1
Teaching Material: Oliver Wants More
Class: class three
Teaching Objectives：
1、Teaching Ss to find out the main characters of the novel and trying
to understand their feelings through discussing the details of the novel
so that they are able to retell the story
2、Teaching Ss to understand the usage of the selected words and
structures through examples, discussion and worksheet so that they can
understand the novel better and may use these words correctly in related
situations.
3、Teaching Ss to understand the story’s true meaning and try to enjoy
the classics better.
Teaching Procedures:
I． Step One(lead-in) (Brainstorming)
T: As we all know, there are many classics in the world. Can you name some?
II． Step Two
Learning to understand the story by finding out the main characters and
discussing some details.
T: Who do you think are the main characters of the story?
Presenting the grid on the screen to guide the teaching.
Worksheet 1 (Brainstorming)
match the writers with their representative works shown in the .column
Column I Column II
1.Cao xue qin The adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. Charles Dickens A dream of the mansions
3 Charlotte Bronte David Copperfield
4 Earnest Hemingway Jane Eyre
5 Mark Twain The old and the sea
6 Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights
2
characters activity/feelings Details you may find from the
story
Oliver 1 Votes were cast,and it
fell to Oliver Twist to
walk up to the master after
supper and ask for more
2 The boys made signs to
Oliver.He rose from the
table and advancing to the
master,bowl in hand said
“please,sir, I want
more”
1.Oliver Twist and his
companions suffered terrible
hunger in silience for three
months.
2.One boy became so desperate
that he wanted to eat the boy who
slept next to him..
3.All the boys believed what the
boy said,because he had a
wild,hungry eye.
Mr.Bumble 1After hearing the cry and
learning the cause of
it,he rushed into the room
Where members of the board
were meeting.
1.He was shocked. Horror showed
on the face.
2.He said,”Mr Limbkins, I beg
your pardon,sir! Oliver Twist
asked for more.
Mr.limbkins 1.He said “for more”.
“be calm, answer me
clearly.”
1.He didn't believe what Mr
Bumble told him.
2.He said,”Do you mean to say
that he asked for more after he
had eaten the supper given by the
board?”
The
gentleman
He said”The boy will be
hanged”
He added,”I know that boy will
be hanged one day.”
TASK 1:(further understanding of the text)
Divide the passage into three parts and answer the following questions.
Before Oliver Twist wants more
1. What did the story happen?
2. What was the life there?
3. What happened to Oliver and his companions?
When Oliver Twist wants more
1. Who made Oliver ask for more?
2. Did Oliver volunteer to do so?
3. How did he ask for more?
4. What was the reaction to Oliver’s request?(The master,
Mr.Bumble Mr.limbkins The gentleman)
After Oliver Twist wants more
3
1. What happened to Oliver?
2. What would probably happen to Oliver at the end of the story?
III. Step Three
Learn to retell the story（role play in pairs）
IV.Step Four
Learn some useful words and expressions through teacher’s explanation
to have a better understanding of the story and use them correctly in
related situations.
useful words and expressions
severe (definition)causing serious harm, pain, worry, or
discomfort eg. She was in severe pain.
desperate (definition) suffering extreme need, anxiety, or loss of
hope eg. She was desperate for work.
whisper (definition) to speak in a low voice; to say or tell
privately or secretly They whispered to each other.
reward (definition) money offered or given for some special
service or as a return for doing something good or valuable
As a reward for passing the exams, she got a new bike from
her parents.
句型
1 Never ever did the bowls need washing(倒装句)
2 So desperate did they become in the end that one boy, who
was tall for his age, told the others that unless he had
another bowl of soup every day,he was afraid he might eat
the boy who slept next to him. (倒装句)
V.Assignment
Reread the story and get ready for a short role play.(At least
five students a group to act out the story from Oliver’s severe
Worksheet 2
Making more sentences with the useful words, expressions and structures and then
share with the group members.
Your sentences
1. ____________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________
4
life to his being locked up
微信/支付宝扫码支付