Unit 6 Understanding ideas （ppt课件） -2023新外研版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第三册.pptx

1、SB3U6 Nature in wordsFirst Snow(Understanding ideas)Look at the pictures and enjoy the beauty of nature.Starting outActivity 1Watch the video and answer the questions.1.What literary forms are mentioned in the video?2.What other nature writers do you know of?Tell the class about him or her.Starting

2、outActivity 11.What literary forms are mentioned in the video?literary forms(文学形式文学形式)poemsnovelsessaysletterstravel journalsdramasfolk talesStarting outActivity 12.What other nature writers do you know of?uThe Grasmere Journals-Dorothy Wordsworth(17711855)uWhat I Have Done With Birds-Gene Stratton-

3、Porter(18631924)uThe Land of Little Rain-Mary Austin(18681934)uSilent Spring-Rachel Carson(19071964)uDream Work-Mary Oliver(19352019)Starting outActivity 2Listen and read the poem by Emily Dickinson.Starting outActivity 2What message does the poem try to convey?The message of the poem is that althou

4、gh what we see and hear in nature appears to be simple,within that simplicity lie great beauty,mystery and magnificence that humans cannot truly appreciate or capture in their art.Understanding ideasFirst SnowLead inRead the short introduction to the author of First Snow and answer the questions.Joh

5、n Boynton Priestley(1894-1984)was bom in the English county of Yorkshire,and knew early on that he wanted to become a writer.When World War I broke out,Priestley joined the army,and escaped death on a number of occasions.After the war,he gained a degree from Cambridge University,and then moved to Lo

6、ndon,where he worked as a freelance writer.During World War II,he presented a weekly radio programme,which became immensely popular.Priestley wrote many successful articles,essays,novels and plays,but is best remembered for his play An Inspector Calls.Priestley loved snow and expressed a desire to l

7、ive in a country where it often snowed.What careers did Priestley have in his lifetime?Priestly joined the army in World War I before going on to study at Cambridge University.After graduation,he worked as a freelance writer and radio presenter.Lead inPre-readingDescribe snow in your own words.While

8、-readingRead for main ideaPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.The first snow last night was magical.B.The kindly world seemed to become cruel.C.The first snow last night was an event.D.It snowed heavily.E.The light changed the world in the morning.While-readingRead for detailsThe author uses picturesque

9、 language to depict the first snow.Complete the diagram with the expressions you have underlined in the passage.(P85)TimelineSceneryWhen I got up this morning.The sun came out.The world became a 1_.The light coming through the windows seemed quite strange,and it made the familiar business of splashi

10、ng and shaving and brushing and dressing very strange too.The snow became 2_.My dining-room window changed into 3_.The little plum tree outside,with snow 4_,stood in full sunlight.cold place of dead white and pale bluesdelicate pinksa lovely Japanese print lining its branches and artfully disposed a

11、long its trunkTimelineSceneryAn hour or two later.Now.Everything was a 5_.The ground 6_,the sky was 7_,and all the trees 8_.The entire scene looked 9_.The snow is 10_.The roofs are 11_.The trees are 12_.I can see the children flattening their noses against the window.cold sparkle of white and blueso

12、 many black and threatening shapeswent on and onthick greylike a cruel grasslandfalling heavily in great soft flakesthick all bendingWhile-readingRead for enjoymentFind out the writing methods that the author uses to describe the snow and the changes of landscape.1.The dining-room window had been tr

13、ansformed into a lovely Japanese print.2.The little plum tree outside,with the faintly flushed snow lining its branches and artfully disposed along its trunk,stood in full sunlight.3.It was as if our kindly countryside,close to the very heart of England,had been turned into a cruel grassland.At any

14、moment,it seemed,a body of horsemen might be seen breaking out from the black trees,so many weapons might be heard and some distant spot of snow be reddened.4.But the snow is falling heavily,in great soft flakes,so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley,and the roofs are thick and the tre

15、es all bending,and the weathercock of the village church,still to be seen through the grey loaded air,has become some creature out of Hans Andersen.1.The dining-room window had been transformed into a lovely Japanese print.2.The little plum tree outside,with the faintly flushed snow lining its branc

16、hes and artfully disposed along its trunk,stood in full sunlight.3.It was as if our kindly countryside,close to the very heart of England,had been turned into a cruel grassland.At any moment,it seemed,a body of horsemen might be seen breaking out from the black trees,so many weapons might be heard a

17、nd some distant spot of snow be reddened.4.But the snow is falling heavily,in great soft flakes,so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley,and the roofs are thick and the trees all bending,and the weathercock of the village church,still to be seen through the grey loaded air,has become som

18、e creature out of Hans Andersen.Post-readingChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.1.By describing the magical scenery of the first snow,the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves.2.By depicting the beautiful,near-magica

19、l scenery of the first snow,the author wants to convey his love for snow.3.By recalling his memories as a child during the first snow,the author expresses his longing for the innocent happiness of childhood.Post-readingThink&Share1.Why does the author mention Jane Austen at the beginning of the pass

20、age?By referencing the characters of Jane Austen,who is known for her witty,perceptive observations of early 19th century English country life,the author is emphasising the irony and self-awareness with which he goes on to make his statement about the first snow.Post-readingThink&Share2.What images does the author use to enhance the description of snow?Images used by the author to enhance the description of snow:a cold place of dead white and pale blues,flushing the snow with delicate pinks,a cold sparkle of white and blue,falling heavily,in great soft flakes Thank you