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Unit 12 The Wonderland of Literature
Oral Communication
Activity 1 Group work. Discuss the writers and their works. Choose the one you like best and report your group discussion in class.
Lu Xun
(1881-1936)
known for his novels Hometown
Bing Xin
(1900-1999)
famous for children’s works
To Young Readers
Mark Twain
(1835-1910)
famous for his novels
The Million Pound Note
Aesop
(about 620 BCE-about 560 BCE)
known for his fables
Aesop’s Fables
静夜思
床前明月光,
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月,
低头思故乡。
Lead in
Look and answer
1.Who wrote this poem?
2. What’s the poem about?
Li Bai
Missing one’s hometown.
Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.
They were written by Shakespeare.
Oral Communicaton
Talking about writers and their works
Pre-listening. Look at the pictures and guess the answers to the questions.
Look and guess
What is the conversation about?
Li Bai, a poet.
Shakespeare, a poet
and a playwright.
Activity 2 A. Listen to the conversation and put the sentences in order.
( ) I know his play, Hamlet.
(1) Still Night Thoughts is about missing one’s hometown.
( ) We can read around one thousand of his poems.
( ) Not all his plays are sad stories.
( ) Almost everyone knows the poem.
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While-listening
Activity 2 B. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
・ He was one of the best __________ in Chinese history.
・ Most of his poems are about __________ and nature.
・ Some of his poems express his ____________.
・ He was a poet and playwright.
・ His early plays are mostly _____________ stories.
・ His later plays are mostly _____________ stories.
poets
friendship
loneliness
happy
sad
Reading for writing
My favorite story character
Activity 1 Pair work. Match the ideas with the paragraphs and then discuss how you will introduce your favorite story character.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
What do you think of this story character?
Why do you like this story character?
Who is your favorite story character?
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.
主角
中国文学四大名著之一
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.
有很多原因
魔力
变成
打败敌人
He is also very brave, smart and honest. 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.
害怕
想到办法
处理
他最好的品质之一
We can see his master sometimes punishes him. But, why? 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.
lie to sb. 对某人说谎
总而言之
适用于所有年龄段的人
在我心里占据一个特殊的位置
Words in P102--P103
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1. poet /ˈpəʊɪt/; /ˈpoʊət/ n. 诗人
Li Bai is one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. 李白是中国历史上最伟大的诗人之一。
2. playwright /ˈpleɪraɪt/ n. 剧作家
Shakespeare is a world-famous playwright. 莎士比亚是世界著名的剧作家。
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3. honesty / ˈɒnəsti / n. 诚实,正直
I can answer for her honesty.
我可以担保她为人诚实。
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