Unit+5+Learning+from+nature++Developing+ideas+高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

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nature外研版选择性必修三Areyoufamiliarwiththem?ReadtheshortintroductionstoTaoYuanmingandHenryDavidThoreauandsharewhatelseyouknowaboutthemwiththeclass.TaoYuanmingOneofChina’sgreatest_________andanoted_________.HenryDavidThoreauAnAmerican________,_________,and_____________.poetsrecluseessayistpoetphilosopherBacktoNatureReadthepassageandfindoutwhatTaoandThoreaulearntfromnature.Bothofthemgotinspirationfromnaturefortheirliterarywords.Bothofthemlivedsimplyinnaturewithfewmaterialdesires,whichhelpedthemtoattaintheirpersonalfulfillment.Skimtogetthemainidea.IttalksaboutthelifeexperiencesofTaoandThoreauwhomade_______________inorderto___________withnature.transformationsreconnectReadforstructure.Part1Part2Part3Part4Para.2-3Para.4-5Para.1Para.6Thoughlivingindifferenttime,theyshowedrespectfornature.The____________whytheyarebacktonatureandthelivesafterreturningtonature.The__________oftheirworksandthe_____________oftheirworks.The______________oftheirchoicesinmodernworld.reasonsfeaturesintentionsinspirationReadfordetails.Para.1Thoughlivingindifferenttime,theyshowedrespectfornature.AlthoughTaoandThoreaulivedindifferentcountries,andtheirliveswereseparatedintimebynearly1500years,yettheywerebothpoets,whosharedanintenserespectfornature,whichmadethemeachaninfluentialfigureoftheirtime.

What’sthefunctionofPara.1?Tointroducethetopicandpavethewayforthenextpassage.Readfordetails.Para.1Thoughlivingindifferenttime,theyshowedrespectfornature.Para.2-3Thereasonswhytheyarebacktonatureandthelivesafterreturningtonature.ReasonforTaoYuanmingReasonforThoreauThelifeofTaoafterreturningThelifeofThoeauafterreturningHefeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.Thoreauwantedtotransfromthewayhelived.Althoughhislifewashard,hesucceededinfindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.HelivedinacottageintheforestontheedgeofWaldenPond,focusingonhimselfandhiswriting.Readfordetails.Para.4-5Thefeaturesoftheirworksandtheintentionsoftheirworks.FeaturesofTao’sworksFeaturesofThoreau’sworksIntentionofTao’sworksIntentionofThoreau’sworksTao’snatureisaplaceoffieldsandvillages,inotherwords,rural,andhisanimalsaredomesticones,suchaschickensanddogs.Thoreau’sdescriptionsofnatureemphasisedthebeautyandpurityofthewildareasaroundhim.Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife.Thoreau’swritingaimedtoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper.Readfordetails.Para.6Theinspirationoftheirchoicesinmodernworld.

Whatistheinspiration?Readfordetails.

Whataretheirsimilarities?Theywentbacktonature.Bothmadedramaticaltransformationstotheirlivesinordertoreconnectwithnature.Bothwerehappytowithdrawfromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirnewlives.Bothtookconsiderablecouragetorejecttheeasyandfamiliarandinsteadtrytoliveclosertonature.Theirchoicesledthemtoquietandreflectiveliveswithfewermaterialdesires.WhatTaoandThoreaulearntfromnature.Bothofthemgotinspirationfromnaturefortheirliteraryworks.Bothofthemlivedsimplyinnaturewithfewmaterialdesires,whichhelpedthemtoattaintheirpersonalfulfilment.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethechart.TaoYuanming•Hewentbacktonaturebecausehefeltconflictedoverlifeatcourt.•Hisreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto.•Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoandcriticalofthedepressivecourtlife.HenryDavidThoreau•Thoreau'sreturntonaturewasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.•Thoreau'sdescriptionsofnatureemphasisedthebeautyandpurityofthewildareasaroundhim.•Hewroteaboutnatureinordertoconvincepeoplethatanimalsandplantshadarighttoliveandprosper,aswedo.SimilaritiesBothmadedramatictransformationstotheirlivesinordertoreconnectwithnature.Bothwerehappytowithdrawfromcontemporarylife,seekingaharmoniousrelationshipwithnatureinthequietnessoftheirlives.Acomparativeessaycompares,contrasts

andevaluatestwoormoretopics.Theremustbeenoughsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetopicssothattheycanbediscussedinameaningfulway.Anumberofpointsshouldbediscussedwithinacomparativeessay.Workingroups.ComparethequotesbyTaoandThoreau.Beyondthedarkanddistanceliesavillage,Thesmokeabovereluctanttodepart.Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane,Andchickenssitatopthemulberrytree.

Liveineachseasonasitpasses；breathetheair，drinkthedrink，tastethefruit，andresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.Letthembeyouronlydiet，drinkandbotanicalmedicines.FindtheChineseversionofTao’spoem,andtranslateThoreau’quoteintoChinese.归园田居（其一）陶渊明少无适俗韵，性本爱丘山。误落尘网中，一去十三年。羁鸟恋旧林，池鱼思故渊。开荒南野际，守拙归园田。方宅十余亩，草屋八九间。榆柳荫后檐，桃李罗堂前。暧暧远人村，依依墟里烟。狗吠深巷中，鸡鸣桑树颠。户庭无尘杂，虚室有余闲。久在樊笼里，复得返自然。Beyondthedarkanddistantliesavillage,Thesmokeabovereluctanttodepart.Adogisbarkingsomewheredownthelane,Andchickenssitatopthemulberrytree.Liveineachseasonasitpasses;breathetheair,drinkthedrink,tastethefruit,andresignyourselftotheinfluencesofeach.Letthembeyouronlydiet,drinkandbotanicalmedicines.好好度过每一个季节，呼吸新鲜的空气， 畅饮美酒，品尝水果，尽情享受这一切。让生活中只有饮食和草药。Decidewhichportrayalofnatureyoupreferandmakenotes.·Genresoftheirworks：·Imagesintheirworks：·Whatnaturemeanstothem：·Whatmessagetheytrytoconvey：

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SIMPLERwayofliving.Ifyouwanttogetbacktonature,youwanttoRETURNtoa

SIMPLERwayofliving.NotestothetextThink&Share1WhydidittakeTaoandThoreaugreatcouragetowalkawayfromtheirpreviouslives?Becauseitwasdifficulttorejecttheeasyandfamiliarlifetheyusedtolive.2Whyaretheirideasimportanttoourlivestoday?Becauseintoday'smodernworld,westillneedtoliveharmoniouslywithnature,andliveasimplelife.Fewermaterialdesiresleadtobetterpersonalwell-beingandfulfilment.NotestothetextThink&Share3Comparethetworeadingpassagesinthisunit.Inwhatwaysdoeseachpassagecontributetotheunittheme?Bothpassageshavethecommonthemeoflearningfromnature.Thefirstpassagefocusesontheinspirationspeoplegetfromnature,whilethesecondfocusesmoreonthenaturalwayoflivingthatpeoplestillneedtoday.Thesecondpassagecallsuponustoliveinharmonywithnature,whichisanimportantmessagefortoday.Notestothetext1Fromhispoetry,wecanlearnthatalthoughhislifewasarduous,hesucceededinfindingcontentmentinitssimplicityandindrawingpleasurefromnature.Paraphrase:WecantellfromTao'spoetrythathelivedahardlife,buthewassatisfiedtolivesimplyandgetpleasurefromnature.succeedindoingsth为固定搭配、意为“成功做成某事”。Scientistsclaimtheyhavesucceededinfindingacureforcancer.(科学家声称他们成功发现了一种治疗癌症的方法。)arduous的意思在句中可以理解为hard或tough.意为“费力的,艰巨的”。Thejourneythroughthemountainsisveryarduous.(穿越山区的旅程非常艰苦。)Notestothetext2WhileTao'sreturntonaturewasareactiontoalifestylehewasopposedto,Thoreau'swasapersonaldecisiontotransformthewayhelived.Paraphrase:Taowasagainstthelifestylehelived,sohereturnedtonature,butitwasThoreau'spersonalchoicetoliveinnatureandchangethewayhelived.while意为“却；但是；而(用于强调两种情况、活动等之间的区别)”，此处作者是想用对比的方法介绍两位诗人回归田园生活的不同初衷。Schoolsinthenorthtendtobebetterequipped,whilethoseinthesoutharerelativelypoor.(北方的学校设施往往要好一些，而南方的学校设施则相对差一些。)beopposedto意为“反对”。Thosewhoareopposedtothepolicyturnouttobenefitmostfromit.(那些反对该政策的人却从中获益最多。)Notestothetext3Thecalmandpeacefullifehewroteaboutisincontrasttoand