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Unit 12
The Wonderland of Literature
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
1.掌握描述人物的词汇与句型,听懂关于文学人物的对话;
2.结对讨论、听力训练等课堂活动,掌握听力提取关键信息、
合作探究的学习方法;
3.规范掌握意群、停顿与连读的朗读技巧,提升口语表达的
准确性与流畅性;
4.对比中西方文学人物的特点,培养跨文化与文学鉴赏能力。
重点
重点
Look and say
Let’s play a guessing game.
Look at the special “tools”. Tell us which characters they belong to.
Sun Wukong
Harry Potter
Look and say
Do you know more literary characters? Can you name them?
Snow White
Sherlock Holmes
Robinson Crusoe
Mulan
Look and say
Who is your favourite literary character? Talk with your partner.
My favourite character is Mulan. She is brave and hard-
working. She loves her family very much.
My favourite character is Sun Wukong. He is very brave and
powerful. I like him because he always helps his friends.
My favourite character is Sherlock Holmes. He is very smart
and brave. He can find out the truth and help many people.
Pair work
Look at the pictures and talk about the questions.
1. What are the names of the works?
2. Who are the writers of them?
3. Who are the main characters?
Journey to the West.
Wu Cheng’en.
Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing.
Pair work
Look at the pictures and talk about the questions.
1. What are the names of the works?
2. Who are the writers of them?
3. Who are the main characters?
Harry Potter.
J. K. Rowling.
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger,
Ron Weasley.
Listen and write
Listen to the conversation and write some key words or phrases that describe the characters.
Character What the characters are like
Sun Wukong
Harry Potter
Friends
a hero; powerful, energetic, brave, helpful
helpful, supportive, play an important role in fighting against bad people
very brave; pretty handsome; fights against school bullying and grows into a strong man
Listen and complete
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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 again and complete the sentences.
Listen and complete
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Kangkang’s favorite character in literature is Sun Wukong 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.
a hero
Harry Potter
helpful
fight against
friendship
teamwork
Listen and choose
Choose the main idea of the conversation.
A. Two famous books in China.
B. Favorite literary characters and the importance of friendship.
C. How to write a story about heroes.
What is the main idea of the listening?
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Read and match
Read and match the characters with the correct information.
1. Sun Wukong A. fights against bad people at school
2. Harry Potter B. protects his master on the journey
3. Zhu Bajie C. is brave and strong
4. Harry’s friends D. helps Sun Wukong
Read and answer
Read the conversation and answer the questions.
1. What is Kangkang’s favorite literary character? And which novel is he from?
2. Why does Li Xiang like Harry Potter?
3. Who are Sun Wukong’s great friends? What do they do?
4. What do Harry’s friends do to help him?
5. What can we learn from the two stories mentioned in the conversation?
Sun Wukong. He is from the novel Journey to the West.
Because Harry Potter is brave and handsome. He fights against school bullying.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. They help a lot along the journey.
His friends join him in fighting against bad people.
We can learn that one can’t go far without friendship and teamwork.
Read and learn
Read and learn the key words and phrases.
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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.
[ˈhænsəm] adj. 英俊的;有魅力的
bully [ˈbʊli] v. 恐吓;伤害
grow into 成长为...
男孩成长为一个勇敢的年轻人。
The little boy _________ a brave young man.
grew into
Read and learn
Read and learn the key words and phrases.
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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.
friendship ['frendʃɪp] n. 友谊;情谊
friend n. 朋友 friendly adj. 友好的
一段好的友谊能帮助我们快乐成长。
A good _________ can help us grow happily.
friendship
Read and fill
Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Kangkang, Li Xiang and Lingling are talking about their favourite literary _________.
Kangkang likes Sun Wukong best. He is a ______ in the novel Journey to the West. Kangkang likes him because he is powerful and __________, and he protects Tang Sanzang all the way to the west.
Li Xiang’s favourite character is Harry Potter. Harry is very brave and __________ Harry fights against school _________ and grows into a strong man.
Lingling says both of them are great heroes, and their friends are very _______ in the stories. Sun Wukong’s friends, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, help a lot on the journey. They make a great team in many difficult __________.
From novels, we can learn that one can’t go far without __________ and __________.
energetic
handsome
bullying
helpful
situations
friendship
teamwork
hero
characters
Pair work
Tell your partner about your favorite characters in literature and explain why you like them best.
A: Who is your favorite character in literature?
B: My favorite character is Ne Zha. He is the main hero in the movie Ne Zha. I like him because he is rebellious but kind. He breaks the rules and tries to change his fate. He is very powerful and can fly with the Wind Fire Wheels. Although he faces many difficulties, he never gives up.
Sample
Pair work
Tell your partner about your favorite characters in literature and explain why you like them best.
A: Who is your favorite character in literature?
B: I like Spider-Man best. He is from the Marvel comics. I think he is fantastic because he has super powers and saves people every day. He is also very humorous and cares a lot about others. He fights against bad guys and protects the city. His story tells us that great power comes with great responsibility.
Sample
Sense groups(意群)
A sense group is a group of words in a sentence that has a __________________. It helps us speak and read English more naturally, with correct pauses. We use / to mark the pause between sense groups.
Pronunciation
complete meaning
Sense Group Type
Pause Rule
1. Subject + Predicate (主语 + 谓语)
2. Prepositional Phrase (介词短语)
3. Time / Place Adverbial
(时间 / 地点状语)
4. Compound Sentence (并列句)
Pause ______ the subject.
Pause ______ the preposition.
If it is put at the beginning, pause ______ the comma.
Pause ______ the conjunction (and, but).
after
before
after
before
Listen and read
Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the sense groups and the pause between them.
A: What kind of literature / do you like?
B: I like fairy tales / a lot.
A: I wonder / why you like them.
B: Because / reading fairy tales / can make me / feel relaxed and happy.
A: By the way, / who is your favorite writer?
B: I like Andersen / most. His works / are very interesting.
Pause(停顿)
Pause means ___________ when we speak or read English. It makes sentences more rhythmic, helps listeners understand better, and also emphasizes important information.
We use / to mark the pause between sense groups.
Pronunciation
stop briefly
Fill in the blanks to summarize the rules.
1. Pause at punctuation marks: ______ pause at commas, ______ pause at periods.
2. Pause at sense groups: Mark / at the end of each sense group.
short
long
Practice: I love eating pizza with my friends.
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/
(Sense groups: Subject + Predicate | Object | Adverbial of accompaniment)
Liaison(连读)
Liaison means ________ two words together smoothly when we speak English. When
a word ends with a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, we
link them to make our speaking natural and fluent.
Pronunciation
linking
(3) Vowel + Vowel (with added sound) (元音+元音加音):
like it → /laɪkɪt/ most interesting → /məʊstɪntrəstɪŋ/ turn off → /tɜːnɒf/
(1) Consonant + Vowel(辅音+元音连读):
(2) Consonant + Semi-vowel(辅音+半元音连读):
did you → /dɪdjuː/ and you → /ændjuː/ would you → /wʊdjuː/
the end → /ðiːjend/ (add /j/) I am → /aɪjæm/ go out → /ɡəʊaʊt/
Listen and read the famous poem. Pay attention to the sense groups,
pauses and liaisons.
Listen and read
Stray Birds
The fish in the water / is silent, / the animal on the
earth / is noisy, and the bird in the air / is singing.
But Man / has in him / the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth / and the music of the air.
Summary
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After learning this lesson,
I can
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read with proper sense groups, pauses and liaisons.
talk about my favorite literary characters.
use key words and phrases to express my ideas.
Homework
1. Choose your favorite literary character. Create a one-page character profile poster. Include: a drawing of the character, 3 adjectives to describe them, one key event from their story, and one lesson you learn from them.
2. Write a short dialogue where Sun Wukong and Harry Potter meet and talk about their adventures. Perform your dialogue with a partner in the next class.
Unit 12
八年级下册
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