(共12张PPT)
Three Days to See
陈思润
Sept. 20th
选必一 Unit 2 Onwards and upwards - Developing Ideas
Think & Share
If only given three days to see, what would you do with your eyes
What would the author do if she could see
Time Activities
on the first day see kind and gentle ______;
see ______ which opened her mind;
take a walk in the woods and appreciate _________________
on the second day see the _______ of man’s ________;
go to ________, ______ and _________
on the thid day greet the _______;
see the _______________ of ordinary people
books
people
the beauty of the nature
progress
theatre
pageant
museums
the movies
dawn
the workday world
The author thought it’s not possible for her seeing friend to observe nothing in particular.
Read carefully and find the supporting details.
T / F
T / F
Three days is enough for H.K. to see the world.
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.
Para.7
The author thought it’s not possible for her seeing friend to observe nothing in particular.
Read carefully and find the supporting details.
T / F
T/ F
Three days is enough for H.K. to see the world.
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.3
rhetorical question (反问)
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.
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hint (n.) 暗示 suggestion/ advice
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.
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What sentence structure is used repeatedly
What figure of speech is it
parallelism (排比)
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.
Discussion
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.
Do you agree with Helen’s point of view
point of view 观点
reasons 理由
Homework
Imitate the writing style of the passage to write down a short passage, with the title “If I were blind”.
If you were blind, what difficulties would you feel
How to make a difference in the future life
If I were blind
If I were blind, I would feel ... Because...
But lucky for me, I am not blind. It is greatest blessing for me being a healthy man. From now on, I will...
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
---Helen Keller
“乐观是通向成功的信念,
没有希望和信心,就一事无成。”
How to make a difference in the future life