Unit 1 Looking Forwards Developing ideas Reading 课件(共39张PPT)2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

(共39张PPT)
Developing ideas — reading
Unit 1 Looking forwards
Learning Objectives
Get the main idea of the poem and the interpretation given by the passage, understand the rhythm and rhyme, writing features and figures of speech of the poem;
Learn to make choices and develop the quality of having the courage to take responsibility and face challenges;
Summarize the elements of an application letter and write one according to the job advertisement.
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Pre-reading
Think about poems include road. Share them with the class.
路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
——屈原
2.其实地上本没有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。
——鲁迅
What are the meanings of the road in the poems
1. What can you see from the picture
2.What may happen if the person in the picture choose one instead of another
3. What do you think the roads in the picture symbolize
Look at the picture and think about the questions.
Let’s enjoy a poem and find out the meaning of the road in the poem.
What are the special features of Frost’s poetry
Have you read any poems written by Robert
Frost Share one with the class.
Before reading, please read the short introduction to the author and answer the questions.
1. What are the special features of Frost’s poetry
There are four special features of Frost’s poetry: first, it has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England; second, it has been praised for his colloquial approach to American language; third, it generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember; and finally, he often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes.
Check the answers
2. Have you read any poems written by Robert Frost
Share one with the class.
The Pasture
I’m going out to clean the pasture spring;
I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may),
I shan’t be gone long. — You come too.
I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I shan’t be gone long. — You come too.
The Road Not Taken is the first poem in Robert Frost’s book Mountain Interval, which was first published in 1916. Today, it is perhaps the most widely read and remembered American poem of the century. Although it first appears to be a poem about making an important decision, its meanings are complex, and it continues to be interpreted in many different ways.
Read the poem and predict meaning of the road.
P8
Read the passage and check your answer.
Fast reading
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II
Read for the main idea of each paragraph
and passage structure.
Read and Think
Find out what the passage is about.
Find out the meaning of the road and
think about the philosophy of life it reflects.
Brief introduction to the poem.
Choices people face and decisions people should make.
Choices people make are unchangeable and can lead to specific consequence.
Difficult to make right choices.
Take full advantage of the choices and positively face the future.
Read for the main idea of each paragraph and passage structure.
Para. 1
Para. 3
Para. 2
Para. 5
Para. 4
Part I Brief introduction to the poem
Part II Explanation of the poem
Part III Interpretation of the poem
The passage is about the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost and the introduction, explanation or interpretation of the poem.
Find out what the passage is about.
Find out the meaning of the road and think about the philosophy of life it reflects.
The road means big choices we face in our life journey.
There are thousands of choices in life, but a person can only choose one of them in life. So you have to be careful and don’t drift with the current. We should make our own choices through careful thinking.
Careful reading
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III
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
Read and Answer
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken
What are the rhyming words in this poem What effect do they have
Rhyming words may make it easier to read and recite the poem, because they make the rhythm of the poem fairly obvious.
Lines from the poem The Road Not Taken are often quoted in speeches of all kinds. The poem has been set to music by a number of artists and used in numerous television commercials. It has in fact become one of the most famous American poems of all time, not only because of its natural style, but also because of its thoughtful insights into human nature.
Read and Answer
Para. 1
Why did the poem become one of the most famous American poems of all time
insight to: a clear understanding of something, especially a difficult situation or idea 深刻理解；洞悉
be set to music: 配乐
When reading The Road Not Taken, one cannot help but see in one’s mind images of a peaceful wood deep within the countryside. Paths in the woods are often used to symbolize how our lives progress and change. The lines “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both” give us a visual representation of the choices that we face and the decisions that we need to make. Life throws many alternatives at us on a daily basis. These range from the basic “What should I wear today ” to the key issues of what subject to study at university or what job to do after graduation. Of course, the greatest dilemmas arise from moral problems, when we are uncertain which choice results in doing the right thing.
Read and Answer
Para. 2
What are paths in the woods used to symbolize
Where do the greatest dilemmas come from
can’t help but do sth:无法抑制做某事；禁不住做某事
on a daily basis: 每天
diverge：
分开
Whether big or small, what all our choices have in common is that they lead to specific consequences. Once we make a decision, in most circumstances, there is no going back. Although the writer of the poem considers taking the other path another day, he knows it’s unlikely that he will ever have the opportunity to do so. Like the writer, all we can do is look backwards “with a sigh” and imagine what could have been.
Read and Answer
Para. 3
What does there is no going back mean
The decision cannot be changed.
Whether our choices are big or small, they all cause particular results. From the moment we do or decide something, it usually cannot be changed.
Paraphrase
This sigh, this wondering whether we made the right choice, is understandable. Although we may be free to choose which path to take, this choice isn’t easy when those two paths look similar. Presented with two job offers, for instance, we may wonder exactly what it is we’re choosing between. What if, in choosing one, we are unknowingly turning down other future opportunities Will we ever even find out whether we made the right choice
Read and Answer
Para. 4
Why do you think the writer looks back on his decision “with a sigh”
The writer looks back on his decision “with a sigh”, because he is wondering whether he made the right decision.
Symbolism is the use of an object to represent an abstract idea. For example, the rose could represent love and affection, and the rainbow could symbolise hope. It allows the poet to express a certain mood or emotion in a more subtle way, as opposed to stating it directly.
Learning to learn
Ultimately, the road ahead – the road through our lives – is a mixture of choice and chance. And when we are approaching the end of that road, how will we remember the journey How will we look back on our lives In the poem, the writer doubts his choice, thinking that in the future “ages and ages hence”, he may claim that he took the “less traveled” road. Some of us do take a more unusual path through life, and while it may be a harder one to follow, it can also lead to new adventures and experiences. Nonetheless, part of the art of decision-making is learning to make the most of our decisions. Instead of looking back with regret, we should be facing our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are ours, and ours only.
Read and Answer
Para. 5
1. What does the writer doubt in his poem
2. What can we learn about the unusual path through life
我们应该积极乐观地面对未来，而非带着悔恨回顾过去，因为选择在于我们自己，而且只属于我们自己。
Complete the table with information from the passage.
P10
Complete the table with information from the passage.
A traveller in the wood comes to a fork in the road and he feels sorry for 1____________________________. After close observation, he decides to choose the one which 2_______________________, though 3 __________
____________________________________________. He tells himself that 4 ______________________ some day, but he doubts 5 __________
_____________. He imagines that, many years in the future, he will tell this story with a sigh, saying that his choice has 6 ____________________.
being unable to take both roads
is grassy and wants wear
the passing
Summary of the poem
there has worn the two roads really about the same
he will take the first road
if he should
made all the difference
ever come back
Complete the table with information from the passage.
Appreciation and interpretation
It is one of the most famous American poems of all time.
The diverged roads in the poem symbolise 7 ____________
__________________.
Once we have taken a road, we might wonder 8 __________
___________________. Instead of looking back with regret,
we should 9 _________________________________________
________________________.
how our lives
whether we
for the choices are ours only
progress and change
made the right choice
be facing our future with energy and optimism,
Post-reading
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Think Share
What is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make What did you choose to do
What effect will the poem have on you when you face decisions in the future Give your reasons.
In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit improve your understanding of the choices you make and how they impact your future
What is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make
What did you choose to do
Think Share
One possible answer:
Once I had to make a difficult decision between lying to my mother to avoid being punished and telling the truth.
I chose to tell the truth because I’d like to be an honest person.
2. What effect will the poem have on you when you face decisions in
the future Give your reasons.
One possible answer:
From the poem I know, whatever decisions I have made, I should make the most of the decision and be optimistic about the future rather than look back with regret.
3. In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit
improve your understanding of the choices you make and how
they impact your future
Think Share
One possible answer:
The first reading passage tells us that there are various possibilities for future development. And the second reading passage encourages us to face our future with energy and optimism instead of regret.
Work in groups. Read another interpretation of the poem and prepare a report comparing it with the one in the passage. (P10)
Group Work
Discuss the two interpretations from the following aspects. Do further research if necessary.
What points do the two interpretations share
What are the major differences between the two interpretations
Which interpretation seems more convincing to you Why
Can you think of yet another interpretation of the poem
Work in groups. Read another interpretation of the poem and prepare a report comparing it with the one in the passage. (P10)
Group Work
The Road Not Taken is one of America’s best-loved poems, and I think it is a pity that it is generally misunderstood as a call for facing the future without regret. To me, it is really about accepting the consequences of our choices many years in the future, when it is too late to change them. The two roads in the wood were “really about the same”, so the cause of any indecision is a fear of regret. It is, however, acceptable to feel regretful, because it serves as a reminder to live life to the full.
Robert
What points do the two interpretations share
The two interpretations share the following points: the poem The Road Not Taken is one of America’s most famous or best-loved poems, and it is about choice.
Group Work
What are the major differences between the two interpretations
The major differences between the two interpretations are: the one in the passage interprets the poem as a call for facing the future without regret, while the second interpretation (Robert’s) maintains that the poem is really about accepting the consequences of our choices many years in the future, when it is too late to change them.
Which interpretation seems more convincing to you Why
One possible answer:
The first interpretation seems more convincing to me because many people among us will fall into regret when we doubt whether we have made the right decision. We should be facing our future with energy and optimism.
Group Work
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Language points
v ① 进步；进展；发展；改进
Important Words
He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing.
As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage.
1. progress v pro- (前) + -gress (走)→向前走→进步
② 继续进行；逐步发展
n 进步；进展
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
他会每两个星期来访一次，看看他的新员工进展如何。
随着夜幕逐渐降临，悲伤变成了愤怒。
医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。
v ① 宣称；声称；断言
Important Words
Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
A lot of lost property is never claimed.
2. claim
② 要求（拥有）；索取；认领
n 声称；断言
He repeated his claim that the people here backed his action.
科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。
许多丢失的物品从未被认领。
他再次声称，这里的人民支持他的行动。
Important phrases
1 insight into
2 on a daily basis
3 range from…to…
4 arise from
5 result in
6 lead to
7 turn down
8 look back on
9 make the most of
每天
（范围）从……到……
由……引起；起因于
深刻理解；洞悉……
导致；结果是
导致；通向
拒绝
回顾；回忆
尽量利用；充分利用
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Homework
1. Search the Internet to find and read more poems written by
Robert Frost.
2. Search the Internet to find another interpretation of the poem.
Write down the report, including your understanding of the
poem.
Homework
Thank You!