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外研选择性必修
第三册
Unit 6
Period 1
Starting out & Understanding ideas (I)
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To understand how nature is reflected in literary works
To understand the main idea of the passage, learn how the picturesque language is used to depict the first snow and how the author feels
目标一: To understand how nature is reflected in literary works
Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions.
1 What literary forms are mentioned in the video
Poems, letters, travel journals, essays and novels are the literary forms mentioned in the video.
2 Write down the writers and their works mentioned in the video.
Ralph Waldo Emerson——NatureThoreau——Walden
Moby DickJack London——The call of the wild, White Fang
3 What other nature writers do you know of Tell the class about him or her.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge; William Wordsworth
Activity 2: Listen and read the poem by Emily Dickinson. Answer the questions.
“Nature” Is What We See by Emily Dickinson “Nature” is what we see –
The Hill – the Afternoon –
Squirrel – Eclipse – the Bumble bee –
Nay – Nature is Heaven –
Nature is what we hear –
The Bobolink – the Sea –
Thunder – the Cricket –
Nay – Nature is Harmony –
Nature is what we know –
Yet have no art to say –
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
1 What images are used to symbolise nature
Nature is symbolised by simple images of animals (“Squirrel”, “the Bumble bee”, “The Bobolink”, “the Cricket”) and features (“The Hill”, “the Afternoon”, “Eclipse”, “the Sea”, “Thunder”), which are in turn symbolic of the poet’s thoughts and feelings about the simplicity of nature. Nature is also symbolised in a metaphorical sense when it is described as “Heaven” and “Harmony”.
2 What message does the poem try to convey
The message of the poem is that although what we see and hear in nature appears to be simple, within that simplicity lie great beauty, mystery and magnificence that humans cannot truly appreciate or capture in their art.
3 What does nature mean to you
It makes me happy.It makes me healthy.It takes a break from technology.It is a fun way to spend happy time with family and friends.My pets love it.It’s great for kids.
Background information:Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)The poems of Emily Dickinson are considered to be some of the most original and defining works of American poetry. With a childhood love of reading and exploring nature, she grew up to be a keen observer of the people and places around her, and many of her poems convey a deep appreciation of the mystery and beauty of the natural world.
目标二: To understand the main idea of the passage, learn how the picturesque language is used to depict the first snow and how the author feels
Activity 1: Read the short introduction to the author of First Snow and answer the questions.
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was born in the English county of Yorkshire, and knew early on that he wanted to become a writer. When World War I broke out, Priestley joined the army, and escaped death on a number of occasions. After the war, he gained a degree from Cambridge University, and then moved to London, where he worked as a freelance writer. During World War II, he presented a weekly radio programme, which became immensely popular. Priestley wrote many successful articles, essays, novels and plays, but is best remembered for his play An Inspector Calls. Priestley loved snow and expressed a desire to live in a country where it often snowed.
1 What careers did Priestley have in his lifetime
Priestly joined the army in World War I before going on to study at Cambridge University. After graduation, he worked as a freelance writer and radio presenter.
2 What kind of person do you think Priestley was Do more research if necessary.
talented, productive, observant, imaginative, quick-minded
Activity 2: Read the passage quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A It snowed heavily. Paragraph 2 B The snow was fascinating.Paragraph 3 C The first snow is a magical event. Paragraph 4 D The snow made the world dead white and pale blues.Paragraph 5 E The world is full of a cold sparkle of white and blue.
Activity 3: Describe snow in your own words. Then read the passage and underline the expressions the author uses to describe the first snow.
The expressions used by the author to describe the first snow: an event, so fantastically carpeted, a magical event, a cold place of dead white and pale blues, faintly flushed, artfully disposed, a cold sparkle of white and blue, falling heavily, in great soft flakes...
Activity 4: Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
1 By describing the magical scenery of the first snow, the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves. 2 By depicting the beautiful, near-magical scenery of the first snow, the author wants to convey his love for snow. 3 By recalling his memories as a child during the first snow, the author expresses his longing for the innocent happiness of childhood.
Activity 5: The author uses picturesque language to depict the first plete the diagram with the expressions you have underlined in the passage.
Timeline Scenery
When I got up this morning... The world became a 1__________________
___________________________________. The light coming through the windows seemed quite strange, and it made the familiar business of splashing and shaving and brushing and dressing very strange too.
cold place of dead white and pale blues
Timeline Scenery
The sun came out... The snow became 2_________________. My dining-room window changed into 3______________________________.
The little plum tree outside, with snow 4___________________________________________________, stood in full sunlight.
An hour or two later... Everything was a 5____________________
____________. The ground 6____________, the sky was 7___________, and all the trees 8__________________________________. The entire scene looked 9_______________
___________________________________.
delicate pinks
a lovely Japanese print
lining its branches and artfully disposed along its trunk
cold sparkle of white and blue
went on and on
thick grey
so many black and threatening shapes
like a cruel grassland
Timeline Scenery
Now... The snow is 10____________________________.
The roofs are 11_____________________. The trees are 12_____________________.
I can see the children flattening their noses against the window.
falling heavily, in great soft flakes
thick
all bending
Now work in pairs and talk about how the author organises the structure of the passage.
Parts Para.s Main ideas
Part 1 Para.s 1~2 Introduction of the first snow
Part 2 Para.s 3~5 Description of the first snow
Activity 6: Think & Share
1 Why does the author mention Jane Austen at the beginning of the passage
By referencing the characters of Jane Austen, who is known for her witty, perceptive observations of early 19th century English country life, the author is emphasising the irony and self-awareness with which he goes on to make his statement about the first snow.
2 What images does the author use to enhance the description of snow
Images used by the author to enhance the description of snow: a cold place of dead white and pale blues, flushing the snow with delicate pinks, a cold sparkle of white and blue, falling heavily, in great soft flakes…
3 What other literary works about snow do you know Share them with the class.4 Have you encountered any difficulties in understanding this passage Can you use visualisation to better understand the passage
外研选择性必修
第三册
Unit 6
Period 1
Starting out & Understanding ideas (II)
Activity 7: Find the important words, phrases, and language points you want to share with your partner. Then discuss in groups and share their usage with the class.
1 at the risk of... 冒着……的风险【教材原文】Even at the risk of appearing to this fair and witty reviewer as another Mr Woodhouse, I must insist that last night’s fall of snow here was an event.在这位公正睿智的评论家面前,即便是冒着让自己看起来像伍德豪斯先生那样的风险,我也得坚持说:“昨晚的那场雪是件大事”。
【句型分析】that last night’s fall of snow here was an event为宾语从句。insist意为“坚决认为”,后接that从句,从句常用陈述语气。例如:She insisted that she was right. insist还可以表示“坚持主张,坚决要求”,后接that从句,从句常用should型的虚拟语气。例如:Jane insisted that he should be present.
2 as...as... 像……一样……look through... 透过……看as if 似乎;好像【教材原文】I was nearly as excited about it this morning as the children, whom I found all looking through the window at the magic outside and talking away as excitedly as if Christmas had suddenly come round again.对于这场雪,我今早近乎像孩子们那样兴奋。孩子们透过窗子看着 外面奇妙的世界,兴奋地说个不停,就像圣诞节突然又要来了一般。【句型分析】whom I found all...为定语从句,修饰children;as if Christmas had suddenly come round again本句中用了虚拟语气。
3 be out of... 在……的外面
It is the first fall [1] we have had here this winter, and last year I was out of the country, sweating in a hot climate, during the snowy season, [2] so that it really does seem an age since I saw the ground so fantastically carpeted.这是今年冬天我们在这里的第一场雪,而在去年的雪季,我身在异国,在酷热的天气里汗流不止,所以离我上次欣赏到这银装素裹的世界,着实过了些时日了。【句型分析】[1]we have had here this winter为定语从句修饰fall,[2]so that it really does seem an age为结果状语从句,does起强调作用。
4 wake up 醒来You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find yourself in another quite different, and if this is not magic, then where is it to be found 入睡时,世界是一个模样,醒来则是完全不同的另一番模样,若非有魔力,如何才能这般?【句型分析】句中this指代前半句You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up to find yourself in another quite different的内容;it指代magic。
5 make sth.+adj. 使某物怎么样【教材原文】The light that came through the windows was very strange, and it made the familiar business of splashing and shaving and brushing and dressing very strange too. 窗子透进来的光线很是怪异,使得洗脸、刮胡子、刷牙、穿衣服这些熟悉的日常行为也显得离奇古怪。【句型分析】that came through the windows为定语从句 修饰The light。
6 come out 出来【教材原文】Then the sun came out, and by the time I had sat down to breakfast it was shining bravely and flushing the snow with delicate pinks.接着太阳出来了,等到我坐下来吃早餐时,太阳的光彩已是绚烂夺目,给雪地添了一抹柔和的粉红色。【词汇讲解】bravely是副词,修饰shining;flush是动词,意为“(使)发红”,与shine并列,一起描述阳光洒下的情形,这两个词生动地描写了阳光的状态,将阳光拟人化,体现了它的明媚、耀眼;delicate是形容词,意为“柔和的,淡雅的”,修饰pinks,delicate pinks表示“淡粉红色”。
7 with的复合结构作伴随状语【教材原文】The little plum tree outside, with the faintly flushed snow lining its branches and artfully disposed along its trunk, stood in full sunlight.在阳光的普照之下,屋外的李子树的树干和枝丫被淡粉的积雪精致巧妙地装点着。8 over 越过go on and on 一直继续下去I looked out of my study window, over the garden, the field, to the low hills beyond, and the ground went on and on, the sky was thick grey, and all the trees so many black and threatening shapes. 我从书房看向窗外,越过花园、田野,再望向远处低矮的小山,沿着不断向前延伸的地面望去、天空成了厚重的灰色,所有的树木都显出一副黑黢黢和凶神恶煞的样子。
9 the whole prospect 全景【教材原文】There was indeed something curiously disturbing about the whole prospect.整个景象确实会给人带来一种奇怪的、不安的感受。10 turn into 变成【教材原文】It was as if our kindly countryside, close to the very heart of England, had been turned into a cruel grassland.就好像我们这个靠近英格兰中心位置的亲切小乡村变成了暴躁的草原。本句中close to the very heart of England是插入语,修饰 countryside,指出它的具体方位,即“靠近英格兰的中心”。这样的描写加强了气氛的渲染,使读者更加清楚地感受到countryside原本的样子。as if在本句中引导表语从句,从句内容不是真实的情况,故用虚拟语气。
11 at any moment 随时break out from 从……爆发出来【教材原文】At any moment, it seemed, a body of horsemen might be seen breaking out from the black trees, so many weapons might be heard and some distant spot of snow be reddened. 仿佛随时可能看见一群骑兵从黑黢黢的树丛中冲出,可能听见武器的交错响声,最后好像看见远处的白雪一点点被血液染红。【词义解释】red在句中作动词,表示“染红”。
12 But the snow is falling heavily, in great soft flakes, so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley, and the roofs are thick and the trees all bending, and the weathercock of the village church, still to be seen through the grey loaded air, has become some creature out of Hans Andersen. 大片柔软的雪花铺天盖地地飘落,遮挡了你的视线,让你几乎看不到浅浅的山谷,屋顶上存了厚厚的雪,树木被压得弯下腰来,村庄教堂的风信鸡在灰蒙蒙的空气中依稀可见,像是从安徒生童话里走出来的活物。【句型释义】在本句中,作者使用了许多形容词和副词描写雪景。作者用falling heavily,in great soft flakes描写雪的形态;用the roofs are thick,the trees all bending描写雪后的场景;用hardly see across the shallow valley,the grey loaded air描写这是一场大雪;用Hans Andersen笔下的生物借代描写教堂上风信鸡的美与奇,描绘出一个雪后的童话世界。
13 flatten their noses against... 把鼻子抵在……上From my study, which is apart from the house and faces it, I can see the children flattening their noses against the window, and there is running through my head a rhyme I used to repeat when I was a child and flattened my nose against the cold window to watch the falling snow: ...从书房看去,可以看到孩子们把鼻子抵在窗户上看雪的样子,我的脑海里出现了一首儿歌,那是我小时候将鼻子抵在冰凉的窗户上看雪时会一直重复哼着的歌:……【句型分析】which is apart from the house and faces it为非限制性 定语从句,修饰my study;I used to repeat为定语从句,修饰rhyme。
1 Can you give another example of literary forms describing nature 2 Can you describe the snow and scene the author depicted