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Unit1ThewrittenwordReadingAppreciatingliteratureWarmingup1.Doyouknowaboutclassicliterature?What’sitsdefinition?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?Whatbooksdidhewrite?IntroductiontoDickensCharlesDickenswasbornon7February1812inPortsmouth,England.HehadahappychildhoodafterhisfamilymovedtoChatham.Attheageof12,Dickenshadtoleaveschoolbecausehisfatherwasimprisonedfordebt.Thepovertyandadversity(不幸)Dickensexperiencedasachildgreatlyinfluencedhislaterviewsonsocialreform.Beforehisdeathon9June1870,hewroteabout15majornovelsandmanyshortstories,mostofwhicharefamousfortheirsurpriseendings.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》Skimming1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.HowoldisPipwhenthestorybegins?Answers:1.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewellwrittenandreceived.2.DickensisEngland’sgreatestwriter.3.Pipwasthensevenyearsold.Detailedreading1.Whydon’tmanypeopleliketheclassics?Becausetheythinktheyareold--fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.2.WhatdoesLizthinkaboutclassicnovels?Shedoesn’tthinkthattheyareold--fashionedandboring.3.WhatkindofpersonisJoe?Joeisakindandsimpleman.4.WhatiswrittenonCharlesDickens’sgravestone?Onhisgravestoneitreads,“Byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”5.WhogivesPipalotofmoney?Astranger.6.WhyisPipembarrassedbyhisfriendJoe?BecausehethinksJoeisnotcleverenoughandfarfrombeingawelleducatedgentleman.7.WhatdoesPiplearnbytheendofthenovel?Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.8.WhatisanexampleofcharacterdevelopmentinGreatExpectations?AnexampleofcharacterdevelopmentisthechangeinPipfrombeingconcernedonlywithmoneytoseeingthatmoneyisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.DiscussionWhat’sthemainelementstoconsiderwhenreadinganovel?characters,setting,symbol,themeandplotThekeytoPartC2Scanthearticleandmatchtheelementswiththecorrectexamplesinthispart.Key:1.d2.c3.a4.b5.ePartDComprehendthemeaningsofwordsfromthecontextandmatchthemwiththecorrectdefinitions.Key:1.c2.d3.e4.a5.g6.f7.h8.bPartE:FillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsshallowhusbandfortunesymbolgentlemanPipnovelauthorsthemeEnglandGreatExpectationsismyfavoritebook.ItwaswrittenbyoneofEngland’sgreatest_______,CharlesDickens,andisnowseenasclassicliterature.Themaincharacterinthenovelis________,apoorboyfromEngland.HelivesWithhismeansisterandher________,Joe.authorsPiphusbandThestoryissetin_______intheearly1800s.Itismistynightwhenthestorybegins.Mistisa______fordangeranduncertaintyusedthroughoutthe_______.Laterinthestory,Pipreceivesalargesumofmoneyfromastranger.Heusesthe_____tomovetoLondonwithoutanycompanions.Hesettlestheresohecanbecomeaneducated_________.Pipchangesfromapleasantyoungmanintoavery_________one.Whatitmeanstobeagentlemanisanimportant_______inGreatExpectations.PipisnotreallyagentlemanbecauseheisprejudicedagainstJoe.EnglandsymbolnovelfortunegentlemanshallowthemePartFDiscussion1.WouldyouliketoreadGreatexpectations?Whyorwhynot?2.Canyouthinkofsomepossibleendingsforthenovel?3.Haveyoueverreadaforeignclassic?Ifyouhave,whatdidyouthinkofit?Homework:•ReadthetextagainandtrytoretellthestoryofGreatExpectations•ThinkofapossibleendingforthenovelUnit1ThewrittenwordReadingIIAppreciatingliterature1古典文学L12杰出创作的典范L33在架子上尘封L84与…无关L95在世界占一席之地L136A改编自BL13适应，使相符7根据，以…为基础L14classicliteratureexamplesofgoodwritingbelefttogatherdustonshelveshavenothingtodowithhaveaplaceintheworldAisadaptedfromBadapt(…)to…baseAon/uponB=AisbasedonBUsefulPhrasesLanguagepoints:1.In1995,anaward-winningfilmbasedonJaneAustin’snovelEmmacameout?(Page2,lines13-14)Theideaforthefilmwasbasedonhischildhooddreams._________doyou______yourtheory?A.Onwhat;baseB.What;baseonC.Which;baseD.Onwhich;base8出版L149花费时间精力做某事L15别费事了很抱歉打扰你10将A改变成BL15cameoutbothertodosthDon’tbother.Sorrytobotheryou.makeAintoBUsefulPhrases2.Nobodywouldbothertomaketheseclassicnovelsintofilmsiftheyhadnothingtodowithcontemporarylife.(page2,lines16-17)我认为这些古典小说如果和现代生活没有关系就不会被拍成电影。•Wecanmakethisroomintoastudy.•Thesuccessofthefilmmadeherintoastarovernight.那部电影的成功使得她一夜成名。我们可以把这个房间做成一间书房。Herolddresswasmadeintoaskirtsothatherdaughtercouldwearittotheparty.她的旧裙子被做成了一件衬衫,这样她女儿就可以穿着去聚会了。11每次atatimeUsefulPhrases3.Hefirstpublishedmanynovelsonechapteratatimeinnewspapers,andsomewerelaterperformedonstage.(page2,lines21-22)一开始他出版了许多小说，是在报纸上每次登载一章，后来有些小说被搬到舞台上表演了。comparisonattimesatonetimeatatimeinancienttimesinmoderntimes曾经一次有时在现代在古代12肥皂剧L2413他的墓碑上这样写着14不再属于…所有L2515虐待、辱骂某人L28辜负某人的信任酗酒/嗜烟滥用权力16宁愿…也不愿…soapoperasHistombreads…belosttoabusesbabuseone’strustalcohol/tobaccoabuseabuseofpowerwouldratherdo…thando…=woulddo…ratherthando…=prefertodo…ratherthando…UsefulPhrases17渴望…L31非常想做某事18危险的象征L3119把…加上L3220情节的转变L35bedesperate/long/eagerdying/anxiousforsthbedesperate/long/eagerdying/anxioustodosthasymbolofdangeradd…to…atwistintheplotUsefulPhrases4.Classicnovelsoftenhavesymbolswhichaddinterest,tensionordeepermeaningtothetext.(page3,li