1、Unit 1 The written world Reading,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.,The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But wh
2、en I stand in front of you Yet you dont know that I love you The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you cant see my love But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both Yet cannot be together,THE FURTHEST DISTANCE IN THE WORLD,Classics are the _ of the literary wo
3、rld including novels, plays and poems that were _a long time ago. They are _of great writing and _.,What is classic literature?,antiques,well written,examples,wisdom,Task 1 fast reading,Chinese Classics,Have you ever read these books?,Four famous Chinese classics,1 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions/The
4、 Story of the Stone2 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms3 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brothers4 水浒传 d Journey to the West,Foreign Classics,Thackeray Vanity Fair ,Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice,Charlotte BronteJane Eyre,Part 1:the _ of classic literature? Part 2:Who is Charles Dickens? Part 3:Brief _ to Great Exp
5、ectations,Task 2 the structure of the text,definition,introduction,Reading strategy,Reading a persuasive essay,In a persuasive essay, the author tries to convince the reader to agree with a certain point of view, share his value and adopt his way of thinking.,（说服性文章）,A positive B negative C neutral(
6、中立的),Para1 The _ of classic literature,Their language characteristics are_,which makes them _ Many people dont read them because they think they are_ and_life today,Para2 classics features:,Para3 the authors attitude towards it:,different,old and boring,have nothing to do with,difficult for people t
7、o read,definition,Task 3 detailed reading,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 prison for debt. The poverty and adversity(不幸)Dickens experienced greatly influenced his later views on
8、 social reform. He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.,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,Works by Charles Dickens,A Christmas Carol Hard Times The Pickwick Papers Dombey an
9、d Son The Old Curiosity Shop,圣诞颂歌 艰难时世 匹克威克外传 董贝父子 老古玩店,Great Expectations,1.characters,2.setting,3.symbol,4.theme,5.plot,mist,what it means to be a gentleman,England in the early 1800s,Pip, Joe, Estella,A stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob,Match the eleme
10、nts with the correct examples on the right.,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 education.,1. Pip is embarrassed by his friend Joe because_ A. He develops the shortcomings of being shallow and havi
11、ng prejudice. B. He doesnt think Joe is civil. C. He doesnt think Joe is a gentleman. D. All of the above.2. What does “twist” mean in the sentence ”There is a twist in the plot when a very generous stranger gives pipe a lot of money” ? Change B. Movement C. Winding D. Bending,Choose the best answer
12、.,Do you want to know the answers to these questions?,Who is the generous stranger?,Does Joe forgive Pip?,Does Pip get the girl of his dream?,Read the book by yourself!,Summary,This essay is about. It givesand explains why some people do not read them today. The author also givesand. The author tends to persuade the readers to.,Homework,Read the essay again. Finish reading comprehension exercise. Find out the difficult points in the essay.,Thank you!,
