牛津高中英语模一Appreciating literature 课件.pptVIP

Part one Questions: Answers: Questions: Answers: Answers: Task-based reading: Discussion: homework read the book Great Expectations after class and find the answers to the questions in the article. * * * * Journey to the West 《西游记》 Romance of Three Kingdoms A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone All Men Are Brothers The Story of the Stone Romance of Three Kingdoms All Men Are Brothers Journey to the West literature classic literature Skimming 1. What is classic literature? 2. Who is Charles Dickens? 3. Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations? 1. What is classic literature? Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowadays . Answers 2. Who is Charles Dickens? 3. Who is the main character in the novel Great Expectations? England’s greatest writer. Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations. 1. Why don’t many people read classics? 2. What does Liz think about classic novels? 1. Why don’t many people read classics? 2. What does Liz think about classic novels? Because they think classics are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today. She doesnt think that they are old and boring. part 2: Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in 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 in 1870, he wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories. Oliver Twist,