Unit 1 Section 1 Starting out&Understanding ideas-【赢在微点】轻松课堂2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册（外研版）

Unit 1 Looking forwards 文化意识　1.介绍了几位外国作家及其作品,讲述了他们不同的人生际遇。 2.指引学生在面对未来,面临曲折和困难时做出选择或决定。 学习能力　1.能够从作品中学习到积极的人生态度。 2.能够认识并运用词汇进行口语交际。 ■知识先知 ambition; detective; participation; complex; commercial; alternative; circumstance; qualified; fluency; affection; mixture make up one􀆳s mind; put off; reject ... out of hand; weigh up; pass up; have second thoughts ①while引导时间状语从句 ②so that的用法 ◆常用10种动词时态的构成及用法 ◆写一封申请信 ■画里有话本文主要讲述了一位外国人在中国找到了学习的机会,并决定毕业后留在中国工作的故事。 　　 I always dreamed ①of studying abroad, to learn at a world⁃class university. To take the first step, I did some brainstorming and ②explored (explore) opportunities on the Internet and ultimately decided to go for China. There were ③a number of reasons behind it. The primary one was my ④curiosity (curious) how a nation has left many nations behind in a short time at its fast pace of development. So just like that, I applied, along with some of my friends, for a master􀆳s degree program at Communication University of China. Now I can ⑤proudly (proud) say that my decision to choose China ⑥as a study destination was the best decision I have ever made. Section 1　Starting out & Understanding ideas Step 1　Skim for Main Idea 1.Match the main idea of each paragraph. ①Para. 1　　　　 a. Plans for the future are different from the reality. ②Para. 2 b. Wonders and worries about future. ③Para. 3 c. Learn from these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected. ④Para. 4 d. Doyle was forced to write about Sherlock Holmes despite his desire for historical novels. ⑤Para. 5 e. Hemingway became an author as he expected. ⑥Para. 6 f. Doyle is best known for Sherlock Holmes. 答案　①—b　②—a　③—e　④—f　⑤—d　⑥—c 　 2.What􀆳s mainly talked about in the passage? A. Two authors had different writing careers. B. Two authors􀆳 plans totally differed from their careers. C. Two authors􀆳 stories tell us that future may not turn out as we planned. D. Readers􀆳 response can change authors􀆳