高中英语模块五 Unit 15 Learning Lesson 4 Understanding 精品课件(北师大版)

1、Unit 15,Learning,Lesson 4,Unit 15,Lesson 4 Understanding,. One of the most important things in learning is understanding. In learning, we should understand something, then accept it and then learn it by heart. Different people have different ways to help them understand things. Maybe philosophy will

2、 be helpful to you in finding better ways of understanding.,Work in groups. Talk about the following strategies which help you to understand things.,Being relaxed and happy Having time to think about what you are learning Being interested in the topic Discussing topics with friends Memorizing things

3、 Having a clear visual explanation Your own way,Take notes while discussing by filling the information card.,Questions to be discussed: 1. Is there usually something you should understand in learning? 2. How do you usually understand things? 3. What is most difficult problem with with understanding?

4、 4. In which subject do you have more problems in understanding? 5. How do others help you?,Philosophy is helpful in understanding. Read the extracts from a philosopher, first to see how he makes people understand something.,Read the first part and find answer for the questions: 1. What did Sophie r

5、eceive? 2. What was it about?,Go on reading, and make sure the following:,What is philosophy?,Give an example.,A magic trick.,A magician and a white rabbit.,Continue your work.,The magic game is only a trick.,People live in it.,False,True,The rabbit doesntt realize it is in the trick.,They are aware

6、 of being part of something mysterious.,How does he do it?,How does it work?,Further discussion of the white rabbit,What metaphor does the magician use for the following ?,Microscopic insects existing in the rabbits hair,Someone who tries to climb up the hair to look into the magicians eyes,The univ

7、erse,What does another letter talk about which Sophie received few days later? Compare young people with older people about attitudes to the world.,Deeply in the hair,At the top of the hair,Ask questions, find answers,See more mysterious things, have more questions,Feel comfortable. Have less questi

8、ons,Accept things without asking questions,Study how things work,Do things regularly,Answer the questions according to your understanding to the letters.,Does Sophie enjoy reading the letters? How do you know about it. 2. What image does the philosopher use to explain the mystery of the universe? 3.

9、 What was Sophies reaction to what she had read? What did she do when her mother got home? How did her mother react?,Does Sophie enjoy reading the letters? How do you know about it.,Yes, she enjoys reading the letters. There are some hints in the exacts: “Sophie had hoped to find another letter from

10、 the unknown sender.” “ (After reading it) Sophie thought hard about this all afternoon.”,2. What image does the philosopher use to explain,He uses a magic trick to explain the mystery of the universe, in which the magician tricks the audience by pulling a white rabbit out of an empty hat.,3. What w

11、as Sophies reaction to what she had read?,She began thinking hard about the the white rabbit and the magic trick.,4. What did she do when her mother got home?,When her mother got home at five oclock, Sophie started to ask her questions.,5. How did her mother react? Why did she get Such a reaction?,S

12、he got so surprised that she didntt answer at first.Because Sophie was usually doing her homework when she got home.,Read Sophies questions to see how Sophie understands the problem that the philosopher tries to explain.,Adults accept everything without asking questions, because they think it is nat

13、ural, and do things regularly without asking questions.,What have you learned about the problem of understanding? Ask yourself questions.,Why do young people have more questions than older people? What is philosophy? How do you understand it? Think about the strategies in Exercise 1. What strategy d

14、id the philosopher use to make Sophie understand what philosophy is? How can you understand more easily?,Test your memory Complete the following from your memory.,Ps. It might be better to _ the white rabbit with the whole _. We who live here are microscopic _ existing in the _ fur. But _ are always

15、 trying to _ up the fine hairs of the fur in order to look into the _ eyes.,compare,universe,insects,rabbits,philosophers,climb,magicians,Learn by reading,Find the following words in the text and guess their meaning according to the context.,What do the vitalized words refer to? Find answers in the text.,Read and learn Find the following adverbs in the text to see what they are used