Japan

The Land Of The Rising Sun

Welcome to

Facts 1. It is located in the North Pacific off the

coast of Russia and the Korean Peninsula.

2. Its population is 127 million with a literacy rate of 99%

3. Shinto and Buddhism are the two major religion

4. Yen is the currency

5. Tokyo

The Author (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904)

was an international writer, known best for

his books about Japan, especially his collections of

Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories

and Studies of Strange Things and The Soul of

the Great Bell Patrick Lafcadio Hearn

Koizumi Yakumo ( 小泉八雲 )

CHARACTERSPROTAGONIST

• Ko- Ngai – Daughter

of Kouan-Yu and the one who sacrificed herself.

• Kouan- Yu - a worthy mandarin and father of Ko- Ngai.

ANTAGONIST

• Celestial August - The son of heaven.

“The Soul of the Great Bell” by Lafcadio Hearn

SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL (2012) by II-Competence.mp4

Questions1. What was the story all about?

2. What are the different elements of the bell?

3. Why are the elements not mixing with each other?

4. What was the content of the letter received by Ko-Ngai?

5. If you are in the position of Ko-Ngai, are you going to do the same? Why?

READ1. In the Tower of the Great Bell the mallet is

lifted to smite the lips

of the metal monster—the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts.

2. All the little dragons on the high-tilted eaves of the green roofs (3) shiver to the

tips of their gilded tails under that deep wave of sound.

READ3. All the green-and-gold tiles of the

temple are vibrating; the wooden goldfish above them are writhing against the sky.

4. Therefore, the worthy mandarin Kouan-Yu assembled the master-molders and the renowned bell smiths of the empire, and all men of great repute and cunning in foundry work.

PracticeGo over the following terms or expressions taken from the text. Read them to yourself and figure out the meaning of each italicized word.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

1. In the Tower of the Great Bell: now the (1) mallet is lifted to (2) smite the lips

of the metal monster—the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts.

(1) A mallet is _______ a hammer, an axe. a saw

(2) To smite is to _____ hit, touch, caress

Answer

(1)A mallet is _______

a hammer

(2) To smite is to _____

hit

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

3. Therefore, the molds had to be once more prepared, and the fires (3) rekindled,

and the metal remelted, and all the work tediously and (4) toilsomely repeated.

(3)rekindled means _____ lighted again, set on fire again, stopped the fire

(4) toilsomely means _____ with difficulty, lightly, unmindfully

Answer

(3)rekindled means _____

lighted again

(4) toilsomely means _____

with difficulty

QUESTION

1 How do you know the meaning of the unfamiliar words?

2. Are there words inside the sentence that help you identify the meaning?

3. What do you call those word(s) in a sentence that help you identify the meaning of unfamiliar words?

CONTEXT CLUES

- are word(s) inside the sentence that help you identify the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Exercise

1. The long hike was too arduous. I had to stop and catch my breath before going on.

A.     hardly

B.     climb

C.     art

D.     difficult

Exercise2. My older brother told me my 5th grade

teacher, Ms. Stone, was a tyrant. However, I think she’s nice. Which of the following is the meaning of tyrant as it is used in this sentence?

A.     strict ruler

B.     teacher

C.     terrible

D.     helper

Exercise3.Sally was very gregarious. She always

smiled and talked to everyone. No wonder she was so popular.

A.     stuck-up

B.     outgoing

C.     sad

D.     scared

Exercise4. Michael loved to clean so his room was

always immaculate.

A.   clean and tidy

B.    filthy and dirty

C.    large and empty

D.    small and cluttered

Exercise

5. The thought of eating bugs is appalling to most people.

A. enjoyable

 B. difficult

C. disgusting

 D. different

Answer

1. The long hike was too arduous. I had to stop and catch my breath before going on.

A.     hardly

B.     climb

C.     art

D.     difficult

Answer2. My older brother told me my 5th grade

teacher, Ms. Stone, was a tyrant. However, I think she’s nice. Which of the following is the meaning of tyrant as it is used in this sentence?

A.     strict ruler

B.     teacher

C.     terrible

D.     helper

Answer3.Sally was very gregarious. She always

smiled and talked to everyone. No wonder she was so popular.

A.     stuck-up

B.     outgoing

C.     sad

D.     scared

Answer4. Michael loved to clean so his room was

always immaculate.

A.    clean and tidy

B.    filthy and dirty

C.    large and empty

D.    small and cluttered

Answer

5. The thought of eating bugs is appalling to most people.

A. enjoyable

 B. difficult

C. disgusting

 D. different

AssignmentFind the meaning of the underlined

words.

1.There were several confections on the table including chocolate chip cookies and cakes.

2.There are many kinds of legumes you can use to make soup such as kidney beans and white beans.

3.The mountain climber finally reached the apex of the mountain.