AppreciatingLiterature-Reading课件(牛津版选修8Unit1)

ReadingUnit1AppreciatingLiteratureFourfamousChineseclassics1三国演义aADreamofRedMansions/TheStoryoftheStone2西游记bRomanceofThreeKingdoms3红楼梦cAllMenAreBrothers4水浒传dJourneytotheWestForeignclassicsPrideandPrejudiceJaneAustenRobinsonCrusoeDanielDefoeTessofthed'UrbervillesThomasHardyTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnMarkTwainGonewiththewindMargaretMitchellLesMiserablesVictorHugoItisatruthuniversallyacknowledged，thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune，mustbeinwantofawife.“RobinsonCrusoe”,writtenbyDanielDefoein1719,powerfullyarousespeople’sresolutiondeepinsideandincrediblecourageandwilltofacehardships.LikethemottoengravedontheU.S.currency—inGodwetrust,wearethusblessedwithmighttostruggleagainstanything.There’sGodendureshumanbeingwithgreatstrength.Thisnation’sbest-lovedauthorwasadventurous,patriotic,romanticandhumorous.Inmyeyes,IseeanotherTwain,onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.比草原更宽广的是海洋，比海洋更宽广的是天空，比天空更宽广的是爱。Pluslargequelaprairieestl'océan,pluslargequel'océanestleciel,pluslargequelecielestl'amour.“Home.I’llgohome.AndI’llthinkofsomewaytogethimback.Afterall,tomorrowisanotherday.”Myfavoritenovels•了不起的盖茨比勃朗特三姐妹EmilyBronteWutheringheightsAnneBronteAgnesGreyCharlotteBronteJaneEyreToday,we’llfocusonthenovelGreatExpectationswrittenbyCharlesDickens,anexampleof___________.classicsSkimming1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.WhoisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations?Answers:1.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewellwrittenandreceived.2.DickensisEngland’sgreatestwriter.3.PipisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations.Readingstrategy1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?3.Howdoestheauthortrytoconvincethereader?1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?Toconvincethereadertoadoptacertainpointofview.2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?Topersuadeustoappreciateclassicliterature.3.Howdoestheauthortrytoconvincethereader?Attheverybeginning_____________________________________________________________Then_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.thewriterasksustoreconsiderourideasaboutclassicliterature.shegivesusinterestingfactsaboutCharlesDickensandhisbook,GreatExpectation,whichmakesuswanttoreadthebookattheendoftheessay.ThestructureofthetextPartone:informationaboutParttwo:informationaboutPartthree:informationaboutclassicliteratureCharlesDickensthebookGreatexpectationsPartoneQuestions:1.Whydon’tmanypeoplereadtheclassics?2.Accordingtothearticle,howmanynovelshavebeenmadeintofilms?1.Whydon’tmanypeoplereadtheclassics?Becausetheythinktheyareold--fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.2.Accordingtothearticle,howmanynovelshavebeenmadeintofilms?two.TheyareCluelessandGreatexpectationsMultiplechoice1.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto__.A.convinceustochangeourattitudetoclassicsB.introduceCharlesDicken’snovelstousC.makeasummaryofGreatExpectationsA2.Somepeoplethinkthatclassicsareold-fashionedbecauseofthefollowingstatementsexcept__________.A.theywerewrittenalongtimeago.B.thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.C.theyaredifficultforpeopletounderstand.D.Theycanonlybefoundinbookshopsandlibraries.D3.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A.Classicsarealsoworthreadingtoday.B.Wecanfindthevalueofwritingandwisdominclassics.C.Classicshavenothingtodowithlifetoday.D.Someclassicshavebeenadaptedformovies.CParttwo:1.WhenandwherewasCharlesDickensborn?3.Whatiswrittenonhisgravestone(tomb)?2.Whatbooksdidhewrite?WorksbyCharlesDickens《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》《GreatExpectations》《OliverTwist》《AChristmasCarol》《HardTimes》《ATaleofTwoCities》《DavidCopperfield》WhatiswrittenonCharlesDickens’sgravestone?Onhisgravestoneitreads,“Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”Partthree1.Whatarethemainelementsofanovel?Readpartthreeandmatchtheelementsontheleftwiththecorrectexamplesontheright.Themainelementsofthenovel1.settinga.mist2.symbolb.whatitmeanstobeagentleman3.plotc.Englandintheearly1800s4.themed.Pip,Joe,Estellae.astrangergivesPipalot5charactersofmoney,thenPipmovestoLondonandbecomesasnob2.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ThisisanexampleofcharacterdevelopmentinGreatExpectations,thatis,itisthechangeinPipfrom____________________________to________________________________________________________________.beingconcernedonlywithmoneyseeingthatmoneyisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.3.What’rethemainelements(要素)toconsiderwhenreadinganovel?characters,setting,symbol,themeandplot4.Whatmakesagoodpersuasiveessay?Itgivesenoughinformationtomakereadersinterestedbutnotenoughtogiveawaythestory.ConsolidationMatchingexercise1antiquesaveryquickandnotexpected2wellreceivedbinsistingondoingsomethin