Unit 1 The written world Reading课件

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课件25张PPT。M8 U1 Reading(1)Apreciating literure Watch TV Surf the InternetListen to musicDo you still read books at your spare time?1.Are you familiar with these books?
2. Do you know about classic literature? What’s its definition?
Who is he? What books did he write?Works by Charles Dickens《雾都孤儿》
《圣诞颂歌》
《双城记》
《艰难时世》
《远大前程》
《大卫·科波菲尔》 《 Great Expectations 》
《Oliver Twist》
《A Christmas Carol》
《Hard Times》
《A Tale of Two Cities》
《David Copperfield》Fast reading
1. What is classic literature?
2 .Who is Charles Dickens?
3. How old is Pip when the 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.Dickens is England’s greatest writer.
Pip was then seven years old. The structure
Part1 The ______________of classic literature.
Part2 An ______________to Charles Dickens.
Part3 A brief _____________of Great ExpectationsdefinitionintroductiondescriptionCareful reading
Classic literature
1. What’s classic literature?
2. What makes them difficult for people to read?
3. What’s the author’s attitude towards classics?
A. Positive. B. Negative . C. Neutral.Classic literature is the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays, and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.
The language used in them is quite different from what we use today .
Reading strategy: reading a persuasive essay

What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
In a persuasive 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.?
Discussion:
How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view?1. 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?
3. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. Charles Dickens
Birth:_____________________________
Best-known works: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Death: ________________
Words on his tomb: ________________________________________________________________________________________In Portsmouth, England in 1812Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great ExpectationsIn 1870By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world. Great Expectations
Read this part and fill in the blanks.
Great Expectations was written by one of England’s greatest 1______, Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic literature. The main character in the novel is 2____, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her3 ________, Joe.
The story is set in 4_______ in the early 1800s. It is a misty night when the story begins. Mist is a 5_______for danger and uncertainty used throughout the 6_____.
Later in the story, Pip received a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the 7_______to move to London. He settles there so he can become an educated 8___________.
authorsPiphusbandEnglandsymbolnovelfortunegentlemanPip changes from a pleasant young man into a very 9________one. What it means to be a gentleman is an important 10______ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe.shallowthemeDiscussion
What can we learn from the story Great Expectation?1)Money really plays an important role in our lives. However, it is not a must to be happy.
2) We should know how to pay back.
3) Environment makes a big difference to a person’s character.
Task- based reading
DefinitionformReasonsdiffersexistenceadaptedWaysMistCharactersPlot Homework
1. Write an essay according to the discussion about classics.
2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases. Homework
1.Write a essay according to the discussion about classics.
2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases.Thank you!