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英语教案

Unit7Emergency

TextA“KidsontheTrack!

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I.Objectives

1.understandthemainidea（AnthonyFalzosaved2childreninacourageousdeed）andstructureofthetext（3parts---whathappenedbefore,duringandaftertheincident）;

2.appreciatetheadvantagesofspecificwordsovergeneralwords;

3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext.

4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiescentereduponthethemeoftheunit.

II.CulturalNotes

Emergencyservices:

Theemergencyservicesarethepublicorganizationswhosejobistotakequickactiontodealwithemergencieswhentheyoccur,especiallythefirebrigade（消防队）,thepolice,andtheambulanceservice.ThetelephonenumberusedinBritainforcallingthepolice,fireorambulanceservicesinanemergencyis999inBritainand911intheUS.

III.Warm-upactivity

Whatqualitiesarenecessaryforapersontohandle emergenciessuccessfullyandwhy?

Steps:

 1.Ssdiscussthequestioningroups.Theymaysupporttheir pointsbycitingstoriesofcourageousdeeds.

 2.Speakersforseveralgroupsreporttheirdiscussionresultstotheclass.

 3.T'sfeedback. 

沉着，冷静aplombcomposureequanimityimperturbationcalmnesslevel-headednesscool-headednesscomposednessunflappability

•勇敢bravenessbraverymanlinessimpavidityintrepidityintrepidness

•无私selflessness

•果断decisiondetermination

•热心ardoureagernessenthusiasmfervorintentnesszealzest

•善良goodness

•细心charinesscircumspection

IV.Mainideaandtextorganization

Themainidea（AnthonyFalzosavedtwochildreninacourageousdeed）：

Thepassagetellsarealstory:

attheriskofhislife,thecourageousand

quick-wittedconductor,Anthony,leaptofftherunningtrainandsavedthelivesof

thetwoboysplayingalongsidetherailroad.Thestorytellerisexpertatselecting

details,whicharetheretohighlighttheurgencyoftheaccident,andtosuggestthat

itwashislevel-headednessthathelpedAnthonyworkwonders.

Thestructureofthetext（threeparts----whathappenedbefore,duringandaftertheincident）

DoTextOrganizationExerciseonP204.

Ⅴ.TextExplanation:

Partone（1-13）:

Agoodstory-writerselectsdetailscarefully.He/Sheonlyincludesthosedetailsthatarevitaltothetheme.Nowreadthepartsrequiredandthinkaboutthereasonswhytheauthorincludesthedetails.

1）Readthetitleandthefirstparagraph,thenanswerthefollowingquestions:

①Whomighthaveutteredtheexclamation“KidontheTrack”?

（KatePrichard,arailwayworker,atrainengineer,aneighbor,apasser-bywhosawthekidsonthetrack,etc.）

②WhydoestheauthordescribehowKatecarriedthegroceriesfromhercartothehouse?

（Shewassopreoccupiedwiththetaskthatsheneglectedhersons,whichlatercausedtheaccident.）

③Whydoestheauthormentionatrainhorn,Conrail,andthelackofafencebetweenthePrichards’yardandtherailway?

（Theyforeshadowedthelateraccident.）

④WhydoestheauthorincludeinthestorytheagesofToddandScott?

（Thattellsthereadertheyweretooyoungtounderstandtheimportanceofstayingawayfromtherailroad.）

⑤Doesthedescriptionoftheweatherhaveanythingtodowiththestory?

（toformacontrastbetweentherelaxedmoodtheyinandthetensescenestocome；）

2）ReadParas.9-13,andthinkaboutwhytheauthordescribesthesmalltalkbetweenRichandAnthony.

TheauthorgivesdescriptionofhowRichandAnthonymadejokesabouteachothertoformacontrastbetweentherelaxedmodtheywereinandthetensescenestocome.

Parttwo（14-33）

1）Specificwordsaremorecolorfulandexpressivethangeneralwords,theuseofthemhelpsmakethedescriptionmorevivid.DoUsageexerciseonP209.

1.Thesoundoftheenginebecameveryloud.（thunderous）

2.Hesaidangrily:

“whydidn’tyoutellmeearlier!

”（exploded）

3.Thefiremanjumpedthroughthewindowintotheroom.（sprang）

4.Hewassofrightenedthathestoodtheremotionlesswhenhefacedtheaudience.（froze）

5.Helookedatmeinshock.（stared）

6.Everymorning,thepolicemanondutywillseethousandsofcarsdrivepasthim.（flashby）

7.Theplanefellintothemountainsidewithaloudnoise,killingallaboard.（crashed）

2）DoTextOrganizationExerciseonP205.

3）ReadParas.28-30,andthinkaboutwhytheauthorgivesthedescriptionsofhowaftertheaccidentScottwasjumpingandcryingandofhowKatehaddelayedcallingforhelp.--HowdoScottandKate’sreactionstotheaccidentcomparewithAnthony’s?

（toformacontrastwithAnthonyandhighlightAnthony’scool-headedness）

Partthree（34-35）

Readthelastsentenceofthestory.Whydoestheauthormakeaspecialmentionofthefactthatthereisnowafenceseparatingtheneighborhoodfromtherailroadtrack?

（toachievethecoherencewiththefirstparagraph）

Ⅵ.Languagepoints

1.struggle:

v.

1）Toexertmuscularenergy,asagainstamaterialforceormass:

e.g.struggledwiththeheavyload.挣扎地背着沉重的负荷

2）Tomakeastrenuouseffort;strive:

努力；奋斗：

e.g.struggledtobepolite.尽力地做到礼貌

3）Tocontendorcompete:

竞争或与…作斗争：

e.g.thehumanbeingstruggleswithhisenvironment人类与环境作斗争

4）Toprogresswithdifficulty:

艰难地进行：

e.g.struggledthroughcalculus.艰难地进行演算

Expressions:

struggleagainst[with]difficulties与困难作斗争

struggleforpower争夺权力

struggleforaliving为生活而挣扎

struggletoone'sfeet挣扎着站起来

strugglethroughthesnowstorm冒着暴风雪前进

strugglewith:

havedifficultyhandlingorcopingwith

e.g.1）Shestruggledwiththemathproblembuteventuallyworkeditout.

2）WefoundtheSmithsstrugglingwiththeircarstuckinthemud.

2.nearby:

ad.Intheareacloseby

e.g.Jackfoundapart-timejobinthecompanynearby.

Allthetownsnearbywerecrowdedwithtouristsduringtheholiday.

Themanspokesoftlytoanoldladystandingnearby.

a.notfaraway

e.g.Thisdrugcanbeboughtatyournearbypharmacy.

Westoppedatsomenearbyshopstopickupsomefood.

3.athumbs-upgesture:

Thisisasignthatyoumakebymakingafistandraisingyourthumbtoshowthatyouagreewithsomeone,thatyouarehappywithanideaorsituation,orthateverythingisallright.

gesture.n.v

4.drawone'sattentionto:

makesb.awareofandbeconcernedaboutsth.

e.g.1）Thearticlewasintendedtodrawthepublic'sattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.

2）Myteacherdrewmyattentiontoanerrorinthetermpaper.

5.steep.adj.

1）Havingasharpinclination;precipitous陡的大幅度倾斜的；陡峭的

2）Atarapidorprecipitousrate:

急遽的有快速或急促的速度的：

asteepriseinsalaries薪水的陡涨

3）Excessive;stiff过分的；难以接受的：

asteepprice过高的价格

4）Ambitious;difficult有野心的；困难的：

asteepundertaking雄心勃勃的事业

usefulexpression:

besteepedin埋头于,专心于;充满着;沉浸于

6.Signal:

send（sth.suchasawarningoramessage）byalightoranact

eg.Thestudentraisedhishand,signalingtotheteacherthathehadfinishedhispaper.Signal（to）thewaitertobringthemenu

She~dapassingtaxiandaskedhimtotakehertotherailwaystation.

7.outoftheway:

atadistancefromtheusualroute;inastateorconditionsoasnottohinder（usedafteraverb）

e.g.1）Stepoutofthewayandletmehandlethestone.

2）Thehouseiswelloutofthewayonthebackroad.

Anout-of-the-wayplace/corner

8.resume:

v.tr.resumptionn.

1）Tobeginortakeupagainafterinterruption:

重新开始，

---resumedourdinner.继续进行我们的晚餐

e.g.Thesearchforthemissingpilotisexpectedtoresumeearlytoday.

We'llstopnowandresume（working）attwoo'clock.

2）Toassume,take,oroccupyagain:

重新取得，重返再次承当、取得或占据

---Thedogresumeditspostbythedoor.那只狗再次占据了门边的位置

3）Totakeonortakebackagain:

重新采用或取回：

---resumedmyoriginalname.重新使用我的原名

（résumé=U.S.curriculumvitae摘要，概略，（美）履历）

assumevt.（在未证实前）假定，以为；担任，承担；假装，冒用assumptionn.

e.g.Youassumehisinnocence/himtobeinnocent/thatheisinnocentbeforehearingtheevidenceagainsthim.在未听到对他不得的证言之前，你假定他是无罪的。

~office就职　~alookofinnocence装作无辜的样子　

~anewname用化名

9.mess.n.

a）Adisorderlyordirtyaccumulation,heap,orjumble:

杂乱，混乱凌乱或肮脏的一堆、一块或一团：

leftamessintheyard把庭院搞得一团糟

b）Acluttered,untidy,usuallydirtycondition污秽混乱的、凌乱的，通常为脏乱的状态：

Thekitchenwasinamess.厨房又脏又乱

c）Aconfused,troubling,orembarrassingcondition;amuddle:

混乱的局面混乱的、扰乱的或令人困窘的情境；混乱：

Withdivorceandbankruptcyproceedingspending,hispersonallifewasinamess.离婚和破产的官司使得他的生活陷入一片混乱当中。

mess.v.tr.

a）Tomakedisorderlyorsoiled;clutterorfoul:

弄脏，使混乱把…弄乱或把…弄脏；使污秽或使凌乱：

apuppythatstillmessesthefloor.会弄脏地板的小狗

b）Tobotch;bungle.弄糟；搞砸

v.intr.

a）Tocauseormakeamess.引起或制造脏乱

b）Touseorhandlesomethingcarelessly;fiddle:

摆弄，乱搞粗心地使用和操作；瞎搞：

Hemessedwiththeblenderuntilhebrokeit.他摆弄着那台搅拌器直至将它弄坏

c）Tointrude;interfere:

侵入；干预：

messingintheneighbors'affairs.干预邻居的事情

messaround（Informal）

a）Topasstimeinaimlessputtering.虚度光阴

b）Toassociatecasuallyorplayfully:

随便交往或厮混：

likedtomessaroundwithpalsondaysoff.喜欢休息日与朋友们厮混

messaround/about:

（infml）spendtimeplayingordoingthingswithnoparticularpurpose

e.g.1）HespendshisweekendsmessingaroundinhisboatontheThames.

2）ThekidsspentalldaySundayjustmessingaround.

10....you'dbettercooldown.:

...you'dbetterstopspendingsomuchtimemessingaround.

cooldown:

（causeto）becomecalmer

e.g.1）Sheissoangrynow.Justleavehertocooldownandthentalktoher.

2）Thetrialwaspostponedtoallowthetensioninthecitytocooldown.

11.spot.n.

a）Aplaceofrelativelysmallanddefinitelimits.场所相对小而又有确定限制的地点

b）Amarkonasurfacedifferingsharplyincolorfromitssurroundings.斑点鲜明区别于背景的表面颜色标记

c）Astainorblot.污渍，污点

d）Alocation;alocale.位置；