Charles Dickens One of the Englands most famous

Charles Dickens One of the England’s most famous novelists

Charles Dickens is one of England’s most famous novelists. He described life in the middle of the 19 th century, a period that is now called Victorian, as it is when Queen Victoria ruled Britain. Many of Dickens’ novels took place in London.

His main works: 1837 -1838 Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》 1849 -1850 David Copperfield《大卫科波菲尔 》 1859 A Tale of Two Cities 《双城记》 1860 -1861 Great Expectations 《远大前程》

Oliver Twist

David Copperfield

A Tale of Two Cities

Great Expectations

Learning aims of the period: (学习目标) 1. Read for the main idea of the text. 1. Read for details of the text.

Let’s first enjoy some pictures about Oliver Twist

Oliver is a poor orphan boy who lives with other children in a large house called a workhouse(济贫院).

This is the workhouse.

Oliver is the hero of the story. What words can you use to describe his expressions？

Oliver is waiting for having dinner with the other little partners in the workhouse.

Oliver is staying with the other orphans.

The man on the right is Fagin, who is a thief. He is teaching Oliver how to steal.

There are some people trying to seize Oliver, but he runs so fast that anyone can’t catch him.

Learn by yourselves and do the following activities (自主学习)

Task one 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.

Task two What did Oliver ask for? And why? Oliver asked for more food, because Oliver Twist and his companions in the workhouse were very hungry.

Task three True or false

1. The boys in the workhouse were given one bowl of soup and another 60 grams of bread each day. 2. After the boys ate the meal, they would wash their bowls by themselves. 3. The tall boy was not used to being hungry all the time. 4. No one believed that the tall boy could eat that small boy. 5. The boys had a meeting to discuss whether they should ask for more food. 6. If the boys hadn’t been very hungry, they wouldn’t have chosen Oliver to ask for more food. 7. Hearing Oliver’s words the warden almost fell down. 8. At first, Mr. Limbkins didn’t believe what Mr. Bumble said. 9. Similar things had happened before. 10. They decided to hang Oliver.

Task three True or false 1. The boys in the workhouse were given one bowl of soup and another 60 grams of bread each day. 2. After the boys ate the meal, they would wash their bowls by themselves. 3. The tall boy was not used to being hungry all the time. 4. No one believed that the tall boy could eat that small boy.

5. The boys had a meeting to discuss whether they should ask for more food. 6. If the boys hadn’t been very hungry, they wouldn’t have chosen Oliver to ask for more food. 7. Hearing Oliver’s words the warden almost fell down. 8. At first, Mr. Limbkins didn’t believe what Mr. Bumble said. 9. Similar things had happened before. 10. They decided to hang Oliver.

Task four Choose the best answer.

1. When were the boys allowed to eat another 60 grams of bread? A. At weekend. B. On special holidays. C. On everyone’s birthday. D. Every day. 2. The warden’s face became very pale because he _______. A. was a fat man B. was in complete astonishment C. could not stand D. was frightened 3. When Oliver repeated his words, the warden ____. A. held on to the pot to support B. stared in complete astonishment at the boy C. hit the boy on the head with the soupspoon D. ran out of the room 4. Why did the boys sit staring at the pot when they had finished eating their soup? A. Because they wanted to clean the bowls. B. Because they waited there for more food. C. Because they were so hungry that they wanted to eat more. D. Because they wanted to practice cooking. 5. How did Oliver feel when he asked for more food? A. Excited B. Desperate. C. Hopeful D. Brave 6. How did the manager of the workhouse think of Oliver’s asking for more food? A. Thoughtful B. Interesting C. Unthinkable D. Amusing 7. What can we infer from the text? A. The tall boy’s father had kept a small cook shop. B. Oliver was chosen to ask for more food. C. When Oliver asked for more, he was immediately locked in a room. D. The poor suffered a lot and had no right in the old society.

Task four Choose the best answer. 1. When were the boys allowed to eat another 60 grams of bread? A. At weekend. B. On special holidays. C. On everyone’s birthday. D. Every day. 2. The warden’s face became very pale because he _______. A. was a fat man B. was in complete astonishment C. could not stand D. was frightened

3. When Oliver repeated his words, the warden ____. A. held on to the pot to support B. stared in complete astonishment at the boy C. hit the boy on the head with the soupspoon D. ran out of the room 4. Why did the boys sit staring at the pot when they had finished eating their soup? A. Because they wanted to clean the bowls. B. Because they waited there for more food. C. Because they were so hungry that they wanted to eat more. D. Because they wanted to practice cooking.

5. How did Oliver feel when he asked for more food? A. Excited B. Desperate. C. Hopeful D. Brave 6. How did the manager of the workhouse think of Oliver’s asking for more food? A. Thoughtful B. Interesting C. Unthinkable D. Amusing 7. What can we infer from the text? A. The tall boy’s father had kept a small cook shop B. Oliver was chosen to ask for more food. C. When Oliver asked for more, he was immediately locked in a room. D. The poor suffered a lot and had no right in the old society.

Task five Organization How many parts can you divide the passage into? Oliver Asks for More Part 1 Para. 1 Part 2 Para. 2 -3 Part 3 Para. 4 -13

main idea of each part Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: A Why Oliver was chosen to ask for more food and what Oliver said to the warden that evening. B Why the warden hit Oliver on the head and how Oliver was treated by the managers of the workhouse. C The living condition of the boys was very poor and there they suffered from hunger badly.

Task six Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What was the room like where the boys were fed? 2. Why did the bowls never need washing? 3. How did they choose the representative to ask for more food? 4. When Oliver went to ask for more food, what was the warden like? 5. What was Oliver’s final result for asking for more food?

Check answers: 1. What was the room like where the boys were 1. The room was a large stone hall, with a large fed? pot at one end. 2. Because the boys cleaned them with their 2. Why did the bowls never need washing? spoons, trying to eat every bit of soup. 3. How did they choose the representative 3. They wrote their names on a piece of paper and picked one out. to ask for more food? 4. He hit Oliver on the head with the spoon, 4. When Oliver went to ask for more food, then seized Oliver’s arms and held him. what was the warden like? 5. What was Oliver’s final result for asking 5. He was locked in a room. for more food?

Discussion 1. What’s the writing purpose of the story? • Key words: reveal（揭露） show great sympathy to （对…表示同情) 2. Compared with Oliver’s life, what do you think of yours? What should you do?

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