Book2-Unit7Reading-课件.ppt

By the end of the class, you will be able to:o Recognize the influence of climate on the various ways of life and make some proper arrangements. o Identify the points and examples of the text and copy the writing model in practice.o Learn to accept your life as it is and appreciate it to the fullest ;on the other hand prepare for the worst at the same time. Leading in: Weather may affect our moods. Awesome weather may bring us happiness, while awful weather may make us sad. There are a wide range of weather conditions in the world . Can you name them out one by one ?sunny/finecloudydrizzlyCommon weather:windy raining heavily snowy There are still some worse weather conditions, some of which can even bring about natural disasters. Leading in:Lightning and thunderFog/Mist HailingEarthquakeTsunami When meeting one kind of weather , what do you think of it, pleasant or unpleasant? What arrangements will you make ahead of time ?Leading in:Arrangement :Keeping away from big trees and so on. Turning off some electrical equipmentPutting on a respirator Had better reduce the number of going outside.Provide shelter for something important.Try to protect people or things from being damaged.Knowing some safety tips.Hiding in safer corners.Strengthening some escaping trainingReferring to weather forecastsPrepared for the worst mentally and physicallyLeading in : Faced with some awful weather conditions, different people have different attitudes . Some people feel sad and frustrated while others stay optimistic and make use of everything they can as often as possible. Reading the two diariesHow is a diary usually organized?Reading strategy:Reading a diaryIt usually starts with _.It tells readers _.Then it gives some important information to_.Finally it gives a_. It may include Fast-reading of the first diary What was the weather like that day in the first diary ? 2.What does the writer describe about the weather ？3.What is mainly talked about in the diary ?It was the hottest day ever in this country .The different ways that people use to keep cool. Hot and sunny. The writers feelingWays to keep cool Description of the hot dayCareful-reading : match sentences with related information in Para2.The writers commento Air conditioning isnt _during the summer. o Carrying a _bottle of water, and try to get to the _as often as possibleo _in the pool to _ the heat.o Opening the windows to _a cool breeze.Careful-reading : Different ways to keep coolacceptedcoldswimming pool Dippingescapelet in Careful-reading : the writers comment According to the writer, which is his favourite way to stay cool ?o Opening the air conditioning o Getting to the swimming pool.o Carrying a cold bottle of water. o Sitting in a living room with a delicious bowl of ice cream in hand. Sitting in a living room with a delicious bowl of ice cream in hand. Fast-reading of the second diary1.How did the father and his daughter have a great time ?2.What was peoples reaction when seeing the heavy snow ?They had a great time making a snowman in the yard.People were so amazed by the “totally awesome” weather that some of them just stood there staring , as if they were watching a fantastic movie. How is a diary usually organized?Careful-reading of the second diaryIt usually starts with _.It tells readers _.Then it gives some important information to_.Finally it gives a_. It may include Thursday, 8th Jan.happy and excited Have a great time making a snowman with his daughterIt was chaos for people going to work.Post-reading: further discussionWhile reading the first diary, do you think the writer feels sad from the beginning to the end? What will you learn from the writer and people involved ?o Learn to appreciate and enjoy life to the fullest.o Make use of everything you have.o Try to adapt yourself to surrounding things.Post-reading: further discussionMeanwhile, in the second diary the writer feels happy and excited, but the ending is full of a bit worry , what proverb or saying will come to your mind at this time ?o After joy comes sadness. o Too great pleasure will bring about sadness.o Drunken days all have their tomorrows.Writing : Good writers use details to illustrate a point. Find what details the writers used in the diaries to achieve their purposes. Example:To illustrate that people are so amazed by the “total awesome” weather, the writer of the second diary used the following details: o My daughter was screaming ,” Dad,its snowing!”o People just stood there staring, as if they were watching a fantastic movie.To illustrate that last Wednesday was “the hottest day ever in the country”, the writer of the first diary used the following details :_Writing: Detail1: The roads were melting in some areas. Detail2: The underground was a total nightmare- it was like being slowly cooked in an oven. Writing :Whats the worst or the nicest weather you have ever experienced ?Describe in details how awful or great it was . The _ weather I experienced the _ weather_. On that day _ coldest coldest in the winter of 2008 the temperature dropped to 11 below zero degrees. Shivering people wore heavy clothes and wrapped themselves tightly with scarves and gloves and everything that might keep them warmer. On the street, cars couldnt get started and water supply pipes burst because of the extreme cold during the previous night. I went out to a nearby store and the freezing wind cut into my skin like the sharp blades of many knives. I hurried home and felt lucky that I didnt have to go out again. Possible version:Love Your LifeHenry David Thoreau However mean your life is, meet it and live it ;do not escape it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends, Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.Prose appreciation:Assignment:o Write a brief review of the two diaries , especially from their structures.o Finish and polish up your writing.o Preview some important language points.