Charles DickensOne of the England’s most famous novelists

He wrote about the life of

the poor people at that time,

especially the poor children.

warden nudge appetite misery desperate pick out

serve hang

A. a person whose job is to control the boys

B. to push sb a little with a part of your body

C. the feeling of wanting to eat

D. great unhappiness

E. nearly hopeless

F. to choose one person or thing from a group

G. to provide food

H. to kill someone by pulling a rope tightly round hi

s/her neck

Choose the best summary• A .The boys in the workhouse decided that they

needed more food. Oliver Twist said that he would ask the warden for more to eat. The workhouse managers decided that Oliver must be hanged.

• B .The boys in the workhouse were starving and chose Oliver Twist to ask for more food .When Oliver did this, the workhouse managers were very angry and locked Oliver in a room.

• C .The boys in the workhouse chose Oliver Twist to ask for more food. When he did this, the workhouse managers were very angry and sent Oliver out to work.

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Being______

( paras 2-3)

Being______

( paras 4-13)

Being_______

hungry

chosen locked

clue( 线索 )

two main elements

( 要素 ) of a novel

character （人物）

plot （情节）

characters Detailed description

The warden

He was fat and healthy. When Oliver asked for more, he was so ________that he had to________ the pot for support and spoke in a (n)_________ . However, he hit Oliver

_________ with the soup spoon,seized his arms, held him and shouted for Mr Bumble.

The boys

They seemed to have excellent appetites,

so they tried to eat _______________and their bowl never needed washing. They became quite _______________because they slowly starved for three months.

astonishedhold on to

weak voice

on the head

every bit of soup

wild with hunger

He was cruel and treated

the boys badly.

The boys were extremely hungry.

appearanceexpression

action

One tall boy

He was tall for_________ and was not accustomed to being hungry . Therefore,he was afraid that if he couldn’t have another bowl of soup each day, he might _____the small boy sleeping next to him.

Oliver

He was desperate with _________________and was chosen to ask for more food. As a result, he was hit and ________ in a room and would be driven out of the workhouse.

his age

eat

hunger and misery

locked

1 To deepen the impression of_____.

2 To push _______to develop further.

the main character—hungry,

unlucky, and may had suffered

a lot.

hungerthe plot

ConsolidationOliver Twist and other boys in the workhouse slowly for three months and they became-____________________because each of them was only one bowl of soup. One day, the boys decided to choose one to __________the warden after supper and ask for more. And the boy who was chosen was Oliver Twist. with hunger and misery, Oliver walked towards the master and told him that he wanted more food. The warden was in complete that he had to hold on to the pot for support. ________ had the boy asked again_____ the warden hit him and then Oliver’s arms while shouting for Mr. Bumble. The managers all agreed that Oliver would be . Then the little boy was immediately locked in a small room.

starved

allowed

Desperate

astonishment

seized

hanged

quite wild with hunger

walk up to

No sooner than

What would happen to Oliver next?

Discuss with your partners and

continue the story!

Discuss…..

Find some detailed descriptions

in the passage that you like best

and share with your classmates.