FacingtheFutureUnderstandingideasUnit1Lookingforwards選擇性必修四LearningAims

1.Tounderstandthemainideaandthedetails

ofthepassage2.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftwofamouswritersandlearnfromthem3.Tounderstandtheimportanceofapositiveattitudetowardslife,andthinkabouthowtochoosetherightlifepath.Facing

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UnderstandingideasP2Activity1Completethequestionnaireandshareyouranswerswiththeclass.UnderstandingideasP2Activity2Lookatthetitleandpredictwhatthepassageisabout.FacingthefutureA.Differentatthejobspeoplemightdointhefuture.B.Storiesaboutdifferentpeople'sfuture.C.Variouspossibilitiesforfuturedevelopment.D.Fixedfutureforeveryone.ErnestHemingwayConanDoyleNowreadthepassageandcheckyourprediction.A.Differentatthejobspeoplemightdointhefuture.B.Storiesaboutdifferentpeople'sfuture.C.Variouspossibilitiesforfuturedevelopment.D.Fixedfutureforeveryone.IntroducethetopicP1WhatshouldwedointhefaceofquestionsaboutfutureMainBodyPara2-5Thesuccessoftwoauthorsincontrastingways.ConclusionP6Whatevertwistsandturnsyoumightencounter,takealeafoutofthebooksofthesetwoauthorsandbepreparedforthefuture.Listentothepassageandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1

A.Everyonehastheirwaytosuccess.Para.2B.DoylewasdisappointedwiththesuccessofhisHolmes’sstories.Para.3C.Doyle’smainwritingambition.Para.4D.Hemingwayachievedhisambitiontobecomeawriter.Para.5E.Havingplansinplaceforthefutureisnoguaranteethattheywillbecomereality.Para.6F.Whatwearemostconcernedaboutinlife.Readthepassageandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1

A.Everyonehastheirwaytosuccess.Para.2B.DoylewasdisappointedwiththesuccessofhisHolmes’sstories.Para.3C.Doyle’smainwritingambition.Para.4D.Hemingwayachievedhisambitiontobecomeawriter.Para.5E.Havingplansinplaceforthefutureisnoguaranteethattheywillbecomereality.Para.6F.Whatwearemostconcernedaboutinlife.Activity3Matchthequestionstotheparagraphsonpage4aWhatispossiblythemostimportantconcerninlife?bWhatwasDoyle’smainwritingambition?cWhatcanyoudowhenfacedwithuncertaintyaboutthefuture?dWhatistherelationshipbetweenone’splanandthefuture?eWhywasDoyledisappointedwiththesuccessofhisHolmesstories?fWhatdidHemingwaydotoachievehisambitiontobecomeawriter?135246Nowlet’sanswerthesequestionsPara1:Whatispossiblythemostimportantconcerninlife?Willwegetintotheschoolofourchoice?Whatwillwebedoingintenyears`time?Canwebecomethepersonwereallywanttobe?thefutureInthefaceofsuchquestions,howshouldweapproachthefuture?Canwetakeactiontoshapeit,orshouldwejustacceptwhatevercomesourway?Canyouaddthelist?1、Idon'twanttointhefuture,fromitcomessoonenough.我從不想未來(lái)，它來(lái)得太快.2、Hedidn'thaveanyfuturecanpromisetoher.他沒(méi)有任何未來(lái)可以對(duì)她承諾。3、"Thefuture"isoneoftheyoungpeople'sparadise.“未來(lái)”是青年人的一個(gè)天堂4、Hopeisforsomesortoflookingforwardtothefutureglory.希望是對(duì)未來(lái)榮耀的某種期待。5、Thepastbelongstodeath,andthatthefuturebelongstoyourself.過(guò)去屬于死神，未來(lái)屬于你自己。AboutFuture6.Youthisourfuture,itisourhope.青年是我們的未來(lái)，是我們的希望。7.Foryoungpeople,thefutureisawonderland.對(duì)于年輕人來(lái)說(shuō)，未來(lái)是一個(gè)仙境。8.Confidentofthefuture,itisrationalexpectations.對(duì)未來(lái)生活的自信，是理智的期望。9.Realgenerosity,forthefutureisallfornow.對(duì)未來(lái)的真正慷慨，是把一切獻(xiàn)給現(xiàn)在。10.Tolearnthechildren,theyneversuspectthatthehopeofthefuture.學(xué)孩子們，他們從不懷疑未來(lái)的希望。Para2:Whatistherelationshipbetweenone’splansandthefuture?Asmanyofusalreadyknow,havingplansinplaceforthefutureisnoguaranteethattheywillbecomereality.plansfutureTwofamousauthorswhosecareersunfoldedincontrastingways.Profile(簡(jiǎn)介)ofErnestHemingway

DateofBirth：_________Nationality：___________Ambition:_____________Experienceandachievement:1.joinedalocalnewspaperas__________2.became______________________fortheTorontoStar3.wrotenovelsandshortstoriesbasedon____________4.TheOldManandtheSea,about_____________________.wonthePulitzerPrize.5.wontheNobelPrizein____________.1899AmericawriteratraineereporterforeigncorrespondentpersonalexperiencesthestrugglebetweenanelderlyfishermanandthefishliteraturePara3:WhatdidHemingwaydotoachievehisambitiontobecomeawriter?ErnestHemingway(1899-1961)wasanAmericannovelistandshort-storywriterwhocametoliteraryprominencefollowingtheFirstWorldWar,asamemberofthesocalled“LostGeneration”inthe1920s.HewontheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954.Hehadanunderstatedprosestyleandarestrainedmethodofexposition,whichhetermedthe“icebergtheory”(becausehebelievedthatagreatdealcouldbeunderstoodinanarrationevenifitwasdeliberatelyunmentioned).HismostfamousnovelsincludeTheSunAlsoRises,AFarewelltoArmsandTheOldManandtheSea.”IdecidedthatIwouldwriteonestoryabouteachthingthatIknewabout.”Havingsethimselfthisgoal,hewrotenovelsandshortstoriesbasedonhispersonalexperiencesoftheFirstWorldWar,theSpanishCivilWar,bullfightinganddeep-seafishing,amongstothers.Onleavinghighschool,hejoinedalocalKansasnewspaperasatraineereporter.HewenttobecomeforeigncorrespondentfortheTorontoStarandusedhisextraordinaryexperiencesinEuropeandlaterCubatoinformhiswriting.Para3:WhatdidHemingwaydotoachievehisambitiontobecomeawriter?sethimselfthisgoalacculumateexperiencesticktothisgoal/pursuehisdreamachievegreatsuccessfromearlyboyhoodsingle-mindedinhisambitiontowrite漂亮得不像實(shí)力派能去非洲狩獵能上戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)立功能憑一本小說(shuō)獲得普利策獎(jiǎng)還能憑同一本小說(shuō)獲得諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)能飛機(jī)失事后大難不死能在幾天后飛機(jī)再度失事時(shí)再次大難不死還能在經(jīng)歷無(wú)數(shù)死里逃生后一槍打死自己能被毀滅，但不能被打敗他的名字叫海明威ErnestHemingwayFamousworks:AMoveableFeastTowhomthebelltollsDeathintheAfternoonThesnowofKilimanjaroHisshortnovelTheOldManandtheSea,aboutthethree-dayepicstrugglebetweenanelderlyfishermanandthebiggestfishhehadevercaught,wonthePulitzerPrizeforFictionin1953.HewouldlatergoontowintheNobelPrizeinLiterature.1現(xiàn)在不是去想缺少什么的時(shí)候，該想一想憑現(xiàn)有的東西你能做什么。2優(yōu)于別人，并不高貴，真正的高貴應(yīng)該是優(yōu)于過(guò)去的自己。3我們花了兩年學(xué)會(huì)說(shuō)話，卻要花上六十年來(lái)學(xué)會(huì)閉嘴。懂與不懂，不多說(shuō)，心亂心靜，慢慢說(shuō)，若真沒(méi)話，就別說(shuō)。FamoussentenceswrittenbyErnestHemingway4冰山在海上之所以顯得莊嚴(yán)宏偉，是因?yàn)樗挥邪朔种宦冻鏊妗?一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不是真正地活著，我就受不了。6所有人其實(shí)就是一個(gè)整體，別人的不幸就是你的不幸，不要以為喪鐘為誰(shuí)而鳴，它就是為你而鳴。7除非你是斗牛士，否則沒(méi)有誰(shuí)的生活只進(jìn)不退。8沒(méi)有誰(shuí)能像一座孤島，在大海里獨(dú)居。每個(gè)人都像一塊泥土，連接成整塊陸地。9你從一個(gè)地方跑到另一個(gè)地方，但你還是你，你沒(méi)法從自己的身體里面逃出去。10那時(shí)我就明白，不論是好事還是壞事，一旦結(jié)束，總會(huì)讓人感到空虛。如果是壞事，這空虛感會(huì)自行消失，而如果是好事，你無(wú)法填補(bǔ)這空虛，除非發(fā)生更好的事。11生活總是讓我們遍體鱗傷，但到后來(lái)，那些受傷的地方會(huì)變得更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。12黎明前總是特別冷。13雞蛋從外部打破是食物，從內(nèi)部打破是生命；人來(lái)自外部的力量是壓力，內(nèi)在的迸發(fā)是成長(zhǎng)。14等待也是一種信念，海的愛(ài)太深，時(shí)間太淺。15鷹，不需鼓掌，也在飛翔。小草，沒(méi)人心疼，也在成長(zhǎng)。深山的野花，沒(méi)人欣賞，也在芬芳。Butmanisnotmadefordefeat,amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.

ErnestHemingwaySherlockHolmesProfile(簡(jiǎn)介)ofArthurConanDoyleDateofBirth：_________Nationality：___________Originaljob:_____________Ambition:______________________________Best-knownwork:________________________Tip:Theserieswerefirstpublishedin1887andwereprintednearly2millioncopies.1859ScotlandDoctorawriterofhistoricalnovelsfictionaldetectiveSherlockHolmesPara4:WhatwasDoyle’smainwritingambition?ArthurConanDoyle(1859-1930)wasaScottishauthor,bestknownforhisSherlockHolmesstories.Doyletrainedasadoctorinitially,thoughseveraleffortstoestablishhimselfinthepracticeofmedicineallendedinfailure.Bycontrast,afteraroughstart,hisinnovativecrimefictionfeaturingSherlockHolmesbecameagreatsuccess.AlthoughthepublicadoredSherlockHolmes,Doylehimselffeltthatthecharacterwasadistractionfromhisotherliteraryambitions,whichincludedhistoricalnovels,plays,poems,andacademicpapers.NoneofDoyle`sotherwritingeverachievedclosetothesuccessoftheHolmesmaterial,however.Holmesandhisassistant,DrWatson,remainpopularcharactersacrosstheworldtoday.Doyle`smanyhistoricalnovels,plays,poemsandacademicpapershaveremainedlargelyforgotten,butSherlockHolmeshasbeenentertainingreadersforwelloveracenturythankstoreaders`lovefortheworks.1.gaveupmedicineand________________;longedtobecomeknownforhis________________Doyle'sdecisionThepublic'sreaction1.Theycouldn't______________SherlockHolmes.2.__________thedetectivetofocusonhis“serious”writing2.Thefanswereso_____.3.wasforcedto_________________________3.Ithasbeen_____________readers.devotedtowritinghistoricalnovelsgetenoughofkilledoffangrybringHolmesbackfromthedeadentertainingPara5:WhywasDoyledisappointedwiththesuccessofhisHolmesstories?Para6:Whatcanyoudowhenfacedwithuncertaintyaboutthefuture?Thoughbothofthesemenwereultimatelysuccessful,theirpathstosuccesswereverydifferent,theirfuturesnotnecessarilyturningoutexactlyastheyplanned.AsrenownedtechinnovatorSteveJobsoncesaid,”Youcan`tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.“So,whatevertwistsandturnsyoumightencounter,takealeafoutofthebooksofthesetwoauthorsandbepreparedfortheunexpected.followone'sexampleYoucan`tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.SteveJobs11.WhatisyourunderstandingofSteveJobs’words?

Youcannotmakesenseofyourlifebylookingforward,becausethefuturehasnothappenedyet,andthemeaningoffutureeventsisthereforeuncertain.However,oncefutureeventshaveoccurred,youmaybeabletoseehowtheyfitintothepatternofyourlife.Thingswhichyoudidnotexpecttobeimportantmayturnouttobeveryimportant.Youmustfacethefuturebybelievingthateverythingwillworkoutintheend,andthatyourlifewillmakesenseandhavemeaning.

Whatwewentthroughinthepastcanbeconnectedwithyourfuture.Think&shareWhatevertwistsandturnsyoumightencounter,takealeafoutofthebooksofthesetwoauthorsandbepreparedfortheunexpected.

Butmanisnotmadefordefeat,amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.

ErnestHemingwayCarefulreadingNotes:1.makedecisions作決定2.changehisdecision改變他的決定3.looklike看起來(lái)像4.share..with分享5.atseniorhigh在高中6.howdoyoufeelabout你覺(jué)得...怎么樣7.thepreviousterm上學(xué)期8.so-so一般的；普通的9.achievegoals獲得目標(biāo)10.haveyetto還不曾做（某事）Para111.plantodo計(jì)劃做某事12.liecomfortablyinbed舒服地躺在床上13.fallintoadeepsleep陷入沉睡14.intenyears’time十年之后15.inthefaceof面對(duì)16.takeaction采取行動(dòng)17.comeone’sway為sb.所經(jīng)歷，出現(xiàn)在某人面前1.Whatdoestheword“it”meaninthesentence“Canwetakeactiontoshapeit?”?A.Approachingthefuture.B.Takingaction.C.Theschoolwechoose.D.Thefuture.Para1CarefulreadingNotes:1.inplace在工作，準(zhǔn)備就緒2.inthisrespect在這方面3.illustrate說(shuō)明4.unfold打開(kāi)–fold折疊Para2CarefulreadingNotes:1.bebornin出生于2.single-minded一心一意的3.setagoal設(shè)定目標(biāo)4.bebasedon“以……為根據(jù)”;“根據(jù)……”5.wintheNobelPrizeinLiterature獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)Para32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHemingwayisTRUE?A.Hewrotenovelsbasedonhisimagination.B.HisnovelTheOldManandtheSeawontheNobelPrizeinLiterature.C.Heis40yearsjuniortoDoyle.D.Afterhewasgrown-up，heintendedtowrite.Para2-34.WhatdoweknowaboutHemingwayfromthethirdparagraph?A.Hedidwellinallsubjectsatschool.B.Hewasonceafishermanandcaughtabigfish.C.Hewasinterestedinwritingfromchildhood.D.HeworkedinEuropeimmediatelyafterhighschool.5.WhatwereHemingway’snovelsandstoriesbasedon?A.Hisownexperiences.B.Others’experiences.C.Materialfrombooks.D.Newsfromnewspapers.Para2-3CarefulreadingNotes:1.by/incontrast相比之下；與之相比

2.workas作為3.comparedto與...相比4.tothisday至今；迄今；直到現(xiàn)在

5.medicalpractice醫(yī)療實(shí)踐6.householdname家喻戶曉的名字7.giveup放棄8.devoteto致力于9.longtodo渴望做；盼望做10.academicworks學(xué)術(shù)著作Para4-511.can’t/couldn’tgetenoughof…總覺(jué)得…不夠13.indesperation在絕望中14.killoff使停止

；除掉；排除15.focuson專注于16.underimmensepressure在巨大的壓力下17.sb.beforcedtodosth.forcesb.todosth.強(qiáng)迫某人做某事18.bringback帶回;還回;回憶[回想起];使（某人）恢復(fù)（某狀態(tài)）19.welloveracentury大大超過(guò)一個(gè)世紀(jì)6.ArthurConanDoyle_______________________.A.wasbestknownforhishistoricalnovelsB.wasbornScotlandin1899C.begantowritehisdetectivenovelswhenheworkedasadoctorD.hadanambitiontobecomeawriterofdetectivenovelsPara4-57.WhydidDoylekilloffthefamousdetectiveHolmesinanovelpublishedin1893?A.Becausehecouldn’twritebecauseofhislackofimagination.B.Becausehewantedtobecomeknownforhishistoricalnovels.C.Becausethepublicwastiredoftherole.D.Becauseasadoctor，hedidn’twanttheroletodistracthim.Para4-5CarefulreadingNotes:1.pathstosuccess成功的路2.notnecessarily不一定；未必3.turnout結(jié)果...4.twistsandturns迂回曲折5.takealeafoutofone’sbook學(xué)某人的樣子，效仿sb.6.renowned著名的7.somehow以某種方式；不知怎么地Para65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A.Havingplansinplaceforthefutureisaguaranteethattheywillbecomereality.B.Whateverdifficultywemeetwithinourlife,weshouldbepreparedfortheunexpected.C.HemingwayhadricherexperiencethanArthurDoyleinwriting.D.Bothauthorsmentionedinthepassagewerefondofcomposingdetectivenovels.Para68.WhichoneofthefollowingisRIGHTaboutHemingwayandDoyle?A.Theybothmadegreatcontributionstoliterature.B.Theywerebothborninthesamecountry.C.Theyhadthesameinterestsandhobbies.D.Theircareersunfoldedinthesameway.√ErnestHemingwayHewasbornintheUSin1899He①________________________________________sinceboyhood.Hewrote

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_______________________________________hadbeensingle-mindedinhisambitiontowrite.novelsandshortstories.thePulitzerPrizeforFictionandtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.Activity4Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethechart.ArthurConanDoyleHewasborninScotlandin1859.Hefirstworkedas⑥______________but_____________________________________________Hecreated⑧___________________SherlockHolmesHehadwantedtoberememberedfor⑨_______________but⑩__________________________________________.

adoctor

hismainambitionwastobecomeawriterofhistoricalnovels.

hisfictionaldetectivehishistoricalnovelsheisbestknownforSherlockHolmestothisd