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1、Unit 2 The Value of Life,1. Group discussion,If you had only one day to live, how would you spend this precious day?,Get Started,Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -Mahatma Gandhi,Cherish our limited life .Never stop the quest for knowledge.,1. Group discussio
2、n,Get Started,A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. -Charles Darwin,Never waste our time on trivial things.,1. Group discussion,Get Started,2. Listen and respond,Get Started,Focusing on the Main Ideas,What is the main idea of this passage? The poor local Afr
3、ican people value their lives as much as others do.,2. Listen and respond,Get Started,Focusing on the Main Ideas,Why did the Americans stop at the village? Can you describe the village and the local people? What is the young American officers attitude towards the local people? What is the old Americ
4、an officers attitude towards the local people?,2. Listen and respond,Get Started,Focusing on the Main Ideas,Why did the Americans stop at the village? Can you describe the village and the local people?,They stopped to hire some local men to act as guides for hunting wild animals.,Poor; smell; dirty;
5、 runny noses; rags; happy; enjoy,2. Listen and respond,Get Started,Focusing on the Main Ideas,What is the young American officers attitude towards the local people? What is the old American officers attitude towards the local people?,He believed that the local people had nothing to live for and they
6、 might as well be dead.,He thought that the local people valued their lives and their families as much as Americans do.,2. Listen and respond,Get Started,Zooming In on the Details,1. go hunting in rags happy be enjoying,2. terrible animals nothing to live for be dead,3. quiet local men kids women fr
7、eedom work,Contents,Background Information Text Structure Discourse Analysis Detailed Reading,Read & Explore,Time,Events,June 27, 1880,She was born at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama.,February, 1882,She lost both her sight and hearing after being struck by illness.,March 3, 1887,She met Anne Sulliva
8、n, her life-long teacher.,June 28, 1904,She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating from Radcliffe College of Harvard University.,June,1955,She received an honorary degree from Harvard University, the first woman to be so honored.,Helen Kellers Chronology,1. Background information,Read & Expl
9、ore,Time,Events,September,1964,She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nations highest civilian honor.,June 1, 1968,She passed away in her sleep.,Read & Explore,1. Background information,How Anne places Helens hand on her lips, throat, and nose to help Helen feel the sounds Anne is ma
10、king.,Read & Explore,1. Background information,Three Days to See (whole prose),Introduction (excerpt ) My three days sight The first day is devoted to my friends, animate and inanimate. The second day reveals to me the history of man and Nature. The third day finds me activities and conditions of me
11、n in New York. Ending One hint to those who see - make full use of the gift of sight, the most delightful of all the senses.,2. Text Structure,Read & Explore,2. Text Structure,Have you found out the central sentence of each paragraph? 1. We are interested in discovering how the doomed man chose to s
12、pend his last days or his last hours. 2. Such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. 3. It would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. 4. Most of us take life for granted.,Read & Explore,2. Text Structure,Have you found out the
13、 central sentence of each paragraph? 5. The same listlessness, characterizes the use of all our faculties and senses. 6. It would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. 7. The seeing see little. 8. I who cannot see find
14、 hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. 9. Its a pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as a mere convenience rather than a means of adding fullness to life. 10. A transitional sentence,Read & Explore,2. Text Structure,Attitudes towards natural senses,Part 1,Pa
15、rt 2,(Para.1-Para. 4),(Para.5-Para. 10),Transitional sentence?,Transitional sentence,3. Discourse Analysis,1. Whats the writing style? A persuasive writing ( essay) which involves description of the author touching 2. Whats writing purpose of the passage? We should value our lives and make full use
16、of the faculties and senses, especially the gift of sight, the most delightful of all the senses.,Read & Explore,The seeing see little. The blind see a lot.,Directions: Read Paragraphs 1 - 4 and answer the following questions.,1. Why does Helen Keller think that it would be an excellent rule to live
17、 each day as if we should die tomorrow?,2. According to Helen Keller, what is the right way to live each day?,Part 1,Global Reading,3. What does Helen Keller mean by saying that most of us take life for granted?,state sth. in an exact and detailed way,1. These toys cant reach the standards the state
18、 has specified.,2. The order specifies a December deadline for completion of the work., specific: adj. 特殊的，特定的；明确的,3. She declined to be more specific about the reasons for the separation.,4. We should make a concrete analysis of each specific question.,对于每个具体问题要进行具体分析。,Detailed Reading,1. specify:
19、v.,1. give sb. a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crime; 判刑，定罪； 2. say very strongly that you do not approve of sth. or sb., especially because you think it is morally wrong谴责；声讨,The prisoner was condemned to death.,We all strongly condemn violence of any sort.,我们强烈谴责任何形式的暴力行为。,
20、Patterns: condemn sb. for doing sth. condemn sb. to sth. condemn sb. / sth. as sth.,Detailed Reading,2. condemn: v.,keep sb. or sth. within the limits of a particular activity or subject; if you are confined to a place, you have to stay in that place, especially because you are ill,1.这次事故之后她坐在轮椅上度过了
21、后半生。,She was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life after the accident.,2. I wish you would confine yourself to the matter under discussion.,Detailed Reading,3. confine: v.,希望你只谈目前我们正在讨论的问题。,under the conditions that affect a situation, action, event, etc.,1.你在目前这种情况下退出是不明智的。,It is unwise
22、 for you to quit under the present circumstances.,2. In no circumstances should you leave your baggage unattended in the airport.,3. Racism is wholly unacceptable under any circumstances.,Detailed Reading,4. in / undercircumstances:,在任何情况下种族主义都是完全不能被接受的。,Subjunctive mood,Detailed Reading,Grammar Poi
23、nts,1 语气概述 在英语中，随着说话人对某一行为或事情的看法和态度不同，谓语动词就用不同的形式，即称为语气。英语语气有三种：陈述语气，祈使语气和虚拟语气。 虚拟语气表示只存在于讲话人想象中的假设或推测，而不是客观现实中的真实事件。它表示怀疑、忧虑、推测、假设、想象或祝愿等，如 I wish you were more careful. If I were not so busy, I would go and help him.,3. Helen thought that she “saw” more things than the seeing people just through t
24、ouch.,Directions: Read Paragraphs 5-10 to see whether the following statements are true or false.,1. People are blessed if they are stricken blind and deaf.,( ),( ),2. Helen showed disbelief when her friend said she had seen nothing particular during a long walk in the woods.,( ),Global Reading,4. B
25、lind as she was, Helen was more sensitive to the world than us healthy people.,( ),Part 2,29,3. Helen thought that she “saw” more things than the seeing people just through touch.,T,F,Directions: Read Paragraphs 6-10 to see whether the following statements are true or false.,1. People are blessed if
26、 they are stricken blind and deaf.,It would be a blessing if people were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life.,( ),( ),F,2. Helen showed disbelief when her friend said she had seen nothing particular during a long walk in the woods.,She had been accustomed
27、to such responses and believed that the seeing see little.,( ),Global Reading,4. Blind as she was, Helen was more sensitive to the world than us healthy people.,( ),T,5. deaf: adj.,1) physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well,The manager is deaf to the customers complaints.,2) be unw
28、illing to hear or listen to sth.,It is amazing that the deaf people can dance so beautifully without hearing the music.,She was deaf to his pleas.,deaf and dumb deaf as a post be deaf to sth. fall on deaf ears,Collocations:,Detailed Reading,聋哑人 完全聋了 对某事充耳不闻 未被理睬,A paradox is a statement, which is ap
29、parently self-contradictory. It usually has two parallel elements that appear to be logically contradictory and yet contain a truth.,6. Paradox 矛盾修辞法,Function： Warning 警告 Reflecting 反思 Profound philosophy 深刻的哲理,Rhetorical Devices,A statement which seems logically contradictory, but which has some tr
30、uth in it. 前后两句话或同一句话的前后部分字面内容表面上自相矛盾，不合逻辑，甚至是荒谬，但是经过仔细的体会确认其内涵深刻，富有哲理。 Rhetorical function: 1. To draw attention; 2. To leave the reader a deep impression; 3. To reveal deep insights into the world,Paradox (矛盾修辞法),Detailed Reading,Nurse: His name is Romeo, and a Montague, The only son of your great
31、 enemy. Juliet: My only love sprung from my only hate Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet,No news is good news,More haste, less speed.,Detailed Reading,Rhetorical Devices,feeling tha
32、t you want to thank sb. because of sth. kind that they have done, or showing this feeling,We are really very grateful to you for all you have done for us.,这两个形容词均有“感谢的、感激的”之意。 普通用词，强调因对方的恩惠、好意或帮助，从内心产生的感激之情。 与grateful基本同义，但语气较强，强调以行动或言语来感谢。,He felt grateful for his friends help when he was in troubl
33、e.,The millionaires generosity shows he is really appreciative of his family members support to his business.,CF: grateful & appreciative,grateful,appreciative,Detailed Reading,7. grateful / appreciative: adj.,He was sincerely appreciative of their support.,Stylistic Analysis,Detail Description 1) P
34、ara. 8 (the use of Nouns) Leaf Birch Pine Bud Flower Bird Brook Pine needles Grass 2) Para. 8 (the use of adjectives) delicate, smooth, rough, delightful, remarkable, happy, thick, soft, luxurious, colorful, thrilling, unending,Detailed Reading,I feel the delicate symmetry of a leaf. 我感觉到树叶的精巧对称。,De
35、tailed Reading,I pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough bark of a pine. 我的手爱抚着白桦树光滑的树皮，或是松树粗糙的树干。,Detailed Reading,I feel the delightful texture of a flower, and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me. 我感受到花朵的悦人纹理，大自然的神奇一角展现在我的面前。,Detailed Reading,
36、If I am very fortunate, I place my hands gently in a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. 如果幸运的话，当我把手轻轻的放在一棵小树上，会感到放声歌唱的小鸟欢快的颤动。,Detailed Reading,To me a thick carpet of pine needles or soft grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.,1. The special agent didnt
37、 reveal his identity until the last moment.,2. 这桩法律界的丑闻终于被一位勇敢的记者在报纸上披露了出来。,This scandal in the law was finally revealed in the newspaper by a brave journalist.,这些动词均有“揭露，揭示”之意。,make known sth. that was previously secret or unknown,CF: reveal, disclose & expose,Detailed Reading,8. reveal: v.,Directi
38、ons: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary.,1. Our company has just its new plan for the coming new year. 2. The investigation that the pilot had no experience of the radar system in use at the time of the crash. 3. The public called for the politicians resig
39、nation soon after his criminal activities were to the media.,revealed,_,disclosed,_,exposed,_,Detailed Reading,8. reveal: v.,II. Comparison and Contrast 1). Para. 3, 4 (the value of life) Live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a kindness of appreciation We go about our petty tasks, hardly awa
40、re of our listless attitude towards life. 2). Para. 5 ( the use of faculties and senses) The deaf / the blind Those who have never lost sight and hearing,Stylistic Analysis,Detailed Reading,3). Para. 7 My friend Para. 8 Myself,2. Stylistic Analysis,Read & Explore,2. Stylistic Analysis,IV. Rhetorical
41、 Devices 1). Personification At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things. (Para. 9) 2). Metaphor To me the colorful seasons are a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. (Para. 8) 3). Repetition What, what, what? What, what? (Para. 1),Re
42、ad & Explore,2. Stylistic Analysis,4). Partial Inversion Particularly does this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult life. (Para. 5) 5). Parallel Structure/Parallelism Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the blind realize the manifold blessings that lie in. (Para. 1
43、) It is the same old story of not being grateful for what we have until we lose it, of not being conscious of health until we are ill (Para. 5) To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the colorful seasons are a thrilling and unen
44、ding drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips (Para. 8),Read & Explore,1. 扣人心弦的故事,a thrilling story,2. 有限的时间,limited and specified time,3. 判刑的罪犯,condemned criminals,4. 活动范围,sphere of activities,5. 在类似的处境下,under similar circumstances,6. 人生的价值,the value of life,7. 完全无法想象,all but unima
45、ginable,8. 没有尽头,stretch out endlessly,9. 冷漠的态度,listless attitude,10. 意识到,be conscious of,Expressions Review,Read & Explore,13. 值得注意,be worthy of note,14. 只凭触摸,through mere touch,15. 精巧对称,delicate symmetry,16. 寻找,in search of,17. 苏醒的大自然,awakening Nature,18. 放声歌唱的小鸟,a bird in full song,19. 不时地,at time
46、s,11. 习惯,be accustomed to,12. 没什么特别的,nothing in particular,Expressions Review,Read & Explore,I who am blind can give one hint to those who see-one admonition to those who would make full use of the gift of sight: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And the same method can be ap
47、plied to the other senses. Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of an orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again. Make the most of every sense: glory in all the facets of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you through the several means of contact which Nature provides. But of all the senses, I am sure that sight must be the most delightful.,