M8Unit1ReadingBRAINSTORMINGHowdoyouentertainyourself?ThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotbetweenlifeanddeathButwhenIstandinfrontofyouYetyoudon‘tknowthatIloveyouThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotwhenIstandinfrontofyouYetyoucan’tseemyloveButwhenundoubtedlyknowingthelovefrombothYetcannotbetogetherTHEFURTHESTDISTANCEINTHEWORLDTAGOREFourfamousChineseclassicsFourfamousChineseclassics1三国演义aADreamofRedMansions/TheStoryoftheStone2西游记bRomanceofThreeKingdoms3红楼梦cAllMenAreBrothers4水浒传dJourneytotheWestForeignclassicsForeignclassicsPrideandPrejudiceJaneAustenRobinsonCrusoeDanielDefoeTessofthed'UrbervillesThomasHardyToday,we’llfocusonthenovelGreatExpectationswrittenbyCharlesDickens,anexampleof___________.classicsMovie-appreciation:“OliverTwist”CharlesDickenswasbornon7February1812inPortsmouth,England.HehadahappychildhoodafterhisfamilymovedtoChathamAttheageof12,Dickenshadtoleaveschoolbecausehisfatherwasimprisonedfordebt.ThepovertyandadversityDickensexperiencedasachildgreatlyinfluencedhislaterviewsonsocialreform.Beforehisdeathon9June1870,hewroteabout15majornovelsandmanyshortstories,mostofwhicharefamousfortheirsurpriseendings.•Line1classicliterature•Line3bewellreceived•Line4examplesofgreatwritingandwisdom•Line9beold-fashionedandboring•Line10havenothingtodowith•Line13bebasedon•Line13award-winningfilm•Line16bemadeinto•Line21thebest-knownworks•Line21atatime•Line22onstage•Line23soapoperas•Line24histombreads•Line27besetin•intheearly1800s•Line29livewith…•Line30wouldratherdiethansee•Line33asymbolof•Line38setsbfreefrom•Line39abruptdecision•Line40shabbybeginning•Line42beforelong•Line44rigidideas•Line46bebenton•Line51bytheendof…•Line52afancyeducationSkimming1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.WhoisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations?Answers:1.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewellwrittenandreceived.2.DickensisEngland’sgreatestwriter.3.PipisthemaincharacterinthenovelGreatExpectations.ThestructureofthetextThestructureofthetextPartone:informationaboutParttwo:informationaboutPartthree:informationaboutclassicliteratureCharlesDickensthebookGreatexpectationsPartonePartoneQuestions:1.Whydon’tmanypeoplereadtheclassics?2.WhatdoesLizthinkaboutclassicnovels?1.Whydon’tmanypeoplereadtheclassics?Becausetheythinktheyareold--fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.2.WhatdoesLizthinkaboutclassicnovels?Shedoesn’tthinkthattheyareold-fashionedandboring.Multiplechoice1.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto__.A.convinceustochangeourattitude(态度)toclassicsB.introduceCharlesDicken’snovelstousC.suggestthatweshouldreadmoreclassicsD.makeasummaryofGreatExpectationsA2.Somepeoplethinkthatclassicsareold-fashionedbecauseofthefollowingstatementsexcept__________.A.theywerewrittenalongtimeago.B.thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.C.theyaredifficultforpeopletounderstand.D.Theycanonlybefoundinbookshopsandlibraries.D3.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothetext?A.Classicsarealsoworthreadingtoday.B.Wecanfindthevalueofwritingandwisdominclassics.C.Classicshavenothingtodowithlifetoday.D.Someclassicshavebeenadaptedformovies.CParttwo:Parttwo:1.WhenandwherewasCharlesDickensborn?3.Whatiswrittenonhisgravestone(tomb)?2.Whatbooksdidhewrite?WorksbyCharlesDickens《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》《GreatExpectations》《OliverTwist》《AChristmasCarol》《HardTimes》《ATaleofTwoCities》《DavidCopperfield》WhatiswrittenonCharlesDickens’sgravestone?Onhisgravestoneitreads,“Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”1.Whatarethemainelementsofanovel?Readpartthreeandmatchtheelementsontheleftwiththecorrectexamplesontheright.PartthreePartthreeThemainelementsofthenovelThemainelementsofthenovel1.settinga.mist2.symbolb.whatitmeanstobeagentleman3.plotc.Englandintheearly1800s4.themed.Pip,Joe,Estellae.astrangergivesPipalot5charactersofmoney,thenPipmovestoLondonandbecomesasnob2.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ThisisanexampleofcharacterdevelopmentinGreatExpectations,thatis,itisthechangeinPipfrom____________________________to________________________________________________________________.beingconcernedonlywithmoneyseeingthatmoneyisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.3.Whatmakesagoodpersuasiveessay?Itgivesenoughinformationtomakereadersinterestedbutnotenoughtogiveawaythestory.DiscussionDiscussionCanyouthinkofsomepossibleendingsforthenovel?
