Unit5LearningfromnatureDevelopingideasBacktonature課件高中英語(yǔ)選擇性

BacktoNaturePre-readingInwhatwaysdowehumanbeingslearnfromnature？Tocapturethebeautyofnaturalforms,likecopyingtheformsandshapesofsomenaturalorganisms.Pre-readingInwhatwaysdowehumanbeingslearnfromnature？Tomimicthewaynatureworks,liketakinginspirationfromtheabilitiesofanimals、plantsandothernaturalthings.Pre-readingCanwegainmentalandspiritualgrowthfromnature?Ifyes,how?Byspendingtimeinnature,itcanhaveapositiveimpactonourmentalhealthandenhancecreativity.Theappreciationofthebeautyandsimplicityofnaturecanleadtoagreatersenseofwell-being.Besidesinspirationfordesignandtechnology,arethereanyotherwaysthatwehumanbeingscanlearnfromnature？Pre-readingReadtheintroductionandfindoutwhattheyare.Bornintoapooraristocratic(adj.貴族的)familyintheEasternJinDynasty,TaoYuanming(365–427)wasoneofChina’sgreatestpoetsandanotedrecluse(/r??klu?s/隱居者).Amasterofthefive-wordline,Taohasbeendescribedasthefirstgreat“poetoffieldsandgardens”.HenryDavidThoreau

/'θ?:r?u/(1817–1862)wasanAmericanessayist,poet,andphilosopher.Hebeganwritingnaturepoetryinhisearly

twenties,withpoetRalphWaldoEmersonasamentor

(導(dǎo)師)andfriend.

In1845,hebeganhisfamoustwo-yearstayatWalden

/?w?ld?n/Pond,whichhewroteaboutinhis

masterwork,Walden.Pre-readingReadtheintroductionandfindoutwhattheyare.TaoYuanmingOneofChina’sgreatest_________andanoted_________.HenryDavidThoreauAnAmerican________,_________,and_____________.poetsrecluseessayistpoetphilosopherSkimandconcludethemainideawithonesentence.While-readingReadformainideaIttalksaboutthelifeexperiencesofTaoandThoreauwhomade_______________________inorderto___________withnature.dramatictransformationsreconnectWhile-readingReadfordetailsWhoTao(365-427);EasternJinThoreau(1817-1862);AmericaWhatBeforeAfterWhyHowservingthecourtasanofficial,conflictedleadingadecentlifearduouslifeinapoor,ruralareainacottageintheforestfeelingconflictedovercourtlifetoliveinasimplerwaytofronttheessentialfactsoflifecontent;happy;harmonious;quietTransformationWhatWhyHow/?ɑ?dju?s/adj.艱苦的ComparethequotesbyTaoandThoreau.While-readingAppreciatethequotesTaoThoreauImagesMessagesvillagescenesbeautycalm&peaceful

lifeagainstdepressivecourtlife曖曖遠(yuǎn)人村，依依墟里煙。狗吠深巷中，雞鳴桑樹(shù)顛。ComparethequotesbyTaoandThoreau.While-readingAppreciatethequotesTaoThoreauImagesMessagesvillagescenesnaturalscenesbeautycalm&peaceful

lifeagainstdepressivecourtlifebeauty&puritytoliveinharmonywithnature&enjoyitsgiftanimals&plantstoliveandprosper/b??t?n?kl/adj.植物的；植物學(xué)的Everycreatureisbetteralivethandead,menandmoose(駝鹿)andpine-trees,andhewhounderstandsitarightwillratherpreserveitslifethandestroyit.--HenryDavidThoreau“Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvinceproplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper.”Describetheirlivesaftertransformation.While-readingReadforinsightsWhoTao(365-427);EasternJinThoreau(1817-1862);AmericaWhatBeforeAfterWhyHowcontent;happy;harmonious;quietservingthecourtasanofficialleadingadecentlifearduouslifeinapoor,ruralareainacottageintheforestfeelingconflictedovercourtlifetoliveinasimplerwaytofronttheessential

factsoflifebeautycalm&peacefullifeagainstdepressivecourtlifebeauty&puritytoliveinharmony&enjoyitsgiftanimals&plantstoliveandprosper“quietandreflectiveliveswithfewermaterialdesires”Whatdoesnaturemeantothemrespectively?While-readingReadforinsightsTaoYuanming365-427;EasternJinH.D.Thoreau1817-1862;Americapoliticalcorruptionindustrialisationcapitalisationspiritualshelter/reliefpersonalwell-being/fulfilmentapositivelifestyletobeateasewithnaturesimplicity(vsmaterialdesires)Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?Post-readingBacktoNaturetoreturnfrom…Nature自然之本源thenatureoflife生活之本質(zhì)Humannature人心之本性tobeateasewithNaturetoliveinasimplewaytoattainpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment;tobeyourselffame&powermaterialdesires…Post-readingHowcanyou(asahighschoolstudent)get“BACKTONATURE”inmodernsociety?Youropinion+supportingdetailstimemanagementinterpersonalrelationshipstudy&examsentertainmentBacktoNatureIfyouwanttogetbacktonature,youwanttoRETURNtoa

SIMPLERwayofliving.–CollinsEnglishDictionaryP1Superficially,thesetwomen,whoseliveswereseparatedintimebynearly1,500years,werepolaropposites.

Paraphrase:

superficialadj.a.seeingonlywhatisobvious,notthoroughly粗略的，淺薄的

eg.asuperficialanalysisb.onlyaffectingthesurfaceandthereforenotserious表層的eg.superficialburnsc.notconcernedwithanythingseriousorimportantandlackinganydepthofunderstandingorfeeling膚淺的=shallow截然相反的事物2.shareanintense

respectfornature對(duì)自然要有強(qiáng)烈的尊重(1)verygreat;verystrong

很大的；十分強(qiáng)烈的intenseinterest/pleasure/desire/anger

濃厚的興趣；十分快樂(lè)；強(qiáng)烈的欲望；極端憤怒(2)seriousandofteninvolvingalotofactioninashortperiodoftime

嚴(yán)肅緊張的；激烈的?intensecompetition

激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)(3)(

ofaperson

人

)

havingorshowingverystrongfeelings,opinionsorthoughtsaboutsb/sth

有強(qiáng)烈感情（或意見(jiàn)、想法）的；尖銳的；熱切的?anintenselook

熱切的神情?He'sveryintenseabouteverything.

=Heisenthusiasticabout/keenoneverything.他對(duì)一切都很熱心。P2makedramatictransformationsto

theirlivesfeelconflicted

overlifeatcourt

quittheserviceofthecourtforgoodFromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,hesucceededinfindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.

=forever/permanentlyadj.confusedaboutwhattodoorchoosebecauseyouhavestrongbutopposingfeelings矛盾不知所措的n.satisfactionP3反對(duì)過(guò)著像樣的生活在……邊上IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberatelytofront

onlytheessentialfactsoflife.Bothmenwerehappytowithdraw

fromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirlives.

withdrawv.tomovebackorawayfromaplaceorsituation

contemporary(withsb/sth)adj.1.belongingtothesametime2.belongingtothepresenttime;modernbeopposedtohaveadecent

qualityoflifeadj.ofagoodenoughstandardorquality像樣的acceptabletopeopleinaparticularsituation得體的

ontheedgeofadv.slowlyandcarefully從容不迫地P4

家養(yǎng)的動(dòng)物Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife.(翻譯)他描寫(xiě)的平靜祥和的生活，與壓抑的官場(chǎng)生活形成鮮明的對(duì)比，是對(duì)（壓抑的官場(chǎng)生活）的批判。

criticaladj.Tom'sparentswerehighlycriticalofthehost.

Yourdecisionis

criticalto

ourfuture.Thefirst24hoursaftertheoperationarethemostcritical.Studentsareencouragedtodevelopcriticalthinkinginsteadofacceptingopinionswithoutquestioningthem.可能有危險(xiǎn)的有判斷力的；判斷審慎的批評(píng)的極重要的；關(guān)鍵的domesticanimalsP5-6Devoting

himselfto

observationsofnaturalphenomena,herecordedhisdetailedfindingsinhisjournals.Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvince

peoplethatanimalsandplantshadrighttoliveandprosper,aswedo.Ittakesconsiderablecouragetorejecttheeasyandfamiliarandinsteadtrytoliveclosertonature,asbothTaoandThoreaudid.quietandreflectivelives

reflectiveadj.thinkingdeeplyaboutthingsbeateasewithnature=Devotedto平靜而沉思的生活與大自然和諧共處Writingaboutalessonfromnature1Whatdoesabutterflydotogetoutofitspupa?2Whydidthemanthinkheneededtohelpthebutterfly?Thebutterflystrugglestoforceitsbodythroughthelittlehole.Becausethebutterflycouldn’tgetout.Thestruggleseemedtoohardforitsweakbody.Activity5Readthestoryandanswerthequestions.3Whathappenedtothebutterflyafterthemanenlargedtheholeinthepupa?4Whatisthelessonbehindthisstory?Whatelsecanyoulearnfromit?Activity5Readthestoryandanswerthequestions.Struggleandadversityarenecessaryforgrowthanddevelopment.Lettingpeoplefacetheirstrugglesandovercomethemontheirownhelpstobuildone’scharacters,resilience,andinnerstrength.Thebutterflydraggeditselfaroundweakly,andthendied.Activity7Workinpairs.Planyourwritingofthe3pictures.Considerthefollowing:?Whatlessondoesitteachus??Whatrelatedqualitiescanyouthinkof?

Activity8

Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.patience,perseverance,resilience,determination,overcomeobstacles,recoverfromsetbacks…Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.diligence,hardwork,makeefforts,becommittedto,initiative,effective,efficient,productive,motivation…Manyhandsmakelightwork.collaboration,cooperation,teamwork,achieveacommongoal,mutualsupport,innovation…ALessonfromAntsOneday,Iwasrestinginmygrandparent’sgardenwhenIsawthattheskywascoveredwithdarkclouds,thisbeingasuresignofrain.Allofasudden,anantcameintomysight.Thetinycreaturewastryinghardtocarryatinypieceofbreadtoitsnest,butitseffortswereinvain.Eachtimetheantpickedupthepieceofbread,itrolleddownit