课件41张PPT。12A quizHe wrote 37 plays, 2 narrative peoms and 154 sonnets. His great tragedies are as follows: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.Lead-in3A quizBassanio, Shylock, Antonio, Portia are characters of the play,_____________.4A quizHe was a great poet and one of his great poems was Paradise Lost (1667).
John Milton.
Based on the Old Testament, it tells the story of Satan’s revolt against God, the temptation of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from Paradise.5A quizWhen he was nearly sixty years old, he wrote his first novel, Robinson Crusoe.
Daniel Defoe.
6A quizHe is the national poet of Scotland. He worte his poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect. His poem, A red, red rose, is world-famous.7A quizShe started writing at an early age. Her novels in order of publication are as follows: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma and so on.8A quizHis real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, which is not familiar with people as his pen name. His works like the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Life on the Mississippi are popular with readers today.9Who is he?Mo Yan
the winner of Nobel Prize in Literature,2012
10Mo Yan's Nobel prize boosts thirst for literature in China. Chinese writer and 2012 Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan gave a lecture at Swedish Academy in Stockholm, capital of Sweden on Dec 7, 2012 .11What’s the present situation of students’ reading in China?"The exam-oriented education reduces the reading time of Chinese students a lot. The books they read are mostly for the purpose of gaining higher scores," said a high middle school teacher surnamed Ding in southwestern Sichuan Province.
"Reading should not be regarded just as the means to acquire knowledge and skills. Currently the awareness of reading literature is not as strong as before," said the teacher.
12A comparison on readingResults of a national reading survey conducted by China Publishing Science Research Institute in 2010 showed the number of books read by each Chinese person annually was 4.5, much lower than 11 in the Republic of Korea, 20 in France and 40 in Japan. Experts said textbooks and training books were much more popular than literature.
13What should we read?In today's society, we should encourage reading to purify our souls instead of only choosing practical books.14M8U1 Reading Appreciating literatureWhat’s literature?
Literature is the art of written works. It derives from the Latin word litterae (letter) and the word literature means "acquaintance with letters".
Literature means books, plays, poems etc that people think are important and good.
?“文学是作家用语言塑造艺术形象来表达他对人生的审美感受和理解的一种艺术样式.”
——《文学理论》
15What does “appreciate” mean?If you?appreciate?something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities (based on critical assessment, comparison, and judgment).
to understand how good or useful someone or something is.
16Fast readingGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 2.
What is classic literature?
Who is Charles Dickens?
How old is Pip when the story begins?
17Fast reading:What is classic literature?
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.
Who is Charles Dickens?
Dickens is a novelist/England’s greatest writer.
How old is Pip when the story begins?
Seven years old.
18Careful reading:Part oneWhat makes classics difficult for some people to read?
Because a lot of classics were written so long ago, their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works.19Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.
……
注释:thee: you (宾格) , Thou art: You are, hath: has 。
我能否将你比作夏天?
你比夏天更美丽温婉。
狂风将五月的蓓蕾凋残,
夏日的勾留何其短暂。 20Careful reading:Why don’t many people like classics?
Because they think classics are old and boring and have nothing to do with life today.
Do you think it is true? Why or why not?
21Do you think classic novles have something to with life today? Why or why not?22What does “adaptation” in line 15 mean?It means a film or television programme that is based on a book or play.
This?adaptation?of?Hamelet?is?very?popular?among?students?of?literature.?
《哈姆雷特》的改编本很受文学专业学生的欢迎.
Adaptation?is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.?
23Part twoWhen and where was Charles Dickens born?
He was born in Portsmouth, England in 1812.24Works 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》25Charles DickensWhat is written on Charles Dickens’ tomb?
By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.
他的辞世,令世界失去了一位最伟大的英国作家。
26Part Three:Great Expectations
27Questions:1. What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London?
2. What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?He becomes vain and ashamed of his background.He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.28ThemeSettingSymbolMistelementsgenerousfoggyTwistPlotEndingTask-based Reading:29Post-reading activityWatch a short video and then answer the questions.
30A competition1. Dickens’ father was Johonson Dickens.
False: Johon Dickens.
2. Dickens’ novels focused on the issues of poverty and social injustice that occurred in the 18th century England.
False: 19th century
3. He was born of a large family and was the oldest of six children.
True.
314. At age of 12, Dickens was sent to work with little pay.
True.
5. Name the novels written by Dickens (at least three).
Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol , Davidcopperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A tale of two cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. 326. The relationship between Dickens and Ellen Ternan is often seen as almost parallel to that of Estella and Joe.
False. …Estella and Pip.
7. The rumour is that Ellen did not really love Dickens --- she only used him since he had money to support her.
True.
8. What are the themes of the Great Expectations.
Themes: love, corruption, Growing up, death, money, double lives and the gentleman. 339.What is the major theme of the Great Expectations?The major theme is Pip’s development and growth and how he is influenced by characters like Miss Havisham, Estella and Joe. 34Had you ever made any important decision?35“The Road Not Taken ”“未选择的路”Robert FrostAn authentic Poet36The Road Not Taken Two?roads?diverged?in?a?yellow?wood?A And?sorry?I?could?not?travel?both? B And?be?one?traveler,?long?I?stood?A And?looked?down?one?as?far?as?I?could? ATo?where?it?bent?in?the?undergrowth?B
Then?took?the?other,?as?just?as?fair? And?having?perhaps?the?better?claim? Because?it?was?grassy?and?wanted?wear?
Though?as?for?that?the?passing?there? Had?worn?them?really?about?the?same? 黄色的树林里分出两条路? 可惜我不能同时去涉足? 我在那路口久久伫立? 我向着一条路极目望去? 但我却选择了另外一条路? 它荒草萋萋,十分幽寂? 显得更诱人,更美丽? 虽然在这两条小路上? 都很少留下旅人的足迹? 虽然那天清晨落叶满地? 37And?both?that?morning?equally?lay? In?leaves?no?step?had?trodden?black? Oh,?I?kept?the?first?for?another?day? Yet?knowing?how?way?leads?on?to?way? I?doubted?if?I?should?ever?come?back? //
I?shall?be?telling?this?with?a?sigh? Somewhere?ages?and?ages?hence?
Two?roads?diverged?in?a?wood? and?I—I?took?the?one?less?traveled?by? And?that?has?made?all?the?difference? 两条路都未经脚印污染? 呵,留下一条路等改日再见? 但我知道路径延绵无尽头? 恐怕我难以再回返? 也许多少年后在某一个地方? 我将轻声叹息把往事回顾? 一片森林里分出两条路? 而我却选择了人迹更少的一条? 从此决定了我一生的道路.? 38 About the content The Road Not Taken tells about life choice. Man’s life is metaphorically related to a journey filled with twists and turns. One has to consider a lot before making a wise choice. Though the diverged roads seem identical, they actually lead to different directions, which symbolize different fates.
39 Options
When you take one ,you will have to give up the other.
The result will be different.Road 40Homework:1. Write a persuasive essay to recommend a classic novel to your classmates with the help of the following structure.
Title
Para. 1: A brief introduction to the author.
Para. 2: It’s setting, symbol,characters and plot.
Para. 3: It’s theme.41Designed by Wu JunJiangsu Pingchao Senior High School