M8U1 Appreciating literature

1、Welcome to our classModule 8Unit 1Reading Appreciating literatureDo you still read books in your spare time?Lead in Chinese classic literatureJourney To The westA Dream of Red MansionsChinese classic literature The Romance of Three KingdomsAll Men are BrothersForeign ClassicsJane Austen Pride and Pr

2、ejudice Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Today,our topic is appreciating literature. well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, an example of _.classicsThe structure of the text Part one(paragraph1-3):information aboutPart two(paragraph4): information aboutPart three(paragraph5

3、-9): information about classic literatureCharles DickensGreat ExpectationsPart 1Read paragraph 1 to 3 What is classic literature?Classics are the _ of the literary world. They are well-written works in _ of novels, plays and poems .They are _of great writing and _. antiquesexampleswisdomforms Do man

4、y people like reading classic literature? Why ?Language characteristics are different from modern works, making them hard to readThey are boring and oldThey have nothing to do with life today. A positive B negative C neutral(中立的)What is the authors attitude towards it ?（Can you find some key sentenc

5、es？）Classics havent disappeared and still have a place in the worldMany successful films are adapted from classicsPart 2 :Charles Dickens: Englands greatest writerCharles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood. But at the age of 12, Dickens had to l

6、eave school because his father was imprisoned for debt. The poverty（贫穷） and adversity (逆境) Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social reform. Before his death in 1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprisin

7、g 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 TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two CitiesDavid Copperfieldwhat is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?Charles Dickens : “Englands greatest writer ” Charles Dickens was _ in Portsmouth , England in _.

8、 He _ in 1870. _ , _ and _ are his best- known works . For people of his time, his stories were _ to the soap operas that are seen on TV today.By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.born1812diedOliver Twist David CopperfieldGreat Expectationssimilar Part 2Read paragraph

9、4 Part 3远大前程.BD.1280 x720.中英双字幕_clip(1).rmvb1._What it really means to be a gentlemanSetting England in the early 1800s Charaters2 3._Pip lives with his older sister and her husband Joe and is treated 4._ by his sister, meet a desperate criminal in a foggy cemetery.Pip is offered a large fortune by

10、a(n) 5._, for which Pip has to move to London and live as a gentleman.Pip falls in love with Estella.Finally, Pip realizes that wealth cannot buy happiness and that friends 6._ more than a fancy education.Great Expectations ThemePlotbadlystrangercountmatterPart 3Read paragraph 5 to 9 Pip, Pips older

11、 sister and her husband Joe, a stranger and EstellaFind out the character development of Pip:At 7: .A twist : .In London: _and hopes _.In the end, he _a criminal appears and frightens himPip gets a big fortune from a strangerbecomes vain and ashamed of his background because of money and education t

12、o be a gentleman and win Estellas loveunderstands wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy educationConsolidationFill in the blanks with the following wordsrigid husband fortune symbol gentleman Pip novel authors theme England Great Expectations is my favorite b

13、ook. It waswritten by one of Englands greatest _,Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic literature. The main character in the novel is _, a poor boy from England. He lives with his older sister and her _, Joe.authorsPiphusbandThe story is set in _ in the early 1800s. Mist is a _ for danger and

14、uncertainty used throughout the _.Later in the story, Pip receives a lot of money froma stranger. He uses the _ to move to London He settles there so he can become an _. Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a person who has _ ideas. What it means to be a gentleman is an important _ in Great Ex

15、pectations. Englandsymbolnovelfortunegentlemanrigidthemerigid husband fortune symbol gentleman Pip novel authors theme England Reading strategy1. What is the purpose of a persuasive essay? 2. How does the author try to convince the reader?1. What is the purpose of a persuasive essay? To convince the

16、 reader to adopt a certain point of view.2. How does the author try to convince the reader?At the very beginning _Later_ the writer asks us to change our minds about classic literature. she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectations, which makes us want to read

17、 the book at the end of the essay. The writer wrote the passage mainly to _. A. convince us to change our attitude to classics and to read more classic literature B. introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C. suggest that Great Expectations is worth reading D. make a summary of Great Expectations? AP

18、ost-reading activities1. What is you opinion about being a gentleman?2. Can you guess the ending of the novel?Discussion 3What can we learn from the story Great Expectations?1)Money really plays an important role in our lives. However, money cant buy happiness. A lot of things are more important than money.2) Environment makes a big difference to a persons character.Reading is very important in our life. We can get knowledge by reading. It can not only open our minds but also makeus more intelligent. Bes