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1、Chinese literatureThree kingdomsJourney to the WestA Dream of Red MansionsOutlaws of the MarshChinese literatureForeign literatureCharles DickensWilliam ShakespeareJ.K RowlingWilliam ShakespeareCharles DickensCharlotte BronteEmily BronteJane AustenJ K RowlingJules VerneLeo TolstoyWilliam Shakespeare

2、Pride and prejudiceGreat ExpectationsThe Harry Potter seriesWar and PeaceJane EyreAround the World in Eighty DaysWuthering Heights Romeo and Juliet Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood after his family moved to Chatham. At the age of 12, Dicken

3、s had to leave schoolbecause his father was imprisoned for debt. The poverty and misfortune Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social reform. Before his death on 9 June 1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their s

4、urprise endings. Works by Charles Dickens雾都孤儿雾都孤儿圣诞颂歌圣诞颂歌双城记双城记艰难时世艰难时世远大前程远大前程大卫大卫科波菲尔科波菲尔 Great Expectations Oliver TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two CitiesDavid CopperfieldGreat works: A Tale of Two CitiesDavid CopperfieldOliver TwistGreat ExpectationsIts an example of classics. Class

5、ics are the antiques of the literary world. skimming part A 1. Classic 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.2. Englands greatest writer. 3. Seven years old. listeningCa

6、reful reading C1 p.4 1 Because they think they are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.2 She doesnt think that they are old or boring. She thinks they have something to do with contemporary life. 3. His tomb reads, By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the worl

7、d.4 Joe is a kind and simple man. 5 A stranger.6. He becomes vain and ashamed of his background. 7. Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentle man.8. He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.

8、C21 d 2 c 3 a 4 e 5 b D c-g-e-a-f-d-bE (1) plot (2) themes (3) characteristics (4) criminal (5) twists (6) generous (7) desperate (8) civilReading strategy1.What does a persuasive essay try to do? To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.2. Whats the writers point of view in this essa

9、y?To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.Firstly the writer asks us to change our minds about classic literature; secondly she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essay. 3. How does the auth

10、or tries to convince the reader?Part FDiscussion1.Would you like to read Great expectations? Why or why not?2. Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?3. Have you ever read a foreign classic? If you have, what did you think of it?How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a

11、 certain point of view?3. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. 1. However, if this is true, why do we still find classics in bookshops and libraries?2. Why else would many films based on them be successful?Post-reading activity1

12、.Retell the story of Great Expectations in your own words.2.Discuss the relationship between money and happinessReading makes a full man.读书使人长见识读书使人长见识Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 一些书可以浅尝辄止；一些书可以狼吞虎咽；而有一些书可以浅尝辄止；一些书可以狼吞虎咽；而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量知识就是力量You are what you read.阅读造就人生阅读造就人生