Unit 1The written wordReading 牛津版高中英语模块牛津版高中英语模块八八Do you know?1. Do you know classic literature and its definition?2. Do you know Charles Dickens and his works?Introduction to DickensCharles 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 Dickensexperienced 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 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 Great Expectations Oliver TwistA Christmas CarolHard TimesA Tale of Two CitiesDavid CopperfieldA Read quickly and answer these questions.1.What is classic literature? Classics are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written that people still read them nowadays.2. Who is Charles Dickens?3. How old is Pip when the story begins?Dickens is Englands greatest writer.Pip was then seven years old.C1 Answer the following questions1. Why dont many people like the classics?Because they think classics are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.2. What does Liz think about classic novels?She doesnt think that they are old and boring. She thinks they have something to do with contemporary life.4. What kind of person is Joe?Joe is a kind and simple man.3. What is written on Charles Dickenss tomb?His tomb reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is lost to the world.”5. Who gives Pip a lot of money?A stranger.6. What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London? He becomes vain and ashamed of his background.7. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe?Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.8.What does Pip learn by the end of the novel? He learns that wealth does not buyhappiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.Part C2Scan the article and match the elementswith the correct examples in this part.Key:1. d 2. c 3. a 4. e 5. b1. antiques2. chapter3. soap opera4. abuse5. tension6. vain7. rigid a treat a person or an animal in a cruel way.b difficult to changec a valuable thing from the pastd to proud of your appearance, abilities or achievements e a TV story about the lives and problems of a group of people f the feeling of fear and excitement created by the writer of a bookg a section of a bookD Match them with the correct definitions.Language pointsPara One-ThreeThey are novels, plays nowadays.examples of great writings and wisdombe left to gather dust on shelveshave nothing to do withhave a placeadapt fromcome out bother to do sth.1) sothat 如此如此以至于以至于 so.that 和和 such.that 的意思均为的意思均为“如此如此以致以致”，都用来引导结果状语从，都用来引导结果状语从句。句。 so.that 结构中的结构中的 so为副词，后面跟形容为副词，后面跟形容词或副词；词或副词；such.that中的中的such为形容词，为形容词，后面接名词后面接名词(但名词前可以有形容词或副但名词前可以有形容词或副词修饰词修饰)。例如：例如：She became so weak that she couldnt speak.她身体如此虚弱，以致说不出话来。她身体如此虚弱，以致说不出话来。It is such a day that we couldnt walk.天气糟糕，我们不能散步。天气糟糕，我们不能散步。 当当that前的名词有表示数量多少的前的名词有表示数量多少的many, much, few, little 等修饰时，只能用等修饰时，只能用so, 不能用不能用such。 例如：例如： There was so much water outside that we couldnt go out. He had so many books that all the room is full with. 注意：注意：若名词前的若名词前的little 解释为解释为“小小(的的)”意思意思 时，则仍用时，则仍用such，而不能用，而不能用so。当。当that前是前是单数可数名词且该名词前面有形容修饰时，单数可数名词且该名词前面有形容修饰时，so与与such可以互换，即：可以互换，即：soadj.a/ann.=sucha/anadj.n.。 例如：例如：She is so good a teacher that we all love her.She is such a good teacher that we all love her. 当当that前是不可数名词或复数可数名词时，前是不可数名词或复数可数名词时，则必须用则必须用such，不能用，不能用so来代替。来代替。have nothing to do with 与与无关无关have something to do with 与与有关有关Im not sure what he does exactlyit has something to do with finance.It might have something to do with the way its made.Why else would many films adapted from them be successful? else adv. 其他的其他的What else did he say?他还说什么了？他还说什么了？I dont want anything else, thanks.我不想要其他别的了，谢谢！我不想要其他别的了，谢谢！ adapt vt 使适应，使适合使适应，使适合(+to)他努力使自己适应新的情况。他努力使自己适应新的情况。 He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions. vt 改编，改写改编，改写(+for), (+from)作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。 The author is going to adapt his play for television. Vt 改建，改造改建，改造(+for)孩子们将这个旧谷仓改造成为俱乐部用房。孩子们将这个旧谷仓改造成为俱乐部用房。 The boys adapted the old barn for use by the club. adapt 不及物动词不及物动词 vi. 适应适应(+to)他还没适应这种气候。他还没适应这种气候。 He has not yet adapted to the climate. adopt 及物动词及物动词 采取；采纳；吸收采取；采纳；吸收总经理再三考虑之后，决定采纳她的建总经理再三考虑之后，决定采纳她的建After much consideration, the president decided to adopt her suggestion. 过继，收养过继，收养(+as)克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。 Mr. Kern adopted the orphan as his own son. come out vi. 出来；（日月星辰）出现；（花）开放；出版，发行；（照片）显像；（消息等）传出今晚月亮不会出来。一个月后等花开了你可以来赏花。她们在考完试之后出来看电影。The moon wont come out tonight.You can come and enjoy the flowers when they come out in a month.They came out to watch a film after the exam.Charles Dickens: Englands greatest writerat a timeperform on stageat that timethe soap operas at a time 每次，一次每次，一次If you raise your hands, Ill answer your questions one at a time.Frank took the stairs two at a time.Because of his work, he is often away for weeks at a time.time 常用短语及用法常用短语及用法:once upon a time很久很久以前很久很久以前at the same time与此同时，尽管如此与此同时，尽管如此all the time 一直，总是一直，总是in no time 很快，不久很快，不久ahead of time 提前提前Great Expectationsbe set inJoe is kind and come to Pip.in a foggy cemeterya symbol of dangerbe eager to do sth.before long be ashamed ofHe has rigid ideas of fit these.be bent onset-setting, set, set 安置，放置安置，放置set 常用短语：常用短语：be set inset about (doing) sth. 开始做开始做set about sb. 袭击，攻击袭击，攻击set sth. aside 留出；拔出；不顾留出；拔出；不顾set back 把（钟表等）回拨把（钟表等）回拨set sb. down使乘客下车使乘客下车set sth. down 记下；放下记下；放下set forth启程；动身启程；动身set off出发；动身；使爆炸；引起出发；动身；使爆炸；引起set about 出发；动身；出发；动身；set free释放释放Joe is a kind and simple man who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.would rather do sth. than do sth.would do sth rather than do sth.我宁愿同意也不愿失去一个朋友。I would agree rather than lose a friend.come to来到；苏醒；(总数）达到；变成（状态，结果）；（想法）在中浮现这部肥皂剧结束了。开车回家的路上他想出了这些主意。The soap operas came to an end.The ideas came to him while he was driving home.He has rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be gentleman, and is embarrassed by Joe because he does not fit these.Do you have any idea of _ his new book will come out?A. what B. why C. when D. whereCfit vt.（尺寸，目的等）合适；与（事实等）相符（无被动，进行）；把插入；在安装vi. （尺寸等）适合；适应；（在中）装得下（无进行）This suit doesnt fit me.He fitted the description of the bank robber.I fitted my schedule to the bosss.His experiences as a teacher fit him for the job/ to do the job.Can you fit all the clothes into/in one suitcase?I had a new lock fitted on the entrance door.I guess five people will fit in the car.fit 相关词组：be fitted （out）with在备齐fit in with与相处融洽/相适应fit sb. in为某人安排（时间、场所）be fitted up for让某人顶（罪）bend-bent-bentShe bent her head.He tried to bend his daughter to his wishes.He bent himself to his new job.The road bends to left.The tall man bent down to get into the room.We will not bend to the will of anyone.E: Fill in the blanks with the following wordscharacteristics desperate generous criminalthemes twists civil plotThe recent film, Great Expectations, updates the _ of Charles Dickenss novel to modern times. While the _ are the same, many of the characters names and _ are changed, along with the setting.Instead of Pip, the main character is named Finn.Finn lives in Florida, in the south-east of the USA, plotthemescharacteristics with his uncle Joe, a fisherman. The film begins the same way as the novel does- with Finn (Pip) meeting a violent _ on the run from the police, and then with Finn going to a rich but crazy womans house to be Estellas companion. However, from there the film takes many _ not found in the novel. In the film, Finn is a gifted painter, but he gives up painting at an early age when Estella breaks his heart. One day, he receives a _criminaltwistsgenerousinvitation to go to New York and put on an art exhibition there. Meanwhile, he sees Estella and becomes _ to have her love, even though she often does not treat him in a _ manner. Those who have read the book can guess what happens next.Can I recommend the film? Well, it is well- made and quite beautiful. However, if you liked the book, you should probably not be too eager to see the film, as it is not likely to live up to your great expectations.desperatecivilP5 on the runtake many twistsput on an art exhibitiontreat him in a civil mannerlive up to your great expectations