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Pride and Prejudice Teaching objectives: 1. To help the students have a general knowledge of Jane Austen and her pride and prejudice 2. To help the students acquire the skills of appreciating literature works. Step 1 General Introduction Read these sentences below. They are the beginnings of four different novels by the 19th century English author, Jane Austen. 1.It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. 2.No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland as a child, would have supposed that she was born to be a heroine. 3.About 30 years ago, Miss Maria Ward, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to attract the wealthy Thomas Bertram, so that she gained all the comforts of a beautiful house and a large income. 4.Emma Woodhouse, good-looking, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and a charming personality, had lived nearly 21 years in the world with very little to upset her. Question: What do you think Jane Austen’s novels are about? Choose the correct answer from the following two choices. (A) Jane Austen’s novels are exciting adventure stories, in which you are never quite sure if the hero or heroine will survive. The characters in Austen’s novels are either very good and the main characters are always very good-looking. What makes these stories so enjoyable is the author’s humor. ( B ) Jane Austen’s novels focus on a small group of families and friends. The heroine is a young woman and the theme is romance and the heroine’s eventual marriage. Austen studies her characters, their motives (why they do what they do), and their attitude to money. Her stories are famous for their clever, gentle humor and brilliant style 学生活动：阅读以上内容，完成选择教学设计：给学生5分钟完成阅读，完成这个任务 学生活动后回答 教师点拨理解句中难以理解之处 Step 2 Reading the extracts Read extract 1 and choose the correct answers. From paragraph 11 to paragraph 24,? we?can?conclude?that?Mrs.?Bennet_______A.?wanted?to?tell?her?husband