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Unit 2 Onwards and upwards
Developing ideas
新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第一册
Stephen Hawking (1942—2018)
graduated from Cambridge and
Oxford university and gained his
Ph.D. He could not move and
speak because of motor neuron disease(运动神经元疾病). his best seller A Brief History of Time, 《时间简史》 and his later book, The Universe in a Nutshell 《果壳中的宇宙》
Helen Keller(1880—1968), American author and lecturer, became blind and deaf at the age of two. She made every effort and graduated from university in 1904 with honors. Her great works include The Story of My Life 《我的人生故事》, The World I Live In 《我生活的世界》 & Three Days to See 《假如给我三天光明》.
Works by Helen Keller
Three Days to See
The Story of My Life
Courage in The Dark
More Information about Helen Keller
Portrait of Helen Keller when she was 7.
Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan
It is a writing of Helen Keller when she was 7. There are cat, cold, catch, load, lord, coal, doll, hat, bad, good on the paper.
Three Days to See
What do you imagine the author would want to see if she were given only 3 days to see
Go through the passage and check whether your predictions are correct while reading the whole passage.
On the first day
On the second day
On the third 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.
She would like to see a display of the progress of civilization. She would go to the museums and spend the evening at a theater or at the movies.
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.
Answer the qustions:
1. Why does the author think it is a blessing if people are blind and deaf for a few days
A. People will learn to appreciate sight and enjoy sound.
B. Suffering is something everyone must experience.
C. She wants others to go through the same pain as her.
D. The disability won’t last long.
1 I have often thought it would be a (bless) if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.
(Dark) would make him more (appreciate) of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
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2 Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. （Recent）, I asked a friend had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed.“Nothing in particular," she (reply).
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2.We can infer from the third paragraph that_____.
A.Keller would like to walk through the woods
B. Keller was shocked at her friend's words
C.Keller liked touching some beautiful things
D. Keller also thought that nothing was worthy of note
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3 How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing (worth) of note I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. If I can get so much
(please) from touch, how much more beauty must be (reveal) by sight And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
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3. What wouldn’t the author do on the first day if she were to restore her vision
A.To see the people who have accompanied her.
B. To see the books that have been read to her.
C.To walk in the woods and enjoy the beauty of nature
D. To stay up with her family and friends.
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4 On the first day, I should want to see the people whose kindness and （gentle） and companionship have made my life worth living. I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that“window of the soul", the eye. I can only“see" through my fingertips the outline of a face. I should like to see the books which have been read to me, and which have revealed to me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit. In the aftemoon I should take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate my eyes on the beauties of the world of nature. That night, I should not be able to sleep.
4. Why does the author intend to go to the museums
A.To visit one of her friends.
B.To know more about the progress of human being.
C.To touch the things she knows.
D.To learn more about the development of the movies.
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5 On my second day, I should like to see the pageant of man's progress, and I should go to the museums. I should try to probe into the soul of man through his art. The things I knew through touch I should now see. The evening of my second day I should spend at a theater or at the movies.
6 The following morning, I should again greet the dawn, anxious to discover new delights, new revelations of beauty. Today I shall spend in the workaday world, amid the haunts of men going about the business of life.
7 At midnight permanent night would close in on me again. Only when darkness had again descended upon me should I realize how much I had left unseen.
5.What's the main idea of the last paragraph
A. Keller liked listening to the song of a bird.
B. Keller liked touching each object in the morning.
C.Keller thought sight must be the most delightful of all the senses.
D. Keller liked smelling the perfume of flowers.
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8 I who am blind can give one hint to those who see: 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. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
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. Why did Helen think it was a good idea for people to lose their ability of sight and hearing
Because darkness would make him more appreciative of sights; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Read the text and answer the questions.
2. Find out the difference between Helen and her seeing friends when referring to seeing and listening.
Her seeing friends said “nothing in particular”, after she had returned from a long walk in the woods.
Helen found hundreds of things to interest her through mere touch.
What can you learn from them
They are broken in body but firm in spirit.
身残志坚！
Suppose you were blind, now you have three days to see, what are your plans for the days
1. What are the main wishes of the author Give an example.
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.
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
Open answers.
4. What qualities do both reading passage in this unit convey
Facing difficulties and setbacks in life with a positive attitude.
If you were stricken blind and deaf for three days, what your life would be like and what would you do in those three days
If you were stricken blind and deaf, I would…
darkness
lonely
silence
nervous
do nothing
terrible
stay at home
…
1. Which sentence impresses you most Tell us how you feel about the sentence.
2. What can you do to make your life more valuable and meaningful (at least 5 things to do)
Read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.
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.
1. What sentence structure is used repeatedly What figure of speech is it
A similar structure is used repeatedly. Namely, “Use…as if…Hear…as if…Touch…as if…”. It is parallelism.
2. How does this technique help to express the author's emotions
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
What’s the function of parallelism
Parallelism as 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 works and speeches.
Now make your own sentences using this technique.
Work in groups. Give a talk about your opinion on the sentence from the passage.
… it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.
Read and discuss the meaning of the sentence and decide whether you agree or disagree with it.
e.g. I think it means that we can only appreciate things after we lose them and I totally agree with it.
2. Organize your talk and make notes.
3. Give your talk to class.
Point of view
Arguments
Supporting examples
1. Read the passage at least three times.
2. Try to recite last paragraph.
3. Think about your performance during group discussion.
4. Write an article using the notes in make in group discussion.
