Unit1Reading课件牛津译林版选修8.ppt

Unit 1 The written word Reading Appreciating Literature;Movie-appreciation: “Oliver Twist” ; 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 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. ;Reading strategy :the persuasive essay. ; Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 2. ;Read the text again and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 4. ;5 A stranger.;Listen to the tape and choose the best answers:;1. Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except __________. A. they were written a long time ago. B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today. C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.;2. Which of the following statements is wrong? A. Clueless, the award-wining film is based on Charles Dickens’s novel. B. the film based on Great Expectations was released in 1998. C. At first, Charles Dickens published many novels in newspaper. D. Good classics are examples of great writing and wisdom.;3. When and where is Great Expectations set in? A. in the USA in the 1800s. B. in England in the early 1800s. C. in England in 1812.. D. in the USA in 1870.;Language points;Useful expressions;Sentence structures: 1. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written and well received that people still read them today. 2. But Joe is a kind and si