牛津高中英语模块八unitreading.pptx

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1、Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth,England in 1812.He had a happy childhood.At the age of 12,Dickens had to leave school because his father was in prison for debt.He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories,most of which are famous for their surprise endings.He died in 1870.His tomb re

2、ads,“By his death,one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”第1页/共23页第2页/共23页第3页/共23页Do you think it is worth appreciatingthe classic literature?reasons?1.Different language characters 2.Old and boring 3.Have nothing to do with our life 1.Still sold in bookshops 2.Many films adapted from

3、 them and well-received by people 第4页/共23页1.The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.A.convince us to change our attitude(态度)to classics B.introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C.suggest that we should read more classics D.make a summary of Great ExpectationsADetailed readingMultiple choice第5页/共23页

4、2.Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except _.A.they were written a long time ago.B.their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works.C.they are difficult for people to understand.D.They can only be found in bookshops and

5、 libraries.D第6页/共23页3.Which of the following is Not true according to the text?A.Classics are also worth reading today.B.We can find the value of writing and wisdom in classics.C.Classics have nothing to do with life today.D.Some classics have been adapted for movies.C第7页/共23页Today,well focus on the

6、 novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens,an example of _.classics第8页/共23页1.The main elements of the novel 1.setting a.mist 2.symbol b.what it means to be a gentleman 3.plot c.England in the early 1800s4.theme d.Pip,Joe,Estella e.a stranger gives Pip a lot 5 characters of money,then Pip m

7、oves to London and becomes a snob第9页/共23页2.What kind of person is Joe?3.Who gives Pip a lot of money?A stranger.Joe is a kind and simple man第10页/共23页4.What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London?He becomes vain and ashamed of his background第11页/共23页5.Why is Pip embarrassed by his fr

8、iend Joe?Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.第12页/共23页6.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.第13页/共23页ConsolidationConsolidationRead

9、the text again and try to fill in the blanks of the following form.第14页/共23页(1)_ of classic literatureClassics are the(2)_ of the literary world.They are novels,plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowadays.Definition/Concept/Meaninga

10、ntiques第15页/共23页Different(3)_ towards classicsSome people hold the idea that they are out of date because of their strange and difficult language(4)_.Besides,they are not(5)_ to life today.The auther argues that classics still have(6)_ to do with contemporary life,and thats why many films adapted fr

11、om them enjoy great popularity.attitudescharacteristicsrelatedsomething第16页/共23页Introduction to Charles Dickens and Great ExpectationsCharles DickensOne of the(7)_ writers in England,who was born in 1812,well-known for his masterpieces Oliver Twist,David Copperfield and Great Expectations.His death

12、is a great loss to the literary world.greatest第17页/共23页Introduction to Charles Dickens and Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsSetting:England,in the early 1800sMain(8)_:Pip;his older sister and her husband,Joe;EstallaSymbol:MistTwist in the plot:Pip is offered a large fortune.(9)_:Whats a gentleman

13、?Character development:(10)_ take place to Pip in the end,who has come to know the importance of friends and that money is not everything.charactersThemeChanges第18页/共23页How does the author try to convince the reader to read a book?change our mindsgive interesting facts but not enough to give away th

14、e storywant to read the book第19页/共23页Post reading:Group work Write a brief book report 1.Writer (.be written by.)2.Settings (.be set in.)3.Main characters4.Events(attributive clause/compound sentence/non-finite verb)5.Resons(The reason why I love the.is that.)第20页/共23页Homework:Homework:1.Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations.2.Finish the reading comprehansion about Charles Dickens in the evening exercise on page 76.第21页/共23页第22页/共23页感谢您的观看！第23页/共23页