单击此处编辑母版标题样式,编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2019/6/21,#,Unit 1,The written word,Welcome to the unit,Unit 1 The written wordWelcome,1,Word review,bookworm,poetry,drama,fiction,n.,极爱读书的人，书迷，书虫,n.,诗歌,n.,戏剧，戏剧艺术,n.,小说；虚构的事,Word reviewbookwormn.极爱读书的人，书,2,Enjoy the video and answer the question.,What does the video talk about?,Enjoy the video and answer the,3,A 2013 survey by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication shows that an average Chinese adult reads,less than,five books a year.Thats more than,10 times,lower than Israel,where people read 64 books a year.,The survey shows that Chinese people spend around 13 minutes a day,reading,but nearly an hour,surfing the Internet,.,A 2013 survey by the Chinese A,4,More and more Chinese people realize the importance of reading.,More and more Chinese people r,5,Objectives,To learn to talk about different,categories of books,To develop love and passion for,literature,ObjectivesTo learn to talk abo,6,These days,most people watch television,or listen to music for entertainment.Do,people still read books in their spare time?,What kinds of books do they read?,These days,most people watch,7,Which is your favorite?,Classic Works,Which is your favorite?Classic,8,Gone with the Wind,It was,written by,Margaret Mitchell in 1936 and,set a sales record,when 50,000 copies were sold in one day.By 1965,it had sold more than 10,000,000 copies and had,been translated into,25 languages in 29 countries.,It is one of the most,successful best-sellers,ever written.With,Gone with the Wind,Margaret Mitchell taught us,“,Tomorrow is another day,.”,Gone with the Wind,9,Science fiction is a category of literature that uses imaginary stories.The stories talk about things or adventures happening and are usually set in the future,with themes based on scientific devices.,What is science fiction?,Science fiction is a category,10,French writer Jules Verne is regarded as,the father of science fiction,.He wrote many famous science fiction stories which are still popular today,such as,Journey to the Centre of the Earth,Do you like science fiction?Can you name one or two science fiction writers?Can you name any examples of science fiction books that are widely read now?,French writer Jules Verne i,11,Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea,Around the World in Eighty Days,Five Weeks in the Balloon,From the Earth to the Moon.,Why do you think science fiction is so attractive to people?,Is science fiction popular in China?Can you name any science fiction writers?,Twenty Thousand Leagues under,12,译林牛津版高中英语Module-8-Unit-1-Welcome-to-the-unit教学ppt课件(共,13,Do you like reading or writing poems?Why or why not?,Which poem is your favourite?Why do you like it?Could you recite it for us?,Which poets work do you enjoy reading the most?,Do you like reading or writing,14,徐志摩,席慕蓉,余光中,徐志摩席慕蓉余光中,15,What are some of the differences between poetry and science fiction books?,What are some of the differenc,16,There are many differences between poetry and science fiction.,To begin with,poetry uses much more concise language and techniques like rhythm and rhyme.,Next,poets often express their thoughts and feelings in poems,while science fiction writers often tell what may be possible in the future based on developments in science.,Lastly,poems usually reflect life or society at specific times,while the main topics of science fiction books range from scientific discoveries,space travel,life on other planets to environmental changes.,There are many differences,17,Poetry,Poetry is a popular art form,which emphasizes rhythm,sound and imagery.Poems usually use language set up in lines,with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme.Poets usually express their strong feelings through this art form.,Poetry,18,Science fiction stories,Science fiction stories often show what may be possible in the far future based on what we can already observe today.,A popular theme of science fiction is what society might look like in the future.Scientific discoveries,space travel,life on other planets and environmental changes,are often discussed in science fiction stories.,Science fiction stories,19,People now have more choices about the ways to read books.For example,we can browse online literature websites and read short stories on web pages.,Some books are stored as Word files or PDF files on CDs or even posted online.We can use a computer to run the CDs or visit websites and read e-books.,Do you think reading books in print is the only way to read?In what other ways can we read?,People now have more choices a,20,We can also store e-books on portable electronic gadgets like a PDA,and read the books wherever we go.,Recently,some telecommunication companies have begun providing a service where they send chapters of a book through text messages.That way,people can read books on their mobile phones.,We can also store e-books on p,21,E-books have a lot of advantages.,They save a lot of space.,A CD can store many books and it weighs just a few grams,so it