高二英语同步课件：UNIT 1 SECTIONⅠ WELCOME TO THE UNIT .ppt

1、Unit 1 The written wordSection Welcome to the unit&ReadingPrereadingStep 4Step 3Step 2Step 1Step 5返回返回返回返回返回返回1How did Mark Twain receive his education?2Did the style of his works change?Why?返回返回 Samuel Clemens,more commonly known as Mark Twain,was born on November 30,1835 in Florida,Missouri.Twain

2、is considered the greatest author and humorist of 19th Century American Literature.His novels and stories about the Mississippi River:The Adventures ofTom Sawyer(1876)and The Adventures of HuckleberryFinn(1894)are still popular with modern readers.返回返回 In 1839 the Clemens family moved to Hannibal,Mi

3、ssouri,on the Mississippi River where young Sam experienced the excitement and colorful sights of the waterfront(码头).Like many authors of his day he had little formal education.His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices where he worked as a youth.In 1853 Clemens left Hannibal to t

4、ravel.On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot to teach him his skill.By the spring of 1859 Clemens was a licensed riverboat pilot.返回返回 After an unsuccessful attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City,Nevada.He first wrote under the pen name

5、Mark Twain in 1863.Twain wrote his first popular story The CelebratedJumping Frog of Calaveras County in 1865.返回返回 He continued to travel as a reporter for various newspapers,and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe were collected into the popular book The Innocents Abroad.Encouraged by his succes

6、s,Twain married Olivia Langdon and settled down in Hartford,Connecticut to his most productive years as a writer.Between 1873 and 1889 he wrote seven novels including his Mississippi River books as well as The Prince and the Pauper(1882)and A ConnecticutYankee in King Arthurs Court(1889)返回返回 As Twai

7、ns life and career progressed,he became pessimistic(悲观的),losing much of the humorous tone of his earlier years.More and more of his work expressed the view that human beings are selfish.Even so Twain is best remembered as a great humorist.返回返回.What do you usually do for entertainment?参考答案：Watch TV./

8、Listen to music./Surf theInternet./Have a holiday./Read a book.返回返回AA Tale of Two CitiesBOliver TwistCDavid CopperfieldDGreat Expectations答案：1.C2.A3.D4.B.Match the names of the novels with the pictures.返回返回Scan the text and fill in the blanks.The structure of the text：1Part 1：Information about 2Part

9、 2：Information about 3Part 3：Information about.classic literatureCharles Dickensthe book Great Expectations返回返回.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.1Some people think that classics are old and boring because of the following statements EXCEPT_Athey were written a long time agoBthe la

10、nguage characteristics are quite different from those of todayCthey are difficult for people to understandDthey can only be found in bookshops and libraries返回返回2Which of the following statements is WRONG?AAn awardwinning film is based on Charles Dickenss novel Emma.BThe film based on Great Expectati

11、ons was released in 1998.CAt first,Charles Dickens published many novels in newspapers.DGood classics are examples of great writing and wisdom.返回返回3When and where is Great Expectations set?AIn the USA in the 1800s.BIn England in the early 1800s.CIn England in 1812.DIn the USA in 1870.4All of the fol

12、lowing are written by Charles Dickens EXCEPT_AOliver TwistBDavid CopperfieldCCluelessDGreat Expectations答案：1.D2.A3.B4.C返回返回.Read the text again and fill in the form below.Passage outlineSupporting details1.of classic literatureClassics are the 2.of the literary world,which takes the form of novels,p

13、lays and poems.They are so well written that they are still 3.among people.Features of the classicsThey have a long history.The language used in them 4.from that used today.They are still of great value,on which many films were 5.Definitionantiquespopulardiffersbased返回返回Passage outline Supporting de

14、tailsAn example of the classicsWriter：Charles DickensWorks：Oliver Twist,David Copperfield and GreatExpectationsThe brief introduction of Great Expectations：6.:what it means to be a real gentleman.Setting:in in the early 1800s.Characters:Pip,Pips older sister and Joe,Estella and a stranger.Symbol:mis

15、t,indicating danger and uncertainty.7.：Beginning:Pip met a 8.criminal in a misty field.Twist：He met a 9.stranger who gave him a fortune,making him rich enough to leave his sister and Joe for,where he developed a 10.understanding of being a gentleman.Ending:Pip finally learned the real meaning of bei

16、ng a gentleman.ThemePlotdesperategenerousfalse/wrong返回返回Fill in the blanks according to the text.As we all know,classics are the of the literary world.They are examples of great writing and,and even those written centuries ago can still be found in bookshops and today.Even some films are on them.Cha

17、rles Dickens is one of Englands greatest writers.Great Expectations is one of his famous.The story begins when Pip is seven.There is aantiqueswisdomlibrariesbasedworks/novels返回返回twist in the plot when a very stranger gives Pip a large fortune.Pip moves to London.Money and have changed him.He becomes

18、 vain and of his background and even dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him because he isnt a gentleman.He wins Estellas love.But later Pip a lot.He learns happiness and friends are more important than.generouseducationashamedchangeswealth返回返回Many people do not read classic works because they think they are oldfashion and boring.What do you think of it?_返回返回_参考答案：I think the classic works are well worth reading.In general,the classic works were not only written in beautiful words but also full of deep thought.We can learn about the society and history of that time.