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Dylan Wins Top Prize (P1) 成都外国语学校王维荣 I. Warming up Prediction: 1. Who is Dylan?2. What top prize did he/she win? II. While reading Read quickly to find out the answers to these two questions. 1. Who is Dylan? He is Bob Dylan, an American singer-songwriter.2. What top prize did he/she win? He won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. Reading for the writer’s attitude What attitude does the writer hold toward Bob Dylan’s winning this year’s Nobel Prize in literature? A. Positive B. Negative C. Neutral D. Not Clear How do we know? “If these don’t qualify as excellent poems, what does?” the author asks about Dylan’s work. Reading for information Why the world was taken aback when Dylan won the prize 1) He is a singer-songwriter. 2) “Does this mean I can win a Grammy?” US writer Jodi Picoult joked on her Twitter account. Why he is qualified for the prize 1. Dylan’s writing talents have already been recognized by the Pulitzer Prize jury. 2. Bob Dylan is in the 2 percent of songwriters whose lyrics are interesting on the page even without the harmonica and the guitar and his very special voice. 3. Dylan’s lyrics also address social issues in the US. 4. His songs then influenced the lives of millions. 5. Nothing speaks better and louder than Dylan’s own writing. Developing vocabulary What does the underlined phrase “taken aback” in the second paragraph mean? Surprised / shocked. III. After reading Discussion In your eyes, should Bob Dylan have been given this year’s Nobel Prize in literature? Why/why not? Dance goes on today (P4) 山东烟台二中 柏钦琳 I. Warming up Can you guess what these players are doing? II. Reading Paragraphs 1-3 1.What is the name of this rugby team? The New Zealand All Blacks. 2.What do they do before every game? Before every game, they gather in a semi-circle and begin to dance. 3. What is the name of the dance that the rugby team performs? Try to describe it. The rugby players perform