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Reading 板块：教学设计 — 课件 Unit 1 Appreciating Literature

Unit 1 课件描述： 本课件分为四个部分，分别为 lead-in, reading comprehension 、 post-reading activities 与 homework 。 在 lead-in 环节，教师将要求学生讲述一些中外古 典著作，尤其有关 Charles Dickens 及其相关著作的 情况作为本课的开端，以增加其文学知识及激发其学 习情趣。在 reading comprehension 环节，教师将以 快速读、细读等方式培养学生的阅读能力。在 post- reading 部分设计讨论题对学生进行发散性思维的培 养以及巩固所学。

Module 8 Unit One Reading Appreciating Literature (Period 1) Reading comprehension

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 d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Gone with the wind Margaret Mitchell Les Miserables Victor Hugo

Today, we’ll 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 main character in the novel Great Expectations?

Answers: 1.Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received. 2. Dickens is England’s greatest writer. 3. Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations.

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. What’s the writer’s point of view in this essay? 3. How does the 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.What’s the writer’s 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 beginning _____________________ ________________________________________ Then____________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________. the writer asks us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature. she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, 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: 1. Why don’t many people read the classics? 2. What does Liz think about classic novels?

1. Why don’t 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 doesn’t think that they are 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 Dicken’s novels to us C. suggest that we should read more classics D. make a summary of Great Expectations A

2. Some people think that classics are old- fashioned because of the following statements except __________. A. they were written a long time ago. B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today. C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries. D

3. Which 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: 1. When and where was Charles Dickens born? 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 Dickens’s gravestone? On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of England’s 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 means 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 more 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. What’re the main elements( 要素 ) to consider when reading a novel? 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 very quick and not expected 2 well received b insisting on doing something 3 released c valuable things from the past 4 abrupt d liked by a lot of people 5 prejudice e made available to the public 6 rigid f difficult to change 7 civil g preference that prevents true consideration of a situation 8 bent on h polite, good-mannered 9 shabby i not plain or simple; expensive 10 fancy j old and in bad condition

Matching exercise 2 1 备受欢迎 soap operas 2 在世上占一席之地 would rather…than… 3 每次 have prejudice against 4 肥皂剧 have a place in the world 5 情愿 …… 而不愿 …… be well received 6 使 …… 免受 …… at a time 7 对 …… 有偏见 … change(s) in... 8 一心想 …… character development 9 性格发展 set … free from 10 …… 的变化 be bent on

Fill in the blanks with the following words shallow husband fortune symbol gentleman Pip novel authors theme England Great Expectations is my favorite book. It was written by one of England’s 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 misty night when the story begins. Mist is a ______ for danger and uncertainty used throughout the _______. Later in the story, Pip receives a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the _____ to move to London without any companions. He settles there so he can become an educated _________. Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very _________ one. What it means to be a gentleman is an important _______ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe. England symbol novel fortune gentleman shallow theme

Homework: 1. Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations. 2. Think of some possible endings for the novel and write it down.