(共28张PPT)
Unit 6 Nature in words
Understanding ideas
learn something about John Boynton Priestley;
skim the text and get the general idea;
read the text carefully and learn the picturesque language the author used;
understand the text and share more literary works about snow.
In this class, you will be able to
Learning objectives
Lead-in
Miranda
Mr. Woodhouse
John Boynton Priestley
joined the army
studied at Cambridge University
worked as a freelance writer(自由撰稿人)
and a radio presenter(电台主持人)
Event?
Task 1: Match the paragraphs with the main ideas.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
The world changed completely an hour or two later.
The world has changed now.
The snow is a magical event.
The world in the morning was changing.
The first fall of snow is an event.
General reading
Task 2: Try to match the pictures with paragraph 3,4 and 5 .
Match the paragraphs with the main ideas.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
The world changed completely an hour or two later.
The world has changed now.
The snow is a magical event.
The world in the morning was changing.
The first fall of snow is an event.
General reading
Match the paragraphs with the main ideas.
Para. 2
The snow is a magical event.
Para. 4
The world changed completely an hour or two later.
Para. 5
The world has changed now.
Para. 3
The world in the morning was changing.
Para. 1
The first fall of snow is an event.
A magical event.
Change.
General reading
What’s the literary genre of the passage
A. Poetry. B. Prose(散文)
C. Novel D. Drama(戏剧)
Shape形
Spirit神
feature
General reading
Close reading
Part 1 A magical event.
Para. 1
Why
Feeling
v. 给……铺地毯;厚厚地铺上
The world is carpeted with snow.
The path is carpeted with fallen leaves.
The path is carpeted with lovely flowers.
Part 1 A magical event.
Why
You go to bed in one kind of world.
When you wake up, the world is ___________.
different
sleeping
changing
Para. 2
Close reading
Para. 4
The world changed completely an hour or two later.
Para. 5
The world has changed now.
Para. 3
The world in the morning was changing.
Part 2 Change.
It follows the order of ______.
time
When I got up in the morning
Then the sun came out
Close reading
Close reading
When I got up in the morning
Then the sun came out
An hour or two later
Now
3
1
2
4
Para.3
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Change
scenery
When I got up in the morning
Then the sun came out
Para. 3
The world was _______ _______ and _______ _______.
The ________ light made splashing, shaving, brushing and dressing strange.
The sun was shining _______ and _______ the snow with _______ ________.
The plum tree stood in sunlight, with the faintly flushed snow ________ its branches and artfully ________ along its trunk.
dead white
grey blue
strange
color
light
bravely
flushing
delicate pink
feeling
使……发红
柔和的粉红
strange
Figure of speech修辞手法
Personification
拟人
The sun was
__________
the snow.
flushing
delicate pink
The sun was
__________
__________
shining
bravely
Close reading
Close reading
When I got up in the morning
Then the sun came out
The world was _______ _______ and _______ _______.
The ________ light made splashing, shaving, brushing and dressing strange.
The sun was shining _______ and _______ the snow with _______ ________.
The plum tree stood in sunlight, with the faintly flushed snow ________ its branches and artfully ________ along its trunk.
dead white
grey blue
strange
bravely
flushing
delicate pink
lining
disposed
Para. 3
color
light
feeling
scenery
bud芽,花蕾
Then the sun came out
The world was _______ _______ and _______ _______.
The ________ light made splashing, shaving, brushing and dressing strange.
The sun was shining _______ and _______ the snow with _______ ________.
The plum tree stood in sunlight, with the faintly flushed snow ________ its branches and artfully ________ along its trunk.
dead white
grey blue
strange
bravely
flushing
delicate pink
lining
disposed
strange
lovely
Close reading
When I got up in the morning
Para. 3
color
light
feeling
scenery
Para. 4
How did the author feel according to paragraph 4
Cold and indifferent. B. Depressed and upset.
C. Scared and uneasy. D. Angry and disappointed.
What scenes reflect his feeling (underline)
An hour or two later
Close reading
light a cold sparkle of white and blue
the sky thick grey
the trees black threatening shapes
令人不安的
uneasy
kindly
countryside a cruel grassland
a body of horsemen broke out
weapons might be heard
snow might be reddened
scared
as
if
seem
scenery
color
light
war
real
scenes
unreal
scenes
red adj. 红的redden v. 使变红
Then the sun came out
An hour or two later
scenery
color
light
feeling
Para. 5
Describe the scenery using your own words.
Snow
Air
Roof
Tree
Child
Now
Close reading
Para. 5
Listen to the paragraph
and find out how the author
described the
scene.
Now
flat adj. 平坦的
flatten v. 使变平
Close reading
Para. 5
Describe the scenery using your own words.
Snow
Air
Roof
Tree
Child
Now
scenery
Close reading
Para. 5
Now
Q: Why does the author mention Hans Andersen, children, and the rhyme in this part
fairy world
童话世界
magical event
echo the first paragraph呼应首段
Past
Now
Close reading
Post reading
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
By describing the magical scenery of the first snow, the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves.
By depicting the beautiful, near-magical scenery of the first snow, the author wants to convey his love for snow.
By recalling his memories as a child during the first snow, the author expresses his longing for the innocent happiness of children.
scenery
color
light
The light changes.
The color changes.
The scenery changes.
The feeling changes.
The _______ for snow remains.
love
Shape形
Spirit
神
Miranda
John Boynton Priestley
my love for life
his love for snow
his love for peaceful life
Event
Choose one of the scenes to describe.(3-5 sentences)
Group work
Read the text again and appreciate the verbs, adjectives, adverbs and figure of speech that make the description vivid.
Write a short prose to describe the snow in your own words.
Assignment
First snow is a gift from nature,
and
can be a comfort to people’s heart.