【教育课件】牛津译林版高中英语选修八Unit1《Thewrittenword》Task课件2.ppt

Poetry of Robert Burns
Step 2 Read paras.1-4 and complete Robert Burn’s profile.
Year of birth
Birthplace
Alloway, Scotland
Personality
Year of death
Family status (状况) School（流派） Main works (作品)
Robert Burns is regarded as a pioneer（先驱）of the Romantic movement. His influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. In 2009 he was voted by the Scottish public as being the Greatest Scot.
The way people memorize him
2. The __________ to him was first publicly exhibited in 1877 and about 30,000 people _________________.
3. The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now ___________________.
Robert Burns (1759 –1796) was a Scottish poet and a lyricist(词作者). He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is famous worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language.

III. 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
literature
I. 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 imaginary people and
V. Homework: Composition
Who 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.
● first written and then performed on stage
● only a few characters ● a simple plot
novel
science fiction, romance, etc
● ●
many characters a complex plot

Paragrap pl节ot背, c景ha) racters ,
h 2 character
development
Paragrap h3
themes, symbols
Paragrap personal opinion h4
Tapescript
Teacher: In the first paragraph, you should mention the author of the story as well as its title. You should also write what category the story belongs to. It is important to mention when and whቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱre the story is set, as this helps put the story in an environment that the reader can understand.
After the teacher has finished speaking, he or she often repeats all the key words in short sentences.
Paragrap • author, title ,
h1
category, setting(情
B. You find this short story on the Internet written by a student from the USA. Read the story, and use the table below to make notes for your review. P11
soccer ball.

• characteristics desperate
• generous
criminal
themes
• twists
civil
plot
• The recent film, Great Expectations,
updates the (1)_p_lo__t_ of Charles
Dickens’s novel to modern times.
• 1. characters:d. Pip,
• 2. setting(戏剧J、oe小,E说st等ell的a )情节背 景: c. England in the early
1800s.
• 3. symbol:a. mist • 4. plot:
e. A stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes ashamed of his background
• 2. Who is Charles Dickens? England’s greatest writer.
• 3. How old is Pip when the story begins?
Seven years old.
• C1. How well do you understand the essay? Read it again and answer the following questions. P4
• 1. antique(Line 1) c. a valuable thing from the past
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