Unit7AChristmasCarolBriefintroductionThisunitintroducesBritishliterature,whichismainlyaboutCharlesandhissomeworks,suchasOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,ATaleoftwoCities.Especially,intheReadingandIntegratingSkillsparts,thetwopassagesgiveusadescriptionofawholestory—AChristmasCarol.What’smore,languagestudyisconnectedwiththestoryclosely.Inthewritingpart,thestudentsneedtowriteacommentonthestoryAChristmasCarol.Teachingaims:1.LearnaboutCharlesDickensandhisworks.2.Talkaboutsocialresponsibilities.3.ReviewtheAdverbial4.WriteareviewofaplayTeachingmethods:Introductivemethod;Analyzing;PracticeTeachingaids:ARecorder;AblackboardReadingTeachingaims:1.Graspthekeywords,expressionsandsentencepatternsbyreadingtheplay.2.Graspthemainplotsoftheplayandknowaboutmaincharacters.Teachingimportantpoints:1.Graspthemainplotsoftheplayandknowaboutmaincharacters.2.Retelltheplay3.Talkaboutsocialresponsibilities.Teachingdifficultpoints:1.Howtoappreciatethebeautyofaplay.2.MaketheSsunderstandhowselfishandmeanScroogeis.Teachingmethods:用心爱心专心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.用心爱心专心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...
