牛津模块8 Unit 1 Reading Appreciating literature (共16张PPT).ppt

It is also the structure of a persuasive esay. Now let’s go through the reading strategy, and answer the following three questions. Unit 1 The written worldReading Appreciating literature Made by Niki 1. How do you spend your spare time? 2. Do you know four famous Chinese classics? Which are they and their author ? Questions /kl?s?k/ n. 名著；经典著作；大艺术家 adj. 经典的；古典的，传统的；最优秀的 Questions Journey to the West A Dream of Red Mansions / The Story of the Stone Questions All Men Are Brothers Romance of Three Kingdoms Brainstorming Apprecting literature Charles Dickens: Englands greatest writer Great Expectation Lead-in /ekspekte??(?)n/ n. 期待；预期；指望 1.What does a persuasive essay try to do? 2. What’s the writer’s point of view in this essay? To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view. To persuade us to appreciate classic literature. Reading a persuasive essay Reading strategy The structure of the text Part one: information about Part two: information about Part three: information about classic literature Charles Dickens the book Great expectations Fast reading 1. What is classic literature ? Classics are the antiques of the liteerary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowdays. 2. Who is Charles Dickens ? Englands greatest writer. 3. How old is Pip when the story begins ? Seven years old. Fast reading Detailed reading 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 Liz think about classic novels? She doesn’t think that they are old and boring. 3. What is written on Charles Dickens’s tomb? “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.” 4. What kind of person is Joe? Joe is a kind and simple man. 5. Who gives Pip a lot of money? A stranger. 6. What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to L