Unit 1 Growing Up Developing ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高二英语外研版选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 Growing up Developing ideas The Little Prince What is this classic book? The Little Prince Lead-in Name Nationality Identity Interest Masterpiece What experience made him write The Little Prince? What kind of person do you think he was? a writer and pilot flying and writing France The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery Read the introduction to the author and fill in the chart. Probably his plane crash in the desert in 1935. adventurous brave talented in writing Lead-in Antoine de Saint-Exupery Read the passage to get the main idea and divide the passage into several parts. While-reading structure Paragraphs Main idea Part 1 Para. 1-2 Part 2 Para. 3-7 Part 3 Para. 8-12 I was attracted by a picture in a book. I drew and the grown-ups responded to my two drawings. The drawing experience made me choose a new profession and my attitudes towards life. While-reading What’s the genre(体裁）of this passage? Novella Tips: Novel: Lengthy fiction, complex multi-layered plots, in-depth character development. Short Story: Brief fiction, single core plot/theme, minimal character/setting details. Novellas: Mid-length fiction, complete focused plot, vivid but concise character portrayal. PLOT MOUNTAIN While-reading Read the Part 1（Para.1-2）with questions in mind Who am I? Where did I find this picture? How did I feel? How did I describe? While-reading At six years old, “I” saw a picture in a book called True Stories from Nature about the primeval forest. , which was a drawing of a boa constrictor in the act of . magnificent primeval forest swallowing an animal While-reading Read the Part 1（Para.1-2） and fill in the blanks Look at pictures and make a prediction What is this? What does this picture try to show? While-reading Painting Me Grown-ups content response attitude a boa constrictor digesting an elephant a hat show my masterpiece not able to understand doubtful proud confident My First Attempt How did I finish my Painting Number One successfully? Ponder deeply With a colored pencil Succeed in making Read part 2 (Para.3-7) and fill in the table. _ determined showed _____ ________ PLOT MOUNTAIN _____ While-reading pondered proud 11 Painting Me Grown-ups content response attitude the inside of a boa constrictor a boa constrictor and an elephant lay aside my drawing advise me to change my career draw it clearly explain my picture disheartened tiresome indifferent My Second Attempt Read part 2 (Para.3-7) and fill in the table. While-reading _ pondered showed PLOT MOUNTAIN discouraged _ _ ________ ____ While-reading determined proud disheartened 13 Which understanding do you agree with? The author’s, or the grown-ups? Did the grown-ups understand my drawings? If not, what causes the misunderstanding? While-reading My Third Attempt Action Response Emotion Result I showed my drawing number 1. keep it/not give up This is a hat Lonely but still hopeful Pleased to have met such a sensible man Read part 3 (Para.9-12) and fill in the table. While-reading _ pondered showed PLOT MOUNTAIN discouraged compromised _ _ ________ ____ While-reading determined proud disheartened Lonely but hopeful 16 _ pondered showed PLOT MOUNTAIN discouraged compromised Post-reading Retell the story determined proud disheartened Lonely but hopeful 17 What does the author really mean by these sentences? 1 … I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. (para.9) 2 And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.(para.12) Most of the adults I have met are the same. They seldom pay attention to imagination or creativity. If I pretend to think the way they do, the adults will conclude that I am sensible and mature. Post-reading What figure of speech(修辞手法) does the author use? Irony.讽刺，反讽 Irony is a figure of speech that refers to things one says that are the opposite of what one really means.This figure of speech helps the author to express his attitude. 1 … I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. (para.9) 2 And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.(para.12) Post-reading 1. Grown-ups are more practical (务实的，实际的) 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-ups are more knowledgeable than children. They can understand everything by themselves. Choose the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice. Post-reading The author's attitude Supporting evidence Grown-ups are no better than children. They lack imagination and only care about matters of consequence. 1. Grown-ups always need to have things explained when they are not able to understand them. (Para. 6) 2. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. (Para. 7) 3. A great many people have been concerned with matters of consequence. (Para. 9) Choose the author’s attitude towards grown-ups and find evidence to support your choice. Post-reading Homework A must do: Write yourself a letter that you won't open until you graduate from high school. A can do: Read this story again and try to retell the story. Self-assessment Chart CONTENT YES NO 1. Analyze the textual structure and clarify the development of the plot 2. Identify examples of irony in the text and explain their rhetorical functions 3. Compare the author’s attitudes toward children and adults with textual evidence. Thank You Lavf58.76.100 $