1. Appreciating literature
M8U1 Reading
Appreciating literature
课前准备：
小组交流预学案部分答案，准备展示

2. 预学成果展示
◆展示要求：
书写快捷工整，问题回答力求简洁
◆其他同学，准备点评
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3. More information about Dickens
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was put into prison for debt. The poverty Dickens experienced as a child 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.

4. 课内探究 Task1. 连连看 1. setting what it means to be a gentleman
2. characters England in the early 1800s
3. symbol Pip, Joe, Estella
4. theme mist
5. plot A stranger gives Pip a lot of
money, then Pip moves to
London and becomes a snob.
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5. Task2. Character development of Pip
At 7: an orphan living at his sister’s home
At 18: got a big fortune from a stranger
In London:
In the end:
developed the shortcomings of being shallow and had prejudice against his old companions
understood that wealth does not buy happiness and friends are more important than a fancy education

6. Task3. Discussion Question for
Boys: If you were Joe, would you forgive Pip?
Girls: If you were Estella, would Pip finally
win your love?

7. 当堂检测 A 抢答： 1. What’s the author’s attitude towards classics? _____
A. Positive B. Negative. C. Neutral. A
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8. 当堂检测
2. Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except ______.
A. the language used in them is quite
different from the language used today.
B. They can only be found in bookshops and
libraries.
C. they are difficult for people to understand. B
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9. 当堂检测
3.We can learn about Charles Dickens from the text EXCEPT that ____.
He lived in the 19th century
B. He published many novels one chapter at a time in newspapers
C. His stories were performed on TV at that time C

10. 当堂检测 C 4. The main purpose of the text is to ____.
praise the greatness of Charles Dickens
B. introduce Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations
C. convince that classics are still worth reading C

11. Homework
Think of some possible endings for the novel.
Thank you