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1、 If I had plenty of time to kill, I would .Classic literatureAppreciatingAnalyze the structure:Part 1: D_ of classic literature.Part 2: Charles Dickens-Englands greatest n_.Part 3: Brief i_ of Great Expectations.efinitionntroduction ovelistClassics are the _ of the literary world, including _, _, an

2、d _ that were w_ a long time ago and are well r_ by people nowadays.antiquesnovelsplayspoemseceivedrittendifficult to readold and boringhave nothing to do with life todayDo the majority like reading classic literature? Why? Havent disappeared and still _ a place in the worldMany successful films are

3、 _ from classicsThe authors attitude towards classics is: A. positive B. negative C. neutral (中立的中立的)haveadapted Charles Dickens: Englands greatest writerThe novelist. was born in.His best-known works are.He first published. and some were later.For people at that time, his stories were like.He died

4、in. , whose tomb reads. The poverty and adversity(不幸不幸) 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 surprise endings.Works written by Cha

5、rles 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 David CopperfieldOliver TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations 1.setting2.characters3.symbol4.theme5.plot* England in the early 1800s* Pip, Joe, Estella* mist, which indicates _* what it means to be a ge

6、ntleman* a stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes vain dangerDevelopments of PipAge PersonalityDream7-18from18at the end of the novelinnocent / simplebecome a blacksmith (铁匠铁匠)shallow / vainbecome a gentlemanmature / sensiblewealth doesnt buy happiness“Great Expectat

7、ions”A great f_ given by a strangerA p_ with great expectationsortuneersonDiscussion:What does it really mean to be a gentleman?Who is the generous stranger?Does Joe forgive Pip?Does Pip get the girl of his dream?Can you write a possible ending for the novel?Presentation One possible version: Pip de

8、cides to go abroad to work. Many years later, he returns and meets Estella in the ruined garden. Her husband, treating her badly, is now dead. Pip finds that Estellas coldness and cruelty have been replaced by a sad kindness, and the two leave the garden hand in hand, Pip believing that they will never part again. Today we learnt:1. What classic literature is;2. Something about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations;3. How to appreciate literature.Thank you!