(
课件网) Unit 5 Learning from nature Developing ideas & Presenting ideas Learning Objectives PART. 01 Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Learning Objectives Analyze texts about Tao Yuanming/Thoreau and nature stories, organize comparative information, write stories with extended metaphors, and apply non-finite forms. Deliver speeches on “Nature is our best teacher” with a clear structure. Explore cross-cultural views on nature, understanding how different cultures value nature in life and literature. Compare Tao/Thoreau’s nature connections, dissect extended metaphors, and extract lessons from nature. Use nature metaphors to write original stories and propose nature-inspired life lessons. Work in groups to compare literary works, plan speeches, and peer-review stories, learning from peers’ insights. Organize comparative information, research nature lessons, and reflect on personal connections to nature, taking ownership of learning. Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties Analyze texts about Tao Yuanming and Thoreau, organize comparative information, write stories with extended metaphors, apply non-finite forms, and deliver structured speeches on “Nature is our best teacher”. Comparing Tao Yuanming and Thoreau’s connections with nature, dissecting extended metaphors in texts, and using nature metaphors to write original stories with proper non-finite forms. Lead-in PART. 02 What do you know about these people Read the short introductions to Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau and share what else you know about them with the class. 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. Reading PART. 03 Skim the passage and choose the best answer. 1. What ... ...
