AComicNovelCharlesDickens(1812-1870)

Hewasoneofthegreatestnovelistsofthe19thcentury.Hisfatherwasputinprisonfordebt,sohehadtostartworkwhenhewasveryyoung.HebeganwritingforpopularmagazinesandbecamefamouswithThePickwickPapers,acollectionofamusingstoriesabouttheeccen-tricMr.Pickwickandhisfriends.Hismostfamousnovels:OliverTwist,NicholasNickleby,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectations.BackgroundPre-readingWhichofthekeywordsarerelatedtothesethings?

*Water*ice*holdingpeople*nervous*reactions*noise*

Usethewordsbelowtofillintheblanks!ClingclutchdrownemergefaintfloatgraspreddenscreamshoutskateslidesplashtrembleturnpaleKeywordsThemonkey______totheropetokeepfromfalling.He________atthebranchbutcouldnotreachit.Themoon________frombehindtheclouds.I________attheverythoughtofit.I________thecatbythebackofitsneck.Don'tplaybytheriverincaseyoufallin&_______!clungclutchedemergedtremblegraspeddrown

Picture-telling

Workinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Usethekeywordstodescribewhatishappening.Thenguesswhathappensnext.While-readingLookthroughthetextandcheckyourguess.1.Whensomeonesuggestedgoingiceskating,Mr.Winklewas.A.happy B.embarrassed C.enthusiasticD.bored2.Whensomeonesaidtherewereskatesforeveryone,MrWinklewas.A.excited B.depressed C.anxiousD.overjoyed3.WhenSamsaiditwas“notuncommon”foricetobeslippery,hewasbeing.A.sarcasticB.helpful C.impatient D.observant4.WinkleofferedSamthecoatsandthemoneybecause.A.hewasbeinggenerous.B.hewantedSamtostaywithhimtohelphim.C.hewasmakingconversation.D.Samwashelpinghim.5.WinklecrashedintoBobSawyerbecause.A.Sampushedhimdeliberately.B.hewasn’tlooking. C.hewasjealousofSawyer’sskatingskills.D.hecouldn’tstop.6.Mr.Pickwickwas

toslideontheice.A.eager B.excited C.unwilling D.impatient7.Itwas

toetMrPickwickoutofthewater.A.difficult B.notnecessary C.easy D.impossible1.WhydoesMr.Winkleredden(line10)whenhesaysthathewouldlovertoskate?Ishetellingthetruth?2.WhyisMr.Winkle’ssmiledescribedasghastly(line34)?Ishehappy?3.Inline38,MrWinkleisclingingtoaffectionatelytoSam.DoyouthinkMrWinklewasreallybeingaffectionate?Whywasheclingingtosam?4.Whytwoinferencescanyoudrawfromyouranswerstothethreequestionsabove?A.Mr.Winklelovesskating.B.Mrwinklelied.C.MrWinklecan’tskate.After-readingoutofturndryexpressfalldownfloatclinga)onthesurfaceb)palec)landf)tosb.g)practiced)anopinione)heavilyCollocationsClassifythecollocationsintocategories:

a)verb+adverbrainheavilyspendheavilysleepheavilyb)adjective+noundryclothesadryclimateadrysenseofhumorc)preposition+nounoutofpracticeoutofbreath outoforderoutofthisworld outofcontrold)verb+adjective

turnpale turnred turncold turnnastye)verb+nounexpressthanksexpressconcern expresshorrorHaveyoueverbeeninasituationlikeMr.Winklewhenyouliedaboutyour