Unit 1 The written world Reading课件 牛津英语

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课件26张PPT。Appreciating LiteratureLearning tasks1. Get to know what classic literature is.
2. Get to know more about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations.
3. Learn how to appreciate literature.
4. What does a persuasive essay try to do?
Part 1:
What is classic literature?
Part 2:
Who is Charles Dickens?
Part 3:
Brief introduction of Great Expectations
The structureClassic literature◆ its definition
◆ its features
◆ the author, Liz’s attitude towards classics
Classic literature
Classics are the antiques of literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.its definitionits featuresThey are examples of great writing and wisdom, and were written centuries ago.
The language used in them is quite different from the language used today. This makes them difficult for some people to read.Classic literatureThe author ,Liz’s attitude towards classics:
A positive B negative C neutralReading strategy: reading a persuasive essayIn persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking.?
DiscussionHow does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view?
3. I do not think that these classic novels would
be made into films if they had nothing to do
with life today.
…… However, if this is true, why do we still find
classics in bookshops and libraries?2. Why else would many films based on them be
successful?A representativeCharles DickensBrief introductionCharles Dickens was born on 7
February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood after his family moved to Chatham. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was put into prison for debt. The poverty and adversity (不幸) Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social reform. Before his death on 9 June1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.Works by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
A Christmas Carol
Hard Times
A Tale of Two Cities
David Copperfield《远大前程》
《雾都孤儿》
《圣诞颂歌》
《艰难时世》
《双城记》
《大卫·科波菲尔》
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
<<名利场>>Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
<<傲慢与偏见>>Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
<<简爱>>
DiscussionWhat are the main elements to consider when reading a novel?characters
setting
symbol
theme
plotwho
when and where
why
what
how
character
setting
symbol
theme
plot
a mist
b what it means to be a gentleman
c England in the early 1800s
d Pip , Joe, Estella,
a stranger, Estella’s mum
e a stranger gives Pip a lot of money , then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob
Developments of PipInnocent / simplebecome a blacksmith(铁匠)shallow / prejudicedbecome a gentlemanmature / sensiblepreserve his morality and inner worthCharacter Development----------an important part of any novelThe change in Pip from being concerned only with money to seeing that money is not the most important thing in life.DiscussionWhat can we learn from Great Expectations?money/social status/ happiness
real gentleman/friendship
environment /people
revenge/ receive
…….
Great Expectations include almost every aspect of the human condition. From this novel, one learns that true friendship is worth much more than material possessions. Wealth and social status do not guarantee happiness. In life , it is sometimes necessary to sacrifice one’s illusion to discover one’s own inner worth.1.Rewrite the story in your own word.
2.Finish the exercise on page 4 and page 5.HomeworkPip/ an orphanEstellacondescending(自以为高人一等) despite her beauty
cold and heartlessMr Magwitch
the strangergrim / terrible brutish gratefulMiss Havisham
Estella’s motherselfish/ foolishI took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her. 我把她的手握在自己手中,一同走出这片废墟。记得在很久之前我第一次离开铁匠铺时,正值晨雾刚刚消散;现在我们刚走出废墟,夜雾也正开始消散。一片广阔的静寂沉浸在月色之中,似乎向我表明,我和她将永远一起,不再分离。