Unit1Thewrittenworld-Reading1课件（译林牛津版选修8）.ppt

;; Surf the Internet;Listen to music;Do you still read books at your spare time?;;;; ;Works by Charles Dickens;Fast reading 1. What is classic literature? 2 .Who is Charles Dickens? 3. How old is Pip when the story begins?; The structure Part1 The ______________of classic literature. Part2 An ______________to Charles Dickens. Part3 A brief _____________of Great Expectations;Careful reading Classic literature 1. What’s classic literature? 2. What makes them difficult for people to read? 3. What’s the author’s attitude towards classics? A. Positive. B. Negative . C. Neutral.;Reading strategy: reading a persuasive essay What is the purpose of a persuasive essay? ;Discussion: How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view?; Charles Dickens Birth:_____________________________ Best-known works: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Death: ________________ Words on his tomb: ________________________________________________________________________________________;; Great Expectations Read this part and fill in the blanks. Great Expectations was written by one of England’s greatest 1______, Charles Dickens, and is now seen as classic literature. The main character in the novel is 2____, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her3 ________, Joe. The story is set in 4_______ in the early 1800s. It is a misty night when the story begins. Mist is a 5_______for danger and uncertainty used throughout the 6_____. Later in the story, Pip received a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the 7_______to move to London. He settles there so he can become an educated 8___________. ;Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a very 9________one. What it means to be a gentleman is an important 10______ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because h