Unit 2 A lifes work Understanding ideas-高中英語外研版選擇性必修第三冊(cè)

UNIT2Alife’swork---Understandingideas1.Studentscouldlearnsomewordsandphrases.2.Studentscouldgetthemainusageofthisgrammar---LifeBehindtheLens.3.Studentscouldwritesomeapassagebyusingthisgrammar---LifeBehindtheLens.LearningAims:Whatisyourunderstandingofthistitle？Sharewithothers鏡頭下的生活LifeBehindtheLensBeforelearning,pleasetrytomakeapredictionofthispassage.LifeBehindtheLensBrainstorming:Beforereadingthispassage,whatideascometoyourmind?1.camera2.life3....Trytowriteyouropinionsinyournotebook!LifeBehindtheLensAnswerthequestions.1Awhite-hairedoldmanridinganordinarybicyclearoundthestreetsofNewYork,alwayswearingthesameblueworker’sjacketandsimpleblackrunningshoes.Ifyousawhim,you’dneverthinktherewasanythingremarkableabouthim.AndyeteverymemberofNewYork’swealthyhighsocietywantednothingmorethantoposeforthisman.2Thisordinary-lookingmanwasBillCunningham,oneofthemostimportantAmericanphotographersofthelast50years.AnintroductiontoBillCunninghamWhatismainideaofthisparagraph?Takenotesquickly！重點(diǎn)詞匯NewYork紐約;縮寫詞為NYmemberof的成員;成員;會(huì)員;highsociety上層社會(huì);上流社會(huì)nothingmorethan只不過;僅僅posefor姿勢(shì);為…擺好姿勢(shì);oneof…之一mostimportant重要的;Whatismainideaofthisparagraph?3WhatmadeCunninghamsogreat?Itcertainlywasn’ttheuseofexpensive,technologically_x0002_advancedequipment.Cunninghamalwaysusedsimple,relativelycheapcamerasandtookallhispicturesonthestreetsofNewYork,notinastudio.Norwasitawiderangeofcontactsandconnections.Althoughhealwaysknewwherefashionablepartiesandeventswerehappening,CunninghamlikedtophotographordinarypeopleinthepoorBronxasmuchasVIPsinrichManhattan.Hefoundinspirationwhereotherscouldnot,insimple,everydayscenes,suchasamanbuyingorangesatthelocalgrocerystore,orawomanridinghomeonthegraffiti_x0002_coveredsubway.Thesethingswerereal,anditwaswithintheirrealitythatCunninghamsawbothbeautyandpotential.Throughhisfascinationwithwhatpeoplewerewearing,andnotwhotheywere,heopenedthedoorsoffashiontoeveryone–fashionashesawitbelongedtothepeople,notjusttohighsocietyandbigbrands.HisfashionbeliefstophotographyTakenotesquickly！重點(diǎn)詞匯advancedequipment先進(jìn)的設(shè)備;先進(jìn)設(shè)備NewYork紐約;縮寫詞為NYwiderange數(shù)量繁多ordinarypeople平常人asmuchas多達(dá)VIPs要人，貴賓(全寫為VeryImportantPerson);suchas例如;grocerystore雜貨店;食品雜貨店Whatismainideaofthisparagraph?Hisdevotiontophotography4Moreover,whatmadeCunninghamgreatwashisdevotiontophotography,andthehoursandhoursofsheerhardworkheputintohiswork.CunninghamwouldgooutontothestreetsofNewYorkeachandeveryday,regardlessoftheweather.Hewouldevenstayoutsideinastorm,notcomingbackuntilheknewhehadtherightphotos.Hehardlyevertookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesick.Thisdevotionandhardworkiswhatweseereflectedwithinhisphotos.Thisiswhatmakesthemsospecial.Takenotesquickly！重點(diǎn)詞匯hardwork難苦的工作putinto注入;入港NewYork紐約;縮寫詞為NYeachandevery每個(gè);每一個(gè)regardlessof不管，不顧，不理會(huì)comingback回來;回去hardlyever幾乎沒有;Whatismainideaofthisparagraph?

Hislifestyleandphilosophy5Althoughhewasaworld-famousfashionphotographer,Cunningham’sapproachtolifewasuncomplicated.Helivedinasmallapartmentwithasharedwashroom.Asimplerestaurantwaswhereheusuallyhadthesamemealofsausages,eggsandcoffee.6Cunninghamneveracceptedthebenefitsofferedtohimforbeingafashionphotographer.Hevaluedhisintegrityandwouldnotbeboughtbyanyone,nomatterhowmanyfreeclothesorflightstofarawaydestinationshewasoffered.Andifhewenttoacelebrityparty,hewastheretoworkratherthanhavefun.“Money’sthecheapestthing,”heoncesaid,thenadded:“...freedomisthemostexpensive.”Thislackofself-interestandpromotionkeptCunninghamfocusedonhiscraft,enablinghimtocaptureNewYork’suniquestreetstyle.Takenotesquickly！重點(diǎn)詞匯world-famous舉世聞名的;世界著名的approachto接近uncomplicated簡(jiǎn)單的;率真的;washroom洗手間;廁所sausages香腸;臘腸;sausage的復(fù)數(shù)nomatter

不管怎樣faraway遙遠(yuǎn)的;遠(yuǎn)方的;choosethecorrectwords7Cunningham’spassionforphotographylastedthroughouthislife.Hewas87whenhepassedaway,andhadbeenworkingrightupuntilhislastillness.Nothingeverstoppedhimfromgettingthephotohewanted.Hishardworkmadehimmorethanafashionphotographer–hewasa“culturalanthropologist”,whowecanthankforrecordingthelifeofawholecityanditspeopleoverhalfacentury.BillCunninghamwasanobserver,andnotoneoftheobserved,aworkernotastar–andthiswashowhewantedit.Hispassionforphotographyandpeople’sopinions.Whatismainideaofthisparagraph?

Takenotesquickly！重點(diǎn)詞匯Cunningham坎寧安;康寧安lasted持續(xù);繼續(xù)rightup向上;一直等到，直到hardwork難苦的工作anthropologist人類學(xué)家overhalf超過一半observer觀察者oneof…之一Lookatthetitleandchooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassage.SocialButterflyArtandDevotionFollowerofFashionALifeinPhotographsBillCunninghamBeliefsaboutfashion?Fashionisnotrestrictedto1.?Itbelongsto2.?Itisaboutwhatpeopleare

wearing,not3.highsocietyandbigbrandsthepeoplewhatpeoplearewearingwhotheyareHeopenedthedoorsoffashiontoeveryone.gooutontothestreetsofNewYorkheknewhehadtherightphotostookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesickDevotiontophotography?Regardlessoftheweather,hewould4.?Hewouldn’tcomebackuntil5.?Hehardlyever6.asmallapartmentwithasharedwashroomthesamemealofsausages,eggsandcoffeethebenefitsofferedtohimforbeingafashionphotographerhisintegrityandfreedomMoney'sthecheapestthing,freedomisthemostexpensive.L