高中英语module 8 unit 1 reading课件选修8.pptVIP

* Unit 1 The written world Reading Lead-in Are you interested in literature? Have you ever read these books? understand and enjoy Reading strategy Reading a persuasive essay In a persuasive essay, the author tries to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view. （说服性文章） Task 1 Can you guess the author’s purpose of writing this essay ? The author wants us to write novels. The author wants us to read a story. The author wants us to know what is literature. The author tries to persuade us to appreciate literature. Task 2 Fast reading Answer the following questions: 1.What kind of literature does the author want us to appreciate? 2.Who is Charles Dickens? 3.Which book does the author mainly introduce to us? Great Expectation. He is one of England’s greatest writers. Classic literature. Classics are the _______ of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were __________a long time ago and were__________. They are ________of great writing and _______. What is classic literature? antiques well written well received examples wisdom Task 3 Careful reading Para. 1 1)Why don’t many people like the classics? Because they think classics are old-fashioned and boring. Because they think classics have nothing to do with life today. The different language used in Classics makes them difficult for some people to read. All of the above. Paras. 2-3 2)What does Liz think about classic novels? She doesn’t think that they are old-fashioned or boring. She doesn’t think that they have nothing to do with life today. They still have a place in the world. All of the above. Decide if the sentences are true or false. Charles Dickens wrote many poems. He first published many novels one chapter at a time in newspapers His novels were never performed on stage. His novels at that time were like the soap operas we see on TV today. His tomb reads, “By his death one of England’s writer is lost to the world.” F T F T T Paras. 4-5 Charles Dickens was born in Po