Unit 1 The written word Part One Teaching Design Aims and requirements♦Read a student’s essay about appreciating literature and a student’s 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 poem Procedures●Welcome to the unit Step 1:Brainstorming As 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 we’re always lost in good books,especially some world-famous works.Can you name some of the books you’ve read?Would you like to recommend your favorite book to your classmates?For reference Gone 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》GULLIVER’S 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 D’URBERVILLES------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 SNOW－WHITE------格林兄弟Grimm Brothers《皇帝的新装》THE EMPEROR’S NEW SUIT------汉斯·C·安徒生Andersen,Hans C.《卖火柴的小女孩》THE LITTLE MATCH－SELLER------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.I’d 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 reference E-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,let’s have a discussion:What are the benefits of reading e-books?For reference The 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 today’s technology.Because they can save their time,money and comprise searches by internet.
Step 2:Sharing information Group work:Look at the four pictures at page 1.Let’s study them one by one and try to discuss.The following questions might help you.Picture 1 Have 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 2 Do 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 3 What 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 4 Do 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 poet’s work do you enjoy reading the most?Step 3:Discussion 1.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 answers 1.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 don’t 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 or society at specific times,while the main topics of science fiction books range from scientific discoveries,space travel,life on other planets to environmental changes.For reference Poetry Poetry is a popular art form,which emphasizes rhythm,sound and imagery.Poems usually use language set up in lines,with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme.Poets usually express their strong feelings through this art form.For more information about poetry,you may visit the following website:http://eserver.org/poetry/Science fiction stories Science fiction stories often show what may be possible in the far future based on what we can already observe today.A popular theme of science fiction is what society might look like in the future.Scientific discoveries,space travel,life on other planets and environmental changes also are often discussed in science fiction stories.For more information about science fiction stories,you may visit the following website:http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/。
