1、Unit 3 The world of colours and lightReading 2Teaching aims:After learning this period, the students will be able to1. further understand the text;2. understand and use the words, expressions and sentences listed below;3. apply the target language to practical use and in certain contexts. Teaching p
2、rocedures:Step 1 A brief revision over the content of the text with some key phrases (PPT4-5)1. 考虑做某事 2. 惊讶地做3. 尝试不同风格绘画4. 锐角5. 定居在某地6. 对印象深刻7. 一位带着神秘微笑的夫人8. 面市 9. 的原型 10. 从到11. 是的典型12. 浮在池塘的水面上13. 各种各样的 14. 油画15. 几乎没收到回报16. 充当;担任17. 尽力去做某事18. 全身心地投入19. 价值高达数百万美金20. 动身去1. think about doing2. be amaz
3、ed to do3. experiment with different styles of painting4. acute angle5. settle in some place6. be impressed by sth.7. a lady with a mysterious smile8. come on the market9. the primitive form of sth. 10. range from to 11. be typical of12. float on the surface of a pond13. a wide variety of 14. oil pa
4、intings 15. receive little reward 16. act as17. try hard to do sth. 18. commit ones whole being to doing19. be worth upward of millions of dollars 20. be off to Step 2 Language focus (PPT6-31)Part one: Words (PPT6-21)Based on Step 1, help the students to make a summary about the key words, phrases a
5、nd sentence structures mentioned in the text. In the activities the students are supposed to work first individually and then in pairs or in groups. Key words listed below.(1) So dark are the _ that a man standing there could not be seen. (2) The association was formed to _ the interests of women ar
6、tists.(3) The film star is very concerned about the evaluation by the news _.(4) A plastic bag was _ in the water.(5) His _ is Washington, but he lives in San Francisco. (6) You will need to _ how much time the assignment will take.(7) The world urban population is rocketing _ at a rate of 6.5 per c
7、ent per year. (8) Can we reach a _ on this issue? (9) Grain _ reached a new high in the three years. (10) The police are offering a big _ for information about the robbery. Answers: (1) shadows (2) represent (3) media (4) floating (5) birthplace (6) calculate (7) upwards (8) consensus (9) output (10
8、) rewardPart two: Phrases (PPT22-25)Range from; commit to ; be typical of; a variety of Provide the students some real situations in which to practise the use of the above phrases, e.g. There are 60 students in our class. Some of them are 18 years old, while some others are 17 or 19 years old. Thats
9、 to say: There are 60 students in our class _ 17 _ 19. As we all know, Madame Curie had devoted all her life to the research on radioactivity. What about Yuan longping? He devotes all his time to _. And I wonder how much time do you devote to your English study every day? (Ask the students to give c
10、omplete answers.) This wine_ the region. 这种酒是本地区的特产。It _ him to take hard jobs. 抢重活干就是他的特点。 Theres a large _ of dishes on the menu. 菜单上有许多种菜。Part three: Sentences (PPT26-31)birthplace; output; media; consensus; calculate; float; shadow; reward; represent; upwards(1) Near the house where Picasso was
11、born is a museum full of his art.(Because the subject is too long, we usually put the subject after the verb.) More examples:1) 墙上挂着一幅毕加索画的自画像.On the wall hangs an oil painting Picasso painted.2) 在山顶上有一座古庙,庙的前面有一棵百年大树.At the top of the hill there is an old temple, in front of which stands a hundred-
12、year-old tree.a. The water from the top of the mountain came down.= Down came the water from the top of the mountain.b. The body of the famous robber Jesse James lies here.= Here lies _.(2) By popular consensus, this is the most valuable painting in the worldit is impossible to calculate what price
13、it would fetch if it ever came on the market.Help the students to recall the structure of the above underlined part. (Subjunctive mood) And give them more practice like: If you were an talented artist, what type of painting would you choose? If you had enough money and time, what would you do? (3) B
14、esides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century. a. Various school courses are designed and arranged, _(offer) students an ample selection.b. The man, _ (disturb) so badly, almost lost his memory.c. The n
15、ew supermarket provides a variety of goods, _(range) from stationery to electronic products.Answers: offering; having been disturbed; rangingStep 3 Practice and consolidation (Part E) Allow the students about two minutes to complete the passage and check answers with each other. After that, ask the
16、class to read together the passage to have a further understanding of the vocabulary as well as the content of the text.Step 4 Language in use (PPT32)Suppose you were a journalist from your local newspaper, you would like to write a report about Li Mings visit to some of the famous artists in Europe. Please design some questions for an interview in pairs and practice your dialogue.
