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Unit 1 Reading Appreciating literature Lead-in Do you like reading? What kind of book do you usually read? 中学学科网 Do you know some famous Chinese classics? Lead in Four famous Chinese classicszxxk 1. 三国演义 2. 西游记 3. 红楼梦 4. 水浒传 a. A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone b. Romance of Three Kingdoms c. All Men Are Brothers d. Journey to the West 罗贯中 吴承恩 曹雪芹 施耐庵 William Shakespeare Charles Dickens Jane Austen Robert Burns Charlotte Brontè Jane Eyre Great Expectations A Red, Red Rose Romeo and Juliet Pride and Prejudice Emma Oliver Twist Match the works with their writers Works by Charles Dickens 《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》 Great Expectations Oliver Twist A Christmas Carol Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield Part one 1. Why don’t many people like the classics? Because they think they are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today. 2. What does the writer think about classic novels? She doesn’t think that they are old and boring.They still have a place in the world today Part two: When and where was Charles Dickens born? 3. What is written on his tomb? 2. What books did he write? Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood after his family moved to Chatham. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was imprisoned for debt. The poverty and adversity (逆境）Dickens experienced as a child greatly influenced his later views on social reform. Before his death on 9 June 1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings. 3.What is written on Charles Dickens’s tomb? His tomb reads, “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”