Unit 1 The written word Background 课件.ppt

1、Unit 1 The written word Background 课件,A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the water of wisdom and delight. P.B.Shelley 伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。 P.B.雪莱,We must accept finite disappointment，but we must never lose infinite hope. Matin Luther King 我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。 马丁路德金,

2、Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. Albert Einstein 不要为成功而努力，要为做一个有价值的人而努力。 阿尔伯特爱因斯坦,古人云：“书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉。” 其实，对于任何人而言，读书最大的好处在于：它让求知的人从中获知，让无知的人变得有知。下面我们先了解一些基础的文学常识。,William Shakespeare The great English poet, playwright William Shakespeare was born in 1564

3、in a small town in the UK.,Shakespeare attended Stratford Grammar School in his youth, where he studied theatre and acting, as well as Latin literature and history.His study of literature there had a strong influence on his later works.,Although he received a good basic education, but didnt have uni

4、versity education.Shakespeare worked in many different fields before he began working as a professional playwright.During his lifetime，he wrote thirtyseven plays.,William Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fiftytwo.He was rich and successful.You still can see his plays in English and many other

5、languages today.He is considered as one of the greatest writers in history.,Find the words in the passage that fit the following descriptions. 1_a writer of poems(the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) 2_the art of writing and producing plays,theatre,poet,3_stories，poems and plays，especially those that are cosidered to have value as art and not just entert