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Unit 1 The written word
Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading—Prereading
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幻灯片 41．How did Mark Twain receive his education?
2．Did the style of his works change? Why?
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幻灯片 5 Samuel Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. Twain is considered the greatest author and humorist of 19th Century American Literature. His novels and stories about the Mississippi River: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894) are still popular with modern readers.
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幻灯片 6 In 1839 the Clemens family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi River where young Sam experienced the excitement and colorful sights of the waterfront (码头). Like many authors of his day he had little formal education. His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices where he worked as a youth. In 1853 Clemens left Hannibal to travel. On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot to teach him his skill. By the spring of 1859 Clemens was a licensed riverboat pilot.
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幻灯片 7 After an unsuccessful attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada. He first wrote under the pen name Mark Twain in 1863. Twain wrote his first popular story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in 1865.
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幻灯片 8 He continued to travel as a reporter for various newspapers, and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe were collected into the popular book The Innocents Abroad. Encouraged by his success, Twain married Olivia Langdon and settled down in Hartford, Connecticut to his most productive years as a writer. Between 1873 and 1889 he wrote seven novels including his Mississippi River books as well as The Prince and the Pauper (1882) and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur‘s Court (1889)．
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幻灯片 9 As Twain's life and career progressed, he became pessimistic (悲观的), losing much of the humorous tone of his earlier years. More and more of his work expressed the view that human beings are selfish. Even so Twain is best remembered as a great humorist.
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幻灯片 10Ⅰ.What do you usually do for entertainment?
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TV./Listen
to
music./Surf
the
Internet./Have
a
holiday./Read
a
book.
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幻灯片 11A．A Tale of Two Cities B．Oliver Twist
C．David Copperfield D．Great Expectations
答案：1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B
Ⅱ. Match the names of the novels with the pictures.
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幻灯片 12Scan the text and fill in the blanks.
The structure of the text：
1．•Part 1：Information about ．
2．•Part 2：Information about ．
3．•Part 3：Information about .
classic literature
Charles Dickens
the book Great Expectations
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幻灯片 13Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.
1．Some people think that classics are old and boring
because of the following statements EXCEPT________．
A．they were written a long time ago
B．the language characteristics are quite different from
those of today
C．they are difficult for people to understand
D．they can only be found in bookshops and libraries
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幻灯片 142．Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．An awardwinning film is based on Charles
Dickens's novel Emma.
B．The film based on Great Expectations was released
in 1998.
C．At first, Charles Dickens published many novels
in newspapers.
D．Good classics are examples of great writing and
wisdom.
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幻灯片 153．When and where is Great Expectations set?
A．In the USA in the 1800s.
B．In England in the early 1800s.
C．In England in 1812.
D．In the USA in 1870.
4．All of the following are written by Charles Dickens
EXCEPT________．
A．Oliver Twist B．David Copperfield
C．Clueless D．Great Expectations
答案：1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C
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幻灯片 16Ⅱ.Read the text again and fill in the form below.
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popular
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幻灯片 17Theme
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幻灯片 18Fill in the blanks according to the text.
As we all know, classics are the of the literary world. They are examples of great writing and
, and even those written centuries ago can still be found in bookshops and today. Even some films are on them. Charles Dickens is one of England's greatest writers.Great Expectations is one of his famous
. The story begins when Pip is seven. There is a
antiques
wisdom
libraries
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works/novels
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幻灯片 19twist in the plot when a very stranger gives Pip a large fortune. Pip moves to London.Money and
have changed him. He becomes vain and
of his background and even dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him because he isn‘t a gentleman. He wins Estella’s love. But later Pip a lot. He learns happiness and friends are more important than
.
generous
education
ashamed
changes
wealth
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幻灯片 20Many people do not read classic works because they think they are oldfashion and boring. What do you think of it?
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参考答案：I think the classic works are well worth reading. In general, the classic works were not only written in beautiful words but also full of deep thought. We can learn about the society and history of that time.
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