1、Understanding ideas Unit 1 Looking forwards选择性必修四Learning Aims 1. To understand the main idea and the details of the passage2. To have a better understanding of two famous writers and learn from them 3.To understand the importance of a positive attitude towards life, and think about how to choose th
2、e right life path.Understanding ideas P2Activity1 Complete the questionnaire and share your answers with the class.Understanding ideas P2Activity2 Look at the title and predict what the passage is about.A. Different at the jobs people might do in the future.B. Stories about different peoples future.
3、 C. Various possibilities for future development. D. Fixed future for everyone. Ernest HemingwayConan DoyleNow read the passage and check your prediction.A. Different at the jobs people might do in the future.B. Stories about different peoples future. C. Various possibilities for future development.
4、 D. Fixed future for everyone. Introduce the topic P1 What should we do in the face of questions about futureMain BodyPara2-5 The success of two authors in contrasting ways.Conclusion P6Whatever twists and turns you might encounter , take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared
5、for the future.Listen to the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A. Everyone has their way to success.Para.2 B. Doyle was disappointed with the success of his Holmess stories.Para.3 C. Doyles main writing ambition.Para.4 D. Hemingway achieved his ambition to become a writer.Pa
6、ra.5 E. Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.Para.6 F. What we are most concerned about in life.Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A. Everyone has their way to success.Para.2 B. Doyle was disappointed with the success of
7、his Holmess stories.Para.3 C. Doyles main writing ambition.Para.4 D. Hemingway achieved his ambition to become a writer.Para.5 E. Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality.Para.6 F. What we are most concerned about in life.Activity3 Match the questions to the
8、 paragraphs on page4 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 and the future? e Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes s
9、tories?f What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer? 1 3 5 2 4 6Now lets answer these questionsPara1:What is possibly the most important concern in life? Will we get into the school of our choice? What will we be doing in ten years time? Can we become the person we really want
10、to be?the future In the face of such questions, how should we approach the future? Can we take action to shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes our way? Can you add the list?1、I dont 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 he
11、r.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, 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
12、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.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。Para2:What is
13、the relationship between ones plans and the future? As many of us already know, having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality. plansfutureProfile(简介)of Ernest Hemingway Date of Birth：_ Nationality：_ Ambition :_ Experience and achievement:Experience and achievemen
14、t:1. joined a local newspaper as_2. became _ for the Toronto Star 3. wrote novels and short stories based on _4. The Old Man and the Sea, about _.won the Pulitzer Prize. 5. won the Nobel Prize in _.1899Americawritera trainee reporterforeign correspondentpersonal experiencesthe struggle between an el
15、derly fisherman and the fish literaturePara3:What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer? Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961) was an American novelist and short-story writer who came to literary prominence following the First World War, as a member of the so called “Lost Generation ”in
16、the 1920s. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He had an understated prose style and a restrained method of exposition, which he termed the “ iceberg theory”(because he believed that a great deal could be understood in a narration even if it was deliberately unmentioned). His most famous n
17、ovels include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea. ” 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
18、War, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing , amongst others.On leaving high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter. He went to become foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and used his extraordinary experiences in Europe and later Cuba to inform his writing. Para 3: What d
19、id Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer?set himself this goalacculumate experience stick to this goal/pursue his dreamachieve great successfrom early boyhood single-minded in his ambition to write漂亮得不像实力派漂亮得不像实力派能去非洲狩猎能去非洲狩猎能上战场立功能上战场立功能凭一本小说获得普利策奖能凭一本小说获得普利策奖还能凭同一本小说获得诺贝尔奖还能凭同一本小
20、说获得诺贝尔奖能飞机失事后大难不死能飞机失事后大难不死能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己能被毁灭，但不能被打败能被毁灭，但不能被打败他的名字叫他的名字叫海明威海明威Ernest HemingwayFamous works:A Moveable FeastTo whom the bell tollsDeath in the AfternoonThe snow of Kilimanjaro His short novel The Old Man and the Sea, about the
21、 three-day epic struggle between an elderly fisherman and the biggest fish he had ever caught, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.1 1 现在不是去想缺少什么的时候，现在不是去想缺少什么的时候， 该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。2 2 优于别人，并不高贵，真正的高优于别人，并不高贵，真正的高贵应该是优于
22、过去的自己。贵应该是优于过去的自己。3 3 我们花了两年学会说话，却要花我们花了两年学会说话，却要花上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂，上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂，不多说，心乱心静，慢慢说，不多说，心乱心静，慢慢说， 若真若真没话，没话， 就别说。就别说。Famous sentences written by Ernest Hemingway4 4 冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它只有八分之一露出水面。只有八分之一露出水面。 5 5 一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不是真正地活着，我就受不了。是真正地活着，我就受
23、不了。6 6 所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为你而鸣。你而鸣。7 7 除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。8 8 没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。9 9 你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你，你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你，你没法从自己的身体里面逃出去。你没法从自己的身体里面逃出去。10 10 那时我就明白，
24、不论是好事还是坏事，一旦结那时我就明白，不论是好事还是坏事，一旦结束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚感束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚感会自行消失，而如果是好事，你无法填补这空虚，会自行消失，而如果是好事，你无法填补这空虚，除非发生更好的事。除非发生更好的事。11 11 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。伤的地方会变得更坚强。12 12 黎明前总是特别冷。黎明前总是特别冷。13 13 鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命；鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命；人来自外部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。人来自外
25、部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。14 14 等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。15 15 鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没人心疼，鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没人心疼，也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。 But man is not made for defeat, a man can be destroyed but not defeated. -Ernest HemingwaySherlock Holmes Profile(简介)of Arthur Conan Doyle Date of B
26、irth：_ Nationality：_ Original job:_ Ambition:_ Best-known work:_Tip:The series were first published in 1887 and were printed nearly 2 million copies.1859ScotlandDoctora writer of historical novels fictional detective Sherlock HolmesPara4:What was Doyles main writing ambition? Arthur Conan Doyle(1859
27、-1930) was 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 in failure. By contrast, after a rough start, his innovative crime fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes became
28、 a great success. 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
29、material, however. Holmes and his assistant, Dr Watson, remain popular characters across the world today.1. gave up medicine and _ _; longed to become known for his _Doyles decisionThe publics reaction1.They couldnt _Sherlock Holmes.2._the detective to focus on his “serious” writing2. The fans were
30、so _3. was forced to _3. It has been _devoted to writinghistorical novels get enough of killed offangrybring Holmes back from the deadentertainingPara5:Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories? Para6:What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future? Though both o
31、f these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned. As renowned tech innovator Steve Jobs once said,” So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, of these two authors and be prepared for the une
32、xpected. follow ones example 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 1.What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words ? What we went through in the past can be conne
33、cted with your future. 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 defeat, a man can be destroyed but not defeated. -Ernest HemingwayCareful readingNotes:1.make decisions 作决定2.change his
34、decision 改变他的决定3.look like 看起来像4. share.with 分享5. at senior high 在高中6. how do you feel about 你觉得.怎么样7. the previous term 上学期8.so-so 一般的；普通的9. achieve goals 获得目标10. have yet to 还不曾做（某事）Para1 11. plan to do 计划做某事12.lie comfortably in bed 舒服地躺在床上13. fall into a deep sleep 陷入沉睡14. in ten years time 十年之后
35、15. in the face of 面对16. take action采取行动17. come ones way 为sb.所经历，出现在某人面前 1.What does the word “it” mean in the sentence “Can we take action to shape ?”?A. Approaching the future.B. Taking action.C. The school we choose.D. The future.Para1 Careful readingNotes:1.in place 在工作，准备就绪2.in this respect 在这
36、方面3. illustrate 说明 4. unfold 打开 fold 折叠 Para2 Careful readingNotes:1.be born in 出生于2. single-minded 一心一意的 3. set a goal设定目标4.be based on“以为根据”; “根据”5. win the Nobel Prize in Literature获得诺贝尔文学奖Para3 2.Which of the following statements about Hemingway is TRUE?A. He wrote novels based on his imaginatio
37、n.B. His novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Nobel Prize in Literature.C. He is 40 years junior to Doyle.D. After he was grown-up，he intended to write.Para2-3 4.What do we know about Hemingway from the third paragraph?A. He did well in all subjects at school.B. He was once a fisherman and caught a
38、 big fish.C. He was interested in writing from childhood.D. He worked in Europe immediately after high school.5.What were Hemingways novels and stories based on?A. His own experiences.B. Others experiences.C. Material from books.D. News from newspapers.Para2-3 Careful readingNotes:1. by/in contrast
39、相比之下；与之相比 2.work as作为pared to与. 相比4. to this day至今；迄今；直到现在 5. medical practice 医疗实践6. household name 家喻户晓的名字7.give up 放弃8.devote to致力于9. long to do渴望做；盼望做10.academic works学术著作Para4 -511. cant/couldnt get enough of 总觉得不够13. in desperation在绝望中14. kill off使停止 ；除掉；排除15. focus on专注于16. under immense pres
40、sure在巨大的压力下17. sb. be forced to do sth. force sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事18.bring back带回; 还回; 回忆回想起; 使（某人）恢复（某状态）19.well over a century 大大超过一个世纪6. Arthur Conan Doyle _. A. was best known for his historical novelsB. was born Scotland in 1899C. began to write his detective novels when he worked as a doctor
41、D. had an ambition to become a writer of detective novelsPara4-5 7.Why did Doyle kill off the famous detective Holmes in a novel published in 1893?A. Because he couldnt write because of his lack of imagination.B. Because he wanted to become known for his historical novels.C. Because the public was t
42、ired of the role.D. Because as a doctor，he didnt want the role to distract him.Para4-5 Careful readingNotes:1. paths to success成功的路2.not necessarily 不一定；未必3. turn out 结果.4.twists and turns迂回曲折5. take a leaf out of ones book 学某人的样子，效仿sb.6. renowned 著名的 7. somehow 以某种方式；不知怎么地Para65. What can we infer
43、from the passage？A. Having plans in place for the future is a guarantee that they will become reality.B. Whatever difficulty we meet with in our life, we should be prepared for the unexpected. C. Hemingway had richer experience than Arthur Doyle in writing. D. Both authors mentioned in the passage w
44、ere fond of composing detective novels. Para6 8.Which one of the following is RIGHT about Hemingway and Doyle?A.They both made great contributions to literature.B.They were both born in the same country.C.They had the same interests and hobbies.D.Their careers unfolded in the same way.Ernest Hemingw
45、ayHe was born in the US in 1899He _since boyhood.He wrote _He won _had been single-minded in his ambition to write. novels and short stories. the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Activity4 Organise information from the passage and complete the chart.Arthur Conan DoyleHe
46、was born in Scotland in 1859.He first worked as _ but_He created _ Sherlock HolmesHe had wanted to be remembered for _but _. a doctor his main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. his fictional detectivehis historical novelshe is best known for Sherlock Holmes to this day. Similarit
47、iesThey both _They shared _were ultimately successful.the same ambitious and energetic approach to life.2. What can you learn about facing the future from the two author? 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 t
48、o 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. Ernest Hemingway was born in the US in 1899. From early boyhood he was single-minded in his 1_(ambitious) to write. 2_(set) himself the goal, h
49、e 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 in Scotland in 1859, had 6_(origin) worked as a doctor. 7_ his main attenti
50、on 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 set based which By/in originally But were published Though both of these men
