Unit 6 Nature in Words Starting out & Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

【学生版】Unit 6 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas（配套） 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To understand how nature is reflected in literary works 2 To understand the main idea of the passage, learn how the picturesque language is used to depict the first snow and how the author feels 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To understand how nature is reflected in literary works Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What literary forms are mentioned in the video? 2 Write down the writers and their works mentioned in the video. 3 What other nature writers do you know of? Tell the class about him or her. Answers: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Activity 2: Listen and read the poem by Emily Dickinson. Answer the questions. “Nature” Is What We See by Emily Dickinson “Nature” is what we see – The Hill – the Afternoon – Squirrel – Eclipse – the Bumble bee – Nay – Nature is Heaven – Nature is what we hear – The Bobolink – the Sea – Thunder – the Cricket – Nay – Nature is Harmony – Nature is what we know – Yet have no art to say – So impotent Our Wisdom is To her Simplicity. 1 What images are used to symbolise nature? 2 What message does the poem try to convey? 3 What does nature mean to you? Answers: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 目标二: To understand the main idea of the passage, learn how the picturesque language is used to depict the first snow and how the author feels Activity 1: Read the short introduction to the author of First Snow and answer the questions. John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was born in the English county of Yorkshire, and knew early on that he wanted to become a writer. When World War I broke out, Priestley joined the army, and e