(共20张PPT)
Back to Nature
Unit 5 Learning from nature
Developing ideas
In this class, you will
figure out the structure of the passage;
find out detailed information from the passage;
compare the quotes by Tao and Thoreau;
write about a lesson from nature.
Learning objectives
Read the introduction and find out what they are.
Tao Yuanming
One of China’s greatest _________ and a noted _________.
Henry David Thoreau
An American ________, _________, and _____________.
poets
recluse
essayist
poet
philosopher
/r klu s/
Pre-reading
归园田居(其一)
陶渊明
少无适俗韵,性本爱丘山。
误落尘网中,一去十三年。
羁鸟恋旧林,池鱼思故渊。
开荒南野际,守拙归园田。
方宅十余亩,草屋八九间。
榆柳荫后檐,桃李罗堂前。
暧暧远人村,依依墟里烟。
狗吠深巷中,鸡鸣桑树颠。
户庭无尘杂,虚室有余闲。
久在樊笼里,复得返自然。
好好度过每一个季节,
呼吸新鲜的空气,
畅饮美酒,品尝水果,
尽情享受这一切。
让生活中只有饮食和草药。
Skim to get the main idea.
Read for main idea
It talks about the life experiences of Tao and Thoreau who made _______________ in order to ___________ with nature.
transformations
reconnect
While-reading
Read for details
Who Tao (365-427); Eastern Jin Thoreau (1817-1862); America
What Before
After
Why
How
serving the court as an official
leading a decent life
arduous life in a poor, rural area
in a cottage in the forest
feeling conflicted over court life
to live in a simpler way to front the essential facts of life
content; happy; harmonious; quiet
Transformation
What
Why
How
While-reading
Compare the quotes by Tao and Thoreau.
Appreciate the quotes
Tao Thoreau
Images
Messages
village scenes
beauty
calm & peaceful life against depressive court life
While-reading
Compare the quotes by Tao and Thoreau.
Appreciate the quotes
Tao Thoreau
Images
Messages
village scenes
natural phenomena
beauty
calm & peaceful life against depressive court life
beauty & purity
to live in harmony with nature; enjoy its gift
animals’ & plants’ right to live and prosper
While-reading
“所有生灵都是活着比死了好,人类、麋鹿和松树都是如此,理解这句话的人会好好生活,而不是摧毁它。”
Describe their lives after transformation.
Read for insights
Who Tao (365-427); Eastern Jin Thoreau (1817-1862); America
What Before
After
Why
How content; happy; harmonious; quiet
serving the court as an official
leading a decent life
arduous life in a poor, rural area
in a cottage in the forest
feeling conflicted over court life
to live in a simpler way to front the essential facts of life
beauty
calm & peaceful life against depressive court life
beauty & purity
to live in harmony & enjoy its gift
animals & plants to live and prosper
“quiet and reflective lives with fewer material desires”
While-reading
What does nature mean to them respectively
Read for insights
Tao Yuanming
365-427; Eastern Jin
H. D. Thoreau
1817-1862; America
political corruption
industrialisation
capitalisation
spiritual shelter/relief
personal well-being/fulfilment
a positive lifestyle to be at ease with nature
simplicity (vs material desires)
transcendentalism: thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things
While-reading
Organize information from the passage and complete the chart.
He went back to nature because he felt conflicted over life at court.
His return to nature was a reaction to a lifestyle he was opposed to.
The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is in contrast to and critical of the depressive court life.
Thoreau’s return to nature was a personal decision to transform the way he lived.
Thoreau’s description of nature emphasized the beauty and purity of the wild areas around him.
He wrote about nature in order to convince people that animals and plants had a right to live and prosper, as we do.
Tao Yuanming
Henry David Thoreau
Similarities:
Both made dramatical transformations to their lives in order to reconnect with nature.
Both were happy to withdraw from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their new lives.
Learning to learn
A comparative essay compares, contrasts and evaluates two or more topics. There must be enough similarities and differences between the topics so that they can be discussed in a meaningful way. A number of points should be discussed within a comparative essay.
How do you understand the title
Back to Nature
to return from…
Nature 自然之本源
the nature of life 生活之本质
Human nature 人心之本性
to be at ease with Nature
to live in a simple way
to attain personal well-being and fulfilment; to be yourself
fame & power
material desires
…
Post-reading
How can you (as a high school student) get “BACK TO NATURE”
in modern society
Your opinion + supporting details
time management
interpersonal relationship
study & exams
entertainment
Post-reading
Back to Nature
If you want to get back to nature, you want to RETURN to a SIMPLER way of living.
– Collins English Dictionary