M8U1 Wordpower.ppt

1、Word Power,Unit 1,How many categories of literature can you think of ? Can you name some?,Generally speaking, literature can be divided into two main categories: Fiction: describing imaginary people and event, not real ones Non-fiction: true and based on facts Now refer to Part A on your students bo

2、ok about different types of fiction and non-fiction and try to fill in the following chart:,poetry,drama,short story,novel, has a repeated rhythm focuses on feelings, tells a story through action and speech first written and then performed on stage, only a few characters a simple plot, many characte

3、rs a complex plot popular,science fiction, romance, etc,news article news story,biography,autobiography, reports of recent events in newspapers or on television or radio, the story of a persons life written by someone else, the story of a persons life written by that person,1.Literature that is not

4、true or factual is called . 2.Science and romance are popular novel . 3. is writing that tells a story through action and speech. 4.A like War and Peace has many characters and a more complex plot. 5.Li Bai, a famous Chinese ,wrote many poems about nature and life. 6.A book about the life of someone

5、 is called a . 7.A short work of fiction with only a few characters and a simple plot is called a short . 8.I like non-fiction literature, especially articles in newspapers.,fiction,genres,Drama,novel,poet,biography,story,news,Writer of different types of literature: Someone who writes drama is call

6、ed a _. who writes poems is called a _. who writes short stories is a _. who writes novels is a _.,playwright,poet,short story writer,novelist,Here are some literary figures. Do you know some information about them and their works?,Match the writers with suitable works according to part B,Katherine

7、Mansfield,William Shakespeare,John Keats,Charles Dickens,Great Expectations,Miss Brill,Ode to Nightingale,Romeo and Juliet,William Shakespeare:,Birth and death date: 26 April 156423 April 1616 _: _: Romantic play: Romeo and Juliet Four tragedy: _ _ _ _ Comedy: The Merchant of Venice,Britain,playwrig

8、ht,Hamlet Othello Macbeth King Lear,Nationality,Occupation,John Keats:,Birth and death date: 31 October 179523 February 1821 Nationality: Britain Occupation: _ Famous poem: Ode to a Nightingale 夜莺颂 The poem describes a series of _ (现实和浪漫主义理想之间的冲突). And the nightingales song is the dominant image and

9、 “voice” within the ode.,poet,a conflict between reality and romantic ideals,Charles Dickens:,Birth and death date: 7 February 18129 June 1870 Nationality: Britain Occupation: _ Famous works: Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities Oliver Twist David Copperfield,novelist,Katherine Mansfield:,Birth a

10、nd death date: 14 October 18889 January 1923 Nationality: _ Occupation: _ Famous works: Miss Brill is her most famous story. The story is about Miss Brill, a middle-aged English teacher in an unnamed French town. On a regular Sunday afternoon, _ (walk), _ (sit) in a park and _ (wear) an old but belo

11、ved fur, she sees the world as if it were a stage, and enjoys watching the people around her.,New Zealand,short story writer,walking,sitting,wearing,III. Consolidation:,Part C: Fill in the blanks using the words from Part A and Part B.,Answers: (1) poetry (2) novelists (3) short story (4) fantasy (5

12、) detective (6) playwright (7) news articles/news stories (8) biographies,IV. self-study Put the following books into different categories in Part D.,Short story: _ Poetry: _ Drama: _ Novel: _,The country of the blind and other selected stories,John Keats: The complete poems,King Lear,Sense and Sens

13、ibility,静夜思 床前明月光，疑是地上霜；举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Night Thoughts In front of my bed the moonlight is very bright, I wonder if that can be frost on the floor? I lift up my head and look at the full moon, the dazzling moon. I drop my head, and think of the home of old days.,A poem written in 7 steps Cao Zhi They w

14、ere boiling beans on a beanstalk fire, Came a plaintive voice from the pot, “O, why since we sprang from the self-same root, Should you kill me with anger hot?”,七步诗 曹植 煮豆燃豆萁, 豆在釜中泣。 本是同根生, 相煎何太急。,1.It is widely believed Jordan is a famous basketball player all time. 2.Science fiction and romance are popular novel genres which are often found best-seller lists. 3.Mr Beans performances tell a story or a joke facial expressions and actions.,Consolidation Exercises: Fill in the blanks with suitable preps,of,on,through,4.Poetry often focuses feelings, so