常州市西夏墅中学高中英语课件选修八：BOOK 8_U1_READING 1.ppt

1、牛津高中英语(模块八 高二下学期)Advance with Englishzxxkw学.科.网Reading 1板块：教学设计课件Unit1Appreciating Literature学.科.网Unit 1 课件描述：本课件分为四个部分，分别为lead-in,reading comprehension、post-reading activities与 homework。在lead-in环节，教师将要求学生讲述一些中外古典著作，尤其有关Charles Dickens及其相关著作的情况作为本课的开端，以增加其文学知识及激发其学习情趣。在reading comprehension环节，教师将以快速

2、读、细读等方式培养学生的阅读能力。在post-reading部分设计讨论题对学生进行发散性思维的培养以及巩固所学。Reading comprehensionFour famous Chinese classics1.三国演义a A Dream of Red Mansions/The Story of the Stone2.西游记b Romance of Three Kingdoms3.红楼梦c All Men Are Brothers4.水浒传d Journey to the WestForeign classicsPride and PrejudiceJane AustenRobinson

3、CrusoeDaniel DefoeTess of the dUrbervillesThomas HardyzxxkwThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainGone with the windMargaret MitchellLes MiserablesVictor HugoToday,well focus on the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens,an example of _.classicsSkimming1.What is classic literature?

4、2.Who is Charles Dickens?3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations?zxxkwAnswers:1.Classics are the antiques of the literary 2.world including novels,plays and 3.poems that were written a long time 4.ago and were so well written.2.Dickens is Englands greatest writer.3.Pip is the mai

5、n character in the novel Great Expectations.The structure of the textPart one:information aboutPart two:information aboutPart three:information about classic literatureCharles Dickensthe book Great expectationsReading strategy1.What does a persuasive essay try to do?2.Whats the writers point of view

6、 in this essay?3.How does the author try to convince the reader?1.What does a persuasive essay try to do?To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.2.Whats the writers point of view in this essay?To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.3.How does the author try to convince the r

7、eader?At the very beginning _Then_the writer asks us to change our minds about classic literature.she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book,Great Expectations,which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essay.Listen to the tape and finish some exercises:Part oneQue

8、stions:1.Why dont many people read the classics?2.What does Liz think about classic novels?1.Why dont many people read the classics?Because they think they are old-fashioned and boring,and have nothing to do with life today.2.What does Liz think about classic novels?She doesnt think that they are ol

9、d-fashioned and boring.Multiple choice1.The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.A.convince us to change our attitude(态度)to classics B.introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C.suggest that we should read more classics D.make a summary of Great ExpectationsA2.Some people think that classics are old-f

10、ashioned because of the following statements except _.A.they were written a long time ago.B.their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works.C.they are difficult for people to understand.D.They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.D3.Which of the following is Not

11、 trueaccording to the text?A.Classics are also worth reading today.B.We can find the value of writing and wisdom in classics.C.Classics have nothing to do with life today.D.Some classics have been adapted for movies.CPart two:1.When and where was Charles Dickens born?3.What is written on his gravest

12、one (tomb)?2.What books did he write?Works by Charles Dickens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Great Expectations Oliver TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two CitiesDavid Copperfield What is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?On his gravestone it reads,“By his death,one of Englands greatest write

13、rs is lost to the world.”1.What are the main elements of a novel?Read part three and match the elements on the left with the correct examples on the right.Part threeThe main elements of the novel1.setting a.mist 2.symbol b.what it means to be a gentleman 3.plot c.England in the early 1800s4.theme d.

14、Pip,Joe,Estellae.a stranger gives Pip a lot 5 characters of money,then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob2.What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?He learns that wealth does not buyhappiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.This is an example of character developmen

15、t in Great Expectations,that is,it is the change in Pip from _to_.being concerned only with money seeing that money is not the most important thing in life3.Whatre the main elements(要素)to consider when reading a novel?Characters,setting,symbol,theme and plot.4.What makes a good persuasive essay?It g

16、ives enough information to make readers interested but not enough to give away the story.DiscussionCan you think of some possible endings for the novel?ConsolidationMatching exercise11.antiques a a section of a novel2.vain b insisting on doing something3.abuse c valuable things from the past4.chapte

17、r d too proud of ones abilities etc.5.tension e treat a person etc.cruelly6.rigid f difficult to change7.civil g a feeling of fear and excitement created by the writer of a book8.bent on h polite,good-mannered9.desperate i not plain or simple;expensive 10.fancy j extremely severe or seriousMatching

18、exercise 21.由改编soap operas 2.在世上占一席之地would ratherthan3.古典文学be based on4.肥皂剧have a place in the world 5.情愿而不愿 be adapted from 6.出版classic literature7.基于literary world 8.一心想 character development9.性格发展come out10.文学界be bent on Fill in the blanks with the following wordsrigid husband fortune symbol gent

19、leman Pip novel authors theme EnglandGreat Expectations is my favorite book.It waswritten by one of Englands greatest _,Charles Dickens,and is now seen as classic literature.The main character in the novel is _,a poor boy from England.He lives with his mean sister and her _,Joe.authorsPiphusbandThe

20、story is set in _ in the early 1800s.It is a misty night when the story begins.Mist is a _ for danger and uncertainty used throughout the _.Later in the story,Pip receives a large sum of money froma stranger.He uses the _ to move to London without any companions.He settles there so he can become an

21、educated _.Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a person who has _ ideas.What it means to be a gentleman is an important _ in Great Expectations.Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe.EnglandsymbolnovelfortunegentlemanrigidthemeHomework:1.Read the text again and try to retell the story of Great Expectations.2.Think of some possible endings for the novel and write it down.