牛津英语模块八第一单元Reading

5. Who gives Pip a lot of money? A stranger. 6. What kind of person does Pip become after he moves to London? He becomes vain and ashamed of his background.
注意：若名词前的 解释为“ 的 意 注意：若名词前的little 解释为“小(的)”意 则仍用such，而不能用 。当that ，而不能用so。 思 时，则仍用 前是单数可数名词且该名词前面有形容修饰 可以互换， 时，so与such可以互换，即：so＋adj.＋ 与 可以互换 ＋ ＋ a/an＋n.=such＋a/an＋adj.＋n.。 例如： ＋ ＋ ＋ ＋ 。 例如： She is so good a teacher that we all love her. ＝She is such a good teacher that we all love her. 前是不可数名词或复数可数名词时， 当that前是不可数名词或复数可数名词时， 前是不可数名词或复数可数名词时 则必须用such，不能用 来代替。 来代替。 则必须用 ，不能用so来代替
1) so…that… 如此……以至于…… 如此……以至于…… ……以至于 so...that 和 such...that 的意思均为“如 的意思均为“ ……以致……”， 以致…… 此……以致…… ，都用来引导结果状语 从句。 从句。 so...that 结构中的 so为副词，后面跟形容 为副词， 为副词 词或副词； 中的such为形容词， 为形容词， 词或副词；such...that中的 中的 为形容词 后面接名词(但名词前可以有形容词或副 后面接名词 但名词前可以有形容词或副 词修饰)。 词修饰 。
2. Who is Charles Dickens? Dickens is England’s greatest writer. 3. How old is Pip when the story begins? Pip was then seven years old.
C1 Answer the following questions 1. Why don’t many people like the classics? Because they think classics are old and boring, and have nothing to do with life today. 2. What does Liz think about classic novels? She doesn’t think that they are old and boring. She thinks they have something to do with contemporary life.
3. What is written on Charles Dickens’s tomb? His tomb reads, “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.” 4. What kind of person is Joe? Joe is a kind and simple man.
Why else would many films adapted from them be successful? else adv. 其他的 What else did he say? 他还说什么了？ 他还说什么了？ I don’t want anything else, thanks. 我不想要其他别的了，谢谢！ 我不想要其他别的了，谢谢！
牛津版高中英语模块八 牛津版高中英语模块八
Unit 1 The written word
Reading
Do you know?
1. Do you know classic literature and its definition? 2. Do you know Charles Dickens and his works?
•adapt 不及物动词 vi. 适应 适应[(+to)] •他还没适应这种气候。 他还没适应这种气候。 他还没适应这种气候 •He has not yet adapted to the climate. •adopt 及物动词 采取；采纳；吸收 采取；采纳； •总经理再三考虑之后，决定采纳她的建 总经理再三考虑之后， 总经理再三考虑之后 •After much consideration, the president decided to adopt her suggestion. •过继，收养 过继， 过继 收养[(+as)] •克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。 克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子。 克恩先生将那孤儿收养为自己的儿子 •Mr. Kern adopted the orphan as his own son.
adapt vt 使适应，使适合 使适应，使适合[(+to)] 他努力使自己适应新的情况。 他努力使自己适应新的情况。 He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions. vt 改编，改写 改编，改写[(+for), (+from)] 作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。 作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。 The author is going to adapt his play for television. Vt 改建，改造 改建，改造[(+for)] 孩子们将这个旧谷仓改造成为俱乐部用房。 孩子们将这个旧谷仓改造成为俱乐部用房。 The boys adapted the old barn for use by the club.
Works by Charles Dickens
《 Great Expectations 》 《Oliver Twist》 》 《A Christmas Carol》 》 《Hard Times》 》 《A Tale of Two Cities》 》 《David Copperfield》 》 《雾都孤儿》 雾都孤儿》 《圣诞颂歌》 圣诞颂歌》 《双城记》 双城记》 《艰难时世》 艰难时世》 《远大前程》 远大前程》 大卫·科波菲尔 科波菲尔》 《大卫 科波菲尔》
7. Why is Pip embarrassed by his friend Joe? Because Joe does not fit his rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman.
8.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.
Introduction to Dickens
Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He had a happy childhood after his family moved to Chatham. At the age of 12, Dickens had to leave school because his father was imprisoned for debt.
Part C2
Scan the article and match the elements with the correct examples in this part. Key: 1. d 2. atch them with the correct definitions.
A Read quickly and answer these questions. 1.What is classic literature? Classics are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written that people still read them nowadays.
1. antiques 2. chapter 3. soap opera 4. abuse 5. tension 6. vain 7. rigid a treat a person or an animal in a cruel way. b difficult to change c a valuable thing from the past d to proud of your appearance, abilities or achievements e a TV story about the lives and problems of a group of people f the feeling of fear and excitement created by the writer of a book g a section of a book
例如： 例如： She became so weak that she couldn’t speak. 她身体如此虚弱，以致说不出话来。 她身体如此虚弱，以致说不出话来。 It is such a day that we couldn’t walk. 天气糟糕，我们不能散步。 天气糟糕，我们不能散步。
Language points
Para One-Three
• • • • • • • • They are novels, plays …… nowadays. examples of great writings and wisdom be left to gather dust on shelves have nothing to do with… have a place adapt from… come out bother to do sth.