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Unit1ThewrittenwordReadingAppreciatingliterature1.Readingistothemindwhatexercisetothebody.阅读对于心灵之重要,犹如运动之于身体.2.Readingmakesafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.阅读使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨.读书使人完整，讨论助人完备，写作促人精确.3.Agoodbookisthebestfriend,thesametodayandforever.好书如挚友,情意永不渝.WorldBookDayWilliamShakespeareCharlesDickensJaneAustenRobertBurnsCharlotteBrontèJaneEyreGreatExpectationsARed,RedRoseRomeoandJulietPrideandPrejudiceMatchthewriterswiththemasterpieces简爱远大前程一朵红红的玫瑰罗密欧与茱莉叶傲慢与偏见IntroductionaboutCharlesDickens:•livedfrom_____to_____:•bornin___________________;•isconsideredas______________•_______________.•Hisbest-knownworksinclude____________,________________andGreatExpectationstonamejustafew.18121870PortsmouthEnglandoneofEngland’sgreatestwritersOliverTwistDavidCopperfield1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.HowoldisPipwhenthestorybegins?Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewellwrittenandreceived.England’sgreatestwriter.Sevenyearsold.1.Whatisclassicliterature?2.WhoisCharlesDickens?3.HowoldisPipwhenthestorybegins?so...that...havenothingtodowithhaveaplaceinbeadaptedfromcomeoutbothertodoatatimesoapoperabesetinwouldratherdothandoatwistintheplotbeforelongbeashamedofbebentondoingbytheendof1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?3.Howdoestheauthortriestoconvincethereader?ReadingapersuasiveessayReadingstrategy1.Whatdoesapersuasiveessaytrytodo?Toconvincethereadertoadoptacertainpointofview.2.What’sthewriter’spointofviewinthisessay?Topersuadeustoappreciateclassicliterature.3.Howdoestheauthortrytoconvincethereader?Firstlythewriterasksustochangeourmindsaboutclassicliterature.SecondlyshegivesusinterestingfactsaboutCharlesDickensandhisbook,GreatExpectations.Carefulreading•35EnglishTests提高篇TitleAppreciatingliteratureDefinitionofclassicliteratureTheantiquesoftheliteraryworldincludingnovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandwerewell①②formanypeople’sdislikeofclassicsHaving③inreadingclassicsThelanguageusedinclassicsisquitedifferentfromtoday’slanguage.HavingmisunderstandingofclassicsThey’reold-fashionedandboringandnot④today.Theauthor’sopinionClassicliteratureisn’told-fashionedandisactuallyworth⑤.Stillfoundin⑥ManysuccessfulfilmsbasedonclassicsRecommendationofGreatExpecta-tionsBriefintroductionofitsauthor----CharlesDickens⑦:Portsmouth,England.Birth~death:1812—1870.Honor:OneofEngland’s⑧⑨Whatitmeanstobeagentleman.⑩Pip,Joe,EstellaSettingEnglandintheearly1800s.writtenReasonsdifficultylinkedtolifeappreciating/readingbookshopsandlibrariesBirthplace:greatestwritersThemeCharacters