Unit8Unit8LiteratureTorevisethevocabularypresentedintheunitTofillintheblanksintwoshorttextswiththeunittargetlexisandtheunittargetstructuresToidentifyliterarydevicesusedinashorttextTocontinueashortstoryTocompletetheUnitDiaryforthisunitandreflectonwhatstudentshavelearntAttheschool’sWrittenWordClub,LiZhentellsthestory“TheLastLeaf”toherfellowstudents.Helpcompleteherpresentationusingthecorrectformofthewordsbelow.icyslipstarefetchblankasidecurtainthree-storyblanketbackwards“TheLastLeaf”isabeautifulshortstorywrittenbyO.Henry.Inthestory,thetwomaincharacters,JohnsyandSue,livedinastudioapartmentina1.__________building.three-story1Theauthordescribestheillness“pneumonia”asapersonwhoplacedan2.________fingeronJohnsymakingherterriblyill.Shelayinbedundera3._______,looking4._________atthewall.ThedoctortookSue5.________andtoldherthatJohnsyhadonlyasmallchanceofsurvivingtheillness.icyblanketblanklyasideicyslipstarefetchblankasidecurtainthree-storyblanketbackwardsSuenoticedthatJohnsywasn’t6.________atthewallbutwasactuallylookingoutthewindowatleavesonanivyvineandcounting7.__________.Shesaidtheyhadbeenfallingfordaysandwhenthelastonefell,shewoulddie.Suewentto8.________herneighborMrBehrmanandtoldhimwhatJohnsysaidaboutwantingto9.________awayliketheleaves.MrBehrmansaidthatwasnonsense.staringbackwardsfetchslipicyslipstarefetchblankasidecurtainthree-storyblanketbackwardsThenextmorning,JohnsyaskedSuetoopenthe10.__________andfoundthatthelastleafremainedonthevine,despitetherainandsnowhavingfallenallnight.Johnsycametorealizeherfoolishthoughtandstartedtobecomehealthier.However,MrBehrmandiedfrompneumonia.Inasnowingandrainingnight,hepaintedhismasterpiece—avineleafonthewalloutsideofJohnsy’swindow.curtainsicyslipstarefetchblankasidecurtainthree-storyblanketbackwardsChenXispeaksaboutabookheisreading.Completehisspeechusingthecorrectformofthewordsbelow.grabviolentweapondaybreakdesperatecivilisationpreservationconstructionneverthelessIdon’tgetsomuchtimetoreadthesedays,but1.__________Iwillalways2.________asciencefictionbookofftheshelfwhenIhavealittletime.It’ssuchafungenre!I’mcurrentlyreadingabookcalledTheThirdOption.neverthelessgrab2Thebookissetinthefutureatatimewhentheworldisexperiencingalongand3.__________warwithanotherplanet.Theother4.___________aretryingtofindanewplanettoliveonandhavedecidedthattheEarthwillbetheirs.Beingmoreadvancedthanus,theydonotwantpeacebutrathertodestroyus.violentcivilisationgrabviolentweapondaybreakdesperatecivilisationpreservationconstructionneverthelessIna5.________attempttowinthewar,humansdecidetodevelopaverydeadly6.________thatwillkilltheenemybutalsodestroytheenvironmentoftheEarth.ThemaincharacterofthebookisascientistcalledKateJoneswhodecidesthatthe7.____________oftheEarthistooimportant.Shegathersagroupofsoldiersandscientiststogethertofindanalternativesolution.desperateweaponpreservationgrabviolentweapondaybreakdesperatecivilisationpreservationconstructionneverthelessTheycalltheirgroup8.“__________”astheybelievetheycouldstartanewchapterinhumanhistory.Whiletheweaponisunder9.____________,theyraceagainsttimetostayaliveandprotecttheEarth.Idon’twanttospoilitbysayingtoomuchbutIhighlyrecommendthisbookifyouenjoythisgenre!DaybreakconstructiongrabviolentweapondaybreakdesperatecivilisationpreservationconstructionneverthelessTalkaboutafictionbookorshortstoryyouhavereadrecently.Giveaspeechtosummarisetheplot.ChenXithenreadstotheclassanextractfromoneofhisfavouritefantasybooksaboutaprincesswholivesinaworldinhabitedbydangerouscreatures.Readtheextractandidentifythedifferentliterarydevicesusedintheunderlinedparts.similemetaphorexaggerationpersonification3明喻（simile）通常使用as或like等詞將具有某種共同特征的兩種不同事物連接起來(lái)；暗喻（metaphor），也稱隱喻，則不出現(xiàn)比喻詞，往往借助“本體是喻體”等方式展現(xiàn)兩者之間的相似性。比喻修辭可使事物生動(dòng)形象，引發(fā)讀者想象，給人以鮮明深刻的印象，并使語(yǔ)言文采斐然，富有很強(qiáng)的感染力。擬人（personification）是把無(wú)生命的物體、自然現(xiàn)象、抽象概念等比擬成人，賦予它們以人的思想、情感或行為方式。運(yùn)用擬人手法可以使事物更形象、貼切，便于作者抒發(fā)感情，以增強(qiáng)文章的感染力?？鋸垼╡xaggeration）是用放大或縮小的方式加強(qiáng)句子的力量，以此增強(qiáng)感染力和激發(fā)讀者的想象力。1Thewindmoanedthroughthetreesasshewanderedlostandlonelythroughtheforest.Itwas2asdarkasalongwinternightwithoutmoonorstars.Her3fearroselikewavesintheocean.Her4breathwasicicles

inthefreezingair.Suddenly,throughtheforestroseashadow.Shescreamedinfear.Dark,dangerousand5largerthanthehighestmountain,itcrepttowardsher.Shefled…1_____________2_____________3____________4_____________5_____________similemetaphorexaggerationpersonificationpersonificationsimilesimilemetaphorexaggerationNext,LiZhentriestowriteashortstory.Thefollowingiswhatshehaswrittensofar.Howcanyouhelpherwriteacontinuationofthestory?Makenotes.Itwaslateatnight.Lindsaywaswalkinghomealoneinthecountryside.Itwassodarkthatshecouldhardlyseeathing.Suddenly,sheheardalowhowlbehindher.“Perhapsitisawolf,”shethoughttoherself.Shebegantowalkmorequickly,butfounditdifficulttoseewhereshewasgoinginthedarkness.Shetookastepforward,andfoundherselffallingdownahill,rollingoverandover.Whenshefinallystopped,herwholebodywasinpain.Sherealisedherlegwasprobablybroken.4Duringthefall,shehaddroppedherphone.Shecouldseethelightofherphone,halfwaydownthehill,outofreach.Thensheheardthehowlagain,butthistimeitwascloser.Andthenasecondanimalreplied.Lindsaysuddenlyrealisedsheneededtogethelp,andquickly.Shetriedtoclimbbackupthehilltoherphone.Butitwassodifficultandsopainfulthatsheonlymovedametreorsobeforeshegaveup.Thencamethehowlagain.Itwasmuchcloser.Lindsaytriedtoclimbbackupthehillagain,butfelltotheground,unabletomoveherleg.