高中英语Unit 1 Nothing ventured nothing gained ReadingWord文件下载.docx

高中英语Unit 1 Nothing ventured nothing gained ReadingWord文件下载.docx

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Aims

Tohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability

Tohelpstudentslearnaboutadventure

Procedures

■Warmingupbyreadingforforms

Onpage1therearethreeshorttexts.Nowreadthetextsto:

cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicative,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulexpressions.

Aspiderwasmakingitsweb/whileRoberttheBrucewaswatchingit/inacave.Ittriedagainandagain/tofixitsthread/buteachtime/itfailed.Whenitfinallysucceeded,Robertrealizedthat/ithadtaughthimavaluablelesson/andhewasinspiredtocontinuefighting/tillhedefeatedtheEnglish/andgainedindependence/forScotland.HebecamethefirstScottishking.

HelenKellerwasayounggirl/whowasunabletospeak,hear/orseeanything.Strugglinginaworldofsilence/anddarkness,sheseemedtobesimple-minded.Oneday/ateacher,AnneSullivan,cametoherparents’house/andshehelpedHelen/tolearn/howtocommunicatewithothers/usingherhands.Thepatience/andkindnessofAnneSullivan/provedverysuccessful/andfinally/Helenbecameafamouswriter.

BeatenbyWu/in494BC,GouJian,theKingofYue,wasforcedtolive/asaslave/inWu/forthreeyears.WhenGouJianreturnedtohishomeland,heplottedtorecoverhislostland.Hesleptonfirewood/andstraw/toremindhimofhissufferings.Beforeeverymeal/andatbedtime/hetastedabittergall-bladder/tostrengthenhisdetermination.Eventually/hedefeatedtheKingofWu.

makeitsweb,inacave,tryagainandagain,fixitsthread,teachsb.avaluablelesson,beinspiredtodo,continuedoing,defeatsb,gainindependencefor,beunabletospeak,struggleinaworldofsilence,seemtobesimple-minded,cometoone’shouse,communicatewithsb.,becomeafamouswriter,beatenbysb.,in494BC,GouJian,theKingofYue,beforcedtodo,liveasaslave,returntoone’shomeland,recoverone’slostland,sleeponfirewood,remindsb.ofsth.,beforeeverymeal,atbedtime,strengthenone’sdetermination

■WarmingupbybrainstormingChineseproverbs

Goodmorning,class.Todayisyourfirstdayofthisterm.AndIbelieveyouwillhavelotsofworktodo.JustasthesayinggoesNothingventures,nothinggained,youhavetoworkstillhardersothatyoumightgainsuccessinyourstudies.

Nowlet’sbrainstormsomemoresayingsorproverbs.

Chineseproverbs

-Abirddoesnotsingbecauseithasananswer.Itsingsbecauseithasasong.

-Abookislikeagardencarriedinthepocket.

-Abooktightlyshutisbutablockofpaper.

-Achild'

slifeislikeapieceofpaperonwhicheverypersonleavesamark.

-Adiamondwithaflawisworthmorethanapebblewithoutimperfections.

-Afilthymouthwillnotutterdecentlanguage.

-Afooljudgespeoplebythepresentstheygivehim.

-Agemisnotpolishedwithoutrubbing,noramanperfectedwithouttrials.

-Anation'

streasureisinitsscholars.

-Aratwhognawsatacat'

stailinvitesdestruction.

-Benotafraidofgrowingslowly,beafraidonlyofstandingstill.

-Bethefirsttothefieldandthelasttothecouch.

-Deepdoubts,deepwisdom;

smalldoubts,littlewisdom.

-Digthewellbeforeyouarethirsty.

-Dogood,reapgood;

doevil,reapevil.

-Donotemployhandsomeservants.

-Donotfeargoingforwardslowly;

fearonlytostandstill.

-Donotremoveaflyfromyourfriend'

sforeheadwithahatchet.

-Don'

topenashopunlessyouliketosmile.

-Eachgenerationwillreapwhattheformergenerationhassown.

-Giveamanafishandyoufeedhimforaday.Teachamantofishandyoufeedhimforalifetime.

-Hewhoasksisafoolforfiveminutes,buthewhodoesnotaskremainsafoolforever.

-Hewhoisdrownedisnottroubledbytherain.

-Hewhostrikesthefirstblowadmitshe'

slosttheargument.

-Ifheavenmadehim,earthcanfindsomeuseforhim.

-Ifyouarepatientinonemomentofanger,youwillescapeahundreddaysofsorrow.

-Ifyoubowatall,bowlow.

-Ifyoudon'

twantanyonetoknow,don'

tdoit.

■WarmingupbydiscussingOxymoron（矛盾修辞）

TodayweshallreadanarticleentitledASUCCESSFULFAILURE.Whatdoyouthinkofthistitle?

Isthereanythingunusualaboutit?

Yes,Oxymoronisusedinthetitle.ButwhatisOxymoron?

Oxymoron（oroxymora）areliteraryfiguresofspeechusuallycomposedofapairofneighbouringcontradictorywords（oftenwithinasentence）.Howeverthisisnotalwaysthecase.TheWebsterDictionarydefinesoxymoronas"

acombinationofcontradictoryorincongruouswords"

.Oxymoronscanbeusedfordramaticeffect,forexample:

Hell'

sAngelsanddeafeningsilence.Theycanalsobecomical,suchasincivilengineer.Cle