【牛津版】八年级下册：Unit-4-A-good-read-Reading-I课件

Unit4Agoodread

Reading(I)Unit4Agoodread

ReadingGulliver’sTravelsJonathanSwift(1667—1745)Who’sthemaincharacter?

(Gulliver.)Gulliver’sTravelsJonathanSwiWhatcatchesyoureyesmostinthepicture?

HugeGulliver

VS

SmallmenWhatcatchesyoureyesmostin

WhatdoyouthinkofGulliverinthisparagraph?WhatdidGulliverdotosavehimself?Para1

Lucky

VS

Unluckly

Theshipcrashedagainsttherocks.Gulliverwasstillalive.

Swam

&

Slept

swamasfarashecouldfelldown...andwenttosleep/fastfastslow

Fast

VS

Slow

WhatdoyouthinkofGulliver

Canyouasksomeinterestingquestionsabout“ourship”?Doyouthinkthisbeginningofthenovelisagoodone?Why?Wherewereotherpeopleintheshipafterthecrash?Whatweretheygoingtodointheship?...

Agoodbeginning(especiallyagoodfirstsentence)alwaystellssomethingmorethanitself.Itallowsitsreaderstoread,askandknowmore.Canyouasksomeinteresting

WhatdoyouthinkofGulliver’ssleepaccordingtothisparagraph?Para2

Good

VS

Bad

Hesleptuntilthesunwasrising.()Hewasn’ttiredoutbuthestillcouldn’tmove.()Hisarms,legsandhairweretiedtotheground!()GBG&BAdeepandsoundsleepmaygetGulliverintotrouble.WhatdoyouthinkofGulliverSomepeoplethink“thesunwasrising”tellsreadersmorethan“time”itself.Doyouagreeornot?Why?

thesun...risingwokeupenergetic/activenewlifebetiedto...couldnotmove

helpless/troublednew

challengebutMyarms,legsandhairweretiedtotheground

HowdidGulliverfeel?Surprised!

WhatmightGulliverwonder?Whotiedmetotheground?WhywasItiedtotheground?...Somepeoplethink“thesunwas

HowdidGulliverfeelonhisleg?

Hefeltsomethingonhisleg.

Itmovedupoverhisstomachandneckuntilitwasstandingnearhisface.

Whatis“it”?

Averysmallman.

Whydidthewriteruse“something”and“It”insteadof“someone”and“He”?Para3

Something

VS

Someone

Gulliverfelt.Gulliversaw.FeltVSSawHelookeddownandsawGulliverfeltsomethingandthensawsomeone.HowdidGulliverfeelonhisHowsmallthemanis?Whynotcutoutthesentenceabove?Hewasthesamesizeasmylittlefinger!Iamthesamesizeasthehugeman’slittlefinger.Andthehugeman’seye/nose/mouth/tooth/hand/footisthesamesizeas__________....

Huge

VS

Small

Picturesspeaklouderthanwords.Agoodreadoftenhelpstocreatepicturesinitsreaders’mind.Howsmallthemanis?HewasthHowdidGulliverfeelbyaskingthefollowingquestions?

WherewasI?Whowasthistinyperson?

Canyouaskmorequestionslikethese?Whywasthesmallmanstandingnearmyface?WasItiedtothegroundbythissmallman?Washetheonlytinymanlivinghere?...WonderingHowdidGulliverfeelbyaskinWhodoyouthinkismorepowerful,Gulliverorsmallmen?Para4

1

VS

40

Gulliver:shoutedatthemthebignoisemadethemallfalloverSmallmen:climbedallover...gotupagaincontinuedmoving...powerofahugeman

powerofateamphysicalpowermentalpowerWhodoyouthinkismorepower

WhydidGullivershoutatthesmallmen?

Forfun

VS

Forsafety

—theloudnoisemadethemallfallover.

HowdidGulliverfeelatthattime?

Amused.Smallmen—Look,howpowerfulIam!Canyouimaginehowloudthenoisewas?(Tip:Goodanswersmakereaders“see”

or“feel”theloudnoise.)WhydidGullivershoutattheDidGullivertalktothesmallmensuccessfully?Para5

ChatVS

Fight

begantalkingtome

couldnotunderstanddidn’tknowwhattosayWhatdoyouthinkmadethemfailtocommunicate?languagebarrier(障碍)

nothingincommonCanyouimaginewhatthesmallmantalkedtohim?DidGullivertalktothesmall

Howdidtheyfightagainsteachother?Gulliver:triedtopullonehandfreemanagedtobreaktheropesliftedlefthandintotheairSmallmen:begantoshoutahugearmyoftinypeoplewerecomingstraighttowardsGulliver

HowdidGulliverfeelatthattime?

butIdidnotknowhowtogetaway.Afraid

"Imustrunawayfromthem,"HopelessHowdidtheyfightagainsteaHowdoyouunderstandtheword“army”?Ilookeddownandsawahugearmyoftinypeople.army:1.alargenumberofpeople大批，大群2.anorganizationofmilitaryforcesofanation军队，大军Theword"army"showsreadersthetinypeoplearenotonlylargeinnumberbutalsowiththesamepurposeoffightingfortheircountry.Whentheopposites"huge"and"tiny"areusedin"ahugearmyoftinypeople"together,theydrawaveryspecialdramaticpictureforreaders.

一词两用两词一用HowdoyouunderstandthewordHowdoyoufeelafteryoureadthelastsentenceoftheextract(节选)fromthenovel?

“Imustrunawayfromthem,”Ithought,

butIdidnotknowhowtogetaway.

CuriousVS

Worried

CouldGullivermanagetorunawayfromthetinymenatlast?...Iwanttocontinuereadingthisstory!Whatagoodread!Whatapoorman!Wouldhistravelsalwaysbefullofkindsoftrouble?

...HowdoyoufeelafteryoureadGulliver'sTravelsisagreatbookfullofamazingadventurestories.“Conflict”(冲突)isoneofitspossiblethemes(主题).

ThemeofthestoryConflict(冲突)Characters(人物)Plot(情节)Setting(背景)Gulliver'sTravelsisagreatGulliverTinymenCharacters1.size:2.number:

aloneaverysmallman

moresmallmen

ahugearmyoftinypeople

thesamesizeasmylittlefingerhuge

small/tiny3....

GulliverTinymenCharacters1.SettingGulliverTinymen1.theshipcrashedagainsttherockswamasfaras...feltthelandunderthefeetfelldownonthebeachwenttosleep

inanunkownplace

thelocalpepoleintheirhomelandasurvivor2.thesunwasrising

butcouldnotmove...weretiedtothegroundtrapped

freeSettingGulliverTinymen1.thePlot1stRound(1VS1)(climb)onmoveupoverstandnearWherewasI?Whowasthistinyperson?Wondering:

Wouldwebefriends?Plot1stRound(1VS1)(climb)2ndRound(Around40VS1)Plotclimballover...shoutatthemallfallovergetupagaincontinuemovingacross...Amused:Arethey