Unit5LearningfromnatureDevelopingideas&PresentingideasLearningObjectivesPART.01UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.LearningObjectivesAnalyzetextsaboutTaoYuanming/Thoreauandnaturestories,organizecomparativeinformation,writestorieswithextendedmetaphors,andapplynon-finiteforms.Deliverspeecheson“Natureisourbestteacher”withaclearstructure.Explorecross-culturalviewsonnature,understandinghowdifferentculturesvaluenatureinlifeandliterature.CompareTao/Thoreau’snatureconnections,dissectextendedmetaphors,andextractlessonsfromnature.Usenaturemetaphorstowriteoriginalstoriesandproposenature-inspiredlifelessons.Workingroupstocompareliteraryworks,planspeeches,andpeer-reviewstories,learningfrompeers’insights.Organizecomparativeinformation,researchnaturelessons,andreflectonpersonalconnectionstonature,takingownershipoflearning.UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.TeachingFocusesandAnticipatedDifficultiesAnalyzetextsaboutTaoYuanmingandThoreau,organizecomparativeinformation,writestorieswithextendedmetaphors,applynon-finiteforms,anddeliverstructuredspeecheson“Natureisourbestteacher”.ComparingTaoYuanmingandThoreau’sconnectionswithnature,dissectingextendedmetaphorsintexts,andusingnaturemetaphorstowriteoriginalstorieswithpropernon-finiteforms.Lead-inPART.02Whatdoyouknowaboutthesepeople?ReadtheshortintroductionstoTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauandsharewhatelseyouknowaboutthemwiththeclass.BornintoapooraristocraticfamilyintheEasternJinDynasty,TaoYuanming(365–427)wasoneofChina’sgreatestpoetsandanotedrecluse.Amasterofthefive-wordline,Taohasbeendescribedasthefirstgreat“poetoffieldsandgardens”.HenryDavidThoreau(1817–1862)wasanAmericanessayist,poet,andphilosopher.Hebeganwritingnaturepoetryinhisearlytwenties,withpoetRalphWaldoEmersonasamentorandfriend.In1845,hebeganhisfamoustwo-yearstayatWaldenPond,whichhewroteaboutinhismasterwork,Walden.ReadingPART.03Skimthepassageandchoosethebestanswer.1.What’stheauthor’sattitudetobeingateasewithnature?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Sceptical.D.Neglectful.2.Howisthepassageorganized?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bycomparingfacts.C.Bytellingstories.

D.Byanalysingreasons.ReadthepassageandfindoutwhatTaoandThoreaulearntfromnature.Bothofthemgotinspirationfromnaturefortheirliteraryworks.Bothofthemlivedsimplyinnaturewithfewmaterialdesires,whichhelpedthemtoattaintheirpersonalfulfilment.Readthepassageandmatcheachpartwithsentences.A.ReasonswhyTaoandThoreaureturnedtonature.B.Abriefintroductiontotwopoets.C.Benefitsoflivingsimplyandbeingateasewithnature.D.WaysTaoandThoreautreatednature.part1part2part3part4para1para2-3para4-5para6Completethetableaccordingtopara.2-3.WhoTao(365-427);EasternJinThoreau(1817-1862);AmericaWhatBeforeservedthecourtasanofficialleadingadecentlifeAfterWhyHowlong22years2years,2monthsand2daysHowarduouslifeinapoor,ruralareainacottageintheforestfeltconflictedovercourtlifetoliveinasimplerwaytofronttheessentialfactsoflifecontent;simplesimple;harmonious;quietReadthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisthemainconnectionbetweenTaoYuanmingandThoreaumentionedinParagraph1?A.Theylivedinthesamehistoricalperiod.B.Theybothrespectednaturedeeply.C.Theyhadsimilarsocialstatuses.D.Theywrotethesametypeofpoetry.2.WhatdidThoreauaimtodobylivinginthecottage?A.Towriteabest-sellingbookaboutnature.B.Toavoidpayingtaxestothegovernment.C.Tolivedeliberatelyandfocusonlife’sessentials.D.Tostudyfarmingtechniquesfromlocalvillagers.Readthepassagecarefully.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.3.WhatisthepurposeofthepoeminParagraph4?A.ToshowTao’scriticismofcourtlife. B.ToexplainTao’sfarmingtechniques.C.TodescribeThoreau’scottage. D.TointroduceTao’swritingstyle.4.WhatdidThoreauemphasizeinhisdescriptionsofnature?A.Thebeautyofruralfarming.B.Theneedtocontrolwildanimals.C.Thepurityofwildnatureandcreatures’righttolive.D.Thebenefitsoflivingwithdomesticanimals.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethechart.Hewentbacktonature

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prosper,aswedo.Think&share1.WhydidittakeTaoandThoreaugreatcouragetowalkawayfromtheirpreviouslives?Becauseitwasdifficulttorejecttheeasyandfamiliarlifetheyusedtolive.2.Whyaretheirideasimportanttoourlivestoday?Becauseintoday’smodernworld,westillneedtoliveharmoniouslywithnature,andliveasimplelife.Fewermaterialdesiresleadtobetterpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.3.WhatdoyouthinkaboutlivinginnaturelikeTaoandThoreau?Giveyourreasons.Think&share4.Comparethetworeadingpassagesinthisunit.Inwhatwaysdoeseachpassagecontributetotheunittheme?Bothpassageshavethecommonthemeoflearningfromnature.Thefirstpassagefocusesontheinspirationspeoplegetfromnature,whilethesecondfocusesmoreonthenaturalwayoflivingthatpeoplestillneedtoday.Thesecondpassagecallsuponustoliveinharmonywithnature,whichisanimportantmessagefortoday.LearningtolearnAcomparativeessaycompares,contrastsandevaluatestwoormoretopics.Theremustbeenoughsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetopicssothattheycanbediscussedinameaningfulway.Anumberofpointsshouldbediscussedwithinacomparativeessay.Workingroups.ComparethequotesbyTaoandThoreau.1.FindtheChineseversionofTao’spoem,andtranslateThoreau’squoteintoChinese.歸園田居(其一)陶淵明少無適俗韻，性本愛丘山。誤落塵網(wǎng)中，一去十三年。羈鳥戀舊林，池魚思故淵。開荒南野際，守拙歸園田。方宅十余畝，草屋八九間。榆柳蔭后檐，桃李羅堂前。曖曖遠(yuǎn)人村，依依墟里煙。狗吠深巷中，雞鳴桑樹顛。戶庭無塵雜，虛室有余閑。久在樊籠里，復(fù)得返自然。好好度過每一個(gè)季節(jié)，呼吸新鮮的空氣，暢飲美酒，品嘗水果，盡情享受這一切。讓生活中只有飲食和草藥。2.Decidewhichportrayalofnatureyoupreferandmakenotes.3.Giveyourtalktotheclass.Workingroups.ComparethequotesbyTaoandThoreau.Nowthinkaboutyourperformanceinthisactivity.Howeffectivelydidyoucomparethetwoliteraryworks?Whatadditionalinformationdidyouneedtomakethecomparison?Vocabulary1.reluctantbereluctanttodosth 不情愿做某事reluctancen.不情愿；勉強(qiáng)withreluctance 不情愿地

reluctantlyadv.不情愿地；勉強(qiáng)地例題：Somecitizensarereluctant__________(follow)thenewtrafficrulesatfirst,buttheygraduallygetusedtothem.tofollowVocabulary2.resignresignfrom+機(jī)構(gòu)/組織

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例題：Shewrotea__________(resign)lettertoherboss,explainingthatshewantedtofocusonherstudies.resignationVocabulary3.easeateasewith 不拘束；放松withease 輕易地，毫不費(fèi)力地putsb.at(one’s)ease 使某人放松takeone’sease 休息，放松一下

例題：Withyearsofexperience,sheisatease_______handlingallkindsofcustomercomplaints.withWritingPART.04Sunday20OctoberReadthestoryandanswerthequestions.TheMeaningofStruggleOneday,amanfoundthepupaofabutterfly.Seeinganopeninginthepupa,herealisedthatthebutterflywasreadytoemerge.Sohesatdownandwatchedasthebutterflystruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthelittlehole.However,minutespassedandthebutterflystillcouldn’tgetout.Thestrugglewastoohardforitsweakbody.Themanthenkindlyenlargedtheholeinthepupasothatthebutterflycouldfinallybreakfree.Butinsteadofflyingaway,itjustdraggeditselfaroundweakly,thendied.Thestruggletobreakoutofthepupawasnecessaryforthebutterfly’ssurvivalbecauseitenableditswingsandbodytogrowstrong.Withoutthestruggle,itwastooweaktolive.Inthesameway,weneedstruggletogrowstrongandsurvive.Wemustgothroughsomedifficultthingsifwereallywishtospreadourwingsandfly.Sunday20October1.Whatdoesabutterflydotogetoutofitspupa?Thebutterflystrugglestoforceitsbodythroughthelittlehole.2.Whydidthemanthinkheneededtohelpthebutterfly?Becausethebutterflycouldn’tgetout.Thestruggleseemedtoohardforitsweakbody.Readthestoryandanswerthequestions.Sunday20October3.Whathappenedtothebutterflyafterthemanenlargedtheholeinthepupa?Thebutterflydraggeditselfaroundweakly,andthendied.4.Whatisthelessonbehindthisstory?Whatelsecanyoulearnfromit?Weneedstruggletogrowstrongandsurvive.Readthestoryandanswerthequestions.Lookatthepicturesandthinkaboutwhatyoucanlearnfromnature.Workinpairs.Planyourwriting.Considerthefollowing:thetopicyouwishtowriteaboutwhetheryouwilluseanextendedmetaphorwhatlessonitteachesus,andhowwecanapplythislessontodailylifeasuitabletitleforyourstoryNowwriteyourstory.一、文體解讀觀察自然界，感受其啟示，獲得靈感并寫一篇啟發(fā)性的作文，這類作文屬于夾敘夾議文。二、寫作步驟（1）選取一個(gè)與自然界相關(guān)的具有生活意義、富有哲理寓意的主題。比如：適應(yīng)、生存、親情、關(guān)愛、團(tuán)結(jié)、毅力等。（2）描述某一個(gè)自然現(xiàn)象，比如動(dòng)植物的生活習(xí)性以及為了生存而形成的本能和意識(shí)等。（3）闡述該自然現(xiàn)象給我們的生活啟示，我們應(yīng)如何在生活中應(yīng)用它。如何寫自然界啟示類文章三、注意事項(xiàng)①

標(biāo)題：如有標(biāo)題，標(biāo)題一定要明確，能點(diǎn)明事件或主題。②人稱：通常用第一人稱和第三人稱。③時(shí)態(tài)：在敘事過程中，用過去時(shí)態(tài)。在描寫背景或某景象時(shí)，常用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。四、常用表達(dá)Naturecansometimesteachusavaluablelessonandgiveusinspiration...Muchtomyjoy/astonishment/surprise/amazement/delight,found...Inspiredbythelifestyleofwildlife,Ibegantorealizethat...Observingthemlivinginharmony,Icouldn'thelpwonderingwhether...IwaswanderingalongthepathofthefarmlandwhenI...Thesameistrueofourhumanbeings.Workinpairs.Makeimprovementstoeachother’sstoriesandsharethemwiththeclass.ALessonfromAntsOneday,Iwasrestinginmygrandparents’gardenwhenIsawthattheskywascoveredwithdarkclouds,thisbeingasuresignofrain.Allofasudden,anantcameintomysight.Thetinycreaturewastryinghardtocarryatinypieceofbreadtoitsnest,butitseffortswereinvain.Eachtimetheantpickedupthepieceofbread,itrolleddownitsbodyandfellontotheground.WhileIwaswonderingwhytheantwastryingsohardtoachievetheimpossible,itwasjoinedbymoreants.Thisgroupofantsworkedtogether,andeventuallytheymanagedtocarrythepieceofbreadtotheirnest.Similarly,wecancooperateandcollaborateinordertoachievewhatseemsimpossibleforustodoasindividuals.Inordertoachieveourgoals,weshouldworktogether.SampleWorkingroups.Planaspeechonthetopic“Natureisourbestteacher”.Thinkaboutwhatyouhavelearntinthisunit.Organiseyourideasbyansweringthequestions.Howcannaturehelppeopletosolvepracticalproblemsintheirlives?Whatlessoncanyoulearnfromnature?Whatelsedoyouthinkpeoplecanlearnfromnature?Howdoesthisunitdeepenyourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature?Prepareashortspeech.Considerthefollowing:1.thestructureofyourspeech2.usefulwords,expressionsandstructuresShareyourspeechwiththeclass.Voteforthebestspeech.ExercisePART.051.Inordertokeepourselvessafeandhealthy,wemustensurethe_______(潔凈)ofthedrinkingwater.2.The____