外研社2019版选择性必修四Unit 1 Understanding ideas
Facing the Future
【Learning Aims】
1. To have a thorough understanding of Facing the Future;
2. To get the main idea, structure&further details of the passage;
3. To master the usage of the key words, expressions&sentences in this passage.
【Important & Difficult points】
Basic knowledge, The general idea &structure of the passage
【Learning & Teaching】
Ⅰ. Lead-in
Task 1: New words
1.take action 采取行动 take immediate action立即采取行动
2.*boyhood n.(男性的)童年时期,少年时代
后缀“-hood”构成名词,表示某种时期、身份、性质、状态或资格
childhood 童年 adulthood 成年 brotherhood 兄弟情 neighbourhood 邻里;社区
3.ambition n. 追求,理想;野心;雄心 ambitious adj.野心勃勃的;有远大抱负的(选B3U2)
Until all is over ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
4.*trainee n.接受工作培训的人,实习生 trainer n.培训人;教练;驯兽师;运动鞋
类似:employee雇员 employer 雇主interviewer采访者 interviewee受访者,被面试者
5.*historical adj. (有关)历史的;历史上的 historic adj.有历史意义的;历史上著名的
historical novel 历史小说 historical figure 历史人物 historic moment 历史性的时刻
6.detective n.私家侦探 a detective story 侦探小说
detect v.发现,测出,侦查出(选B1U5) detection n.探测;侦查 detector n.探测仪
7.*dot n.点,小圆点;小数点 v.布满;星罗棋布于
on the dot 准时 The sky is dotted with stars.繁星满天。
The bear would touch the more heavily dotted pattern with his nose.用鼻子触摸密集的图案。
Task 2: Watch the video and answer the questions (Activity 1 on page 1).
Q1.When Lu Xun was 15, traditional Chinese Medicine failed to cure his father’s illness,so he made a decision to study and become a .But later,he made a decision to and take up .
Q2.Because he realised that the people in China were more in need of treatment for than . The most important thing, in his mind, was to change and the best way to achieve this was through .
Key points in the video
1.fail to do 未能做成某事;做某事失败 2.be indifferent to 不在乎…… 对……漠不关心
3.in need of 需要 4.take up 开始从事;占用(时间或空间)
5.strive for 争取;为……而奋斗 6.dedication to 对…… 的奉献
Task 3 Finish the Activity 1 on Page 2.
Ⅱ. Text Learning
Task 1: Read the passage and finish the Activity 2 on Page 2.
Task 2: Read for the passage structure.
Para. 1 a. Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.
Para. 2 b. Thoughts about the future.
Para. 3 c. Growing-up experiences about Ernest Hemingway.
Para. 4 d. Introduction to Holmes stories.
Para. 5 e. Be prepared for the future whatever twists and turns might people encounter.
Para. 6 f. Brief introduction to Arthur Conan Doyle.
Task 3: Finish Activity 3 on Page 4 and Activity 4 on Page 5.
Task 4: Find the following expressions in the passage and note them down.
1.(be) about to do 即将做某事
2.fall into a deep sleep 沉沉入睡
3.of one’s choice 自选的
4.in ten years' time 十年之后
5.approach the future 应对未来
6. take action采取行动
7.come one’s way 发生在某人身上
8.in place 准备就绪;在正确的位置上
9. become reality 成为现实
10.in this respect在这个方面;就这方面而言
11.the approach to life 生活方式
12.unfold in contrasting ways以截然不同的方式发展
13.in one’s words用某人的话来说
14.win the Nobel Prize in Literature获诺贝尔文学奖
15.by contrast相比而言
16.be nothing compared to...与……相比不值一提
17.to this day 迄今为止;时至今日
18.in one’s medical practice在某人行医期间
19.a household name 家喻户晓的名字
20.devote oneself to doing sth.全身心地投入做
21.long to do sth. 渴望做某事
22.can’t get enough of sth.对……如痴如狂
23.in desperation绝望之下
24.kill sb off 杀死某人
25.under immense pressure在巨大压力下
26.bring ... back from the dead让……起死回生
27.remain forgotten 被遗忘
28.not necessarily不一定
29.turn out (to be) 结果是,证明是
30.take a leaf out of one’s book 效仿某人;模仿某人
31.twists and turns 坎坷曲折
32.in the face of 面对……
Task 5: Find the following sentences in the passage and chew the parts in bold.
1.The next, our eyes are open and we find ourselves wondering or even worrying about possibly the most important issue of our lives-the future.
2.Can we take action to shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes our way
3.As many of us already know, having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they
will become reality.
4.In this respect, some people are more fortunate than others, as can be illustrated by comparing the lives of two famous authors, born 40 years apart.
5.On leaving high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter.
6.He went on to become foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and used his extraordinary experiences in Europe and later Cuba to inform(为……提供资料;渗入到) his writing.
7.But Doyle's' main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels.
8.Although some of his historical novels were published, their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, which he is still best known for to
this day.
9. In desperation, Doyle killed off the famous detective in a novel published in 1893 so that he
could focus on his "serious" writing.
10.However, fans of Holmes were so angry that Doyle, under immense pressure, was forced to
bring Holmes back from the dead.
11. Though both of these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very
different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned.
12.So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.
13 As renowned tech innovator Steve Jobs once said, "You can't connect the dots looking
forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. 你无法预见性地将生命中的点滴串联起来,只有在回头看时,你才会发现这些点滴之间的联系。所以你要坚信,你现在所经历的,将在你未来的生命中串联起来。”
III Background Information
欧内斯特·米勒尔·海明威(Ernest Miller Hemingway,1899 - 1961),美国作家、记者,被认为是20世纪最著名的小说家之一。海明威的一生之中曾荣获不少奖项。他在一战期间被授予银制勇敢勋章;1953年,他以《老人与海》一书获得普利策奖 ;1954年的《老人与海》又为海明威夺得诺贝尔文学奖。2001年,海明威的《太阳照常升起》 (The Sun Also Rises)与《永别了,武器》两部作品被美国现代图书馆列入“20世纪中的100部最佳英文小说”中。1961年,海明威在家中用猎枪自杀身亡,享年62岁。
海明威一生感情错综复杂,先后结过四次婚,是美国“迷惘的一代”(Lost Generation)作家中的代表人物,作品中对人生、世界、社会都表现出了迷茫和彷徨。他一向以文坛硬汉著称,他是美利坚民族的精神丰碑。他的作品标志着他独特创作风格的形成,在美国文学史乃至世界文学史上都占有重要地位。
阿瑟·柯南·道尔(Arthur Conan Doyle,1859 - 1930),因塑造了夏洛克·福尔摩斯而成为侦探小说历史上最重要的作家之一。代表作有《福尔摩斯探案集》(包括《血字的研究》《四签名》《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》等)。他对侦探小说的贡献是巨大的,其小说的故事结构、推理手法和奇巧的构思都该类小说树立了范本,他是当之无愧的文学大师,他将侦探小说推向了一个崭新的时代。《福尔摩斯探案集》可谓是开辟了侦探小说历史“黄金时代”的不朽经典,是历史上最受读者推崇的侦探小说。