(共25张PPT)
Unit 1 Looking forwards
Starting out
Looking Forwards
理解“人生的选择”
理解“选择与决定,面对未来”
表达:学会选择,敢于担当,积极面对挑战。
starting out
第1课时
Using language
第3课时
Listening: choices and decisions
第4课时
Understanding ideas
Facing the future
第2课时
Developing ideas
The road not taken
第5课时
Writing an application letter
第6课时
Presenting ideas:your understanding of a successful life
第7课时
单元大观念:理解 “面向未来,确定目标,审慎选择,做出决断,成就自我”的重要性。培养不畏艰险,勇往直前,积极向上的人生态度。
At the end of the class, you will be expected to:
Acquire, sort and generalize the key information of the video about Luxun’s decision.
Analyze why Luxun changed his original decision
Compare Lunxun’s choice with your choice made in your life path.
Shape a positive life attitude and Cultivate in-depth thinking about the theme by creating a new year’s resoultion.
Knowing
Doing
Being
Learning objectives
P1 Starting out
Looking forwards
Expect something in the future with pleasure.
A guessing game
Who is he
1.A famous Chinese writer
of the 20th century.
2.His masterpieces--Wandering, Call to Arms, The True Story of AH Q
Lu Xun
1.What do you know about him
2.Did he determine to be a writer at an early age Why
1.What decisions did he make
When Lu Xun was 15, traditional Chinese medicine failed to cure his father’s illness, so he made a decision to study Western medicine and became a doctor. But later, he made a decision to abandon his medical studies and take up writing.
2.Why did he change his decision
Because he realized that people in China were more in need of treatment for their minds than their bodies. The most important thing, in his mind, was to change people’s spirit, and the best way to achieve this was through literature.
(1) He is perhaps the most recognisable figure among Chinese _______ of the 20th century.
(2) He was a student of__________________ in his early life.
(3) He __________ his medical studies and __________ writing.
(4) He thought that though they were _________ , people from a weak and backward country would ______ or witness suffering.
(5) He dedicated his life to teaching and ________ young people to _________ a better future for China.
writers
Western medicine
abandoned
took up
healthy
suffer
inspiring
strive for
Flash back and fill in the blanks
QUESTIONS
1
Do you agree with LuXun’s decision Why
2
Have you made any important decisions or choices in your life What did you do
What are the differences among the three paths
Path 1
Path 2
Path 3
straight, but with
many rocks
many twists and turns
straight and smooth
The path on the left side of the picture is very straight and smooth. The path in the middle is straight, but there are many rocks on it. The path on the right has many twists and turns. The two straight paths reach a mountain, while the winding one reaches a forest.
mountain
forest
Explore your answers in the picture
1. Which path will you choose Why
2. What do you think life's path looks like
Path 1
Path 2
Path 3
Every path you take is a _________.
Every path is the_________ path.
Everything could have been anything else. And it would have just as much meaning
choice
right/
meaningful
They
1. What can you do when making decisions and find your own
path in life
What can you do to make better decisions
(1) Identify the problem.
(2) Start by comparison and creat a point system.
(3) List pros and cons .
(4) Imagine possible outcomes.
(5) Try to be prepared and confident, following your heart .
(6) Step outside yourself , be objective and adopt different points.
How can you find your path in life
Deal with uncertainty: There is no right or wrong choice, there is only a choice. Trust your intuition and feeling.
Patience: You can NOT speed up finding your path and your purpose in life, you can only cultivate your purpose which is like watering a flower.
Don't look at other people: Stop looking at other people and the external world, no one can tell you what your path in life is.
Pay attention to youself: Pay attention to the little voice inside your heart. Once you identify and make it specific, take one small action to get closer to that goal.
Take note of your gift: How can you help become the world a better place What is your gift
Facing
the
Future
If you have found your own path in life, what is possibly the most important concern in life
Future is changeable, full of uncertainties
SENIOR HIGH QUESTIONNAIRE
Now you’ve been at senior high for over a year, I’d like to know your progress and plans for the future. Thank you!
Your Form Teacher
How do you feel about your performance over the previous terms
satisfied
so-so
not satisfied
Why
What goals have you achieved
What goals have you yet to achieve
What will you do about the goals you want to achieve?
How do you plan to achieve these goals
Complete the questionnaire
In the face of such questions, how should we approach the future Can we take action to shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes in life
Be prepared to face our future
Create my new year’s resolution!
Create my new year’s resolution!
1
2
3
4
5
Empower ourselves and embrace a fruitful future!
Key Words
*4-excellent;3-good ; 2-Average ; 1-Needs improvements
Self Evaluation Checklist Assessment Contents Score (4-3-2-1) Improvements
I can describe what decisions Lu Xun made and why he changed his decision
I can understand what life's path looks like and learn how to make decisions in life
I can create my new year’s resolution and embrace changes in life.
I have developed critical thinking and form a postive attitude towards life.
Self-evaluation
Assignment:
2.Preview the passage Facing the Future
on pages 2-3.( required)
1.Finish your new year’s resolution and
share it with your classmates (optional)