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1、B1Unit2 森林里的小屋130427教学日志章节名称Unit 2 Little house in the big woods学时数2授课时间第四周 周一3-4节 周五1-2节教学进度 正常学生考勤12本1（周五） 应到： 实到： 请假： 旷课：12专1（周一） 应到： 实到： 请假： 旷课：课程类型理论课 讨论课 习题课 实验课 上机课 技能课 其他教学方法讲授；讨论；任务阅读法目的要求Get to know the main idea of the text and finish the comprehension exercises;To be able to identify the

2、 major details in this unit.;Understand the theme of the text: the small victories in the harsh environment;To practice the Reading skill: previewing (II).重点难点重点：To apply the reading skill: Previewing (II) in this unit. 难点：To understand the authors fear of the bear and the expectation of Dad.思考题作业思考

3、题：1. Why did Ma say that Laura was a good girl?2. What kind of people were Lauras parents?3. What kind of life did the family live in the big woods?作业：Read Text II on P28教学后记作业批改及实验记录Unit Two Little House in the Big WoodsTeaching Objectives: To master reading skills, and to develop students competen

4、ce and improve students reading comprehensionReading Skills: Developing good reading habits, PreviewingTeaching Methodology: heuristic and discussional teaching methods。Teaching Materials: Textbook, Microsoft_ Encarta_ Encyclopedia 99, Powerword 2003Contents: I. Text About the author:1 Laura Ingalls

5、 Wilder Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born on February 7, 1867, in a little log house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Lauras childhood was spent traveling west by covered wagon, to Indian Territory in Kansas, to Grasshopper Country in Minnesota, and then to Dakota Territory, where she met and married A

6、lmanzo Wilder. Lauras daughter Rose grew up listening to her mothers stories of those pioneer days. She urged her mother to write them down so that other children could enjoy them, as well. So in the 1930s and 40s, Laura recorded her memories of those days of long ago in a childrens series known as

7、the Little House books. Although Laura died on February 10, 1957, at her home in the Ozarks of Missouri, she and her family will live forever in the hearts of her readers.Lauras Little House BooksLauras daughter Rose became a famous writer in the early 1900s. Rose recalled the stories her mother had

8、 told her during her growing-up years, and thought that other children would be as interested in those pioneer stories as she was. She encouraged her mother to write down the stories, and Laura did. The first manuscript of what would eventually become the Little House books was called Pioneer Girl,

9、and told of Lauras entire childhood, until she married Almanzo Wilder. This manuscript was rejected by editors, and has never been published. Laura then reworked a part of her manuscript into a picture book for children, called When Grandma was a Little Girl. This book focused on the stories Pa had

10、told Laura and Mary when they were very little girls in the Big Woods. This book was gradually expanded into its present form, and published under the title of Little House in the Big Woods in 1932. Over the next decade, Laura continued her story book by book, until in 1943, young Laura was married

11、in These Happy Golden Years. This book completed the Little House series. Over the next few years, Lauras books were translated into a number of languages, and they gained popularity all over the world. In the 1970s and early 80s, Michael Landons television series Little House on the Prairie made La

12、uras name even more well-known. Lauras books tell the story of the great hardships involved in settling the American Mid-West in the context of her warm and loving family. The Ingalls family made the most of the many setbacks they experienced and found real joy in their small victories. The honesty

13、and detail of the books makes them interesting historical and social documents of the period, as well as entertaining reading. The Little House books have attracted interest from scholars since they represent a rare example of pioneer literature written from a childs perspective. Laura wrote seven b

14、ooks about her own life. They are listed here with the dates and ages implied by the books.(The dates and ages given here are sometimes different from the real events.) Published Book Dates Lauras Age.1932 - Little House in the Big Woods 1871-1872 4-5 1935 - Little House on the Prairie 1873-1874 5-7

15、1937 - On the Banks of Plum Creek 1874-1876 7-91939 - By the Shores of Silver Lake 1879-1880 12-13 1940 - The Long Winter 1880-1881 13-141941 - Little Town on the Prairie 1881-1882 14-151943 - These Happy Golden Years 1883-1885 15-18Lauras other Little House book, Farmer Boy (1933), tells of her hus

16、band Almanzos childhood on a farm in northern New York State.Later BooksLauras series for children ended with These Happy Golden Years, but Laura also wrote a manuscript narrating the first four years of her married life. It is not certain when this book was written, but many scholars believe Laura

17、wrote it about the same time as her second Little House book, Farmer Boy, as a book for adults. The book was published in 1971 as The First Four Years. In 1894, Laura, Almanzo, and Rose moved from De Smet, South Dakota, to Mansfield, Missouri. Laura kept a diary of their trip, and in 1962, Rose adde

18、d information from her own memory and published the diary as On the Way Home. In 1915, Laura went to San Francisco to visit Rose and to attend the Worlds Fair. She wrote frequent and lengthy letters to Almanzo during her stay, and these letters were published as West From Home in 1974.Pre-reading ta

19、sks:What do you think of life in the wilderness? What would you encounter in the wilderness?What would you react if you met big animals in the wilderness?Post-reading Questions for discussion:What do you think of the reaction of mother and Laura?What kind of people were Lauras parents?What would you

20、 do if you were them?Do you want to live in the big woods? For a couple of days? Why? Theme:The author tells us a true story of a mother and her daughters living in the big woods encountered a big bear but got home safely, which implies that calmness is essential in emergencies.Organization of the t

21、ext:(Para. 1-5) Father went to town to trade the furs of the wild animals he trapped in winter.(Para. 6-8) Father didnt come back when it was getting dark.(Para. 9-32) Laura and mother encountered a bear in the woods, and rushed home, waiting for father.(Para. 33-35) Father came back, and nobody and

22、 no critter was hurt.Language points:wilderness: wildfieldlog: a piece of a thick branch or of the trunk of a tree that has been cut so that it can be used for fuel or for making things 圆木，原木thaw: melt; to lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed融化；变缓和，取暖eg. left the frozen turkey

23、 out until it thawed把冷冻火鸡放在外面，直到解冻thawed out by sitting next to the stove.坐近火炉取暖icicleaskl : A tapering spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping or falling water 冰柱，冰锥，由滴水凝固形成 ice + article article: a piece of something; object of some kindsoften: to make soft or softer 弄软使变软或更软snowbanks: (路边

24、的)雪堤eaves: pl. the projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof 房檐quiver: to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement 颤动; 轻微快速颤抖sparkle: to give off sparks放出火花to give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter 闪光发出或反射闪光；闪耀to be brilliant in performance才华横溢to shine with animation闪耀因有活力而闪光eg. H

25、e has eyes that sparkle.他有一双闪亮的眼睛to flash with wit闪着智慧的光芒：eg. Her conversation sparkled throughout the evening. 她整个晚上的谈话闪着智慧的光芒to release gas bubbles; effervesc 起泡放出气泡；起泡沫eg. Champagne sparkles香槟酒起泡沫tremble: shake slightly because being frightened or cold 颤抖;战栗;哆嗦; (通常因难过或紧张而声音)发颤，颤抖trap: to capture

26、 诱骗，设圈套/陷阱 A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. 陷阱，圈套bundle: a group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping捆，包裹strap:n. a long, narrow strip of pliant material such as leather 带由韧性材料制成的长的窄带，如皮带v. to fasten or sec

27、ure with a strap 系住用带系住或固定住sun-up: infml AmE sunrisecalico: a coarse, brightly printed cloth 印花布（一种粗糙的、印有鲜艳花纹的布料）Chiefly British 【多用于英国】a plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin 白棉布，比细棉布粗一些shot: pl. tiny lead or steel pellets, especially ones used in a shotgun cartridge 弹丸细小的铅或钢弹，尤指那种用于作枪枝的弹药的

28、the firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun 射击Sports 【体育运动】an attempt to score in a game, as in soccer or hockey 射门Baseball 【棒球】a home run全垒打a guess猜测 store sugar: trade v.to give in exchange for something else交换给以换取其它不同的东西：eg. trade farm products for manufactured goods用农产品换取工业制成品;eg. Would y

29、ou trade my ticket for yours?to buy and sell (stock, for example)（股票）交易购买及销售（如股票）set the table: 摆桌子(准备吃饭)chore n.a routine or minor duty日常工作例行的或不重要的责任daily or routine domestic tasks 家庭杂务家庭中日常的或例行的事务the routine morning and evening tasks of a farmer, such as the feeding of livestock农庄杂务农民早上和晚上例行的喂家畜等事

30、务an unpleasant or burdensome task令人讨厌的或繁重的工作lantern: n. an often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.灯笼；提灯button v. to fasten with buttons用钮扣扣紧：eg. buttoned his shirt扣上衬衫钮扣； buttoned up her raincoat把雨衣扣好to close (the lips or mouth) 闭嘴闭上（双唇或嘴巴）eg. Bu

31、tton your lip.闭上嘴mitten: a covering for the hand that encases the thumb separately and the four fingers together连指手套 其他类别的手套：glove 拳击手套等分指手套 baseball gloves yarn:a continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting 纺线，纤维线天然或人工合成材

32、料制成的盘绕成股的连线，如羊毛或尼龙，用于纺织或编织Informal 【非正式用语】a long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale 故事，奇闻barn: a large farm building used for storing farm products and sheltering livestock 谷仓，粮仓；牲口棚stall: a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. to avoid