Unit 6 At One with Nature Developing ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 6 At one with nature Developing ideas: A Love of Gardening By the end of this class, students will be able to: get some information of the British gardens and choose the topic sentence of each paragraph. guess the meaning of some sentences according to its context. promote the awareness of being close to nature and live in harmony with nature. Watch the video about British gardens. Do you like gardens? Pre-reading When it comes to gardens, we have to mention British gardens.Complete the quiz to see how much you know about the British gardens. 1. The earliest British gardens were painted in_____. A. the 5th century BC B. the 1st century AD C. the 6th century AD 2. By 2020, about _____ of British homes are likely to have a garden. A. 80% B. 85% C.90% 3. It is estimated that _______ species of insects can be found in a British garden. A. over 800 B. over 8,000 C. over 80,000 While -reading Activity 1　Fast—reading for basic information What’s the main idea of the passage? A. History about gardening. B. British enthusiasm for gardening. C. Amazing gardening. D. The benefits of gardening. Task 1: Try to find out the main idea of the passage. 5 a b c d Origin Activities Solutions Benefits A topic sentence is a sentence that states or suggests the main idea or topic of a paragraph. Often, a topic sentence comes at the beginning of a paragraph; sometimes, it appears in the middle or at the end. Task 2: Choose the topic sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage. Task : Read para.1 and answer the following questions. Activity 2　Careful—reading for details Para1: Origin 1. What’s your understanding of the quotation? The world is not lack of beauty but the discoverable eyes. 2. What’s the function of the quotation? To make the expression more persuasive and convincing. 3. What does the underlined sentence suggest? It suggests gardening is very ___________ in Britain. popular 7 1.What’s the function of the sentence in The Secret Garden ? A. To add some background information. B. To illustrate the beauty of the garden. C.To introduce the topic of this passage. D. To remind the importance of the garden. 2.What does “green fingers” mean in the first paragraph? A．The fingers painted with green color. B．The poor skills of gardening. C．The fingers cut by green knife. D．The super skills of gardening. Task2 : Read para.1 and choose the best answers. Different people Activities in the garden Children plant ___________ and wait to see which one is the _______. Expert gardeners seek the right corner for _______. Others grow perfect ______________to enter into the ______________. Some Brits sit under the branches of the________ and enjoy the _______ of the world around them. sunflowers tallest Para2 Activities Task : Read para.2 and complete the chart. roses vegetables competitions trees beauty Task: Read paragraph 3 and answer the following questions. 1. Find out people’s solutions to dealing with limited space. renting small pieces of land turning rooftops and walls into private gardens Para3 Solutions What are the benefits of gardens? make the cities greener improve air quality Para4 Benefits As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. 1.What’s the function of the first sentence ? It serves as a __________________________. Task 1: Read para.4 and do the following exercises. transitional sentence 11 2.What are the benefits of gardening? It’s good for the environment and people’s souls. 3. What does the underlined sentence suggest? metaphor beautiful and positive ideas in our minds negative thoughts and ideas When there are beautiful and positive ideas in our minds, we will feel fulfilled, and won’t be easily influenced by negative thoughts and ideas. Keep our mind fulfilled. 4.Why the author mentioned the book The Secret Garden in both the first and last paragraphs? To make the passage more coherent (连贯的)and highlight the theme. 文章的开头和结尾均引用了“The Secret Garden”的相关语句，这种写作手法首尾呼应可以让文章结构更加紧密，内容更加完整，进一步强调文章主题，加深读者的印象，引发读者的共鸣等。 Further Thinking 1. What’s the purpose of the author? A. To inform us that the British love gardening. B. To attract readers to visit Britain. C. To show us the development of British gardens. D. To tell the readers how the Brits pass time when free. 2.Where can we probably read the passage? A.In a travel guidebook. B.In a cultural magazine. C.In a science newspaper. D.In an environment management book. 3. How does the author develop his idea? A. By giving examples and quotes. B. By comparison and quotes. C. By explanation and quotes. D. By giving reasons and quotes. 4. What’s the author’s attitude towards gardening? A. Doubtful B. Supportive C. Critical D. Sarcastic 1.What do you think about the title and why?(Critical thinking) Why not garden? It means we should take action. Post-reading Activity 1　Think and Share 2. Where is your dream garden? 3.What will you do in your garden? create beauty enjoy beauty Live in harmony with nature humans nature At one with nature Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher（屠夫） in cold blood. ——Victor Hugo, French writer We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. ——Margaret Mead, American anthropologist When a man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment. ——Oscar Wilde, Irish writer. Please Remember: Let’s embrace the nature and life. Homework Do you know anyone who loves gardening? Write a short passage about him / her. 20 THANKS $$