高中英语 Module 3 Literature课件 外研版选修7

LiteratureModule 3 奥普拉温弗瑞是当今世界上最具影响力的妇女之一。1996年奥普拉创办的“奥普拉读书俱乐部”节目在美国掀起了一股读书热潮。从未阅读过查尔斯狄更斯作品的她已经把双城记和远大前程列入了“奥普拉读书俱乐部”的第65本主选书。 “Im going old school，” Winfrey said，announcing her choice and noting that she had never read a work by Dickens before.“Its the best of times，readers，” the influential talk show host added，in a play on the “It was the best of times，it was the worst of times” opening line of “A Tale of Two Cities.” Winfrey，whose TV talk show is seen by millions of people in 145 countries，launched her book club in 1996 to encourage people to read.Her choices have included fiction，classic literature and popular autobiographies (自传) and have always jumped to the top of bestseller lists. Her last pick，in September,2010，was US.author Jonathan Franzens already bestselling novel of dysfunctional (有缺陷的) families “Freedom”“A Tale of Two Cities” was first published in 1859 and is set against the backdrop (背景) of the French Revolution.“Great Expectations” was published in 1861 and tells the story of an orphan boy called Pip growing up in 19th century England.Dickens was Britains most popular 19th century author whose other books include classics like “Oliver Twist”，“A Christmas Carol” and “Nicholas Nickleby”Many of them have been turned into popular stage plays and movies. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.1The purpose of Oprah Winfreys Book Club is to _.答 案 ：encourage people to read2The main character in “Great Expectations” is called _.答 案 ：Pip 谢谢观看！