1、Unit 1 Looking forwardsDeveloping ideas: The road not taken Looking Forwards 理解理解“人生的选择人生的选择”理解理解“选择与决定，面对未来选择与决定，面对未来”表达表达: :学会选择，敢于担学会选择，敢于担当，积极面对挑战。当，积极面对挑战。Starting out Starting out 第第1 1课时课时Using language Using language 第第3 3课时课时Listening:Choices and Listening:Choices and decisionsdecisions第第4
2、4课时课时Understanding ideasUnderstanding ideasFacing the futureFacing the future第第2 2课时课时Developing ideasDeveloping ideasThe road not takenThe road not taken第第5 5课时课时Writing Writing an an application letterapplication letter第第6 6课时课时Presenting ideas:your Presenting ideas:your understanding of understan
3、ding of a a successful lifesuccessful life第第7 7课时课时单元大观念单元大观念:理解理解 “面向未来面向未来,确定目标确定目标,审慎选择审慎选择,做出决断做出决断,成就自我成就自我”的重的重要性。培养不畏艰险，勇往直前，积极向上的人生态度。要性。培养不畏艰险，勇往直前，积极向上的人生态度。 At the end of the class, you are expected to:Master the characteristics of the English poem Know how to appreciate English poetry. U
4、nderstand complex personal and social themes of the English poem. Cultivate confidence in making important life decisions and achieving success. Knowing BeingLearning objectivesLearning objectivesThe Road Not TakenDeveloping ideas Robert Frost(1874-1963) was one of Americas most famous poets. He won
5、 the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times and was awarded the Congressional gold Medal for his works. His poetry has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England where Frost lived most of his life, and for his colloquial approach to American language. His poetry
6、generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember. He often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes. Among Frosts best-known poems are The Road Not taken, Fire and Ice, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Birches.1 What are
7、the special features of Frosts poetry?Read the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the questions.First: it has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England; Third: it generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember; What
8、s the passage mainly about?Look through the passage and answer the question.The passage is divided into two parts: the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost and the introduction, explanation or interpretation of the poem.Task 1P8 2黄色的树林里分出两条路，黄色的树林里分出两条路， 可惜我不能同时去涉足，可惜我不能同时去涉足， 我在那路口久久伫立，我
9、在那路口久久伫立， 我向着一条路极目望去，我向着一条路极目望去， 直到它消失在丛林深处。直到它消失在丛林深处。Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better cla
10、im,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,但我却选择了另外一条路但我却选择了另外一条路它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂显得更诱人，更美丽显得更诱人，更美丽虽然在这条小路上虽然在这条小路上很少留下旅人的足迹很少留下旅人的足迹And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for
11、 another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.那天清晨落叶满地那天清晨落叶满地两条路都未经脚印污染两条路都未经脚印污染呵，留下一条路等改日再见呵，留下一条路等改日再见但我知道路径延绵无尽头但我知道路径延绵无尽头恐怕我难以再回返恐怕我难以再回返也许多年后在某个地方也许多年后在某个地方我将轻声叹息将往事回顾：我将轻声叹息将往事回顾：一片树林里分出两条路一片树林里分出两条路而我选择了人迹更少的一条，而我选择了人迹更少的一条，从此决定了我一生的道路。从此决定了我一生的道路。I
12、shall be telling this with a signSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood,and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.What are the rhyming words in this poem? What effect do they have?The rhyming words in this poem are: Rhyming words may make it easier
13、 to read and recite the poem, because they make the rhythm of the poem fairly obvious.wood, stood, could; both, undergrowth; fair, wear, there; claim, same; lay, day, way; black, back; sigh, I, by; hence, difference. Symbolism is the use of an object to represent an abstract idea. For example, the r
14、ose could represent love and affection, and the rainbow could symbolise hope. It allows the poet to express a certain mood or emotion in a more subtle way, as opposed to stating it directly.Learning to learn.Can you find more examples in this poem?P10 3Symbols of the poemPaths in the wood How our li
15、ves progress and change.The choices that we face and the decisions that we need to make .“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both.”symbolizeWhat should I wear today?What subject to study at university?What job to do after graduation?. The Lines” Two road diverged in a
16、yellow wood/And sorry I could not travel both” give us a visual representation of the choices that we face and the decisions that we need to make. A traveler in the wood comes to a fork in the road and he feels sorry for 1_. After close observation, he decides to choose the one which 2_, though 3_.
17、He tells himself that 4_ some day, but he doubts 5_ . He imagines that, many years in the future, he will tell this story with a sigh, saying that his choice has 6_.being unable to take both roadsis grassy and wants wearthe passing there has worn the two roads really about the samehe will take the o
18、ther roadif he should ever come backmade all the differenceSummary of the poem Because whether big or small, what all our choices have in common is that they lead to specific consequences. Once we make a decision, in most circumstances, there is no going back. And he was wondering whether he had mad
19、e the right decision.Why do you think the writer looks back on his decision “with a sigh”?What is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make? What did you choose to do?Think and ShareThink & ShareWhat is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make? What did you choose to do? What ef
20、fect will the poem on you when you face decisions in the future? When you decide whether to learn literal arts or science at the senior high school, you may feel extremely disturbed. What effect will the poem have on you when you face decisions in the future? Give your reasons. Some of us do take a
21、more unusual path through life, and while it may be a harder one to follow, it can also lead to new adventures and experiences. Nonetheless, part of the art of decision-making is learning to make the most of our decisions. Instead of looking back with regret, we should be facing our future with ener
22、gy and optimism, for the choices are ours, and ours only. The Road Not Taken has in fact become one of the most famous American poems of all time, not only because of its natural style, but also because of its thoughtful insights into human nature.The poem has been set to music by a number of artist
23、s and used in numerous television commercials .The interlude of the popular TV series何以笙箫默is also “The road not taken” Two roads diverged in a yellow wood黄色的树林里分出两条路Id go back and rechoose if I could可惜我不能同时去涉足But here I lay now, sick and so confused此时的我困惑而疲倦Was it no lie or was it all true是非真假早已分不清楚
24、Sleep now gently my darling love,轻轻睡去吧我爱的人Dont let my worries trouble you别让我的烦恼惊扰你People try hard to forget人们用尽一切方式去忘记But memory will always stay可记忆它却从不曾远离Nightmares and dreams of long passed things噩梦与美梦来自久远的经历Try and chase me away from sleep使我夜夜无法入眠All that time I spent in the dark我在黑暗中度过的那些光阴Just
25、like that,in the light;也同样会在光明中Everything will be fine消散而去 Notice all the similarities你与我竟如此相同We go together like the birds and bees好似作伴畅游天空Just imagine what all could have happened只是猜想那些故事如果发生Every one I knew would long be dead我认识的人都会长久失去What really goes on behind closed doors有什么故事关在紧闭的门内Makes me s
26、ecretly cry out loud使我悄悄哭泣Within all these horror stories这些糟糕的故事之中 Lay many times of regrets深藏着太多悔恨Always in such a frightened state深陷于恐惧的思绪Trapped in an imaginary cage受困于想象的牢笼 Living life day by day如此生活 日复一日Soon enough; some day;但有一天，在很近的将来Ill come out and play我会逃离，狂欢In a world where everything is upside down在这个混淆颠倒的世界里I try hard not to lose my mind我努力不要丢失了自己Things getting worse so I tell myself事情变得更糟糕的时候我对自己说Everything will be fine一切都会有转机I want to grow up and be a real bad cop 我想要成长并去面对那不如意的生活 In the end, it will work在最后，都会如愿以偿
