M8U1Reading1M8U1Reading1 If I had plenty of time to kill, I would .1.Readingistothemindwhatexercise is tothe body. 阅读对于心灵之重要,犹如运动之于身体。 2.Enlargeyourviewsbyreading. 读书以长见识。3.Somebooksaretobetasted,othersto be swallowed, andsomefewtobe chewed and digested. 有些书可浅尝辄止，有些书可囫囵吞枣，但有少量书需细细咀嚼。 -Francis Bacon吴承恩吴承恩Journey to the West 曹雪芹曹雪芹Dream of the Red Chamber /The Story of the Stone罗贯中罗贯中The Legend of Three Kingdoms施耐庵施耐庵Heroes of the Marshes Margaret Mitchell Gone with the wind Jane Austen Pride and PrejudiceHemingway The Old Man and the Sea O. Henry The Gift of the MagiClassic literatureAppreciatingAnalyze the structure:Part 1: D_ of classic literature.Part 2: Charles Dickens-Englands greatest n_.Part 3: Brief i_ of Great Expectations.efinitionntroduction ovelistClassics are the _ of the literary world, including _, _, and _ that were w_ a long time ago and are well r_ by people nowadays.antiquesnovelsplayspoemseceivedrittendifficult to readold and boringhave nothing to do with life todayDo the majority like reading classic literature? Why? Havent disappeared and still _ a place in the worldMany successful films are _ from classicsThe authors attitude towards classics is: A. positive B. negative C. neutral (中立的中立的)haveadaptedTo be, or not to be: that is the question.“生存或毁灭生存或毁灭, 这是个必答之问题。这是个必答之问题。” HamletMan is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.“一个人并不是生来就要被打败的。一个人并不是生来就要被打败的。人尽可以被毁灭，但却不能被打败。人尽可以被毁灭，但却不能被打败。” The Old Man and the Sea “All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. ” “所有幸福的家庭都相似，而每个不所有幸福的家庭都相似，而每个不幸的家庭各不同。幸的家庭各不同。” Anna Karenina It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.“那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代。的时代。”A Tale of two citiesCharles Dickens: Englands greatest writerThe novelist. was born in.His best-known works are.He first published. and some were later.For people at that time, his stories were like.He died in. , whose tomb reads. The poverty and adversity(不幸不幸) 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.Works written by Charles Dickens:雾都孤儿雾都孤儿圣诞颂歌圣诞颂歌双城记双城记艰难时世艰难时世远大前程远大前程大卫大卫科波菲尔科波菲尔 David CopperfieldOliver TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations 1.setting2.characters3.symbol4.theme5.plot* England in the early 1800s* Pip, Joe, Estella* mist, which indicates _* what it means to be a gentleman* a stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes vain dangerDevelopments of PipAge PersonalityDream7-18from18at the end of the novelinnocent / simplebecome a blacksmith (铁匠铁匠)shallow / vainbecome a gentlemanmature / sensiblewealth doesnt buy happiness“Great Expectations”A great f_ given by a strangerA p_ with great expectationsortuneersonDiscussion:What does it really mean to be a gentleman?Who is the generous stranger?Does Joe forgive Pip?Does Pip get the girl of his dream?Can you write a possible ending for the novel?Presentation One possible version: Pip decides to go abroad to work. Many years later, he returns and meets Estella in the ruined garden. Her husband, treating her badly, is now dead. Pip finds that Estellas coldness and cruelty have been replaced by a sad kindness, and the two leave the garden hand in hand, Pip believing that they will never part again. Today we learnt:1. What classic literature is;2. Something about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations;3. How to appreciate literature.Experience other peopleExperience other peoples s adventures adventures; ;Give you a glimpse into other cultures Give you a glimpse into other cultures and placesand places; ;Help you gHelp you get inspirationet inspiration; ; Reading is an active mental process.Today a reader, Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. tomorrow a leader.Thank you!