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Unit 2
Lessons
in life
Developing ideas
BY MICHELLE
Reading
01
Lead in
How do you know about the bird
The Blue Bird.
Read the introduction to The Blue Bird and answer the questions.
Pre-reading
《藍鳥》是比利時劇作家莫里斯·馬爾丁克(1862-1949)于1908年創作的一部戲劇。191年諾貝爾文學獎得主。梅特林克寫了很多劇本，但《青鳥》是最受歡迎的，在世界各地被廣泛翻譯和改編。1921年由中國學生在上海演出，是中國第一部外國戲劇。
《藍鳥》講述了一對兄妹的故事，他們是狄迪爾和梅迪爾，因為他們被一個仙女派去尋找幸福的藍鳥。孩子們的冒險經歷了許多神奇的地方，最后他們在一個最意想不到的地方找到了藍鳥。
Do you know the symbolic meaning of the Blue Bird in Chinese and Western cultures Share your understanding of the meaning with the class.
Where do you think the children find the Blue Bird
In Western culture the Blue Bird symbolises happiness and it brings good luck and health to people, while in Chinese culture the Blue Bird symbolises the messenger.
The children find the Blue Bird in a most unexpected place: perhaps at their home or neighbourhood.
Now read the play and check your answers.
THE
BLUE BIRD
While-reading
Look at the play script and identify its elements.
title
setting
stage directions
characters
dialogues
幕
場
落幕
The Blue Bird is a typical full-length play, which means it has several acts and each act is composed of several scenes. The whole play depicts actions that take place over a long period of time. Various characters appear in different acts and scenes, and the settings and costumes change accordingly. The running time of a full-length play can last for several hours, even days.
ACT IV SCENE II-The Palace of Happiness
Characters
Tyltyl, (Mytyl,) a troop of Happinesses,
the (chief) Happiness
Setting
Tyltyl and Mytyl have been searching for the Blue Bird in the Land of Memory, the Palace of Night and the Forest. Now they have arrived at the Palace of Happiness. A troop of Happinesses rush into the hall and speak to them.
Plot
The children come to the Palace of Happiness and are welcomed by a troop of Happinesses...
The children do not recognise them, but the Happinesses tell them that they are the only things the children know and they are all around them. Tyltyl wonders whether there are Happinesses in his home, and at this moment, all the Happinesses burst out laughing. The chief of the Happinesses tells him that his home is filled with Happinesses. The chief introduces himself to Tyltyl as the Happiness of Being Well, and then introduces him to other Happinesses: of Pure Air, of Loving One’s Parents, of the Blue Sky and of the Forest. Tyltyl just wants to ask the Happinesses one thing: the whereabouts of the Blue Bird.
What are other things they ignore at their home
Blue Sky
Forest
Loving One’s Parents
Pure Air
Being Well
happiness
How can we find happiness
ACT VI SCENE II-The Awakending
Characters
Tyltyl, (Mytyl,) Mummy Tyl, the neighbour Berlingot, the little girl
Setting
Unable to find the Blue Bird anywhere, the children return home. While they are trying to tell their parents about their adventures, their neighbour comes in. She is asking for Tyltyl’s bird for her sick little girl.
Plot
The children return home without finding the Blue Bird...
The neighbour Berlingot, a little old woman,enters Tyltyl’s home, leaning on a stick.
Berlingot is telling Mummy Tyl that Tyltyl’s bird is the one thing that will cure her sick daughter.Tyltyl then sees that his bird is blue – much bluer than when he went away.
Tyltyl gives his bird to his neighbour.
…
The little girl comes along and thanks Tyltyl, but as Tyltyl goes to take the bird to show the little girl how to feed him, the bird flies away.
The little girl lets out a cry of despair. Tyltyl comforts her and turns to the audience. He asks the audience to return the Blue Bird if they see him, for the bird is needed for their future happiness.
Why does the Blue Bird fly away in the end
Happiness, just like the Blue Bird, can not stay with us forever. It might disappear if we don’t value it. It may be lost but it can be found again. So we should cherish happiness and keep pursuing happiness.
Now work in groups and talk about how much you like the play. Give your reasons.
Why cannot Tyltyl recognise any of the Happinesses
Are there any Happinesses in your home What are they Where else can you find them
What does the author want to express by making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play
What different life lessons can you learn from the two reading passages in this unit
Why cannot Tyltyl recognise any of the Happinesses
Are there any Happinesses in your home What are they Where else can you find them
Because he doesn’t realise the fact that the Happinesses are all around him in his home.
Yes, there are. They are Happiness of being well, Happiness of being in a nice family, Happiness of being loved by my parents..., I can find Happiness of being well at school.
What does the author want to express by making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play
By making the Blue Bird fly away at the end of the play, the author wants to tell us great happiness is not based on material things, but a more meaningful, spiritual joy and that giving and sharing sometimes mean the true happiness.
What different life lessons can you learn from the two reading passages in this unit
From the first reading passage Tuesdays with Morrie, I have learnt that we should appreciate what we have and make the most of each day; it’s up to us to find out what is important in our lives and establish our own dreams; love each other as much as we could.
From the second reading passage The Blue Bird I’ve got that great happiness is not based on material things, but a more meaningful, spiritual joy.
Post-reading
Work in groups and act out the play.
Read the play again and discuss how you might present it on stage. Consider the following:
Plot–Is there anything you will cut from, or add to the play
Setting–What costumes and props will you need
Roles–Will you need a narrator to give the background to the play and introduce the new scenes
Language–Will you revise the language to make it easier to remember
Adapt the play based on your discussion. You may refer to the original play for more ideas if necessary.
Decide roles for each group member and practise performing the play.
Act out the play in class.
Happiness
is always
around you!
Summary
The children’s adventure takes them through many magical places before they at last find the Blue Bird in a most unexpected place. 孩子們的探險把他們帶到許多神奇的地方,最后他們在一個最意想不到的地方找到了青鳥。
【句式剖析】本句是一個復合句。主句是The children’s adventure takes...; before引導的是時間狀語從句, 意為“……之后才……”。
We had sailed four days and four nights before we saw lands.
我們航行了四天四夜才看到陸地。
【句式拓展】
before作連詞,常用來表示從句動作發生之前的時間,譯法靈活。
(1)還沒來得及……就……
Before I could get in a word,he had measured me.
(2)在……之前
How time flies! Two weeks has gone by before we know it.
(3)(不久)就……
John thinks it won’t be long before he is ready for his new job.
(4)趁著……(還沒有)
You’d better take the dictionary before he changes his mind.
完成句子
(1)用不了多久我們就會再見面的。
It won’t be long 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.
(2)她還沒來得及動,就聽見一聲巨響。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　,she heard a loud noise.
before we meet again
Before she could move
All the other HAPPINESSES burst out laughing. 其他所有快樂精靈都大笑起來。
◆ burst out laughing 突然大笑起來
【詞匯拓展】
burst in/into 闖入;突然破門而入
burst out crying/laughing 突然笑起來
burst into tears/laughter 突然哭起來
burst with anger 勃然大怒
She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen.
We were having a meeting when a stranger burst into the room.
單句語法填空
(1)He burst into the room with a burst of anger,which,however,made me burst
　　　　　laughing.
(2)It was my mum who would be sad.It was so terrible that I burst ______tears.
一句多譯
聽到這個消息,那個男孩突然哭起來。
(3)Hearing the news,the boy 　　　　　　　　　　.(tear)
(4)Hearing the news,the boy 　　　　　　　　　　.(cry)
out　
into
burst into tears
burst out crying
..a little old woman leaning on a stick. 一個靠在棍子上的嬌小的老婦人。
◆ lean v.倚,靠;傾斜;屈身
【詞匯拓展】
lean forward　向前傾
lean over 俯身
lean against 靠在……上
lean on 靠在(某人的手臂上、支撐在兩肘上)
lean back 向后靠
She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear.
He leaned back in his chair and looked at me in surprise.
完成句子
(1)爸爸總是俯身給我一個道別的親吻。
Dad would　　　　　 　　　　　and kiss me goodbye.
(2)我靠在椅背上,閉起雙眼。
I　　　　　 　　　　　in my chair and close my eyes.
lean over
lean back
...the two children look at each other without speaking;then TYLTYL strokes the dove’s head. ……兩個孩子面面相覷,不說話;然后狄蒂爾撫摸鴿子的頭。
◆ stroke v.輕撫,撫摸
【詞匯拓展】
(1)n.中風
(2)n.一筆,一揮,筆畫
(3)n.劃水動作;劃槳動作
He had a minor stroke in 2008,which left him partly paralysed.
Fill in the gaps by using short,upward strokes of the pencil.
I turned and swam a few strokes further out to sea.
用stroke的適當形式填空
(1)I reached out and 　　　　　my mother’s arm.
(2)She took a few more 　　　　　to reach the bank.
stroked
strokes
with a cry of despair 帶著絕望的叫聲
◆ despair n.絕望
【詞匯拓展】
in despair　　　　　絕望地
drive sb to despair 使某人絕望
the depths of despair 極度絕望
to the despair of sb 使某人絕望的是
One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair. 一句嚴厲的話就會使她陷入極度的絕望之中。
Eventually,driven to despair,he left the city. 他被逼得走投無路, 最后離開了那個城市。
單句語法填空
(1)His mother flung up her hands 　　　　　despair when the boy failed another examination.
(2)　　　　　 the despair of the workers,the company announced the closure of the factory.
(3)The complicated theories and many knowledge points drove him
　　　　　despair.
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Writing
02
Writing a summary
Read the summary of The Blue Bird and answer the questions.
Which paragraph introduces the main characters, setting and start of the play
What is the climax of the play
What is the theme of the play
The play’s climax of the play happens when Tyltyl discovers the Blue Bird has been there right in his home all the time.
The theme of the play is that happiness is not found in material objects, but in simple things, such as family life, and acts of friendship and kindness.
When writing a summary of a long story, your purpose is to convey the basic ideas of the original: what is it about and what does the author want to communicate First, identify the title and author of the piece. Then use your own words to describe relevant details that lead to the climax of the story. State the central idea of the story but don’t give your own opinion of it. A good summary needs to be concise, precise and to the point.
What does a summary usually include
Main Body
a summary
Beginning
Conclusion
identify the title and author of the piece
describe relevant details that lead to the climax of the story
state the central idea of the story
Choose another play you have read and write a summary of it. Organise your ideas by completing the table.
Title and author of the play
Main character(s)
Start of the play
Climax
Conclusion
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
笛福是英國18世紀啟蒙文學的重要作家，他的代表作《魯濱孫漂流記》寫于1719年，是一部流傳很廣、影響很大的文學名著，一問世即風靡全球而又歷久不衰，在世界各地擁有一代又一代的讀者。小說從初版至今，已出了幾百版，幾乎譯成了世界上所有的各種文字。
小說主人公魯濱孫出身于一個商人之家，他父親常用知足常樂的思想教育他，但他決心舍棄安逸舒適的平庸生活，到海外的新世界去見識一番。后來，他瞞著父親出海，第一次就遇到大風浪，船只沉沒，他好不容易才撿回一條性命；第二次出海到非洲經商，賺了一筆錢；第三次出海，又被海盜擄去，逃出后來到巴西，在那里買了一個莊園，成了莊園主。但他仍不死心，再次出航，結果船只在中途遇到風暴而觸礁，船上所有人全部遇難，只有他一個人幸免，只身漂流到了一個荒無人煙的小島上。
Organize your summary of Robinson Crusoe
Title and author of the play
Main character(s)
Start of the play
Climax
Conclusion
Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe, savages, a young native called Friday, captain of a ship
Robinson Crusoe went sailing and his ship went under the sea.
Crusoe helped the captain and returned to England.
Look for what’s good for you even in desperate situations and always be optimistic and enthusiastic about life.
Write a summary of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe is a novel written by the English author Daniel Defoe, which is a widely influential literary masterpiece. It has been popular all over the world and has been read by generations all over the world.
It gives an account of Robinson Crusoe, an Englishman whose boat goes under the sea. Finally, he finds himself on a lonely island. He isn’t panicked but sets out to build a hut as a shelter, as well as growing his own food. On the beach, he once finds strange frighting footprints and savages eating people, while makes him very terrified. He once rescues a young native; he calls him Friday and they becomes close friends.
Four years later, an English ship appears, and the captain gets Crusoe’s help. As a reward, the captain takes Crusoe and Friday back to English.
Presenting
ideas
03
Look at the book covers and answer the questions.
What do you know about these works Share what you know with the class.
What life lessons can you learn from them Do more research if necessary.
It is one of Charles Dickens’s best known works. It was the first of author’s works to realistically describe the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime. It has been adapted for film several times.
It is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his followers. It was probably compiled by the succeeding generations of Confucius followers.
It is one of the tragedies written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the aging King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among three daughters, allocating each a portion in preparation to her declarations of love.
The biography is a book about Madame Curie written by Eve Curie. It ells readers in detail the life of Madame Curie, who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she was the only written to win the award in two different fields.
Think of another literary work from which you have learnt something and complete the table.
General information
Main idea
Lesson(s) in the work
Work in groups. Talk about the work you have chosen.
Decide on a literary work you’d like to share with the class and prepare a presentation about it. Consider the following:
the structure of your presentation
useful words, expressions and structures
Give your presentation to the class.
Review language points.
Think back about how to write a summary of a play.
Polish your writing- a summary of a play.
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