Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Developing ideas Three Days to See 课件 -2025-2026学年高二英语外研版选择性必修第一册

Three Days to See Developing Ideas Learning Objectives At the end of the class, you will be able to： sort out the structure of the passage; know how Helen Keller appreciate being able to see; find out the linguistic characteristics of parallelism; treasure the importance of our senses. blind dumb deaf Lead-in Role play Close eyes, touch an object to guess and describe it to the next person. Guess the object from descriptions and use body language to pass it on. Cover the ears and guess what it is. Lead-in Role play Peach Lead-in What are five senses? Who is she? Helen Keller (1880-1968) Engagement Activity 1: What kind of people do you think Helen Keller was? Exploration Read for structure Para _________ What Hellen desires to see in 3 days Three Days to See Para _________ Para _________ Hellen’s eagerness to see A hint given by Hellen to healthy people 1-3 4-7 8 Activity 2: Read the passage quickly and divide it into three parts. (3 mins) Exploration Read for details Activity 3: Read para.1-3 and answer the questions. (2 mins) 1. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. Helen loves darkness and silence. B. Helen is only stricken with blindness. C. Helen wishes people to suffer from diseases. D. Helen thinks healthy people ignore too much. 2. How did Helen feel when her friend told her she observed nothing after a long walk? A. Disappointed B. Appreciative C. Doubtful D. Approved. Exploration Read for details Time Activities 1st See ; see ; take . Recall the whole day. See kind and gentle people and the books read to her, take a walk in the woods channel Activity 4: Fill in the blanks. Exploration Read for details Time Activities 2nd Visit ; to . See . probe into the soul of man. a play or a movie. museums probe into Exploration Read for details Time Activities 3rd Greet ; . Recall the whole day. the dawn see the busy life of ordinary people workaday world close in on descend upon business Explanation Read for details Time Activities Emotions 1st See kind and gentle people, see the books read to her, take a walk in the woods Recall the whole day 2nd Visit museums to probe into the soul of man See a play or a movie 3rd Greet the dawn, see the busy life of ordinary people Recall the whole day Love for family and friends. Concern for human and history Care for lives of the world Self Society A whole observation of human life World Exploration Read for details Activity 5: Read paragraph 8 to find out the hint given by Hellen to healthy people and give evidence. (2 mins) A. Treasure your senses and make the best of them. B. Sight is the most delightful sense. C. Live every day to the full. D. Make the best of your sight. Explanation Figure of speech Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be applied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. “ Use...as if... Hear...as if... Touch...as if... Smell, taste...as if... be stricken blind be stricken deaf Activity 6: What figure of speech is used in the paragraph? Explanation Figure of speech “ Use...as if... Hear...as if... Touch...as if... Smell, taste...as if... Parallelism !!!To remind people to appreciate and treasure everything in their life. Explanation The tales of two cities 《双城记》 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, We had everything before us, we had nothing before us, We were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way. “I only look at what I have, not at what I don’t have." ——Helen Keller Elaboration Small Talk Work with your partner to discuss: what would you do if you would be stricken blind or deaf in three days? Why? Sample: On the first/second/third day, I would/should spend time talking to my friends and family because listening to their voices would remind me of their importance and heartfelt talks would create lasting comfort. Capture sounds on audio Hug family and friends tightly Listen to loved ones' voices Memorize faces/smiles Touch nature Smell favorite scents Taste cherished foods Watch sunrises/sunsets Cook favorite meals Hold hands with someone Thank you very much! Lavf57.71.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder r0.2.61(gap_fixed:False) Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $