牛津譯林版高中英語模塊8 Unit 1 The written word Period 2 課件 3

1、Unit 1 The written word Period 2 課件 3 Unit One Reading Appreciating Literature (Period 1) Reading comprehensionToday, well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, an example of _.classicsSkimming1.What is classic literature?2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.How old is pip when the

2、 story begins? Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.2. Dickens is Englands greatest writer.3. 58 Part one:information aboutPart two: information aboutPart three: information about classi

3、c literatureCharles Dickensthe book Great expectations1.What does a persuasive essay try to do? 2. Whats the writers point of view in this essay?3. How does the author try to convince the reader?1.What does a persuasive essay try to do? To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.2.Whats

4、 the writers point of view in this essay?To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.3. How does the author try to convince the reader?At the very beginning _Then_. the writer asks us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature. she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his b

5、ook, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essay.Listen to the tape and finish some exercises:1. Why dont many people like classics?Because they think they are old-fashioned and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.2. What does Liz think about classic no

6、vels?She doesnt think that they are old-fashioned and boring. Multiple choice1. The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.A. convince us to change our attitude(態(tài)度) to classicsB. introduce Charles Dickens novels to usC. suggest that we should read more classics D. make a summary of Great ExpectationsA

7、2. Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except _.A. they were written a long time ago. B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today.C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops

8、and libraries.D3. Which of the following is Not true according to the text?A. Classics are also worth reading today.B. We can find the value of writing and wisdom in classics.C. Classics have nothing to do with life today.D. Some classics have been adapted for movies.C When and where was Charles Dic

9、kens born? 3. What is written on his gravestone (tomb)? 2. What books did he write?Works by Charles Dickens?霧都孤兒霧都孤兒?圣誕頌歌圣誕頌歌?雙城記雙城記?困難時世困難時世?遠(yuǎn)大前程遠(yuǎn)大前程?大衛(wèi)大衛(wèi)科波菲爾科波菲爾? ? Great Expectations ?Oliver Twist?A Christmas Carol?Hard Times?A Tale of Two Cities?David Copperfield? What is written on Charles Dick

10、enss gravestone?On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world. 1. characters3. symbol5. theme4. plota mistb what it means to be a gentlemanc England in the early 1800sd Pip, Joe, Estellae A stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London

11、 and becomes a snobMatch the elements with the correct examples on the right. 2. What does Pip learn by the end of the novel? He learns that wealth does not buyhappiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education. This is an example of character development in Great Expectations, tha

12、t is, it is the change in Pip from _to_.being concerned only with moneyseeing that money is not the most important thing in life.3. Whatre the main elements(要素要素) to consider when reading a novel?characters, setting, symbol, theme and plot4. What makes a good persuasive essay?It gives enough informa

13、tion to make readers interested but not enough to give away the story.Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?Matching exercise 21 備受歡送 soap operas 2 在世上占一席之地 would ratherthan3 每次 have prejudice against4 肥皂劇 have a place in the world 5 情愿而不愿 be well received 6 使免受 at a time7 對有偏見 change

14、(s) in . 8 一心想 character development9 性格開展 set free from10 的變化 be bent on shallow husband fortune symbol gentleman Pip novel authors theme England Great Expectations is my favorite book. It waswritten by one of Englands greatest _,Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic literature. The main char

15、acter in the novel is _, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her _, Joe.authorsPiphusbandThe story is set in _ in the early 1800s. It is misty night when the story begins. Mist is a _ for danger and uncertainty used throughout the _.Later in the story, Pip receives a large sum of money froma stranger. He uses the _ to move to London without any companions. He settles there so he can become an educated _. Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very _ one. What it means to be a gentleman is an important _ in Great Expectations.Pip is not rea