Unit1ThewrittenwordReading1Teachingaims:1.Studentsareexpectedtogainsomeknowledgeaboutclassicliteratureandsomeinsightintohowtowriteanessayaboutliterature;2.Studentsareexpectedtoimprovetheirreadingskillsbyparticipatingintheactivitiesdesigned.Teachingprocedures:Step1Lead-in:Beforeclass,askstudentstosearchontheInternetorinbooksaboutfamousChineseandforeignclassicliterature,CharlesDickensandhisworks.Askstudentstofocusonthefollowingquestions:Whatisthedefinitionofclassicliterature?WhatfamousChineseandforeignclassicliteraturehaveyouread?WhoisCharlesDickens?Whatbooksdidhewrite?...Begintheclassbyhavingstudentsreporttheirfindingstotheclass.Step2Readingcomprehension:Fastreading:Askstudentstoskimtheessayandtrytofindanswerstothefollowingthreequestions:1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.WhoisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations?Answers:1.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenthatpeoplestillreadthemtoday.2.DickensisEngland’sgreatestwriter.3.PipisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations.Step3Secondreadingforgeneralideas:Askstudentstoscantheessayandtrytofindoutthestructureofthetext:Partone:informationabout_____________.Parttwo:informationabout__________.Partthree:informationabout________________________.Key:classicliterature;CharlesDickens;thebookGreatexpectationsStep4Readingstrategy:1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?3.Howdoestheauthortrytoconvincethereader?Key:1.Toconvincethereadertoadoptacertainpointofview.2.Topersuadeustoappreciateclassicliterature.3.Atthestart,sheasksustochangeourmindsaboutclassicliterature.ThenshegivesusinterestingfactsaboutCharlesDickensandhisbook,GreatExpectations,whichmakesuswanttoreadthebookattheendoftheessay.Step5Listeningandfurthercomprehensionofeachpart:Partone:Questions:1.Whydon’tmanypeoplereadtheclassics?2.WhatdoesLizthinkaboutclassicnovels?Multiplechoiceexercise(PPT18—20)Parttwo:Questions:1.WhenandwherewasCharlesDickensborn?2.Whatbooksdidhewrite?3.Whatiswrittenonhisgravestone(tomb)?PresentbriefintroductiontoDickensandworksbyCharlesDickens.Partthree:Questions:1.Whatarethemainelementsofanovel?2.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?3.What’rethemainelements(要素)toconsiderwhenreadinganovel?4.Whatmakesagoodpersuasiveessay?Step6Post-readingactivities:Discussion:Canyouthinkofsomepossibleendingsforthenovel?Consolidation1.2matchingexercises.(PPT33-34)2.Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwords.(PPT35-36)Step7Homework:1.ReadthetextagainandtrytoretellthestoryofGreatExpectations.2.Thinkofsomepossibleendingsforthenovelandwriteitdown.
