What is a great book?

A tale of two cities

Great expectations

Around the world in 80 days

Oliver Twist

Gone with the wind

Gulliver’s travels

Robinson Crusoe

Sense and Sensibility

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Eyre

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Heroes of the Marshes

Journey to the West

Romance of Three Kingdoms

A Dream in Red Mansions

classic novel

masterpiece

famous work

famous book

Great book

• A good book is a light to the soul.

• 好书一本 , 明亮心灵

• Books are the everburning lamps of 

accumulated wisdom. 

• 书籍乃累积智慧之不灭明灯

• There is no friend so faithful as a good book. 　

• 一本好书就是一位最忠实的朋友

• That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

• 好书开卷引人入胜，掩卷让人获益

• Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

• 有些书可供品尝， 有些书可供吞咽，还有较少的一部分需要咀嚼消化。

QUESTION:

Reading task I:

Read paragraph 4-8, then answer :

What makes a book great?

Great books are _________.

the most widely read

popular

the most readable

the most instructive

Reading task II:

Read the text quickly again and accomplish the following:

1. Find the word in paragraph 4 which means: lasting enduring

2. Identify the word in paragraph 6 which means: talk to or talk with

address3. Identify the phrase in paragraph 6

which means: talk about something for only a short time

touch upon

4. Locate the phrase in paragraph 2 from the bottom which means:

disappoint or make somebody disappointed let…down

use something up completely.

exhaust

More examples:

enduring memories;

enduring peace;

enduring influence;

1.The chairman will address the meeting.

……….. 对与会者说话

Examples:

2.Please address all the complaints to the manager.

一切意见均向经理提出

1. I feel __________ after finishing my difficult maths homework.(exhaust)

2. The difficult english reading is __________.(exhaust)

3. exhaust one’s patience;

4. exhaust one’s strength;

5. exhaust all one’s money;

use up…

exhausted

exhausting

6. What do these words in the last paragraph refer to?

They (line 31);

they (line 32);

these (line32);

they (line 33)

Fill in the blanks with the given expressions in its

proper form: exhaust, instructive, delight, let…down, touch upon, at best

1.Charlie had never __________, but this time I was really disappointed with his performance.

2.The relationship between poverty and poor health ____________ in Part II of the report.

let me down

is touched upon

3. Though he was a billionaire, he said he could donate 20 yuan to the poor __________. 4. You can read a classic over and over again and never ________ its contents.

5. Great books are the most ________. They are the primary teachers of mankind. 6. An adult finds all the beauty and significance which _______ them through reading a great book.

at best

exhaust

instructive

delight

1. 这本书里包含了其他书籍所找不到的思想。(contain)

2. 名著一页上的思想会比许多书的整本书中的思想还要丰富。 (more…than)

This book contains what can’t be found in other books.

Great books have more ideas per page than most books have on all pages.

3. 这就是为什么这本名著可以反复阅读，每读一次必有所获的道理。 (exhaust)

This is why this great book can be read over and over again and never exhaust its contents.

4. 这本书最吸引我的就是它所具有的教育意义。 (instructive)

5. 如果你读法得当，你就会感到开卷有益。 (let…down)

What attracts me most is that it is the most instructive.

The book will not let you down if you read it well.

6. 毫无疑问作为高中学生我们应该养成阅读名著的好习惯。 (habit)

7. 给我留下印象深刻的一本书是由杰克伦敦所作的《野性的呼唤》。

There is no doubt that being high school students , we should cultivate a good habit of reading great books.

The book which made a deep impression on me is called “The Call of The Wild” written by Jack London.

8. 和我们的小公寓比起来， Ann 的房子看起来像一座宫殿。（ compare with)

9. 这些关于遵守纪律的评论主要是针对学生写的。（ address)

Compared with our flat, Ann’s house looks like a palace.

These comments on observing disciplines are addressed mainly to the students.

10. 为计算机编程（ programming) 是非常辛苦的，他工作一天后总是筋疲力尽。（ exhaust)

Computer programming is very exhausting and he is always exhausted at the end of a day’s work.

1. This book contains what can’t be found in other books.2. Great books have more ideas per page than most books have on all pages.3.This is why this great book can be read over and over again and never exhaust its contents.4. What attracts me most is that it is the most instructive.5. The book will not let you down if you read it well.

6. There is no doubt that being high school students , we should cultivate a good habit of reading great books.7. The book which made a deep impression on me is called “The Call of The Wild” written by Jack London. 8. Compared with our flat, Ann’s house looks like a palace. 9. These comments on observing disciplines are addressed mainly to the students.10. Computer programming is very exhausting and he is always exhausted at the end of a day’s work.