1、Appreciating literature,Reading,Unit1 The written word,Chinese literature,Chinese literature,foreign literature,foreign literature,Lead- in,1. Do you know about classic literature?Whats its definition?,2.Who is Charles Dickens? What books did he write?,Introduction to Dickens,Charles Dickens was bor
2、n on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood after his family moved to Chatham. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was imprisoned for debt.,The poverty and adversity Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social ref
3、orm. Before his death on 9 June1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.,Works 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, Great Expectations Oliver Twist A Christmas Carol Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfiel
4、d,Have you ever seen the story or film adaptations of Great Expectations?,Skimming,1.What is classic literature?,2.Who is Charles Dickens?,3.How old is Pip when the story begins?,Answers:,Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time
5、ago and were well written and received.,2. Dickens is Englands greatest writer.,3. Pip was then seven years old.,Detailed reading,1. Why dont many people like 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 clas
6、sic novels?,She doesnt think that they are old-fashioned and boring.,3. What kind of person is Joe?,Joe is a kind and simple man.,4. What is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?,On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”,5. Who gives Pip a l
7、ot of money?,A stranger.,6. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe?,Because he thinks Joe is not clever enough and far from being a well educated gentleman.,7.What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?,He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy
8、education.,8. What is an example of character development in Great Expectations?,An example of character development is the change in Pip from being concerned only with money to seeing that money is not the most important thing in life.,characters, setting, symbol, theme and plot,Discussion,Whats th
9、e main elements to consider when reading a novel?,Part C2,Scan the article and match the elements with the correct examples in this part.,Key:,1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. e,Reading strategy,1.What does a persuasive essay try to do?,To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.,2. Whats the wri
10、ters point of view in this essay?,To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.,Firstly the writer asks us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature, secondly she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the e
11、nd of the essay.,3. How does the author tries to convince the reader?,Practice,Read the text again and point out the places where the author tries to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.,Comprehend the meanings of words from the context and match them with the correct definitions.,P
12、art D,Key:,1. c 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. g 6. f 7. h 8. b,Part E,Read the book report about Great Expectations and complete it.,Answers to Part E:,(1) authors (2) Pip (3) husband (4) England (5) symbol (6) novel (7) fortune (8) gentleman (9) shallow (10) theme,Post-reading activities,1.Retell the story of
13、Great Expectationsin your own words.,2.Discuss the relationship between money and happiness.,Part F,Discussion,1.Would you like to read Great expectations? Why or why not?,2. Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?,3. Have you ever read a foreign classic?If you have, what did you think
14、 of it?,Language points:,1. Why else would many films based on them be successful? (Page 2, lines 12-13),许多以他们为依据的电影成功的原因还有哪些呢？,explanation,The phrase base on / upon means to develop something from an idea, a fact or a situation or to use something as the foundation 以为基础，根据,Eg.,The idea for the film
15、 was based on his childhood dreams.,电影的设想是以他童年的梦想为依据的。,On what do you base your theory?,你的理论根据是什么？,Their relationship was based on mutual respect.,他们的关系是以相互的尊重为基础的。,2. I dont think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today.(page 2, lines 16-17),我认为这
16、些古典小说如果和现代生 活没有关系就不会被拍成电影。,explanation,The phrase makeinto means to change something or somebody different from what it/he/she used to be or 改变成，转变成,Eg.,We can make this room into a study.,我们可以把这个房间做成一间书房。,The success of the film made her into a star overnight.,那部电影的成功使得她一夜成名。,Her old dress was made
17、 into a skirt so that her daughter could wear it to the party.,她的旧裙子被做成了一件衬衫, 这样她女儿就可以穿着去聚会了。,3. He first published many novels one chapter at a time in newspapers, and some were later performed on stage.(page 2, lines 21-22),一开始他出版了许多小说，是在报纸 上每次登载一章，后来有些小说被搬 到舞台上表演了。,explanation,The phrase at a tim
18、e means dealing with things separately 每次，一次,Eg.,The boy took the stairs two at a time.,那男孩一次爬两节楼梯。,Because of his work, he is often away for weeks at a time.,由于工作关系，他常每次外出几周。,attention,When we refer to a particular period in history, we use its plural form times.,Eg.,In earlier times, mobile phones
19、 had only simple functions.,在早期手机只有一些简单的功能。,comparison,at times at one time at a time in ancient times in modern times,曾经 一次 有时 在现代 在古代,4. 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. (page 3, lines 29-31),皮鲁的姐姐几乎没有什
20、么善言好语, 但乔却是一个善良淳朴的人, 他宁愿死也不愿看到皮鲁受到任何伤害。,explanation,The word seldom means not often or almost never 很少, 几乎不,Eg.,He seldom writes to his sister.,他很少给他姐姐写信。,This method is seldom used here, is it?,这种方法很少在这使用, 是吗?,Shed rather go shopping in the afternoon.,她宁愿下午去购物。,The phrase would rather means prefer
21、to do something. It is usually shortened to d rather in informal English. 宁愿, 宁可,Eg.,我宁愿看电视度过一个宁静的夜晚。,Id rather have a quiet night in front of the TV.,The phrase would rather than means to prefer to do something rather than do something else 宁愿而不,Eg.,Id rather go to the cinema to watch a new film th
22、an watch an old one at home.,我宁愿去电影院看场新电影而不呆在家看旧的。,Hed rather read storybooks than watch cartoon films.,他宁愿看故事书而不看卡通片。,I would rather that you came to see me tomorrow.,我宁可你明天来看我。,注意: 在would rather的宾语从句中常用过去时态的虚拟语气。,The word harm can be used as a noun or verb. 意为 “伤害, 损害”,Eg.,Reading in the poor ligh
23、t is harmful to your eyes.,在微弱的光线下读书对你的眼睛有害。,Much harm has been done to the crops during the rain storm.,农作物在暴风雨受到很大的损害。,attention,do harm to sb./ sth. = do sb./ sth. harm 对有害,类似词组:,do good to sb./ sth. = do sb./ sth. good 对有好处,do wrong to sb./ sth. = do sb./ sth. wrong 对做错, 冤枉,5. Classic novels oft
24、en have symbols which add interest, tension or deepermeaning to the text.(page 3, lines 34-35),古典小说中经常用一些意象来增加 兴趣, 紧张和文章的深义。,The phrase addto means to put something with something else.把加上,Eg.,We can add yellow to blue to make green.,我们可以用黄色加上兰色来做出绿色。,Do you want to add your name to the list?,你想把你的名
25、字加到名单上去吗?,add to addto add up to in addition in addition to,把加上 增进,增加 此外 (conj.) 合计, 总共 此外(prep.),comparison,6. Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his life.(page 3, line 41),搬到伦敦让皮鲁兴奋不已， 他迫不 及待地开始了他的新生活。,explanation,The word hardly means almost not 几乎不,Eg.,We hardly had any
26、time to finish the project.,我们几乎没有时间来完成那项工程。,He can hardly believe what I told him, can he?,他几乎不能相信我告诉他的一切是吗？,注意：,否定副词hardly, seldom, never等在句中表示否定意义，其后的反意疑问句用肯定形式。置于句首时用倒装句。 Hardly can he sleep well.,Eg.,词组 hardly when相当于 no soonerthan 意为“一就”句前常用过去完成时。,Hardly had he arrived at the school when he be
27、gan the work.,他一到学校就开始工作。,7. Money and education have changed him, and before long he develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions. (page 3, lines 41-43),金钱和教育改变了他，不久他养成了 浅薄、偏见的缺点，甚至歧视昔日的 同伴。,explanation,The word companion means someone you spend a
28、 lot of time with, especially a friend. 同伴，好友,For ten years Helen has been her constant companion.,十年来海伦一直是她的同伴。,The word companion can also mean one of a pair or group of things 搭配，配套,Eg.,If you buy this book, you are recommended to buy the companion study guide.,如果你买这本书，你会被推荐买配套的学习指导。,8. Pip is be
29、nt on becoming a gentlemanand winning Estellas love.(page 3, line 46),皮鲁一心要成为一名绅士，赢得埃 斯特拉的芳心。,explanation,The phrase be bent on means to be completely determined to do something, especially something bad. 一心要,Eg.,Their actions show clearly that they are bent on violence.,他们的行为清楚地显示了他们一心要采取暴力。,The cr
30、owd of young people was bent on destroying his career.,那群年轻人一心要毁了他的事业。,She seemed bent on leaving such a hard decision to me.,她好象一心要让我作出艰难的决定。,Homework,1. Find more information about classic literature.,2. Go over the text and retell the story of Great Expectation.,3. Learn the new words and phrases byheart.,
