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课件网) Unit 5 Learning from nature PART.01 Learning Objectives Grasp the key words and the phrases and get the genre and structure of the passage, and talk about the differences between Tao and Thoreau. 01 Cultivate students’ positive attitude towards nature, prompt them to form the awareness of cherishing nature, and stimulate their enthusiasm for exploring nature. 03 Students are able to have a deep understanding of the comparative essay by comparing the differences between Tao and Thoreau. 02 Learning Objectives By reading, students can master how to introduce two or more different characters using the method of comparison and apply it in their writing. Through further study, students will focus on cultivating their own positive attitude of getting close to and loving nature, thus having a deeper understanding of the relationship between humanity and nature. 01 02 Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties PART.02 Lead-in 采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。 Do you know who the author of this line of poetry is Tao Yuanming While picking asters neath the Eastern fence. My gaze upon the Southern mountain rests. 呼吸新鲜空气，畅饮美酒，品尝水果，尽情享受这一切。 Do you know who the author of this line of poetry is Thoreau Breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit and resign yourself to the influences of each. Although they were born in different eras, separated by fifteen hundred years, what commonalities exist in their lives Tao Yuanming (365-427) Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Back to nature PART.03 Reading Read the short introductions to Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau and share what else you know about them with the class. 01 Born into a poor aristocratic family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming (365–427) was one of China’s greatest poets and a noted recluse. A master of the five-word line, Tao has been described as the first great “poet of fields and gardens”. Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He began writing nature poetry in his early twenties, with poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as a mentor and friend. In 1845, he began his famous two-year stay at Walden Pond, which he wrote about in his masterwork, Walden. 1. Skim the passage and answer the questions. ① What’s the main idea of the passage 02 Read the passage and find out what Tao and Thoreau learnt from nature. Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau were both poets, but one lived in Ancient China and the other in 19th century America. Superficially, these two men, whose lives were separated in time by nearly 1,500 years, were polar opposites. And yet they shared an intense respect for nature, which made them each an influential figure of their time. The love for nature of both Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau. 1. Skim the passage and answer the questions. ② Where can we probably read this passage A. In a travel guidebook. B. In a culture magazine. C. In a science news ... ...
