THE FURTHEST DISTANCE IN THE WORLD The furthest

THE FURTHEST DISTANCE IN THE WORLD The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don‘t know that I love you The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you can’t see my love But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both Yet cannot be together

Chinese Classics Have you ever read these books?

Four famous Chinese classics 1 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions /The Story of the Stone 2 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms 3 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brothers 4 水浒传 d Journey to the West

Foreign Classics

Charlotte Bronte Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Jane Eyre <<傲慢与偏见>> <<简爱>> Thackeray Vanity Fair <<名利场>>

Learning tasks 1. Get to know what classic literature is 2. Get to know more about Charles Dickens and one of his representative works: Great Expectations. 3. Learn how to appreciate literature.

Task 1 fast reading 1. What is classic literature? antiques Classics are the _______ of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were well written _____a long time ago. They are examples ____of great writing and wisdom _______.

Fast reading 2. What makes them difficult for people to read? The language used in them is quite different from what we use today. 3. What’s the author’s attitude towards classics? A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral.

Fast reading 4. Who is Charles Dickens? Dickens is England’s greatest writer. 5. How old is Pip when the story begins? Pip was then seven years old.

The structure definition Part 1 The _______of classic literature. Part 2 An _______to Charles Dickens. introduction Part 3 A brief _______of Great Expectations description

Read Para. 1 -3 silently, and fill in the form. Definition ____of classics Classics are the antiques of the literary world, taking the form _____ of novels, plays and poems, which were popular written long ago and are ____ with modern people. ____for Reasons some people not reading classics differs The language used in classics ____from the one used nowadays, adding to their difficulties in reading. Classics are old-fashioned and ____seem too far boring away from the modern life. Facts Classics are still in existence and have a place in the ____ world today. adapted Many films ____from classics achieved great success.

Reading strategy: reading a persuasive essay What is the purpose of a persuasive essay? In a persuasive writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking.

Discussion: How does the author try to convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view? 1. However, if this is true, why do we still find classics in bookshops and libraries? 2. Why else would many films based on them be successful? 3. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today.

Part two: 1. When and where was Charles Dickens born? 2. What books did he write? 3. What is written on his gravestone (tomb)?

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in 1812. He had a happy childhood. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was in prison for debt. The poverty and adversity(不幸)Dickens experienced greatly influenced his later views on social reform. He wrote about 15 major novels and many short stories, most of which are famous for their surprise endings.

David Copperfield 《大卫. 科波菲尔》 A Tale of Two Cities 《双城记》 Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》 Great Expectations 《远大前程》

Works by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 《圣诞颂歌》 Hard Times 《艰难时世》 The Pickwick Papers «匹克威克外传 «董贝父子» Dombey and Son The Old Curiosity Shop 《老古玩店》

Charles Dickens In Portsmouth, England in 1812 Birth: _______________ Best-known works: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Great ______________________ Expectations ______________________ In 1870 Death: ________ Words on his tomb: ______________________ By his death, one of England’s greatest writers ______________________ is lost to the world.

Match the elements with the correct examples on the right. 1. characters mist 2. setting what it means to be a gentleman 3. symbol England in the early 4. theme 1800 s Pip, Joe, Estella 5. plot A stranger gives Pip a lot of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob

What does Pip learn by the end of the novel? He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.

Choose the best answer. 1. Pip is embarrassed by his friend Joe because_____ A. He develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice. B. He doesn’t think Joe is civil. C. He doesn’t think Joe is a gentleman. D. All of the above. 2. What does “twist” mean in the sentence ”There is a twist in the plot when a very generous stranger gives pipe a lot of money” ? A. Change B. Movement C. Winding B. D. Bending

Find the character development of Pip: At 7: an orphan living at his sister’s home. At 18: got a big fortune from a stranger. In London: developed the shortcomings of being shallow, ；. having prejudice against and hoped to be a gentleman his old companions. more important than a wealth does not At the end: understood that fancy education buy happiness and friends are. win love from Estella

Great Expectations Read this part and fill in the blanks. Great Expectations was written by one of England’s greatest 1______, Charles Dickens, and is now seen as authors Pip classic literature. The main character in the novel is 2____, a poor boy from England. He lives with his mean sister and her 3 ____, Joe. husband The story is set in 4_______ in the early 1800 s. It is a misty England night when the story begins. Mist is a 5_______for danger symbol novel and uncertainty used throughout the 6_____. Later in the story, Pip received a large sum of money from a stranger. He uses the 7_______to move to London. He fortune gentleman settles there so he can become an educated 8______.

Pip changes from a pleasant young man into a shallow very 9____one. What it means to be a theme gentleman is an important 10______ in Great Expectations. Pip is not really a gentleman because he is prejudiced against Joe.

Discussion What can we learn from the story Great Expectation? 1)Money really plays an important role in our lives. However, it is not a must to be happy. 2) We should know how to pay back. 3) Environment makes a big difference to a person’s character.

1____ Definition of classics Classics are the antiques of the literary world, taking the 2____of novels, plays and form poems, which were well written long ago and are popular with modern people. 3____ ●The language used in classics 4_____from Reasons differs for some the one used nowadays, adding to their people not difficulties in reading ● Classics are old-fashioned and boring and classics seem too far away from the modern life. existence ● Classics are still in 5_______ and have a place in the world today. Facts adapted ● Many films 6______ from classics achieved great success.

Take Great Expectations for example Theme Setting What it means to be a gentleman England in the early 1800 s Ways 7_____to 8 _____ Mist appreciate Symbol classic 9 Pip, Joe, Pip’s sister, a generous Characters stranger ____ A stranger gives Pip a great deal Plot 10 _____ of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob.

Homework 1. Write an essay according to the discussion about classics. 2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases.

Homework 1. Write a essay according to the discussion about classics. 2. Underline the difficult points appearing in the text and find out the important sentences and phrases.