Unit 1 Looking Forwards Developing ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高二外研版（2019）英语必修第四册

Growing up Book 5 Unit 1 Developing ideas Have you ever read the novel The Little Prince？ How do you like the book? 2 Activity 1 About the author Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900 - 1944) was a French writer and pilot. As a young boy, he was obsessed with aeroplanes, riding in one for the first time at the age of 12. He spent much of his life flying and writing about his adventures. Saint-Exupéry’s most successful work, The Little Prince, is one of the best-selling books ever published. The story was probably inspired by his plane crash in the desert in 1935. Saint-Exupéry nearly died, and wandered around for four days before being rescued. In 1944, Saint-Exupéry left on a wartime mission over occupied France, from which he never returned. Although the remains of his plane were discovered in 2000, Saint Exupéry’s body has never been found, and the cause of his death remains unknown. 3 Answer the questions about the author 1. What experience made the author write The Little Prince ? The story was probably inspired by his plane crash in the desert in 1935. 2. What kind of person do you think Saint-Exupéry was? 4 Activity 2 Look at the three drawings and predict what the story is about. Now read the passage and check your prediction. 5 Activity 2 Read the passage and answer the following questions. What are the three pictures according to the author? What are grown-ups’ responses? What is the grown-ups’ influence on the author? Activity 2 Read the passage and answer the following questions. The first picture: A picture of a boa constrictor in the act of ___________________. swallowing an animal a boa constrictor digesting an elephant a hat My first drawing: author: a picture of __________________________________. grown-ups: ___________. 7 My second drawing: grown-ups: advise me to lay aside __________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________. my drawings of boa author: inside of _________________. the boa constrict