（牛津版）八年级下册：Unit-4-A-good-read-Reading-I课件.ppt

1、Unit 4 A good read Reading (I)Gullivers TravelsJonathan Swift(16671745) Whos the main character? (Gulliver.)What catches your eyes most in the picture? What do you think of Gulliver in this paragraph? What did Gulliver do to save himself? VS The ship crashed against the rocks. Gulliver was still ali

2、ve. & swam as far as he could fell down . and went to sleep /fast VS Can you ask some interesting questions about “our ship”? Do you think this beginning of the novel is a good one? Why? Where were other people in the ship after the crash? What were they going to do in the ship? . A good beginning (

3、especially a good first sentence) always tells something more than itself. It allows its readers to read, ask and know more. What do you think of Gullivers sleep according to this paragraph? VS He slept until the sun was rising. ( )He wasnt tired out but he still couldnt move. ( )His arms, legs and

4、hair were tied to the ground! ( ) GBG & B A deep and sound sleep may get Gulliver into trouble. Some people think “the sun was rising” tells readers more than “time” itself. Do you agree or not? Why? the sun . rising woke upenergetic/activenew lifebe tied to .could not move helpless/troubled new cha

5、llenge My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground How did Gulliver feel?! What might Gulliver wonder?Who tied me to the ground?Why was I tied to the ground? . How did Gulliver feel on his leg? He felt something on his leg. It moved up over his stomach and neck until it was standing near his face

6、. What is “it”? A very small man. Why did the writer use “something” and “It” instead of “someone” and “He”? VS He looked down and sawGulliver felt something and then saw someone. How small the man is? Why not cut out the sentence above? He was the same size as my little finger !I am the same size a

7、s the huge mans little finger.And the huge mans eye/nose/mouth/tooth/hand/foot is the same size as _. . Pictures speak louder than words. A good read often helps to create pictures in its readers mind. How did Gulliver feel by asking the following questions? Where was I? Who was this tiny person? Ca

8、n you ask more questions like these? Why was the small man standing near my face? Was I tied to the ground by this small man? Was he the only tiny man living here? . Who do you think is more powerful, Gulliver or small men? Gulliver:shouted at themthe big noise made them all fall overSmall men: clim

9、bed all over .got up againcontinued moving . power of a huge man power of a team Why did Gulliver shout at the small men? the loud noise made them all fall over. How did Gulliver feel at that time? Can you imagine how loud the noise was? Did Gulliver talk to the small men successfully? How did they

10、fight against each other?Gulliver:tried to pull one hand freemanaged to break the ropeslifted left hand into the airSmall men: began to shouta huge army of tiny people were coming straight towards Gulliver How did Gulliver feel at that time? but I did not know how to get away. I must run away from t

11、hem, How do you understand the word “army”? How do you feel after you read the last sentence of the extract (节选) from the novel? “I must run away from them,” I thought, but I did not know how to get away. I want to continue reading this story! What a good read! Gullivers Travels is a great book full

12、 ofamazing adventure stories. “Conflict” (冲突) isone of its possible themes (主题). Conflict(冲突)Characters(人物)Plot(情节)Setting(背景)1. size: 2. number: alone a very small man more small men a huge army of tiny people the same size as my little fingerhuge small/tiny3. . 1. the ship crashed against the rock

13、 swam as far as . felt the land under the feet fell down on the beach went to sleep in an unkown place the local pepole in their homeland a survivor 2. the sun was rising but could not move . were tied to the groundtrapped free1st Round (1 VS 1)(climb) onmove up overstand nearWhere was I?Who was this tiny person?Would we be friends?2nd Round (Around 40 VS 1)climb all over .shout at themall fall overget up againcontinue moving across .3rd Round (A huge army VS 1) begin to shoutcome straight . I must run away from them,but I do not know how to get away.