Module 8Module 8 Unit One Reading Unit One Reading

Appreciating LiteratureAppreciating Literature

(Period 2)

1. Key Words1. Key Words

What is c_____ literature? C_______ are the a______ of the l_______ world, which are still well received today. They are e_______ of great writing and wisdom. Many a___________ films are based on the classics. For example, in 1998,a modern a__________ of Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, one of his best-known works, was r_____ in cinemas.

ntiques

award-winning

adaptation

classic lassicsliterary

examples

released

Great Expectations is s____ in England in the early 1800s. The main character in the novel is Pip. He lives with his mean sister and her kind and simple husband, Joe. It is a m_____ night when the story begins.Mist is a s_____ of danger and u________which adds interest, t______ and deeper meaning to the text. Later in the story,Pip receives a large sum of money from a generous stranger, which is a twist in the p______.

uncertainty

plot

set

mistysymbol

tension

He uses the f________ to move to London.

He settled there so he can become an e_______ gentleman, but he gradually develops the shortcomings of being shallow and being prejudiced against his old companions, because he has rigid ideas of what it means to be c_____ and to be a gentleman. What it means to be a gentleman is an important t_____ in Great Expectations. By the end of the story, Pip learns that w________ doesn’t buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.

fortune

educated

civil

theme

wealth

Practice 1 He likes _______ novels and Jane

Austen’s novels are among the best-loved ________ in English literature. ( classic)

2 Though she is interested in ______, she is not a _______

writer.( literary)

classic

classics

literatureliterary

3 Michael _______ to the new job very well , which was beyond our expectations.

• The plot had to be changed a little bit since the film is an __________ of the book. (adapt)

adapted

adaptation

4 It is _________ if our class will win the first prize in the School Art Festival.

• There is much __________ about the company’s future because the director is retiring this year. ( uncertain)

uncertain

uncertainty

5 The girl and her best friend were both very ________ and nervous about the results of the examination.

• The argument over the game created ________ between the two of them.( tense)

tense

tension

Translation

1. 那部影片是最近才上映的。 (release)

The film was released only recently.

2. 你这样说真有礼貌。 (civil)

It’s civil of you to say so.

2. Key Phrases

Comparison

at times

at one time

at a time

in time

in no time

at no time

曾经；一度每次；逐一有时及时；赶得上在任何时候决不立刻；马上

1.We were ____________ for the train.2.__________ Chinese were regarded

as Asian patients, but now we are strong enough to hold the Olympics.

3.____________ will Chinese people bow( 低头 ) to huge difficulties even though we have suffered a lot.

in time At one time

At no time

• 全国人民的帮助会使灾区人民摆脱困境的。

• The help from the whole country will set the people in the disaster areas free from trouble.

3 ． Key sentences:

1. His tomb reads, ‘ By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world. (L24)

read: to show 刻着，显示着

墓碑上这样写着 : “ 他的去世令世界失去了一位最伟大的作家 .”

那个牌子上写着“止步” .

The sign reads “stop”.

2. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. (L29)

1/ would rather do than do prefer doing to doing prefer to do rather than do2/ would rather+ that 从句： 现在 / 将来 were/did 过去 had done

3.He has rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman, and is embarrassed by Joe because he does not fit these. (L44)

他对文明和绅士有着刻板的观念，而乔让他尴尬，因为乔与这些观念不匹配。

4. Key sentence structures

1. Why else would many films based on them be successful?

许多以他们为依据的电影成功的原因还有哪些呢？

= other, another, different, additional: 其他的

2. If this dictionary is not yours, __________can it be ? (2001 全国春 )　 A. what else B. who else C. which else's D. who else's

1. － I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them. － Well, _______ could they live in such comfort? (2003 北京春 ) A ． where else B ． what else C ． how D ． why

AA

DD

• 2. Pip, who is seven years old when the story begins, is in a misty field of tombs when a man appears and frightens him.

• 第一个 when 是从属 conj ，引导时间状语从句，“当…的时候”

• 第二个 when 是并列 conj ，“就在那时，突然”• Mike 正在吃饭，突然一个乞丐走到他桌前。• Mike was about halfway through his meal when a beg

gar came to his table.• 拓展：• be doing… when… 正在做，突然…• be about to do…when… 正要做，突然…• had done…when… 刚做完，就在这时…

3. Pip dislike it when Joe comes to visit him in London.

作形式宾语，代替由不定式，动名词或从句所表示的真正宾语。

May I take it that you will write to me?

Have you got used to your school life here?Yes, but I don’t like ________ when we have

to do exercises on cold winter mornings.A.That B. it C. those D. this

I would appreciate _____, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

A. You B. this C. it D. myself

BB

CC

Consolidation

根据首字母提示完成下列句子：

1. Many people were g_______ enough to donate enough money to the people in the disaster regions .

2. The singer is well r________ with the students.3. Ann’s uncle died suddenly, leaving all his f______ to her.4. The film was r__________ only recently.5. The dog he raises has always been his devoted c_________.6.The photo is a constant r________ of his lost son.7. The _____ ( 曲折 )in the plot is always the attraction to literature

lovers.8. Whatever ______________ ( 缺点 ) he has as a husband, he is

a good father to his children.

enerous

eceivedortune

eleased

ompanion

shortcoming(s)

emindertwist

Translation 1. 作为一位母亲，她情愿自己挨饿也不愿孩

子受到任何的伤害。 (would rather…than… /come to)

As a mother, she would rather go hungry than see any harm come to her child.

2. 总理的发言受到灾区人民的欢迎。The prime minister’s speech was well and warmly received by the people in the affected areas.