新人教选修八Unit1Alandofdiversity-Readingtask[课件].ppt

Unit 1 A land of diversityReadingIIWarming up-Warming up-Brainstorming Brainstorming(2m)(2m)Warming upWarming upFishermans WharfChinatown(San Francisco)Golden Gate BridgeWarming upWarming up (2m)(2m)Louis ArmstrongReading taskReading I-scanning(2m)Reading I-scanning(2m)Read through the passage quickly Read through the passage quickly and complete the following chart.and complete the following chart.Topics1 12 23 34 45 56 6What the subject is and who it is about.Birth and early life.The effect of his arrest and time in a boys school on his future.Musical career from 1922 to 1932.Life achievements in music and in other areas.Death and fame after death.Reading II-detailed reading(3m)Reading II-detailed reading(3m)Fill in this chart.Time Event 1901190119131913191519151917 1917 bornborn arrested by policearrested by policenoticed by a famous musician noticed by a famous musician and found jobs in bandsand found jobs in bandsgot a job in the best band in towngot a job in the best band in townTime Event 19221922192419241932193219711971began travelling to other began travelling to other cities in the cities in the USAUSAbegan recording his musicbegan recording his musictravelled to europetravelled to europedieddiedUnit 1The writingSkills building:Writing a literary review.When you write a literary review,you should remember the following:1.A literary review is usually written in the simple present tense,but we can also use the present perfect tense.2.A literary review should have a certain structure.You can use the following outline as an example of structure.Paragraph OneMention the title and author of the story.Mention the genren(.类型，种类；体裁，样式；风俗画)of the story.Describe where the story is set.Paragraph TwoGive a brief outline of the plot(情节)without giving away（泄露）the ending.Describe the important characters in the story.Discuss any character development.Paragraph ThreeDiscuss the important themes in the story.Discuss any symbols that appear in the story.Paragraph FourGive your own opinion of the story.You can also give the story a rating（评定，等级）of one to five.Sample:The home-made ball is a short story written by Jerry Johnson.The story is set in modern-day America.The main character of The home-made ball is a boy called Kevin.Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with their home-made ball every day,but when Kevin gets new sneakers and a soccer ball,things change.Friendship is an important theme in this short story.The author,Jerry Johnson,uses the old and new things,like the old home-made ball and the new soccer ball,and the old bench and the new sneakers as symbols.The old things symbolize the most valuable thing,friendship,which needs to be cherished.I think this story is really good and I give it a rating of four out of five.Homework1.Practise showing agreement and disagreement.2.Go over the useful words and phrases.3.Finish writing the literary review.