1、 Starting out Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Who is mentioned in the video? What decisions did he make? Lu Xun. When Lu Xun was 15, traditional Chinese medicine failed to cure his fathers illness, so he made a decision to study Western medicine and become a doctor. But later, he made a
2、decision to abandon his medical studies and take up writing. Because he realised that people in China were more in need of treatment for their minds than their bodies. The most important thing, in his mind, was to change peoples spirit, and the best way to achieve this was through literature. 2 Why
3、did he change his decision? Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What can you see in the picture? We can see three different paths in the picture. One man is standing in front of the three paths. He may be thinking about which one he should follow. 2 What are the differences between the t
4、hree paths? The path on the left side of the picture is very straight and smooth. The path in the middle is straight, but there are many rocks on it. The path on the right has many twists and turns. The two straight paths reach a mountain, while the winding one reaches a forest. Facing The Future Un
5、derstanding ideas Complete the questionnaire and share your answers with the class. SENIOR HIGH QUESTIONNAIRE Now youve been at senior high for over a year, Id like to know your progress and plans for the future. Thank you! Your Form Teacher How do you feel about your performance over the previous t
6、erms? satisfied so-so not satisfied Why? What goals have you achieved? What goals have you yet to achieve? What will you do about the goals you want to achieve？ How do you plan to achieve these goals? Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Different jobs people might do in the futu
7、re. Stories about different peoples future. Various possibilities for future development. Fixed future for everyone. Now read the passage and check your prediction. The most important issue of our lives-the future. Can we take action to shape it? should we just accept whatever comes our way? 1、I don
8、t want to in the future, from it comes soon enough. 我从不想未来，它来得太快. 2、He didnt have any future can promise to her. 他没有任何未来可以对她承诺。 3、The future is one of the young peoples paradise. “未来”是青年人的一个天堂 4、Hope is for some sort of looking forward to the future glory. 希望是对未来荣耀的某种期待。 5、The past belongs to death,
9、 and that the future belongs to yourself. 过去属于死神，未来属于你自己。 6.Youth is our future, it is our hope. 青年是我们的未来，是我们的希望。 7.For young people, the future is a wonderland. 对于年轻人来说，未来是一个仙境。 8.Confident of the future, it is rational expectations. 对未来生活的自信，是理智的期望。 9.Real generosity, for the future is all for now
10、. 对未来的真正慷慨，是把一切献给现在。 10.To learn the children, they never suspect that the hope of the future. 学孩子们，他们从不怀疑未来的希望。 Ernest Hemingway, in fullErnest Miller Hemingway, (1899-1961), is American novelist and short-story writer , who was awarded theNobel Prize for Literaturein 1954. He was noted both for th
11、e intense masculinity of his writing and for his adventurous and widely publicized life. Hissuccinct(简洁的）and lucid （清醒 的）prose style exerted a powerful influence on American and British fiction in the 20th century. The Torrents of Spring The old man and the sea The sun also rises A Farewell to Arms
12、A Moveable Feast To whom the bell tolls Death in the Afternoon The snow of Kilimanjaro Ernest Hemingway, born in 1899, was from early boyhood single- minded in his ambition to write. On leaving high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter. Then he went to become foreign corr
13、espondent for the Toronto Star and later Cuba to inform his writing. ” I decided that I would write one story about each thing that I knew about. 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, bullfight
14、ing and deep-sea fishing , amongst others.” His short novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his
15、 stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, an
16、d non-fiction. Born in Scotland in 1819, Doyle had originally worked as a doctor. But Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. 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 h
17、ousehold name, Doyle gave up medicine and devoted himself entirely to writing. But he still longed to become known for his historical novels. Whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected. But man is not made for d
18、efeat, a man can be destroyed but not defeated. -Ernest Hemingway You cant connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. - Steve Jobs 1 What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words? You cannot
19、make sense of your life by looking forward, because the future has not happened yet, and the meaning of future events is therefore uncertain. However, once future events have occurred, you may be able to see how they fit into the pattern of your life. Things which you did not expect to be important
20、may turn out to be very important. You must face the future by believing that everything will work out in the end, and that your life will make sense and have meaning. Think and Share 2 What will you do to prepare yourself for the future? He was born in the US in 1899. He _ since boyhood. He wrote H
21、e won Ernest Hemingway has been 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, among others the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literatur
22、e later. Organise information from the passage and complete the chart. He was born in Scotland in 1859. He first worked as _ but _. He created _ , Sherlock Holmes . He had wanted to be remembered for but Arthur Conan Doyle a doctor Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels the
23、 fictional detective the public couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmes his historical novels amongst other academic works; 1 According to the passage, what is possibly the most important concern in life? A The past B The future C The present D Work 2 After leaving school, Ernest Hemingways first job
24、was _. A a trainee reporter B a foreign correspondent C a doctor D a poet 3 Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for _. A being a doctor B the stories of his fictional detective C historical novels D being a detective Reading comprehension 4 Whats the meaning of the phrase “ take a leaf out of sbs book”
25、? A Cut a leaf from a tree. B Never give up. C Copy the way someone else behaves. D Meet some ups and downs. 5 Whats Doyles attitude towards the success of his Holmes stories at first? A Satisfied B Amazed C Excited D Disappointed Ernest Hemingway was born in the US in 1899. From early boyhood he wa
26、s single-minded in his 1_(ambitious) to write. 2_(set) himself the goal, he wrote novels and short stories 3_(base) on his personal experiences. His short novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, 4_ made him known to the world. 5_ contrast, Arthur Conan Doyle, born i
27、n Scotland in 1859, had 6_(origin) worked as a doctor. 7_ his main attention was to become a writer of historical novels. Although some of his historical novels 8_(publish), their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Grammar cloze ambition Having s
28、et based which By/in originally But were published Though both of these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly 9_ they planned. So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the 10 _(expect). as unexpected
