Unit1Thewrittenword1.Whatisthedefinitionofclassicliterature?Canyounamesomeclassicliterature?Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenthatpeoplestillreadthemtoday.ChineseclassicliteratureChineseclassicliteratureforeignclassicliteratureforeignclassicliterature2.DoyouknowCharlesDickens?3.WhatbooksdidCharlesDickenswrite?Canyouintroduceoneofhisworkstous?CharlesDickenswasEngland’sgreatestwriter.Hewasbornon7February1812inPortsmouth,England.HehadahappychildhoodafterhisfamilymovedtoChatham.Attheageof12,Dickenshadtoleaveschoolbecausehisfatherwasimprisonedfordebt.ThepovertyandadversityDickensexperiencedasachildgreatlyinfluencedhislaterviewsonsocialreform.Beforehisdeathon9June,1870,hewroteabout15majornovelsandmanyshortstories,mostofwhicharefamousfortheirsurpriseendings.《雾都孤儿》《圣诞颂歌》《双城记》《艰难时世》《远大前程》《大卫·科波菲尔》GreatExpectationsOliverTwistAChristmasCarolHardTimesATaleofTwoCitiesDavidCopperfieldHaveyoueverseenthestoryorfilmadaptationsofGreatExpectations?1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?Toconvincethereadertoadoptacertainpointofview.Topersuadeustoappreciateclassicliterature.Firstlythewriterasksustochangeourmindsaboutclassicliterature,thenshegivesusinterestingfactsaboutCharlesDickensandhisbook,GreatExpectation,whichmakesuswanttoreadthebookattheendoftheessay.3.Howdoestheauthortriestoconvincethereader?Step1:Fastreading1.Whatkindofliteraturedoestheauthorwantustoappreciate?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.Whichbookdoestheauthormainlyintroducetous?GreatExpectations.HeisoneofEngland’sgreatestwriters.Classicliterature.Howwelldoyouunderstandtheessay?Readitagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whydon’tmanypeopleliketheclassics?Becausetheythinktheyareoldandboringandhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.2.WhatdoesLizthinkaboutclassicnovels?3.WhatiswrittenonCharlesDickens’stomb?Shedoesn’tthinkthattheyareoldandboring.Shethinkstheyhavesomethingtodowithcontemporarylife.“Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”4.WhatkindofpersonisJoe?5.WhogivesPipalotofmoney?6.WhatkindofpersondoesPipbecomeafterhemovestoLondon?Astranger.Hebecomesvainandashamedofhisbackground.Joeisakindandsimpleman.8.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.7.WhyisPipembarrassedbyJoe?BecauseJoedoesnotfithisrigidideasofwhatitmeanstobecivilandtobeagentleman.HerearesomewordsfromLiz’sessaythatdescribethemainelementsofthenovelGreatExpectations.Matchtheelementsontheleftwiththecorrectexamplesontheright.1.characters2.setting3.symbol4.plot5.themeamistbwhatitmeanstobeagentlemancEnglandintheearlydPip,Joe,EstellaeastrangergivesPipalotofmoney,thenPipmovestoLondonandbecomesashamedofhisbackgroundD:Matchthenewswordsandexpressionswiththecorrectdefinitions.Keys:1._______2.______3._______4._______5.______6._______7._______cdeagfbFinishtheexercisesonpages4-5.E:Readthefilmreviewtoseehowthe1998GreatExpectationsisdifferentthenovelandcompleteitwiththegivenwords.characteristicsdesperategenerouscriminalthemestwistscivilplotKeys:1.___________2.__________3._____________4.__________5.___________6.__________7.___________8.__________plotcharacteristicscriminaltwistsgenerousdesperatecivilthemesGreatExpectationsThemeWhatitmeanstobeagentleman.SettingEnglandintheearly1800sSymbol(1)________Indicatingdangeranduncertainty(2)________Pip,Joe,Pip’ssister,Estella,agenerousstrangerMistCharactersGreatExpectations(3)________BeginningInafoggycemetery.TwistAstrangergivespipalargefortune,andPipmovestoLondon.EndingPiphaschangedalot.Plot1.WouldyouliketoreadGreatexpectations?Whyorwhynot?2.Canyouthinkofsomepossibleendingsforthenovel?3.Haveyoueverreadotherforeignclassics?Ifyouhave,whatdidyouthinkofthem?4.Haveyoueverseenanyfilmadaptationsofsomeotherfamousclassicbooks?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?5.Doyoulikefilmadaptationsofclassicnovels?Whyorwhynot?6.What’stherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinessinyoureyes?1.Readthetext“Appreciatingliterature”againandfindouttheimportantwordsandexpressions.2.Finishthereadingexercisesinyourworkbook.
