2) Finish part E as you are listening to the tape:

　Answers

E (1) authors (2) Pip

(3) husband (4) England

(5) symbol (6) novel

(7) fortune (8) gentleman

(9) shallow (10) theme

Step 5: choose the best answers according to the text.

1. Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements except __________.

A. they were written a long time ago.

B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today.

C. they are difficult for people to understand.

D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.

2. Which of the following statements is wrong?

A. Clueless, the award-wining film is based on Charles Dickens's novel.

B. The film based on Great Expectations was released in 1998.

C. At first, Charles Dickens published many novels in newspaper.

D. Good classics are examples of great writing and wisdom.

3. When and where is Great Expectations set in?

A. In the USA in the 1800s. B. In England in the early 1800s.

C. In England in 1812.. D. In the USA in 1870.

Keys: D A B

Step 6: Language points

1) Useful expressions

have something to do with, have a place, in the world, be based on, be made into, at a time, on stage, be set in, have a kind word to sb., a symbol of, set sb. free, before long, be kind to, in the