高二英语《The written word》课件2.ppt

* Word Power 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。 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 summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s 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…… What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. Poetry is difficult to write, but interesting 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? Category of literature Description Fiction Non-fiction poetry drama short story novel science fiction romance ● has a repeated rhythm ● focuses on 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 ● popular ● in a newspaper ● reports factual information describes the life of a person describes the author’s own life news article biography autobiography Match each writer with his/ her masterpiece. “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 writer, who was closely as