Unit 1 TheWritten Word------(Reading 1)-----teaching plan
No.34 Middle School WangWei
Teaching aims:
(1)Students are expected to gain some knowledge about classic literature and some insight into how to write an essay about literature.
(2)Students are expected to improve their reading skills by participating in the activities designed.
Important points &difficult points:
Guide the students to read a persuasive essay.
Procedure:
Step 1:lead- in
T-S Questions for warming up
*Do you like reading?
*Who is your favourite writer?
*What’s your favourite book?
*Why do you like it so much?
*Do you know about classic literature? What’s its definition?
*Who is Charles Dickens? What books did he write?
(2) Present brief introduction to Dicken.
(3) Works by Charles Dickens.
Step 2:Reading comprehension
Answer the questions on P2-A.
Step 3:Further reading
Answer the questions on P4-C1.
Discussion: What’s the main elements to consider when reading a novel?—check the answers of C2 .
Check the answers to D and E
Step 4:Discussion
1.Would you like to read Great expectations? Why or why not?
2. Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?
3. Have you ever read a foreign classic? If you have, what did you think of it?
Step 5:Homework
(1) Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations
Think of a possible ending for the novel
Unit 1 TheWritten Word------(Reading 2)-----teaching plan
No.34 Middle School WangWei
Teaching aims:
Encourage the students to raise reading ability by focusing on language points.
Get the students to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them.
Important Points & difficult points:
Language usage: base on/upon, make into,at a time,seldom,would rather, add to,hardly,free from, be bent on,
Step 1 Revision
(1)Retell the story of of Great Expectations
(2)Think of a possible ending for the novel
Step 2: language points and use(Powerpoint)
base on/upon, make into,at a time,seldom,would rather, add to,hardly,free from, be bent on,
Step 3: Feedback Exercises:
Complete the following sentences according to the initial letters given.
1.Mr Smith has an important p_____the company.
2. The singer is well r_____ with the students.
3. This is of an a_______ for children of a play by Shakespeare.
4. The film was s_____ in Shanghai.
5.For ten years Helen has been her constant c________.
6.All the other wild animals were finally set f______ from their cages.
7.The film was r_____ only recently.
Step4: Homework
Go over the text and retell the story of Great Expectation.
Memorize the new words and phrases in the essay.
课件43张PPT。Unit 1 The written wordReading
Appreciating literature( Period 1 ) No.34 Middle SchoolWarming up 1 Do you like reading?
Who is your favorite writer?
3. What’s your favorite book?
4. Why do you like it so much?
Warming up 21. Do you know about classic literature?
What’s its definition ?2.Who is Charles Dickens?
What books did he write?Introduction to DickensCharles 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 imprisoned 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《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》Today, we‘ll focus on a novel written by
Charles DickensHave you ever seen the story or film adaptations of Great Expectations?Skimming1.What is classic literature?2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.How old is Pip when the story begins?Answers: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 England’s greatest writer.3. Pip was then seven years old.Detailed reading1. Why don’t many people like the 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
novels?She doesn’t think that they are old--fashioned and boring.3. What kind of person is Joe?Joe is a kind and simple man.4. What is written on Charles Dickens’s
gravestone?On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”5. Who gives Pip a lot of money?A stranger.6. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend
Joe?Because he thinks Joe is not clever
enough and far from being a well
educated gentleman.7.What does Pip learn by the end of the
novel? He learns that wealth does not buy
happiness and that friends are more
important than a fancy education.8. What is an example of character
development in Great Expectations?An example of character development is the change in Pip from being concerned only with money to seeing
that money is not the most important thing in life.DiscussionWhat’s the main elements to consider when reading a novel?characters, setting, symbol, theme
and plotThe key to Part C2Scan the article and match the elements
with the correct examples in this part.Key:1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. eReading strategy1.What does a persuasive essay try to do? To convince the reader to adopt
a certain point of view.2. What’s the writer’s point of view in
this essay?To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.3. How does the author tries to convince
the reader?Firstly the writer asks us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature,
secondly she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essay. Part DComprehend the meanings of words from the context and match them with the correct definitions.Key:1. c 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. g 6. f 7. h 8. bPart E:Fill in the blanks with
the following wordsshallow husband fortune symbol gentleman
Pip novel authors theme England Great Expectations is my favorite book. It was
written by one of England’s greatest _______,
Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic
literature. The main character 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 from
a 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 really a gentleman because he is prejudiced
against Joe.
EnglandsymbolnovelfortunegentlemanshallowthemePart FDiscussion1.Would you like to read Great
expectations? Why or why not?2. Can you think of some possible endings
for the novel?3. Have you ever read a foreign classic?
If you have, what did you think of it?Homework:
Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations
Think of a possible ending for the novelUnit 1 The written wordReading
Appreciating literature( Period 2 ) No.34 Middle SchoolLanguage points:1. Why else would many films based on
them be successful?
(Page 2, lines 12-13)许多以他们为依据的电影成功的原因还有哪些呢？base on / upon以……为基础，根据The idea for the film was based on his childhood dreams. 电影的设想是以他童年的梦想为依据的。On what do you base your theory?你的理论根据是什么？Their relationship was based on mutual respect.他们的关系是以相互的尊重为基础的。2. I don’t think that these classic novels
would be made into films if they had
nothing to do with life today.
(page 2, lines 16-17)我认为这些古典小说如果和现代生
活没有关系就不会被拍成电影。make…into… 改变成，转变成We can make this room into a study.The success of the film made her into a star overnight.那部电影的成功使得她一夜成名。我们可以把这个房间做成一间书房。Her old dress was made into a skirt so
that her daughter could wear it to the party.她的旧裙子被做成了一件衬衫, 这样她女儿就可以穿着去聚会了。3. He first published many novels one
chapter at a time in newspapers, and
some were later performed on stage.
(page 2, lines 21-22)一开始他出版了许多小说，是在报纸
上每次登载一章，后来有些小说被搬
到舞台上表演了。at a time 每次，一次The boy took the stairs two at a time.那男孩一次爬两节楼梯。Because of his work, he is often away
for weeks at a time.由于工作关系，他常每次外出几周。Times 时代，时势comparisonat times
at one time
at a time
in ancient times
in modern times曾经
一次
有时
在现代
在古代4. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. (page 3, lines 29-31)皮鲁的姐姐几乎没有什么善言好语, 但乔却是一个善良淳朴的人, 他宁愿死也不愿看到皮鲁受到任何伤害。Seldom 很少, 几乎不
He seldom writes to his sister.他很少给他姐姐写信。This method is seldom used here, is it?这种方法很少在这使用, 是吗?would rather 宁愿, 宁可She’d rather go shopping in the afternoon. 她宁愿下午去购物。would rather… than…宁愿…而不I’d rather go to the cinema to watch a new film than watch an old one at
home. 我宁愿去电影院看场新电影而不呆在家看旧的。5. Classic novels often have symbols
which add interest, tension or deeper
meaning to the text.
(page 3, lines 34-35)古典小说中经常用一些意象来增加
兴趣, 紧张和文章的深义。add…to…把…加上
Do you want to add your name to the list?你想把你的名字加到名单上去吗?comparisonadd to
add…to…
add up to
in addition
in addition to把…加上..
增进,增加
此外 (conj.)
合计, 总共
此外(prep.)6. Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his life.
(page 3, line 41)搬到伦敦让皮鲁兴奋不已， 他迫不
及待地开始了他的新生活。hardly =almost not几乎不We hardly had any time to finish the project.我们几乎没有时间来完成那项工程。He can hardly believe what I told him, can he?他几乎不能相信我告诉他的一切是吗？否定副词hardly, seldom, never等在句中表示否定意义，其后的反意疑问句用肯定形式。置于句首时用倒装句。
Hardly can he sleep well.词组 hardly …when…相当于 no sooner
…than… 意为“一……就……”句前常用过去完成时。Hardly had he arrived at the school
when he began the work.他一到学校就开始工作。7.The fortune sets hm free from financial worries. (page 3, line 38)free from / of 不受…伤害(或影响)等.
free from harm / prejudice / pain不受伤害 / 无偏见 / 无痛苦free of weeds / pollution
无杂草 / 无污染
拓展: free (of sth) 免费的
free with sth 大方, 慷慨
for free 不要钱的, 免费的
free and easy 无拘无束的
free sb / sth (from sth) 使某人 / 某物自由
8. Pip is bent on becoming a gentleman
and winning Estella’s love.
(page 3, line 46)皮鲁一心要成为一名绅士，赢得埃
斯特拉的芳心。be bent on sth / on doing sth 一心想要 决心要He is bent on winning at all costs.他决心不惜一切去争取胜利.She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
她似乎专门和我过不去.
Feedback exercises:根据首字母提示完成下列句子：
1.Mr Smith has an important p_____the company.
2. The singer is well r_____ with the students.
3. This is of an a_______ for children of a play by Shakespeare.
4. The film was s_____ in Shanghai.
5.For ten years Helen has been her constant c________.
6.All the other wild animals were finally set f______ from their cages.
7.The film was r_____ only recently.
laceeceiveddaptationetompanionreeeleased1.Go over the text and retell the story
of Great Expectation.Homework2.Memory the new words and phrases in the essay.
