Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind Should auld acquaintance be forgot and

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Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never
brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be
forgotand days of auld lang syne? For auld lang
syne, my dear,For auld lang syne,We'll take a
cup o' kindness yetFor auld lang syne. We twa
hae run aboot the braesAnd pou'd the gowans
fine we've wander'd mony a weary foot
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Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne A Red Red Rose John Anderson, My
Jo My Hearts in the Highland
Robert Burns ( 1759-1796) , Scotlands literary
hero, was one of the most famous romantic poets.
Love , nature and courage are common themes of
his poems and most of them were intended to be
songs.
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genres of literature
drama poetry novels short stories science
fictions biography(autography)
Which is your favourate?
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Match each writer with his masterpiece.
War and peace Charles Dickens
Ode to a Nightingale Leo Tolstoy
Romeo and Juliet John Keats Great
Expectations William Shakespeare
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Match each writer with her masterpiece.

• Pride and Prejudice Charlotte Bronte
• the Harry Potter series Jane Austen
• Jane Eyre J K Rowling
• Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell

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Fast reading
What is classic literature? Who is Charles
Dickens? How old is Pip when the story begins?
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1.What is classic literature? Classics are the
antiques of the literary world ,including novels,
plays and poems that were written a long time ago
and were well written and received. 2.Who is
Charles Dickens? Englands greatest writer. 3.How
old is Pip when the story begins? Seven years
old.
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Listen to the tape and choose the best answers
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1. Some people think that classics are
old-fashioned because of the following statements
except __________. A. they were written a long
time ago. B. the language used in them is
quite different from the language used
today. C. they are difficult for people to
understand. D. They can only be found in
bookshops and libraries.
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2. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Clueless, the award-wining film is based on
Charles Dickenss novel. B. the film
based on Great Expectations was released
in 1998. C. At first, Charles Dickens
published many novels in newspaper.
D. Good classics are examples of great writing
and wisdom. 3. When and where is Great
Expectations set in? 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.
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Careful reading
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How does the writer try to convince us that
classic works are not old-fashioned?
Discussion
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• However, if this is true, why do we still find
• classics in bookshops and libraries?

2. Why else would many films based on them be
successful?
3. I do not think that these classic novels
would be made into films if they had nothing
to do with life today.
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The main elements of a novel
mist What it means to be a gentleman England in
the early 1800s Pip,Joe,Estella A stranger gives
Pip a lot of money,then Pip moves to London and
becomes a snob.

• Characters
• Setting
• Symbol
• Theme
• Plot

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Fill in the blanks according to the text

• Classics are the a______of the literary
  world. Though thought to be o__________ and
  boring by some people,they are still well
  r_______ as examples of great writing and w_____.
  In Great Expectations, Pip lives a very poor life
  in his childhood, but a very g_______ stranger
  gives him a big f_______, which sets him free
  from f_______ worries. With the money, Pip cant
  wait to begin his new life and he is b___ on
  becoming a gentle-man .Finally, Pip realizes that
  w____ doesnt buy happiness and that friends are
  more important than f____education.

ntiques
ldfashioned
eceived
isdom
enerous
ortune
inancial
ent
ortune
ealth
ancy
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Which would you choose,money or happiness?
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Homework

• Write a good persuasive essay,recommending
  your favourite book

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Thank you