牛津版Model7Unit1warmingupReading.pptVIP

Unit 1 The written word What do you usually do for entertainment? Watch TV Listen to music Surf the Internet Have a holiday Read a book … Discussion Work with your partner, tell each other about your favorite writer, and a book you like. Language points … were so well written and well received that people still read them today. be well received 受到好评，普遍认可 This film is well received by critics. They have not disappeared and still have a place in the world today. have a place in 在……中占有一席之地 Mr. Jones has a very important place in the company. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. make into 使……转变为 Sour grapes are made into raisins or wine. We can make this room into a study. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Hoe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. would rather do … than do … 宁愿……也不愿…… He would rather die than surrender. Pip is about eighteen years old when this happens, and the fortune sets him free from financial worries. free from 不受……伤害/影响 From then on, the old couple lived in the quiet village, free from fear of war. … and before long he develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions. have prejudice against 对……有偏见、对……有成见 It is not acceptable that some companies have prejudice against female employees and think that women are not as capable as men. Pip is bent on becoming a gentleman and winning Estella’s love. bent on 决心做某事，一心要… The crowed of young people were bent on destroying his career. Jim seems bent on becoming a musician. 2. What does Liz think about classic novels? 3. What kind of person is Joe? 4. What is written on Charles Dickens’s gravestone? 5. Who gives Pip a lot of money? 6. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe? 7.What does Pip learn by the end of the novel? 8. What is an example of character development in Great Expec