课件37张PPT。Module 3 Literature1) What did he mainly describe in his works?
2) Who is the boy in the picture?
Read the brief introduction about Charles Dickens3) Can you find a sentence in the passage to describe the boy?Introduction1)What did he mainly describe in his works?
He mainly described life in the middle of the 19th century, a period called Victorian.2. Who is the boy in the picture?Oliver. He is the main character in the novel called Oliver Twist. 3. Can you find a sentence in the passage to describe the boy? Oliver is a poor orphan boy who lives with other children in a large house called a workhouse.1. Match the definitions with the correct words (Page29)a child whose parents are dead
A Victorian home for poor people
To happen
To be extremely hungry and weak
A very long story
A person who writes novelsnovelist
take place
orphan
workhouse
novel
starvea child whose parents are dead
A Victorian home for poor people
To happen
To be extremely hungry and weak
A very long story
A person who writes novelsnovelist
take place
orphan
workhouse
novel
starveGuess who I am talking about.
He is one of England’s most famous novelists.
He lived at the Victorian age.
His masterpieces include:Charles Dickens one of the most famous English novelists《匹克威克外传》The Pickwick Papers — 1836年
《雾都孤儿》Oliver Twist — 1837年-1839年
《老古玩店》The Old Curiosity Shop — 1840年-1841年
《圣诞颂歌》 A Christmas Carol — 1843年
《 大卫·科波菲尔 》 David Copperfield — 1849年-1850年
《荒凉山庄》Bleak House — 1852年-1853年
《艰难时世》 Hard Times — 1854年
《 双城记 》A Tale of Two Cities — 1859年
《远大前程》Great Expectations — 1860年-1861年 Comment on Charles Dickens
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有人说英国女王维多利亚最爱的作家是他,有人说英国文学史上唯一能和莎翁抗衡的人是他,更有人说生活经历与作品中的人物一样跌宕起伏的人是他——? Charles Dickens was a great novelist in the nineteenth century. In one of his novels he wrote about children’s life in a workhouse. Many children in this workhouse were orphans. They have so little to eat that they often starved.Cultural
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Para1 Charles Dickens’ birth
and his and his childhood as well. Para2-3 Charles Dickens’
work experiences, which have
influenced his writing style. Fast Reading Para4 Charles Dickens’ influence and contributions. Fill in the chart with some information from the passage.Careful Reading 1812-1870Londonwas put in prisonunhappypoora political journalistOliver TwistDavid CopperfieldA Tale of Two CitiesGreat Expectationpopularread 1) What are his novels based on?2) In Paragraph 2 there is a sentence “for this reason alone it is a very important novel”. What does “this reason” refer to?” 3) What is the most important influence of his novel?4) What do you think of the final part of Oliver Twist?5)What is the author’s attitude to the great novelist?Careful Reading Q1: What was his novels based on?
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.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.2) In Paragraph 2 , the sentence “for this reason alone it is.... novel”. What does “this reason” refer to?”Q3: What is the most important influence of his novel?
A. It was successful and popular.
B. He wrote many popular novels and many readers like them.
C. The lives of the poor were improved as a result of his work.
D. It doesn’t refer in the passage.Q4: 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?
A. Appreciating B. Ironic
C. Indifferent D. Neutral
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, became a great success. 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.Retell the story.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, in London in 1812 couldn’t pay his bills and was put in prison an
unhappy very well about povertya political journalistwrite novels Oliver Twist, became a great success. 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 novelspopularIt was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
It was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness.
It was the epoch of belief; it was the epoch of incredulity.
It was the season of Light; it was the season of Darkness.
It was the spring of hope; it was the winter of despair.
We had everything before us; we had nothing before us.
We were all going direct to heaven; we were all going direct the other way.
Charles Dickens, English novelist (1812 - 1870) ? 这是最好的时代,
也是最坏的时代;
是智慧的时代,
也是愚蠢的时代;
是信仰的时代,
也是怀疑的时代;
是光明的季节,
也是黑暗的季节;
是充满希望的春天,
也是令人绝望的冬天; Discussion: In human history, only a few literary works can stand the test of time and never lose their appeal to readers living in different ages. What kind of works do you think can become such masterpieces?
Works that can touch people's heart.
Works that can set people thinking and help people grow.
Works that mirror reality and bring social problems to the attention of the public so as to help improve people’s lives.
Works that can enrich people’s lives broaden their horizons.
Works whose theme is about human nature and whose values can be universally accepted.Key words in this modulescene n.情景;现场;景色
scenery n.风景;风光
scenic adj.优美的;戏剧性的
cruel adj.残酷的;残暴的
cruelly adv.残酷地;残暴地
cruelty n.残酷;残暴;虐待 scene n. 场景;场面
on the scene 在现场
behind the scene 幕后, 秘密的, 暗中
e.g.
The film contains violent scenes.
scene指局部的景色,自然形成
或人工造成的。 可数。
scenery指一个地区由多个scene构成的整体自然风景。不可数。
sight指风景名胜,其复数形式多指人文景观。1. The sunrise was a beautiful scene.
2. a delightful rural scene
3. They stopped at the top of the hill
to admire the scenery.
4.The Great Wall is one of the
sights of the world. Key phrases in this moduleput...in prison
pay one`s bill
have a huge amount of energy
in one`s early thirties
be fond of... 把...关进监狱
偿还债务;付账
精力充沛
在某人三十几岁时
喜欢 treat... badly
bring sth to the attention of sb
intend to do
have a heart attack
虐待
使...关注...;让...重视...
打算做某事
患心脏病 However, it brought child poverty
to the attention of the public, and
for this reason alone it is a very
important novel.但尽管如此, 这部小说使儿童贫困问题得到关注, 就这一点而言它已经是很重要的一部小
说。Translation相关短语:
pay attention to
draw/call attention to sth.
focus attention on sth.
divert/distract/draw attention from sth.
come to sb’s attention
escape sb’s attention
attract/catch/get sb’s attention a huge amount of 大量的(+不可数名词)e.g. Dickens always had a huge amount of energy.
a quantity of +___________________
plenty of +____________________
a lot of +______________________
a great deal of +____________
a good many +____________可/不可数名词可/不可数名词可/不可数名词不可数名词可数名词 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地亲身经历过它。Translation