1、Unit 1 The written wordReading 2Teaching aims:1. Encourage the students to raise reading ability by focusing on language points;2. Get the students to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them.Procedures: Step 1 Revision1. Think of a possible ending for the novel.2. Retell the story
2、of Great Expectations.Step 2 Language points and use1. Key words:Explanation (通过填词的方式把关键词挑出 来讲解和操练，见 PPT 6-11。) Fill in the blanks first and then practise the uses of the key words.What is c_ literature? C_ are the a_ of the l_ world, which are still well received today. They are e_ of great writing
3、 and wisdom. Many a_ films are based on the classics. For example, in 1998, a modern a_ of Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, one of his best-known works, was released in cinemas. Great Expectations is s_ in England in the early 1800s. The main character in the novel is Pip. He lives with his
4、 mean sister and her kind and simple husband, Joe. It is a m_ night when the story begins. Mist is a s_ of danger which adds interest, t_ and deeper meaning to the text. Later in the story, Pip receives a large sum of money from a generous stranger, which is a twist in the p_. He uses the f_ to move
5、 to London. He settled there so he can become an e_ gentleman, but he gradually develops the shortcomings of being shallow and being prejudiced against his old companions, because he has rigid ideas of what it means to be c_ and to be a gentleman. What it means to be a gentleman is an important t_ i
6、n Great Expectations. By the end of the story, Pip learns that w_ doesnt buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.Practice: Fill in the following blanks using the given words.1. He likes _ novels and Jane Austens novels are among the best-loved _ in English literature
7、. (classic) 2. Though she is interested in _, she is not a _ writer. (literary)3. Michael _ to the new job very well, which was beyond our expectations. The plot had to be changed a little bit since the film is an _ of the book. (adapt) 4. The girl and her best friend were both very _ and nervous ab
8、out the results of the examination.The argument over the game created _ between the two of them. (tense)2. Key phrases: Explanation (先翻译关键 词组，再把重难点挑出来练，以此达到掌握的目的，见 PPT 13-16。) 1. 由改编 2. 在世界占一席之地3. 在架子上尘封 4. 被改编成电影5. 每一次 6. 肥皂剧7. 古典文学 8. 出版9. 一心想要做 10. 华而不实的教育Comparison: at times/at one time/at a tim
9、e/in time/in no time/at no time1. We were _ for the train.2. _ Chinese were regarded as Asian patients, but now we are strong enough to hold the Olympics.3. _ will Chinese people bow (低头) to huge difficulties even though we have suffered a lot. 3. Key sentences: Explanation (把重点句和结构挑出来讲解再进行练习，以此达到掌握
10、句型的目的，见 PPT 18-25。) 1. His tomb reads, By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.2. Pips sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. 3. He has rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be
11、a gentleman, and is embarrassed by Joe because he does not fit these. Key sentence structures:1. Why else would many films based on them be successful? 2. Pip dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him in London.Step 3 Consolidation：Explanation (巩固部分再一次通过填词、词组和翻译的方式复习重点内容。见 PPT 27-29) Fill in the blank
12、s using the following phrases:(be lost to/be bent on/gather dust on the shelf/ come out /be adapted from)1. My guitar has just been _ since I injured my hand.2. Many films _ classic works.3. A lot of new books _ every day4. By the death of Ba Jin, one of Chinas greatest writers _ the world.5. He _ w
13、inning at all costs.根据首字母提示完成 下列句子：1. Many people were g_ enough to donate enough money to the people in the disaster regions.2. The play is an a_ of a short novel.3. Anns uncle died suddenly, leaving all his f_ to her.4. He was v_ about his looks, spending hours in the gym.5. Prisoners reported bei
14、ng regularly a_ by their guards. 6. Keep a c_ tongue in your head! Dont speak rudely. 7. The _ (曲折) in the plot is always the attraction to literature lovers.8. Parts of this school are in d_ need of repair.Translation: 1. 作为一位母亲，她宁愿自己挨饿也不愿孩子受到任何的伤害。(would rather than / come to) 2. 你这样说真有礼貌。(civil)Step 4 Homework: 1. Memorize the words, phrases and sentences we learned today.2. Make up a short story using the given adjectives.
