1、Unit 5 Learning from nature Developing ideas 新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第三册高中选择性必修第三册 Activity 1 Read the short introductions to Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau and share what else you know about them with the class. Activity 2 Read the passage and find out what Tao and Thoreau learnt from nature. Both o
2、f them got inspiration from nature for their literary works. Both of them lived simply in nature with few material desires, which helped them to attain their personal fulfillment. Activity 3 Organise information from the passage and complete the chart. Activity 3 He went back to nature because he fe
3、lt conflicted over life at court. His return to nature was a reaction to a lifestyle he was opposed to. The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is in contrast to and critical of the depressive court life. Thoreaus return to nature was a personal decision to transform the way he lived. Thoreaus des
4、cription of nature emphasised the beauty and purity of the wild areas around him. He wrote about nature in order to convince people that animals and plants had a right to live and prosper, as we do. Tao Yuanming Henry David Thoreau Organise information from the passage and complete the chart. Activi
5、ty 3 Similarities: Both made dramatical transformations to their lives in order to reconnect with nature. Both were happy to withdraw from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their new lives. Organise information from the passage and complete the char
6、t. Think this being a sure sign of rain. All of a sudden, an ant came into my sight. The tiny creature was trying hard to carry a tiny piece of bread to its nest, but its efforts were in vain. Each time the ant picked up the piece of bread, it rolled down its body and fell onto the ground. While I w
7、as wondering why the ant was trying so hard to achieve the impossible, it was joined by more ants. This group of ants worked together, and eventually they managed to carry the piece of bread to their nest. Similarly, we need cooperate and collaborate in order to achieve what seems impossible for us to do as individuals. In order to achieve our goals, we should work together. 参考范文参考范文 Activity 8 Work in pairs. Make improvements to each others stories and share them with the class.
