110 likes | 232 Views
Unit 5 Romance Text A A Valentine Story. Teaching Aim: 1. grasp the main idea ( the nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive) and structure of the text; 2. appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (switch between tenses,
E N D
Teaching Aim: • 1. grasp the main idea ( the nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive) and structure of the text; • 2. appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (switch between tenses, • change of narrators), some rhetorical devices (simile and metaphor) and the use of • informal language in conversations; • 3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; • 4. know the arrangement of the story • Time allotment: • 1st period2nd period3rd period4th period5th periodPre-reading ;While-readingWhile-reading While-reading While-reading; Post-readingTheme-related Language Learning Tasks
Back-ground Information • Romance
There are some examples, I think you will know what romance is quickly!
Do these actions and tell us the importance of the sequence . • stand up from one’s seat straighten one’s clothesstart toward somebodymake one step closer to somebodystand directly behind somebody square one’s shoulders hold out a book to somebody grip a book • Belief is a kind of human being’s feelings. And in it the most important part is love. The love to the God, to the spirits, to Buda, etc. And if one believes something and in his heart there is filled with love, can you imagine he will suicide? Of course not. So what is love? A power? A feeling? A medicine?
Language Points • straighten v. 弄直,加强make sth straight • eg. Women used to use a hot iron to straighten their hair, we call that straight black hair, not teased hair. 女人们以前通常都用一块热铁把头发拉直,我们叫那种头发为直发,而不是卷发。 • reflect v. be a sign of, show • eg. Rising process may reflect the rise in demand for these goods. • My care reflects my love for the dog.. • correspond v. exchange letters • eg. Even after becoming president, he still correspond with his old friends. • Related Word: correspondence n. 通信 • Related Phrase: correspondence course 函授课程
take a change on sth.: attempt to do sth. In spite of the possibility of failure • eg. You take a change on the weather if you spend your holiday in the UK. • Related Phrases: take a hand in 参与 • take a look 看看 • take a risk 冒险 • take account of 体谅,考虑 • take a short cut 走捷径 • take a step 举步 • Do you really understand the usage of these phrases?
sustain v. support or give; let sth still be had • eg. The teacher tried hard to sustain the children’s interest in learning English. • go one’s way: go in sb’s direction • eg: I’m going your way. May I give a ride? • eg: I wasn’t sure whether he was going my way or not, so I decided to go home by myself. • more than a little: very • eg. If you tell your father what you have done something wrong, he’ll be more than a little angry. • Related Phrase: more than 非常,极其 • more than ever 更加 • more than half 过半数
long for: want • eg. My parents longed for me to visit them weekly. 我父母想让我每周都回家。 • Juleit longed for Romeo’s love so much that she was willing to die for him. • Do you want to do these for your parents? • sensible a. 理智的clever and smart • eg. You’ve made a sensible decision by not wearing high-heeled shoes while driving. • Related Words: sensibility n.情感 • sensitive a.敏感的 • sensitive plant 含羞草 • sensitize v.使敏感 • sensor n.传感器 • identify v. recognize sb • eg. The visiting scholar spoke English with such a perfect accent that it was hard to identify his origin. 来访的学者英语说的很好,以至于听不出来他来自于哪里。
Text B The Wallet • Language Points • absorb v. draw 吸收;吸引……的注意力;同化 • eg: The sponge can absorb all the water. 海绵能把水都吸干。 • eg: The company has gradually absorbed its small rivals.这家公司逐步吞并了其他较小的竞争对手。 • locate v. find the exact location of ; fix or put in a certain place 探明,定位 • eg: The heroes located the position of the enemy. 英雄们探出了敌人的阵地。 • eg: The new school is to be located in the suburbs. 新学校将建在郊区。 • Related Word: location n.地点,场所 • Tasks • 1. Do Exercise Book Unit Five and recite some parts of the context. • 2. A Composition