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1. Mini-Check on Literature Inside view Works of Charles Dickens: matching game 匹克威克外传 大卫·科波菲尔 董贝父子 我们共同的朋友 古玩店 圣诞欢歌 双城记 雾都孤儿 远大前程 荒凉山庄 艰难时世 A Christmas Carol A Tale of Two Cities Dombey and Son Oliver Twist Hard Times The Pickwick Papers Great Expectations Bleak House David Copperfield Our Mutual Friend The Old Curiosity Shop

2. Language and Culture Tips Inside view Charles Dickens Works of Charles Dickens Docklands in London Portsmouth Language Tips Language Tips on Everyday English

3. Inside view Conversation 1 1 Think about Andy, Joe and Janet and talk about what their reading habits might be. Use the statements in Starting point to help you.

4. Example Answers Inside view • Joe must read some things to produce LondonTime Off but probably he doesn’t read forpleasure. • Andy knows he should read some of the newly- published books but he is waiting until some arechosen before he’ll start reading. He may seem abit reluctant to read the new books. • Janet reads for her studies and probably likesreading. If she had known that she was supposedto read all of the books she would have done sowillingly.

5. 2 Look at the sentences from Conversation 1 and decide who says them. Inside view Answers Joe: 1 Andy: 2 Janet: 3, 4

6. 3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. Inside view 1 What is Read all about it? 2 Who has read all the books? 3 What’s Joe’s reaction? It is a feature programme which reviews recently-published books. None of them have read all of the books. He’s annoyed.

7. 3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. Inside view 4 What kind of books are featured on the programme? 5 Why does Andy think Janet’s suggestion is good? 6 How much does Janet know about Dickens? It features new books that may have a Londonangle, but not necessarily. Because Charles Dickens’ books are always on TV. She knows quite a lot about Dickens because she is studying his work at university.

8. 3 Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. Inside view 7 What’s the new Dickens book about? 8 Does Joe approve of Janet’s suggestion? It’s a biography which describes the Londonlocations which are the settings for many ofDickens’ books. Yes.

9. Inside view Conversation 2 4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What might Andy and Janet think about Joe’sbehaviour in the meeting? They probably think he’s bossy or lazy because he hasn’t read any of the books himself. 2 How often do you think this happens? Certainly it has happened several times because Joe says, “You’re always making excuses”.

10. 3 How do they feel now? Inside view Theyfeel happy to work on Janet’s suggestion. 4 What do you think they will do next? Andy and Janet will plan the feature and probably show Joe when it’s finished.

11. 5 Watch Conversation 2 and complete the table. Inside view Answers

12. Inside view Now work in pairs and talk about: • what information was missing from the conversation • where you can find the information to complete the table Example answer The missing information was about the most famous novels of Dickens. We can find the related information from Internet or library.

13. 6 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. Inside view Answers 1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (d) 4 (c) 5 (c)

14. 7 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences. Inside view JanetWhat’s the matter with Joe today? AndyNo idea. He’s a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I don’t really know why. Janet(1) _________________________. How often does he get like this? AndyWell, I suppose it’s not very often. But (2) ___________________________________. He wasn’t being at all fair sometimes he really gets on my nerves >>>

15. Inside view Janet Don’t let it get to you. He’s probably got too much work, and he’s stressed. AndyWell, he should (3) ______________________ ___________________. Anyway, you’re the expert on Dickens, tell me something about him. JanetWell, Charles Dickens was one of the most popular novelists in 19th-century Britain. Many of his novels first appeared in magazines, in short episodes. Each one had a cliffhanger at the end that made people want to read the next episode. AndyAnd was he a Londoner? keep his problems away from the studio >>>

16. Inside view Janet(4) _________________________ but his family moved to London when he was ten years old. AndyAnd (5) ________________________London, didn’t he? JanetThat’s right. He knew the city very well. Andy(6) _____________________________________? JanetAround the Law Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real life stories he heard in court inspired some of the most famous characters in his novels. He was born in Portsmouth he set most of his stories in Whereabouts in London are his stories set >>>

17. some of his stories take place Inside view AndyI think (7) ___________________________ south of the river? Janet That’s right, especially around Docklands. The thing was … Dickens was a social commentator as much as he was a novelist – his stories describe the hardship, the poverty, and crime which many Londoners experienced in the 19th century. It makes me want to read some Dickens again. Maybe I’ll just go shopping for a copy of Great Expectations.

18. Inside view AndyAnyway, you did me a huge favour. That was a real brainwave to suggest the new biography. Janet(8) ____________, Andy. It wasn’t your fault. AndyNo, it’s OK. (9) __________________. Go on, off you go and enjoy your shopping! Cheer up I’ll get over it • Additional Activity: • Role play the dialogue with your partner; • Try to make your dialogue sound as natural as possible. I’m Andy… I’m Janet…

19. Inside view Everyday English 8 Work in pairs and answer the questions about EverydayEnglish. Answers 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (a)

20. 9 Work in pairs and act out the conversation according to the directions on page 16. Inside view Example Answer Oh, cheer up. Don’t let it get you down!

21. Additional Language tip on Everyday English 1 Inside view “In one go” means “一口气” in Chinese. Here are similar expressions in English: “in a breath”, “at a stretch”, “at a whack”, “at a burst”, “at a breath”, “at a draft”, “at one go”, “at one whack”, “at one blast”. >>>

22. Additional Exercise on Everyday English 1 Inside view Translate the following sentences into Chinese with different “一口气” in English. • He emptied the glass at one draft. • He drank a pint of milk in one go. • He was so hungry that he ate up his meal at a stretch. 他一口气喝完了那一大杯。 他一口气喝了一品脱牛奶。 他太饿了，一口气就把饭吃光了。 >>>

23. Inside view 4. He blew out all the candles on his birthday cake at one go. 5. After watching my pal buy 100 cakes at one whack, I got astounded. 6. We are happy to see the flowers bloomed at a burst last night. 他一口气吹灭了生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。 看到我的朋友一口气买了100块蛋糕，我都惊呆了。 我们惊喜地看到那些花儿昨天夜里一下子全开了。 >>>

24. Additional Language tip on Everyday English 2 Inside view “Don’t let it get to you” means “别为这事心烦，别在意 这件事，别让这事影响你”，“get to sb.” means “ 让人心烦， 生气”， but it also means “开始，发生”。 • The way she spoke to me really gets to me. • It really gets to me that he stole my money after I had shown him so much generous. 她对我说话的口气让我生气。 在我对他慷慨解囊之后他还偷我的钱，这点最让我生气。 >>>

25. Inside view • 3. Don't let it get to you. He's not worth it. Just let it go. • 4. If you believe that you have been dumbed down by society, don't let it get to you. 别把它放在心上。他不值得你生气。就别再想了。 如果您觉得自己就快与社会脱节，那么就尽量不要让它发生在您身上。 Let it go… Back

26. Additional Activity: Movie Time Inside view Please enjoy the video clips and finish the exercises >>>

27. David Copperfield Inside view Please enjoy Video Clip 1 and write a summary of it. Example answer Though David’s born after his father died, he lived a happy life under the care and love from both his mother and the servant Peggotty. However, at this moment, his mother intended to remarry a Mr. Murdstone whom both David and Peggotty disliked. Click here for script

28. David Copperfield Inside view Please enjoy Video Clip 2 and role play it. Pay special attention to the language used in the lines. Click here for script

29. David Copperfield Inside view Please enjoy Video Clip 3 and fill in the blanks with the missing information. • ________ was driven away from David by _______________ and _________________. • David wished Peggotty could marry with Barkis, the wagoner so that she could ____________________ . • David’s _________ was arranged by ____________: • he was sent to ________________________ . Peggoty Miss Murdstone Mr. Murdstone come to see David more future Mr. Murdstone London to work in a firm Click here for script

30. Language and Culture Tips Inside view Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English Victorian era author, wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels including his most autobiographical David Copperfield (1848-1850); As a prolific 19th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non, during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of their lives, and his depictions of the social classes, mores and values of his times. Some considered him the spokesman for the poor, for he definitely brought much awareness to their plight, the downtrodden and the have-nots. He had his share of critics like Virginia Woolf and Henry James, but also many admirers, even into the 21st Century. Back

31. Inside view Additional Cultural Tip Back Works of Charles Dickens

32. Additional Culture Tips Inside view The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) is the first novel by Charles Dickens, published serially from 1836 to 1837 under the pseudonym Boz and in book form in 1837. This first fictional work by Dickens was originally commissioned as a series of glorified captions for the work of caricaturist Robert Seymour. His witty, episodic accounts of the kindly, naive Samuel Pickwick and his friends in the Pickwick Club were instantly successful in their own right, however, and made Dickens a literary sensation. Back

33. Additional Culture Tips Inside view Oliver Twist Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress (1838) is Charles Dickens’s second novel. It is about a boy named Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and meets a gang of pickpockets In London. The novel is one of Dickens's best-known works, and has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations. Back

34. Additional Culture Tips Inside view Bleak House Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly but depressive John Jarndyce and the childish Harold Skimpole, as well as the likeable but imprudent Richard Carstone. Back

35. Additional Culture Tips Inside view A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and resurrection. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in London and Paris, as economic and political unrest lead to the American and French Revolutions. The main characters in this works — Doctor Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton — are all recalled to life, or resurrected, in different ways as turmoil erupts. Back

36. Additional Culture Tips Inside view A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman and Hall and first released on 19 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. Back

37. Additional Culture Tips Inside view Dombey and Son, a novel by Charles Dickens, was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. The novel tells the story of Paul Dombey, powerful head of the House of Dombey. He wants a son and when a daughter (Florence) is born he despises her. His second child, a son (Paul), is weak and sickly and dies a child. Paul's first wife dies with the birth of Paul Jr and he remarries. His second wife, Edith, does not love him and eventually runs away with Carker, a manager at the firm. With Carker gone, Paul is incapable of managing the business and it fails. In the end Paul is reconciled with his daughter, living with her family, and doting on his grandchildren. Back

38. Additional Culture Tips Inside view Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is written in the style of Bildungsroman (教育小说), which follows the story of a man or woman in their quest for maturity, usually starting from childhood and ending in the main character's eventual adulthood. Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing about his life and attempting to become a gentleman along the way. The novel can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people. Back

39. Inside view Additional Culture Tips Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1853. The book appraises English society and is aimed at highlighting the social and economic pressures of the times. Back

40. Additional Culture Tips Inside view The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. Back

41. Additional Culture Tips Inside view David Copperfield Among Dickens's later works is David Copperfield (1849-50), where he used his own personal experiences of work in a factory. David's widowed mother marries the tyrannical Mr. Murdstone. David becomes friends with Mr. Micawber and his family.Dora, David's first wife, dies and he marries Agnes. He pursues his career as a journalist and later as a novelist. Back

42. Additional Culture Tips Inside view Our Mutual Friend is Dicken’s last novel and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining psychological insight with social analysis. It centres on "money, money, money, and what money can make of life" but is also about human values. In the opening chapters a body is found in the Thames and identified as John Harmon, a young man recently returned to London to receive his inheritance. Were he alive, his father's will would require him to marry Bella Wilfer, a beautiful, mercenary girl whom he had never met. Instead, the money passes to the working-class Boffins, and the effects spread into various corners of London society. Back

43. Additional Cultural Tip: Docklands in London Inside view Canary Wharf –evening sunset from across Blackwall Basin Canary Wharf at dusk in the Docklands The Dome on a fresh and sunny morning from across the Thames Back

44. Additional Cultural Tip: Portsmouth Inside view Portsmouthis a city locatedin the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the South coast of England. It is the United Kingdom's only island city. As a significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and also home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior and Lord Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory. Plaque marking-birthplace of Charles Dickens Tourist attractions Portsmouth Harbour Spinaker Tower Portsea Land Lord Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory Birthplace of Charles Dickens Back

45. Inside view Additional Language Tips The feature is a newspaper or magazine article that is about one particular subject, often on general issues in the sciences, arts or culture or giving more extensive discussion on an aspect of current news. e.g. Back

46. Language Tips A London angle Inside view A London angle refers to aspects that give special emphasis to London. Cliffhanger A cliffhanger is a metaphor for an exciting or end part to a section of a book or TV series that makes you want to read or see the next part. Back