Unit 6 Nature in Words Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 6 Nature in words Understanding ideas How would you describe the scene if the first snow came to your sight? Now let's read a short introduction to him and answer the questions. Have you ever read the passage First Snow by John Boynton Priestley? How do you feel? What do you know about the author? 1. What careers did Priestley have in his lifetime? 2. What kind of person do you think Priestley was? Do more research if necessary. Priestley joined the army in World War I before going on to study at Cambridge University. After graduation, he worked as a freelance writer and radio presenter. How about you? Describe snow in your own words. Now let's read his work First Snow and underline the expressions the author uses to describe the first snow. P62 2 Task 1 Underline the expressions the author uses to describe the first snow. Check your answers! cold place of dead white and pale blues The author uses picturesque language to depict the first snow. Complete the diagram with the expressions you have underlined in the passage. Task 2 so many black and threatening shapes falling heavily, in great soft flakes delicate pinks lining its branches and artfully disposed along its trunk went on and on like a cruel grassland thick a lovely Japanese print cold sparkle of white and blue thick grey all bending P64 4 Talk about how the author organises the structure of the passage. P64 4 Task 3 Talking Introduction: the author’s opinion of the first snow When I got up this morning An hour or two later Now Can you find the words or phrases to describe the author's feelings? The sun came out The description of the first snow 1. By describing the magical scenery of the first snow, the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves. 2. By depicting the beautiful, near-magical scenery of the first snow, the author wants to convey his love for snow. 3. By recalling his memories as a child during the first snow, the author expresses