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外研选择性必修
第三册
Unit 1
Period 5
Writing & Presenting ideas
教学目
Lead-in
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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To read the sample introduction for its main idea and analyse its structure, write a introduction to a literary work
To present your understanding of the most beautiful person
学习目标
目标一: To read the sample introduction for its main idea and analyse its structure, write a introduction to a literary work
Activity 1: Read the title and look at the picture, predict what the introduction is about.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
It is about Dorian Gray who cares about physical beauty.
Activity 2: Read the introduction to the novel and answer the questions.
This book by Oscar Wilde tells the story of Dorian Gray, a very handsome young man who spends his life only concerned with his own pleasure, regardless of the suffering he brings to others.The story starts with young Dorian having his portrait painted. His friend Lord Wotton talks about beauty and pleasure being the only important things in life. Fascinated by his words, Dorian wishes he could remain young and good-looking always, with his portrait growing old instead of him.
Soon afterwards, Dorian is surprised to find his wish has come true, after he meets Sybil, an innocent actress who falls in love with him. Dorian heartlessly abandons her just because she performs poorly one night. When he learns that Sybil has killed herself, Dorian finds his face in the painting has taken on a cruel look.
He hides the painting away so that no one else may see it. For the next 18 years, Dorian engages in various evil deeds. His portrait ages and reveals his in