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1、牛津高中英语(模块八 高二下学期)Advance with EnglishWord Power板块：教学设计课件Unit1LiteratureUnit 1 课件描述：Students are going to learn some words and expressions concerning literature in this courseware.It can be divided into mainly three parts:different categories of literature,literary writers and new words related to th

2、e word“write”.Exercises and activities are designed to help students practice and reinforce the new vocabulary.literatureI.Brainstorming: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 imagi

3、nary people and event,not real onesNon-fiction:true and based on factsNow refer to Part A on your students book about different types of fiction and non-fiction and try to fill in the following chart:Category of literatureDescriptionFictionpoetrydramashort storynovel has a repeated rhythm focuses on

4、 feelings tells a story through action and speech first written and then performed on stage only a few characters a simple plot many characters a complex plot popularscience fiction,romance,etcCategory of literatureDescriptionNon-fictionnews articlenews storybiographyautobiography reports of recent

5、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 personII.Further learning:Writer of different types of literature:Someone who writes drama is called a _.who writes poems is called a _.who writes short stor

6、ies is a _.who writes novels is a _.playwrightpoetshort story writernovelistHere are some literary figures.Do you know some information about them and their works?William Shakespeare:Birth and death date:26 April 156423 April 1616 _:_:Romantic play:Romeo and JulietFour tragedy:_ _ _ _Comedy:The Merc

7、hant of VeniceBritainplaywrightHamletOthelloMacbethKing LearNationalityOccupationJohn 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 domi

8、nant image and“voice”within the ode.poeta conflict between reality and romantic idealsCharles 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 CopperfieldnovelistKatherine Mansfield:Birth

9、and 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 beloved fur,she s

10、ees the world as if it were a stage,and enjoys watching the people around her.New Zealandshort story writerwalkingsittingwearingIII.Consolidation:Part C:Fill in the blanks using the words from Part A and Part B.Answers:(1)poems (2)novelists (3)short story (4)fantasy(5)detective (6)playwright(7)news

11、articles/news stories (8)biographiesIV.self-study Put the following books into different categories in Part D.short story:_science fiction:_detective story:_romance novel:_Selected stories of O.HenryRobotDeath on the NileSense and SensibilityV.Homework:CompositionWho is your favorite writer?Which book of him do you like best?And why do you like it?Write a composition of about 200 words introducing your favorite writer and a book of him.