M8U1Reading1.ppt

1、Unit1 The written word,Appreciating literature,If I had plenty of time to kill, I would .,1.Readingistothemindwhatexercise is tothe body. 阅读对于心灵之重要,犹如运动之于身体。 2.Enlargeyourviewsbyreading. 读书以长见识。 3.Somebooksaretobetasted,othersto be swallowed, andsomefewtobe chewed and digested. 有些书可浅尝辄止，有些书可囫囵吞枣，但有少

2、量书需细细咀嚼。 -Francis Bacon,吴承恩 Journey to the West,曹雪芹Dream of the Red Chamber /The Story of the Stone,罗贯中 The Legend of Three Kingdoms,施耐庵 Heroes of the Marshes,Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind ,Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice ,Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea ,O. Henry The Gift of the Magi ,Clas

3、sic literature,Appreciating,Analyze the structure:,Part 1: D_ of classic literature. Part 2: Charles Dickens-Englands greatest n_. Part 3: Brief i_ of Great Expectations.,efinition,ntroduction,ovelist,Classics are the _ of the literary world, including _, _, and _ that were w_ a long time ago and ar

4、e well r_ by people nowadays.,What is classic literature?,antiques,novels,plays,poems,eceived,ritten,difficult to read,old and boring,have nothing to do with life today,Do the majority like reading classic literature? Why?,Havent disappeared and still _ a place in the world,Many successful films are

5、 _ from classics,The authors attitude towards classics is: A. positive B. negative C. neutral (中立的),have,adapted,To be, or not to be: that is the question. “生存或毁灭, 这是个必答之问题。” Hamlet,Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. “一个人并不是生来就要被打败的。人尽可以被毁灭，但却不能被打败。” The Old Man and

6、 the Sea,“All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. ” “所有幸福的家庭都相似，而每个不幸的家庭各不同。” Anna Karenina,It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. “那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代。” A Tale of two cities,Charles Dickens: Englands greatest writer,The novelist. was born

7、in. His best-known works are. He first published. and some were later. For people at that time, his stories were like. He died in. , whose tomb reads.,Brief introduction of Charles Dickens：,The poverty and adversity(不幸) Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social refo

8、rm. 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 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,David CopperfieldOliver Twist A Christmas Carol Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities Great Expe

9、ctations ,1.setting 2.characters 3.symbol 4.theme 5.plot,* England in the early 1800s * Pip, Joe, Estella * mist, which indicates _ * what it means to be a gentleman * a stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes vain,The main elements of the novel:,danger,Developments o

10、f Pip,innocent / simple,become a blacksmith (铁匠),shallow / vain,become a gentleman,mature / sensible,wealth doesnt buy happiness,“Great Expectations”,A great f_ given by a stranger,A p_ with great expectations,ortune,erson,Discussion:,What does it really mean to be a gentleman?,Who is the generous s

11、tranger? Does Joe forgive Pip? Does Pip get the girl of his dream?,Do you want to know the answers to these questions?,Can you write a possible ending for the novel?,Presentation,One possible version: Pip decides to go abroad to work. Many years later, he returns and meets Estella in the ruined gard

12、en. 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.,Expe