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Unit 8Three Days to SeeWhen You Say Nothing At All It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart Without saying a word, you could light up the dark Try as I may I could never explain What I hear when you don't say a thing The smile on your face lets me know that you need me There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall You say it best, when you say nothing at all.When You Say Nothing At AllAll day long I can hear people talking out loudBut when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd Old Mr. Webster could never defineWhat's being said between your heart and mineThe smile on your face lets me know that you need me There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall You say it best, when you say nothing at all.Unit 8Three Days to SeeCONTENTSRelated InformationFast Reading Detailed StudyAssignmentHelen Keller Helen Keller (1880-1968), an American author and lecturer, who, having overcome many handicaps, served as an inspiration for other afflicted people.Background InformationuAt 19 months old, Keller became deaf and blind.uIn 1887, Keller began her special education in  reading  and writing with Anne Sullivan.uIn 1890, Keller learned to speak.uIn 1900, Keller entered Radcliffe College, from which she graduated with honors four years later.uKeller authored a number of books, including The Story of My Life (1902), The World I Live In (1908), Out of the Dark (1913), and so on.uThroughout her life she worked and raised funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.Saying žEveryone is an apple bitten by God, so nobody has no defect. Maybe someone has a bigger one, that is because God especially love his or her sweet smile.žGod closes a door, he opens a window    for you."I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun ...The music in others' ears my symphony ... The smile on others' lips my happiness."-------Helen Keller我试着把别人眼中的光芒变成我的太阳；我试着把别人眼中的光芒变成我的太阳；把别人耳中的音乐变成我的交响乐把别人耳中的音乐变成我的交响乐;把别人嘴边的微笑变成我的幸福把别人嘴边的微笑变成我的幸福.Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866. She once nearly blinded herself, so she entered the  Perkins Institute for the Blind. Shortly after her graduation, she began to teach Helen Keller. Although she has achieved a great deal, she is best known for being  the teacher of Helen Keller.SkimmingRead para.1-9 quickly, then answer the following questions.1. When confronted with the impendingdeath, what will the people do?2. What attitude do we have toward life?3. According to Helen's opinion, how do we use our faculties and senses? 4. The seeing see little. What about Helen？Skimming1. When confronted with the impending death, people will...ž become  more  appreciative  of  the meaning of life;ž review the past;ž think about how to spend the limited    time   ...2. What attitude do we have toward life?    We mostly take life for granted. We  picture  the  day  we  die  as  far  in  the future.So,  we  are  hardly  aware  of  our  listless attitude toward life.3. According to Helen's opinion, how do we use our faculties and senses?žWhen you look,  can you see?žWhen you listen,  can you hear?In daily life, we seldom pay attention to them. Instead, only the blind appreciate the beautiful of sight; the deaf understand the joys of sound.As Hellen was convinced:žWhen we look, we see nothing.žWhen we listen, we hear nothing.4. The seeing see little. What about Helen？ždelicate symmetry of a leafžsmooth skin of a silver birchžrough, shaggy bark of a pine  delightful, velvety    of a flowerhappy quiver of a bird in full songcool water of a brook rush2Lead-in Activities2Para. 1-7 an excellent rule to livePara. 8-19 The seeing see little.Para. 20 The author's feeling12Text Organization3 thrilling  stories Reviewing the past       (happiness,  regretness)connect  in the mind Paragragh 1, 2      Text: Three Days to See1. All of  us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours. ž有时长达一年，有时却短至一日。

Text: Three Days to See2. Such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. What events, what experiences, what associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings？What happiness should we find in reviewing the past? What regrets?žHave you ever thought of the value of life?Text: Three Days to See Paragraph 3ž Life attitudegentleness，，vigor，，keenness of appreciationeat, drink, be merryHelenthe epicurean motto Text: Three Days to See3. We should live each day with gentleness, vigor and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come.žWhy do most of us often lose the gentleness, vigor and the keenness of appreciation?  ž我们每天都应该怀着柔情，充满活力，心存感激，而这些在来日方长时却常被我们忽略。

Text: Three Days to SeeParagraph 4 žmakes a brief summary about the first 3 paragraphs žShe thinks people who are in the shallow of death would cherish the life more than normal people.  Text: Three Days to SeeParagraph 5-7žThe life attitude of most people: take life for grantedžHellen’s  opinion:  not  being  grateful  for what we have until we lose it, not being conscious of health until we  are ill.Text: Three Days to See5      Most  of  us,  however,  take  life  for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in  the  future.  When  we  are  in  buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an  endless  vista.  So  we  go  about  our petty  tasks,  hardly  aware  of  our  listless attitude toward life. Text: Three Days to SeeWe spend our life on meaningless things, but never realize that we are so indifferent to the true value of life.6  Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the  blind  realize  the  manifold  blessings that  lie  in  sight.  Particularly  does  this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult life. ... It is the same old story of not being grateful for what we have until we lose it, of not being conscious of health until we are ill. Text: Three Days to See7  Darkness  would  make  him  more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound. ž黑暗将使他更加欣赏光明，寂静将告诉他声音的美妙。

Text: Three Days to SeeParagraph 8-9Her friend sees...The author touches...Text: Three Days to See8    I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.ž What can we infer from this part of  the sentence?ž The  author  has  been  used  to  getting responses  like  this,  so  such  responses don't seem so unbelievable to her.Text: Three Days to See9   How was it possible, I asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note?žWhat do you think may be the answer to the question according to the author?Why?žYes, it is possible. Because the people who are able to see always take what they see for granted, and pay little attention to them.Text: Three Days to See9    In spring I touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of  awakening  Nature  after  her  winter's sleep.      春天，我摸着树干的枝条满怀希望地搜索着嫩芽，那是严冬的沉睡后，大自然苏醒的第一个迹象。

Text: Three Days to See9  To me the pageant of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips.ž对我来说，四季的变幻多姿宛如一出动人心弦永不尽止的戏剧，它的情节似流水从我指尖缓缓流过Text: Three Days to See6. The changing s________ are an exciting and unending      drama, streaming through my finger t_____.3. In spring, the branches have b______.5. The bird q_____ happily on a small tree and I can feel it is singing .4. The Nature after her winter’s sleep is a_________.2.  The p______  bark is rough.buds1.The silver birch skin is s_______.smoothCareful reading and filling the blanks Discoveries in the woodsMyseeing friends I who can’t seeor hearN______ in particularPara 8-9pineawakeningquiversseasonsipsNothingThe seeing see little.I find many things to interest me through mere touch.Para. 9Careful readingGeneral reasonsSpecific reasons my wishesThe seeing see littleI find many things to interest me through mere touchFill in the following blanks with the available itemsFill in the following blanks with the available itemsA.Take all the colors and actions for granted.B. My heart cries out with longing to see all these things.C. It is human to appreciate what little we have and to long for what we don’t haveD. I thought it would be a blessing if the seeing human beings were stricken for a few days. (para.7)E. I wish I would have three days to see. (the title of the text)ABCDE … …I pass my hands lovingly along the smooth skin of a silver birch, or the rough bark of a pine. In spring I touch the branches hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep. And occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently on a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. To me the changing seasons are an exciting and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips.Reading-together :   Enjoy the beauty of literary works!Lived in a world of darkness and silence!Had such a dying-to-see longingYet found so many wonders through her finger tips !AssignmentWhat does Hellen want to see in 3 days?THANK YOUTHANK YOU . .healthfamefamily careerlife wealthYou value ...What do you value in life? Why?DiscussionžHealth\life is the source\root of revolution. 身体是革命的本身体是革命的本钱žFamily\career is one's goal to struggle for.žReputation\wealth\money  will  come  and go. 钱乃身外之物。

乃身外之物Every day is the best day of our life!Enjoy the world! Enjoy our life!&Main Idea In this essay, Helen Keller, an American deaf and blind woman writer and educator, was trying to tell us that human beings should not take things for granted, but to live each day as if we would die tomorrow, to appreciate what we have such as hearing and sight. We should cherish the gift of sight as if we had only the last three days to see. If we have the right attitude towards life, we will add fullness and much more joy to our lives.Summaryparagraph 10-12žcry out  to see the panorama of color and action which fills the worldStructure AnalysisžPart 1 para.1-3 An introduction to the topicžPart 2 para. 4-19 How people should value their ability to seežPart 3 para. 20 An expression of the writer's impressive feelingIf you were given only three days to live ,what would you do within the three days?Firstlyž She should arise with the dawn and see the thrilling miracle by which night is transformed into day. She should behold with awe the magnificent panorama of light with which the sun awakens the sleeping earth. Introduction to the book•The autobiography of Helen Keller•A book showing the most mysterious miracle and strong power of mankind•Teaching people use their eyes to see the world seriously and make full use of it.SecondlyžShe should want to see the pageant of man's progress and the kaleidoscope of the ages by visit the New York Museum of Natural History.ThirdlyžShe should try to probe into the soul of man through the Metropolitan Museum of Art.žthe Metropolitan show the myriad facets of the human spirit. And here ,it is unfolded the spirit of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as expressed in their art. žshe should look deep into the canvases of Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, Rembrandt.ž She should want to feast her eyes upon the warm colors of Veronese, study the mysteries of El Greco, and catch a new vision of Nature from Corot. FinallyžShe should spend at the theatre or movies to enjoy the fascination of the dramatic literature with her eyes in evening of the second day.žText StructureI Excellent Rule to Live1. Doomed man in Stories2. Excellent rule―to live each day as if we would die tomorrow 3. Attitude for most of us―to take life for granted                              Detailed StudyUnderstanding of The TextII The Seeing See Little.1.  Findings  in  the  woods:  My  friend  ↔  I   →Pity: Sight is a mere convenience.2.Three  days  to  see→  things  dear  to  me, e.g. my teacher3.How to know friends? Face , Personality , Deeper understanding     →The seeing see only the startling &spectacular.Part VAssignment: The third day New York Statue of LibertyEmpire State Building Fifth Avenue walked along the suburbthe Empire State Buildingthe busy Fifth Avenuevisit the foreign quarters the theaterThe first sentence I see smiles, and I am happy. I see serious determination, and I am proud. I see suffering, and I am compassionate.The second sentence some sights are pleasant, filling the heart with happiness; but some are miserably pathetic. To these later I do not shut my eyes, for they, too, are part of life. žIt is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, ...žParaphrase: Perhaps it is common to all human beings that we seldom feel thankful for what we have and that we are eager to own what we haven't.Text: Three Days to SeeThe last sentence Make the most of every sense    We never really know the value of     something until we lose it. So please         cherish what you have possess.Lived in a world of darkness and silence!Had such a dying-to-see longingYet found so many wonders through her finger tips !I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun ...The music in others' ears my symphony ... The smile on others' lips my happiness." -------Helen Keller4  In  stories  the  doomed  hero  is  usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values  is  changed.  He  becomes  more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent  spiritual  values.  It  has  often been noted that those who live, or have lived,  in  the  shadow  of  death  bring  a mellow sweetness to everything they do. Text: Three Days to SeeThe Admonition to Readers I who am blind can give one hint to those who see —one admonition to those who would make full use of the gift of sight: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind . And the same method can be applied to the other senses .Hear the music of voices, the song of a bird, the mighty strains of a orchestra, as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object you want to touch as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail. Smell the perfume of flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.What We Should LearnDoesn’t bow to destinyIndomitable willInsist on her faithNever give upOptimistic attitude towards lifeEvery day is the best day of our life!Enjoy the world! Enjoy our life!&个人观点供参考，欢迎讨论。