(共26张PPT)
Unit 1 Growing up
Developing ideas-reading
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CONTENTS
Homework
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Pre-reading
Fast-reading
Careful reading
Post-reading
Pre-reading
Part 1
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Read the introduction to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Nationality
Identity
Interest
Character
Masterpieces
Facts about de Saint-Exupéry
a French writer and pilot
France
The Little Prince
flying and writing
a person who liked adventures
What experience made the author write The Little Prince
What kind of person do you think Saint-Exupéry was
The story was probably inspired by his plane crash in the desert in 1935.
Describe the three drawings and use your imagination to predict what the story is about.
Fast-reading
Part 2
It tells us grown-ups’ and children’s different views of the two drawings.
Now read the story and check your prediction.
Find out the grown-ups’ responses to the author’s Drawing Number One and Drawing Number Two.
Drawing Number One
Drawing Number Two
It’s a hat
advise him to lay aside his drawings of boa constrictors, whether from the inside or the outside, and devote himself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar.
Careful-reading
Part 3
Grown-ups are more practical than children. They want to teach children knowledge that will be useful in the future.
Grown-ups are no better than children. They lack imagination and only care about matters of consequence.
Grown-ups are more knowledgeable than children. They can understand everything by themselves.
Choose the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice.
Supporting evidence
Para 5: But they answered: “Frighten Why should anyone be frightened by a hat ”
Para 7: Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children be always and forever explaining things to them.
Para 9: In the course of this life, I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence.
Read the sentences from the passage and discuss.
What does the author really mean by these sentences
What figure of speech does the author use How does this figure of speech help to express the author’s attitude
What does the author really mean by these sentences
What figure of speech does the author use How does this figure of speech help to express the author’s attitude
Most of the grown-ups I have met are the same. They focus on practical matters only and seldom pay attention to imagination or creativity. If I pretend to think the way they do, the adults will conclude that I am sensible and mature.
Irony. This figure of speech enables the author to indicate his low opinion of adults’ behaviour and values by stressing such things.
What a pleasant day!
Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!
This book is “great”!
Irony
Post-reading
Part 4
Decide whether you agree with the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and why.
Think of some examples to support your opinions and make notes.
Work in groups. Give a talk about your attitude towards grown-ups.
Explain the author’s attitude towards grown-ups.
State your own opinions.
Give supporting examples.
Conclude by summarising your opinions.
3. Organise your talk following the steps below.
Give a short talk
Now think about your performance during the group discussion. How well did you actively participate and contribute ideas
Think and Share
1. Why do you think grown-ups responded in this way
2. According to the author, what is a child’s most valuable trait Do you agree with him
1. Why do you think grown-ups responded in this way
2. According to the author, what is a child’s most valuable trait Do you agree with him
They thought the author’s Drawing Number One was just about an ordinary hat. When seeing the author’s Drawing Number Two, they advised the author to change his focus to other subjects such as geography, history, arithmetic and grammar.
Imagination and genuineness.
As long as you want, you can remain childlike even when grow up.
I have found out the author’s attitude and given my evidence.
I have known the function of irony.
I have expressed my opinion on grown-ups and used as many new expressions in this novel as possible
Self-evaluation
Check whether:
Homework
Part 5
Homework
Read the novel The Little Prince or watch the film.
Write a short paragraph about your attitude towards grown-ups. (About 80 words)