1、Unit1 The written word ReadingAppreciating literature Lead inWhat will you do for entertainmentin your spare time?1.Reading is to the mind what exercise to the body.阅读对于心灵之重要阅读对于心灵之重要,犹如运动之于身体犹如运动之于身体.2.Enlarge your views by reading.读书以长见识读书以长见识.3.Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,a
2、nd some few to be chewed and digested.一些书可供品尝一些书可供品尝,一些书可吞咽一些书可吞咽,较少的一些书较少的一些书需咀嚼消化需咀嚼消化.4.Reading makes a full man,conference a ready man,and writing an exact man.阅读使人渊博阅读使人渊博,交谈使人机灵交谈使人机灵,写作使人严谨写作使人严谨.5.A good book is the best friend,the same today and forever.好书如挚友好书如挚友,情意永不渝情意永不渝.A Dream of Red
3、MansionsChinese ClassicsChinese ClassicsThree KingdomsChinese ClassicsChinese ClassicsWater MarginChinese ClassicsChinese ClassicsThe Journey to the WestChinese ClassicsChinese ClassicsDetailed ReadingDetailed Reading Be a careful reader,and then youll be given some tasks,I believe you can do well.t
4、itleAppreciating Literature(1)_*Classics are the(2)_of the literature world.*They are novels,(3)_ and poems(4)_ long ago and still read today.(5)_*using a different language;*difficult to read;*old-fashioned and boring(to some people);*(6)_ a place in the world;*many(7)_ films based on them;*having(
5、8)_ to do with life today;(9)_ Charles Dickens(1812-1870),Englandfamous(10)_ Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,Great ExpectationsdefinitionantiquesplayswrittenfeaturehavingsuccessfulsomethingwriterauthorworksDecide if the statements below are true or false.Decide if the statements below are true or fal
6、se.1.Charles Dickens wrote many poems.2.He first published many novels one chapter at a time in newspapers3.His novels were never performed on stage.4.His novels at that time were like the soap operas we see on TV today.5.His tomb reads,“By his death one of Englands writer is lost to the world.”FTFT
7、TLets appreciate the novel Great Expectations!Do you still remember the main elements Do you still remember the main elements of a novel?of a novel?charactersa plottime a placea problema climax or an endingsettingthemeMatch the elements with correct examples1.characters 2.setting 3.symbol 4.theme 5.
8、plot mist What it means to be a gentleman England in the early 1800s Pip,Joe,Estella A stranger gives Pip a lot of money,then Pip moves to London and becomes a snobWhat does Pip learn by the end of the novel?He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fanc
9、y education.Consolidation:Retelling Pip,orphan,sister and her husband,Kent,mean,kind 7,Misty,tombs,stranger,frighten,captured anyway,symbol,danger,uncertainty.18,fortune,generous,financial problems,London,companion settles,bent,gentleman,change from to,prejudiced Gentleman,theme,end,learns wealth,ha
10、ppiness,friends,educationConsolidation:RetellingDiscussion 1What can we learn from Great Expectations?money/social status/happinessreal gentleman/friendshipenvironment/peoplerevenge/receive .Great Expectations include almost every aspect of the human condition.From this novel,one learns that true fr
11、iendship is worth much more than material possessions.Wealth and social status do not guarantee happiness.In life,it is sometimes necessary to sacrifice ones illusion to discover ones own inner worth.DiscussioDiscussion nCan you think of some possible endings for the novel?One possible ending Pip de
12、cides to go abroad to work.Many years later,he returns and meets Estella in the ruined garden.Her husband,treating her badly,is now dead.Pip finds that Estellas coldness and cruelty have been replaced by a sad kindness,and the two leave the garden hand in hand,Pip believing that they will never part again.Homework1.Find more information about classic literature.2.Learn the new words and phrases by heart.Thank you!
