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The
Little
Prince
Developing ideas
作者编号:33001
Lead-in
Which novel is this video about?
作者编号:33001
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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.
be obsessed with对···痴迷
sb.+spend+time+on sth./(in) doing sth.
best-selling books畅销书
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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, his body has never been found, and the cause of his death remains unknown.
be inspired by 受到···的鼓舞/启发
飞机失事
闲逛
occupy
v.占领,占据
be occupied with 忙于····
···的残骸/残留物
仍然未知
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Read the passage quickly and silently and figure out the clues .
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The author's two drawings and people's responses.
The author's change.
Part ǁ
(Para.8-12)
Part ǀ
(Para.1-7)
Structure
I saw a magnificant picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the _________ forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of ____________ an animal.
Boa constrictors swallow their prey ______, without _________it . After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for_________.
primeval
swallowing
whole
chewing
digestion
What’s the inspiration of the author’s Drawing Number One?
The inspiration is a magnificant picture in a book.
Read paragraph 1-7 quickly and answer :
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The grown-ups answer: Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?
They advised me to _________my drawings and ______myself to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar.
lay aside
devote
Why did the author make his Drawing Number Two? And what were the responses of the grown-ups to the two drawings?
Since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing: I drew the _______ of the boa constrictor, _________ the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always needs to have things explained.
2.
inside
so that
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I was very ____________and ________the magnificent career as a painter.
Grown-ups never __________ anything by themselves, and it is ____________for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
disheartened
gave up
3. How did the author feel about the responses of the grown-ups?
tiresome
understand
disheartened
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1. What kind of profession did the author choose?
I learned to_______ _______.
It is true that geography has been very ______ to me.
pilot airplanes
useful
Read paragraph 8-12 carefully and answer :
2. Why did the author choose to talk about other topics?
To bring myself _______ to his level. And the grown-ups would be greatly _________ to have met such a _________ man.
down
pleased
sensible
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The clues of the story
I saw a ___________
picture in a book.
I made My _______
Number One. But grown-ups mistook it as a ____.
So, I made My Drawing
Number ___. But grown-ups advise me to_________
my drawings to _________ other subjects.
The drawing experience made me choose another
__________and learned
____________.
But in the course of this life, I still show ____________________________to people I met.
If the answer is “That is a ____”. I would ______ myself ______to his level.
Para.1-2
Para.3-5
Para.6-7
Para.8
Para.9-10
Para.11-12
magnificent
hat
Two
lay aside
pilot airplanes
profession
My Drawing
Number One
down
bring
hat
Drawing
devote to
Language Points
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While-reading
¹ Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a
book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing.
when引导的时间状从
adj.壮丽的,宏伟的
同义词:splendid adj.壮丽的,雄伟的
adj.原始的,远古的
蟒蛇
in the act of doing sth.
正在做某事
= in the process of doing sth.
在做某事过程中
While-reading
² In the book it said: “Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion.”
v.吞下,咽下
swallow up 吞并,吞没
n.猎物
v.咀嚼
chew over 仔细考虑,深思熟虑
定语从句
n.消化
digest v. 消化
³ I pondered deeply, then, over the adventures of the jungle. And after some work with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. My Drawing Number One. It looked like this:
v.仔细考虑,深思
ponder over/about仔细考虑
n.丛林,密林
succeed in doing sth.
成功做某事
While-reading
⁴ I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups, and asked them whether the drawing frightened them.
⁵ But they answered: “Frighten? Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?”
⁶ My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing: I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it clearly.
n.杰作
n.成年人
宾语从句
v.使惊恐,使惊吓
被吓到
since引导的原因状从,意为“由于,因为”
目的状从
While-reading
⁷ The grown-ups' response, this time, was to advise me to lay aside my drawings of boa constrictors, whether from the inside or the outside, and devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter. I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two.
n.反应,响应
把...搁置一边
devote oneself to 致力于,献身于
表语从句
宾语从句
因...气馁/灰心
While-reading
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
⁸ So then I chose another profession, and learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown a little over all parts of the world; and it is true that geography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable.
adj.烦人的,令人厌烦的
v. 驾驶;n.飞行员
fly-flew-flown
主语从句
形式主语
真正主语
一瞥,看一眼
distinguish...from... 将...和...区分开
迷路
adj.很有用的,宝贵的
valueless/worthless adj.毫无价值的
While-reading
⁹ In the course of this life, I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.
n.相遇,邂逅;
v.遇到,遭遇
定语从句
与...有关,涉及到...,关心
n.结果,后果
很多,大量
adv.亲密地,密切地
在手边,在附近
While-reading
⒑ Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One, which I have always kept. I would try to find out, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, whoever it was, he, or she, would always say:
⒒ “That is a hat.”
时间状从
定语从句
adj.明白的,头脑清楚的
定语从句
While-reading
12.Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.
n.政治
be pleased to do sth. 高兴做某事
adj.明智的
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