1、Understanding ideas P2-4 Unit 1 Looking forwards Task 1Match the questions to the paragraphs.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 future? d. What is the relationship between ones plan
2、s 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?Now find out the answer to each question.146253Task 2Study the structure of the passage.Introduce the topicMain BodyConclusionPara. _Para. _Para.
3、 _What should we do in the face of questions about _?The success of two authors in contrasting ways.Whatever twists and turns you might _, take a leaf out of the books ofthese two authors and be prepared for the future?Ernest HemingwayArthur Conan Doylefutureencounter12-56Ernest Hemingway He was bor
4、n in the US in 1899. He _ since boyhood. He wrote _ _ _. He won _ _. the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature later 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
5、 War, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing, among othersSimilaritiesThey both _.They shared _ _.were ultimately successfulthe same ambitious and energetic approach to lifeArthur Conan Doyle He was born in Scotland in 1859. He first worked as _, but _ _. He created _ Sherlock Holmes. He had wanted to be
6、 remembered for _ _, but _ _. the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature later a doctorDoyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels the fictional detectivehis historical novels amongst other academic worksthe public couldnt get enough of Sherlock
7、 HolmesSimilaritiesThey both _.They shared _ _.were ultimately successfulthe same ambitious and energetic approach to lifeTask 3Read and choose:1. Doyle was forced to bring Sherlock Holmes back from the dead in that _.A. it was Doyles duty as a doctor to save others livesB. Sherlock Holmes is a good
8、 manC. he had to focus on his “serious” thingD. readers were unwilling to have their loved character die2. Whats the purpose of the passage? A. To prove that future doesnt necessarily turn out as planned.B. to call on readers to read their books.C. to compare the differences between the two anthors.
9、D. To tell readers to prepare for future whatever happens.Language points P2-3 Unit 1 Looking forwards 根据课文完成短文。 As many of us already know, _(have) plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will becomereality. In this respect, some people are _(fortunate) than others, as can be illust
10、rated by comparing the lives of two famous authors. The American author, Ernest Hemingway, _(bear) from early boyhood single-minded in his ambition to write. His novel The Old Man and the Sea, _(win) the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. By contrast, the young Arthur Conan Doyle had _(original) wo
11、rked as a doctor. But Doyles main ambition was havingmore fortunatewas bornwonoriginally_(become) a writer of historical novels. Although some of his historical novels were published, their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, _ he is still best kn
12、own for to this day. Though both of these men were ultimately successful, _(they) paths to success were very different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned. So, _ twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared _ t
13、he future.根据课文完成短文。to becomewhichtheirwhateverfor On leaving high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter.句意：高中毕业后，他加入了堪萨斯州当地的一家报社当实习记者。5 On arriving there, we all began to prepare for the exhibition. 到那儿后我们都立即开始准备这个展览。 On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesita
14、tion. 听到这个消息，这个小女孩毫不犹豫地冲了出去。 On leaving the hospital, the patient felt almost too weak to walk. 离开医院时，病人感到很虚弱几乎走不动。On leaving high school.高中毕业后，就on doing.一就1. Upon _(graduate) from the university, he devoted himself to teaching.2. On _(finish) his studies, he started his travel to Suzhou.3. _entering this classroom, she sat down and began to read.【知识扩展】“一就”的多样表达1. 介词短语upon/on doing.=as soon as引导的从句，表示“一就”。2. upon/ on为介词，其后可以接名词，表示动作刚发生或完成。3. the moment/ minute/ second接从句，及immediately, directly和instantly后接从句均表示“一就”，以上这些单词和短语都 用作连词，用来引导时间状语从句。graduatingfinishingOn/ Upon
