(共37张PPT)
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1.Understand the main idea and structure of the text and clearly describe the wishes of Helen Keller for three days;
2.Use the subjunctive mood,inversion,parallelism and other rhetorical devices;
3.Have sympathy for people in trouble and form a positive life attitude in the face of adversity and failure.
Learning objectives
Who is he
Stephen Hawking 斯蒂芬·霍金
Who is she
He is a very famous scientist.
He is from Britain.
He could not walk or speak.
But he could think and explore the universe.
He wrote the book "A Brief History of Time",《时间简史》which became a best-seller.
Stephen Hawking 斯蒂芬·霍金
畅销书,畅销产品
Who is she
She is a very famous lady in China.
She is from China.
She cannot walk and uses a wheelchair.
But she could learn and work hard.
She wrote the book "Dreams on a Wheelchair"《轮椅上的梦》.
Zhang Haidi
张海迪
She is a very famous dancer in China.
She is from China.
She cannot hear.
But she could dance beautifully.
She is known for leading the dance "Thousand-Hand Guanyin".
Tai Lihua
邰(tái)丽华
Who is she/he
She is a very famous lady.
She is from America.
She couldn't see or hear.
But she could learn and work.
She wrote the book “If you give me three days light”.
Helen Keller
海伦·凯勒
Unit 2 Onwards and upwards 勇往直前
Developing Ideas
Three Days to See
《假如给我三天光明》
Imagine you are blind, and try to write down a sentence.
Activity 1 Warm up
Wrrite down "I like learning English."
Activity 1
Tell us what your feelings are.
feelings
terrible
nervous
helpless
frightened
embarrassed
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
Are the numbers different from what you expect In what way
What special assistance(特殊辅助) can people with disabilities make use of(利用) in their daily lives
Activity 2
People with limited mobility problems could use
People who have reduced vision[ v n]视力 could use
Special assistance
walking sticks,
handrails[ h ndre lz](楼梯等的)扶手
special
pavements[ pe vm nts]人行道 for the blind,
Braille[bre l] (布莱叶盲文) signs...
wheelchairs,
2.What special assistance(特殊辅助) can people with disabilities make use of(利用) in their daily lives
More about Braillle
Special pavements (tactile[ t kta l]触觉的; pavings[ pe v ]铺料 )
Let’s learn more about Helen Keller
What’s the type of the text
novel
science fiction story
?
What’s the type of the text
A. Narrative [ n r t v] (记叙文).
B. Essay[ ese , e se ] (散文).
C. Argumentative[ ɑ ɡju ment t v] writing (议论文).
Read the passage and find out what the author would do if she could see.
Activity 3
While-reading
How would she arrange activities
Time
Activities
Activities
Time
Activities
Emotions
1st
2nd
3rd
See kind and gentle people,
Recall the whole day
Visit the natural history museum
and art museum
See a play or a movie
Greet the dawn,
Recall the whole day
Love for family
Concern for human and history
Care for lives of the world
A whole observation of human life
Small
Big
Why would she arrange activities like this
Qualities
thankful
knowledgable
positive
kind
friendly
Daily life
History
The life of the world
Self
Nature
Society
...
see the books read to her,
take a walk in the woods
see the busy life of ordinary people
eager to see
The plan of the three days
A hint to those who see
Match the main ideas to paragraphs.
Three Days to See
Hellen’s eagerness to see
What Hellen desires to see in 3 days
A hint given by Hellen to healthy people
Para 1~3
Para 4~7
Para 8
(Para.1)
... it would be a blessing if each human being was stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.
the blind
sight
blessing
the deaf
sound
ordinary people
were stricken blind and deaf
What is a blessing for ordinary people
Read Paragraph 2~3 carefully and answer the question.
How did Hellen feel when her friend told her she had observed nothing in particular in the woods
A. Disappointed B. Appreciative
C. Doubtful D. Approved
How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight And I have imagined what I should most like to see if I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
Read for the details
What made her want to have three days to see
Her seeing friends
Helen
What figure of speech is it
How was it possible
If I can get so much pleasure from touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight
Rhetorical [r t r kl] 反问的 question (反问).
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.
What is the author’s hint to those who see
What is the author’s hint to those who see
Try to make the most use of the senses:
see
hear
touch
taste
smell
But of all the senses,
I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.
Parallelism (排比)
Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail.
What figure of speech is it
■ Learning to learn
Parallelism (排比修辞) as a literary device is the use of expressions, clauses or sentences that are similar in their structure. It can make the content more rhythmic (有节奏的), engaging and easier to remember. It is commonly used in literary works and speeches.
排比是一种文学技巧,是指用结构相似的表达、从句或句子。使内容更有节奏感,更有吸引力,更容易被记住。常用于文学作品和演讲中。
Read Paragraph 8 carefully and answer the question.
What does the hint given by Hellen suggest
Treasure your senses and make the best of them
Sight is the most delightful sense
Live every day to the full
Make the best of your sight
What do you learn from Helen Keller
Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
1 To help readers understand what it is like to be blind.
2 To make readers without disabilities appreciate what they have.
3 To persuade readers to care about the blind.
Activity 3
Post-reading
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement .
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ”
“乐观是通向成功的信念,
没有希望和信心,就一事无成”
---Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Helen Keller once said, “Once I cried because I had no shoes, until one day I saw a man who had no feet.” Work in groups and write a short passage named “I’m so lucky to have ______”.
Group work
B4 U2 Three Days to See
2nd
3rd
time
essay
title
order of time
figure of speech
emotions
parallelism
rhetorical question
1st
self
society
nature
Why
Blessing
What
Suggestions
kind
hopeful
optimistic
knowledgeable
...
c
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h
r
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