Lesson Eight

1. Lesson Eight Pre-class In-class After-class

2. 1. Ask the students to look up the following words and expressions; meanwhile, they should write down the explanation and copy at least one example from the dictionary: appreciate celebrate decorate delicacy exchange folk invite last v. perfect adj. relative n. spring-clean v. 2. Prepare for the texts. They should read the texts before hand and know the general idea. Pre-class (1)

3. Pre-class (2) • 3. Do the vocabulary exercise in advance. • 4.Prepare for the recitation. The papers have been handed out in advance. The contents of the paragraphs are as follows: • It is a universal belief, despite the evidence of history and experience, that money brings happiness. It does nothing of the kind, unless, as too rarely happens, its possessor is gifted with discrimination, and is natural and unassuming. The patronage of a vulgar rich person is an offence.

4. Pre-class (3) • One is frankly glad when people who, as we say, ‘have come from nothing’ find in their prosperity that they cannot open the door into the best intellectual and social circles. They can only use their money to flaunt it in the eyes of less fortunate relations and neighbors, and they are properly made to feel that they are neither in the society they covet nor altogether out of their old environment. Many a wealthy upstart has tried in vain for admittance to an exclusive club or circle. His money failed to find the key.

5. Step one: Text A Step two: Text B Step three: Vocabulary in Exercises Step four: Check the recitation In-class 返回首页

6. 1. Reading the article in teams. The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time. 2. Check the team-reading. Ask each team to read one part of the article together. Pay attention to their pronunciation and intonation. 3. Explanation to the article. (Notes) Step one: Spring-festival (1)

7. Step one : Spring-festival (2) • Notes: • 1). Of all our festivals the Spring Festival is the most important to us Chinese. The prepositional phrase of all our festival is placed at the beginning of the sentence for the sake of emphasis. Study the following sentences and learn them as pattern: Of all his friends Xiao Li is the most considerate. Of all American writers I like Mark Twain best. Of all the new science engineering seems to me the most fascinating.

8. Step one: Spring-festival(3) • 2). No matter how far away from home a person is No matter may also be used with who, what, whether, when and where: e.g. All visitors must sign in no matter who they are. No matter what problems we have, we must not give up. No matter whether Joan comes or not, we have to set out at eight.

9. Step one: Spring-festival(4) • 3). first thing This phrase is often used adverbially together with another adverbial of time. E.g. Could you give this letter to Ronnie first thing Monday morning? He sweeps the courtyard first thing every morning. I’ll tell Jane about it first thing tomorrow morning.

10. Step one: Spring-festival(5) • 4). We go visiting relatives and friends. To go followed by a present participle often means ‘ to take part in some activity’. Other common expressions are: go boating, go fishing, go swimming, go shopping, go skating, etc. e.g. Tim has gone shopping. Some Japanese students went mountain-climbing during the winter vacation.

11. Step one: Spring-festival(6) 4. Reading aloud. Ask the students to read the text again together in teams. 返回in-class

12. 1. Reading the article in teams. The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time. 2. Explanation to the article. Explain the article sentence by sentence. Meanwhile, the students are asked to explain or translate some sentences to check their understanding. Step two: Text B Christmas(1)

13. Step two: Text B Christmas(2) • Notes: • 1). regard…as… : This phrase can be replaced by ‘consider…as’ e.g. Christians regard Christmas Day as the birthday of Jesus Christ. • 2).in advance: before others; ahead of others 在前面；预先 e.g. If you want to get the book, you must pay for it in advance. H.G..Wellss was in advance of his times. H.G. 威尔斯超过了他的同代人。

14. Step two: Text B Christmas(3) • 3). afford vi. have enough money for something 买（付，经受）得起 e.g. I could not afford so much money for car. Can you afford to learn some money? 你能借给我一些钱吗？ vt. supply; give 给予; 提供 e.g. Music affords me great pleasure. His son’s success affords him great pleasure. The tree affords us a shelter from the rain.

15. Step two: Christmas(3) • 3.Reading aloud. Ask the students to read the text again together in teams. They may ask or discuss problems if any. 返回 in-class

16. Step three: Vocabulary in Exercises • About exercise 8, ask the students from each team to fill the blanks, and try to translate them into Chinese. • As to exercise 10, ask the students to rewrite the sentences using the expressions given in the box. This exercise aims to check the students’ understanding of the expressions in the box. 返回in-class

17. Step four: Recitation Check the recitation. The papers have already been handed out to the students. 返回in-class

18. After-class • 1.Review this lesson. • 2.Do the grammar exercises in teams. • 3.The head of each team chairs the dictation of this lesson. Lesson seven