北师大版精品课件Lesson 3 Life Stories

Unit16Lesson3FreeTalkIsthereanythingimportantorunforgettableinyourlife?Whatisit?Tellyourexperiencetotheclass.Howmuchdoyouknowabouther?HelenKellerWhoisshe?HelenKeller(1880-1968),wasanauthor,lecturer,andhumanitarianwhoseunusuallifeanddedicatedworkhadaninternationalinfluenceonthelivesofthedisabled.Shebecameblindanddeafattheageof19monthsthroughadamagingbrainfeverandcouldcommunicateonlythroughhystericallaughterorviolenttantrums.But,withthehelpofherteacherAnneMansfieldSullivan,KellerlearnedtoreadBrailleandtowritebyusingaspecialtypewriter.Helen’swritingsReadandanswerthequestion.Accordingtothetext,whatword/wordsisdifficultforHelentolearn?“Love”and“think”.1.AnneSullivanwasateacherataschoolfortheblindbeforeshemetHelen.2.WhenHelenlearnttheword"doll",shealreadyknewwordsexisted.3.Theword"think“openeduptheworldoflanguagetoHelen.4.Helenbecameeagertolearnbecauseknowledgegaveherhappinessandenjoyment.5.AnnehadeyesightproblemssothatshecouldunderstandHelenbetter.TFFTTDecidethesentencestrueorfalse.1.WhatdidAnneSullivanneedtodofirsttoprepareHelentolearnlanguage?A.Sheneededtoacceptandloveher.B.Sheneededtocommunicatewith

her.C.Sheneededtostophertroublesome

behaviour.D.SheneededtogettoknowHelenas

wellaspossible.

Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.C2.ThequotesfromHelen’sbookinthe

text_______.A.showusherfeelingsandthoughtsB.provetousthatshehadlearnedthelanguageverywellC.giveusvividandprecisedescriptionsD.giveusdetailedinformationabout

her

D3.PutthefollowingstepsofHelen’slearningprocessinthecorrectorder.①Learningsomewordsbytouch②Learningsomeabstractwords③Gettingtounderstandthemysteryoflanguage④GettingtoknowSullivanA.④①③②B.①④③②C.④①②③D.①④②③A1.HowwasHelenKellerdifferentfromotherchildren?Shecouldn’tseeorhearandshebehavedverybadly.2.Whywasherteachersoimportanttoher?Becauseherteachercouldunderstandhersituationandteachherhowtocommunicate.Answerthequestions.3.Howdidshelearnnewwords?Assheheldanobject,Helen'steacherspelledthewordintoherotherhand.4.Whydidshefeelhappywhensheunderstoodthemeaningoftheword“water”?WhenHelenlearnedtheword“water”,itwasthefirsttimesherealizedwhatwordswereandconnectedthemwiththeobjectinherotherhand.5.Whywastheword“love”sodifficultforHelentounderstand?Theword"love"wasverydifficultforHelentounderstandbecauseshecouldn'ttouchit.6.Whydidshethinkthatlovemightbethesun?Helenthought“love"mightbethesunbecausethesunwasshininganditwasverywarmwhenherteachertaughthertheword.7.Howdidshelearntheword“think”?Helenlearnedtheword"think"whileshewasmakingnecklaceswithherteacher.Asshewastryingtounderstandhowtocorrectamistake,Annetouchedherheadandspelledthewordthinkintoherhand.8.Whatdothewords“love”and“think”haveincommon?"Love"and"think"arebothabstractwords.Theyaren'tobjectsthatyoucantouch.FigureoutthewholeprocessofHelen’slearning.Someofthecluesaregivenhere:gettingtoknowSullivan…gettingtoknowsomewordswhichcanbetouched…themysteryoflanguagewasrevealedtoher…gettingtounderstandsomeabstractwords.Languagepoints1.Withthesesevererestrictionsonhercommunication,Helen’sbehaviour…severeadj.严重的，严厉的,严峻的He'ssufferingfromseverementaldisorder.Shereceivedsevereheadinjuriesintheaccident.Washismothertoosevereonhim?Competitionforthejobisverysevere.2.Shehadaprecisedescriptionofherexcitement…preciseadj.精确的，准确的，恰好的Iamnotclearabouttheprecisebearingofthewordinthispassage.Ican’tgiveyouaprecisedate.Hisinstructionswerenotveryprecise.AttheprecisemomentthatIputmyfootonthestep,thebusstarted.accurate,exact,precise,right,true,correct这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。accurate:指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。exact:着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。precise:侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。right:使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。true:暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。correct:最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。3.Thensuddenly,Helenhadaburstof

understanding;…aburstof突然…Therewasaburstoflaughterinthenextroom.Shefinishedthejobin/withaburstofenergy.Aburstofapplausefollowedtheendingofthesong.4.NowthatHelenunderstoodthekeytolanguage,shewasveryeagertolearnmore…nowthat在这里是连接词，意思是“既然，由于”。Yououghttohaveagoodrestnowthatyou'vefinishedthework.

Nowthatyouaregrownup,youshouldnotrelyonyourparents.eager渴望的,急切的，热切的Sheiseagerforsuccess.Theboyslistenedtomystorywitheagerattention.Thecompanyiseagertoexpandintonewmarkets.Theyareeagerfornewskillssothattheycanbequalifiedforthejob.Heiseagerforyoutomeethisfriends.anxious,eager,keen这些形容词均有“急切的，渴望的”之意。anxious:

强调因忧虑、关注或害怕而产生的急切心情。eager:

侧重于急于成功的迫切心情。keen:

强调因兴趣强烈或欲望而急于做某事。5.AsHelen’sknowledgeandvocabularyexpanded,sheaskedmoreandmorequestions.expandv.扩大，增加，详述，扩展Metalsexpandwhentheyareheated.Theyhaveexpandedmyviewonthequestion.Heisthinkingofexpandinghisbusiness.Intenyearsthecity'spopulationexpandedby12%.6.Thissoonledhertodiscovermorecomplexwordsandchangedher…

complexadj.复杂的Thearmyisanextremelycomplexorganism.It'sacomplexquestionandIcan’plex,complicated,sophisticated这些形容词均含“复杂的”之意。complex:

侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。complicated:

与complex的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、分辨或解释。sophisticated:

侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂。7.ThemeaningoflovewasstillnotapparenttoHelenbutshe…

apparentadj.明显的,显而易见的Itwasapparentthathewasinnoconditiontotravel.Theapparentcauseofhisillnesswasexcessivedrinking,buttherealcausewashisdeepgriefathiswife'sdeath.Itwasapparenttoallthathewasguilty.apparent,obvious,evident,clear,distinct均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。apparent:

强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。obvious:

语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。evident:

指根据事实成为显然的。clear:

普通用词，侧重清楚明白。distinct:

较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。8.“InaflashIknewthatthewordwasthenameoftheprocessthatwasgoingoninmyhead.”

inaflash立刻，一瞬间He’llbebackinaflash.

Inaflash,thetruthcametohim.Theanswercametoherinaflashofinspiration.1.Theweatherisfineandthelakeisclear;it’sas_________daytogoswimming.2.Hisinjuriesweres______,andhehadnochoicebuttostayinhospital.3.Timeismorep_______thananythingelse,andyoushouldmakegooduseofeveryminute.

4.He’su______aboutthetimeofthemeeting,andneedstocalltofinditoutforsure.

Writeoutthecorrectwords.superb

severe

precious

uncertain

5.Tomisat________boy,andisalways

gettingintofights.6.Itwas________(显然的)thathehad

madeamistake,buthedidn’tadmitit.7.Hemeta________(以前的)classmate

onthebus,andtheybegantotalkabouttheirschooldays.8.Iwalkedoutoftheroomandfeltthe

______(温暖)ofthesunonmyface.

troublesome

apparent

former

warmth

9.Afterherhusbanddied,shelosther

job.Lifehasbecome________(不能忍受的)forher.10.Inordertoprotectdomesticcompanies,thegovernmenthasset_________(限制)onimports.unbearable

restrictions

Synonymsaredifferentwordswithidenticalorverysimilarmeanings.

Synonymscanbeanypartofspeech(e.g.nouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbsorprepositions),aslongasbothmembersofthepairarethesamepartofspeech.1.She’sbeeninthehospitalforaweekbecauseshehasa________(serious)caseoftheflu.(Para.1)2.Nothingismore_________(valuable)tomethanmygoodhealth.(Para.4)3.We’revery______(keen)toLearnallwecanaboutournewcomputer.(Para.5)Findwordsinthetextthathavethesamemeaningasthewordsinbrackets.severepreciouseager4.ILiketobevery_____________(direct)whenItalkaboutproblemsbutmymumdoesn'ttikethat.(Para.3)5.Wewantedtoenterthecontestbutwecouldn’tbecausetherewerelotsof________(limits).(Para.1)6.Our__________(previous)secretarywasfriendlier