Unit 8 Tales ancient and modern

The integrated course

8-1 Active reading 1

Pre-reading activity-1

01、A 02、B 03、A 04、B

Txet

Vocabulary

Exercise-1

01、D 02、D 03、A 04、D 05、C 06、B 07、C

Exercise-2

01、A 02、C 03、C 04、B 05、B 06、A 07、C 08、A

Exercise-3

01、plausible 02、fairy 03、secondary 04、deliberately 05、misled 06、morality 07、durable

Exercise-4

01、creation 02、credibility 03、dispose of 04、transplant 05、rumour 06、sacred

Exercise-5

01、speculate 02、intend 03、fact 04、appropriate 05、symbol 06、benign

Exercise-6

01、A 02、B 03、A 04、B 05、A 06、A 07、B

8-2 Active reading 2

Pre-reading activity-1

01、He is looking at his reflection in the water. 02、He appears to be in love.

Pre-reading activity-2

01、The story is a myth as it contains gods and goddesses, and explains why there are echoes and how the narcissus flower came into existence.

Txet

Vocabulary

Exercise-1

01、C 02、C 03、A 04、B 05、C 06、B 07、D 08、B

Exercise-2

01、C,D,H,I,K

Exercise-3

01、pursued 02、conversing 03、uttered 04、cherish 05、renew 06、plunge 07、repel

Exercise-4

01、cliff 02、brink 03、stooped 04、endeavoured 05、indifferent 06、departed

Exercise-5

01、with all her heart 02、Hands off 03、tear himself away 04、by degrees 05、pined away

Exercise-6

01、A 02、A 03、B 04、B 05、B 06、A 07、B 08、A 09、B

8-3 Language in use

Grammar&structure-1

01、Underground. 02、Underneath the ice.

Grammar&structure-2

01、Tired or not, I want you to read me that story. 02、True or not, the effect of the story on the listener is exactly the same. 03、British or not, you have the right to use this service. 04、Famous or not, I think this film is absolute rubbish. 05、Useful or not, you have to practise this structure.

Grammar&structure-3

01、The plot is that of two people who meet near a lake and fall in love. 02、The main story is that of a young man who falls in love with his own reflection. 03、The story is that of a man who meets a stranger in a bar and agrees to do something stupid. 04、The basic story is that of a girl who arrives in a big town to seek her fortune. 05、The myth is that of a hero who steals fire from the gods and is punished by them.

Grammar&structure-4

01、While her books are very successful, they are hardly very original stories. 02、While I agree with what he is saying, I do not believe he knows the best way of saying it. 03、While there is probably not any truth in it, it is certainly an entertaining story. 04、While the events of that night have become something of an urban legend, no one will know the truth of how Miss Brown really died. 05、While a legend is an old story about famous people or events in the past, and isn't usually true, a myth is a story which has some spiritual or religious significance in the past.

Collocatios-1

01、(a .My ancestors. 02、(b .No, because they disappear without any way of finding them. 03、(c .Probably not, as the blood is of a very small amount. 04、(a .No, I don't achieve the result I wanted. 05、(b .Attractive. 06、(c .No. Despite the efforts they made, they were not successful. 07、(a .I want to hear the latest news. 08、(b .Yes. 09、(c .Yes, because it is easily passed to other people. 10、(a .Quietly, because they hold each other in a friendly way. 11、(b .They adopt it. 12、(c .Yes. 13、(a .I would be jumping in the lake. 14、(b .It would be destroyed as it fell down the cliff. 15、(c .It goes off.

Translatio-1

01、希腊神话指的是古代希腊关于神灵和英雄的各种传说的合集，这些传说描述了他们的宗教活动和世界观。希腊神话包含了大量的故事，有些故事解释了世界的起源，有些则详细描述了各种不同的男女神灵、男女英雄和神话动物的生活及冒险奇遇。虽然现在我们主要是通过书面形式的希腊文学了解这些故事，但起初它们是以口头诗歌的形式创作并传播的。希腊神话对西方文明的文化、艺术和文学都产生了广泛、深远的影响。的确，在整个西方文学史上，希腊神话所涉及的那些主题一直具有重要的意义。虽然建立在这些神话故事之上的古希腊宗教早就湮没于历史之中，但是希腊神话依然是大量西方小说、诗歌、电影和视觉艺术的一个重要的源泉。希腊神话在现代神话、心理学和语文学研究的发展中起到了至关重要的作用，它仍将是全球文化遗产的重要组成部分。

Translatio-2

The most important characteristic of ancient Greek mythology is that gods and humans are similar, both in physical appearance and personality. Ancient Greeks created their gods in their own image, and their gods have human emotions and desires. In Chinese mythology, however, the life of the gods is very different from that of humans. The good gods in Chinese mythology have a noble character, express great aspirations, and show perseverance in fighting for great ideals. They have the noble duty of maintaining the order of the universe; they are social and moral role models. It can be said that the gods in Chinese mythology have extraordinarily noble characters, and possess more of the qualities of gods than of humans.

8-4 Reading across cultures

Text

Vocabulary

Exercise-1

01、They live far away from the rest of humanity in the north. 02、News of the daylight. 03、They asked Crow to return south and bring light back to them. 04、Because he felt he was too old and tired. 05、In a snow-covered village. 06、He stole it and took it to the Inuit. 07、Crow told them that it would not last forever but come and go.

Exercise-2

01、It explains the long winters and summers of the Arctic, so it is a myth. 02、There are many: N Wa, Monkey King, the Cowherd Boy and Weaver Girl, Madam White Snake, Archer Yi and so on. 03、Orally and in books, films and pictures. 04、Creation and origins, immortality, warfare, love etc. 05、The need for loyalty, the value of bravery, the merits of perseverance, duty to one's parents etc. 06、They appear in fables, symbolize the years and represent character. For example, dragons represent water and rain etc and symbolize the emperor as well.

8-5 Guided writing

Writing skills

Writing task-1

01、C 02、D 03、A 04、B 05、G 06、E 07、F

Writing task-2

01、burst 02、swooped 03、took 04、soared 05、dropped 06、shattered 07、releasing 08、lit up 09、chased away 10、took on 11、sparkled

Writing task-3

01、To suggest that people should be happy with what they have got. 02、be overjoyed; thanked the Crow 03、to this day

Writing task-4

Countless generations ago there were ten suns. They used to take turns to shine over the earth, but they grew tired of this and started appearing all together. This made the world too hot for humans and burnt up the ground and everything which grew on it. People complained to Emperor Yao and he called upon the Divine Archer Yi for help. Yi saw there was only one solution and he took careful aim and shot down nine of the suns. Humanity's problems were over, but Archer Yi's had only just begun. His act cost him his immortality. He almost won it back, but in the end he lost his wife as well.

8-6 Unit test

选词填空填单词20题

1 .detained 2 .plausible 3 .disposed 4 .credible 6 .secondary 6 .benign 7.shunned 8 .cherish 9 .transplant 10 .blush 11 .forfeit 12 .embrace 13 .myth 14 .repel 15 .sacred 16 .hapless 17 .morality 18 .contrive 19 .endeavour/ endeavours 20 .renew

单词填空10题

1 . from 2 .of 3 . with 4 . of 5 . behind 6 .in 7 .out 8 . to 9 .in 10 . back

选词填空 15选10

1 storytelling 2 oral 3 mythology 4 embellishment 5 appropriate 6 captivating 7 extinct 8 indifferent 9 impatience 10 dispose

仔细阅读5题

1 C dire 2 A.Here's a cautionary tale that should serve as a Warning to everv driver 3 C，Paragraph 4 4 D. Things aren t always what they seem 5 B. courageous

Further practice

8-1 Vocabulary

Exercise-1

01、in vain 02、reflection 03、Urban 04、echoed 05、faded 06、appropriate 07、sheltered 08、burst into laughter 09、Are you familiar with

Exercise-2

01、chase,flee,hover,pursue,stretch 02、fairy,goddess,legend,witch 03、admiration,affection,indifferent,mourn 04、credible,fictitious,plausible,trustworthy

Exercise-3

01、chased 02、legends 03、credible 04、plausible 05、affection 06、mourned 07、fled 08、fairies 09、stretched

Exercise-4

01、exclamation 02、contributor 03、pursuit 04、departure 05、symbolize / symbolise 06、exaggeration 07、speculation 08、extension 09、renewal

Exercise-5

01、H 02、F 03、E 04、I 05、D 06、B 07、G 08、C 09、A

Exercise-6

01、off 02、up 03、of 04、in 05、with 06、at 07、to

Exercise-7

01、gather evidence 02、liberal values 03、granted 04、request 05、faced 06、danger 07、classic 08、share 09、enthusiasm 10、behave foolishly

8-2 Structure

Exercise-1

01、The story is that of a youth only interested in himself and his own beauty. 02、The plot is that of a young man who had a kidney removed without his consent or knowledge. 03、The basic plot of Homer's Odyssey is that of a king who takes ten years to return home after a war. 04、The myth is that of a god who falls in love with a young woman who is taken away to the palace. 05、The urban myth is that of a ghost who appears to people in dark alleyways late at night.

Exercise-2

01、Sufficient or not, that's all that's left of the food. 02、Cruel or not, she shuns him even though she knows he's in love with her. 03、Advisable or not, she hitchhikes to college and back. 04、Childish or not, there are a lot of adults who enjoy the Harry Potter books. 05、Plausible or not, it was clear many people believed in the story.

8-3 Reading

Reading1-1

01、D 02、D 03、B 04、D 05、A

Reading1-2

01、C 02、A 03、B 04、D 05、H 06、G 07、F 08、I 09、E

Reading2-1

01、they continue to inspire people 02、singing and playing music 03、fleeing the god Aristaeus 04、enchanted by Orpheus' music 05、Orpheus looked back 06、he was inconsolable with grief 07、they refused to hit him 08、his head continued to sing

Reading2-2

01、A 02、A 03、A 04、B 05、A 06、A 07、A 08、B 09、B