牛津版英语选修8 Unit1 The written word--welcome to the unit

Unit 1 The written wordPart One Teaching DesignAims and requirements Read a students essay about appreciating literature and a students report on Robert Burns Listen to information on how to write a literary review Discuss some classic literature and give your opinion on a literary review Write a literary review Recite a poemProcedures Welcome to the unitStep 1: BrainstormingAs we all know, reading plays an important role in our daily life and we often have chances to appreciate good books. They bring us pleasure as well as knowledge. So were always lost in good books, especially some world-famous works.Can you name some of the books youve read?Would you like to recommend your favorite book to your classmates?For referenceGone with the Wind. It was written by Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and set a sales record when 50,000 copies were sold in one day. By 1965, it had sold more than 10,000,000 copies and had been translated into 25 languages in 29 countries. It is one of the most successful best-sellers ever written. With Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell taught us, “Tomorrow is another day.”For reference安娜卡列尼娜 ANNA KARENINA -列夫托尔斯泰 Tolstoy, Leo 环绕地球80天 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS -儒勒凡尔纳 Verne, Jules 忏悔录 A CONFESSION -列夫托尔斯泰 Tolstoy, Leo 双城记 A TALE OF TWO CITIES -查尔斯狄更斯 Dickens, Charles 茶花女 CAMILLE -小仲马 Dumas, Alexander, Fils 罪与罚CRIME AND PUNISHMENT -费奥多尔陀思妥耶夫斯基 Dostoevsky, Fyodor 大卫科波菲尔DAVID COPPERFIELD -查尔斯狄更斯 Dickens, Charles 堂吉诃德DON QUIXOTE -米盖尔台塞万提斯 Cervantes, Miguel de 欧也妮葛朗台EUGENIE GRANDET -奥诺瑞德巴尔扎克 Balzac, Honore de 高老头FATHER GORIOT -奥诺瑞德巴尔扎克 Balzac, Honore de 远大前程GREAT EXPECTATIONS -查尔斯狄更斯 Dickens, Charles 格列佛游记GULLIVERS TRAVELS -琼纳森斯威夫特 Swift，Jonathan 简爱JANE EYRE -夏洛蒂勃朗特 Bronte，Charlotte 悲惨世界LES MISERABLES -维克多雨果 Hugo，Victor 包法利夫人MADAME BOVARY -居斯塔夫福楼拜 Flaubert, Gustave 福尔摩斯回忆录 MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES -阿瑟柯南道尔 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 雾都孤儿OLIVER TWIST -查尔斯狄更斯 Dickens, Charles 傲慢与偏见PRIDE AND PREJUDICE -简奥斯丁 Austen, Jane 复活RESURRECTION -列夫托尔斯泰 Tolstoy, Leo 鲁滨逊漂流记 ROBINSON CRUSOE -丹尼尔笛福 Defoe, Daniel 德伯家的苔丝TESS OF THE DURBERVILLES -托马斯哈代 Hardy，Thomas 基督山伯爵THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO -大仲马 Dumas, Alexandre, Pere 巴黎圣母院THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME -维克多雨果 Hugo, Victor 汤姆索耶历险记THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER -马克吐温 Twain, Mark 浮士德FAUSTUS -歌德 Johann, Wolfgang, von, Goethe 红与黑BLACK AND RED -司汤达 Stendhal 战争与和平WAR AND PEACE -列夫托尔斯泰 Tolstoy, Leo 呼啸山庄WUTHERING HEIGHTS -艾米莉勃朗特 Bronte，Emily 三个火枪手THE THREE MUSKETEERS -大仲马 Dumas, Alexandre, pere 哈姆雷特HAMLET -威廉莎士比亚 Shakespeare, William 罗密欧与朱丽叶ROMEO AND JULIET -威廉莎士比亚 Shakespeare, William 威尼斯商人THE MERCHANT OF VENICE -威廉莎士比亚 Shakespeare, William 灰姑娘CINDERELLA -格林兄弟 Grimm Brothers 小红帽LITTLE RED CAP -格林兄弟 Grimm Brothers 白雪公主LITTLE SNOWWHITE -格林兄弟 Grimm Brothers 皇帝的新装THE EMPERORS NEW SUIT -汉斯C安徒生 Andersen, Hans C. 卖火柴的小女孩THE LITTLE MATCHSELLER -汉斯C安徒生 Andersen, Hans C. 丑小鸭THE UGLY DUCKLING -汉斯C安徒生 Andersen, Hans C.As is said above, literature plays an important role in our daily lives. We read books for pleasure, for academic purpose or for obtaining and sharing information with other people. In this unit we are going to deal with the topics of English literature. Id like you to give me some information about literature.Would you please list some genres of literature?Drama, poetry, novels, short stories, science fictions and etc.Nowadays, besides the traditional books, that is, books in print, do we have any other kinds of book?For referenceE-books :E-books are the books downloaded to your computer by Internet online, which are bought online and read online. Also if when you need to take a hardcopy of books then you can print them and enjoy with it. So e-book is an electronic (or digital) version of a book.Now, lets have a discussion: What are the benefits of reading e-books?For referenceThe main benefits of E-Books are:1. When you need certain information, you can get it immediately, by downloading an e-book at your any kind of Computer like Mac, laptop, PDA and more.2. In most cases, e-books are cheaper than paper books.3. E-Books are free and easy to download from the internet.4. E-books are quickly searchable and you can search it by topic and categories.5. E-books take up less space so you can store hundreds and thousands of e-books in your computer.6. E-books are portable and so you can carry it without worrying about their weight.7. E-books can be printable, so that if you wish to read an e-book in the traditional way.8. E-books are very simple and easy to purchase and download.9. You can make a good library of all kinds of digital books that you need.10. All lovers of e-books can enjoy them anywhere at anytime by using todays technology. Because they can save their time, money and comprise searches by internet.Step 2: Sharing informationGroup work: Look at the four pictures at page 1. Lets study them one by one and try to discuss. The following questions might help you.Picture 1Have you ever been a member of a reading club? What did you do in the reading club? Does our school have a reading club? Are you a member of this club? If you are, what do you think of the club?What kind of activities does a book club usually hold? (In a reading club, people read books together and then discuss them. People can share information about books and authors, hold book fairs, write articles about the books they read and do other book-related things.)Why might people want to join a book club? (They might want to join a book club because it provides a place for people with similar interest to find friends easily and share information about their favourite books and authors. In a reading club, people can always learn more.)Picture 2Do you think reading books in print is the only way to read? In what other ways can we read? (People now have more choices about the ways to read books. For example, we can browse online literature websites and read short stories on web pages. Some books are stored as Word files or PDF files on CDs or even posted online. We can use a computer to run the CDs or visit websites and read e-books. We can also store e-books on portable electronic gadgets like a PDA and read the books wherever we go. Recently, some telecommunication companies have begun providing a service where they send chapters of a book through text messages. That way, people can read books on their mobile phones.)What are the advantages and disadvantages of e-books?(E-books have a lot of advantages. They save a lot of space. A CD can store many books and it weighs just a few grams so that it is much easier to carry some CDs than to carry a heavy suitcase full of books in print when travelling or moving house. E-books provide people with a more personalized way of reading as the readers can set the pages, adjust the point size of the text or change the background colour. Some even provide a voice function so that people can read their books by listening. Many people report that they read e-books faster than books in print. Besides, we can save a lot of trees because no paper will be used for e-books.However, as many other electronic gadgets, e-books have disadvantages as well. To read e-books, people must first have an electronic device that can display them. Besides, when reading e-books, people cannot make notes or comments on the margin as they can with books in print. More importantly, e-books available online may hurt copyright holders.)Have you tried reading an e-book? What was it like?Are e-books popular? If not, do you think it will become popular?Do you prefer reading books in print or e-books? Why?Picture 3What is science fiction? (Science fiction is a genre of literature that uses imaginary stories. The stories talk about things or adventures happening and are usually set in the future, with themes based on scientific theories.)Do you like science fiction? Can you name one or two science fiction writers? Can you name any examples of science fiction books that are widely read now? (French writer Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction. He wrote many famous science fiction stories which are still popular now, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, Five Weeks in the Balloon and From the Earth to the Moon.)Why do you think science fiction is so attractive to people?Is science fiction popular in China? Can you name any Chinese science fiction writers?Picture 4Do you like reading or writing poems? Why or why not?Which poem is your favourite? Why do you like it? Could you recite it for us?Which poets work do you enjoy reading the most?Step 3: Discussion1. Do you think that e-books will replace books in print?2. What are some of the differences between poetry and science fiction books?Sample answers1. In my opinion, e-books will eventually replace books in print. E-books have many advantages over books in print. First of all, they are much easier to carry. We can take many of our favourite books on a CD-ROM (or several) when travelling, while even one book in print may add too much weight to our suitcase. Besides, reading becomes easier on e-books as we can set point size of text and the paper size to what is most comfortable for us. In addition, storing e-books is much easier. You may put all the books on your bookcase in just one CD and you dont have to worry that the humid air may destroy the books. Of course, it may be quite a long time before e-books replace books in print.2. In my opinion, there are many differences between poetry and science fiction. To begin with, poetry uses much more concise language and special writing techniques like rhythm and rhyme. Next, poets often express their thoughts and feelings in poems, while science fiction writers often tell what may be possible in the future based on developments in science. Lastly, poems usually reflect life