(共14张PPT)
外研选择性必修
第三册
Unit 5
Period 5
Writing & Presenting ideas
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To understand the main idea of the passage, analyse its writing skills and write your own story
To make a speech on the topic “Nature is our best teacher”
目标一: To understand the main idea of the passage, analyse its writing skills and write your own story
Activity 1: Read the title and look at the picture, predict what the passage is about.
The Meaning of Struggle
Activity 2: Read the story and answer the questions.
One day, a man found the pupa of a butterfly. Seeing an opening in the pupa, he realised that the butterfly was ready to emerge. So he sat down and watched as the butterfly struggled to force its body through the little hole. However, minutes passed and the butterfly still couldn’t get out. The struggle was too hard for its weak body. The man then kindly enlarged the hole in the pupa so that the butterfly could finally break free. But instead of flying away, it just dragged itself around weakly, then died. The struggle to break out of the pupa was necessary for the butterfly's survival because it enabled its wings and body to grow strong. Without the struggle, it was too weak to live.
In the same way, we need struggle to grow strong and survive. We must go through some difficult things if we really wish to spread our wings and fly.
1 What does a butterfly do to get out of its pupa
The butterfly struggles to force its body through the little hole.
2 Why did the man think he needed to help the butterfly
Because the butterfly couldn’t get out. The struggle seemed too hard for its weak body.
3 What happened to the butterfly after the man enlarged the hole in the pupa
The butterfly dragged itself around weakly, and then died.
4 What is the lesson behind this story What else can you learn from it
We need struggle to grow strong and survive.
Activity 3: Read the story carefully. Describe the extended metaphor in the story.
Learning to learn
An extended metaphor refers to a comparison between two things that is developed at length over many lines of text, or throughout an entire work of literature. For example, in the butterfly story, the struggle of the butterfly illustrates life’s struggles. While the story appears to be about a butterfly, it is really about us.
The story compare the butterfly’s struggle to break out of the pupa to make its wings and body strong to human’s struggle to grow strong and survive.
Activity 4: Look at the pictures and think about what you can learn from nature.
Activity 5: Work in pairs. Plan your writing. Consider the following:
the topic you wish to write about whether you will use an extended metaphor what lesson it teaches us, and how we can apply this lesson to daily life a suitable title for your storyNow write your story.
Activity 6: Look at the pictures and think about what you can learn from nature.
A Lesson from AntsOne day, I was resting in my grandparent’s garden when I saw that the sky was covered with dark clouds; this being a sure sign of rain. All of a sudden, an ant came into my sight. The tiny creature was trying hard to carry a tiny piece of bread to its nest, but its efforts were in vain. Each time the ant picked up the piece of bread, it rolled down its body and fell onto the ground. While I was wondering why the ant was trying so hard to achieve the impossible, it was joined by more ants. This group of ants worked together, and eventually they managed to carry the piece of bread to their nest.
Similarly, we can cooperate and collaborate in order to achieve what seems impossible for us to do as individuals. In order to achieve our goals, we should work together.
目标二: To make a speech on the topic “Nature is our best teacher”
Activity 1: Work in groups. Plan a speech on the topic “Nature is our best teacher”. Think about what you have learnt in this unit.
Activity 2: Organise your ideas by answering the questions.
How can nature help people to solve practical problems in their lives What lesson can you learn from nature What else do you think people can learn from nature How does this unit deepen your understanding of the relationship between people and nature
Activity 3: Prepare a short speech. Consider the following:
1 the structure of your speech2 useful words, expressions and structuresShare your speech with the class. Vote for the best speech.
1 Can you retell the lesson you learnt from the story
2 Can you explain the reason why nature is our best teacher