Unit 1 Looking forwards Understanding ideas ppt课件（含视频）-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册高二下学期.rar

1、 Unit 1 Looking forwardsPeriod 1Period 1 Facing the FutureFacing the Future1. Describe the picture. Different lifes paths2. Share your choice and the reason.Learning Aims 1. To understand the main idea and the details of the passage2. To have a better understanding of two famous writers and learn fr

2、om them 3.To understand the importance of a positive attitude towards life, and think about how to choose the right life path.PredictionErnest HemingwayConan Doyle Facing the futureFacing the futureA. Different at the jobs people might do in the future.B. Stories about different peoples future. C. V

3、arious possibilities for future development. D. Fixed future for everyone. Match the questions to the paragraphsa. What is possibly the most important concern in life?b. What was Doyles main writing ambition?c. What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future?d. What is the relationship

4、between ones plan 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?Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para4: Para5: Para6: d af becPara 1:What is possibly the most important concern in life? We find ourselve

5、s wondering or even worrying about possibly the most important issue of our livesthe 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 such questions, how should we approach the future? .Can you a

6、dd the list?Para 2: What is the relationship between ones plan and the future? Having plans in place for the future is no Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.guarantee that they will become reality.Two famous authors whose careers Two famous authors who

7、se careers unfolded in unfolded in contrasting ways.contrasting ways.plansfuturePara 3: Profile(简介)of Ernest Hemingway Date of Birth：_ Nationality：_ Ambition :_ Experience and achievement:1. joined a local newspaper as_2. became _ for the Toronto Star 3. wrote novels and short stories based on _4. T

8、he Old Man and the Sea, about _.won the Pulitzer Prize. 5. won the Nobel Prize in _.1899Americawritera trainee reporterforeign correspondentpersonal experiencesthe struggle between an elderly fisherman and the fish literatureFamous works:Para 3: What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to becom

9、e a writer?set himself this goalacculumateexperience stick to this goal/pursue his dreamachieve great successWhat can we learn form him?Para 4: Profile(简介)of Arthur Conan Doyle Date of Birth：_ Nationality：_ Original job:_ Ambition:_ Best-known work:_Tip:The series were first published in 1887 and we

10、re printed nearly 2 million copies.1859ScotlandDoctora writer of historical novels fictional detective Sherlock HolmesPara 5:Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories?1. gave up medicine and _ _; longed to become known for his _Doyles decisionThe publics reaction1.They couldn

11、t _Sherlock Holmes.2._the detective to focus on his “serious” writing2. The fans were so _. _.3. was forced to _3. It has been _readers_readers. .devoted to writinghistorical novels get enough of killed offangrybring Holmes back from the deadentertainingLu Xun :his initial (原先的）life choice； his fina

12、l lifes path ;why? 12His initial life choiceHis final lifes path3Why he changed his decisionLu XunTo study Western medicine and become a doctor.Abandoning his medical studies and taking up writing.Because he realized that the people in China were more in need of treatment for their minds than their

13、bodies. The more important thing was to change peoples spirit, and the best way to achieve this was through literature. Presentation: Profile of Lu Xun What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words at the end of the passage?Para 6:What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future ? “So,

14、whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.”follow ones example What we went through in the past can be connected with our future. Please make up a dialogue.Please make up a dialogue.With graduation drawing near

15、,your friend With graduation drawing near,your friend Mike isMike is confused confused about his future. He is about his future. He is afraid that afraid that things couldnt turn out as things couldnt turn out as planned.planned. Please Please comfort him and comfort him and give give him useful adv

16、ice.him useful advice. Practice :help me outMike: Hi,Li Hua.Id like to turn to you for heIp. With graduation drawing near, I worry about_.and I dont know_.I: Youd better_.Mike: But I am afraid _.I : Instead of _, I suggest that you should_.In addition, you _.Mike: Thank you for your valuable advice.

17、 Practice :help me out1. You should have a positive attitude towards life and try your best to create a better future.2.Instead of compaining about your life, youd better find your strengths and weaknesses.3. You might as well work out a plan but dont worry if the plan dosent turn out well, because

18、life is full of twists and turns. My suggestions Assignments CompulsoryCompulsory: : write a letter to write a letter to Mike to comfort him based Mike to comfort him based on what we learnedon what we learnedOptional:Optional: search for more search for more information of the writers information of the writers and prepare a presentationand prepare a presentation