高中英语 Unit 1《The written word》Task课件 牛津译林选修8.ppt

Unit 1 The written wordTaskWriting a literary reviewListening for key words While listening to a lecture or a news report, do you always have to pay attention to every word the speaker uses?Recognizing key words: Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4author, title, genre, settingplot, characters, character developmentthemes, symbolspersonal opinion, rate of the storyWhat role do you think friendship plays in our daily life? Discussion:TitleThe home-made ballTheme AuthorJerry JohnsonSymbolsGenreYour opinionCharactersStar rating three out of fivePlotfriendshipthe old home-made soccer ball and the new soccer ball, the old bench and the new sneakersshort storyKevin, Mike, StevenKevin and Mike are good friends, and play soccer with their home-made ball every day. However, when Kevin gets new sneakers and a new soccer ball, things change. Asking for and giving opinions How to ask for and give opinions? What do you think of? How do you like/find? How do you feel about? Do you think that? In my opinion, I think that As far as Im concerned, Personally, Create a situation and make a dialogue, practicing using the phrases you listed just now.Giving your opinion on a literary review Work in pairs, making a dialogue. One acts as the reporter and the other as the reader. Trying to use as many questions as possible.Sample answersReporter: Good morning, Miss Yang. Ive just read your literary review of The Attic in a magazine. Could I ask you a few questions about it?Reader: Sure. What would you like to know about?Reporter: Do you think the plot of The Attic sounds interesting?Reader: Yes, it is really entertaining and poetic from beginning to end.Reporter: People say the author uses colors to describe Cindys mood. What do you think of this way of writing?Reader: I like the way. In my eyes, colors add beauty to theReporter: Well, why do you think Virginia Fox uses chocolate as a symbol of happiness?Reader: I feel that chocolate usually helps us think of a sweet and rich life, which symbolizes happiness and success in Cindys life.Reporter: Personally I feel the same way. By the way, which character do you think is the most interesting in the story?Reader: If you ask me, I would say my favourite character is definitely Stuart, the prince.Reporter: Can you tell me why?Reader: Because I feel that he adds some comedy to this otherwise dark tale.Reporter: Do you think the beauty of freedom is a good theme for a short story?Reader: Yes, it is an important theme in The Attic, which makes it different from other Cinderella stories.Reporter: Thank you very much. Writing a literary review What should be included in a review?in the simple present tense or the present perfect tensea certain structureWriting your review Possible example The home-made ball is a short story written by jerry Johnson. The story is set in modern-day America. The main character of The home-made ball is a boy calledKevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with heir home-made ball every day, but when Kevin gets new sneakersand a soccer ball, things change. Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author,Jerry Johnson, uses the old and new things, like the old home-madeball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakersAs symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing,friendship, which needs to be cherished. I think this story is really good and I give it a rating of four out offive.1.make a ball out of old socks(P11) make相关短相关短语语:I made a cheque out for 20 to Henrys Supermarket. He made himself out to be a millionaire.make enough/much/more, etc. of sth. to give a particular level of value or importance to something: 重视,强调I think we make too much of the benefits of Western society.make off : 迅速逃离make up for sth : 弥补make up to sb : 讨好make ends meet：使收支平衡make excuses: 制造借口make a fool of sb： 捉弄make fun of sb/sth： 愚弄2. next to(P11)Can I sit next to the window?紧挨着,靠近There was a really strange man standing next to me at the station.仅次于Id say cheese is my favourite food and, next to that, chocolate almost: 几乎,接近于They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work.Its next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live in the city centre.We got home in next to no time (= very little time). sight 常用短语:lose sight of sth 遗忘,看不见Out of sight, out of mind. 不见不想The price of the house we like is out of sight太贵了3. at the sight of(P11)4. let out a sad sigh(P11) let sb/sth out phrasal verb I heard a voice from the cupboard shouting Let me out!”He let the air out of the balloon.She let out a scream .These trousers are too tight - Im going to have to let them out.5. Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot in the sky. (P11)here ，there, now, then ，out, in, up, down, away或以象声词等 开头的句子用全部倒装，以表示强调。

注意：代词作主语时，主谓语序不变 完全倒装结构通常用于下列场合：完全倒装结构通常用于下列场合：1用于用于there be 句型例如：句型例如：There are many students in the classroom.2.用于用于“here (there, now, then)+ 不及物动词不及物动词+主语主语 ”的句型中，或的句型。