（2021新外研版）高中英语选择性必修四 Unit 1 Looking forwards Starting out and Understanding ideas Facing the futureppt课件.pptx

1、 Because he realised that people in China were more in need of treatment for their minds than their bodies. The most important thing, in his mind, was to change peoples spirit, and the best way to achieve this was through literature. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Who is mentioned in th

2、e video? What decisions did he make? 2 Why did he change his decision? Lu Xun. When Lu Xun was 15, traditional Chinese medicine failed to cure his fathers illness, so he made a decision to study Western medicine and become a doctor. But later, he made a decision to abandon his medical studies and ta

3、ke up writing. Starting out He is perhaps the most recognizable figure among Chinese writers of the 20th century. He was a student of Western medicine in his early life. He abandoned his medical studies and took up writing. He thought that though they were healthy, people from a weak and backward co

4、untry would suffer or witness suffering. He dedicated his life to teaching and inspiring young people to strive for a better future for China. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What can you see in the picture? We can see three different paths in the picture. One man is standing in fron

5、t of the three paths. He may be thinking about which one he should follow. 2 What are the differences between the three paths? The path on the left side of the picture is very straight and smooth. The path in the middle is straight, but there are many rocks on it. The path on the right has many twis

6、ts and turns. The two straight paths reach a mountain, while the winding one reaches a forest. Understanding ideas Where there is a will , there is a way.( Thomas Edison) If winter comes, can spring be far behind? ( P.B. Shelley) There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the

7、 fatiguing climb of gaining its numinous summits.( Karl Marx) Youth is our future and our hope. Future is not in our destiny, but in our own hands. History is a mirror that illuminates reality and the future. Famous Quotes about Future Complete the questionnaire and share your answers with the class

8、. SENIOR HIGH QUESTIONNAIRE Now youve been at senior high for over a year, Id like to know your progress and plans for the future. Thank you! Your Form Teacher How do you feel about your performance over the previous terms? satisfied so-so not satisfied Why? What goals have you achieved? What goals

9、have you yet to achieve? What will you do about the goals you want to achieve？ How do you plan to achieve these goals? Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. Different jobs people might do in the future. Stories about different peoples future. Various possibilities for future devel

10、opment. Fixed future for everyone. Now read the passage and check your prediction. What is possibly the most important concern in life? Will we get into the school of our choice? What will we be doing in ten years time? Can we become the person we really want to be? the future In the face of such qu

11、estions, how should we approach the future? Can we take action to shape it, or should we just accept whatever comes our way? What is the relationship between ones plans and the future? As many of us already know, having plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality. 漂亮得

12、不像实力派漂亮得不像实力派 能去非洲狩猎能去非洲狩猎 能上战场立功能上战场立功 能凭一本小说获得普利策奖能凭一本小说获得普利策奖 还能凭同一本小说获得诺贝尔奖还能凭同一本小说获得诺贝尔奖 能飞机失事后大难不死能飞机失事后大难不死 能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死能在几天后飞机再度失事时再次大难不死 还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己还能在经历无数死里逃生后一枪打死自己 能被毁灭，但不能被打败能被毁灭，但不能被打败 他的名字叫他的名字叫 海明威海明威Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway(1899-1961) was an American novelist a

13、nd short-story writer who came to literary prominence following the First World War, as a member of the so called “Lost Generation ”in the 1920s. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He had an understated prose style and a restrained method of exposition, which he termed the “ iceberg theor

14、y”(because he believed that a great deal could be understood in a narration even if it was deliberately unmentioned). His most famous novels include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea. 1 1 现在不是去想缺少什么的时候，现在不是去想缺少什么的时候， 该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。该想一想凭现有的东西你能做什么。 2 2 优于别人，并不高贵，真正的

15、高优于别人，并不高贵，真正的高 贵应该是优于过去的自己。贵应该是优于过去的自己。 3 3 我们花了两年学会说话，却要花我们花了两年学会说话，却要花 上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂，上六十年来学会闭嘴。懂与不懂， 不多说，心乱心静，慢慢说，不多说，心乱心静，慢慢说， 若若 真没话，真没话， 就别说。就别说。 Famous sentences written by Ernest Hemingway 4 4 冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它冰山在海上之所以显得庄严宏伟，是因为它 只有八分之一露出水面。只有八分之一露出水面。 5 5 一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅速，而我并不一想到我的生命消逝得那么迅

16、速，而我并不 是真正地活着，我就受不了。是真正地活着，我就受不了。 6 6 所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是所有人其实就是一个整体，别人的不幸就是 你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为你的不幸，不要以为丧钟为谁而鸣，它就是为 你而鸣。你而鸣。 7 7 除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。除非你是斗牛士，否则没有谁的生活只进不退。 8 8 没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人没有谁能像一座孤岛，在大海里独居。每个人 都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。都像一块泥土，连接成整块陆地。 9 9 你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你，你从一个地方跑到另一个地方，但你还是你， 你没法从自

17、己的身体里面逃出去。你没法从自己的身体里面逃出去。 10 10 那时我就明白，不论是好事还是坏事，一旦那时我就明白，不论是好事还是坏事，一旦 结束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚结束，总会让人感到空虚。如果是坏事，这空虚 感会自行消失，而如果是好事，你无法填补这空感会自行消失，而如果是好事，你无法填补这空 虚，除非发生更好的事。虚，除非发生更好的事。 11 11 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受 伤的地方会变得更坚强。伤的地方会变得更坚强。 12 12 黎明前总是特别冷。黎明前总是特别冷。 13 13 鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命

18、；鸡蛋从外部打破是食物，从内部打破是生命； 人来自外部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。人来自外部的力量是压力，内在的迸发是成长。 14 14 等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。等待也是一种信念，海的爱太深，时间太浅。 15 15 鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没人心疼，鹰，不需鼓掌，也在飞翔。小草，没人心疼， 也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。也在成长。深山的野花，没人欣赏，也在芬芳。 What did Hemingway do to achieve his ambition to become a writer? The American author, Ernest Hemi

19、ngway, born in 1899, was from early boyhood single- minded in his ambition to write. ” I decided that I would write one story about each thing that I knew about.” Having set himself this goal, he wrote novels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War, the Spanish Civ

20、il War, bullfighting and deep-sea fishing , amongst others. On leaving high school, he joined a local Kansas newspaper as a trainee reporter. He went to become foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and used his extraordinary experiences in Europe and later Cuba to inform his writing. His short

21、novel The Old Man and the Sea, about the three- day epic struggle between an elderly fisherman and the biggest fish he had ever caught, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. He would later go on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. But man is not made for defeat, a man can be destroyed but no

22、t defeated. -Ernest Hemingway Arthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930) was a Scottish author, best known for his Sherlock Holmes stories. Doyle trained as a doctor initially, though several efforts to establish himself in the practice of medicine all ended in failure. By contrast, after a rough start, his inno

23、vative crime fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes became a great success. Although the public adored Sherlock Holmes, Doyle himself felt that the character was a distraction from his other literary ambitions, which included historical novels, plays, poems, and academic papers. None of Doyles other writ

24、ing ever achieved close to the success of the Holmes material, however. Holmes and his assistant, Dr Watson, remain popular characters across the world today. What was Doyles main writing ambition? By contrast, the young Arthur Conan Doyle , born in Scotland in 1819, had originally worked as a docto

25、r. But Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels. Although some of his historical novels were published , their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, which he is still best known for to this day. Sherlock Holmes Interestingly,

26、 Doyle wrote some of his early Holmes stories while he was waiting for patients in his medical practice in London. After Sherlock Holmes made him a household name, Doyle gave up medicine and devoted himself entirely to writing. Why was Doyle disappointed with the success of his Holmes stories? He st

27、ill longed to become known for his historical novels amongst other academic works. The public, however, couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmes. In desperation， Doyle killed off the famous detective in a novel published in 1893 so that he could focus on his “serious”writing. However, fans of Holmes we

28、re so angry that Doyle, under immense pressure, was forced to bring Holmes back from the dead. Doyles many historical novels , plays, poems and academic papers have remained largely forgotten, but Sherlock Holmes has been entertaining readers for well over a century. What can you do when faced with

29、uncertainty about the future? Though both of these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very different, their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned. As renowned tech innovator Steve Jobs once said,” So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, of th

30、ese two authors and be prepared for the unexpected. He was born in the US in 1899. He _ since boyhood. He wrote He won Ernest Hemingway has been single-minded in his ambition to write novels and short stories based on his personal experiences of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, bullfighti

31、ng and deep-sea fishing, among others the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature later. Organise information from the passage and complete the chart. He was born in Scotland in 1859. He first worked as _ but _. He created _ , Sherlock Holmes . He had wanted to be re

32、membered for but Arthur Conan Doyle a doctor Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of historical novels the fictional detective the public couldnt get enough of Sherlock Holmes his historical novels amongst other academic works; They are both _. They share _. Similarities were ultimately succe

33、ssful the same ambitious and energetic approach to life Now read the sentence from the passage and answer the questions. So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take a leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected. 1 What is your understanding of “take a le

34、af out of the books”? 2 What effect is the author aiming to achieve by using it? 3 What other expressions do you know that share the same meaning? Think & Share 1 What is your understanding of Steve Jobs words at the end of the passage? You cannot make sense of your life by looking forward, because

35、the future has not happened yet, and the meaning of future events is therefore uncertain. However, once future events have occurred, you may be able to see how they fit into the pattern of your life. Things which you did not expect to be important may turn out to be very important. You must face the

36、 future by believing that everything will work out in the end, and that your life will make sense and have meaning. 2 What can you learn about facing the future from the two authors? 3 What will you do to prepare yourself for the future? Share your opinions with the class. 判断正(T)误(F)。 1.People somet

37、imes want to know what their future will be like. 2.Ernest Hemingway and Conan Doyle had something in common. 3.Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. 4.Conan Doyle wanted to write something serious. 5.It was Sherlock Holmes that made Conan Doyle famous. 答案:1.T2.T3.F4.T5.T 1.Wha

38、t do we know about Hemingway from the third paragraph? A. He did well in all subjects at school. B. He was once a fisherman and caught a big fish. C. He was interested in writing from childhood. D. He worked in Europe immediately after high school. 2.What were Hemingways novels and stories based on?

39、 A. His own experiences. B. Others experiences. C. Material from books. D. News from newspapers. Reading comprehension 3.What did Arthur Conan Doyle mainly want to become? A.A famous doctor. B.A famous detective. C. An author of detective stories. D. An author of historical stories. 4.How does the a

40、uthor support his topic? A. By using exact figures. B. By using examples. C. By listing some facts. D. By using quotations. As is known to all , what we have planned does not necessarily agree with 1 we will become . Lets take two famous authors Ernest Hemingway and Conan Doyle for example. Although

41、 they shared 2_ same ambitious and energetic approach to life , their careers unfolded in contrasting3 (way). Born in 1899,Ernest Hemingway had the ambition 4_(write) from early boyhood . On leaving high school , he first worked as a trainee reporter in a local newspaper , and became foreign corresp

42、ondent . He wrote many novels and short stories 5_ (base) on his personal experiences , among 6_ The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. what the ways to write based which 直击高考直击高考 By contrast, the young Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland in 1859, had 7_(origin) worked

43、as a doctor. But Doyles main ambition was to become a writer of 8_(history) novels. Although some of his historical novels were published , their success was nothing compared to the stories of his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, which he is still 9_(well) known for to this day. Both of them were ultimately successful , but their paths to 10_ (succeed) were very different , their futures not necessarily turning out exactly as they planned. originally historical best success Be prepared to face our future