摘要:
本讲义聚焦“从自然界获得启示的生活哲理类文章写作”核心知识点,通过教材课文分析构建文体架构(自然现象引入、启示阐述),系统梳理写作手法(时间开头、顺序衔接词)、逻辑衔接(So/However等衔接词)、亮点表达(生动词汇与高级句式),并结合谋篇步骤、要点表达及素材储备,形成从输入到输出的完整写作学习支架。
该资料以核心素养为导向,通过“析教材-学方法-练表达”递进设计,提升语言能力(如“force its body through”等精准词汇、as引导的状语从句等高级句式运用),培养思维品质(借破茧成蝶、蚂蚁搬面包等实例引导提炼哲理)。课中助力教师系统授课,课后提能训练与素材库辅助学生巩固,有效查漏补缺。
内容正文:
Section Ⅵ Writing
写作项目——Writing about a lesson from nature
本单元的写作任务是写一篇从自然界中获得的启示的文章,属于生活哲理类文章。此类文章一般是通过描写生活中的一件事来阐述与之相关的生活哲理以及自己的感悟。文章叙议结合,以议论为主。
由教材学写作
一、学文体架构
(一)析教材课文
Para.1:A general introduction of a natural phenomenon.
Para.2:The statement of the lesson from nature.
(二)根据教材课文可总结出该类文体的框架结构如下:
二、学写作手法
1.第一段第一句使用了One day作为讲述故事的开头,表示“某一天……”。除此之外,还有很多关于时间的表达可以用于故事的开头,例如The other night或者It was a cold morning,然后顺承着继续往下讲述故事。
2.本文讲述后续故事的发展是按照时间顺序展开的,使用了一些衔接词,如so, however, then, but等,用以说明破茧成蝶的过程。
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①Once upon a time (从前), there was a miser (守财奴).He hid his gold under a tree.Every week he used to dig it up.②One night (一天晚上), a robber stole all the gold.③When the miser came again (当守财奴再次来的时候), he found nothing but an empty hole.He was surprised, ④and then burst into tears (然后放声大哭).All the neighbors gathered around him.He told them how he used to come and visit his gold.“Did you ever take any of it out?” asked one of them.“No,” he said, “I only came to look at it.” “⑤Then come again and look at the hole (那就以后再来看这个洞),” said the neighbor, “it will be the same as looking at the gold.”
三、学逻辑衔接
作者在第一段使用了衔接词So, However, But清晰地描写画面内容。在第二段开头,作者使用短语In the same way承上启下,由浅入深,说明图画的隐喻意义,并清楚地表达自己的看法。
四、学亮点表达
1.亮点词汇
(1)第一段第三句中的force its body through the little hole,第四句中的still couldn't get out和第五句中的too hard和its weak body,既描绘破茧化蝶的艰难,也为接下来这位男子的热心帮助埋下伏笔。第七句中的instead of承接上文,表示转折,动词短语drag ...around意为“沉重或缓慢地将某物或某人沿着地面拉到某处”,使动作描写形象生动。倒数第二句使用形容词necessary积极评价破茧过程的必要性。尾句too weak to live对其作了解释。
(2)第二段中的go through some difficult things与第一段中的struggled to force its body through the little hole进行类比,点明寓言故事的主题:诞生总要经历痛苦艰难的过程,所以遇到困难要靠自己去克服,去突破。
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①She was too frightened to tell her family what had happened.她太害怕了,不敢告诉家人发生了什么事。
②I dragged myself through daily household chores, feeling exhausted.
我费力地做着每天的家务,感到筋疲力尽。
③Gasping with pain, he forced himself to his feet and with slow, shaky steps, began to walk.
他痛苦地喘着气,强迫自己站了起来,迈着缓慢的步子,摇摇晃晃地开始走。
2.亮点句式
文章第一段中使用了一些高级句式,增强了文章的表达效果,使文章显得更有文采。如第二句使用了非谓语Seeing an opening in the pupa作状语,第三句使用了as引导的时间状语从句,第六句使用了so that引导的目的状语从句,第八句使用了because引导的原因状语从句等,形象地刻画了助茧成蝶的全过程及作者的感悟。
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①Tom needs to learn German because he is going to work in Germany.
汤姆需要学习德语,因为他即将去德国工作。
②As my mother sang those old songs, tears ran down her cheeks.当我妈妈唱起那些老歌时,眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。
具体写作指导
How to write about a lesson from nature
——如何写一篇从自然界中获得启示的文章
第一步:构思谋篇
Part 1
A brief introduction to a lesson from nature.
Part 2
Introduce detailed information.
Part 3
Explain the moral of the lesson from nature.
第二步:要点表达
第一部分 引入话题
1.Nature can sometimes teach us a valuable lesson.
大自然有时会给我们上宝贵的一课。
2.Some small things in nature often give us some useful enlightenment.
自然界中的一些小事往往给我们一些有用的启示。
3.I learned about a life lesson from ants.
我从蚂蚁那里学到了人生的一课。
4.Recently I read a small story from Aesop's Fables, whose name is The Fox and the Grapes.
最近我读了《伊索寓言》中的一个小故事,名叫《狐狸与葡萄》。
第二部分 详细介绍故事情节
1.I was jogging on the path when I happened to catch sight of a little bird.
我在小路上慢跑时,碰巧看见了一只小鸟。
2.I was wandering along the path of the farmland when I saw some ants.
我正在农田小路上徘徊,这时突然看到一些蚂蚁。
3.Much to my amazement, it was still holding on.
让我非常吃惊的是,它仍然坚持着。
4.Catching sight of the scene, I stopped to see whether it would give up.
看到这个情景,我停下来看看它是否会放弃。
5.Just at that time, I couldn't help admiring its strong will.
就在那时,我禁不住羡慕它的坚强意志。
6.To facilitate movement for themselves and the future generations, Yugong, approaching his 90s, was determined to remove the mountains, shovel by shovel.
为了方便自己和子孙后代的出行,年近九十的愚公决心一铲一铲地把山移走。
第三部分 获得的启示
1.常用词汇
①draw ...from ... 从……中获得……
②remind sb.of sth. 提醒某人某事
③make full preparations 做充分准备
④reflect on/upon sth. 反省/认真思考某事
⑤attain one's goal 达成某人的目标
⑥be inspired by 受到启发
⑦gain any insight on 获得感悟
⑧make sense of 理解
2.常用句式
①From my perspective, at no time should we ignore the importance of unity.
在我看来,在任何时候我们都不能忽视团结的重要性。
②Accordingly, we should foster the consciousness of unity and always bear in mind that unity can create miracles no matter what obstacles we meet.
因此,我们应该培养团结的意识,并且永远铭记在心:无论我们遇到什么样的阻碍,团结都能够创造奇迹。
③Failure is the mother of success.Sometimes, in order to succeed, we have no alternative
but to face failure bravely and learn from it.
失败乃成功之母。有时候,为了成功,我们不得不勇敢地直面失败并从中吸取教训。
④The fable Yu Gong Yi Shan has become a synonym for forging ahead while facing enormous difficulties and persevering to the end.
寓言《愚公移山》已成为迎难而上、坚持到底的代名词。
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假定你是李华,你们班要举办一个主题为“A lesson from nature”的班会,请根据以下提示写一篇80词左右的英语发言稿,内容包括:
1.某种自然现象;
2.得到的人生感悟。
根据提示完成短文,选择恰当的句子并认真抄写在文中空白处。
Nature can always teach us some valuable lessons and I have learned from ants that ① .
One day, I was sitting in the park when I saw a small ant ② , as if trying to take it away.However, the bread was ③ to carry, so it had to leave.I had thought it ④ .But to my great amazement, more ants came and managed to ⑤ .
Seeing this, I realized that it was ⑥ that led to their success.I have deeply understood what the proverb “Unity is strength” ⑦ .
A.carry the bread away
B.too large for it
C.climbing around a piece of bread
D.unity is strength
E.must have given up
F.the ants' unity
G.really means
答案:①~⑦ DCBEAFG
写作素材储备
1.描述图画内容
①As is shown in the picture, a man is planting a tree.
如图画所示,一个人正在种树。
②We can see that the butterfly is ready to emerge.
我们可以看到,蝴蝶已经准备好出来了。
③As can be clearly seen from the picture above, a turtle is crossing the road.
从上图可以清楚地看到,一只乌龟正在过马路。
④As the picture shows, there are two birds: one asleep and the other with a worm in its mouth.
如图所示,有两只鸟,一只在睡觉,另一只嘴里叼着一条虫子。
2.阐明寓意
①What the picture attempts to convey is that cooperation will benefit everyone.
图片试图传达的是:合作将使每个人受益。
②It is obvious that if we behave like the ant, we will overcome all the difficulties.显然,如果我们表现得像蚂蚁一样,我们将克服一切困难。
③This tells us that life is fair and that anything can happen.
这告诉我们生活是公平的,任何事情都可能发生。
3.发表看法
①I think people can live in harmony with nature.
我认为人与自然可以和谐相处。
②We should always remember: Be patient for success and Rome was not built in one day.
我们应该永远记住:对成功要有耐心,罗马不是一天建成的。
③As far as I'm concerned, we should keep in mind that as long as every one of us combines our efforts, we can surely make it.
就我而言,我们应该记住:只要我们每个人共同努力,我们就一定能获得成功。
④We need struggles to make ourselves stronger.
我们需要奋斗来使我们更强大。
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