牛津高中英语模块一Appreciatingliterature.pptx

Journey to the West 西游记西游记Romance of Three KingdomsA Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the StoneAll Men Are BrothersThe Story of the StoneRomance of Three KingdomsAll Men Are BrothersJourney to the Westliteratureclassic literatureSkimming1.What is classic literature?2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations?1.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 so well written that people still read them nowadays.Answers2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations?Englands greatest writer.Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations.Part one Questions:1.Why dont many people read classics?2.What does Liz think about classic novels?Answers:1.Why dont many people read classics?2.What does Liz think about classic novels?Because they think classics are old and boring,and have nothing to do with life today.She doesnt think that they are old and boring.part 2:Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in 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 Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social reform.Before his death in 1870,he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories.Oliver Twist,David Copperfield and Great Expectations are probably his best-known works.1.what kind of person is Joe?2.Who gives Pip a lot of money?3.What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London?4.Why is Pip embarrassed by Joe?5.What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?Questions:part 3:Great ExpectationsAnswers:Joe is a kind and simple man.1.what kind of person is Joe?2.Who gives Pip a lot of money?A very generous stranger.3.What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London?He becomes vain and ashamed of his background.Answers:4.Why is Pip embarrassed by Joe?Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.5.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.Reading strategyReading strategy This article is a persuasive essay.At the beginning,the author asks us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature.Then,the author gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book Great Expectations.She gives us enough information to make us interested in the novel.(a good persuasive essay)Task-based reading:Finish the task-based reading on your newspapers.Classics Antiques of the literary world Most are left 1_ on shelves because of the language difference and their 2_ content.They do have a place in the world and are adapted into many popular 3_.Charles Dickens Dickens is one of the Englands greatest writers.His best-known 4_:Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,and Great Expectations.untouchedoutdatedfilmsworksGreat Expecta-tions5_:England,in the early 1800sCharacters:Pip,Joe,EstellaSymbols:mist 6_;Estella education and moneyA 7_ in the plot:A very generous stranger gives Pip a large fortune,which changes him a lot.8_:What does it really mean to be a gentleman?Character 9_:Pip finally realizes that wealth doesnt equal happiness and 10_ should be placed above a fancy education.settingdangertwistThemedevelopmentfriends Discussion:Shall we adapt classic literature for TV programs or films?Why?homeworkread the book Great Expectations after class and find the answers to the questions in the article.