1、Unit 1The written word教材背景链接名言佳句名言佳句A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the water of wisdom and delight.P.B.Shelley伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。P.B.雪莱We must accept finite disappointment,but we must never lose infinite hope.Matin Luther King 我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无穷的。马丁路德金Try not t
2、o become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.Albert Einstein不要为成功而努力,要为做一个有价值的人而努力。阿尔伯特爱因斯坦古人云:“书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉。”其实,对于任何人而言,读书最大的好处在于:它让求知的人从中获知,让无知的人变得有知。下面我们先了解一些基础的文学常识。类文欣赏类文欣赏William ShakespeareThe great English poet,playwright William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a smal
3、l town in the UK.Shakespeare attended Stratford Grammar School in his youth,where he studied theatre and acting,as well as Latin literature andhistory.Hisstudy of literature there had a strong influence on his later works.Although he received a good basic education,but didnt have university educatio
4、n.Shakespeare worked in many different fields before he began working as a professional playwright.During his lifetime,he wrote thirtyseven plays.William Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fiftytwo.He was rich and successful.You still can see his plays in English and many other languages today.H
5、e is considered as one of the greatest writers in history.Find the words in the passage that fit the following descriptions.1 _a writer of poems(the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)2_the art of writing and producing playstheatrepoet3 _stories,poems and plays,especially those that are cosidered to have value as art and not just entertainment4_the period of time when someone is aliveliteraturelifetime