1、Warming up&listeningTurn to page 55,look at the pic-tures and describe what you see:Picture 1:a young man and a young woman at a dinner table picture 2:people dancing merrily,a band playing music picture 3:people with guns,flags charging picture 4:three boys stealing money Charles Dickens (1812-1870
2、)Can you list some of his famous works?Please tick out the novels that he created?()1.A Tale of Two Cities()2.King Lear()3.David Copperfield()4.Oliver Twist()5.Jane Eyre()6.A Christmas Carol()7.Great Expectations()8.Gone with the Wind()9.Dombey and Son()10.Tess of DUrbervilles Something about Charle
3、s DickensDickens father was an office worker in the navy.Well paid as he was,he often ended up in financial troubles though.At the age of 12,his father was put in prison and the young Dickens was sent to work in a factory.From 1827 to 28,Dickens worked as a clerk in a law firm,and later as a newspap
4、er reporter.At the age of 18,he read the works of Shakespeare and other English writers with great interest.A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens most loved works.The main character of Ebenezer Scrooge has attracted generations of readers in the past and at present.Charles Dickens was honoured by the
5、Queen of England three months before his death.He lies buried in the Poets Corner in London.The words of his grave read as follows:He was a sympathiser to the poor,the suffering,and the oppressed;and by his death,one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.The time in which he lived:Indust
6、rial Revolution(1840s)Brief introduction to A Christmas Carolthe ghost of Jacob Marley,Scrooges business partner,on Christmas Evesends a turkey to his ill-used clerk Bob Cratchit,delivers welfare to the poor(changes by listening to Santa Claus)Lead-in:(listening)1.Do you have dreams during your slee
7、p?What are your dreams about?2.Do you know why writers sometimes use dreams in their novels?People often dream during their sleep and their dreams are usually about what they think of in the day just as a Chinese saying goes:your dreams come from what you experience in the day.Writers use dreams jus
8、t to make things happen that cannot happen in reality.Beginning of the listening text:In 1843 Charles Dickens wrote one of his most famous and loved short stories called A Christmas Carol.The story is a bout a selfish,bitter,old man,(Scrooge)who has a dream.In this dream,he is guided past Christmase
9、s in his life,in the past,the present and the future.It shows him the way he was,the way he is and the way he will become.Before meeting his guide,the old mans former business partner(Jacob Marley)appears to him in his dream to warn him.And in the dream,they talk:E-Ebenezer Scrooge M-Jacob Marley 1.
10、bitter 2.He is guided past Christmases in his life 3.It is my fate 4.social beings5.Speak comfort to me6.My time is nearly up7.dont be hard upon me8.warn 9.escape10.a fairytale character11.ridiculous Some words and expressions:go1.Answer the following questions:(1)What is Jacob Marleys fate?(2)What
11、does the dream predict?(3)What does Ebenezer Scrooge have to do to avoid Jacobs fate?Marleys fate is that even after death he cannot find rest and happiness.The dream predicts that Scrooge will be visited by Santa Claus.He has to meet Santa Claus to escape his fate.2.Fill in the blanks:(1)Although w
12、e dont know much about Scrooges character,we can guess that he is not a very _ being.(2)The reason why Marley appears in Scrooges dream to warn him is proba-bly because Marley was Scrooges_(3)Scrooge believe in neither Marleys _ nor in Santa Claus.(4)The hope and chance that Scrooge is offered is th
13、at he can _something from Santa Claus.(5)Santa Claus will visit him_,by the end of the day.social friendwarnings learntomorrowSelf-assessment:1.Do you enjoy the song?Do you want to learn it and some others?2.Can you describe the pictures well?3.What do you know about Charles Dickens?Do you want to k
14、now more about his works?4.how well do you do in taking notes?5.Do you feel comfortable as a whole?Thank you for your attention E:What do you want with me?M:Much.E:Who are you?M:Youd better ask me who I was.E:Who were you then?M:In life I was your partner,Jacob Marley.E:Can you-can you sit down?M:Yo
15、u dont believe in me,do you?E:I dont.Why do you trouble me?Why do you come to me?M:People are social beings.So,in life,people must spend good times together.If they do,then they will find rest and happiness in life.If they dont,they will never find rest and happi-ness,not even after death.That is my
16、 fate.E:What what do you mean?Tell me more.Speak comfort to me.M:I have none to give.I cannot help you.I cannot rest,I cannot stay,I cannot be with you much longer.Listen to me!My time is nearly up.E:Yes,yes.I will,but dont be hard upon me.M:Im here tonight to warn you,that you have yet a chance and
17、 hope of escaping my fate.E:I knew it.You were always a good friend to me.Thanks!M:Youll be visited by Santa Claus.E:Hes a fairytale character.Is he the chance and hope you mentioned?M:He is.E:Its ridiculous.Is there no other way?M:No,there isnt.Learn from him.Without his visit,theres no way you can escape my fate.Expect him tomorrow,by the end of the day.
