Unit1 Looking forwards Developing ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Developing ideas The Road Not Taken 1 Read the passage quickly and divide it into several parts. Part 1 Part 2 The passage is divided into two parts: Part 1: the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost. Part 2: the introduction, explanation or interpretation of the poem. 2 Read the short introduction to the author Robert Frost and answer the questions. What are the special features of Frost’s poetry? Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of America’s most famous poets. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his works. His poetry has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England where Frost lived most of his life, and for his colloquial approach to American language. His poetry generally has a regular rhythm(韵律) and rhyme(韵脚), and is easy to read aloud and remember. He often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes. Among Frost’s best-known poems are The Road Not Taken, Fire and Ice, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Birches(桦树）. ① ③ ④ / kəˈləʊkwiəl / 口语的；会话的 ② Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, The Road Not Taken 黄色的树林里分出两条路， 可惜我不能同时去涉足， 我在那路口久久伫立， 我向着一条路极目望去， 直到它消失在丛林深处。 但我却选择了另外一条路 它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂 显得更诱人，更美丽 虽然在这条小路上 很少留下旅人的足迹 wear n. 磨损；使用痕迹 claim n. 要求；声称；值得性 diverge v. 分叉；分歧 -diverse adj. 多样的-divergence n.分歧 undergrowth n. 下层灌木丛，林下植物 Enjoy the poem and try to understand the meaning of it. 4 And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sign Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood,and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The Road Not Taken 那天清晨落叶满地 两条路都未经脚印污染 呵，留下一条路等改日再见 但我知道路径延绵无尽头 恐怕我难以再回返 也许多年后在某个地方 我将轻声叹息将往事回顾： 一片树林里分出两条路—— 而我选择了人迹更少的一条， 从此决定了我一生的道路。 hence adv. 从此以后；从今以后 todden v. （tread原型）踩踏，行走 sigh n./v. 叹息 Symbolism is the use of an object to represent an abstract idea. For example, the rose could represent love and affection, and the rainbow could symbolise hope. It allows the poet to express a certain mood or emotion in a more subtle way, as opposed to stating it directly. love and affection hope Can you find more examples in this poem? 6 Symbols of the poem The roads The yellow wood The sigh A. The difficulty of choice B. The choices themselves C. Reflection (maybe regret) later 1.Why has The Road Not Taken become one of the most famous American poems of all time? A．Because of its natural style. B．Because of its rhythm and rhyme. C．Because of its thoughtful insights into human nature. D．Both A and C. Lines from the poem The Road Not Taken are often quoted in speeches of all kinds. The poem has been set to music by a number of artists and used in numerous television commercials. It has in fact become one of the most famous American poems of all time, not only because of its natural style, but also because of its thoughtful insights into human nature. √ Read part 2 carefully and answer the questions. 2 When reading The Road Not Taken, one cannot help but see in one’s mind images of a peaceful wood deep within the countryside. Paths in the woods are often used to symbolize how our lives progress and change. The lines “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both” give us a visual representation of the choices that we face and the decisions that we need to make. Life throws many alternatives at us on a daily basis. These range from the basic “What should I wear today?” to the key issues of what subject to study at university or what job to do after graduation. Of course, the greatest dilemmas arise from moral problems, when we are uncertain which choice results in doing the right thing. 2. Which problem might be the most difficult thing that we need to make a decision? A．About morals.　　　　 B．About clothes. C．About subjects. D．About jobs. 3 Whether big or small, what all our choices have in common is that they lead to specific consequences. Once we make a decision, in most circumstances, there is no going back. Although the writer of the poem considers taking the other path another day, he knows it’s unlikely that he will ever have the opportunity to do so. Like the writer, all we can do is look backwards “with a sigh” and imagine what could have been. 3. What does “there is no going back” mean? It means the decision we made can’t be changed. 4. How do you think the man looking back on his decision “with a sigh”？ A．We are sure to regret not taking the other path. B．The path we took is so tough. C．We took a “less traveled” road. D．We may wonder whether we have made the right decision. √ 4 This sigh, this wondering whether we made the right choice, is understandable. Although we may be free to choose which path to take, this choice isn’t easy when those two paths look similar. Presented with two job offers, for instance, we may wonder exactly what it is（that） we’re choosing between. What if要是……该怎么办？, in choosing one, we were unknowingly turning down other future opportunities? Will we ever（究竟，到底） even find out whether we made the right choice? 5 Ultimately, the road ahead – the road through our lives – is a mixture of choice and chance. And when we are approaching the end of that road, how will we remember the journey? How will we look back on our lives? In the poem, the writer doubts his choice, thinking that in the future “ages and ages hence”, he may claim that he took the “less traveled” road. Some of us do take a more unusual path through life, and while it may be a harder one to follow, it can also lead to new adventures and experiences. Nonetheless, part of the art of decision-making is learning to make the most of our decisions. Instead of looking back with regret, we should be facing our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are ours, and ours only. 6. What doe s the writer doubt in his poem? 1. √ 7. What does“it”mean in the sentence“...it can also lead to new adventures and experiences.”？ A．A more unusual path. B．A new understanding of the poem. C．Another understanding of life. D．A way of making decisions. Part 2 The popularity of the poem The appreciation and interpretation of the poem How should we face our future? Para. Para. Para. It has in fact become one of ______________________________ of all time. Life __________________________________________. Once we make a decision, in most circumstances, ____________________. Instead of looking back with regret, we should be ________________________________________, for the choices are ours, and ours only. the most famous American poems throws many alternatives at us on a daily basis there is no going back facing our future with energy and optimism 1 2-4 5 What’s the genre of the text? A．An advertisement. B．Narrative writing. C．Practical writing. D．Argumentative writing. According to the passage, what attitude should we have towards future? A．Curious. B．Optimistic. C．Pessimistic. D．Indifferent. √ √ Summary of the poem A traveler in the wood comes to a fork in the road and he feels sorry for 1____________________________. After close observation, he decides to choose the one which 2___________________________, though 3_____________________________________________________. He tells himself that 4______________________ some day, but he doubts 5________________________ . He imagines that, many years in the future, he will tell this story with a sigh, saying that his choice has 6_____________________________. being unable to take both roads is grassy and wants wear the passing there has worn the two roads really about the same he will take the other road if he should ever come back made all the difference Complete the table with information from the passage. 15 Appreciation and interpretation It is one of the most famous American poems of all time. The diverged roads in the poem symbolise 7 . Once we have taken a road, we might wonder 8 . Instead of looking back with regret, we should 9 _____ __ ____ . how our lives progress and change whether we made the right choice be facing our future with energy and optimism, for the choices are ours only null Other 242379.92 $