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&_______!clungclutchedemergedtremblegraspeddrownPicture-tellingWorkinpairs.Lookatthepictures.Usethekeywordstodescribewhatishappening.Thenguesswhathappensnext.While-readingLookthroughthetextandcheckyourguess.1.Whensomeonesuggestedgoingiceskating,Mr.Winklewas.A.happyB.embarrassedC.enthusiasticD.bored2.Whensomeonesaidtherewereskatesforeveryone,MrWinklewas.A.excitedB.depressedC.anxiousD.overjoyed3.WhenSamsaiditwas“notuncommon”foricetobeslippery,hewasbeing.A.sarcasticB.helpfulC.impatientD.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.Pickwickwastoslideontheice.A.eagerB.excitedC.unwillingD.impatient7.ItwastoetMrPickwickoutofthewater.A.difficultB.notnecessaryC.easyD.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)onthesurfacea)onthesurfaceb)paleb)palec)landc)landf)tosb.f)tosb.g)practiceg)practiced)anopiniond)anopinione)heavilye)heavilyClassifythecollocationsintocategories:a)verb+adverbrainheavilyspendheavilysleepheavilyb)adjective+noundryclothesadryclimateadrysenseofhumorc)preposition+nounoutofpracticeoutofbreathoutoforderoutofthisworldoutofcontrold)verb+adjectiveturnpaleturnredturncoldturnnastye)verb+nounexpressthanksexpressconcernexpresshorrorHaveyoueverbeeninasituationlikeMr.Winklewhenyouliedaboutyourabilities?Whathappened?What,ifanything,doyoufindfunnyinthemaintext?Haveyoueverchuckledtoyourselfwhilereadingabook?Whichbook?
