新视野大学英语第四册第五单元课件.ppt

1、,Choose to Be Alone on Purpose,NEW HORIZON COLLEGE ENGLISH Book 4 Unit 5,1.When you are alone, will you feel lonely? 2. What kind of person do you think prefer being alone?,speak,12/19/2020,Positive Feelings,Negative Feelings,delighted,calm and relaxed /at ease,peaceful,carefree /lighthearted,free,r

2、estless /uneasy,isolated,overwhelmed,empty,bewildered,frail,.,.,12/19/2020,a national disease/ a sin/,something embarrassing,American heroes,Poets,philosophers,talk,rational,settle down,comfortable,Read the text and complete its outline,Living alone,12/19/2020,Read Part One carefully, and answer the

3、 following question:,Why are so many Americans live alone?,divorced, widowed, never yet committed,Choose to Be Alone on Purpose Para. 1 Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not. Some of us divorced, some

4、 widowed, some never yet committed.,从未结婚,12/19/2020,Read Part Three carefully, and answer the following question:,Underline the names of the poets and philosophers mentioned by the writer. Tell your deskmate about them if you know who they are.,William Wordsworth-an English romantic poet (17701850).

5、 He is regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English Romanticism. He is one of the main figures of the Lake School (湖畔派) (Other two Lake Poets are Samuel Taylor Coleridge柯勒律治 and Robert Southey骚塞) Most of his poetry is about the links between man and man, between humankind and the natu

6、ral world. In 1843 he became Englands poet laureate（桂冠诗人）. His most famous work is considered to be “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”,John Milton-English poet, author. He wrote for civil and religious liberty. He lost his sight in the year of 1651, and thereafter dictated his works. He is best known fo

7、r his epic poem Paradise Lost (失乐园，1667). Paradise Lost is an epic poem. It concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost is often considered one of the greatest literary works in th

8、e English language.,Henry David Thoreau American author, poet, naturalist, historian, philosopher. He graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years He decided to become a poet of nature. He was influenced deeply by R. W. Emerson To demonstrate how satisfying a simple life cou

9、ld be, he lived in a hut beside Concords Walden Pond for two years; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden (1854).,12/19/2020,look at flowers,poetry,woods,pond,put on his coat,find his notebook and pencil,housework,take,dictation of,near,company,What do you learn a

10、bout the solitary life of three literary giants from the text?,What do you learn about their solitary life from the text?,What is the authors tone（语气） when talking about the three literary giants?,A). admiring B). ironic C). encouraging D). complaining,Be an active reader!,12/19/2020,In para.10 the

11、writer says, “The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around.” How do you understand his words?,If one is more aware of his own value and the fullness of his own presence, his desire to stay with other people is weaker. He is inwardly strong, and knows very well his own value and import

12、ance, so he doesnt feel empty or insecure without companions.,人的自我意识越强，对他人陪伴的需求就越小。,12/19/2020,Read Part Four carefully, and answer the following question:,Will a man who lives with other people feel the same about solitude as a man who lives alone?,Who can a person living alone talk to? What does t

13、he writer think of this?,What does the writer attempt to illustrate by citing the example of a woman at the market?,What is the writers attitude towards solitude? Living alone is easy and enjoyable for ordinary people. Living alone is hard, but people can still find it pleasant, just like a solitary

14、 British poets idle life. Living alone is hard. However, if one can settle down, he will find some grace and pleasure in this condition.,Read Part Five carefully, and answer the following question:,12/19/2020,While loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people _ to it because it is perceived as

15、some sort of _. It is seen as admirable for American heroes to bravely _ and for poets and philosophers to _. Some hunters and explorers _ when hunting while some poets and philosophers _. When an individual is not solitary out of choice the experience is both _. We all need to talk to someone not o

16、nly about the _ but also about the _. As a consequence lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the cat, the dog and, _, to total strangers.,Background information (presentation),summary,care to admit,social disease,go alone into the wilderness,seek out solitude,prefer being al

17、one,enjoy inspiration from solitude,less enjoyable and productive,big things,little day-to-day things.,most embarrassingly,1. Pre-reading,2. While-reading,3. After-reading,Evaluate the essay,Read and translate quotes of Solitude,Appreciate a poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth,Ex

18、pressions and sentence patterns,Translation,12/19/2020,Be an active reader!,Work in groups and evaluate the essay.,12/19/2020,Group One: Is there a clear thesis? What is it? Group Two: Does the title reflect the thesis? Group Three: Do the examples of the three literary giants support the thesis? Gr

19、oup Four: Are the paragraphs and sentences coherent? Group Five: How about the art and technique of using words?,12/19/2020,Barbara Murray Holland, 1933 - 2010,Solitude Quotes The man who goes alone can start today； but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. Henry David Thor

20、eau Were our own dragons as well as our own heroes， and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves. Tom Robbins Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. -Albert Einstein Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.-Mother Teresa of

21、Calcutta Sometimes when youre really lonely, you really feel alive and you feel like you know who you are. Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. - Francis Bacon Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve hi

22、m is much more alone than he imagines. - Paul Brunton,12/19/2020,When we were in the woods, we saw a few daffodils close to the water side. I never saw daffodils so beautiful they grew among the mossy stones about and about them, some rested their heads upon these stones as on a pillow for weariness

23、 and the rest tossed and reeled and danced and seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind that blew upon them over the lake, they looked so gay ever dancing ever changing. This wind blew directly over the lake to them. There was here and there a little knot and a few stragglers a few yards highe

24、r up but they were so few as not to disturb the simplicity and unity and life of that one busy highway. We rested again and again. The Bays were stormy, and we heard the waves at different distances and in the middle of the water like the sea. Dorothy Wordsworth, The Grasmere Journal , Thursday, 15

25、April 1802,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - William Wordsworth,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (also commonly known as Daffodils or The Daffodils) is a poem by William Wordsworth. The inspiration for the poem came from a walk he took with his sister Dorothy around Glencoyne Bay, Ullswater, in the Lake Di

26、strict.,Enjoy a Poem,12/19/2020,I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high oer vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way

27、, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.,I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - William Wordsworth,vale: 山谷 a host of: 许多 flutter:摆动 the milky way:银河 stretch:延伸 margin:边缘 toss:摇晃 sprightly:生机勃勃的,12/19/2020,The wa

28、ves beside them danced: but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed - and gazed - but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye W

29、hich is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.,out-do: 胜过 sparkling: 闪烁的 glee:欢乐 jocund:快乐的 company:陪伴 gaze:注视 couch:沙发 vacant:空虚的 pensive:忧郁的,12/19/2020,我孤独地漫游，像一朵云 在山丘和谷地上飘荡， 忽然间我看见一群 金色的水仙花迎春开放， 在树荫下，在湖水边， 迎着微风起舞翩翩。 连绵不绝，如繁星灿烂， 在银河里闪闪发光， 它们沿着湖

30、湾的边缘 延伸成无穷无尽的一行； 我一眼看见了一万朵， 在欢舞之中起伏颠簸。 粼粼波光也在跳着舞， 水仙的欢欣却胜过水波； 与这样快活的伴侣为伍， 诗人怎能不满心欢乐！,我久久凝望，却想象不到 这奇景赋予我多少财宝， 每当我躺在床上不眠， 或心神空茫，或默默沉思， 它们常在心灵中闪现， 那是孤独之中的福祉； 于是我的心便涨满幸福， 和水仙一同翩翩起舞。,我孤独地漫游，像一朵云,12/19/2020,What is the theme of the poem? The overall theme of this poem is to enjoy nature.Nature can lift ou

31、r spirit and cleanse our soul. Whatever bad life we struggle and gloomy world we live in , we never fail to seek comfort from nature. Taking a walk and enjoying simple things like daffodils dancing in the breeze, our inward eye will feel the tranquility and pleasure we seek.,12/19/2020,独自地 根据最近的统计 一

32、种民族弊病 拒绝陪伴 抛弃/驱逐 冒险出去 征服大自然 疏离/不理睬 独处带来的灵感 对给予高度评价 走进早春的阳光 蹑手蹑脚地走开 独处高士 洗衣服 放飞自己的灵魂,大泡浴缸 一口气地 使你感到空虚 时起时落 每日不断的琐碎抱怨 摔倒在打滑的地板上 积压 使窒息/说不出话来 不停地说，唠叨不休 保持理性 安静下来；定居 以自我为中心的 把。关起来 暂时 还是。为好,tame nature,a sort of national disease,reject company,venture out,inspiration in solitude,speak highly of,set forth

33、 into the early spring sunlight,high priest of solitude,at one sitting,leave a vacuum,fall on a slippery floor,stay rational,settle down,self-centered,for the time being,Chinese to English,all by oneself,by recent count,cast out,Turn ones back to,silently creep away,do ones laundry,stretch out ones

34、soul,soak in bath,rise and fall,daily succession of complaints,back up,choke sb.,talk at length,seal sb.up,might as well,12/19/2020,1. Typical patterns for preference for doing sth.,Then, rather than trouble to put it in his own handwriting, he calls the girls to come back and write it down while he

35、 dictates. (L. 21),然而他并不自己费神将诗歌写下来，而是唤回女儿们，向她们口述，由她们写下来。,Rather than do sth., sb. does (would do) sth. else. 某人不愿意, 而愿意,句型提炼,Sentence Patterns,12/19/2020,他们不愿同床异梦，准备分道扬镳了。,Rather than share the same bed but hide different dreams, they are ready to part company with each other.,12/19/2020,2. Typical

36、patterns for explanation of doing sth.,We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be. (L. 28),我们钦佩他，并非因为他倡导自力更生精神，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，并且心甘情愿。,Sb. does sth., not for(短语), but because (从句)某人做某事，并非因为, 而是因为,句型提炼,12/19/2020,我爱慕你，并非

37、因为你美丽的容貌，而是因为你的到来给我的生活赋予了新的内涵。,I yearn for you, not for your charming looks, but because your arrival has invested my life with new meanings.,12/19/2020,Make your own sentence with one of the sentence patterns, and read it to the class.,Sentence Patterns,12/19/2020,12/19/2020,12/19/2020,When I was y

38、oung I never needed anyone And making love was just for fun Those days are gone Living alone I think of all the friends Ive known But when I dial the telephone Nobodys home All by myself Dont wanna be, all by myself anymore All by myself Dont wanna live, all by myself anymore Hard to be sure. Someti

39、mes I feel so insecure And love so distant and obscure Remains the cure,All by Myself,Discussion,1. What is loneliness 2. Why people feel lonely? 3. How to get rid of loneliness?,1. What is loneliness?,Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation; i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway). Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling, a strong sense of emptiness or solitude. It is complete