Unit7AChristmasCarolBriefintroductionThisunitintroducesBritishliterature,whichismainlyaboutCharlesandhissomeworks,suchasOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,ATaleoftwoCities.Especially,intheReadingandIntegratingSkillsparts,thetwopassagesgiveusadescriptionofawholestory—AChristmasCarol.What’smore,languagestudyisconnectedwiththestoryclosely.Inthewritingpart,thestudentsneedtowriteacommentonthestoryAChristmasCarol.Teachingaims:LearnaboutCharlesDickensandhisworks.Talkaboutsocialresponsibilities.ReviewtheAdverbialWriteareviewofaplayTeachingmethods:Introductivemethod;Analyzing;PracticeTeachingaids:ARecorder;AblackboardReadingTeachingaims:Graspthekeywords,expressionsandsentencepatternsbyreadingtheplay.Graspthemainplotsoftheplayandknowaboutmaincharacters.Teachingimportantpoints:Graspthemainplotsoftheplayandknowaboutmaincharacters.RetelltheplayTalkaboutsocialresponsibilities.Teachingdifficultpoints:Howtoappreciatethebeautyofaplay.MaketheSsunderstandhowselfishandmeanScroogeis.Teachingmethods:Analyze;SkimmingandScanningAsking-and-answeringmethod;HeuristicmethodTeachingaids:ArecorderandablackboardTeachingsteps:I.Lead-inLeadtheSsinthenewlessonbyguessingapuzzle.HeisprobablythebestknownandmostpopularBritishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Heiswidelyknownforattractinghumorsandcarefulanalysis,connectingrealismwithromanticismproperly.Inallhislife,hewrotemanynovels,shortsketches,essaysandplays,someofwhichwereeditedinPickwickPapers《匹克威克外传》.Pleaseguesswhoheis.ItmustbeCharlesDickens.II.BriefIntroductionofCharlesDickensDoyouknowsomethingaboutCharlesDickens?Pleasefillintheformafterdiscussingwithyourpartner.CharlesDickensWhenOnFeb.7,1812WhereLandport,PortsmouthNationalityBritishWorksOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,AChristmasCarol,ATaleofTwoCities,HardTimes,PickwickPapers,ect.WritingStyleAttractinghumorsandcarefulanalysis,connectrealismwithromanticismproperlyAssessmentHewasasympathizertothepoor,thesuffering,theoppressed;andbyhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwriterstotheworld.Todaywe’regoingtoreadthepassageAChristmasCaroladaptedaccordingtothesamenameAChristmasCarolwrittenbyCharlesDickens.III.BackgroundThispartnotonlyintroducesbackgroundbutalsobringsinnewkeywords.CharlesDickens’worksdisplayhisdeepsympathyandloveforthepoor.Inhistimemanypeopleearnedverylowwagetheycouldhardlyliveon.Therichonlyoccupiedthemselveswithmakingmoney,andhadnoeyefortheneedsandwelfareoftheirworks.Opportunitiestofindwell-paidjobswerefarfromabundant.DickenswroteAChristmasCarolin1843.Whenthebookappeared,Itwasanimmediatesuccess.Severalofthecharactersinthebookareverystriking.ThereisBob,whoworksforScroogeasaclerk,wearinganoldandwornovercoat.andwarminghisfrozenhandsoveracandleasthewindowsarecoveredwithfrost.AndthenthereisFred,Scrooge’snephew,whoinviteshisuncletoadinner.FinallythereisSantaClause,whobringsScroogebacktohisolddaystomakehimadmitthefactthatheonlycaresformoney.AndofcourseScrooge,acold,meanoldman,isalwayscommentingoneverythingbysaying“Humbug”—anexpressiontypicalofDickens’times.IV.SkimmingAChristmasCarolisaplay,whichismadeupoftwoparts(ReadingandIntegratingskills),soweshouldreadtheplayasawhole.Pleaseskimtheplayandtellmethemainplotsoftheplay.PlotsoftheplayContentsPrologue……OutsetInScrooge’sofficeRisingactionBobtriestowarmhishands—Fredleaves.ClimaxScroogefallsasleepOutcomeChristmasDay:ScroogegoestoBob’sCratchit’shouseEpilogue…...
