1、选择性必修二 Unit 1 Growing up (3) 高二年级 英语 Developing ideas The Little Prince Reading Learning objectives At the end of the class, you will be able to: 1. get relevant information about Antoine de Saint-Exupry; 2. find out what the passage is about; 3. infer the authors attitude towards grow-ups and find
2、the evidence; 4. talk about your attitude towards grow-ups. Warming up Watch a video and answer the questions: 1. Have you ever seen the film The Little Prince? 2. What do you know about the author of The Little Prince? Warming up Whats his name, profession, nationality and major achievements? Readi
3、ng for general idea Please read the introduction to Antoine de Saint-Exupry and answer the questions. 1. What does the introduction mainly tell you? 2. What experience made the author write The Little Prince? 3. What kind of person do you think Antoine de Saint-Exupry was? Reading for general idea 1
4、. What does the introduction mainly tell you? The introduction tells Antoine de Saint-Exuprys personal information, including the year of his birth, his hobby and experience, his successful work, the background information of creating The Little Prince and his death. Reading to complete the form. An
5、toine de Saint-Exupry Year of birth and death Hobby and experience Successful work Background of creating His death De Saint Exupery Year of birth and death19001944 aeroplanes, riding, flying, writingHobby and experience Successful workThe Little Prince Background of creating had a plane crash in th
6、e desert in 1935, wandered around, nearly died His deathleft on a wartime mission, never returned, unknown cause Reading for information 2. What experience made the author write The Little Prince? He was inspired to create the story by a plane crash in the desert in 1935. Think and it is true that g
7、eography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable. The plot: I gave up drawing and learned to be a pilot. Reading for the plot 9 In the course of this life, I have had a great many encounters with a great
8、many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasnt much improved my opinion of them. The plot: Grown-ups were all concerned with matters of consequence. Reading for the plot 10 Wheneve
9、r I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One, which I have always kept. I would try to find out, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, whoever it was, he, or she, would always say: 11 “That is a hat.” The plot:
10、I tried to find if there was a person of true understanding, but I failed. Reading for the plot 12 Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars, I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckt
11、ies. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man. The plot: I had to give up my experiment and talked about what they could understand. Reading for the plot Development of the plot The beginning: made a drawing The development: Grown-ups thought it was a hat and did not
12、 seek true understanding The climax: all the grown-ups had the same answer The ending: talked about other topics Reading for the characters I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and . Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear- sighted . The characters: I, grown-ups, one of the gro
13、wn-ups . “Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?” They always need to have things explained. . Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. . advise me to lay aside my drawings . devote myself inst
14、ead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar . Reading for the setting lack imagination concerned with matters of consequence, not pursuing true understanding Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One, which I h
15、ave always kept. I would try to find out, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, whoever it was, he, or she, would always say: “That is a hat.” The grown-ups were not clear-sighted and didnt pursue true understanding. Reading for the setting Read & Think 1. Choose the authors attitude
16、towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice. 2. What does the author really mean by the sentences? 3. What figure of speech does the author use? How does this figure of speech help to express the authors attitude? 1) Grown-ups are more practical than children. They want to teach child
17、ren knowledge that will be useful in the future. 2) Grown-ups are no better than children. They lack imagination and only care about matters of consequence. 3) Grown-ups are more knowledgeable than children. They can understand everything by themselves. 1. Find out he authors attitude and the eviden
18、ce. Read & Think Para 5: But they answered: “Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?” Para 7: Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Para 9: In the course of this life, I have had a great many
19、 encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. My answer is: 2) Read & Think 2. What does the author really mean by these sentences? Sentence 1: “I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence
20、.” Sentence 2: “And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.” Read & Think These sentences mean: Most of the adults he had met were the same. They focused on practical matters only and seldom paid attention to imagination or creativity. If the author pretended to think
21、the way they did, the adults would conclude that he was sensible and mature. Read & Think Irony. This figure of speech enables the author to indicate his low opinion of adults behaviour and values by stressing such things. 3. What figure of speech does the author use? How does this figure of speech
22、help to express the authors attitude? Read & Think learning to learn Irony is a subtle figure of speech that refers to things one says that are the opposite of what one really means. It has a humorous, emphatic or sarcastic effect. For example: Fine, dont buy me an airline ticket, Ill just swim acro
23、ss the ocean! Voice your opinion. Talk about your attitude towards grown-ups. 1) Decide whether you agree with the authors attitude towards grown-ups and why. 2) Think of some examples to support your opinions and make notes. Attitude towards grown- ups OpinionsExamples Voice your opinion. Attitude
24、towards grown- ups OpinionsExamples based on experienceapply things they have learned at one occasion to another follow social rules and values treat others the way they treat them less imaginativecognitive abilities limit their imagination Voice your opinion. You can organise your talk following th
25、e steps below. Explain the authors attitude towards grown-ups. State your own opinions. Give supporting examples. Conclude by summarising your opinions. Voice your opinion. The expressions below may be helpful. 1) I totally agree with the author because . / I dont agree with the author because . 2)
26、In my view . / In my eyes . / Personally, I think . 3) Take . for example . / For instance, . 4) To conclude . To sum up . / All in all . Voice your opinion. Think & Share Think about the following questions and voice your opinions. 1. What were the grown-ups responses to the authors Drawing Number
27、One and Drawing Number Two? Why do you think they responded in this way? 2. According to the author, what is a childs most valuable trait? Do you agree with him? They thought the authors Drawing Number One was just about an ordinary hat. When seeing the authors Drawing Number Two, they advised him t
28、o change his focus to his school subjects, because they knew they were wrong. But they didt pursue true understanding of it. They were more keen on fame and wealth. 1. What were the grown-ups responses to the authors Drawing Number 1 and Drawing Number 2? Why do you think they responded in this way?
29、 Think & Share 2. According to the author, what is a childs most valuable trait? Do you agree with him? In the authors opinion, a childs most valuable trait is the seeking of the real nature of things. I agree with him because seeking true understanding is the driving force of self-development. Thin
30、k & Share Summary Today, we learned an excerpt from the novel The Little prince. After reading the passage, think about what you may acquire and lose as you grow up and share your idea with your parents. The novel sets us thinking that when we grow up, we gain some knowledge, but we should also keep our innocence and initiative in mind. Homework Write a summary of the passage and summarize the new words and language points you have learned, and add them to your lapbook. Option 1: See the film The Little Prince. Option 2: Read the English novel The Little Prince.
