Unit 4 What is life Reading 公开课说课课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第三册

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AbouttheauthorBritishphilosopher,mathematicianandwriterBertrandRussell(1872–1970)hashadamajorinfluenceonWesternphilosophy.Hisworks,beautifullywrittenwithclarityofthought,aregenerallyregardedasmodernclassics.Lead-in1Step

AbouttheauthorAbouttheauthorRussellisoutstandingtotheextentthathiscontributionsandachievementsstillremainrelevanttothisday.Therehavebeenmanyattemptstosumuphisremarkablelife,butperhapsthebestdescriptionofwhatwasimportanttohimcomesfromRussellhimselfinhisprologuetohisautobiography,“WhatIHaveLivedFor”.Lead-in1Step

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Findoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphandfigureoutthestructureoftheadaptedexcerpt.Paragraph1:

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andtheunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Paragraph2:Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsdelight——...Paragraph3:WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.

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Findoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphandfigureoutthestructureoftheadaptedexcerpt.

Paragraph4:Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.

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Thishasbeenmylife.

WhatIhavelivedforStructureIntroductionConclusionBodyPara.2-4DetailedillustrationofthethreepassionsPara.1IntroductiontothethreepassionsPara.5Conclusionofhislife

1.WhyhasRussellsoughtloveaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?2.Whatisloveforhimaccordingtothearticle?3.Whatisknowledgeforhimandwhathasheachievedaccordingtotheadaptedexcerptandthearticle?4.Whatdoeshepityandwhydoeshesufferaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?Detailedreading3

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1.WhyhasRussellsoughtloveaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?Detailedreading3

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Becauseitbringsgreatdelight,relievesterriblelonelinessandintheunionoflovehehasseenagloriousworld.

2.Whatisloveforhimaccordingtothearticle?Detailedreading3

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Itisanunbreakablecombinationofdelightandwell-wishing.Itistheultimateemotionalexperiencethatpeoplecouldsharewitheachother.

Haveyoufoundlove?Ifyes,towardswhomorwhat?Canyoushareyourpersonalexperience?Detailedreading3

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Parents,siblings,friends,lovers,literature,music,nature...

3.Whatisknowledgeforhimandwhathasheachievedaccordingtotheadaptedexcerptandthearticle?Detailedreading3

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Understandingofourfellowmanandtheworld.HewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,discoveredRussell’saradox(罗素悖论)leadingtonewthinkinginlogicandsettheory(集合论),andwasrecognizedasoneofthefoundersofmodernanalyticphilosophy(分析哲学).13Overthecourseofhislongcareer,Russellmadesignificantcontributions,notjusttologicandphilosophy,buttoabroadrangeofothersubjectsincludingeducation,history,politicaltheoryandreligiousstudies.

4.Whatdoeshepityandwhydoeshesufferaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?Detailedreading3

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Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeopleaburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,povertyandpain.Inaword,thesufferingofmankind.Helongstodefeatthisevil,buthecannot,andhetoosuffers.

women’ssuffrage（选举权;投票权）

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5.Whatdidhedoinpursuinghisthirdpassion?Hededicatedmuchofhislifetoeasingthepainofothersthroughpoliticalandsocialactivism(激进主义;行动主义)followinghisthirdpassion.In1955,hereleasedtheRussell-EinsteinManifesto,whichhighlightedthedangersofnuclearweapons.Hewasalsoanactiveparticipantinimprovingtherightsofwomen.

Canthepityandsufferingbeavoided？Why?Thereisnowayforustoavoidandescapepityandsufferingfortheyaredrivenfromourloveandknowledgetowardsothersandtheworld.Thedeeperwelove,themoreknowledgeableweare,themorewepityandthemorewesuffer.loveandknowledgeheavenearthpityandsufferingParadoxoflife

Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmeinawaywardcourse,overagreatoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryedgeofdespair.

WhatenlightenmentdoyougetfromRussell’sparadox?Whatdowelivefor?Weliveforlove,thepassionateandendlesslovetowardsmenandtheworld,andtheyearningforknowledge,andthereforecourageouslyundertakealltheconsequencesofit,includinggreatjoyandgreatpain,allowingustoliveourlifefullytothegreatestextent,fathomingitsutmostpossibilities.

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Drawamind-maptoshowRussell’sthreepassionsandtheparadoxinsidewithhisrelevantlifeexperience.

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Whatrhetoricaldevicesareusedinthisexcerpt?Whateffectdotheyconvey?Rhetoricaldevices

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Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmeinawaywardcourse,overagreatoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryedgeofdespair.Simile(明喻)Russellcomparedpassionstogreatwindstoexpressitsstrong,uncontrollableanddominant(占主导地位的)quality.Thepassionsaresointensethatweareblownhitherandthither,evenifitleadstodespair.

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Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldlifelessabyss.Metaphor(暗喻)Russellcompareslonelinesstothecoldlifelessabyssattheendoftheworld,showingtheendlesslydarkanddesolatefeelingofbeingalone,settingoffbycontrastthevalueoflove.

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Ihavesoughtlove,first,because....Ihavesoughtit,next,because....Ihavesoughtit,finally,because....RepetitionThreereasonsforloveareillustratedwiththerepetitivelanguagewhiletheothertwopassionshavenonestated,emphasizingthenumerousbenefitslovebringtousanddisplayingitsprimarystatus.

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Readtheadaptedexcerptwithpassion.Chooseeither:1.Recitetheexcerpt.2.Writeaboutthethreemostimportantthingsinyourlifeusingtheexcerpt’sstructureandtherhetoricaldevicesmentioned.HomeworkTeachingDesignTeachingmaterialanalysis拓展3U4WhatislifeReading:WhatIhavelivedforThetextincludesanadaptedexcerptfromRussell’sautobiographyandanarticleillustratinghisthreepassionsandwhathehasdoneforit.Further,theparadoxoflifeindicatedinthethreepassionsleadsustothinkaboutlife’spurporseandanswerthequestion---whatdowelivefor.What’smore,therhetoricaldevicesemployedintheadaptedexcerptaddeffectivelytothevivid,impressiveandpowerfuleffectofit.

StudentsanalysisKnowledgebase:averagevocabularyandcomprehensionlevelandlimitedknowledgeaboutBertrandRussellEmotionbase:confusedaboutlife’spurposeorinthejourneyofclarifyingitTeachingobjects1.understandRussell’sthreepassions;2.understandlife’sparadoxpresentedandreflectonlife’spurpose;3.appreciatetherhetoricaldevicesusedintheadaptedexcerpt.TeachingphilosophyStudents-orientedLife-orientedOutput&inputTeachingmethodsCommunicativeapproachTask-basedapproachTeachingkeypointUnderstandlife’sparadoxpresentedandreflectonlife’spurpose.TeachingprocedureBriefintroductiontoRussell.Aim:arousestudents’interestabouttheauthorandwhathelivesfor.Findoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphandfigureoutthestructureoftheadaptedexcerpt.

Aim:getthemainideaofeachparagraphandstructureofthetext;practicestudents’sscanningability.

Aim:helpstudentshaveamorecomprehensiveunderstandingaboutthethreepassionsPara1:Para6:1)WhyhasRussellsoughtloveaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?2)Whatisloveforhimaccordingtothearticle?3)Whatisknowledgeforhimandwhathasheachievedaccordingtotheadaptedexcerptandthearticle?4)Whatdoeshepityandwhydoeshesufferaccordingtotheadaptedexcerpt?Aim:analyzetheparadoxbehindandfurtherthinkabouttheirownlife’spurpose.Para1:Para6:Canthepityandsufferingbeavoided？Why?WhatenlightenmentdoyougetfromRussell’sparadox?Whatdow