高中英語Unit 15 Lesson 4 Understanding課件1 北師大 必修5

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Unit 15 LearningLesson 42021/8/11 星期三2Unit 15Lesson 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 thing

2、s. Maybe philosophy will be helpful to you in finding better ways of understanding.2021/8/11 星期三3Work in groups. Talk about the following strategies which help you to understand things.Being relaxed and happyHaving time to think about what you are learningBeing interested in the topicDiscussing topi

3、cs with friendsMemorizing thingsHaving a clear visual explanationYour own way2021/8/11 星期三4Take notes while discussing by filling the information card.NameThings to learnStrategiesEffect2021/8/11 星期三5Questions to be discussed: 1. Is there usually something you should understand in learning? 2. How d

4、o you usually understand things? 3. What is most difficult problem with with understanding? 4. In which subject do you have more problems in understanding? 5. How do others help you?2021/8/11 星期三6Philosophy is helpful in understanding. Read the extracts from a philosopher, first to see how he makes

5、people understand something.Read the first part and find answer for the questions: 1. What did Sophie receive? 2. What was it about?2021/8/11 星期三7Go on reading, and make sure the following:Topic to explainStrategy to explainExample givenCharacters in the magic trickWhat is philosophy?Give an example

6、.A magic trick.A magician and a white rabbit.2021/8/11 星期三8Continue your work.In the magic trickIn reality ( the universe)FactTrue or falseConsciousnessWonderThe magic game is only a trick.People live in it.FalseTrueThe rabbit doesntt realize it is in the trick.They are aware of being part of someth

7、ing mysterious.How does he do it?How does it work?2021/8/11 星期三9Further discussion of the white rabbitWhat metaphor does the magician use for the following ?The white rabbitPeoplePhilosopher Microscopic insects existing in the rabbits hairSomeone who tries to climb up the hair to look into the magic

8、ians eyesThe universe2021/8/11 星期三10What does another letter talk about which Sophie received few days later? Compare young people with older people about attitudes to the world.WhoYoung peopleOlder peopleWhereWhat to see/feelHow to reactHow to workDeeply in the hairAt the top of the hairAsk questio

9、ns, find answersSee more mysterious things, have more questionsFeel comfortable. Have less questionsAccept things without asking questionsStudy how things workDo things regularly2021/8/11 星期三11Answer the questions according to your understanding to the letters.Does Sophie enjoy reading the letters?

10、How do you know about it. 2. What image does the philosopher use to explain the mystery of the universe?3. What was Sophies reaction to what she had read?What did she do when her mother got home?How did her mother react?2021/8/11 星期三12Does Sophie enjoy reading the letters? How do you know about it.

11、Yes, she enjoys reading the letters. There are some hints in the exacts: “Sophie had hoped to find another letter from the unknown sender.” “ (After reading it) Sophie thought hard about this all afternoon.”2021/8/11 星期三132. What image does the philosopher use to explainHe uses a magic trick to expl

12、ain the mystery of the universe, in which the magician tricks the audience by pulling a white rabbit out of an empty hat.2021/8/11 星期三143. What was Sophies reaction to what she had read?She began thinking hard about the the white rabbit and the magic trick.2021/8/11 星期三154. What did she do when her

13、mother got home?When her mother got home at five oclock, Sophie started to ask her questions.2021/8/11 星期三165. How did her mother react? Why did she get Such a reaction?She got so surprised that she didntt answer at first.Because Sophie was usually doing her homework when she got home.2021/8/11 星期三1

14、7Read 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 natural, and do things regularly without asking questions.2021/8/11 星期三18What have you learned about the problem of und

15、erstanding? 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 did the philosopher use to make Sophie understand what philosophy is? How can you understand more easily?2

16、021/8/11 星期三19Test 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 trying to _ up the fine hairs of the fur in order to look into the _ pareuniverseinsectsrab

17、bitsphilosophersclimbmagicians2021/8/11 星期三20Learn by readingFind the following words in the text and guess their meaning according to the context.Words/ExpressionsafterwardshoweversincewhenMeaningWords/ExpressionsSo they canthereforeTo start withMeaningwhile2021/8/11 星期三21What do the vitalized word

18、s refer to? Find answers in the text.Line Word in the textReferring to2who ask her questions.3The first two letters include these10Turning it over20We cant understand how it is done.44In it, he/she tells Sophie more50They got really comfortable2021/8/11 星期三22Read and learn Find the following adverbs in the text to see what they are used for, then arrange them according to the things they described.Describing the way something is doneDescribing when or how often something is doneUsed with adjectives or other adver