Topic 2 Who is your favorite character in literature?,Section B,Unit 6 Entertainment and Friendship,What are the four classic novels of Chinese literature? Can you list some characters in them?,Journey to the West,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms,The Story by the Water Margin,Dream of the Red Chamber,classic adj. 最优秀的；经典的 literature n. 文学,Do you like the heroes or heroines in these novels?,Jane Eyre,Robinson,Harry Potter,Can you list any other books and the characters in them?,Listen, read and say,Who is Kangkangs favorite character in literature? Who is the bravest character in Michaels opinion? Do you know the meaning of “one tree cant make a forest” in Chinese?,The Monkey King.,Harry Potter.,It means “独木难成林” in Chinese.,Key point,He is a hero in the novel called Journey to the West, which is one of the four classic novels of Chinese literature.,which is one of the four classic novels of Chinese literature为非限制性定语从句，用来修饰先行词Journey to the West.,Pair work,Describe the characters in 1a to your partner. Then discuss their characteristics and complete the table.,funny, clever, brave,honest, wise, helpful ,wise, helpful, kind, funny, a little lazy,brave, handsome, kind ,helpful, wise ,Pair work,Make a similar dialog as 1a. The following sentences may help you.,Who is your favorite character in literature? My favorite character is Why? Because ,Group work,Do you like heroes better than other characters in the books that you read? Choose one book, and discuss the characters in it with your partners. Do you think that a hero needs friends?,What can the Monkey King do?,The Monkey King can fly. He can hide by turning himself into a small living thing such as a bee or a fly.,fly v. 飞 n. 苍蝇,Read and understand,Who are mentioned in this passage?,Key point,Have you ever wondered why you like heroes better than other characters in the books that you read?,你是否曾感到过疑惑：在你读过的书里面，和其他人物相比，你为什么更喜欢主角？,在此句中wondered后接了一个由why引导的宾语从句；在宾语从句中又包含了一个定语从句that you read来修饰the books。,Pair work,What differences are there between the two heroes?,The differences: Harry Potter the Monkey King,(1) supper power,(1) funny behaviors,(2) good at hiding,(2) protect his friends from danger,(3) handsome and kind,(3) hide by turning himself into a small living thing,Read by yourself and describe Harry Potter and the Monkey King.,Work alone,Pair work,Who is your favorite hero in literature? Describe him/her to your partner. Then make a report.,You can report like this: My favorite hero is He is He can s favorite hero is ,Project,Lets make up a short play. Work in groups of four. Four students act the Monkey King, Sandy, Pigsy and Xuanzang.,Class activity,Summary,We learn,We can,a proverb: One tree cant make a forest.,about Chinese classical literature and western literature.,describe literary works.,Homework,以My Friend为题写一篇短文。 要求： 1.使用已学过的描述性词汇。 2.字数100左右。,One tree cant make a forest.,Good-bye!,Thank you,