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Unit3Thepresent

UnitThreeThePresent

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

1.LanguageLearning:

haveagoodcommandofpronunciationandpracticaluseofnewwordsandphrases.

2.Abilitytraining:

masterthereadingskill—Readinginthoughtgroup（P61ofBookⅠ）andlearntowritesubordinateclauses（P66ofBookⅠ）.

3.Moralitydevelopment:

letstudentsknowthedeepmeaningofthetext:

thelonelinessandfrustrationoftheoldpeople.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints

1.Explaintheimportantnewwordsandphrasesinthetext.

2.Themainideaandstructureofthetext.

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints

1.Understandthekeyideasofdifficultsentences.

2.Enablestudentstomasterthereadingskill—Readinginthoughtgroup.

Ⅳ.TeachingProcedures:

Periods1—2:

Discusswarm-upquestions,gothroughTestA,docomprehensionexercisesofthetext.

Periods3—4:

DetailedstudyofTextAanddolanguage-relatedtasks.

Periods5—6:

FinishTextAandallexercises,includingTextB.

Periods7—8:

ListeningComprehension

TheFirstTwoPeriods

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

1.Beacquaintedwithallthenewwordsandphrases.

2.Gothroughthetextandgraspthemainideaofthetext.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints:

Allthenewwordsandphrases（P48-49）

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints:

Themainideasandstructureofthetext

Ⅳ.TeachingProcedures:

1.Greetingsanddutyreport.

2.Discussthewarm-upquestionsinthestudent’sbook.

3.Sayafewwordsasanintroductiontothetext.

Whatorwhatpresentwouldanoldladyexpectfromherdaughterforhereightiethbirthday?

Itistheoldlady’seightiethbirthday.Sheisveryexcited.Shegetsupearlyandputsonherbestdress.Shewishesherdaughterwouldcometoseeher,thoughdeepdownshehasherdoubts.Butonethingiscertain:

shewillgetapresentfromherdaughteranyway.Soshewaitswitheagerness.Finallythepostmancomes;theoldwoman,however,doesnotreceivetheparcelshehasbeenexpecting,butaprintedbirthdaycardalongwithacheque.Sheissodisappointed,sohurt,thatshetearsthechequeintosmallpieces.

Thestory,simpleasitis,showsussomeaspectsoffamilyrelationshipinwesternsocietyandgivesusaninsightintothefrustrationslonelyoldpeoplesuffer.

4.Allowstudents10minutestogooverthetextandthenaskthemdoEXⅡ（P47）.

5.Helpstudentsgraspthemainideaandstructureofthetext.

6.Introducesomebackgroundinformationofthetext.

Importantbirthdaysinthewest

At21,theageofmajority（nowloweredto18inmanycountries）,onebecomesanadult.Anybirthdaypast70iscelebrateinaspecialwaybyfamilymembersjustbecausethebirthdaypersonisgettingoldandmaydiebeforeanotherbirthdaycomesround.Andthen,100－thecentennialbirthday－isgenerallyregardedasanunusualoccasionbecausefewpeoplereachit.Thecentenarianmayevenreceiveatelegramoraletterofcongratulationsfromprominentpoliticalfigures,suchasthePrimeMinisterandtheQueeniftheanniversaryiscelebratedinBritain.

Assignments:

Readthetextandmemorizeallthenewwords.

TheSecondTwoPeriods

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

1.Undertakeadetailedlearningofthenewwordsandphrases.

2.Studythetextindetail.

Ⅱ.KeyPoint

Importantwords,phrasesandsentences

Ⅲ.DifficultPoint:

Explainsomedifficultsentences.

1.Theysaythatbloodisthickerthanwater,thatourrelativesaremoreimportanttousthanothers.

2.…andthelittleboyfromthegroundfloorbroughtupherlittleontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.

3.…evenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.

4.HerhusbandhadbeenmadeMayor,andMyraherselfhadgotamedalforherworkfortheaged.

5.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelivedorenduredjustasyouchoosetolookatit.

6.…andsaidhewouldn’tgoouttoplayuntiltheposthadcome.

7.Maybetheparcelwastoolargetocomebytheletterpost.

Ⅳ.TeachingProcedures:

1.Studythetextindetail.

1）fromthesecondfloorflat

Here“flat”isatypicalBritishEnglishusage.PayattentiontosomedifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE.

BrE

AmE

一楼

thegroundfloor

thefirstfloor

公寓

flat

apartment

万亿

billion

trillion

支票

cheque

check

秋天

autumn

fall

人行道

pavement

sidewalk

电影

film

movie

电梯

lift

elevator

铁路

railway

railroad

出租车

cab

cab/taxi

地铁

tube/underground

subway

罐头

tin

can

节目

programme

program

荣誉

honour

honor

轮胎

tyre

tire

分析

analyse

analyze

旅行者

traveller

traveler

2）ontherareoccasions

rare:

a.①notoftenhappeningorseeing

e.g.Hishobbyistocollectrarebooks.

It’srareforhertobelateforschool.

②thin;notdense

e.g.TheTibetansareusedtotherareairaroundtheHimalayas.

occasion:

specialevent;timewhensth.Happens

e.g.Birth,marriageanddeatharethethreeimportantoccasionsinaperson’slife.

Wemetonseveralotheroccasions.

Note:

onoccasion:

sometimesbutnotoften

3）evenif:

inspiteofthepossibilitythat;though（“even”isusedtoemphasizetwocontrastingconditionsandtheclauseintroducedby“evenif”maybeconditionalorconcessive）

e.g.I’llcomeevenifitrains.（conditional）

I’llfinishtheworkevenifittakesmethewholenight.（conditional）

Wewouldn’tloseheart,evenifweshouldfailonehundredtimes.（concessive）

SirFranciswasdeterminedtocarryouthisplanevenif/thoughhehadlungcancer.（concessive）

4）atothertimes:

onotheroccasions

e.g.Theladyseldomwrotetohermotheratothertimes.

Note:

atalltimes:

always

atatime:

oneachoccasion

atatime:

sometimeinthepast

attimes:

sometimes

5）contentto（dosth.）:

pleaseto（dosth.）;satisfiedto（dosth.）

e.g.Nooneiscontenttoliveinpoverty.

Iamnotcontenttoadmitdefeat.

v.contentoneselfwith:

besatisfiedwith

e.g.Marycontentedherselfwithasingleglassofwine.

contented:

a.（usu.beforenoun）:

showingsatisfaction

e.g.acontentedsmile

6）primarya.①first,asinorder,timeorplace

e.g.Theprimaryeducationiscompulsoryinourcountry.

②firstinimportance

e.g.Theprimaryconcernofpeopleiseconomicgrowth.

7）roundthecorner:

verynearindistanceortime

e.g.Enidlivesinathree-floorbuildingroundthecorner.

Asthestormwasroundthecorner,theskydarkened.

8）arrangefor:

makepreparationsfor

e.g.They’vearrangedforataxitopickmeupat9tomorrowmorning.

Shehasarrangedforhersecretarytomeetyouattheairport.

9）Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelivedorenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.:

Aneightiethbirthdayisspecialbecausenoteveryonecanlivesolong.Itmarkstheendofaten-yearperiodyouhavelivedorendured,“dependingonyourpointofview.”

endure:

①vi.vt.suffer;bear;putupwith

e.g.Thecompanyhadtoendureheavyfinanciallosses.

Givemeapainkiller.Ican’tendureanylonger.

②vi.last

e.g.Theirmarriagehasendured35years.

chooseto:

decideto;preferto

e.g.Youmaydojustasyouchooseto.

Youcanimproveyourlisteningcomprehensionifyouchooseto.

10）spot:

（n.）①markdifferentincolorfromwhatitison;stain

e.g.Ilikeverymuchthatbluetiewithyellowspots.

Itisdifficulttogetridofspotsofink,bloodorgrease.

②aparticularplace

onthesport:

在现场

e.g.Hehappenedtobeonthespotwhentherobberytookplace.

（vt.）recognize;discover;locate

e.g.Myhouseispaintedgreen,youwilleasilyspotit.

I’vejustspottedamistakeonthefrontcover.

11）abunchofmarigold:

Here“bunch”isaunitword.Somenounsalwaystakeaunitword.

e.g.abunchofkeys/grapes/bananas

apieceofnews/advice/information/work

apiece（loaf）ofbreadapiece（slice）ofcake

apiece（sheet）ofpaperapieceofthread/furniture/coal/meet

atubeoftooth-pasteabarofchocolate/gold

alumpofsugara（large）sumofmoney

12）Thenclatter,clatterupthestairs.:

Therecametheclatteringsoundoftheboy’sfeet（or:

Thencamethequicknoisyfootsteps）upthestairs.

Thissuggeststhattheoldladywaslisteningtotheboy’sfootstepsinherroom,eagerlyandattentively.

13）pang:

asuddensharpmentaloremotionalpain

e.g.apangofsadnessapangofremorse

14）disappoint:

failtofulfillthehopeof（aperson）

e.g.Workhard.Don’tdisappointyourparents.

Hewasdisappointedtosee/atseeingthatshewasn’tattheparty.

Iwasdisappointedbythequalityofthewine.

Iwasdisappointedwithmyself.

disappointing:

a.makingsb.feeldisappointed

e.g.adisappointedresult/performance

15）reluctant:

unwilling

e.g.Shewasreluctanttoadmitshewaswrong.

Hefinallygaveareluctantsmile.

16）tremble:

shake;movetoandfro

e.g.Mylegsweretremblingwithfear.

Thehousetrembledwhentheearthquaketookplace.

2.Dosomerelatedexercisesinthestudent’sbook.

Assignments:

1.Reviewthetextanddosomeexercises.

2.Getreadyfortheoralpractice.（SBP59）

TheThirdTwoPeriods

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

1.Masterallthenewwordsandphrases.

2.Understandlonganddifficultsentences.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints:

1.Usageoftheword“content”

2.Thesentencepattern“…not…until…”

3.ReadingSkill—Readinginthoughtgroup.

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints:

1.Usageoftheword“content”

2.Thesentencepattern“…not…until…

Ⅳ.TeachingProcedures:

1.Recallwords,phrases,themainideaofthetext.

2.Retellthetext.

3.Enrichthestudents’power.（DoEx.ⅣonP55）

4.Setaside20minutesfortheclassroomreadingactivity.

5.BreaktheclassintogroupstodoOralPracticeinthestudents’book.

Assignment:

FinishtherestexercisesinSB.