(共19张PPT)
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
UNIT 2 Onwards and upwards
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
1 Are the numbers different from what you expected In what way
2 What special assistance can people with disabilities make use of in their daily lives
People with limited mobility problems could use wheelchairs, walking sticks, handrails...
People who have reduced vision could use special pavements for the blind, Braille signs...
Read the passage and find out what the author would do if she could see.
On the first day, she would want to see the kind people who have helped her and accompanied her through life. Then she would like to see the books which have opened her mind. In the afternoon, she would take a long walk in the woods and appreciate the beauty of nature.
On the second day, she would like to see a display of the progress of civilisation. She would go to the museums and spend the evening at a theater or at the movies.
On the third day, she would again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty. She would spend the third day observing people in their day-to-day life.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
1 To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.
2 To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.
3 To persuade readers to care about the blind.
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1 What are the main wishes of the author Give an example.
2 Do you know of any stories about people with disabilities Share one with the class.
3 How should we interact with people with disabilities
4 What qualities do both reading passages in this unit convey
The author would like to be able to see for three days. She would like to be able to see the people who have helped her and with whom she spends her time. She would like to see the books she has read.
Facing difficulties and setbacks in life with a positive attitude.
Read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.
1 What sentence structure is used repeatedly What figure of speech is it
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.
A similar structure is used repeatedly. Namely, “Use...as if...Hear...as if...Touch...as if...”. It is parallelism.
Read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.
2 How does this technique help to express the author’s emotions
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.
The use of parallelism in speech or writing allows speakers or writers to maintain a consistency within their work and creates a balanced flow of ideas. Moreover, parallelism can be used as a tool for persuasion.
What is parallelism
Parallelism as a literary device is the use of expressions, clauses or sentences that are similar in their structure. It can make the content more rhythmic, engaging and easier to remember. It is commonly used in literary works and speeches.
More examples:
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair… (from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens )
My fellow citizens, I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. (by Barack Obama)
Writing about an experience
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Writing about an experience
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1 Why did the author go to the “dark restaurant”
Because the author wanted to understand the experience of being blind, thinking eating would be the most difficult activity.
Writing about an experience
Read the passage and answer the questions.
2 What difficulties did the author have during the meal
1) The author knocked over glasses and dropped food.
2) The author ate much more slowly, trying to guess what was being eaten.
3) Pouring water was very difficult.
4) After failing to pick up any food with a fork for five Minutes, the author decided to use hands, but stuck one hand into a bowl of warm, thick soup.
5) Even using a spoon, most of the soup ended up on the author’s shirt.
Writing about an experience
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3 How did the author feel after finishing the meal
The author left the restaurant feeling hungry, though much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.
Writing about an experience
Try to experience what it is like to have a disability and make notes.
1 What kind of experience you had
2 What the most difficult thing was and why
3 How you overcame the difficulty
4 What you have learnt
Item 1
100%
Item 1
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50%
Item 1
80%
Item 2
20%
Now write a short passage to describe your experience.
One possible version:
Today in class, we played a game called “the blind traveller”, in which one has to walk through some barriers with their eyes blindfolded. It is through this experience that I started to realise how inconvenient life could be for a blind person.
Not being able to see where I was going, I kept going off the path and turning in the wrong direction. What’s more, without the ability to accurately locate the position of the barriers, I often fell over them, even though I was moving at an extremely slow speed. And a loss of balance increased the difficulty of this short journey. After falling over more than ten times, I finally reached my destination on hands and knees.
Without sight, I couldn’t even complete this short journey of no more than 15 metres smoothly, let alone overcome all the other various difficulties in daily life. I do realise that life must be much more challenging for the blind people.
Practise
P.30<步步高>
1.Several days ago,I attended a party...
2.Last Sunday,my friends and I went to...
3.It was very hard for me...
4.To my surprise,it is so interesting...
5.This experience made me become more...
6.From then on,I didn’t want to do...
7.In a word,I will not...
8.I got an important lesson from this experience...
假如你是李华,请根据下面的提示描述自己的一次经历。
1.大约六岁时,你在野外独自玩耍;天突然下起了大雨,你迷路了,不知道该怎么办。这时一位女士从你身边走过。她询问了你的情况,然后把你送回了家。
2.你的父母非常感激那位女士,你从此知道了:要乐于助人,帮助别人会使自己更快乐。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第一步 审题谋篇
1.确定文体:这是一篇记叙文,写作中应注意记叙文的常规格式。
2.主体时态:文章应以一般过去时为主。
3.主体人称:由于是介绍自己的一次经历,所以应该以第一人称为主。
第二步 遣词造句
1.独自玩耍
2.迷路
3.正在那时
4.带某人回家
5.匆忙
6.从那以后
7.处于困难中
play alone
get lost
just then
take sb. home
in a hurry
from then on
in trouble/need
1.我忘不了发生在我六岁左右的一件事情。(定语从句和时间状语从句)
2.我在大雨中迷路了,这让我非常紧张。(并列句)
3.我站在那里,不知道做什么。(并列句)
4.看到我站在雨里哭,她把我送回了家。(时间状语从句)
1. I will not forget the incident that/which happened when I was about
six years old.
2.I got lost in the heavy rain and it made me very nervous.
3.I stood there and didn’t know what to do.
4.When she saw me standing in the rain crying,she took me to my home.
句式升级
1.用非谓语动词改写句1。
I will not forget the incident _________________________________
.
2.用定语从句改写句2。
I got lost in the heavy rain, .
3.用非谓语动词改写句3。
I stood there, .
4.用非谓语动词改写句4。
,she took me to my home.
happening when I was about six years old.
which made me very nervous
not knowing what to do
Seeing me standing in the rain crying
Possible verison
I will not forget the incident happening when I was about six years old.One day,I was playing alone outdoors.Suddenly,it began to rain heavily.I got lost in the heavy rain,which made me very nervous.I stood there,not knowing what to do.Just then a woman walked past.Seeing me standing in the rain crying,she stopped to ask me and took me to my home.When we arrived home,we were both wet.My parents were very grateful and asked her to stay to have dinner,but she left in a hurry.
From then on,I decided to try my best to help those in need.I’m sure that I will be happier if I help others.