四川省昭觉中学2014-2015学年高中英语 Module3 Reading practice课件 新人教版选修.pptVIP

11. accomplish v. succeed in doing sth. 完成，实现 accomplish a task/ one’s aim/ one’s goal accomplishment n. 1) 完成 Her accomplishment of the task made her boss satisfied. What does it feel like after an accomplishment like that? 2）成就 = achievement Dickens’ London Reading practice What do you expect the writer to say according to the title? Fast-reading Read the passage and find the answers to these questions. 1) What is the main idea of the passage? 2) What text type is the passage? 3) How many aspects of the city are described in Dickens’ novels and what are they? Choose the sentence which best expresses its main idea. a) Dickens’ cast of characters lived in London, the largest and richest city in the world. b) Every chapter of his novels describes the sights, sounds, and smells of the city, and provides a social commentary of London life. c) In the middle of the 19th century, London was a filthy city for rich and poor people alike. d) London is very different today, and few people mourn the passing of the old city. What text type is the passage? a narrative a description c) an argument How many aspects of the city  are described in Dickens’  novels and what are they?  Pollution of the city The poorest district, The East End The business and financial district of London Servants and maids The theatre district of the city, The West End Try to draw a map of London using the information in the passage Pay attention to the following locations: the East End, river Thames, the main port, Southwark, the Old City, Further West, Somerest House, Law Courts, the West End Careful-reading Few people had a good standard of living because a) the tax payers didn’t care about them b) the city was polluted c) there were huge numbers of poor people d) the wealth was distributed unfairly among the population Poverty was so severe that some people were ill because they didn’t have enough to eat children wore rags for school the river becam