1、Welcome to my class ofliterature reading永春侨中 郑清南Literature Spot 5 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green KnightA scene of the taleLiterature Spot 5 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Read:Sir GawainSir Gawain and the Green KnightsknightsThe Knights of the Round TableThe Knights of the
2、 Round TableKing Arthur中世纪的欧洲English gradually became dominant and thus literature was flowering.13-14 世纪的中国A very great and powerful country,stronger than ever before.In pairs,discuss the questions.2.Who is the writer of the tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?3.What happened in China during t
3、hat period?1.Why the 14th century was an important period for the English language?ListeningListen to the story and fill in the tableBasic info Suggested AnswersWhenWhereWhoWhatResult/EndingAt Christmas /In the new yearAt the court of King ArthurSir Gawain,the Green knight,KingQueen,knights of the R
4、ound TableLots of things happened Sir Gawain was sad because he was dishonest,not a perfect knight.Read the text fast and order the sentences according to the time of the events.Do Ex.2a.Gawain went back to Camelot,Unhappy.b.Gawain and the lord agreed to exchange all they received.c.Gawain cut off t
5、he Green Knights head.d.Ten months later,Gawain went to look for the Green Knighte.When King Arthur was celebrating Christmas,a strange Knight arrived.f.The Green Knight picked up his head and got on the horse.g.Sir Gawain stayed with the lord of a castle.h.The Green Knight didnt cut off Sir Gawains
6、headi.The lady of the castle visited Gawain and kissed him.j.The last day she gave him a belt but Sir Gawain said nothing to the lord.12345678910Read the text again and answer these questions:1.Why did the Green knight want to play this“game”at the court of King Arthur?Because he wanted to test the
7、bravery of the knight.2.What were the conditions (requirements)of the game?If any of the knights cut off the Green knights head,hell try to do the same to that knight the following year.3.Who was the Lord of the castle?The Green Knight.4.Why did Gawain not give the lord the belt?Because he thought i
8、t might protect and save his life.5.Why did the Green knight use his axe three times?Because the knight had been honest for two days but had not told the truth on the third day.6.Why was Sir Gawain unhappy at the end?Because the knight had not been honest.What was the real purposeof the“game”?Discus
9、sion Voice your opinionsTo test the honesty of the knight.What does the story show us about medieval attitudes to violence and honor?Possible answer:Appreciated bravery when threatened with violence and cherished honor.Read aloud with Emotion While listening to the record of the text again,read afte
10、r it with emotion,energy,emphasis and expression,imitating the tone and intonation.How do we sense beauty?seehearfeeltastesmell1.remarkable adj.异常的；引人注目的卓越的；显著的；非凡的 It was a remarkable(great/grand)achievement.2.medieval adj.中古的，中世纪的 (中世纪战争)(了解)(指公元476年西罗马帝国灭亡至公元1500年左右这段时期)3.attitude n.态度，人们的观念Ones
11、attitudehis life,work and study is of great importance.4.magnificent adj.壮丽的；伟大 的；华丽的；高贵的；瑰丽的If something or someone is mag-nificent,they are extremely good,beautiful,or impressive.to/towards5.arrogant adj.傲慢的；自大的；骄慢的Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud,unpleasant way towards other people.6.pe
12、rfect adj.完美的；正确的；优秀的；极好的Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧7.gradually adv.逐步地，渐渐地I remember her being a dominant figure.我记得她是一个举足轻重的人物。e.g:Gradually we learned to cope with different situations.8.dominant adj.占优势的；统治的支配的White clouds drift over anddisappear.A.constantly B.continuouslyC.gradually D.grateful
13、lyc1.Reform and open to the outside world great changes in our country.Sentence pattern：（拟人化句式）the late fourteenth century saw a remarkable flowering of English literature.2.1949the liberation of the PRC.saw/witnessed/foundwitnessed短文填词Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes how Sir Gawain,a of Ar
14、thur,accepts a c from a mysterious Green Knight who challenges any knight to strike him with his axehe will take a return blow in a year.Gawain accepts and cutshis head,at which the Knight stands up,p it up and reminds Gawainthe appointed time.To keep his promise,Gawain demonstrates（勇敢）and（忠诚）until
15、his honor is suspected by a test of a kiss from the lady of the Green Knight.He realizes he is not h ,far from a p knight.knightchallengeifoffpicksofbraveryloyaltyhonestperfect Result Why What Who WhereWhenWhat should we focus on when reading a tale?The six elements:Tales(stories)When?Where?What?Why?Who?How?1.Read the text till fluently,appreciating its beauty while reading;2.Write a composition of a tale or a book summary about “Knights”.
