Unit8EnjoyingtheClassics(2).doc

I RevisionYesterday we learned What Is a Great Book? I asked you to recite 4 wonderful sentences and now lets check.1.读法得当的话，名著会让你感到开卷有益。Great books will not let you down if you read them well.2.与许多书相比，名著每一页所传达的思想要更为丰富。Great books have more ideas per page than most books have on all pages.3.读者对名著的理解深浅程度不同，而且可以从不同的侧面去阐述自己的理解。Great books can be read at different levels of understanding, and the reader can interpret them from different aspects.4. 不管你是否赞同它们所表达的思想，名著都是人类的启蒙老师，为人类思想的发展奠定了基础。Whether you agree or disagree with what they say, great books are the primary teachers of mankind; they have made basic contributions to human thought.II Listening and speakingYou recite it very fluently. / Well-done. / Excellent. / The sentence is very long but Im glad you have done a good job. Well, you have shown me your good memory. Next, show me your listening ability. Listen to a short passage concerning classics. The passage will be read twice. After you hear the passage, answer the first question. 1. What can you benefit from reading classics? While listening what shall we do? Take notes. Shall we write down the whole sentence? Absolutely No. What shall write down? Main points. / Key words and phrases. Good idea. Take down the main points about the benefits of reading classics. The more, the better. Now listen again.Show me the benefits one by one. (Im afraid you still miss one point. Listen again.)I really appreciate your excellent abilities of listening and note-taking. Do you feel quite familiar with these expressions? Where they come from? They are from a text you learned Senior II. Enjoy the Classics. It shows us sparkling ideas with eye-catching sentences. Im glad the short passage you hear brings these ideas back into your mind. Next, in this section of listening and speaking, you will be asked the second question. 2. What is your hobby? Why do you take up this hobby? Please answer the question with at least 3 sentences. You will have 1 minute to prepare.Tapescript:What is a classic? It can be put in the following way: A classic is a book that opens your mind. A classic is a book that helps you grow. A classic is a book that lifts you up high. A classic is a book that men and women all over the world want to keep all their lives. No doubt, with each reading you discover a new level of pleasure from the book. Sure, you can get pleasure out of almost any book. But when you reread a classic, you see more in yourself than you did before. Not many books can benefit you in this way. Classics do give you insights into yourself and help you understand your life, your world, yourself. When you read classics, dont just dip your toe into the deep waters of the classics. Plunge in! Join generations of bright human beings before you. You will find yourself inspired by the thoughts and observations of the most gifted writers in history. III Polishing sentences1. Guided-writingYou are so smart. I dont care whether you really enjoy reading in your spare time. I care a lot that you can talk with reference to what you have taken down.You do have a good idea. But such a good idea is expressed only with simple sentences. What a shame. Can we make our language more beautiful? Can we make our sentences more informative? Lets have a try together. As you said / As you heard just now, A classic lifts you up high. Whats the meaning of “lift you up high”? One sentence you recited means the same idea. That is “great books will not -” “Great books will not let you down if you read them well.” Quick-minded. Can we combine these two sentences into one? What connectives can we use? Great books will lift you up high instead of letting you down if you read them well. Great books will lift you up high rather than let you down if you read them well. Great books will not let you down but lift you up high if you read them well.Quite good. / You are so clever. / Great, here you use connectives. Look, with conjunctions the sentence is more informative. Lets take another example. According to what you heard just now, with each reading what can you discover? You discover a new level of pleasure from the book with each reading. Besides pleasure you can get a different level of sth. else. What is it? One sentence you recited shows us that. Great books can be read at different levels of understanding, and the reader can interpret them from different aspects. Can you express these two ideas with one sentence? What connectives can you use? not only - but also - Can we say not only discover pleasure but also understanding? Maybe its not good. Before the word “understanding” we need another verb. What verb can we use? Get / Have. So can you give me a complete sentence? You can not only discover a new level of pleasure but also have /get a different level of understanding with each reading.Its really a good sentence. But can we make it better? How? “Not”/ Why not put “not only” at the beginning of the sentence? What is sentence structure? You cay say it in Chinese. Not only can you discover a new level of pleasure but also have /get a different level of understanding with each reading.Its a really wonderful sentence. Remember to apply grammatical structures into writing. But if we want to make it more informative, we should ask ourselves another question. Why? Not only can you discover a new level of pleasure but also have /get a different level of understanding with each reading because -You have recited 4 sentences. Search them for one reason. Whats the reason? I think the reason is because great books have more ideas per page than most books have on all pages.Can you give me another reason? You can refer to the notes you have taken down or the sentences you have recited.because great books are the primary teachers of mankind; they have made basic contributions to human thought.Sparkling idea. But the word “because” is too simple to match this sparkling idea. Can you find another expression to replace “because”? Not only can you discover a new level of pleasure but also have /get a different level of understanding with each reading in that / for the reason that -Good expression. / Excellent. You are so cute. Now would you please give me a complete sentence beginning with “Not only”.Would you please try repeating the whole sentence with reference to the words on the screen? 2. More PracticeGreat memory. I think this sentence is good enough to show your real English level. Next, lets have more practice. Why do you take up the hobby of reading classics? Write one sentence to show the reason. Remember to use as many conjunctions and sentence patterns as possible. Try to make your sentence informative and eye-catching. Youll have two minutes to write your sentence on this piece of paper.It is - that -, It is obvious that -, It should be stressed that -, There is no doubt / no denying that -, Not only - but also -, for the reason that -, Hardly can we imagine -, If -, so that -, Only by -, Of great benefit is / are sth. -, Well, its your show time. Show us your paper and read it aloud. The rest of the class listen carefully and then tell me what you think of it. What do you think of it? Yes, I agree with you. What impresses you most in this sentence? How do you like this sentence? Only good? I think it wonderful. Agree? What connectives does he use? What grammatical structure does he use?What sentence pattern does he use? Good sentence pattern. / You have used proper conjunctions. / The sentence is well- structured. / The sentence is informative. Is there anything to correct?IV Applying the polished sentences in different situationsIm very glad your writing today is twice better than before. Frankly speaking, your sentences are even better than mine. Im proud of your performance. Now lets go back to the topic: What is your hobby? Why do you take up this hobby? Dont tell me your hobby is nothing but reading. Its unbelievable. Right? Show me your other hobbies. You know, the question should be answered with at least three sentences. Of these three sentences, I suppose, one sentence should be good enough to leave a deep impression on teachers. Dont forget the informative and eye-catching sentences you have written. Not only can we use them in reading but also in other hobbies. (They still suit other hobbies.) Would you please give me one wonderful sentence to show the benefits of your hobby? You can use the sentence you have written or refer to those sentences from others. You will have one minute to prepare.V AssignmentsI really appreciate your quick mind. / Its a wise saying. / That is so-called wisdom. / You do have a ready wit. / Its really impressive. Look, once you write a wonderful sentence, it can be applied in different situations. In fact, the sentences we write today can also suit the topic concerning people. Todays homework may be a challenging task for you. You know tomorrow is a special day. Thanksgiving Day. Please prepare a short speech containing at least 3 sentences to show your appreciation to the person you want to thank most.For referenceWhats your favorite hobby? How about playing computer ga