1、Unit 1 Face values Developing ideas 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第三册高中选择性必修第三册 Activity 1 Read the short introduction to Victor Hugo and answer the questions. 1 Why do you think Victor Hugo is known as the “Shakespeare of France”? 2 What do you know about Romanticism? Do some research to find out more about it.
2、 Activity 2 Read the passage and find out why Quasimodo rescued Esmeralda. Quasimodo rescued Esmeralda because when Quasimodo was tortured in public, Esmeralda was the only one to show him kindness and mercy. Activity 3 Esmeralda in Quasimodos eyes: Quasimodo thought Esmeralda was graceful and exqui
3、sitely beautiful, like a ray of sunshine, a drop of dew or a birdsong. Quasimodo in Esmeraldas eyes: Esmeralda thought Quasimodo was repulsive, with knock knees, a hunched back and a single eye; yet beneath his ugliness, he was full of melancholy and gentleness. Now work in pairs. Read the passage a
4、gain and find out how Esmeraldas feelings towards Quasimodo changed. Share your answers with your partner. Underline the sentences that describe Esmeralda and Quasimodos appearances and feelings. Write a short paragraph to describe how Esmeralda and Quasimodo see each other. Think on the other hand,
5、 it shows his strength and pride. The first passage shows the true meaning of beauty. Though how you present yourself to others plays a part, accepting yourself and feeling confident about your physical appearance are most important. The second passage highlights how someones physical appearance can
6、 actually be a complete contrast to who they are on the inside. Think & Share 3 What difficulties might people like Quasimodo face in the real world? How should people treat them? 4 Predict what happens next. Share your ideas with the class. Read the novel and check your prediction. Activity 4 Work
7、in groups. Give a talk about the character in the passage that makes the greatest impression on you. 1 Organise your ideas by considering the questions. What is the character like? Has he / she experieced any emotional changes? If so, what changes are they? What can you learn from him / her? 2 Prese
8、nt your ideas in your group. 3 Collect all your groups ideas and present them to the class. Activity 4 Now think about whether you can express yourself clearly or understand others in the group talk, and what your strengths or weaknesses are, compared to those of the others in your group. Writing ab
9、out a literary work Activity 5 Read the introduction to the novel and answer the questions. 1 What kind of person is Dorian Gray? 2 What message do you think the novel conveys? Activity 6 Choose another literary work with a focus on physical appearances and personal qualities, such as The Hunchback
10、of Notre-Dame, and complete the notes. General introduction: Plot: Central theme(s): Now write about this literary work based on your notes. Activity 6 Jane Eyre Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bront and first published in 1847, tells the timeless story of the love between a poor young governess and
11、 a rich and mysterious gentleman. After leaving the orphanage where she has spent most of her childhood, Jane Eyre goes to work as the governess of the daughter of a wealthy but troubled landowner. As she comes to know the great house and the people who live and work within it, Jane begins to uncove
12、r the secret responsible for Rochesters temper and reticence. They fall in love, but just when their happily ever after seems to be in sight, that secret threatens to tear them apart. Jane Eyre looks at how people should not be underestimated because of the way they look Jane might be small and plain, but she is also strong, courageous and independent. Although she is a woman and from a lower social class than Rochester, she wants to prove herself his equal in spirit. Activity 7 Work in pairs. Make improvements to each others introductions and share them with the class.
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