高中英语 M8 Unit1 reading1课件 牛津选修8

1、2021/8/11 星期三1M8 Unit1Reading 2021/8/11 星期三2BRAINSTORMINGHow do you entertain yourself? 2021/8/11 星期三3The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you dont know that I love youThe furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of

2、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 TAGORE2021/8/11 星期三4Four famous Chinese classics1 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone 2 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms3 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brother

3、s4 水浒传 d Journey to the West2021/8/11 星期三5Foreign classicsPride and PrejudiceJane AustenRobinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeTess of the dUrbervillesThomas Hardy2021/8/11 星期三6Today, well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, an example of _.classics2021/8/11 星期三7Movie-appreciation:

4、 “Oliver Twist” 2021/8/11 星期三8 Charles Dickens was born 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 c

5、hild greatly influenced his later views on social reform. Before his death on 9 June 1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings. 2021/8/11 星期三9Line 1 classic literature Line 3 be well received Line 4 examples of great writing and

6、wisdomLine 9 be old-fashioned and boringLine 10 have nothing to do with Line 13 be based on Line 13 award-winning film2021/8/11 星期三10Line16 be made into Line21 the best-known worksLine21 at a timeLine22 on stageLine23 soap operasLine24 his tomb readsLine27 be set in in the early 1800s2021/8/11 星期三11

7、Line29 live withLine30 would rather die than seeLine33 a symbol of Line38 set sb free from Line39 abrupt decisionLine40 shabby beginningLine42 before long2021/8/11 星期三12Line44 rigid ideasLine46 be bent on Line51 by the end ofLine52 a fancy education 2021/8/11 星期三13Skimming1.What is classic literatur

8、e?2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations?2021/8/11 星期三14Answers:Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.2. Dickens is Englands greatest writer.

9、3. Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations.2021/8/11 星期三15The structure of the text Part one:information aboutPart two: information aboutPart three: information about classic literatureCharles Dickensthe book Great expectations2021/8/11 星期三16Part one Questions: 1. Why dont many peo

10、ple read the classics?2. What does Liz think about classic novels?2021/8/11 星期三171. Why dont many people read 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 classic novels?She doesnt think that they are old-fashi

11、oned and boring.2021/8/11 星期三18Multiple choice1. The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.A. convince us to change our attitude(态度) to classicsB. introduce Charles Dickens novels to usC. suggest that we should read more classics D. make a summary of Great ExpectationsA2021/8/11 星期三192. Some people t

12、hink that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except _.A. they were written a long time ago. B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today.C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.D2

13、021/8/11 星期三203. Which of the following is Not true according to the text?A. Classics are also worth reading today.B. We can find the value of writing and wisdom in classics.C. Classics have nothing to do with life today.D. Some classics have been adapted for movies.C2021/8/11 星期三21Part two: When an

14、d where was Charles Dickens born? 3. What is written on his gravestone (tomb)? 2. What books did he write?2021/8/11 星期三222021/8/11 星期三23Works 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 Copperfield2021/8/11 星期三24 Wha

15、t is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”2021/8/11 星期三251. What are the main elements of a novel? Read part three and match the elements on the left with the correct examples on the right. Part three

16、 2021/8/11 星期三26The main elements of the novel 1. setting a. mist 2. symbol b. what it means to be a gentleman 3. plot c. England in the early 1800s4. theme d. Pip, Joe, Estella e. a stranger gives Pip a lot 5 characters of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob2021/8/11 星期三272. What doe

17、s Pip learn by the end of the novel? He learns that wealth does not buyhappiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.2021/8/11 星期三28 This is an example of character development in Great Expectations, that is, it is the change in Pip from _to_.being concerned only with moneyseeing that money is not the most important thing in lif