1译林牛津版选修8：Unit1ThewrittenworldReading（共29张PPT）.ppt

1、,M8 U1 Reading(1),Apreciating literure,如皋市第一中学 成健,Learning tasks,1. Get to know what classic literature is. 2. Get to know more about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations. 3. Learn how to appreciate literature.,Watch TV,Surf the Internet,Listen to music,Do you stil

2、l read books at your spare time?,Chinese Classics,Have you ever read these books?,Four famous Chinese classics,1 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone 2 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms 3 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brothers 4 水浒传 d Journey to the West,Thackeray Vanity Fair ,Jane Austen Pride

3、and Prejudice ,Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre ,Foreign Classics,Oliver Twist,雾都孤儿,A Tale of Two Cities,双城记,David Copperfield,大卫.科波菲尔,Great Expectations,远大前程,1.Are you familiar with these books? 2. Do you know about classic literature? Whats its definition?,Who is he? What books did he write?,Works by Ch

4、arles 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, Great Expectations Oliver Twist A Christmas Carol Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield,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

5、 prison for debt. The poverty and adversity(不幸)Dickens experienced greatly influenced his later views on social reform. He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.,Fast reading 1. What is classic literature? 2 .Who is Charles Dickens? 3

6、. How old is Pip when the story begins?,Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.,Dickens is Englands greatest writer.,Pip was then seven years old.,The structure Part1 The _of classic liter

7、ature. Part2 An _to Charles Dickens. Part3 A brief _of Great Expectations,definition,introduction,description,1. Why dont many people read the classics?,Because they think they are old-fashioned and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.,2. What does Liz think about classic novels?,She does

8、nt think that they are old-fashioned and boring.,Careful reading,Multiple choice,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 Expect

9、ations,A,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 foun

10、d in bookshops and libraries.,D,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,4. Whats

11、 the authors attitude towards classics? A. Positive. B. Negative . C. Neutral.,C,Careful reading Classic literature 1. Whats classic literature? 2. What makes them difficult for people to read? 3. Whats the authors attitude towards classics? A. Positive. B. Negative . C. Neutral.,Classic literature

12、is the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays, and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.,The language used in them is quite different from what we use today .,Reading strategy: reading a persuasive essay What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?

13、,In a persuasive writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking.,Discussion: How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view?,1. However, if this is true, why do we still

14、 find classics in bookshops and libraries?,2. Why else would many films based on them be successful?,3. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today.,Charles Dickens Birth:_ Best-known works: _ Death: _ Words on his tomb: _,In Portsmouth

15、, England in 1812,Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations,In 1870,By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.,Great Expectations Read this part and fill in the blanks. Great Expectations was written by one of Englands greatest 1_, Charles Dickens, and is now s

16、een as classic literature. The main character in the novel is 2_, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her3 _, Joe. The story is set in 4_ in the early 1800s. It is a misty night when the story begins. Mist is a 5_for danger and uncertainty used throughout the 6_. Later in the

17、story, Pip received a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the 7_to move to London. He settles there so he can become an educated 8_.,authors,Pip,husband,England,symbol,novel,fortune,gentleman,Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very 9_one. What it means to be a gentleman is an impor

18、tant 10_ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe.,shallow,theme,Discussion What can we learn from the story Great Expectation?,1)Money really plays an important role in our lives. However, it is not a must to be happy. 2) We should know how to pay back. 3) Environment makes a big difference to a persons character.,Task- based reading,Definition,form,Reasons,differs,existence,adapted,Ways,Mist,Characters,Plot,Homework 1. Write an essay according to the discussion about classi