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Unit 12
The Wonderland of Literature
Function & Pronunciation
(仁爱版 2024)八年级
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Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about the questions.
Function
Favorite literary characters
1. What are the names of the two works?
They are Journey to the West and Harry Potter.
2. Who are the writers of them?
They are Wu Chengen and J. K. Rowling.
3. Who are the main characters?
In Journey to the West, the main characters are Tang Sanzang, Sun wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. In Harry Potter, the main characters are Harry Potter Hermione Granger , Ron Wesley.
Which character do you like best? Why?
What do the two books have in common?
And how do they differ?
郝敏 ·格兰杰
Characteristis:wise & hardworking
过人的学习能力和记忆力
她对知识有强烈渴望,逻辑清晰,善于分析和解决问题,因此在三人小组中常被视为“大脑”。能熟记大量咒语、魔药配方和魔法历史,并在关键时刻提供重要信息。
[hə:'maiəni]
[hə:'maiəni] ['greɪndʒə]
Hermione Granger
/rɒn/ ['wezli]
Ron Wesley
罗恩·韦斯莱
Characteristis: courageous & responsible
在整个《哈利·波特》系列中,罗恩的成长和变化是非常明显的。他从一个幽默懒散的孩子逐渐变得成熟,克服了自己的不足,并在关键时刻展现出了勇气和责任感。从一年级开始,罗恩·韦斯莱是一个幽默而懒散的孩子。他喜欢开玩笑,特别是在与他最好的朋友哈利·波特和赫敏·格兰杰在一起的时候。然而,他对学习并不那么上心,常常采用简单的方法完成作业,甚至倾向于抄袭赫敏的功课。他也有点吃货,对食物有着特别的热爱,尤其喜欢烟肉三明治。
《哈利·波特与魔法石》选段
The giant, Hagrid, smiled down at Harry, his crinkly eyes glowing under his bushy eyebrows. "Yer a wizard, Harry," he said. Harry stared, his mouth wide open. "I'm what?" he gasped. All the weird stuff that'd happened at the Dursleys'—the vanishing glass, the flying letters, the strange hair growing back overnight—suddenly all clicked into place.
核心词汇解析:
bushy eyebrows:浓密的眉毛,bushy 原指植物茂密,这里用来形容海格毛发旺盛的特征,符合巨人设定。
gasp:倒抽一口气,生动表现哈利听到真相时的震惊。
click into place:口语化表达,指零碎的信息突然“串联成逻辑”,类似中文的“恍然大悟”。
文化背景补充:
罗琳通过“vanishing glass(消失的玻璃)”这类小伏笔,在早期就铺垫了哈利的魔法属性,这是典型的“契诃夫之枪”叙事手法,让后续转折更自然。
They are talking about__________________________.
Q: What are they talking about?
the character in literatures
Activity2 Look and guess.
Character What the characters are like
Sun Wukong
Harry Potter
Friends
a ________
very _______; pretty ___________; fights against school ___________ and grows into a strong man.
They are ________.
一个可数名词单数,如 hero、brave fighter 这类词。
very 是副词,后面通常接形容词,如 brave、kind。
pretty 是副词,后面同样接形容词,如 clever、cute。
school 组成固定搭配,如 school problems、school bullies、school difficulties。
主语 They + 系动词 are,后面需要接形容词,如 helpful、kind、important。
Activity 2 A. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Character What the characters are like
Sun Wukong a ________
Harry Potter very _______; pretty ___________; fights against school ___________ and grows into a strong man.
Friends They are ________.
hero
helpful
brave
handsome
bullying
1. Kangkang’s favorite character in literature is SunWukong because he is __________
and energetic. Li Xiang’s favorite character in literature is ____________ because he is
brave and handsome.
2. In the novel Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing are ___________ to Sun
Wukong. In the story of Harry Potter, his friends ______________ bad people together
with him.
3. From both novels above, we know that _________ and ___________ are very
important.
powerful
Harry Potter
helpful
fight against
friendship
teamwork
Activity 3 Listen again and complete the sentences.
Li Xiang: Kangkang, which character in literature do you like best?
Kangkang: Sun Wukong. He is a hero in the novel Journey to the West. It is one
of the four great classics of Chinese literature. What about you?
Li Xiang: I'm most interested in Harry Potter. I think he is very brave, and he is
pretty handsome, too. He fights against school bullying and grows
into a strong man.
Kangkang: Well, I like Sun Wukong because he is powerful and energetic. He
protects Tang Sanzang all the way to the west.
Lingling: Both of them are great heroes. Their friends are helpful in both stories.
Harry’s friends join him in fighting against bad people.
Kangkang: Yes, Sun Wukong has great friends, too. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing also
help a lot along the journey. They make a great team in many difficult
situations.
Lingling: I agree! Sun Wukong and Harry Potter are both amazing heroes
in these two great novels.
Kangkang: Yeah. We can learn that one can’t go far without friendship and teamwork.
Listen and follow,then take notes.
Tell your partner about your favorite characters in literature and explain why you like them best.
Activity 4 Pair work.
_________ is my favorite charecter.He is ________.He ___________________.I learn from him that_____________________.
Harry Potter is my favorite character.He is brave and kind.He is brave and kind.He fights against evil but always stays good.He never gives up.His friends are his greatest treasure.I learn from him that we should be brave and love friends,and the good always wins.
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