Unit-5--the-value-of-life

Unit5thevalueoflifeWheredowecomefrom?Orwecansaywhoareourancestors?ManhadevolvedfromapesthebeginningoftheuniversePanguseparatestheskyfromtheearthIndiaBrahma(婆罗门）•BrahmaisthegodfirstrepresentedintheHinduTriad(印度三位一体）.Heisthecreatoroftheuniverseandalllivingbeingsaresaidtohaveevolvedfromhim.Thecreationoftheuniverse•Day1:Godseparateslightfromdarknesscreatingdayandnight.•Day2:Godmakestheskyfullofstarsandplanets,thesunandmoontakechargeofdayandnight,timeandseason•Day3:Godseparatesthewaterfromtheland•Day4:Godcreatestrees,grassandvegetables,thewholelandisfullofvigor.•Day5:Godcreatesbirdsinthesky,fishinthewater,animalsontheland.•Day6:Godcreateshumanintheshapeofhimself.•Day7:Godrests.Whatdoyouappreciatemostintheworld?•Love?•Wealth?•Honor?•Status?•······AlbertEinstein•Thereareonlytwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle,theotherisasthougheveryingisamiracle.MahatmaGandhi•Liveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever.StevenPaulJobs•Doyouwanttospendtherestofyourlifesellingsugaredwaterordoyouwantachancetochangetheworld?Whatdoyoufind？Thevalueoflifeliesnotinthelengthofdays,butintheusewemakethem.Whatcanyoudotomakeyourlifemorevalueableandmeaningful?OptimisticPursuit•Lifeissoshort,butwehavealongwaytogo,soanyonecan'tachievetheirdreameasily.ThefatherofatomicbombandhydrogenbombinChina.邓稼先Courage•Lifeisfullofdangeranddifficulty,wehavetofacethembravelywhichmeansweneedtohavesufficientcourage!Courage•TheboyistheheroinWenchuanearthquakewhosavedtwoclassmatesintheurgentsituation.Belief•Oncewedecidetodoonething,wemustsparenoefforttoachieveitimmediately.WeneedtobeoptimisticWeshouldhavecourageTextAThreeDaystoSeeHelenKeller(1880-1968)authorandlecturerAmericanfamousBlindDeaf•TheStoryofMyLife•TheWorldILivein•HelenKeller'sJournal•LetUsHaveFaith•TheOpenDoorHerbooks:In1880,HelenKellerwasbornwiththeabilitytoseeandhearHerLifeBornillMeetAnneFamousAtnineteenmonthsoldshefellillandlosttheabilitytoseeandhearOnMarch3,1887,AnnemetHelenShelearnttowrite,read,andspeak.SheprovedhowmagnificenttheblindandthedeafcouldbeMetAnneSullivan•BeforeHelen’sseventhbirthday,thefamilyhiredaprivatetutor—AnneSullivan.•AnneSullivanhadlostthemajorityofhersightattheageoffive.•SullivanopentheouterworldtoHelen.•SullivanbecomeHelen’smentor.Theyhaveprofoundrelationship.IntroductionofthewriterWhatdidshelearned?HelenKellerwithAnneSullivanin1888•fingerspell•readandwriteinBraille•learntoreadpeople’slips•speak•ridehorse,swim,rowaboat,andevenclimbtrees.IntroductionofthewriterEveryoneisanapplebittenbyGod,sonobodyhasnodefect!Maybesomeonehasabiggerone,thatisonlybecauseGodespeciallylovehisorhersweet-smellingSayingBackgroudofthespeech1.HelenKellerlosthersightandhearing.2.Herheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthings.3.However,mostofustakeitforgranted.Aim:tellus…IntroductionofthewriterLongingtosee––ThreedaystoseeWhatwouldyouwanttodoifyouhaveonlyalimitedtimetolive?LongingtoseeAttitudestowardsournaturalsensesAttitudestowardslifeDiscoveringtheMainIdeasThreeDaystoSeePart1Part2thetransitionalsentence(Para.1---Para.4)(Para.5---Para.10)Part1Para.1Para.4Differentattitudestowardslife:HelenKeller:Weshouldliveeachdaywitha___________,a______,andakeennessof____________.Mostofus:Wetakelifefor________oradoptapopularmottoof“______,______andbe_______”.DiscoveringtheMainIdeasthetransitionalsentence？(Para.3)Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciation.a.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedwords?havingastrongfeelingofgratitudebeingconsiderateorkindbeingenergeticandpassionateExploringtheSentencesWhydowesometimeslosethegentleness,thevigorandthekeennessofappreciation?Wordsandphrasesyoumayneed:academic/employmentpressure(学习/就业压力)amortgageslave(房奴)acarslave(车奴)depression(抑郁症)fiercecompetition(激烈的竞争)ExploringtheSentencesTheTransitionalSentenceThesame，Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Part1Part2thesignalwordlistlessnessLacking…?A.movementB.energyC.spiritD.enthusiasmThesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Listless:adj.Listlessnessn.[U]lackingmovement,spirit,energyorenthusiasm★listlessadj.lackingmovement,energy,spiritorenthusiasmalistlessperformancealistlesseconomyMakealist!Feellistless?DiscoveringtheMainIdeasPart2Para.5Para.10Differentattitudestowardsournaturalsenses:Mostofus:Weare_________towardstheuseofourfacultiesandsenses.Forexample,afriendfound_______particularafterawalkinthewoods.HelenKeller:Thegiftofsightshouldnotbeusedonlyasamere___________,butalsoasameansofadding________tolife.If的虚拟条件句与现在事实相反过去式（be用were）would/should/could/might+do与过去事实相反过去完成式would/should/could/might+havedone与将来事实相反should(wereto)+动词原形would/should/could/might+doWhatdoyousee?Whatdoyouhear?However…Inourdailylife,weseldompayattentiontothem.Instead,onlytheblindappreciatethebeautifulofsight;thedeafunderstandthejoysofsound.AsHelenconvinced：Whenwesee,weseenothing;Whenwehear,wehearnothing!LongingtoseeHelen’sseeingfriendssawinthewoods:Nothinginparticular,eventhoughjustwalkedanhourthroughthewoods.And,whataboutHelen?Nothing,too?Helenfoundhundredsofthingstoi