Module2 Fantasy Literature

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

-L.W.Akott

好书使人开卷有所求，闭卷有所获。

--奥尔科特

Some books are to be tasted，others to be swallowed，and some few to be chewed and disgested.

-F.Bacon

一些书可以浅尝辄止；一些书可以狼吞虎咽；而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。

--F.培根

Period I　Introduction，Reading and Vocabulary1（a）

Step One：Ask and discussion

1．Have you ever read a Harry Potter novel or seen one of the films? Do you enjoy it? Say why/why not.

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2. Have you ever read any other fantasy novels？What is it about?

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. Are you interested in fantasy literature? Say why/why not.

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4. Have you read a fantasy novel called His Dark Materials？If you have，tell us as much as you know about it.If you haven't，read the passage on page 15 of your textbook.

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Step Two：Fast reading

1．Will was so tired that he could not think clearly but as he stood trying to decide what to do，he saw a cat ，which came out of a garden and came up to him. But then she turned away and went across the road，towards the bushes just past the trees，and there she stopped. Will just watched. But what happened later？To know more about the cat，read the text and then do the following tasks.

(1)Try to number the sentences in the correct order.

□Will decides not to return to his world.

□The cat vanishes.

□The cat comes up to Will.

□Will climbs through a hole.

□The cat behaves in a strange way.

答案：5,3,1,4,2

(2)What does the passage talk about?

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答案：The passage is about Will and a cat. The cat is a strange creature，who acts as Will's guide. She goes to another world through the patch in the air. And Will follows her without hesitation.

（3）There are 15 paragraphs in the text. First, read the whole text and then divide them into 4 parts through the general idea of each part.

Part 1: Paragraph 1 When and where the story happened