外研社选修6 module2 课文
外研版高二英语上选修六 Module2 Reading practice
3. How is C.S. Lewis similar to Philip Pullman? C.S. Lewis is similar to Philip Pullman because both authors have created a fantasy world where their characters go and have adventures. 4. Do you think it has a happy or a sad ending? It probably has a happy ending although the characters might be sad when they leave Narnia.
CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS, known as Jack to his friends, was born in 1898. Lewis’s fascination with fairy tales, myths and ancient legends, coupled with inspiration drawn from his childhood, led him to write THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, one of
3. And soon after that a very strange
person stepped out from among the
trees into the light of the lamppost. from among the trees 从树林里出来 from 是介词，其后有时与副词或介词 连用构成副词短语，如：from above, from behind, from below等。
选修六MODULE2课文背诵课程（外研版）
选修六MODULE2课文背诵课程（外研版）选修六MODULE 2课文背诵课程（外研版）第一轮一遍：语境记忆单词、短语、句式，逐句理解全文The Cat That Vanished（阅读1）Will was stupefied with exhaustion, and he might have gone on to the north, or he might have laid his head on the grass under one of those trees and slept; but as he stood trying to clear his head, he saw a cat.She was a tabby, like Moxie. She pad ded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing. Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckle s, just as Moxie did. Of course, every cat behave d like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scald ed his eyes.Eventually this cat turned away. This was night, and there was a territory to patrol,there were mice to hunt. She padded across the road and towards the bush es just beyond the hornbeam trees, and there she stopped. Will, still watching, saw the cat behave curiously. She reached out a paw to pat something in the air in front of her, something quite invisible to Will. Then she leapt backwards, back arch ed and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. Will knew cat-behaviour. He watched more alertly as the cat approach ed the spot again, just an empty patch of grass between the hornbeam s and the bushes of a garden hedge, and pat ted the air once more. 1. vanish ['v?n??] vt. vi. 消失；突然不见；2. stupefied ['stju:pifaid] adj.神志不清，昏昏沉沉3. exhaustion [iɡ'z?:st??n] n.精疲力竭；耗尽4. He might have gone. 他本来可以去might have done…来可以做…..（而实际没做）5. laid [leid] v. 放；铺设；（lay 的过去分词）6. tabby ['t?bi] n.斑猫；平纹；长舌妇adj.有斑纹7. pad [[p?d]]vi.（有规律地）放轻脚步走，步行；8. put ... down 放下put down 镇压，记下9. hold out 伸出held out 伸出；提出；显示10. come up to 朝……走过来11. rub [r?b] vt. vi. n.摩擦；12. knuckles n. 压关节，指关节13. behave [b?'he?v] vi. 表现；举止；vt. 使守规矩；使表现得…14.. longing ['l??i?, 'l?:?-] n.渴望，热望；15. tears [ti?z] n. 眼泪；泪水16. scald [sk??ld ]vt. vi n. 烫伤；烫洗；加热；17. eventually [i'vent?u?li] adv. 最后，终于18. turn away走开；避开；解雇；19. territory ['terit?ri] n. 领土，领域；地域；20. patrol [p?'tr?ul] vt. vi. n. 巡逻；巡查21. mice [ma?s]n. 老鼠（mouse的复数）22. hunt [h?nt] vt. vi.n. 狩猎；打猎；搜索23. beyond [bi'j?nd] prep. 超过；越过；那一边；在...较远的一边adv. 在远处；在更远处24. bush n. 灌木丛25. hornbeam ['h?:nbi:m] n. 角树材；角树；26. curiously ['kju?ri?sli] adv. 好奇地27. reach out vt. 伸出28．paw [p??] n. 爪子；手29. invisible adj. 看不见的30. leapt [li:pt, lept] v. 跳跃（leap的过去分词）31. backwards ['b?kw?dz] adv. 倒；向后；逆32. arch [ɑ?t?] vt. vi. 拱起；成为弓形33. on end竖着；连续地；34. fur n. 皮，皮子；毛皮；软毛35. held out 伸出；提出；36. stiffly ['stifli] adv. 生硬地；顽固地；呆板地37. alertly [?'l?:tli] adv. 留意地；警觉地38. approach [?'pr?ut?] vt. vi.靠近接近；着手处理n. 方法；途径；接近39．spot [sp?t] n. 地点；斑点vt. 认出；弄脏；vi. 沾上污渍；满是斑点40. empty ['em(p)t?] adj. 空的；41. patch [p?t?] n. 小块土地;（与周围不同的）斑点；vt. vi.修补打补丁42. hedge [hed?] n. 灌木（或小树）树篱；43.pat v. 轻拍，轻打44. air [e?] n. 空气，大气；Again she leapt back, but less far and with less alarm this time. After another few seconds of snif fing, touching, whisker-twitching, curiosity overcame wariness.The cat step ped forward, and vanish ed.Will blink ed. Then he stood still, close to the trunk of the nearest tree, as a truck came round the circle and swept its lights over him. When it had gone past he cross ed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating. It wasn’t easy, because there was nothing to fix on, but when he came to the place and cast about to look closely, he saw it.At least, he saw it from some angle s. It looked as if someonehad cut a patch out of the air, about two metres from the edge of the road, a patch roughly square in shape and less than a metre across. If you were level with the patch so that it was edge-on, it was nearly invisible, and it was completely invisible from behind. You could only see it from the side nearest the road, and you couldn’t see it easily even from there, because all you could see through it was exactly the same kind of thing that lay in front of it on this side: a patch of grass lit by a street light.45. alarm [?'lɑ:m] vt. n.警告；警告器；惊慌46. sniff [snif] vt. vi. n.嗅；闻；吸，47. whisker ['hwisk?] n. [晶体] 晶须；胡须；腮须48. twitch [tw?t?] vt. vi. n. 抽搐；抽动；49. curiosity [kj??r?'?s?t?] n.好奇，好奇心；50. overcame [,ov?'kem]v. 克服（overcome的过去式）51. wariness ['wε?rinis] n.谨慎，小心52. step forward 向前迈一步53. vanish ['v?ni?] vt. vi. n.消失；突然不见；54. blink v. 眨眼睛55. stand still站着不动56. trunk [tr??k]n. 树干；躯干；象鼻；57. circle ['s?:kl] n. 循环，周期；圆形物58. truck [tr?k] n. 卡车；59. sweep over 迅速有力地掠过；扫视；60. crossed [kr?st] v. 越过；交叉（cross的过去式和过去分词）61. keep one’s yes on 注视，盯着看，62. investigate [?n'vest?ge?t] v. 调查；研究63. fix on 确定；固定；使集中于64. cast about 想方设法；搜索65. angle ['??g(?)l] n. 角度，角66. edge n. 边，边缘67. roughly ['r?fli] adv. 粗糙地；概略地68. square [skwe?]adj. 正方形的；平方的；69. In shape 在形状上70.less than a metre across 边长不到一米69. level ['lev?l] adj. 同高度的；水平的；vt. vi.同等；对准；弄平n. 水平；标准；be level with:通常与……齐高;edge-on ['ed??n]adv. 侧立侧向70.exactly 完全正确；确切的71. lay [le?] v. 躺；位于（lie的过去式lie lay lain）vi.产卵；搁放（lay laid laid）72. light [la?t] vt. vi. 照亮；点燃；n. 光；灯adj. 轻的；光亮的；Lit by a street light 被街灯照亮的（lit [l?t]adj. 照亮的，点着的light的过去式及过去分词）But Will knew without the slightest doubt that that patch of grass on the other side was in a different world. He couldn’t possibly have said why. He knew it at once, as strongly as he knew that fire burned and kindness was good. He was looking at something profoundly alien.And for that reason alone, it entice d him to stoop and look further. What he saw made his head swim and his heart thump harder, but he didn’t hesitate: he push ed his shopping bag through, and then scramble d through himself, through the hole in the fabric of this world and into another.He found himself standing under a row of trees. But not hornbeam trees: these were tall palm s, and they were growing, like the trees in Oxford, in a line along the grass. But his was the centre of a broad boulevard, and at the side of the boulevard was a line of cafes and small shops, all brightly lit, all open, and all utterly silent and empty beneath a sky thick with stars. The hotnight was laden with the scent of flowers and with the salt smell of the sea.Will looked around carefully. Behind him the full moon shone down over a distant prospect of great green hills, and on the slope s at the foot of the hills there are houses with rich gardens and an open parkland with grove s of trees and the white gleam of a classical temple.73. slightest adj. 极不重要的，最少的74. doubt [daut] v. n.怀疑；疑惑;75. possibly ['p?s?bli] adv.可能地；也许；大概76. as strongly as…就如同……一样强烈77. kindness ['ka?n(d)n?s]n.仁慈；好意；友好的行为78. burned [b?:nd] v. 烧伤（burn的过去式）adj.焦头烂额79. profoundly[pr?u'faundli]adv. 深刻地；深深地；极度地80. alien adj. 其他种族的；外国的81.entice [in'tais] vt. 诱使；怂恿；诱惑| 引诱|吸引81 stoop [stu:p] vt. vi.弯腰；屈服；82. swim [swim] vi. 眩晕;游泳；83. thump [θ?mp] vi. 砰然地响；重击；狠打；84. hesitate ['heziteit] vt. 踌躇，犹豫；85. push [p??] vt. vi. n. 推动；推；86. scramble ['skr?mbl] vt. vi. 爬行，攀登；仓促行动n. 抢夺，争夺；87. fabric ['f?brik] n.织物；布；组织；构造88. palm [pɑ:m] n. 棕榈树；手掌；掌状物89. boulevard ['bu:lvɑ:, 'bul vɑ:d] n.林荫大道；（美）大马路；90. silent ['sail?nt] adj. 沉默的；寂静的；91. utterly ['?t?li] adv. 完全地；绝对地；92. beneath [bi'ni:θ] prep.在之下;adv. 在下方93. (be) laden with 充满，载满94. scent [sent] n. 气味；嗅觉；scent of 有的迹象；发出的气味95. look around 游览；到处察看；到处寻找96. shine down 照耀下来97.prospect ['pr?spekt]n. 景色;前途；预期；98. slope [sl?up] n. 斜坡；倾斜；99. parkland ['pɑ:k,l?nd] n.公用场地；有树丛的开阔草地100. grove [ɡr?uv] n. 果园;小树林；101. gleam [ɡli:m] n. 微光；闪光；102. classical ['kl?sik?l] adj.古典经典的；Just beside him was that bare patch in the air, as hard to see from this side as from the other, but definitely there. He bent to look through and saw the road in Oxford, his own world. He turned away with a shudder: whatever this new world was, it had to be better than what he’d just left. With a dawning light-headedness, the feeling that he was dream ing but awake at the same time, he stood up and looked around for the cat, his guide.103. beside [bi'said] prep.在旁边；与相比；和无关104. bare [bε?] adj. 赤裸的，空的；无遮蔽的105. definitely ['definitli]adv. 清楚地，当然；明确地，肯定地106. bend v. 弯腰，屈身107. turn away 避开；解雇；走开；转过脸108. shudder ['??d?] n.发抖；战栗；109.dawn [d??n] n. 黎明；开端;dawning开始出现110. light-headedness 头晕目眩111. dream v. 做梦112. awake adj. 醒着的，清醒的113. look around for 四处寻找114.guide [ga?d]n. 指南；向导；入门书115. all rights reserved 版权所有第一轮二遍：语境记忆单词、短语、句式，逐句理解全文The Cat That Vanished消失的猫（阅读1）Will was stupefied with exhaustion, and he might have gone on to the north, or he might have laid his head on the grass under one of those trees and slept; but as he stood trying to clear his head, he saw a cat.She was a tabby, like Moxie. She pad ded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing. Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckle s, just as Moxie did. Of course, every cat behave d like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scald ed his eyes.Eventually this cat turned away. This was night, and there was a territory to patrol,there were mice to hunt. She padded acrossthe road and towards the bush es just beyond the hornbeam trees, and there she stopped. Will, still watching, saw the cat behave curiously. She reached out a paw to pat something in the air in front of her, something quite invisible to Will. Then she leapt backwards, back arch ed and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. Will knew cat-behaviour. He watched more alertly as the cat approach ed the spot again, just an empty patch of grass between the hornbeam s and the bushes of a garden hedge, and pat ted the air once more.威尔累得脑子都木了，他本可以继续向北走，也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去；但是，正当他站在那儿，试图让头脑清醒些的时候，他看见一只猫。
外研版高中英语选修6《module2fantasyliterature–philippullman》
外研版高中英语选修6《module2fantasyliterature–philippullman》word教案1 play an important part in 在。
中起重要作用，对。
有重要阻碍，in 后接名词或动名词，part前能够用small，large ,significent修饰。
He played an important part in the TV show.Diet plays the leading role in the treatment.考考你：1，E-mail ,as well as telephone________an important part in daily communication.A is playingB have played Care playing D play2The more important thing about cotton in history is the part it __________in the Industrial Revolution .A playedB had playedC was playingD playing2 behave vi 行为，举止.He has behaved shamefully towards his wife .Can’t you make your little boy behave himself 你不能教你的小孩礼貌点或规矩些吗？3approach(1)走近，接近As we approached this lamp ,I saw a man coming towards us .(2)找，接近某人There was only one person whom I could possibly approach.(3)对待，处理问题，任务等。
He approached the difficulty with great thought .(4)名词，接近，快到With the approach of Christmas the weather turned colder .(5)名词，方式方法When learning a foreign language ,the best approach is the study of thespoken language .考考你：（1）Before trying to solve the puzzle ,let us consider the best way to __________it.A come nearB approachC deal toD refer to(2) When it __________the noon ,we compared the taskA approachedB arrivedC gotD came(3) I’d like to ask his opinion but I find him _____________A approache dB approachC to approachD approaching4 vanish vi 消逝不复存在The thief vanished into crowd.My hopes of success have vanished .5 blink(1)v 瞬间He blinked in the bright sunlight .How long can you stare _____ _____your eyes （不瞬间）（2）闪耀Harbour lights were blinking on the horizon 海港的灯火在水平线上闪耀着。
新外研版高中英语选修六 Module2 Introduction教学课件
菲利普· 普尔曼,英国当代著名作家。1996年 发表《黑质三部曲》第一部《北极之光》， 次年发表第二部《魔法神刀》，2000年发表 第三部《琥珀望远镜》。《黑质三部曲》出 版后，畅销不坠，风靡欧美，皆认为其深度 与文学性足堪名列文学史。该三部曲让普尔 曼名利双收，迄今已被翻译成二十几种文字， 全球发行量已近一千万套，并为作者获得了 诸多重要的奖项；普尔曼更因为这套书被评 论界认为是“继《魔戒》作者J· R· R· 托尔金之 后最优秀的盎格鲁· 撒克逊奇幻小说家”。
Lyra’s scientist father makes it possible to enter other words. A war that could destroy the universe witches, talking bears and other strange creatures.
4. refer to animals? 5. means very unusual or special? 6. means to have influence in a situation? 7. relates to ideas?
bear creature extraordinary play a part philosophical
1. refer to people?
adult hero heroine witch
2. refers to someone who uses magic? witch 3. refer to the most important people who havethe main part in a story? hero heroine
Introduction - 2. Lead-in
2017年秋高中英语选修6外研版课件：Module2 Period Two 精品
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3.From this passage，we know that the writing thread of these stories was . 答案 A.how to find the Ring
重点词汇 经典句式
重点词汇
The king takes the woman to his palace and marries her，not knowing that she is a wicked witch. 国王把那个女人带到他的宫殿并与她结了婚，他并不知道那个女 人是一个邪恶的女巫。
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√B.full of exciting ideas and loving to grasp interesting thoughts
C.longing so much to be a billionaire D.a person who wanted to influence the Englishspeaking world
Module 2 Fantasy Literature
内容索引
Period Two Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner
基础自测 课文预读 要点探究 当堂达标
基础自测
Ⅰ.重点单词 1. revenge v.报仇，复仇 2. marry v.结婚，娶，嫁
married adj.已婚的 marriage n.结婚，婚姻 3. punish v.惩罚 punishment n.惩罚，处罚 4. appeal n.吸引力，魅力 appealing adj.吸引人的
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
It took her about 10 years .
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
Para 5 The reasons why is Harry Potter so important are the followings, except_______ . attraction A. the appeal to readers of all ages relating to literature B that they created a special literary bond
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
Para 3 & 4 Answer the following questions.
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When did she complete the first Harry PotteCrosntoclruys?ion : If we want to succeed
outlines
in Edinburgh developed the format
7 books
finished the series
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
高中英语外研版选修六 Module 2 reading PPT课件
Para 2 Choose the best answer. Rowling met many difficulties, such as _____?
• From The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, we can learn_______
外研版高中英语选修六Module 2 Period 6 Reading practice
1. She saw that there was a light ahead of her. ahead of 在…前面
• The production plan was fulfilled ahead of time
• She was always well ahead of the rest of the class.
set out get back It seems to be go wrong soon after
பைடு நூலகம்
梦想 在…前面 本应该 回头看 瞥见 出发, 动身 回来; 取回 看似 出错 一会儿
step out from…into… 走出…进入... be shaped like 呈…形, 像… be caught up 勾，挂，缠绕在 so as to 为了
疑 式是将ought 提前。
There ought not to be much noise in a hospital. Ought I to write to say “ thank you”? 我应该写信致谢吗？
I ought to have helped her, but I didn’t. (ought to have done 表示本该做而未做)
• ahead of time / schedule 提前
2. ought to v.aux.
Such things ought to be allowed.应该允许这样的事。 ought无人称和时态的变化，后接不定式，表示责任、合 适、必要性、可能性及愿望等，ought to 的否定式 “ought not to +动词原形”或“oughtn’t to +动词原形”，
shut v. 关上 lamppost n. 路灯柱 (lamp路灯)
(完整版)外研社高中选修6英语课文翻译
Module 1 Book 6How Good Are Your Social Skills?你的社交技能有多高？你是否看见认识的人以后，故意过马路以避免与其说话？你愿意参加聚会并自信的和每位来宾交谈吗？你想结交更多的朋友，但是又缺乏与陌生人交谈的信心吗？你是否一想到要在别的国家参加社交活动就觉得忐忑不安？别担心——我们能帮助你！如果你具备了良好的社交技能，你就不用担心这样的情景。
而这些技能是很容易学习的。
具有良好社交技能的人能很好的和别人交流并且知道该怎么样说话。
要是预先做点准备，将会对你有所帮助。
下面为你出些主意。
Learn how to small talk学会怎样聊天聊天时很重要的，并能帮助你为一些更严肃的谈话做准备。
准备好！准备一些不太会出错的开场白。
例如：·想出一个最近的新闻故事——不要太严肃，譬如，一个有关于电影明星或体育明星的故事·想出一些有关于你的学习的事情告诉人们·想出一些“不会出错”的事情询问别人的意见——音乐，体育，电影等·想出一些和陌生人谈话时要回避的话题——并且要避免谈论这些话题！那样，你的信心就不会被伤害了！Develop you listening skills提高倾听的技能倾听是大多数人所缺乏的技巧，而交流时双向的过程——它涉及说和听两个方面。
永远记住——话太多并不会给人留下怎样的印象。
下面是一些使你成为更好的倾听者的建议：Do…做下面的事情……·用一些鼓励的声音或姿势表示你正在倾听——微笑，点头，说一些“嗯”或“对啊”之类的话等等·保持得体的目光接触·使用积极肯定的肢体语言·询问更多的信息表示你的兴趣Don’t…不要做下面的事情……·看自己的手表·打哈欠·叹气·把目光从正跟你说话的人身上移开·改变话题·替别人把话说完要牢记19世纪英国首相本杰明·迪斯累里的话：“和一个人谈论他自己，他会和你说上几个小时！”Learn the rules学习规则如果你在另一个国家去参加一个社交场合，要记住会有不同的社交规则。
高中选修6(外研版)课件：Module+2+Fantasy+Literature+Period+1
建议
科幻文学情节曲折,能
够吸引年轻人
许多年轻人喜欢科 幻文学,他们阅读科 幻文学时往往忘记 吃饭、睡觉
科幻文学生动有趣,富 于教育意义,容易感动 年轻人 科幻文学往往描绘年轻 人在现实生活中做不了
适量阅读一些科 幻文学,但不要沉 溺其中,以免不适 应现实生活
的事情,这会让年轻人
产生一种满足感
英语 外研必修6
Fantasy is particularly the only form of literature that has no clear boundaries between adult fiction and
children’s fiction. Lewis Carroll’s books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass,
英语 外研必修6
2.教师提供背景素材,指导学生通过网络了解科幻文学的特点, 找一些经典文学作品一起欣赏。
英语 外研必修6
英语 外研必修6
经典美句 1.It looked as if someone had cut a patch out of the air, about two metres from the edge of the road... 2.A young man was walking through a wood when he saw a ring lying on the ground.
Why is fantasy literature so popular with young people?
英语 外研必修6
【参考范文】 Why is fantasy literature so popular with young people?
高中(外研版)英语选修6课件：module 2 section 1
Step Two：Fast reading
1．What’s the main idea of the text (P16－17)． The passage is about__________________.The cat is a strange creature，who acts as__________________.She goes to another world through the patch in the air.And Will follows her_____ _____________. 答案： Will and a cat；Will’s guide；without hesitation
答案： 1.exhaustion 2.against 3.padding 4.which 5.curiously 6.to find 7.the 8.Wondering 9.hesitation 10.amazing
谢谢观看！
•1、书籍是朋友,虽然没有热情,但是非常忠实。2022年4月19日星期二2022/4/192022/4/192022/4/19 •2、科学的灵感，决不是坐等可以等来的。如果说，科学上的发现有什么偶然的机遇的话，那么这种‘偶然的机遇’只能给那些学有素养的人，给那些善于独 立思考的人，给那些具有锲而不舍的人。2022年4月2022/4/192022/4/192022/4/194/19/2022 •3、书籍—通过心灵观察世界的窗口.住宅里没有书,犹如房间里没有窗户。2022/4/192022/4/19April 19, 2022
Will went across the road and came to the spot ， only 6.________(find) that it was a patch in 7.________air that the cat vanished into.8.________(wonder) what it was on the other side of the patch，he scrambled through the hole without 9.________ (hesitate) into another world，and there he found 10.________ (amaze) scenery which fascinated Will.With a dawning lightheadedness，he began to look around for the cat，his guide.
外研英语选修6课文原文
外研英语选修6全部阅读课文原文（每个模块4篇）Module 1 Small TalkHow Good Are Your Social Skills?Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you recognize? Would you love to go to a party and talk confidently to every guest? Do you want to make more friends but lack the confidence to talk to people you don’t know? And are you nervous about the idea of being at a social event in another country? Don’t worry – we can help you!You needn’t worry about situations like these if you have good social skills. And they are easy to learn. People with good social skills communicate well and know how to have a conversation. It helps if you do a little advance planning.Here are a few ideas to help you.Learn how to do small talk.Small talk is very important and prepares you for more serious conversations. Be prepared! Have some low-risk conversation openers ready. For example:Think of a recent news story – not to serious, . a story about a film star or sports star.Think of things to tell people about your studies.Think of “safe” things you can ask people’s opinions about – music, sport, films, etc.Think of topics that you would avoid if you were talking to strangers –and avoid talking about them! That way, you don’t damage your confidence!Develop your listening skillsListening is a skill which most people lack, but communication is a two-way process – it involves speaking AND listening. Always remember –you won’t impress people if you talk too much. Here are some ideas to make you a better listener:DOShow that you are listening by using encouraging noises and gestures –smiling, nodding, saying “uh-huh” and “OK”, etc.Keep good eye contactUse positive body languageAsk for more information to show your interestDON’TLook at your watchYawnSignLook away from the person who’s talking to youChange the subjectFinish other people’s sentences for themAlways remember the words of Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in the 19th century: “Talk to a man about himself, and he will speak to you for hours!”Learn the rulesIf you go to a social occasion in another country, remember that social rules can be different. In some countries, for example, you have to arrive on time at a party; in other countries, you don’t need to. In addition, you need to know how long you should stay, and when you have to leave. Some hosts expect flowers or a small gift, but in other places, you can take things, but yo u needn’t if you don’t want t. remember also that in some countries, you mustn’t take flowers of a certain colour, because they’re unlucky. In most places, you don’t have to take a gift to a party –but find our first!The Wrong Kind of Small TalkEsther Greenbaum was a saleswoman for a firm of fax machines and business supplies. But she was also the most outspoken human being in the world –well, Westchester County, at least. Her motto was “Every time I open my mouth, I put my foot in it.”Esther Gr eenbaum’s major shortcoming was that she had acomplete absence of small talk. No, that’ not quite true. She had small talk, but it was the wrong kind. In fact, she had never learnt the basic rules of social communication, and as a consequence, she made systematic mistakes every time she opened her mouth. It was no coincidence either that she wasn’t a very good saleswoman.One day during a meeting, Esther was introduced to an important customer, a mature woman.“Nice to meet you,” she said. “How old are you?” The customer looked awkward.“Forty? Forty-five?” said Esther. “You kook much older. And your friend … she’s older than you, but she looks much younger!”On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “Hey! When’s your baby due?”The typist went red and contradicted Esther. “Actually, I’m not pregnant,” she said.“Oh, sorry,” said Esther without any apology. “Just putting on a little weight, huh?”Esther was never cautious about other people’s feelings. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. She tried to cheer him up.“Forget her! She was a complete fool. No one liked her anyway.”Much of the time, Esther said the first thing to come into her head.One day at work, a clerk came into the office with a new hairstyle.“Nice haircut,” said Esther. “How much did it cost?”The woman replied, “I’d rather not say.”Esther replied, “Well, anyhow, either you paid too much or you paid t oo little.”She met a very famous writer once. “Hey, what a coincidence!” she said. “You’re writing a book and I’m reading one!”The trouble with Esther was she said what she thought, and didn’t think about what she said. A young man was trying to modest about his new job many miles away.“I guess the company chose me so they’d get some peace in the office,” he smiled.“No, I guess they chose you to discourage you from spending your whole career with us,” Esther replied sweetly.Once, Esther went to a brunch party to meet some old school friends on the anniversary of their graduation. She greeted the hostess.“Do you remember that guy you were dating? What happened to him?” she asked. “You know, the ugly one.”At the moment, a man came up and stood by her friend. “Esther, I’d like you to meet my husband,” she said, “Charles, this is…”Esther interrupted her, “Hey, so you married him!”Making Friends in the USAIn the USA, conversation is less lively than in many other cultures, where everyone talks at the same time. When someone talks, everyone is expected to listen, no matter how dull the person’s speaking may be.If you’re not sure what to talk about, you can ask what people do. We’re defined by our jobs and we’r e usually happy to talk about them, unless you’re spy!Some people say that Americans talk about their feelings more than Asians, but are more secretive about factual matters. You can safely ask questions about families, where you come from, leisure interests, as well as the latest movies. We’re interested in people’s ethnic background too. But it’s best to avoid politics, religion and other sensitive topics.A highly personal conversation can take place after a very short period of knowing someon e, but this doesn’t mean that you’re close friends, or the relationship is very deep. But a lot of people are very friendly and hospitable, and the famous invitation “If you’re ever in Minneapolis / San Diego / Poughkeepsie, do call by and see us!” is neve r made without a genuine desire to meet again.But while few Americans will worry about the questions you may ask, particularly if you clearly show you’re aware of cultural differences, they may hesitate before they ask you similar questions. In fact, it’s a sign that they don’t wish to violate your private life. So, many Americans willtalk about safe topics because they don’t dare to be too curious or personal, but will happily talk about more private matters if you take the lead.Generally we dislike arguments, and we avoid topics which lead to disagreement. It’s easy to return to discussing the weather: “Do you like the USA?” How do you like the weather?” or making compliments: ”What lovely flowers and what a beautiful vase!” “That’s fabulous d ress you’re wearing.” You should accept compliments graciously and say “Thank you!”There are a couple of dangerous topics of conversation: age and money. Age is not treated as something very special, unless someone is very old: “Isn’t she wonderful for her age!” and there are no special rules or signs of extra respect for elderly people. Anyway, Americans always want to look younger than they really are, so don’t expect an accurate reply!Income is a very private matter, and you’d do well to avoi d asking how much people earn, although some people may not only be open about it, but show off their wealth. We don’t ask how much things cost, either.But what we don’t like is silence, and almost anything is better than the embarrassment for a quiet party and silent guests.The AAAIt is estimated that 80% of all conversation in English is small talk. A very important function of small talk is to establish a relationship between people who don’t know each other very well, or don’t know each other at all.Psychologists say that the most successful formula for small talk between people like this is the AAA model. AAA = answer, add and ask. This is how it works.Imagine a situation where two strangers are talking to each other after someone they both know has left the room, or the café or party, etc. the first person asks a question:A: Do you live near here?The second person replies by answering the question, adding some extra information and then asking another question:B: (Answer) Yes, I do.(Add) In an apartment on Brown Street.(Ask) Do you live nearby too?The first person does the same, answer, add and ask:A: (Answer) No, I live in Bristol.(Add) I’m just visiting London.(Ask) Have you lived here long?B: (Answer) Not so long.(Add) I moved here three years ago.(Ask) What’s the purpose of you visit to London?The speakers may have difficulty at first, but they soon realize that the important thing is that they are saying something. By continuing with the AAA model, the conversation continues. Because the thing they both want to avoid is an embarrassing silence.The conversation can continue in this way for a long time. However, something can happen that completely changes the atmosphere.B: Why do you live in Bristol?A: I’m studying there. History. Are you a student?B: Yes. And I know some people who are studying at Bristol. Do you know a girl called Helen Brown?A: Helen Bro wn? Yes! She’s on of my best friends! How do you know her?B: She’s my cousin.At this point, the AAA model stops. Because they used this very useful technique, they found something they have in common at last.Module 2Fantasy LiteratureThe Cat That VanishedWill was stupefied with exhaustion, and he might have gone on to thenorth, or he might have laid his head on the grass under one of those trees and slept; but as he stood trying to clear his head, he saw a cat.She was a tabby, like Moxie. She padded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing. Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckles, just as Moxie did. Of course, every cat behaved like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scalded his eyes.Eventually this cat turned away. This was night, and there was a territory to patrol, there were mice to hunt. She padded across the road and towards the bushes just beyond the hornbeam trees, and there she stopped. Will still watching, saw the cat behave curiously. She reached out a paw to pat something in the air in front of her, something quite invisible to Will. Then she leapt backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. Will knew cat-behaviour. He watched more alertly as the cat approached the spot again, just an empty patch of grass between the hornbeams and the bushes of a garden hedge, and patted the air once more.Again she leapt back, but less far and with less alarm this time. After another few seconds of sniffing, touching, whisker-twitching, curiosity overcame wariness.The cat stepped forward, and vanished.Will blinked. Then he stood still, close to the trunk of the nearest tree, as a truck came round the circle and swept its lights over him. When it had gone past he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating. It wasn’t easy, because there was nothing to fix on, but when he came to the place and cast about to look closely, he saw it.At least, he saw it from some angles. It looked as if someone had cut a patch out of the air, about two metres from the edge of the road, a patch roughly square in shape and less than a metre across. If you were level with the patch so that it was edge-on, it was nearlyinvisible, and it was completely invisible from behind. You could only see it from the side nearest the road, and you couldn’t see it easily even from there, because all you could see through it was exactly the same kind of thing that lay in front of it on this side: a patch of grass lit by a street light.But Will knew without the slightest doubt that that patch of grass on the other side was in a different world. He could n’t possibly have said why. He knew it at once, as strongly as he knew that fire burned and kindness was good. He was looking at something profoundly alien.And for that reason alone, it enticed him to stoopp and look further. What he saw made his head swim and his heart thump harder, but he didn’t hesitate: he pushed his shopping bag through, and then scrambled through himself, through the hole in the fabric of this world and intoanother.He found himself standing under a row of trees. But not hornbeam trees: these were tall palms, and they were growing, like the trees in Oxford, in a line along the grass. But his was the centre of a broad boulevard, and at the side of the boulevard was a line of cafes and small shops, all brightly lit, all open, and all utterly silent and empty beneath a sky thick with stars. The hot night was laden with the scent of flowers and with the salt smell of the sea.Will looked around carefully. Behind him the full moon sone down over a distant prospect of great green hills, and on the slopes at the foot of the hills there ere houses with rich gardens and an open parkland with groves of trees and the white gleam of a classical temple.Just beside him was that bare patch in the air, as hard to see from this side as from the other, but definitely there. He bent to look through and saw the road in Oxford, his own world. The turned away with a shudder: whatever this new world was, it had to be better than what he’d just left. With a dawning light-headedness, the feeling that he was dreaming but awake at the same time, he stood up and looked around for the cat, his guide.The Story of . Rowling and Harry PotterThe elder stateswoman of British fantasy literature is . Rowling, thegifted creator of Harry Potter. Joa nne Rowling’s roots are in the southwest of England, where she grew up. But the idea for Harry Potter came to her while she was on a delayed train between Manchester and London. She wrote down her ideas on the back of an envelope. She then went to teach English in Portugal, where she continued to add flesh to the bones of the first Harry Potter story. But her name is forever associated with Edinburgh in Scotland, where she lived and developed the format for the whole series of seven books.There are many anecdotes about how, in 1990, . Rowling began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She had the extra burden of looking after her baby daughter while she worked, and because she was too poor to own a typewriter, she wrote by hand. She spent many hours over a single cup of coffee in a warm cafeteria in Edinburgh because she had no money to pay for the heating at home.Success was not swift and Rowling might have given up. But she was stubborn and overcame all the difficulties. It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story, which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the title, was also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.Rowling always intended that her output would be a book every year until she had finished the series. In fact, it took her about ten years to complete. But after the first book, the success of each of the followingtitles was automatic. The fifth book, The Order of the Phoenix sold about seven million copies the day it was published.Rowling’s style has been a target for some criticism, but what makes the books so important is that, because they appeal to readers of all ages, they create a special literary bond between parents and children. In an age of computer games and television programmes, it is also claimed they are responsible for a renewed interest in reading. Harry Potter has even become part of the school curriculum, much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren.And the Harry Potter effect is not just restricted to the English-speaking world. Rowling’s books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and it has been estimated thath more than 250 million copies have been distributed around the world. In 2005 it was estimated that Rowling had accumulated more than one billion dollars on deposit in her bank. She has thus attained the status of being the first writer to become a billionaire.IntroductionOne of the greatest British writes of fantasy literature was (1898-1963), who wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lucy discovers the winter land of Narnia where she and her two brothers and sister meet the White Witch. They also meet Aslan, the lion, who is the only one whocan defeat the Witch and restore summer to Narnia. With Aslan, the children learn to be brave and to forgive. They learn great sorrow and happiness, and finally they learn wisdom. Their time in Narnia is the great adventure that every child dreams of.Extract from The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeAnd then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off. Something cold and soft was falling on her. A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at nighttime with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air.Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well. She looked back over her shoulder and there, between the dark tree trunks, she could still see the open doorway of the wardrobe and even catch a glimpse of the empty room from which she had set out. (She had, of course, left the door open, for she knew that it was a very silly thing to shut oneself into a wardrobe.) It seemed to be still da ylight there. “I can always get back if anything goes wrong,” thought Lucy. She began to walk forward, crunch-crunch over the snow and through the wood towards the other light. In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamppost. As she stood looking at it, wondering why there was a lamppost in the middle of a wood, and wondering what to do next, she heard the pitter-patter of feet coming towards her. And soon after that avery strange person stepped out from among the trees in to the light of the lamppost.He was only a little taller than Lucy herself and carried over his head an umbrella, white with snow. From the waist upwars he was like a man, but his legs were shaped like a goat’s (the hair on them was glossy black) and instead of feet he had goat’s hoofs. He also had a tail, but Lucy did not notice this at first because it was so neatly caught up over the arm that held the umbrella so as to keep it from trailing in the snow. He had a red woolen muffler round his neck and his skin was rather reddish too. He had a strange, but pleasant little face, with a short pointed beard and curly hair, and out of the hair there stuck two horns, one on each side of his forehead. One of his hands, as I have said, held the umbrella; in the other arm he carried several brown-paper parcels. With the parcels and the snow it looked just as if he had been doing his Christmas shopping. He was a Faun. And when he saw Lucy he gave such a start of surprise that he dropped all his parcels.“Goodness gracious me!” exclaimed the Faun.The Lord of the RingsOne of the most famous fantasy stories of the twentieth century is the trilogy The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. All three parts of the story have been made into very successful films. The story takes place in aworld called Middle Earth. Humans are only one of the creatures who exist at this time. There are also elves, tall beautiful creatures who have magical powers and never die. There are hobbits, who are like small humans and live in holes in hills. There are also dwarves, who are similar to small, ugly men and live deep in the mountains.In The Lord of the Rings, a wicked wizard called Sauron, who has great magical powers, has created nine rings. Any creature who possesses one of these rings has great power. But Sauron has created one ring – the Ring – that can control all of these rings. The person who has this ring controls the whole of Middle Earth.Fortunately, this ring has been lost for hundreds of years. But then it is discovered by a hobbit. Sauron, realiseng that the Ring has been found, sends his creatures to get it back. If he finds the Ring, Sauron will rule Middle Earth and it will become a place of darkness and fear. Gandalf, a good wizard, realizes that in order to save Middle Earth, the Ring must be destroyed. To do this, someone must take the Ring into Sauron’s kingdom. There, they must destroy the Ring in the fires that created it. The three books tell the story of the journey to destroy the Ring. In the last book of the trilogy there is a terrible war between Sauron and his creatures, and those who want to save Middle Earth.Many people believe that The Load of the Rings is the best twentieth century novel in English. Of course, there are always those whodo not enjoy reading fantasy novels. But if you do, then this is one story you should definitely read.Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships – FriendshipRoy’s StoryI remember the first time I met Roy. He was standing in the centre of a group of boys, and he was telling a joke. When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing. Roy laughed too. A loud happy laugh. “Popular boy,” I thought to myself. My name is Daniel. I was from the north of England, but my father had been offered a better job in London, and our whole family had moved there. I was twelve and, having lost all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at my new school.There were 33 students in my new class, and most people weren’t very interested in a shy new boy. Roy was one of the few people who were kind to me. He often invited me to join his particular group, and as a result, I started getting to know people. Roy and I become good friends. We trusted each other and we could talk about personal matters, things that were important to us.Five years later, Roy and I are still in the same class. But just under a year ago. Roy’s father was knocked over by a car. He died a few dayslater. The family had to move to a much smaller house in order to manage financially. Roy, who had always been very close to his father, changed completely, becoming silent and moody. He had always been a clever, hard-working student but now he seemed to lose all interest in his work. He started losing friends. These days, Roy and I see each other from time to time, but we no longer close.About three months ago, a group of us were playing football together after school. Having left something in the cloakroom, I went inside to get it, and found Roy going through the pockets of people’s coats. In his hand he had a wallet –and I knew it wasn’t his! My mouth fell open and I just looked at him. Roy went bright red. ”I’ll put it back right now,” he said, and he did so. I turned round and walked out without saying a word.I really hoped that Roy would explain why he had been stealing, but instead he started avoiding me. At the same time, small amounts of money started disappearing from students’ lockers. I wonder if the thief was Roy but decided not to say anything to anyone. I hope it wasn’t him.Last week our school had a big fair in order to raise money for a charity. It was very successful and by the end of the day, we had made about $500. Our class teacher, Mr White, came and chatted to a group of us that included Roy, and held up a box for us to see. “There’s $500 in here,” he said with a smile. But to our surprise, the next morning, wewere told that the money had been stolen. Mr White had left the box in a classroom for a few minutes, and when he came back it had disappeared. The head teacher asked anyone who thought they might know something about the theft to come to him.This weekend, having thought about the situation for a while, I decided to ask Roy about the theft, and this morning I went to see him. Roy was out, and I went upstairs to his bedroom to wait for him. It was a cold day and his jacket was lying on the back of a chair. I put it on and put my hands in the pockets. I could feel a lot of paper notes and I pulled them out.It looked as if there was about $500 there. I was so surprised that I just stood there, holding the notes in my hands. At that moment, the door swung open, and Roy walked in.Childhood FriendsThe first time I lost my best friend, I thought it was the end of the world. I don’t mean that he died, he just went away, b ut I still measure all pain by how hurt I was when Danny left.I was blessed with a happy childhood, one that most people would want to have. We lived in a small bungalow in a tiny village in Scotland and we were a very close family. Our neighbours next door had a son named Danny, and we grew up together.We spent long summer evenings in the pine forests, digging up worms for fishing, and collecting feathers left by the birds in the cages where they had been kept for the hunters. It was here that I discovered that I was allergic to the tiny flies which bit me and made my face swell. There were a few walnut trees above the village and we would chase the squirrels away and wait for them to ripen. Of course, it was too far north for a proper harvest. On windy days we’d slide down the stony slopes to the loch and feel the spray of the sea in our faces.Danny was a good carpenter too, and we made brooms out of branches, which we tried to sell in the village shop. We built a tree house, where we smoked our first cigar, and I was sick! Once I slipped on some damp leaves, fell out, scratched my arms and cut the heel of my foot, so he washed my wounds in the stream. He was a very considerate boy for someone so young. My mother simply scolded me for tearing my underwear.We were on good terms with everyone in the village, and we even gave a salute to the local policeman as he passed on his bicycle. But in our imagination, he was an enemy soldier, and we were two spies looking for secrets.It was the finest friendship anyone could have, and life seemed perfect.And then at the age of 14, his parents moved to London, over 400kilometres away. The pain was acute, and I couldn’t forgive Danny for leaving me. I felt he had betrayed me. It was the worst loss I have ever experienced.I’m now back in touch with Danny, and it’s a privilege to call him my friend. We’re both much more mature now, and we’re still very alike.But while I’m nostalgic for the happy times we spent together many yea rs ago, I’m ashamed of my feelings, and I don’t want to rewind the recording of my life and remember my loss and my pain.Friends ReunitedOne of the biggest Internet successes is a website called Friends Reunited. Friends Reunited brings together –that is, unites –old friends, people who used to be friends with each other, but have not seen each other for a long time.The website was begun in 1999 by a London couple called Stephen and Julie Pankhurst. Julie wanted to know what her old school friends were doing. Did they all have families or their own? Did they still live in the same area? Were they married? Did they have children? She and her husband realised that the Internet was the perfect way to get in touch with old friends, and Steve and his business partner, Jason Porter, built the website. Slowly, people heard about the site and became interested. By the end of 2000 the site had 3,000 members. Then the website was。
外研社选修6模块2课文学案
Book 6 Module 2 <<The Story of J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter>>学案目标：1、理解文章的大意，获取文章细节信息, 提高阅读能力。
2、巩固词汇，掌握课文知识点。
I. Background knowledge1. Can you name the seven series of Harry Potter?2. Do you know who is the writer of Harry Potter series? How much do you know about her ?II. Predicting before ReadingHarry Potter is designed for _______.A. schoolchildrenB. adultsC. young peopleIII. While ReadingTask1: Match the main ideas with the paragraphs.Para. 1 A. anecdotes about how she began writing her first book.Para. 2 B. mainly about how Rowling started writing Harry Potter.Para. 3 C. Rowling’s books appeal to readers of all ages.Para. 4 D. Rowling spent about ten years completing her series.Para. 5 E. Rowling’s first book was published.Para. 6 F. Rowling’s great achievementTask 2: Divide the passage into 3 parts according to the main ideas.Part 1 (Para ____) coming up with the ideaPart 2 ( Para ____---____) Meeting difficultiesPart 3 ( Para ____ —____) Achieving SuccessTask 3: Careful ReadingPara.11．When J.K.Rowling added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she_____A: sold the story for food B: gave more details to the main ideasC: created the other characters D: finished writing the story2．Decide “T”of “F”.J.K. Rowling had the idea of Harry Potter on a delayed train. ( ) 3．短语：（1）成长, 长大: grow ______ (2) 写下,记下: write _______(3)和…有联系: be associated _______Para.21．Looking after a baby and writing a book at the same time_____A: is extremely hard work B: is impossible in EdinburghC: means you haven’t got much money D; made J.k.Rowling give up2．Where did she write it ?In a c___________ in Edinburgh.3. What did J.K.Rowling use to writer the first Harry Potter story?She wrote _____ _______ because she was too poor to own a typewriter.4．She spent many hours over a cup of coffee in a warm cafeteria in Edinburgh because she __________________________________________________（没钱支付家里的暖气费）. over: 在这里做介词, 表示“在……期间”Para.3 and 41. As soon as the first book was a success, _____A: J.k.Rowling finished the series more quickly than plannedB: the publishers asked her to finish one book a yearC: she wrote The Order of the PhoenixD: it was clear that the others would be successful too.2. How many books a year did she intend to write ?_______ book _____ year.3. How long did it take to write the series?It took her about ________ years to write the series.4. Decide “T”of “F”.Only the first book was very successful. ( )5．_____________________________________________________________(直到1997年她才完成第一部《哈利．波特》小说), which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the title, ____________________(也被称作)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.Para.51. Harry Potter stories are so appealing that they____A: must be included in the school curriculum B: are shown on television in other countriesC: encourage children to read more D: have been criticised for bad style2. What is the appeal of Harry Potter?It appeals to readers _____ _____ ______, including parents.3. 短语：(1) 对…负责: be responsible _______(2)对某人有吸引力appeal ____ sb.4. Why is Harry Potter so popular ?The Harry Potter books a________ ____ readers of all ages. They created a s_________ l_________ b______ between parents and children. Now, it is also claimed that they are r___________ for a r_________ interest in reading. Harry Potter has become part of the school c___________.5. Harry Potter has even become part of the school curriculum, _______________________ (使得学生们特别开心).用法: to the pleasure of the schoolchildren = to schoolchildren’s pleasure.Para. 61. The Harry Potter stories ____A: can now read in only 50 languages B: have made J.K. Rowling very richC: are easy to translate D: are distributed in 55 countries2. Decide “T”of “F”.Rowling has attained the status of being the first writer to become a millionaire. ( )3. 短语：(1) 局限于: be restricted _____(2) 据估计: It is e_________ that……(3) 获得…的声誉: attain the ________ of4．She has thus attained the status of being the first writer to become a billionaire. （翻译）____________________________________________________________the first writer to become a billionaire是“the+序数词/ last + 动词不定式”结构, 意为“是第….个做….的”e.g. He is always the first ____________ and the last to leave.他总是第一个来, 最后一个离开.IV. InterviewSuppose you are the reporter of the school newspaper, Rowling is here now. Take the chance to interview her. You want to know the following things:nationality ( 国籍),works (作品), creation background (创作背景），the present situation （目前的情况）, planV.Test in Class1. Do activity 5 on P24.2.Important phrases:(1)成长, 长大:_________ (2) 写下,记下:_______(3)和…有联系:__________(4)偿付:______ (5) 被称作为:___________(6)对某人有吸引力:________(7) 对…负责:__________________________(8) 局限于:___________ (9) 据估计:_________(10) 获得…的声誉:________________________VI. SummaryJ.K.Rowling is the elder s__________ of British fantasy literature. She is famous as the g______ creator of Harry Potter. One day she was on a d_______ train, the idea for H__________ came to her. When she created the first Harry Potter story, she had to wrote b___ h_____ and looked after her b______. In cold winter, she often wrote it in a c_________.At last, she completed the first Harry Potter story in ______. The Harry Potter series appeal to r_______ of all ages, because they create a special l________ b______between parents and children. In an age of computer games, they make people interested in r_______. The books have been translated into over ____ languages and distributed over 250 m_______ copies. So she has attained the status of being the first writer to become a b___________.VII. Homework必作：Read the passage fluently and remember the phrases in the text.选作：Tell J. K Rowling’s story in your own words.。
外研版2016-2017学年外研版英语选修6Module2-SectionⅠ
Module 2Fantasy Literature《黑暗物质》三部曲是一套英国作家菲利普·普尔曼创作的奇异小说三部曲。
让我们从中领会一下作者丰富的想象力吧Enjoy the book series— His Dark MaterialsMy three girls and I all love to read.I mean LOVE it! We also like to discuss books we read together.It is always a joy to e across a book or series that engages all of us and ends with long conversations we all learn from.While I do not feel these books are age appropriate for my 8 years old，even with an advanced reading level， it is for my 13 and 17 years olds.After The Golden pass，they both fought over who would get to read The Subtle Knife first.Based on some of the reviews，much of this series seems to personally offend anyone who is Christian.It seems like anything that is threatening their beliefs is dangerous and negative.However，I think it is a good thing to have your beliefs challenged; it makes you use your minds，question things，and create thoughts!I would much rather have my girls read something they didn't agree with and found distasteful than have their right to read what they wanted to deny-.I am grateful for the freedom they experience in our country and the opportunities they are afforded because of it—opportunities to read something like these books that will make them use their minds， for example!It es down to this：If you are someone who likes to read，likes to be entertained， likes to use your imagination， and likes to think for yourself rather than allowing someone else to think for you，you will find value in this series!1．engagevt.吸引住；聘用；与(某人)开战2．appropriate adj.适合的，适合的3．offend vt.冲犯，冲犯；违犯4．distasteful adj.令人不快乐的，令人厌烦的，厌烦的1．How do the author's family enjoy reading?2．What does the author think of threatening beliefs?【答案】 1.They love to read together， discuss books together and have long conversations.2．He thinks it is a good thing.It makes you use your minds，question things，and create thoughts.Section ⅠIntroduction & Reading andVocabulary— Preparing依据所给词性和汉语提示写出以下单词1．n．系列，丛书2．n.(小说、电影中的 )女主角3．n.(小说、电影中的 )男主角4．n.小说5．v.消逝6．v.表现，行为7．adv.确立地，必定地8．v.踌躇，狐疑9．n.思疑10．n.方向11．n.疲倦，精疲力竭12．v.轻拍，轻打13．n.盼望14．adj.看不见的15．n.慌张，惊慌16．n.边，边沿17．adv.大概地，大略地18．adj.正方形的19．n.形状20．adj.同高度的21．adj.光溜溜的22．v.哈腰，屈身23．v.做梦24．adj.醒着的，清醒的25．v.咬，咬伤【答案】 1.series 2.heroine 3.hero 4.novel 5.vanish 6.behave 7.definitely8.hesitate9 ． doubt10.direction11.exhaustion12.pat 13.longing14.invisible15.alarm 16.edge 17．roughly18.square19.shape 20.level 21．bare 22.bend 23.dream24.awake 25.bite看单词学构词 -ion 或 -tion 为常有的表示“ 行为，状态”等含义的后缀，常加在动词的后边。
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The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter
The elder stateswoman of British fantasy literature is J.K. Rowling, the gifted creator of Harry Potter. Joanne Rowling’s roots are in the southwest of England, where she grew up. But the idea for Harry Potter came to her while she was on a delayed train between Manchester and London. She wrote down her ideas on the back of an envelope. She then went to teach English in Portugal, where she continued to add flesh to the bones of the first Harry Potter story. But her name is forever associated with Edinburgh in Scotland, where she lived and developed the format for the whole series of seven books.
There are many anecdotes about how, in 1990, J.K. Rowling began the first draft of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She had the extra burden of looking after her baby daughter while she worked, and because she was too poor to own a typewriter, she wrote by hand. She spent many hours over a single cup of coffee in a warm cafeteria in Edinburgh because she had no money to pay for the heating at home.
Success was not swift and Rowling might have given up. But she was stubborn and overcame all the difficulties. It was only in 1997 that she completed the first Harry Potter story, which, because the publishers in the USA requested an adjustment to the
title, was also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Rowling always intended that her output would be a book every year until she had finished the series. In fact, it took her about ten years to complete. But after the first book, the success of each of the following titles was automatic. The fifth book, The Order of the Phoenix sold about seven million copies the day it was published.
Rowling’s style has been a target for some criticism, but what makes the books so important is that, because they appeal to readers of all ages, they create a special literary bond between parents and children. In an age of computer games and television programmes , it is also claimed they are responsible for a renewed interest in reading. Harry Potter has even become part of the school curriculum, much to the pleasure of the schoolchildren.
And the Harry Potter effect is not just restricted to the English-speaking world. Rowling’s books have been translated into more than 55 languages, and it has been estimated that more than 250 million copies have been distributed around the world. In 2005 it was estimated that Rowling had accumulated more than one billion dollars on deposit in her bank. She has thus attained the status of being the first writer to become a billionaire.。