而非) “saw something”?
Because he was tied and couldn’t see it. “Something” was too small.
· What might he think “something” would be at first?
A insect? a small animal?
Who can act out this part?
Read for details
Para. 3
He felt something
He saw a very small man
How small is it?
It creates a specific(具体的) and vivid (生动的) image(图像) in readers’ minds.
Read for details
Para. 4
· What did they and he do?
Tiny men
Gulliver
started climbing over ...
fell over
got up again and continued
moving across his body
shouted
· What might he shout?
“Go away!”
“Get away from me!”
“Let me go!”
“Let go of me!”
However
conflict冲突
Read for details
Para. 5
· What conflicts(冲突) can you find?
· What did Gulliver do to get away?
A tiny man began talking.
The tiny people began to shout.
The army came straight towards Gulliver.
Gulliver couldn’t understand him and didn’t know what to say.
Gulliver managed to break the ropes.
Gulliver saw a huge army of tiny people.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Read for details
Para. 5
Number the actions in correct order.
Read for details
Para. 5
Group work:
Act out this plot!
Student A—— Gulliver
Student B—— the tiny man talking to Gulliver
Student C+D—— more small men
How did he feel?
Helpless, worried ...
How did he feel?
tired out
hopeful
/lucky
surprised/ frightened(害怕的)
Read for Gulliver’s feelings
a little afraid, curious(好奇的)
surprised
confused(困惑的)
Read for Gulliver’s feelings
Read for Gulliver’s feelings
angry, afraid
Helpless, worried...
Read for
the tiny men
· What do you think of the tiny men?
A. united(团结的) B. brave
C. shy D.selfish(自私的)
✔︎
✔︎
· How do you know that?
soon more small men ...
around 40 of them
However, they soon got up again and continued moving
a huge army of tiny men
Role play
A: Today we saw a huge man on the beach!
B: Really? What did you do?
A: We tied his... and we started climbing...
C: What did the man do then?
A: He shouted.... We...
D: Did the man try to run away?
A: Yes, he...
BCD: Wow, you are so...
After a busy day, a tiny man returned home. At dinner, he shared with family what happened today.
Further thinking
Gulliver in tiny men’s eyes
He was a bad invader(侵略者).
He tried to hurt us.
He had bad intentions.(图谋不轨)
They were strange and bad guys.
They wanted to hurt me.
They were not friendly.
Were their thoughts about each other right?
How could they avoid(避免) a ?
Calm down!
Communicate!
Tiny men: defend(守卫) the country
Gulliver:
go back home
misunderstanding(误解)
Tiny men in Gulliver’s eyes
fight
Further thinking
When we read a good book, we get the chance to step into another world.
What can we get from a good book?
Get more knowledge.
Have some fun.
Think in a different way.
Spend quality time.
...
Which book do you recommend? Why?
Further thinking
Did Gulliver run away at last?
· If he did, how did he make it and what would happen next?
· If he didn’t, what would happen to him?
Work in groups.
Homework
For all:
1. Retell this story to your group memebers.
2. Add more plots to the story.
For some:
Retell the story with the help the mind map you draw.
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