Reading(3)：Appreciatingliterature

1、Unit 1 The written word,Reading 1,Tasks:,After learning this lesson, the students will be able to: 1. gain some knowledge about classic literature and some insight into how to write an essay about literature; 2. improve their reading skills by participating in the activities designed.,Reading compre

2、hension,Four famous Chinese classics,1. 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone 2. 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms 3. 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brothers 4. 水浒传 d Journey to the West,Foreign classics,Pride and Prejudice,Jane Austen,Robinson Crusoe,Daniel Defoe,Tess of the dUrbervilles,Thomas H

3、ardy,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Mark Twain,Gone with the wind,Margaret Mitchell,Les Miserables,Victor Hugo,Today, well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, an example of _.,classics,Skimming,1. What is classic literature?,2. Who is Charles Dickens?,3. Who is the

4、main character in the novel Great Expectations?,Answers:,Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written .,2. Dickens is Englands greatest writer.,3. Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations

5、.,The structure of the text,Part one: information about Part two: information about Part three: information about,classic literature,Charles Dickens,the book Great expectations,Reading strategy,1. What does a persuasive essay try to do?,2. Whats the writers point of view in this essay?,3. How does t

6、he author try to convince the reader?,1. What does a persuasive essay try to do?,To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.,2. Whats the writers point of view in this essay?,To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.,3. How does the author try to convince the reader?,At the very

7、beginning _ _ Then_,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 the book at the end of the essay.,Listen to the tape and finish some exercises:,Part one,Questions:,

8、1. Why dont many people read the classics?,2. What does Liz think about classic novels?,1. 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

9、 old-fashioned and boring.,Multiple choice,1. The writer wrote the passage mainly to _. A. convince us to change our attitude(态度) to classics B. introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C. suggest that we should read more classics D. make a summary of Great Expectations,A,2. Some people think that cla

10、ssics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except _. A. they were written a long time ago. B. their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works. C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.,D,3. Whi

11、ch 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.,C,Part two:,When and where was Charles Dickens b

12、orn?,3. What is written on his gravestone (tomb)?,2. What books did he write?,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 Copperfield,What is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?,On his gravestone

13、it reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”,1. 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,The main elements of the novel,1. setting a. mist 2. symbol b. what it mean

14、s to be a gentleman 3. plot c. England in the early 1800s 4. theme d. Pip, Joe, Estella e. a stranger gives Pip a lot 5 characters of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob,2. What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?,He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are m

15、ore important than a fancy education.,This is an example of character development in Great Expectations,that is, it is the change in Pip from _to_.,being concerned only with money,seeing that money is not the most important thing in life,3. Whatre the main elements(要素) to consider when reading a nov

16、el?,Characters, setting, symbol, theme and plot.,4. What makes a good persuasive essay?,It gives enough information to make readers interested but not enough to give away the story.,Discussion,Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?,Consolidation,Matching exercise1,1. antiques a a sect

17、ion of a novel 2. vain b insisting on doing something 3. abuse c valuable things from the past 4. chapter d too proud of ones abilities etc. 5. tension e treat a person etc. cruelly 6. rigid f difficult to change 7. civil g a feeling of fear and excitement created by the writer of a book 8. bent on

18、h polite, good-mannered 9. desperate i not plain or simple; expensive 10. fancy j extremely severe or serious,Matching exercise 2,1. 由改编 soap operas 2. 在世上占一席之地 would ratherthan 3. 古典文学 be based on 4. 肥皂剧 have a place in the world 5. 情愿而不愿 be adapted from 6. 出版 classic literature 7. 基于 literary worl

19、d 8. 一心想 character development 9. 性格发展 come out 10. 文学界 be bent on,Fill in the blanks with the following words,rigid husband fortune symbol gentleman Pip novel authors theme England,Great Expectations is my favorite book. It was written 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 mean sister and her _, Joe.,authors,Pip,husband,The story is set in _ in the early 1800s. It is a misty night when the story