Unit1 Growing Up Developing Ideas The Little Prince课件 2025-2026学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第二册

The Little Prince Look at this picture. What can you see? (引导学生说出：a little boy, a rose, a planet, a whole sky of stars...) Who is this little boy? This character is very famous all over the world. What’s the name of the book he comes from? 学生回应 → 自然引出书名 学生回答：The Little Prince 1. To get relevant information about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 2. To find out what the passage is about. 3. To infer the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find the evidence. 4. To talk about your attitude towards grown-ups. who are the main characters in the book? who’s the writer? how much do you know about him? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) 安东尼·德·圣-埃克苏佩里 He was French. He was not just an author but also a pioneering aviator/pilot. What do you know about him? What experience made the author write The Little Prince? Now, let's take a closer look at his life to see what experience inspired him to write the Little Prince?The plane crash in the desert in 1935inspired The Little Prince. Here are three iconic drawings from the book. what can you see? can you predict what the story is about?Now let’s read the passage and check your prediction. Look at the three drawings and predict what the story is about. Now let’s read the passage and check your prediction. 1.What is the main idea of this passage? A. The author praises grown-ups for their practicality and maturity. B. The author reflects on the gap between children’s imaginative world and grown-ups’ lack of understanding for it. C. The author explains why he gave up painting and became a pilot. D. The author shows his deep interest in boa constrictors and primeval forests. 2.Choose the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice.(P12 Activity3) 3.Divide the passage into 4 parts and match the main idea with each part. A.The inspiration and creation of the author’s first drawing.(para_____) B.How the author got along with the grown­ups.(para_____) C.How the grown-ups responded to the author’s two drawings.(para_____) D.The author’s new career.(para_____) What is the main idea of this passage? A. The author praises grown-ups for their practicality and maturity. B. The author reflects on the gap between children’s imaginative world and grown-ups’ lack of understanding for it. C. The author explains why he gave up painting and became a pilot. D. The author shows his deep interest in boa constrictors and primeval forests. C选项只是细节，不是主旨。 Choose the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice. 1 Grown-ups are more practical than children. They want to teach children knowledge that will be useful in the future. 2 Grown-ups are no better than children. They lack imagination and only care about matters of consequence. 3 Grown-up are more knowledgeable than children. They can understand everything by themselves. matters that are important or have significant effects. imagination matters of consequence 作者的态度是否定与惋惜，而非认可成年人的务实。A Part 1(para_____) Part 4(para_____) Match the main idea with each part. 1-3 Part2(para_____) Part 3(para_____) 4-7 8 9-12 B.How the author got along with the grown­ups. A.The inspiration and creation of the author’s first drawing. . D.The author’s new career. C.How the grown-ups responded to the author’s two drawings. Read part 1-part 2( 1-7) and answer the following questions. 1.What was the inspiration of the author’s drawings? 2.What exactly did he draw? 3.What were the responses of the grown-ups to the two drawings? 4. How did the author feel about the responses of the grown-ups? Grown-ups: They advised him to ___________________________________ Grown-ups:They thought __________. Drawing No. 2 A picture of _________________. Inspiration: A picture of a boa constrictor ___________________from a book. swallowing an animal Drawing No. 1 A picture of __________________________________. a boa constrictor digesting an elephant it was a hat the inside of the boa constrictor lay aside his drawings of boa constrictors and devote himself to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. disheartened/discouraged disappointed tiresome They thought the author’s Drawing Number One was just an ordinary hat. When seeing the author’s Drawing Number Two, they advised the author to change his focus to other subjects such as geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. He felt discouraged and disappointed. He was disheartened by the grown-ups' failure to understand his drawings, which led him to give up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter. Why was the narrator unwilling to explain his Drawing Number One if they said his drawing was a hat? B.It was tiresome to explain to them. How did the author feel about the responses of the grown-ups? so the author gave up being a painter.What kind of profession did the author choose? They are primarily a sign of lost imagination and over-practicality. The grown-ups cannot see the elephant inside the boa constrictor; they only see a hat, a simple, practical object. The text says they "only focus on practical, superficial 'important' things," which shows they have lost the ability to see beyond the surface. a life without seeing elephants in hats is empty. A pilot useful/valuable While being a pilot, what did he think of geography? useful valuable The author admits that geography is "useful" and valuable if getting lost at night, but he is disappointed by the grown-ups' love for practical knowledge. With this contradictory psychology, how does he get along with adults? let’s go on reading the next part. The narrator acknowledges that geography is "valuable" if you get lost at night, yet he is disappointed by the grown-ups' obsession with practical knowledge. How do you understand this contradiction in his attitude? A: He sees practical knowledge as a necessary gain of adulthood, but he mourns the loss of wonder and imagination that comes with it. He knows geography can save a life, but he also knows that a life without seeing elephants in hats is empty. The grown-ups dismiss the narrator's drawings as "useless" and urge him to study geography, history, and arithmetic. In modern education, do we also judge children's interests by their "practical value"? Give a real-life example to explain. A: Yes, we often do. For example, a student who loves painting might be told to focus on STEM subjects because they "lead to better jobs." This is the same as the grown-ups in the story: we value what is seen as useful over what makes us feel alive. Read part 3 ( 8-12 )and answer the following questions. 1. What did the author mean by “I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence” (in Paragraph 9)? 2. Why did the author try showing other people his drawing again? What were the results? 3. Why did the author choose to talk about other topics with the grown-ups? 1.What did the author mean by “I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence” ? A. The author has met many people who care about art and imagination. B. The author has met many adults who focus on practical and superficial things. C. The author has met many people who are interested in boa constrictors and stars. D. The author has met many adults who understand children’s drawings easily. 13 What did the author mean by “I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence” ? A. The author has met many people who care about art and imagination. B. The author has met many adults who focus on practical and superficial things. C. The author has met many people who are interested in boa constrictors and stars. D. The author has met many adults who understand children’s drawings easily. Why did the author try showing other people his drawing again? What were the results? Why did the author choose to talk about other topics with the grown-ups? Irony How does this figure of speech help the author express his attitude? A. It directly praises adults’ practical values. B. It shows the author’s deep respect for adults’ experiences. C. It subtly criticizes adults’ shallow values and behavior. D. It highlights the author’s agreement with adults’ views. the opposite of what is expected. To find someone who truly understood it; everyone still thought it was a hat. Because he thinks the way the grown-ups do, lika an adult; he wanted to fit in and make them feel comfortable. The narrator says he stops talking about boa constrictors and stars, and instead talks about bridge, golf, and politics. Is this "lowering himself to their level" a sign of social maturity, or a betrayal of his own inner self? A: It is a painful compromise. On one hand, it lets him fit in and be seen as a "sensible man," which is a form of social skill. On the other hand, he is hiding his true passions and creativity to please others, which feels like a betrayal of the curious child he once was. Why did the author and the grown-ups have different ideas? According to the author, what is a child’s most valuable trait? Because they have different perspectives on the world.The author still sees the world with a child’s imagination, like when he draws the hidden elephant in the snake. But grown-ups in the story lack imagination and patience, and they just focus on the consequences of matters instead of the true meaning of the drawings. . Children understand the world by senses, so they are more creative and imaginative; while the grown-ups are more knowledgeable and experienced, so they are limited and reasonable—literally. Do you think a child’s most valuable trait is more important than the "practical" things grown-ups value? What do you believe are the truly "important" things in life? According to the narrator, a child’s most valuable trait is imagination—the ability to see beyond the surface, like seeing an elephant inside a hat instead of just a hat. I do think this trait is more important than the "practical" things adults often value. While material success and practical skills can make life easier, the truly important things in life are intangible: imagination, curiosity, creativity, and the ability to love and connect with others. These are the qualities that make life meaningful and full of wonder. What’s the core theme of The Little Prince? 答案：B. The beauty of childlike innocence and human connection who’s the writer?Who are the main characters in the story? The Pilot and the Little Prince Narrated by an aviator who crashes in the Sahara Desert, the story begins when the aviator meets the Little Prince, a mysterious boy from another world. As the Prince shares stories of his travels and the unique characters he meets, the story explores deep themes of love, friendship, and the essence of human connections. The author gave up his dream of being a painter to become a pilot. What did he gain from this choice, and what did he lose? How does this reflect what growing up is like? He gains a stable career, practical skills, and the respect of grown-ups. He loses his childhood dream, his creativity, and the ability to see the world with wonder. This shows that growing up often means trading passion for practicality. The story suggests that as we grow up, we lose our imagination and become more like the grown-ups. Do you agree with this idea? How can we keep our "inner child" alive in adulthood? A: I don't think it's inevitable. We can keep our inner child alive by making time for play, curiosity, and creativity—like drawing, reading for fun, or asking "why" about the world around us. As we grow up, we may become more mature, and we often have to compromise.Growing up is unavoidable, but losing our imagination is optional. Growing up can be hard, but it also brings joy, love, and meaning. The key is to not lose ourselves in the process.Keep your inner child alive！Keep your inner self alive！ Thank You! Lavf61.7.100 86496.0 $