Unit 12 The Wonderland of Literature Reading for Writing ＆ Project & Review课件2025-2026学年仁爱科普版八年级英语下册

Unit 12 The Wonderland of Literature Reading for Writing ＆ Project & Review ★学习目标： •掌握描写人物品质的形容词与常用短语。 •学会三段式结构介绍最喜欢的故事人物。 •通过了解更多的作家及作品，增加阅读经典文学作品的兴趣和意识。 Warming up Who is your favorite story character? Pair work. Match the ideas with the paragraphs and then discuss how you will introduce your favorite story character. My favorite story character Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Why do you like this story character? What do you think of this story character? Who is your favorite story character? Read the text about the author’s favorite story character, and then complete the chart. My Favorite Story Character My favorite story character is Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King. He is the main character of the novel Journey to the West, one of the Four Classical Novels of Chinese literature. I like Sun Wukong for many reasons. We all know that he has magical power. He can change into anything. That makes him very funny sometimes and can help him fight his enemies. He is also very brave, smart and honest. 四大名著 敌人 Read the text about the author’s favorite story character, and then complete the chart. He is never afraid of danger. He can always come up with ideas to deal with difficulties. Maybe few people can realize that honesty is also one of his best qualities. We can see his master sometimes punishes him. But, why? Because he would not lie to his master! In a word, Sun Wukong is a popular hero among people of all ages. He will always hold a special place in my heart as my favorite story character. 品质;特点 惩罚;处罚 Character Sun Wukong What the character does What the character is like • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • __________________________ • ____________ • ____________ • ____________ • ____________ Read the text about the author’s favorite story character, and then complete the chart. He can change into anything. He is never afraid of danger. He can always come up with ideas to deal with difficulties. He would not lie to his master. funny brave smart honest Draw a chart about your favorite story character, and then draft your essay. The phrases and sentence patterns may help you. Useful phrases Useful sentence patterns change into... be afraid of... come up with ideas deal with... My favorite story character is... I like... for many reasons. He is also... Maybe few people realize that... In a word, ... 例： My Favorite Story Character My favorite story character is Tom Sawyer. He is the main character in the famous novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain. I like Tom Sawyer for many reasons. He is a lively and clever boy. He is never afraid of trouble. When he meets problems, he can always come up with great ideas to deal with all kinds of difficulties. He is also kind and brave. He dares to tell the truth and always cares about his friends. Maybe few people realize that he also has a kind heart under his naughty look. He grows a lot during all his exciting adventures. In a word, Tom Sawyer is a lovely and special boy. He teaches me to be brave and optimistic. He will always be my favorite story character. How well can you ____________? Self-rating Parter's rating express your love for reading use the thinking skill of introducing a character’s traits introduce your favorite writer organize ideas into a well-balanced structure use the theme vocabulary of the unit use object clauses use punctuation spell the words Please ask your partner to review your draft and offer suggestions for improvement. 1-Needs improvement; 2-Satisfactory; 3-Good; 4-Excellent Rate your draft, and then complete your essay. the literary styles fairy tale drama fable novel poem What kind of literature do you prefer? biography Read Zhao Lu’s report at the Reading Week and answer the questions. 1. What is the topic of the Reading Week? 2. What do you learn about Zhao Lu’s favorite book? Read Zhao Lu’s report at the Reading Week and answer the questions. My Favorite Book My favorite book is Pinocchio. It is an interesting fairy tale. The main character is a boy. His name is Pinocchio. From him, I learn the importance of being honest, brave and kind. Reading Week My favorite book Type Main character What you learn from it Fairy tale Pinocchio Be honest, brave and kind Group work. Talk about your favorite book, and then complete the table. Sun Wukong Novel Never give up, be brave and keep fighting for your dream Journey to the West Aesop’s Fables Fable Many animal characters Small wisdom can teach big life lessons Pair work. Listen to the text and complete the table, and then introduce William Wordsworth to your partner. William Wordsworth Life • grew up in __________ England. • loved taking long walks in the __________. • moved to __________ after university. Poems • wrote many __________ about the beauty of nature. • believed that nature was one of his best __________. • encouraged people to return to nature for a more __________ life. northwest mountains France poems teachers peaceful Read and retell William Wordsworth was one of the leading British poets from 1800 to 1850. He grew up of northwest England. As a kid, he loved taking long walks in the mountains. That was perhaps why he often wrote about nature when he grew up. After finishing his studies at Cambridge University, he moved to France. A few years later, he returned to his hometown. Wordsworth wrote many poems about the beauty of nature. You could see how much he enjoyed fishing, boating, and swimming outdoors. He believed that nature was one of his best teachers and encouraged people to return to nature for a more peaceful life. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words. well look feel imagine slow How to Read a Poem Poems may seem hard to understand, but they can offer a different way of __________ at the world. To read a poem, find a quiet space and clear your mind. Read the poem __________, and try to understand every single word in it. Picture the scenes and imagine how the poet ___________. A poem always encourages a dialog with nature or emotion, and you are likely to find something new each time you read. Don’t worry about getting it wrong. Trust yourself and let your ___________ fly. If there are new words, look them up to understand the poem ___________. looking slowly feels imagination better Pair work. Complete the sentences with the object clauses, and then practice the conversation with your partner. (Mr. Li is in the library and wants to borrow some books.) Mr.Li: Excuse me, could you please tell me _________________________________ (How many books can I borrow?) at a time? Librarian: Three at a time. Mr. Li: Thanks. I’d like to know __________________________________________. (Are there any Chinese classics of literature?) Librarian: We have all four of the great classical novels. how many books I can borrow if/whether there are any Chinese classical novels Pair work. Complete the sentences with the object clauses, and then practice the conversation with your partner. Mr. Li: Good. I finished reading Journey to the West and Water Margin last year. I’d like to borrow the other two now. Librarian: You mean Romance of the Three Kindoms and A dream of Red Mansions? Mr. Li: Yes. I’ ll borrow these two. By the way, I’m also interested in Chinese poems. I’d like to know ______________________________________________________. (Do you have Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty?) Librarian: Yes, we do. Mr. Li: Great. Can I borrow this one, too? Here is my library card. Librarian: Sure. Wait a second. if/whether you have Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty Complete the text with the correct form of the given phrases. Romantic poets _____________ their poems about love and nature. Li Bai, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, shows his deep love for both. He often describes beautiful places, ___________ mountains and rivers, to express ____________ he enjoys nature. At the same time, Li Bai writes about love, sharing his feelings and happiness when he is with someone special. In poems like Drinking Alone under the Moon, he ______________ the beauty of nature and his feelings about life, showing how love and nature are connected in our lives. bring together be known for how much such as are known for such as how much brings together Exercise 单项选择 1. The story is very ______. All of us feel ______. ( ) A. excited; exciting B. exciting; excited C. boring; bored D. bored; boring 2. Tom is very clever. He can _______ good ideas. A. come out B. come up with C. think D. look for 3. —Do you know ______ this book is? —It’s Mark Twain’s. A. who B. whose C. what D. which B B B 根据中文补全句子 1. 我最喜欢的故事人物是孙悟空。 My favorite _______________ is Sun Wukong. 2. 他总能想出办法解决问题。 He can always ____________________ ideas to solve problems. 3. 这部小说是中国四大名著之一。 This novel is ______________ the four great classical novels. story character come up with one of Homework Need to do: •Review the key points of this class. •Revise the class essay and share it with partner. Choose to do: •Collect more information about the author and the work. Homework Thanks! 27 2025 Blues 66689.305 $