1、Unit 2 A lifes workUnderstanding ideas目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingPre-reading Pre-readingLook at the photos and answer the questions.1.What differences are there between these two photographers?2.What do you think they each want to sh
2、ow through their works?3.What does the first picture tell you about the photographer?Pre-readingLook at the photos and answer the questions.1.What differences are there between these two photographers?The photographer in the first picture is working on the street with a single,easy-to-carry camera.T
3、he photographer in the second picture is working in a studio withexpensive,technologically-advanced equipment.Pre-readingLook at the photos and answer the questions.2.What do you think they each want to show through their works?One possible answers:The photographer in the first picture may want to s
4、how the everyday life of ordinary people.The photographer in the second picture may show something prearranged about special groups in a studio.Pre-readingLook at the photos and answer the questions.3.What does the first picture tell you about the photographer?The first picture tells us about the ph
5、otographers approach to his work and his interest in peoples day-to-day lives.Pre-readingBill Cunningham was an American fashion photographer famous for his candid photography,in particular that taken on the streets of New York.Bill Cunningham(1929-2016)Background InformationPre-readingAs a fashion
6、journalist in his early career,his photography caught the attention of an American newspaper,for which he reported from 1978 until his death in 2016.Bill Cunningham(1929-2016)Pre-readingShunning material wealth throughout his long and successful life,Cunninghams philosophy was“If you dont take their
7、 money,they cant tell you what to do,kid.”Bill Cunningham(1929-2016)Fast reading Fast readingChoose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1.Social Butterfly2.Art and Devotion3.Follower of Fashion4.A Life in PhotographsSocial Butterfly:someone who loves to socialise and is outg
8、oing and charismatic.Fast readingChoose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.Para 7:Cunninghams passion for photography lasted throughout his life.He was 87 when he passed away,and had been working right up until his last illness.Fast readingChoose another suitable title for
9、the passage and give your reasons.Para 4:what made Cunningham great was his devotion to photography,and the hours and hours of sheer hard work he put into his work.IIIIntensive reading Intensive readingOrganise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Bill CunninghamBeliefs about fashio
10、n Fashion is not restricted to 1 _.It belongs to 2 _.It is about what people are wearing,not 3 _.high society and big brandsthe peoplewho they are Intensive readingDevotion to photography Regardless of the weather,he would 4 _.He wouldnt come back until 5 _.He hardly ever 6 _.Bill Cunningham go out
11、onto the streets of New York he knew he had the right photos took a day off and not once stayed home sickOrganise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Intensive readingBill CunninghamLife philosophy He lived in 7 _.He ate 8 _.He never accepted 9_ _ and valued 10 _.a small apartment
12、with a shared washroomthe same meal of sausages,eggs and coffee the benefits offered to him for being a fashion photographerhis integrity and would not be bought by anyoneOrganise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Now come up with five words or expressions to describe Bill Cunnin
13、gham.Give your reasons.principledbe of integritydevoted/dedicatedhard-workingskillful passionate Intensive readingPost-reading We have known about Bill Cunningham and what he has done from the above parts.Now discuss with your partners to dig up more information.Post-readingThink and share 1.What is
14、 your understanding of Bill Cunninghams words“Moneys the cheapest thing”?2.Why is Bill Cunningham called a“cultural anthropologist”?3.What can you learn from Bill Cunningham?Share your thoughts with the class.4.What text types have you learnt about to help you describe people?If you were to write ab
15、out Bill Cunningham,which would you choose?Post-reading 1.What is your understanding of Bill Cunninghams words“Moneys the cheapest thing”?One possible answer:By saying“Moneys the cheapest thing”,Bill Cunningham shows us that material things are nothing for him and that he is fascinated with what he
16、is doing.He thinks freedom is the most expensive thing in the world.Post-reading 2.Why is Bill Cunningham called a“cultural anthropologist”?Post-readingBill Cunningham is called a“cultural anthropologist”because his photography captured and created an everlasting record of the life of New York and i
17、ts people over half a century.3.What can you learn from Bill Cunningham?Share your thoughts with the class.Post-readingOne possible answer:His devotion to photography,his passion for photography,his perseverance,his integrity and his approach to life are all the things that we can learn from him.4.W
18、hat text types have you learnt about to help you describe people?If you were to write about Bill Cunningham,which would you choose?Post-readingText types:1）Narration/Narrative 记叙文/叙述类2）Description/Descriptive 描写文/描述类3）Exposition/Expository 说明文/说明类4）Argument/Argumentative 议论文/议论类Share your own answers.VIHomeworkHomework1.Summarize what youve learnt today;2.Read the text again and again to retell it.VIthank you
