Unit6NatureinwordsStartingout&UnderstandingideasLearningObjectivesPART.01UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.LearningObjectivesAnalyzetheliteraryworkandextractdescriptiveexpressionsfornature(snowscenery).Discussnaturewriters/poems,describesnowwithvividlanguage,andorganizetextualinformationtoclarifythepassage’sstructure.ExploreWesternliterarydepictionsofnatureandunderstandhowBritishwritersexpressaffectionfornatureintheirworks,reflectingculturalattitudestowardnaturalscenery.BreakdownthestructureofFirstSnowandidentifytheauthor’spurposeinusingvividdescriptions.Usedescriptivelanguagetoportraysnowwithpersonalinsights,inspiredbythetext.Workinpairstodiscussthepassage’sstructureandshareliteraryworksaboutsnow.Researchtheauthor,extractdescriptiveexpressionsfromthetext,andreflectontheuseofvisualizationtounderstandliterarydescriptions,takingownershipoflearning.UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.TeachingFocusesandAnticipatedDifficultiesAnalyzetheliteraryworkFirstSnow,extractnaturedescriptiveexpressions,discussnaturewritersandpoems,anddescribesnowvividlywithtextualinformation.BreakingdownthestructureofFirstSnowandidentifyingtheauthor’spurposeofusingvividdescriptions,andportrayingsnowwithpersonalinsightsinspiredbythetext.Lead-inPART.02Whatliteraryformsdoyouknow?poemsnovelsessaysletterstraveljournalsdramasfolktalesliteraryformsWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whatliteraryformsarementionedinthevideo?Poems,letters,traveljournals,essaysandnovelsaretheliteraryformsmentionedinthevideo.2.Whatothernaturewritersdoyouknowof?Telltheclassabouthimorher.RachelCarsonHerbookSilentSpringisaclassicinthefieldofenvironmentalliterature.ThepoemsofEmilyDickinsonareconsideredtobesomeofthemostoriginalanddefiningworksofAmericanpoetry.Withachildhoodloveofreadingandexploringnature,shegrewuptobeakeenobserverofthepeopleandplacesaroundher,andmanyofherpoemsconveyadeepappreciationofthemysteryandbeautyofthenaturalworld.Backgroundinformation:EmilyDickinson(1830~1886)ListenandreadthepoembyEmilyDickinson.Answerthequestions.1.Whatimagesareusedtosymbolisenature?Natureissymbolisedbysimpleimagesofanimals(“Squirrel”,“theBumblebee”,“TheBobolink”,“theCricket”)andfeatures(“TheHill”,“theAfternoon”,“Eclipse”,“theSea”,“Thunder”),whichareinturnsymbolicofthepoet’sthoughtsandfeelingsaboutthesimplicityofnature.Natureisalsosymbolisedinametaphoricalsensewhenitisdescribedas“Heaven”and“Harmony”.ListenandreadthepoembyEmilyDickinson.Answerthequestions.2.Whatmessagedoesthepoemtrytoconvey?Themessageofthepoemisthatalthoughwhatweseeandhearinnatureappearstobesimple,withinthatsimplicityliegreatbeauty,mysteryandmagnificencethathumanscannottrulyappreciateorcaptureintheirart.3.Whatdoesnaturemeantoyou?ReadingPART.03ReadtheshortintroductiontotheauthorofFirstSnowandanswerthequestions.1.WhatcareersdidPriestleyhaveinhislifetime?PriestleyjoinedthearmyinWorldWarIbeforegoingontostudyatCambridgeUniversity.Aftergraduation,heworkedasafreelancewriterandradiopresenter.2.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPriestleywas?Domoreresearchifnecessary.Describesnowinyourownwords.Whensnowstartstofall,theskyopens,releasingagentleflurryofdelicate,crystallineflakes.Eachsnowflakeisauniquemasterpiecewithanintricatedesign.Thenreadthepassageandunderlinetheexpressionstheauthorusestodescribethefirstsnow.Theexpressionsusedbytheauthortodescribethefirstsnow:anevent,sofantasticallycarpeted,amagicalevent,acoldplaceofdeadwhiteandpaleblues,faintlyflushed,artfullydisposed,acoldsparkleofwhiteandblue,fallingheavily,ingreatsoftflakes...Skimthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whattypeoftextisthispassage?A.Narration. B.Argumentation.C.Exposition. D.Essay.2.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.C.Bymakingacomparison.D.Bygivingexamples.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.A.Thechangeshappenednow.C.Theprospectonehourortwolater.E.Thefirstsnowisamagicalevent.B.Thesceneryofthesnowwhentheauthorgotup.D.Theauthor’sfeelingaboutthelastnight’sfallofsnow.para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageandgiveyourreasons.Bydescribingthemagicalsceneryofthefirstsnow,theauthorencouragesreaderstocometoEnglandandexperienceitsbeautyforthemselves.Bydepictingthebeautiful,near-magicalsceneryofthefirstsnow,theauthorwantstoconveyhisloveforsnow.Byrecallinghismemoriesasachildduringthefirstsnow,theauthorexpresseshislongingfortheinnocenthappinessofchildhood.Readthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1.Whydoestheauthorcomparethesnowto“anevent”inParagraph1?A.Itwasthefirstsnowhehadseeninalongtime.B.HewantedtomockJaneAusten’swritingstyle.C.Thesnowcausedaserioustrafficproblem.D.Hedislikedthecoldweatherbroughtbythesnow.2.HowdidthesunlightaffectthesnowinParagraph3?A.Itmadethesnowlookpink. B.Itmeltedthesnowquickly.C.Itturnedthesnowintoadarkcolor. D.Itmadethesnowdisappear.Readthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.3.Whatdoes“fantasticallycarpeted”(Paragraph1)mostlikelymean?A.Thesnowmadethegroundlookdirty.B.Thesnowcoveredthegroundbeautifully.C.Thesnowwasthickenoughtohideobjects.D.Thesnowwasmixedwithleavesanddirt.4.WhatchangesaboutthesnowinParagraph5?A.Itstopsfallingandstartstomelt. B.Itfallsmoreheavilyandmakestreesbend.C.Itbecomesthinandlight. D.Itturnsintorain.Theauthorusespicturesquelanguagetodepictthefirstsnow.Completethediagramwiththeexpressionsyouhaveunderlinedinthepassage.TimelineWhenIgotupthismorning…Thesuncameout…Anhourortwolater…Now…Theworldbecamea1

__________________________________.Thelightcomingthroughthe

windowsseemedquitestrange,anditmadethe

familiarbusinessofsplashingandshavingand

brushinganddressingverystrangetoo.coldplaceofdeadwhiteandpaleblues

Scenery1Theauthorusespicturesquelanguagetodepictthefirstsnow.Completethediagramwiththeexpressionsyouhaveunderlinedinthepassage.TimelineWhenIgotupthismorning…Thesuncameout…Anhourortwolater…Now…Thesnowbecame2______________.Mydining-roomwindowchangedinto3_____________________.Thelittleplumtreeoutside,withsnow4___________________________________________________,stoodinfullsunlight.Scenery2liningitsbranchesandartfullydisposedalovelyJapaneseprintalongitstrunkdelicatepinksTheauthorusespicturesquelanguagetodepictthefirstsnow.Completethediagramwiththeexpressionsyouhaveunderlinedinthepassage.TimelineWhenIgotupthismorning…Thesuncameout…Anhourortwolater…Now…Everythingwasa5__________________________.Theground6_______________,theskywas7____________,andallthetrees8___________________________________.Theentirescenelooked9______________________.Scenery3somanyblackandthreateningshapeswentonandonthickgreycoldsparkleofwhiteandbluelikeacruelgrasslandTheauthorusespicturesquelanguagetodepictthefirstsnow.Completethediagramwiththeexpressionsyouhaveunderlinedinthepassage.TimelineWhenIgotupthismorning…Thesuncameout…Anhourortwolater…Now…Thesnowis10______________________________.Theroofsare11__________.Thetreesare12________________.Icanseethechildrenflatteningtheirnosesagainstthewindow.Scenery4thickallbendingfallingheavily,ingreatsoftflakesNowworkinpairsandtalkabouthowtheauthororganisesthestructureofthepassage.Think&share1.WhydoestheauthormentionJaneAustenatthebeginningofthepassage?ByreferencingthecharactersofJaneAusten,whoisknownforherwitty,perceptiveobservationsofearly19thcenturyEnglishcountrylife,theauthorisemphasisingtheironyandself-awarenesswithwhichhegoesontomakehisstatementaboutthefirstsnow.Think&share2.Whatimagesdoestheauthorusetoenhancethedescriptionofsnow?Imagesusedbytheauthortoenhancethedescriptionofsnow:acoldplaceofdeadwhiteandpaleblues,flushingthesnowwithdelicatepinks,acoldsparkleofwhiteandblue,fallingheavily,ingreatsoftflakes...Think&share3.Whatotherliteraryworksaboutsnowdoyouknow?Sharethemwiththeclass.4.Haveyouencounteredanydifficultiesinunderstandingthispassage?Canyouusevisualisationtobetterunderstandthepassage?Vocabulary1.insistinsiston/upon+n./v-ing 堅(jiān)持要求、堅(jiān)持做某事insistthat+賓語(yǔ)從句

表示“堅(jiān)持要求”時(shí)，從句要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣；

表示“堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為”時(shí)，從句根據(jù)實(shí)際情況使用時(shí)態(tài)insistencen.堅(jiān)持；堅(jiān)決主張insistentadj.堅(jiān)持的；持續(xù)的；迫切的例題：Manystudentsinsistupon________(have)moretimeforself-studyinsteadofextraclasses.havingVocabulary2.prospectprospectiveadj.預(yù)期的；未來(lái)的；可能的prospectorn.勘探者；探礦者inprospect 可期待；有……希望；在考慮中openupprospectsfor 為……開(kāi)辟前景例題：Aftersavingmoneyforyears,buyingasmallhouseisfinally______prospectfortheyoungcouple.inVocabulary3.bendbendingn.彎曲；彎曲度adj.彎曲的bent adj.彎曲的；駝背的；不誠(chéng)實(shí)的bendover 彎腰；俯身benddown 俯身；蹲下bendone’sknees 屈膝；下跪例題：She___________________thepenthatfellontheground.她彎腰撿起掉在地上的鋼筆。bentovertopickupExercisePART.041.The______(每周的)schedulemaymakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.2.She________(堅(jiān)持)goingtoEnglandtostudyEnglishthere,eventhoughherparentsaskedhernotto.3.The______(教堂)inthatpartofthecityusedtobeashelterforthevictimsinthewar.

4.Once_______(彎曲)outofshape,mostwiresdon’t