跨文化思辨閱讀教程（生活篇）課件 Unit 1 Ways of Life

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Whichwayoftravelling

wouldyoulike?Idescribe.Youchoose.1.Takephotoswitheverythingyouhaven’tseenbeforetoleavememoriesatthetraveldestinations.2.Travelmanytimesayearandgotomanyplacesyouhaven’tbeentobefore,buteachtimethestayissoshortthatyoucan’tfullyfeeltheculturalcharacteristicsofaplace.3.Duringthejourney,justtouraccordingtoyourownpreferencesanddon'tthinkaboutthemeaningandpurposeoftraveling,anddon'ttakepictureseither.Justsimplyrelaxyourselfandexperiencedifferentculturesandlives.4.Gotoasecludedruralareaandspendalongperiodoftimewithnaturedayandnight,feelingthetranquilityandcozinessthatareabsentinbusylivesandperceivingthetruemeaningoflifefromit.

WaysofLife“OnGoingaboutandSeeingThings”“WhereILivedandWhatILivedfor”UnitUnit1

WaysofLifeTaskstoCoverReadingforUNDERSTANDING1understandwhatthetextssayReadingforANALYZING2analyzehowthetextsjustifytheirideasReadingforEVALUATING3evaluatewhatthetextsclaimReadingforCREATING4createbeyondwhatthetextsstateWhattextAisabout.understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingComprehensionQuestions.1.WhydoesLinYutangsaythattraveltoimproveone’smindisafalsetravel?2.What’swrongwiththesecondkindoffalsetravel?4.InLinYutang’sopinion,what’sthekeyofthephilosophyoftravel?5.Accordingtoparagraph8,howcanoneenjoythepleasureoftravel?HowdoesLinYutangillustratehispoint?Fromparagraph2,wecanknowLinYutangregardstraveltoimproveone’smindasafalsetravelforthefollowingtworeasons.Firstly,thetaskofimprovingone’smindhasbeenoverdoneandit’snoteasytoimproveone’smind.Secondly,theinstitutionoftouristguides,whicharisesinordertoimprovetravelers’mind,spoilsthepleasureoftravelandturnstravelersintostudents.Thesecondkindoffalsetravelistravelforconversation.Thistypeoftravelersusuallyare

busytakingpicturesinordertoshowoffintheirfutureconversationsandmissthechancesofreallyseeingthingswiththeirowneyesandenjoyingthepleasureoftravel.Inparagraph7LinYutangpointsoutthatthephilosophyoftravelliesinone’scapacitytoseethingsInparagraph8,LinYutangusesthequotationfromChinShen’an,“aspecialtalentinhisbreastandaspecialvisionbelowhiseyebrows”toillustratehispointthatatruetravelershouldhavegotthehearttofeelandtheeyestosee.WhattextBisabout.understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingComprehensionQuestions.1.InterpretyourunderstandingonThoreau’sphilosophyoflivingdeliberatelymentionedinparagraph2.2.WhatproposalsdoesThoreauputforwardtosimplifyourlife?3.Whatfiguresofspeecharemainlyusedinparagraph4?Livingdeliberatelymeanstoliveslowly,carefully,naturally,andmostimportantofall,simply,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflifeandtogetridofallthatisnotlife.Thoreaulistsseveralmethodsofsimplifyinglifeinparagraph3.Forexample:toreduceouraffairs;toreduceouraccounts;toreduceourmeals;toreduceourfurniture;toreduceourluxuryandheedlessexpense;toelevateourpurposeoflife;tobealerttofruitsoftechnologydevelopment.

Inparagraph4,Thoreaumainlyusesparallelism,simile,metaphor,alliterationtoemphasizehisviewsonlivingsimplyinnature.FirstlyThoreauusesparalleled“l(fā)et(us)…”sentencestoclearlyemphasizehismainarguments.SecondlyThoreauusesasimileandametaphorinthebeginningsentencetoemphasizehismostimportantpointinthisparagraphandthewholechapter,thatisto“l(fā)iveasdeliberatelyasNature”.ThoreauthinksthatwehumanbeingsshouldlearnfromNature,andtrytoliveeverydayslowly,naturally,simplylikeNature.Inthesecondpartofthesentence,Thoreauusesmetaphorstocompareeachdifficultyandobstacleinlifeto“nutshellandmosquito’swing”andtocomparelifetoa“track”with“rails”inordertourgereaderstoalwaysfollowtherighttrackoflife.GistTextA’sagrumentstructureand

argumentationmethodsunderstandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingStructureMethodsRaisingtheQuestionAnalyzing

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ProblemSolvingtheProblemExemplification.ContrastiveArgumentGistTextB’sagrumentstructureand

argumentationmethodsunderstandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingStructureMethodsPutForwardtheViewpointElaboratingtheReasonsDeepentheViewpointMetaphoricalArgumentAnalogicalArgumentGistAcomparisonofLinYutangandHenryDavidThoreauasessayists

basedonthetwopassagesunderstandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingLinYutangHenryDavidThoreauSimilaritiesPhilosophicalExplorationCritiqueofModernLifeDifferencesCulturalBackgroundandPhilosophicalTraditionFocusandExpressionIdealLifestyleorTravelStylePromotionWhereILivedandWhatILivedforOnGoingaboutandSeeingThings”Evaluatewhatthetextsclaim

aboutdifferentmeaningsoftravelorlifeClaim1TextAemphasizestheEssenceofTravel.Itremindspeoplethattravelshouldnotberestrictedbyutilitarianpurposes,experiencingnatureanddifferentcultures.Claim2TextBstatestheimportanceofaSimpleLife.Itencouragespeopletobreakfreefromexcessivematerialpursuits,focusontheirinnerneeds,andenrichtheirspiritualworld.ThinkaboutthefollowingquestionsDowenecessarilyhavetochooseoneoftheabovetwowaysasthestandardforourlifestyleortravelstyle?Arethelifestylestheydescribeperfect?understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingGistDifferencesandcommonpoints.understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreating“OnGoingaboutandSeeingThings”“WhereILivedandWhatILivedfor”TheessenceoftravelTheimportanceofasimplelifeIndividualexperienceImportancetonatureandspiritualpursuitPursueinnerfreedomandtruefeelingsduringtravelSimplicity,self-reliance,nature,work,spirituality,solitudeChinesephilosophyoflifeTranscendentalphilosophyMutuallyexclusive?Perfectlifestyleortravel-style?Theideasofbothofferwarningsabouttheproblemsfacedbymodernsociety,buttheybothneedtobeadjustedandadaptedaccordingtotheactualsituationofmodernsociety.LinYutang'stravelthoughtscaninspirepeopletooptimizetheirexperiencesduringlimitedtravelopportunities.Thoreau'sconceptofasimplelifepromptspeopletothinkabouthowtomaintaininnerpeaceandrespectfornatureinthefast-pacedmodernsociety.understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingbalancebetweenthem?Howtofindaappropriatewayoflife?Thetwothoughtsneedtobeadjustedandadaptedaccordingtotheactualsituationofmodernsociety.CombinethetwoandtaketherealisticsituationintoaccounttofindourownlifestyleunderstandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingWhichlifestyleortravel-stylewouldyoulike?WritingWhichwayoftravellingwouldyouprefer,withmodernphotographicequipmentorsimpleheartsandeyes?Doyouliketoadd

somethingtoyourlifeortrytoreducesomethingfromyourlife?Howwillyoufindabalancebetweenthetwodifferentchoices?understandinganalyzingevaluatingcreatingWriteacompositiontostateyouideaswithin200words.What’sthewritingskills?WritingIntextB,HenryDavidThoreauskillfullyusessuchfiguresofspeechassimile,metaphor,alliteration,parallelism,repetition,etc.tostrengthenhislifephilosophy.Pleasechooseonefigureofspeech,pickuptheexamplesfromthepassage,doresearchonitandthengiveyourpresentation