Unit 1 Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas—Comprehension（Word教师用书）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版2019）

单元素养目标 文化、思维、学习能力目标 综合运用各种语言技能，读懂关于具有幽默精神的人物及其经历的介绍；听懂并谈论与幽默相关的话题；恰当使用所学词汇与表达讲述幽默故事，介绍喜剧演员，了解中外优秀人物的幽默品质，深化对单元主题意义的理解 语言能力目标 核心单词 mood，amusement，ankle，entertain，examine，advertisement，employer，essential，impress，deserve，interaction，shave，fellow，concept，spot，cruel，whisper，complicated，conclude，composer 重点词块 cheer up，do the trick，long face，crack a smile，put sb．on the spot，tell off，fall behind，in pain，do a great job，more often than not，work closely with，throw light on，brand of humour，think on one's feet，hurry away，roar with laughter 单元语法 非限制性定语从句 写作能力 写一篇关于喜剧演员的文章 单元话题导入 [品读话题短文] Choose Optimism If you expect something to turn out badly，it probably will．Pessimism is seldom disappointed．But the same principle also works in reverse．If you expect good things to happen，they usually do! There seems to be a natural cause­and­effect relationship between optimism and success． Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces．There is enough good and bad in everyone's life—ample sorrow and happiness①，sufficient joy and pain—to find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism．We can choose to laugh or cry，bless or curse．It's our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope② or down in despair③？ I believe in the upward look．I choose to highlight④ the positive and slip right over the negative．I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature⑤．Sure，I know that sorrow exists．I am in my 70s now，and I've lived through⑥ more than one crisis．But when all is said and done，I find that the good in life is far greater and more important than the bad． An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it's a necessity．The way you look at life will determine how you feel，how you perform，and how well you will get along with other people．Conversely，negative thoughts，attitudes，and expectations feed on themselves；they become a self­fulfilling prophecy．Pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live． The only thing more powerful