1、Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth,England in 1812.He had a happy childhood.At the age of 12,Dickens had to leave school because his father was in prison for debt.He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories,most of which are famous for their surprise endings.He died in 1870.His tomb re
2、ads,“By his death,one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”Do you think it is worth appreciatingthe classic literature?reasons?1.Different language characters 2.Old and boring 3.Have nothing to do with our life 1.Still sold in bookshops 2.Many films adapted from them and well-received
3、by people 1.The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.A.convince us to change our attitude(态度态度)to classics B.introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C.suggest that we should read more classics D.make a summary of Great ExpectationsADetailed readingMultiple choice2.Some people think that classics are
4、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.D3.Which of the following i
5、s 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.CToday,well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens,a
6、n example of _.classics 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 snob2.What kind of person is Joe?3.Who gives Pip a lot of money?A
7、 stranger.Joe is a kind and simple man4.What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London?He becomes vain and ashamed of his background5.Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe?Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.6.What does Pip lea
8、rn by the end of the novel?He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.ConsolidationConsolidationRead the text again and try to fill in the blanks of the following form.(1)_ of classic literatureClassics are the(2)_ of the literary world.Th
9、ey are novels,plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowadays.Definition/Concept/MeaningantiquesDifferent(3)_ towards classicsSome people hold the idea that they are out of date because of their strange and difficult language(4)_.Beside
10、s,they are not(5)_ to life today.The auther argues that classics still have(6)_ to do with contemporary life,and thats why many films adapted from them enjoy great popularity.attitudescharacteristicsrelatedsomethingIntroduction to Charles Dickens and Great ExpectationsCharles DickensOne of the(7)_ w
11、riters in England,who was born in 1812,well-known for his masterpieces Oliver Twist,David Copperfield and Great Expectations.His death is a great loss to the literary world.greatestIntroduction to Charles Dickens and Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsSetting:England,in the early 1800sMain(8)_:Pip;
12、his older sister and her husband,Joe;EstallaSymbol:MistTwist in the plot:Pip is offered a large fortune.(9)_:Whats a gentleman?Character development:(10)_ take place to Pip in the end,who has come to know the importance of friends and that money is not everything.charactersThemeChangesHow does the a
13、uthor try to convince the reader to read a book?change our mindsgive interesting facts but not enough to give away the storywant to read the bookPost reading:Group work Write a brief book report 1.Writer (.be written by.)2.Settings (.be set in.)3.Main characters4.Events(attributive clause/compound sentence/non-finite verb)5.Resons(The reason why I love the.is that.)1.Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations.2.Finish the reading comprehansion about Charles Dickens in the evening exercise on page 76.
