1、Unit 1 Looking forwardsUnderstanding ideas: Facing the future Facing the future 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 de
2、cisionsdecisions第第4 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 unders
3、tanding of understanding 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:Gain a better understanding of the main idea and the details of the
4、 passageKnow more about Talk about the importance of a positive attitude towards life Cultivate confidence in making important life decisions and achieving success. Knowing BeingLearning objectivesLearning objectivesBeforereadingP2 2 Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about differ
5、ent peoples future. Various possibilities for future development. Fixed future for everyone.Ernest HemingwayArthur Conan DoyleNow lets read the passage and check your prediction.P2 2 Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about different peoples future. Various possibilities for futur
6、e development. Fixed future for everyone.Ernest HemingwayArthur Conan DoyleNow lets read the passage and check your prediction.Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)uan American novelist and short-story writer who came to literary prominence following the First World War, as a member of the so-called Lost Gen
7、erationin the 1920s. uHe won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He had an understated prose style and a restrained method of exposition, which he termed theiceberg theory(because he believed that a great deal could be understood in a narration even if it was deliberately unmentioned). uHis most
8、famous novels includeThe Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)A Scottish author, best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories. Doyle trained as a doctor initially, though several efforts to establish himself in the practice of medicine all ended
9、in failure. Although the public adored Sherlock Holmes, Doyle himself felt that the character was a distraction from his other literary ambitions, which included historical novels, plays, poems, and academic papers. None of Doyles other writing ever achieved close to the success of the Holmes materi
10、al, however. Holmes and his assistant, Dr Watson, remain popular characters across the world today.While-readingRead and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.Listen to the passage and check your prediction.Task 1P2 2 Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about different peoples fu
11、ture. Various possibilities for future development. Fixed future for everyone.Read the passage carefully and complete the following tasks.P4 3Task 2 a 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
12、 future? d What is the relationship between ones plans 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?1 16 62 25 53 3I. Match the questions to the paragraphs. 4What is possibly the most important
13、 concern in life?The most important concern in life is possibly the future.II. Read the passage again and find out the answers to these questions.What is the relationship between ones plans and the future?Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.What did Hem
14、ingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer?He joined a local newspaper as a trainee reporter after leaving high school, then he became a foreign correspondent and used his personal experiences to inform his writing.What was Doyles main writing ambition?Doyles main ambition was to become a
15、writer of historical novels.Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories?Because Doyle still longed to become known for his historical novels amongst other academic works.What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future?Whatever twists and turns you might encounter,
16、take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.True or False. Task 31. Having plans in place for the future is guarantee that they will become reality.2. Hemingway and Doyle shared the same ambitious and energetic approach to life.3. On leaving high school, Hemi
17、ngway become foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star.4. Doyle gave up writing and devoted himself entirely to medicine.5. Their paths to success were the same.noa trainee reporter for a local Kansas newspaper.writing. medicinedifferent.Organise information from the passage and complete the chart.
18、Task 4was single-minded in his ambition to writenovels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing, amongst othersthe Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature laterhis main ambiti
19、on was to become a writer of historical novelsthe fictional detectivehis historical novels amongst other academic worksthe public couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmeswere ultimately successfulthe same ambitious and energetic approach to lifea doctorP4 4Read the sentences from the passageand answer
20、the questions. So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.1. What is your understanding of “take a leaf out of the books”?2. What effect is the author aiming to achieve by using it?3. What other expressions
21、do you know that share the same meaning?Task 5P4 41. My understanding of “take a leaf out of the books” is to copy the way someone else behaves because you want to be like them or be as successful as they are. It is a metaphor based on books, it is also a pun, because it appears in a text about writ
22、ers.2. The author aims to maintain the readers interest by using this figure of speech, and perhaps to end with a lighter note by using a pun.3. Hardship breeds the power of soul and spirit. Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to climb. It takes a lot of suffering to make a
23、 man.Possible answers:After readingIntroductionMain bodyConclusionTry to learn the structure Try to learn the structure of the passage.of the passage.Two examplesAuthors opinion Grasp the basic structure of the passage and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.1.Future is possibly the most impor
24、tant concern in life.2.Having plans may not make sure that they will become reality.3.Ernest Hemingway became a famous author as planned.4.Arthur Conan Doyle became famous for his fictional novels.5.Doyle was disappointed with the success of his Holmess stories.6.In life，we should be prepared for th
25、e unexpected.introduction（1） topic（2） Ernest Hemingway（3）Arthur Conan Doyle（4，5）Summary（6） Think and Share 1. What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words at the end of the passage?2. What can you learn about facing the future from the two authors? What we went through in the past can be connected
26、 with your future. Think and Share P4 On the way to success, we should get prepared for the unexpected and something may not turn out as planned. 3. What will you do to prepare yourself for the future? I will keep up a good state mind and get prepared for the unexpected because I know everything cant turn out as expected. expected. Think and Share P4 ConclusionSearch for some information about Chinese writers and their plans for the future online, and write a short passage about 80 words to share what you learned from their experiences.HomeworkP4
