课件24张PPT。poets拜伦 Who are they?雪莱莎士比亚狄更斯novelistspoet /playwright巴金Chinese writers茅盾鲁迅徐志摩郭沫若Chinese poetsLead in Four famous Chinese classics1. 三国演义
2. 西游记
3. 红楼梦
4. 水浒传a. A Dream of Red Mansions
/The Story of the Stone
b. Romance of Three Kingdoms
c. All Men Are Brothers
d. Journey to the WestUnit 1 Reading
Appreciating literature 查尔斯-狄更斯(1812-1870),英国著名小说家。著有《奥列佛-特维斯特》(又译《雾都孤儿》,1838 )、《老古玩店》(1841)、《大卫-科波菲尔》(1850)、《双城记》(1859)和《远大前程》(1861)等等。 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. 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 the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, an example of ___________.classicsThe structure of the textPart one:
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Part two:
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information aboutclassic literatureCharles Dickensthe book Great expectationsSkimming1.What is classic literature?2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations?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 is the main character in the novel Great Expectations.Reading strategy1. What does a persuasive essay try to do? 2. What’s the writer’s point of view in this essay?3. How does the author try to convince
the reader?1. 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 try to convince the reader?At the very beginning ________________
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Then_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.to reconsider our ideas about classic literature. she gives us interesting facts aboutthe writer asks usCharles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essayDetailed reading C11. Why don’t many people like the classics?Because they think they are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.2. What does Liz think about classic novels?3. What is written on Charles Dickens’s tomb ?L23-24She thinks they have not disappeared and still have a place in the world today.4. What kind of person is Joe?
Joe is a kind and simple man.3. What is written on Charles Dickens’s 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.He becomes vain and ashamed of his background.7. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe?Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.8. 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.