高中英語外研版選修七Module3 Literature- Cultural Corner課件15張PPT

1、Module 3 Literature1. To learn some new information about Oliver Twist and Charles Dickens.2. To know how Dickens novels helped to improve English society.Charles Dickens (1812-1870)Charles Dickens is one of Englands most famous novelists. He described life in the middle of the 19th century, a perio

2、d that is now called Victorian, as it is when Queen Victoria ruled Britain. Many of Dickens novels take place in London.His popular works: David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, etc.Dickens worksRead the passage and fill in the blanks. Charles Dickensslife experie

3、ncesTwo days afterhis 13th birthdayHe started work in a factory, experiencing _.As a young manand a _He worked for newspapers and met all kinds of people.real poverty journalistpoliticalIn his early thirtiesHe started writing _ and became successful almost immediately.In 1838His second novel, _ was

4、published. It brought _ to the attention of the public. It is a very important novel.novelschild povertyCharles Dickensslife experiencesTwistOliver He wrote a large numberof popular novels that arestill read today. He often wrote about the problemsof poor people, and as a result of his work, the liv

5、esof the poor were _.Over the next 25 yearsimproved Charles Dickensslife experiencesRead the passage again and answer these questions.1. What experiences from his own life did Dickens use in his novels?His own father was in prison and he worked in a factory as a child; he was also very poor.2. What

6、new information have you learnt about Oliver Twist?3. How did Dickens novels help to improve English society?They made people aware of child poverty and made them want to do something about it.1. Dickens always had a huge amount of energy. a huge amount of 大量的 英語中有些表示“許多, 大量”的短語, 后接可數(shù)名詞與不可數(shù)名詞情況不同。 a

7、 good/great manya large/great/good number ofa good few/quite a few+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)(作主語時, 謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù))many a/an單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞 (作主語時, 謂語動詞用單數(shù))a good/great deal ofa large/great amount ofquite a little+不可數(shù)名詞(作主語時, 謂語動詞用單數(shù))a lot of/lots ofplenty ofa large/great quantity of+可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞(作主語時, 謂語動詞要根據(jù)名詞確定)large quantities of可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞(作主語時, 謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù))【語境應(yīng)用】從括號內(nèi)選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空。1) A large number of houses _ (was / were) destroyed in the earthquake.2) Large amounts of my spare time _ (is/ are) wasted in watching TV series.3) A l