课件34张PPT。Modulle3 LiteratureIntroduction and
Cultural CornerHave you heard of Charles Dickens?In this module, we will mainly study the works written by Charles Dickens.Charles DickensWhat do you know about Charles Dickens?Can you tell some of his works ?David CopperfieldA Tale of Two CitiesGreat ExpectationsOliver TwistHe wrote about the life of the poor
people at that time, especially the
poor children.Cultural corner Read the passage about Charles Dickens.Read the passage quickly and then give the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1: Charles Dickens’ birth and his schooling (education) and his childhood as well.Para 2: Charles Dickens’ work or an experience, which has influenced his fictions and stories. Para 3: Charles Dickens’ writing experiences. Para 4: Charles Dickens’ influence and contributions. Task 1: Fill in the chart with some
information from the passage.1812-1870Londonwas put in prisonunhappypoora journalist and met many peopleOliver TwistDavid copperfieldA Tale of Two CitiesGreat ExpectationpopularexcitedTask2 Answer some questions according
to the passage.Q1: What was the basis of his novels?
A. His father couldn’t pay off the bills.
B. He worked in a factory.
C. He worked for newspapers and met a lot of people.
D. He experienced real poverty.Because he had ______ ____________ it himself. Due to not ______ ____ _______, his father was____ ____ _____when he was 13. He worked in a factory, _____________real poverty. He worked for ___________ and worked as a________ __________ put into prisonWhy can he write very well about poverty?actuallyexperiencedpayinghisbillexperiencingnewspaperpoliticaljournalistQ2: What was the reason in the sentence in Paragraph 2 “for this reason alone it is a very important novel?” A. The novel brought child poverty to the attention of the public. B. The story has a happy ending. C. His book became successful immediately. D. It told the story of a young orphan alone in the dangerous streets of London. They made people aware of child poverty and made them want to do something about it.
Dickens often wrote about the problems of ____ ________, and __ __ _____ __ his work, the ______of the poor were ________. as a result ofQ3: How did Dickens’ novel help to improve English society? poor peoplelivesimprovedQ4: What do you think of the final part of Oliver Twist?
A. We can easily get a heart attack after reading it.
B. It makes people excited.
C. You would like to travel after reading it.
D. You can know this is the most important part in the novel.
Q5: What is the author’s attitude to the great novelist?
Appreciate B. Satirize
C. Indifferent D. Neutral
Translate the following sentences into Chinese. His father was put in prison because
he could not pay his bills.他的父亲被送到监狱因为他付不起账单。(2) He was very unhappy, but later in
life, he was able to write very well
about poverty because he has
actually experienced it himself.他非常的不幸，但是后来，他能够很好的诠释贫穷都是因为他切实的亲自的经历过它。(3) Dickens always had a huge amount of
energy.
(4) However, it brought child poverty to
the attention of the public, and for this
reason alone it is a very important
novel.狄更斯总是很有精力。但尽管如此，这部小说使儿童贫困问题得到关注，就这一点而言它已是很重要的一部小说。 Born ___________________, Charles Dickens, whose father____________________________________, had____________ childhood. However, because of his own experiences, he wrote _____________________. After working as______________________, he began to _____________and one of them, Oliver Twist, got a great success. Task 3: Ask the students to retell the story.in London in 1812couldn’t pay his bills and was put in prisonan unhappy very well about povertya political journalistwrite novels Over the next 25 years, he went on ________________________,including David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations . Dickens’ books were ___________and he often wrote about the problems of poor people and their lives which resembled his own.writing famous novelspopular Charles Dickens is one of England’s most famous novelists. He described life in the middle of the 19th century, a period that is now called Victorian, as it is when Queen Victoria ruled Britain. Many of Dickens’ novels take place in London. Language PointsDickens started work in a factory, experiencing real poverty.
because he had actually experienced it himself.
He used all these experiences in his writing.vt. 经历、体验vt. 经历、体验cn. 经历He has no experience in teaching.un. 经验2. a huge amount of 大量的(+不可数名词)
Dickens always had a huge amount of energy.
a quantity of +不可数名词/可数名词
plenty of +不可数名词/可数名词a lot of +不可数名词/可数名词
a great deal of +不可数名词
a good many +可数名词3. bring sth. to the attention of sb.
使某人关注某事
It brought child poverty to the attention
of the public.
The matter was first brought to my attention earlier this year.相关短语：
pay attention to 注意
draw/call attention to sth. 吸引注意力于
focus attention on sth. 集中注意力
attract/catch/get sb’s attention 吸引某人的注意力3. Some people believe that he had a heart attack as a result of his excitement during the reading of the final part of Oliver Twist. 有人认为他在读《雾都孤儿》的最后一部分时，因为兴奋引发了心脏病。
此句可这样变化：
It is believed that he had a heart attack...
He is believed to have a heart attack…believe sb. believe in sb. / sth.I don’t believe you.
Do you believe in God. 我信我自己.我们应该要信赖我们的政府.(your words)(to feel certain that sb./ sth. exist)believe in believe in Homework
Write a
passage
about
Charles Dickens.Thank you!
