1、Word Power,Unit 1,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.,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。
2、 A poem written in 7 steps Cao Zhi They were 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?”,Sonnets Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough wind
3、s do shake the darling buds of May, And summers lease hath all too short a date 能不能让我来把你比作夏日？ 你可是更加温和，更加可爱： 狂风会吹落五月里开的好花儿， 夏季的生命又未免结束得太快,Discussion,What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature?,Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. Poetry is difficult to write, but in
4、teresting to read. Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.,How many categories of literature can you name?,poetry,drama,short story,novel,sciencefiction,romance, has a repeated rhythm focuses on feelings, tells a story through action and speech firs
5、t written and then performed on stage, only a few characters a simple plot, many characters a complex plot popular, in a newspaper reports factual information,describes the life of a person,describes the authors own life,news article,biography,autobiography,Match each writer with his/ her masterpiec
6、e.,“Miss Brill” Charles Dickens,“Ode to a Nightingale” Katherine Mansfield,“Romeo and Juliet” John Keats“Great Expectations” William Shakespeare,Would you choose one of the four famous literature figures and give an introduction to him or her?,Introduction of Katherine New Zealands most famous write
7、r, who was closely associated with D.H. Lawrence and something of a rival of Virginia Wolf. Mansfields creative years were burdened with loneliness, illness, jealousy, alienation - all this reflected in her work with the bitter depiction of marital and family relationships of her middle-class charac
8、ters. Her short stories are also notable for their use of stream of consciousness. Like the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, Mansfield depicted trivial events and subtle changes in human behavior.,Answers to part C : (1) fiction (2) poetry (3) poet (4) Drama (5) playwright (6) short story (7) novel (8)
9、 romance (9) genres (10) non-fiction (11) biography (12) autobiography,Answers to part D,1 rewrite 2 write 3 compose 4 compile 5 correct 6 draft 7 edit,Who is your favorite literature figure and why?,Language Points,1. focus on (P6)phrasal verbto give a lot of attention to one particular person, sub
10、ject or thing: 集中注意力于Tonights programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.When the kitchen is finished Im going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.,2. suitable (P7) suit verb T to be right for a particular person, situation or occasion: 适合 Corn is grown
11、a lot in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well. The city lifestyle seems to suit her - shes certainly looking very well. suited Adjective right for someone or something: 适合的 With her qualifications and experience, she would seem to be ideally suited to/for the job. They were never suited (
12、to each other) from the start -theyve got nothing in common.,suitable adjective acceptable or right for someone or something: 适合的 The film is suitable for children. My mother doesnt like me wearing short skirts to church - she doesnt think theyre suitable. NOTE: The opposite is unsuitable.,高考链接, How about eight o clock outside the cinema?That _ me fine. (2004 全国)A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits,Bye - bye!,Bye - bye!,
