Unit1 Looking forwards Understanding Ideas 公开课课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第四册

Unit 1　Looking forwards understand the main idea and the details of the passage; have a better understanding of 2 famous writers and learn from them; understand the importance of a positive attitude towards life, and think about how to prepare for the future. Learning objectives Watch the video and think about your future plan. What is your future plan? --I plan to become a doctor, because as a doctor, I can try my best to save people’s lives. --I plan to become an astronaut, because I want to explore space beyond the earth. I plan to become...…because…… Lead in Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about different people’s future. Various possibilities for future development. Fixed(确定的,固定的) future for everyone. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Prediction Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about different people’s future. Various possibilities for future development. Fixed(确定的,固定的) future for everyone. Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Doyle’s Holmes(福尔摩斯) stories were much more popular. Be prepared for the unexpected. We always wonder and worry about the future. Hemingway achieved his ambition to become a writer. Doyle’s main ambition was to become a historical novel writer. There is no guarantee that people having plans in place for the future are bound to succeed. Fast-reading (准备就绪，在正确位置) (理想) 7 Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text? Introduction Main body Author’s opinion Example 1 Example 1 Example 2 Conclusion 9 Q1.What is possibly the most important concern(担忧,关心) in life? The most important concern in life is possibly the future. Careful-­reading (Para1.) 10 Q2:Why does the author ask so many questions in the first paragraph? A．To introduce(引入) the topic. B．To seek a certain answer. C．To turn to readers for help. D．To entertain readers. Para.1 Para. 2 What is the relationship between one’s plans and the future? Having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality(现实). plans future in place 准备就绪, 恰当 out of place 不恰当, 不相称 帅气得不像实力派 能去非洲狩猎 能上世界大战战场立功 能凭一本小说《老人与海》获得普利策奖 还能凭同一本小说获得诺贝尔奖 能飞机失事后大难不死 能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死 还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己 能被毁灭，但不能被打败 他的名字叫 欧内斯特·海明威 Famous works: Date of Birth：(1)_________ Nationality(国籍)：(2)___________ Ambition（追求） :(3)_____________ Experiences and achievements: joined a local newspaper as(4)_________________ became (5)__________________ for the Toronto Star wrote novels and short stories based on (6)________________ The Old Man and the Sea, about (7) ______________________ ________________won the Pulitzer Prize. won the Nobel Prize in (8) ________. 1899 America writer a trainee reporter foreign correspondent his personal experiences the struggle between an elderly Literature fisherman and the fish Para3. Fill in the blanks and retell the profile(简介) of Ernest Hemingway. 实习记者 驻外记者 Watch a short video about Conan Doyle. Para. 4 Q1:What was Doyle’s main writing ambition(追求)? Doyle’s main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. 18 He gave up medicine and (1)_________________________; longed to become known for his (2)________________. Doyle’s decision The public’s reaction They couldn’t (4)______________ Sherlock Holmes. So he (3)__________the detective to focus on his “serious” writing. The fans were so (5)_______.Holmes has been (7)_____________ readers. He was forced to (6)________ ___________________________. devoted himself to writing historical novels get enough of（痴迷） killed off angry Holmes back from the dead entertaining bring Q2:Organise information from the passage and complete the charts. Para. 5 Q3. What can we learn from the story of Doyle? A．Practice makes perfect. B．Rome was not built in a day. C．Where there is a will, there is a way. D．The future may not turn out exactly as we plan. √ Para. 6 What can you do when faced with uncertainty about the future? Whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected(意外). 以……为榜样 the+adj, 一类人/事 坎坷曲折 Ernest Hemingway Arthur Conan Doyle Similarities They both ______________________________. They shared _____________________________ ________________________________________. were ultimately successful the same ambitious and energetic approach to life Please summarize the similarities between Hemingway and Doyle. 22 What can you learn about facing the future from the two authors? (Critical thinking) Post-reading Discussion On the way to success, we should get prepared for the unexpected and something may not turn out as planned. Homework Review what we have learnt and preview language points. Thanks! 26 Lavf55.33.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 $$