牛津高中英语模块八_unit1_reading

丁沟中学徐瑞芳CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Hehadahappychildhood.Attheageof12,Dickenshadtoleaveschoolbecausehisfatherwasinprisonfordebt.Hewroteabout15majornovelsandmanyshortstories,mostofwhicharefamousfortheirsurpriseendings.Hediedin1870.Histombreads,“Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”Doyouthinkitisworthappreciatingtheclassicliterature?reasons?1.Differentlanguagecharacters2.Oldandboring3.Havenothingtodowithourlife1.Stillsoldinbookshops2.Manyfilmsadaptedfromthemandwell-receivedbypeople1.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto__.A.convinceustochangeourattitude(态度)toclassicsB.introduceCharlesDickens’novelstousC.suggestthatweshouldreadmoreclassicsD.makeasummaryofGreatExpectationsADetailedreadingMultiplechoice2.Somepeoplethinkthatclassicsareold-fashionedbecauseofthefollowingstatementsexcept__________.A.theywerewrittenalongtimeago.B.theirlanguagecharacteristicsarequitedifferentfromthoseofmodernworks.C.theyaredifficultforpeopletounderstand.D.Theycanonlybefoundinbookshopsandlibraries.D3.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A.Classicsarealsoworthreadingtoday.B.Wecanfindthevalueofwritingandwisdominclassics.C.Classicshavenothingtodowithlifetoday.D.Someclassicshavebeenadaptedformovies.CToday,we’llfocusonthenovelGreatExpectationswrittenbyCharlesDickens,anexampleof___________.classics1.Themainelementsofthenovel1.settinga.mist2.symbolb.whatitmeanstobeagentleman3.plotc.Englandintheearly1800s4.themed.Pip,Joe,Estellae.astrangergivesPipalot5charactersofmoney,thenPipmovestoLondonandbecomesasnob2.WhatkindofpersonisJoe?3.WhogivesPipalotofmoney?Astranger.Joeisakindandsimpleman4.WhatkindofpersondoesPipbecomeafterhemovestoLondon?Hebecomesvainandashamedofhisbackground5.WhyisPipembarrassedbyhisfriendJoe?BecauseJoedoesnotfithisrigidideasofwhatitmeanstobecivilandtobeagentleman.6.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ConsolidationReadthetextagainandtrytofillintheblanksofthefollowingform.(1)________ofclassicliteratureClassicsarethe(2)______oftheliteraryworld.Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenthatpeoplestillreadthemnowadays.Definition/Concept/MeaningantiquesDifferent(3)________towardsclassicsSomepeopleholdtheideathattheyareoutofdatebecauseoftheirstrangeanddifficultlanguage(4)____________.Besides,theyarenot(5)________tolifetoday.Theautherarguesthatclassicsstillhave(6)________todowithcontemporarylife,andthat’swhymanyfilmsadaptedfromthemenjoygreatpopularity.attitudescharacteristicsrelatedsomethingIntroductiontoCharlesDickensandGreatExpectationsCharlesDickensOneofthe(7)________writersinEngland,whowasbornin1812,well-knownforhismasterpiecesOliverTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectations.Hisdeathisagreatlosstotheliteraryworld.greatestIntroductiontoCharlesDickensandGreatExpectationsGreatExpectationsSetting:England,intheearly1800sMain(8)___________:Pip;hisoldersisterandherhusband,Joe;EstallaSymbol:MistTwistintheplot:Pipisofferedalargefortune.(9)__________:What’sagentleman?Characterdevelopment:(10)________takeplacetoPipintheend,whohascometoknowtheimportanceoffriendsandthatmoneyisnoteverything.charactersThemeChangesHowdoestheauthortrytoconvincethereadertoreadabook?changeourmindsgiveinterestingfactsbutnotenoughtogiveawaythestorywanttoreadthebookPostreading:GroupworkWriteabriefbookreport1.Writer(...bewrittenby...)2.Settings(...besetin...)3.Maincharacters4.Events(attributiveclause/compoundsentence/non-finiteverb)5.Resons(ThereasonwhyIlovethe...isthat....)Homework:1.ReadthetextagainandtrytoretellthestoryofGreatExpectations.2.FinishthereadingcomprehansionaboutCharlesDickensintheeveningexerciseonpage76.