1. THE FURTHEST DISTANCE IN THE WORLD
The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don‘t know that I love you
The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you can’t see my love But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both Yet cannot be together

2. M8 U1 Reading(1)
Apreciating literure

3. Chinese Classics
Have you ever read these books?

4. 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
Do you know any foreign classics?

5. Foreign Classics

6. Thackeray
Vanity Fair
<<名利场>>
Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
<<傲慢与偏见>>
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
<<简爱>>

7. Learning tasks 1. Get to know what classic literature is.
2. Get to know more about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations.
3. Learn how to appreciate literature.

8. Task 1 fast reading
1.What is classic literature?
antiques
Classics are the _______ of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were __________a long time ago. They are ________of great writing and _______.
well written
examples
wisdom

9. Fast reading
2. What makes them difficult for people to read?
3. What’s the author’s attitude towards classics?
A. Positive. B. Negative . C. Neutral.
The language used in them is quite different from what we use today .

10. Fast reading
4 .Who is Charles Dickens?
5. How old is Pip when the story begins?
Dickens is England’s greatest writer.
Pip was then seven years old.

11. The structure definition introduction description
Part1 The ______________of classic literature.
Part2 An ______________to Charles Dickens.
Part3 A brief _____________of Great Expectations
definition
introduction
description

12. ________for some people not reading classics
Read Para.1-3 silently, and fill in the form.
________of classics
Classics are the antiques of the literary world, taking the _________ of novels, plays and poems, which were written long ago and are ________ with modern people.
________for some people not reading classics
The language used in classics ________from the one used nowadays, adding to their difficulties in reading.
Classics are and ________seem too far away from the modern life.
Facts
Classics are still in ________ and have a place in the world today.
Many films ________from classics achieved great success.
Definition
form
popular
differs
Reasons
old-fashioned
boring
existence
adapted

13. Reading strategy: reading a persuasive essay
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
In a persuasive writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking. 

14. Discussion:
How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view?
1. However, if this is true, why do we still find
classics in bookshops and libraries?
2. Why else would many films based on them be successful?
3. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today.

15. Part two: When and where was Charles Dickens born?
2. What books did he
write?
3. What is written on
his gravestone
(tomb)?
参考37期报上的两篇文章.

16. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in 1812
Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in He had a happy childhood. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was in prison for debt. The poverty and adversity(不幸)Dickens experienced greatly influenced his later views on social reform. He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.

17. David Copperfield
《大卫.科波菲尔》
A Tale of Two Cities
《双城记》
Oliver Twist
《雾都孤儿》
Great Expectations
《远大前程》

18. Works by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Hard Times
The Pickwick Papers
Dombey and Son
The Old Curiosity Shop
《圣诞颂歌》
《艰难时世》
«匹克威克外传»
«董贝父子»
《老古玩店》

19. Charles Dickens
Birth:_____________________________
Best-known works: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Death: ________________
Words on his tomb: ________________________________________________________________________________________
In Portsmouth, England in 1812
Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations
In 1870
By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.

21. Match the elements with the correct examples on the right.
1.characters
mist
2.setting
what it means to be a gentleman
3.symbol
England in the early 1800s
4.theme
Pip, Joe, Estella
5.plot
A stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob

22. 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.

23. Choose the best answer.
1. Pip is embarrassed by his friend Joe because_____
A. He develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice.
B. He doesn’t think Joe is civil.
C. He doesn’t think Joe is a gentleman.
D. All of the above.
2. What does “twist” mean in the sentence ”There is a twist in the plot when a very generous stranger gives pipe a lot of money” ?
Change B. Movement C. Winding
D. Bending

24. Find the character development of Pip:
At 7:
At 18:
In London: developed ；hoped to be a gentleman and
At the end: understood that wealth does not buy happiness and friends are
an orphan living at his sister’s home
got a big fortune from a stranger
the shortcomings of being shallow,
having prejudice against his old companions
more important than a fancy education
win love from Estella

25. Read this part and fill in the blanks.
Great Expectations
Read this part and fill in the blanks.
Great Expectations was written by one of England’s greatest 1______, Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic literature. The main character in the novel is 2____, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her3 ________, Joe.
The story is set in 4_______ in the early 1800s. It is a misty night when the story begins. Mist is a 5_______for danger and uncertainty used throughout the 6_____.
Later in the story, Pip received a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the 7_______to move to London. He settles there so he can become an educated 8___________.
authors
Pip
husband
England
symbol
novel
fortune
gentleman

26. Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very 9________one
Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very 9________one. What it means to be a gentleman is an important 10______ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe.
shallow
theme

27. Discussion
What can we learn from the story Great Expectation?
1)Money really plays an important role in our lives. However, it is not a must to be happy.
2) We should know how to pay back.
3) Environment makes a big difference to a person’s character.

28. Task- based reading

29. 3________ for some people not reading classics
1________
of classics
Classics are the antiques of the literary world, taking the 2____of novels, plays and poems, which were well written long ago and are popular with modern people.
3________ for some people not reading classics
●The language used in classics4_____from the one used nowadays, adding to their difficulties in reading.
● Classics are old-fashioned and boring and seem too far away from the modern life.
Facts
● Classics are still in 5_______ and have a place in the world today.
● Many films 6______ from classics achieved great success.
Definition
form
Reasons
differs
existence
adapted

30. 7_____to appreciate classic
Take Great Expectations for example
Theme
What it means to be a gentleman
Setting
England in the early 1800s
Symbol
8 _____ 9
________
Pip, Joe, Pip’s sister, a generous stranger
10 _____
A stranger gives Pip a great deal of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob.
Ways
Mist
Characters
Plot

31. 1. Write an essay according to the discussion about classics.
Homework
1. Write an essay according to the discussion about classics.
2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases.

32. Thank you! 1.Write a essay according to the discussion about classics.
Homework
1.Write a essay according to the discussion about classics.
2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases.
Thank you!