Unit5LearningfromNatureDevelopingideas課件高二下學(xué)期英語選擇性((1))

Developingideas—ReadingcomprehensionBacktoNatureUnit5

LearningfromnatureBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.summarize

themainideaofthepassageandtalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenTaoandThoreau;2.describe

thefeaturesoftheirpoemsbyusingthewordsandphrases;3.haveapositiveattitudeaboutnatureandlivesimply.

CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVPre-readingDoyouknowthem?Differentages,1500yearsapart.Whentheycomeacross,whatwouldhappen?HenryDavidThoreau(1817-1862)TaoYuanming(365-427)Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane,andchickensitatopthemulberrytree.

Breathetheair,drinkthedrink,tastethefruitandresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.

WhilepickingastersneaththeEasternfence,mygazeupontheSouthernmountainrests.狗吠深巷中，雞鳴桑樹顛。采菊東籬下，悠然見南山。呼吸新鮮空氣，暢飲美酒，品嘗水果，盡情享受這一切。ThoreauTaoYuanmingReadandenjoytheirfamouslines.ReadtheshortintroductionstoTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauandsharewhatelseyouknowaboutthemwiththeclass.ReadthepassageandfindoutwhatTaoandThoreaulearntfromnature.While-readingActivity1

Fast--readingformainideas√1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Benefitsoflivingclosetonature.B.HistoryaboutTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.C.BothTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau’slovefornature.D.ThesimilarityofTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreau.Para.1

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Tao’sreturntonature.B.ThefeatureofTao’snature.C.Theinspirationoftheirchoicesinmodernworld.D.ThefeatureofThoreau’snature.E.Thoughlivingindifferenttime,TaoandThoreaushowedrespectfornature.F.Thoreau’sreturntonature.2.Readforthemainideaofeachparagraphandthepassagestructure.PartIBriefintroductionabouttwopoetsPartII

ReasonswhyTaoandThoreaureturnedtonatureWaysTaoandThoreautreatednaturePartⅢPartⅣBenefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingeasewithnatureActivity2

Careful--readingfordetailsTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauwerebothpoets,butonelivedinAncientChinaandtheotherin19thcenturyAmerica.Superficially,thesetwomen,whoseliveswereseparatedintimebynearly1,500years,werepolaropposites.Andyettheysharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.1.Whatisthefunctionofthisparagraph?2.WhatmadeTaoandThoreaueachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime?Findthesentencesinparagraph1.Tointroducethetopic.Thisemphasizesthatnatureholdsaspecialplaceinthelivesandliteraryworksofthetwopoets.ReadPara.1anddothefollowingexercises.ReasonforTaoYuanmingReasonforThoreauThelifeofTaoafterreturningThelifeofThoreauafterreturningHefeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.Thoreauwantedtotransformthewayhelived.Althoughhislifewashard,hesucceededinfindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.HelivedinacottageintheforestontheedgeofWaldenPond,focusingonhimselfandhiswriting.1.Findthereasonswhytheyarebacktonatureandthelivesafterreturningtonature.ReadParas.2-3carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.2.WhydidTaoYuanmingleavethecourt?A.Becausehewastooold.B.Becausehefeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.C.Becausehelikednaturesomuch.D.Becausehelikedlivinginaruralarea.3.What’sthereasonforThoreau’sreturntonature?A.Hewantedtoseekapeacefullife.B.Hewantedtoliveadecentlife.C.Hewasforcedbytheconflicttodoso.D.Thelifehelivedthenwastooarduous.√√Tao’sreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto.Thoreau’swasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.AlthoughTaoandThoreaudonottreatnatureinquitethesameway,theirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.Tao’snatureisaplaceoffieldsandvillages,inotherwords,rural,andhisanimalsaredomesticones,suchaschickensanddogs.Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife:Beyondthedarkanddistanceliesavillage,Thesmokeabovereluctant(不情愿的)todepart.Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane(小路),Andchickenssitatopthemulberry(桑葚)tree.1.Whatdotheirworkshaveincommon?Theirworksshowitsbeautyandvalue.2.FindthefeaturesofTao’sworks.(1)fieldsandvillages(2)rural(3)domesticanimalssuchaschickensanddogssimilarity曖曖遠(yuǎn)人村，依依墟里煙。狗吠深巷中，雞鳴桑樹顛。ReadParas.4-5carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.Para.4Thoreau’s

descriptions

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nature

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journals.Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper,aswedo.Weshouldlivewiththeminharmonyandenjoynature’sgifts,ashedescribesinhisjournals:Liveineachseasonasitpasses;breathetheair,drinkthedrink,tastethefruit,andresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.Letthembeyouronlydiet,drinkandbotanicalmedicines.3.WhatwasthepurposeofThoreau’swriting?Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper.4.FindthefeaturesinThoreau’swriting.(1)Emphasizedthebeautyandpurityofthewildareas(2)thenaturalphenomena(3)hisdetailedfindings好好度過每一個(gè)季節(jié)，呼吸新鮮的空氣，暢飲美酒，品嘗水果，盡情享受這一切。讓生活中只有飲食和草藥。Para.55.WhatdoesThoreau’sworkmainlyembody?A.Nature’swildernessisbeautiful.B.Weshouldraisemoreanimals.C.Manshouldliveinharmonywithnature.D.Weshouldliveintheruralarea.√Ittakesconsiderablecouragetorejecttheeasyandfamiliarandinsteadtrytoliveclosertonature,asbothTaoandThoreaudid.Theirchoicesledthemtoquietandreflectiveliveswithfewermaterialdesires.Intoday’smodernworld,theirideasaboutlivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnaturemaytakeusastepclosertoattainingpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.1.Whatshouldwedoifwewanttoattainpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment?A.Liveclosertonature.B.Increasematerialdesires.C.Walkalotintheforest.D.Sharearespectfornature.√2.WhydidittakeTaoandThoreaugreatcouragetowalkawayfromtheirpreviouslives?Becauseitwasdifficulttorejecttheeasyandfamiliarlifetheyusedtolive.ReadPara.6carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1.Findthesimilarities.Similarities:Bothmadedramaticaltransformationstotheirlivesinordertoreconnectwithnature.Bothwerehappytowithdrawfromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirnewlives.Similarities?Readthewholepassagagainanddothefollowingexercises.2.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inatravelguidebook.B.Inaculturemagazine.C.Inasciencenewspaper.D.Inanovel.3.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Bydescribing.B.Byquoting.C.Bycomparing.D.Byreasoning.√√4.Whatdoestheauthorwantpeopletodoaccordingtothepassage?Livealifeinthecountryside.B.Attainpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.C.Livewithasmuchmaterialaswecan.D.Liveafreelife.5.What’sthestructureofthepassage?√√Post-readingStudentsownanswers.Whyaretheirideasimportanttoourlivestoday?(Criticalthinking)2.WhatdoyouthinkaboutlivinginnaturelikeTaoandThoreau?Giveyourreasons.(Creativethinking)Activity1

DiscussionStudentsownanswers.EmbracenatureEnjoynature’sgiftsLivesimplyFindthebeautyineveryaspectoflifeTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauwerebothpoets.Andtheysharedanintenserespectfornature,1.______madethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.Bothmenmadedramatictransformationstotheirlives2.___________(reconnect)withnature.

Taoquittheserviceofthecourtin405andspentthenext22yearsuntilhisdeath,3.________(work)thelandinapoor,ruralarea.

Fromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,he4._________(succeed)infindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.

WhileTao’sreturntonaturewas5.___reactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto,Thoreau’swasa6.__________(person)decisiontotransformthewayhelived.Hehadadecentqualityoflife,buthewantedtoliveina7._________(simple)way.Fortwoyears,twomonthsandtwodays,helivedinacottageintheforestontheedgeofWaldenPond,8.________(focus)onhimselfandhiswriting.Thoreau’sdescriptionsofnatureemphasisedweshouldlivewithanimalsandplants9.___harmonyandenjoynature’sgifts.AlthoughTaoandThoreaudonottreatnatureinquitethesameway,theirworksshowits10._________(beautiful)andvalue.whichtoreconnectworkingsucceededActivity2

SummarypersonalsimplerafocusinginbeautySentencesAnalysis1.Superficially,thesetwomen,whoseliveswere

separatedintimebynearly1,500years,werepolaropposites.[句式分析]

此句為_________句。句子主干為：_______；whose引導(dǎo)_____________從句，修飾先行詞__________，在從句中作_______。[自主翻譯]主從復(fù)合非限制性定語定語表面上看，這兩個(gè)人生活在不同的時(shí)代，相隔近一千twomen五百年，迥然不同。2.In405,hequittheserviceofthecourtforgood,expressinghisunhappinessinthenowfamouslinethathewouldnot“bowlikeaservantinreturnforfivedouofgrain”．

[句式分析]

此句為_________句。句子主干為：______;expressinghis...為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作___________，that引導(dǎo)__________從句，對______________進(jìn)行解釋說明。[自主翻譯]狀語famousline公元405年，陶淵明永遠(yuǎn)地退出了官場，在現(xiàn)在仍然同位語復(fù)合著名的“不為五斗米折腰”這句話中表達(dá)了他的不滿。3.Fromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,hesucceededinfindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.

[句式分析]此句為_________句。主句主語和謂語為___________；that引導(dǎo)_________從句；although引導(dǎo)_________從句；succeedindoing意為“___________________”。[自主翻譯]主從復(fù)合wecanlearn賓語讓步狀語我們可以從他的詩歌中看出，盡管生活艱苦，但他從成功做成某事這種簡單的生活中成功獲得了滿足感，并從大自然中獲得了樂趣。4.WhileTao’sreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto,Thoreau’swasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.[句式分析]

此句為while連接的________句。在第一個(gè)分句中，hewasopposedto是省略______的______從句，修飾_________；在第二個(gè)