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Unit 5
Learning from nature
Developing ideas——Writing
Learning objective
To learn to write about a lesson from nature.
Have you ever observed the process
Lead-in
Read the story and answer the questions.
1 What does a butterfly do to get out of its pupa
2 Why did the man think he needed to help the butterfly
3 What happened to the butterfly after the man enlarged the hole in the pupa
4 What is the lesson behind this story What else can you learn from it
The Meaning of Struggle
One day, a man found the pupa of a butterfly. Seeing an
opening in the pupa, he realised that the butterfly was ready to
emerge. So he sat down and watched as the butterfly struggled to force its body through the little hole. However, minutes passed and the butterfly still couldn’t get out. The struggle was too hard for its weak body. The man then kindly enlarged the hole in the pupa so that the butterfly could finally break free. But instead of flying away, it just dragged itself around weakly, then died. The struggle to break out of the pupa was necessary for the butterfly's survival because it enabled its wings and body to grow strong. Without the struggle, it was too weak to live.
In the same way, we need struggle to grow strong and survive. We must go through some difficult things if we really wish to spread our wings and fly.
1 What does a butterfly do to get out of its pupa
2 Why did the man think he needed to help the butterfly
The butterfly struggles to force its body through the little hole.
Because the butterfly couldn’t get out. The struggle seemed too hard for its weak body.
3 What happened to the butterfly after the man enlarged the hole in the pupa
4 What is the lesson behind this story What else can you learn from it
The butterfly dragged itself around weakly, and then died.
We need struggle to grow strong and survive.
Learning to learn
An extended metaphor refers to a comparison between two things that is developed at length over many lines of text, or throughout an entire work of literature. For example, in the butterfly story, the struggle of the butterfly illustrates life’s struggles. While the story appears to be about a butterfly, it is really about us.
Look at the pictures and talk about what you can learn from nature.
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
If we keep on doing something with our devotion, we’ll succeed at last.
Union is strength.
If we play hard and cooperate well. We will complete a job.
Early birds catches worms.
Chances are waiting for the prepared people. If we want to achieve a goal, we should prepare for it carefully.
Work in pairs. Plan your writing. Consider the following.
the topic you wish to write about
whether you will use an extended metaphor
what lesson it teaches us, and how we can apply this lesson to daily life
a suitable title for your story
写启示要以叙述事件为主，通过完整的故事情节和生动形象的语言，使读者在享受故事情节的同时有所感悟。写作时要注意把记叙文六要素（时间、地点、人物、事件的起因、经过和结果）交代清楚。
这种类型的作文应分三部分：
第一部分交代清楚事件的背景；
第二部分叙述时间的发生、经过及结果；
第三部分阐述启示，发表感想等。
人称：通常用第一人称或第三人称。
时态：在叙事过程中，一般用过去时态。在描写背景或
某景象时，常用过去进行时，这样显得更加生动形象。
标题：如有标题，标题一定要明确，能点明事件或主题。
常用表达：
开头：One day, I saw a …
Last week I had an amusing experience.
主体：I was walking in the street when…
结束语：We can go through difficulty if we put our hearts into it.
I draw a conclusion: Many hands make light work.
A lesson from Ants
One day, I was resting in my grandparent’s garden when I saw that the sky was covered with dark, this being a sure sign of rain. All of a sudden, an ant came into my sight. The tiny creature was trying hard to carry a small branch of wood to its nest, but its efforts were in vain. Each time the ant picked up the branch of wood, it rolled down its body and fell onto the ground.
Sample 1
While I was wondering why the ant was trying so hard to achieve the impossible, it was joined by more ants. This group of ants worked together, and eventually they managed to carry the branch of wood to their nest.
Similarly, we can cooperate and collaborate in order to achieve what seems impossible for us to do as individuals. In order to achieve our goals, we should work together.
Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Every day, he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still, he thought they were growing too slowly. He got impatient with the young plants. “How could the plants grow faster ” He tossed in bed during the night and could not sleep. Suddenly he hit upon an idea. He had an idea not wait for daybreak. He jumped out of the bed and dashed to the field.
Sample 2
By the moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings. One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. When he finished pulling, it was already morning. Straightening his back, he said to himself, “What a wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!” With great satisfaction, he went back home. He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone. His son was shocked. Now the sun had risen. The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.
People now use “Ba Miao Zhu Zhang” to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse.
Write your own story about “A lesson from nature”.
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