(共13张PPT)
Unit 2
Onwards and upwards
Three Days to See
Lead in
How much do you know about Helen Keller
She is ________ and ________, but she is an ______________ woman who has made great achievements and is considered as the spiritual idol of the whole world.
blind
deaf
extraordinary
Being blind and deaf, what do you think she wants to do most
Pre-reading
Predict the content of the passage.
What may Three Days to See tell us
What would Helen like to do if she were given three days to see the world with her eyes.
Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and match each part with its main idea.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Para. ___
Para. ___
Para. ___
1-3
4-7
8
Many people without a disability are not appreciative of what they have
What Helen wants to see in the three days
Helen has one suggestion to those who can see
Careful-reading
Read Para.1-3 carefully and answer the questions.
1. How would darkness make one feel
A.Proud of himself. B.Grateful for scenery.
C.Worthy of hard work. D.Pleased with health.
2. How does the author feel the world
A. Mostly by touching. B. Just using her feet.
C. Only out of imaging. D. Just asking her friends.
Para. 3 How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be revealed 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.
Para. 1 I have often thought 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. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Careful-reading
Read Para.4-7 carefully and answer the questions.
Time
Activities
Time
What the author would do
1st
Day
2nd
Day
3rd
Day
See kind and gentle people.
Can not be able to sleep.
See the pageant of man’s progress.
Go to the art museum.
See a play or a movie.
Greet the dawn.
Recall the whole day.
See the books read to her.
Take a walk in the woods.
See the busy life of ordinary people.
Small
Big
Love for ________
Concern for ______ and ______
Care for the ____ of people
Self
Nature
Society
Emotions
family
nature
human
life
What is the author’s hint to those who can see
Careful-reading
Read Para.8 carefully and answer the question.
Use your ______ as if tomorrow you would be stricken ________.
_______ the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken _______ tomorrow.
________ each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.
________ the perfume of flowers, ________ with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.
eyes
blind
Hear
deaf
Touch
Smell
taste
Try to make the most use of the senses:
hear
touch
taste
smell
But of all the senses,
I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
see
Helen Keller once said, “Once I cried because I had no shoes, until one day I saw a man who had no feet.”
Think about everything you have now, what makes you feel lucky to have And Why
Think share
I feel so lucky to have...(sight/hearing/...friends/...parents).
With its/their help, I can ...
Without it/them, I can’t ...
Therefore, I am so grateful to it/them that I will ...
Keep your face to
the sunshine
and you cannot see a shadow.
— Helen Keller
Summary and self-assessment
What have I learned in this class My marks: ________
1
Aspects/marks
I can use the new expressions to clearly describe Helen Keller’s wishes for three days.
I can understand how the author uses rhetorical question and parallelism to convey her emotions.
I can analyze an essay from the title, order of time, figure of speech and emotions.
I can cherish my own good life and cultivate optimistic attitude towards life.
2
3
4
5
Based on the discussion, write a short passage named “I am so lucky to have...”
Finish the exercises of 《练与测》on page 229-231
Thanks for attention