浙大版 新编大学英语 第三册 Unit 2 Book 3 西工大英语课件.pptVIP

Book Three;Unit Two;Unit Two;Task 1: Who Are They? Task 2: Fables Task 3: Bedtime Stories ;Myths and Legends ;Myths and Legends ;Task 1;Task 1;Task 2;Task 2;Task 2;Task 2;Task 2;Task 2;Task 2;Task 3;Task 3;Task 3;Task 3;In-Class ReadingWhy the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth ;;Work in groups to answer the following questions.;What message did the Tortoise want the Parrot to take for his wife? ;Why is the shell of the tortoise not smooth according to the story? Give a brief explanation. ;Why the Tortoise’s Shell Is Not Smooth  by Chinua Achebe;1 The distant sound of low voices, broken now and again by singing1, reached Okonkwo from his wives’ huts as each woman and her children told folk stories. Ekwefi and her daughter, Ezinma, sat on a mat on the floor. It was Ekwefi’s turn to tell a story. Suddenly the murmuring stopped and all eyes turned to their favorite and most skillful storyteller. 2 “Once upon a time,” she began, “all the birds were invited to a feast in the sky. They were very happy and began to prepare themselves for the great day. They painted their bodies deep red and drew beautiful patterns on them with dye. 3 “Tortoise saw all these preparations and soon discovered what it all meant. Nothing that happened in the world of the animals ever escaped his notice; he was full of cunning. As soon as he heard of the great feast in the sky his throat began to itch at the very thought. There was a famine in those days and Tortoise had not eaten a good meal for two moons2. His body rattled like a dry stick in his empty shell. Slowly but surely he began to plan how he would go to the sky.” ;;9 “At last the great day came and Tortoise was the first to arrive at the meeting place. When all the birds had gathered together, they all set off together. Tortoise was very happy as he flew among the birds, and he was soon chosen as the man to speak for the party because he was a great orator. 10 “‘There is one important thing which we