Unit 1 Looking forwards Starting out 课件(共38张PPT，内镶嵌视频)-2025-2026学年外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

(共38张PPT)
XB4U1 Looking Forwards
Understanding Ideas
Facing the Future
By the end of this class, you will be able to
1. Accumulate some expressions about facing the future;
2. understand the main idea and the details of the passage;
3. have a better understanding of 2 famous writers and take a leaf out of books of /learn from them;
4. develop a positive attitude towards life, and think about how to prepare for the future.
Learning objectives
Activity 1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1.What are the differences between the three paths
2. What do you think life’s path looks like (Choose/draw a path and explain it.)
Complete the questionnaire and share your answers with the class.
SENIOR HIGH QUESTIONNAIRE
Now you’ve been at senior high for over a year. I’d like to know your progress and plans for the future.
Thank you!
Your Form Teacher(班主任老师）
① How do you feel about your performance over the previous（之前的，以前的） terms
satisfied
so-so
not satisfied
Why
2. How do you plan to achieve your dream in the future
Activity 2
Let’s read the passage and talk about future.
Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
a What is possibly the most important concern in life
b What was Doyle’s main writing ambition
c What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future
d What is the relationship between one’s plans and the future
e Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories
f What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer
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6
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5
3
Activity 3
Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion
Author’s opinion
Example 1
Example 2
1 For many of us, it’s something we already have experienced. One moment, we are lying（lie-lay-lain躺） comfortably in bed, about to fall into（进入） a deep sleep. The next, our eyes are open and we find ourselves wondering or even worrying about possibly the most important issue（n. 问题，期号，发行v. 发表，出版） of our lives --- the future. Will we get into the school of our choice What will we be doing in ten years’ time Can we become the person we really want to be In the face of （面对……）such questions, how should we approach （处理，应对，面对）the future Can we take action to（采取行动做某事） shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes our way（come one’s way发生在某人身上）
Activity 4 Read for details
Para. 1
Q1 What is possibly the most important concern in life
The most important concern in life is possibly the future.
Different jobs people might do in the future.
Stories about different people’s future.
Various possibilities for future development.
Fixed(确定的,固定的) future for everyone.
Q2. What is the passage mainly about
Q3:Why does the author ask so many questions in the first paragraph
A．To introduce the topic.
B．To seek a certain answer.
C．To turn to readers for help.
D．To entertain readers.
2 As（正如）many of us already know, having plans in place（在适当的位置） for the future is no guarantee（n.保证） that they will become reality. In this respect, some people are more fortunate than others, as（正如） can be illustrated/shown by（由……阐明） comparing the lives of two famous authors, born 40 years apart（adv. 相隔，相距）. Although they shared the same ambitious and energetic approach to life, their careers unfolded(展开，发展)in contrasting way/develop in different ways）.
that引导同位语从句，是对guarantee进行解释说明。
Para. 2
What is the relationship between one’s plans and the future
Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality(现实).
plans
future
3 The American author, Ernest Hemingway, born in 1899, was from early boyhood single-minded(专一的，坚定的） in his ambition (to write). On leaving（一……就……） high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter. He went on to become foreign correspondent(驻外记者) for the Toronto Star多伦多星报 and used his extraordinary experiences in Europe and later Cuba to inform（影响，赋予……信息/内涵） his writing. In his words, “I decided that I would write one story about each thing that I knew about.”
find + oneself + doing 发现自己在做某事(2025年高考2卷60空）
find + 宾语 + 宾补 结构表示 “发现，发觉（处于某状态、在做某事）”；“自我感觉；发现自己处于某种状态；发现自己的能力”
She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
The little girl found a dog lying on the ground..
He found his wallet stolen on the train.
You can easily find it difficult to operate the computer.
3 Having set himself this goal, he wrote novels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, bullfighting(斗牛) and deep-sea fishing, amongst others(除了其他人/事物之外）. His novel The Old Man and the Sea, about the three-day epic（史诗般的，艰苦卓绝的）struggle between an elderly fisherman and the biggest fish he had ever caught, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
write-wrote-written catch-caught-caught
Para. 3
What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer
He joined a local newspaper as a trainee reporter after leaving high school, then he became a foreign correspondent and used his personal experiences to inform his writing.
4 By/in contrast(相比之下), the young Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland in 1859, had originally worked as a doctor. But Doyle’s main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. 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(直到今天，迄今为止).
与……相比不值一提
Para. 4
Q1:What was Doyle’s main writing ambition
Doyle’s main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels.
5 Interestingly, Doyle wrote some of his early Holmes stories while he was waiting for patients in his medical practice in London. After Sherlock Holmes made him a household(adj. 家喻户晓的n. 家庭) name, Doyle gave up medicine and devoted himself entirely to writing. He still longed to become known for his historical novels amongst other academic works. The public, however, couldn’t get enough of(对……如痴如狂；对……没个够)Sherlock Holmes.
devote oneself to (doing...) 致力于/献身于……（做……)
5 In desperation(绝望之下，不顾一切地）, Doyle killed off the famous detective in a novel (which was) published in 1893 so that（以便） he could focus on his “serious” writing. However, fans of Holmes were so angry that Doyle, under immense（极大的，巨大的） pressure, was forced to bring Holmes back from the dead. Doyle’s many historical novels, plays, poems and academic papers have remained largely forgotten, but Sherlock Holmes has been entertaining（娱乐，招待） readers for well over a century.
bring…back from the dead 使……起死回生；让……复活
Para. 5
Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories
Because Doyle still longed to become known for his historical novels amongst other academic works.
6 Though both of these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as(按照……的方式) they planned. So, whatever twists and turns(ups and downs迂回曲折的变化) you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books(效仿，模仿，向……学习） of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected. 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(以某种方式) connect in your future.”正如著名的科技创新者史蒂夫 乔布斯所说：“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。”
“主语+现在分词短语”构成独立主格结构，作伴随状语。
follow one’s example/learn from/take a page from one’s book/model oneself on sb
Para. 6
What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future
Whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.
1. What can you learn about facing the future from the two authors
Activity 5 Think & Share
On the way to success, we should get prepared for the unexpected and something may not turn out as planned.
2. Do you know any stories about Chinese writers and their plans for the future What lessons can you learn from their experiences
Lu Xun gave up medicine and took up literature because curing bodies wasn’t enough-he needed to wake up people’s minds. He thought writing could better fight social problems and change the nation.
In a word, he cared about China.
Stanford University Commencement (毕业典礼) 2005
As is known to all , what we have planned does not necessarily agree with 1 _____ we will become . Let’s take two famous authors Ernest Hemingway and Conan Doyle for example. Although they shared 2 ____ same ambitious and energetic approach to life , their careers unfolded in contrasting3 　　 (way).
Born in 1899,Ernest Hemingway had the ambition 4 _______(write) from early boyhood . On leaving high school , he first worked as a trainee reporter in a local newspaper , and became foreign correspondent . He wrote many novels and short stories 5_____ (base) on his personal experiences , among 6______ The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953.
what
the
ways
to write
based
which
Activity 6 Make a summary.
By contrast, the young Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland in 1859, had 7___________(origin) worked as a doctor. But Doyle’s main ambition was to become a writer of 8____________(history) novels. 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 9_______(well) known for to this day.
Both of them were ultimately successful , but their paths to 10_______ (succeed) were very different , their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned.
originally
historical
best
success
1. find + oneselves + doing
2. in the face of
3. come one’s way
4. doing sth.
5. in this respect
6. On doing ...
7. Having done...
8. by contrast
9. under immense pressure
10. be forced to do
11. turn out
12. take a leaf out of /from one’s book
发现自己在做某事
面对；面临
发生在某人身上；可以被某人利用
动名词（短语）作主语，起名词作用。
在这方面
一……就……(介词短语，作时间状语)
现在分词完成式作时间状语
相比之下；与之相比
复习回顾
在巨大的压力下
被迫做 ；被迫使做某事
生产；结果是
模仿/效仿某人；照着某人的做法做
Must do:Organise information from the passage and complete the chart.
Homework
Ernest
Hemingway
He was born in the US in 1899.
He __________________________________ since boyhood.
He wrote __________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
He won ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
was single-minded in his ambition to write
novels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing, amongst others
the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature later
Arthur Conan Doyle
He was born in Scotland in 1859.
He first worked as ________, but ____________________
_______________________________________________.
He created ___________________, Sherlock Holmes.
He had wanted to be remembered for ___________________________________________,
but ________________________________________.
a doctor
the fictional detective
his historical novels amongst other academic works
the public couldn’t get enough of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle’s main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels
Ernest Hemingway
Arthur
Conan Doyle
Similarities
They both ______________________________.
They shared _____________________________
________________________________________.
were ultimately successful
the same ambitious and energetic approach to life
Try to search more famous people’s plans for the future.