牛津版英语选修8 Unit1 The written word--Reading VIP免费

Unit1ThewrittenwordReadingAppreciatingliteratureStep1:Lead-inLet’senjoyasectionoffilm.Isitwonderful?Doyouknowsomethingaboutthefilm?It’sbasedonDickens’sfamousnovel“OliverTwist”.It’sanexampleofclassics.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Inthisunit,we’llhavethechancetogetmoreinformationaboutclassicliterature.ResourcesCharlesDickenswasbornon7February1812inPortsmouth,England.HehadahappychildhoodafterhisfamilymovedtoChatham.Attheageof12,Dickenshadtoleaveschoolbecausehisfatherwasimprisonedfordebt.ThepovertyandadversityDickensexperiencedasachildgreatlyinfluencedhislaterviewsonsocialreform.Beforehisdeathon9June1870,hewroteabout15majornovelsandmanyshortstories,mostofwhicharefamousfortheirsurprisingendings.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthisgreatnovelist,youmayvisitthefollowingwebsite:http://www.helsinki.fi/kasv/nokol/dickens.htmlStep2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage2.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewellwrittenandreceived.2England’sgreatestwriter.3Sevenyearsold.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage4.AnswersC11Becausetheythinktheyareold-fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.用心爱心专心2Shedoesn’tthinkthattheyareold-fashionedorboring.3Joeisakindandsimpleman.4Onhisgravestoneitreads,‘Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.’5Astranger.6BecausehethinksJoeisnotcleverenoughandfarfrombeingawelleducatedgentleman.7Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.8AnexampleofcharacterdevelopmentisthechangeinPipfrombeingconcernedonlywithmoneytoseeingthatmoneyisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.C21d2c3a4b5e2.ListentothetapeandtrytocompletePartDandPartE.AnswersD1c2d3e4a5g6f7h8bE(1)authors(2)Pip(3)husband(4)England(5)symbol(6)novel(7)fortune(8)gentleman(9)shallow(10)theme3.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1.Somepeoplethinkthatclassicsareold-fashionedbecauseofthefollowingstatementsexcept__________.A.theywerewrittenalongtimeago.B.thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.C.theyaredifficultforpeopletounderstand.D.Theycanonlybefoundinbookshopsandlibraries.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.Clueless,theaward-winingfilmisbasedonCharlesDickens’snovel.B.ThefilmbasedonGreatExpectationswasreleasedin1998.C.Atfirst,CharlesDickenspublishedmanynovelsinnewspaper.D.Goodclassicsareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom.3.WhenandwhereisGreatExpectationssetin?A.IntheUSAinthe1800s.B.InEnglandintheearly1800s.C.InEnglandin1812..D.IntheUSAin1870.Keys:DABStep4:Post-readingactivities1.Pairwork:PayattentiontotheReadingstrategyofthearticle,focusingonthewaytheauthortriestoconvincethereadertoadoptacertainpointofview.Pointouttheseplacesintheessay:1.However,ifthisistrue,whydowestillfindclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries?2.Whyelsewouldmanyfilmsbasedonthembesuccessful?3.Idonotthinkthattheseclassicnovelswouldbemadeintofilmsiftheyhadnothing用心爱心专心todowithlifetoday.……2.Let’scometoPartF.Workinpairsandshareyouropinionswitheachother.3.Discussion:Whatmakesagoodpersuasiveessay?Inpersuasiveorargumentativewriting,wetrytoconvinceotherstoagreewithourfacts,shareourvalues,acceptourargumentandconclusions,andadoptourwayofthinking.Elementstowardbuildingagoodpersuasiveessayincludeestablishingfactstosupportanargumentclarifyingrelevantvaluesforyouraudience(perspective)prioritizing,editing,and/orsequencingthefactsandvaluesinimportancetobuildtheargumentformingandstatingconclusions“persuading”youraudiencethatyourconclusionsarebasedupontheagreed-uponfactsandsharedvalueshavingtheconfidencetocommunicateyour“persuasion”inwritingStep5:LanguagepointsVocabularyWordsclassics,literary,received,wisdom,dust,work,chapter,harm,simple,tension,twist,plot,generous,fortune,abrupt,constant,reminder,shabby,shortcoming,shallow,prejudice,civil,bent,theme,wealth,fancy,settle,educated,acquaintanceUsefulexpressionshavesomethingtodowith,haveaplace,intheworld,bebasedon,bemadeinto,atatime,onstage,besetin,haveakindwordtosb.,asymbolof,setsb.free,beforelong,bekindto,intheearly1800s,bebentonSentencepatterns1.Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenandwellreceivedthatpeoplestillreadthemtoday.2.ButJoeisakindandsimpleman,whowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.3.ExcitedbyhismovetoLondon,Pipcanhardlywaittobeginhisnewlife.Step6:Homework1.Readthetextagainandagain.Trytomemorizethelanguagepoints.2.ReadthereviewofthefamousnovelLesMiserablesinpartBonpage105oftheWorkbook.用心爱心专心