1、教学设计Learning about Language:Important language points整体设计教材分析The emphasis of this period will be placed on the important new words,expressions and sentence patterns in the parts Warming Up,Prereading,Reading and Comprehending.In order to make students understand these important points thoroughly,we
2、can first get students to understand their meanings in the context,then give some explanations about them,and later offer some practices to make students master their usages.Some new words and expressions,such as permit, account,seek,bring up,go ahead,on the contrary,and so on are very useful and im
3、portant.So are the sentence patterns “I wonder,Mr.Adams,if youd mind us asking a few questions.” and “The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my appearance.” We ought to pay more attention to them and design special exercises.At the end of the class,the t
4、eacher can make students do more exercises for consolidation.In doing so,they can learn,grasp and use these important language points well.教学重点1Enable students to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as permit,account,seek,bring up,go ahead ,on the contrary,etc.2Get students
5、to master the patterns “I wonder,Mr.Adams,if youd mind us asking a few questions.” and “The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my appearance.”教学难点1Let students learn the usage of the expression “go ahead”2Enable students to learn the sentence pattern “I
6、wonder,Mr.Adams,if youd mind us asking a few questions.”3Get students to understand some difficult and long sentences.三维目标知识目标1Get students to learn and grasp the important and useful new words and expressions in this part:birthplace,novel,adventure,phrase,author,scene ,wander,pavement ,businessman,
7、permit,ahead,bay,stare,fault,spot,passage ,account,embassy,seek,patience ,contrary,envelope ,bring up,go ahead,by accident,stare at,account for,on the contrary2Let students learn the following important and useful sentence patterns:1)Young man ,would_you step inside a moment,please?(request )2)I_won
8、der,Mr.Adams ,if youd mind us asking a few questions.(I wonder if.)3) .I found _myself_carried_out to sea by a strong wind.(findO.O.C.)4)And it_was the ship that brought you to England.(it is/was.that.)5)The fact is that I_earned_my_passage_by_working_as_an_unpaid_hand.(noun clause as the predicativ
9、e)6)You mustnt think we dont care about you.(double negative)7)Thats why _weve_given_you_the_letter.(noun clause as the predicative)8)Well,why_dont_you explain what_this_is_all_about?(suggestion;noun clause as the object)能力目标1Get students to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.2Enabl
10、e students to make sentences after the useful sentence patterns.情感目标1Stimulate students interest in learning English.2Develop students spirit of cooperation and teamwork.教学过程Step 1 Revision1Check the homework exercises.2Ask some students to talk about Mark Twain and his play.Step 2 Reading and findi
11、ngGet students to read through Warming Up,Prereading,Reading and Comprehending to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in these parts.Read them aloud and copy them down in the exercise book after class.Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressions1Turn to Page 20Go t
12、hrough the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions with students and make sure they know what to do.2Give them several minutes to finish the exercises.They first do them individually,and then discuss and check them with their partners.3Check the answers with the whole class and explain
13、 the problems they meet where necessary.Step 4 Studying important language points1He was brought up in Hannibal,Missouri,along the Mississippi River.他在密西西比河边的密苏里州的汉尼拔长大。bring up1) (especially passive)raise, rear or educate sb.(尤用于被动语态)培养;养育;教育She brought up five children.她养育了五个孩子。Her parents died wh
14、en she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt.她出生后不久父母双亡,是由姑母抚养大的。He was brought up to respect authority.他从小就受到尊敬师长的教育。2)cause sb.to stop moving or speaking suddenly 骤然停止His remark brought me up short/sharp/with a jerk.我听了他的话后一下子愣住了。3)vomit sth. 呕吐某物bring up ones lunch 吐出午饭吃的食物4)call attentio
15、n to sth.;raise sth.使注意某事;提出某事These are the matters that you can bring up in committee.这些事你可以在委员会上提出。2He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river,such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.最使他出名的小说都是以他在密西西比河畔的童年世界作为背景的,例如汤姆索亚历险记和哈克贝利费恩历险记 。句
16、子中的 set in his boyhood world on the river 是过去分词短语作定语,相当于定语从句which were set in his boyhood world on the river。set.in:represent the action of(a play,novel,etc.)as happening in a specified place or at a specified time 设置(戏剧、小说等的)背景The novel is set in prewar London.这部小说以战前的伦敦为背景。be known for:be famous f
17、or 因而出名Guilin is best known for its mountains and water.桂林山水甲天下。This town is known for its beautiful buildings.这个城镇以它那漂亮的建筑而出名。France is known for its fine food and wine.法国以其佳肴和美酒著名。【辨析】be known for & be known asbe known as:be famous as 以而出名Mark Twain is known as a writer.马克吐温以作家而出名。3It is Henry Ada
18、ms,an American businessman,who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.他叫亨利亚当斯,一个美国商人,在伦敦迷了路,不知道该怎么做。这是一个复合句,who is lost in London and does not know what he should do 是非限制性的定语从句,what he should do 是宾语从句。be lost:get confused or puzzled 不知所措;困惑I was rather lost trying to find the station.
19、我找车站找得晕头转向。We would be today lost without your help.我们没有你的帮助就一筹莫展。The boy was lost in the woods and didnt know what to do.那男孩在树林里迷了路,不知如何是好。【拓展】be lost in sth.:be absorbed in sth.专注于某事be lost in thought/wonder/admiration 想得入神/不胜诧异/ 欣赏入迷be lost on sb.:fail to influence sb.对某人不起作用或无影响Our hints were no
20、t lost on him.我们给他的暗示他已心领神会。be lost to sth.:be no longer affected or influenced by sth.不再受某事物的影响;将某事物置之度外When she listens to music,shes lost to the world.她一听音乐就把整个世界忘之脑后。4Permit me to lead the way,sir.先生,请让我来带路吧。permit1)vt. allow;give permission for(sth.)允许;许可;容许(某事)Dogs are not permitted in the bui
21、lding.不得携狗进入楼内。The prisoners were permitted two hours exercise every day.允许犯人每天有两小时活动。Do you permit your children to smoke?你准许你的孩子们吸烟吗?We do not permit smoking in the office.我们不许在办公室吸烟。【注意】“准许某人做某事”是 permit sb.to do sth., “获准做某事;被许可做某事”是 be permitted to do sth.,但是“准许做某事”应当是 permit doing sth.,不是 perm
22、it to do sth.。2)vi.& vt. make(sth. )possible 使(某事)有可能性If my health permits,Ill go with you.如果我的健康状况容许的话,我就和你一起去。Weather permitting,Ill come tomorrow.要是天气许可,明天我一定来。The windows permit light and air to enter.这些窗户采光和通风性能良好。3)permit of sth.:admit sth.as possible;tolerate 认可;容忍The situation does not permi
23、t of any delay.情势刻不容缓。4)n.official document that gives sb.the right to do sth.,especially to go somewhere 许可证;通行证You cannot enter a military base without a permit.无通行证者不得擅入军事基地。【拓展】permission n. act of allowing sb.to do sth.;consent 许可;准许;允许;同意You have my permission to leave.我准你离开。She refused to giv
24、e her permission.她拒不同意。They entered the area without permission.他们未经许可擅入该地。5I wonder,Mr.Adams ,if youd mind us asking a few questions.亚当斯先生,不知你是否介意我们问你几个问题。Not at all.Go right ahead.没关系,问吧。I wonder if/whether you.是表示委婉请求的句式,用于较为正式的场合,译为“不知您是否” 。if youd mind us asking a few questions 是宾语从句,在句中作 wonde
25、r 的宾语;us asking a few questions 为动名词的复合结构,在句中作动词 mind 的宾语。在现代英语中,动名词复合结构用作宾语时,其名词多用普通格,形容词性物主代词也多用代词的宾格。us asking a few questions 就属这种情况。再如:I hate people being unhappy.我不愿人们不快乐。Please say nothing about us calling.请不要说我们来拜访的事。go ahead:前进;(用于祈使句)可以(拿、用等) ;往下说The police examined the cars and allowed th
26、em to go ahead.警察检查了那些车辆,让他们继续前进了。Go ahead.We are listening.往下说吧,我们听着呢。Would you mind me using your pen?用一下你的钢笔,你介意吗?Not at all.Go ahead.没关系,你用吧。【拓展】 mind v 1注意;留意Mind the wet paint.小心油漆未干。2 (用于否定句式疑问句)介意;反对Do you mind if I put the bag here?我把袋子放这儿,你不介意吧?3Would you mind me smoking/if I smoked?(虚拟语气)
27、你介意我吸烟吗?6As a matter of fact,I landed in Britain by accident.事实上,我在英国上岸是偶然的。by accident:as a result of chance or mishap;by mistake 偶然;无意中;不小心He only found his pet dog lost a week ago by accident.他只是碰巧找到了他上周丢失的宠物狗。I took her umbrella by accident after the meeting.会议结束后我不小心错拿了她的伞。7About a month ago,I
28、was sailing out of the bay.( his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers dinner on the table)大约一个月前,我开船驶出了海湾(他的眼睛盯着桌子上兄弟俩的残羹剩饭)stare:look with the eyes wide open in a fixed gaze(in astonishment, wonder,fear,etc. )瞪着眼睛凝视;盯着看It is rude to stare.盯着人看是不礼貌的。He was staring out over the fields.他目不转睛地看着外
29、面的田野。【辨析】 look,stare,gaze,glare,peer & gawpLook(at)means to direct ones eyes towards a particular object.look(at)指使视线接触某物体。例如:Just look at this beautiful present.快来看看这件漂亮的礼物吧。I looked in the cupboard but I couldnt find a clean shirt.我看过了衣橱里边,但找不到干净的衬衫。Gaze(at)means to keep ones eyes turned in a part
30、icular direction for a long time.gaze(at)指使视线长时间对着某方向。We can gaze at something without looking at it if our eyes are not focused.假如视线不集中于某目标,则虽为 gaze at 却并非 look at。例如:She spent hours gazing into the distance.她半天一直凝视着远方。She sat gazing unhappily out of the window.她坐在那儿闷闷不乐得望着窗外。Stare (at)suggests a l
31、ong,deliberate,fixed look.stare(at)指长久的、有意的、目不转睛地看。Staring is more intense than gazing and the eyes are often wide open.Stare 比 gaze精神集中,常指张目注视。It can be impolite to stare at somebody.注视某人有时是不礼貌的。例如:I dont like being stared at.我不喜欢人家盯着瞧我。She stared at me in astonishment.她惊奇地注视着我。Glare(at)means to st
32、are angrily or fiercely at somebody or something.glare(at)指怒目而视或狠狠地盯视某人或某物。例如:The man in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us.只穿着衬衣的男人站在房子外面瞪着我们。The trapped eagle glared at his captors.被诱捕到的雄鹰凶狠地瞪着捕获它的人。Peer( at)means to look very closely and suggests that it is difficult to see
33、 well.peer(at)指仔细看,含有很难看清之意。例如:We peered through the fog at the house numbers.我们透过雾气细看门牌号码。He peered at me through thick glasses.他透过厚厚的眼镜片看着我。Gawp(at)means to look at someone or something in a foolish way with the mouth open.gawp(at)指傻头傻脑地张着嘴看某人或某物。例如:What are you gawping at?你在傻盯着什么?He just sits the
34、re gawping at the television all day!他整天坐在那儿傻里傻气张着大嘴看电视。8The next morning Id just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.第二天早晨我正感到绝望的时候,这时一艘海船发现了我。spot:1)vt. ( not in the continuous tenses)pick out(one person or thing from many) ;catch sight of;recognize;discover (不用于进行时态)找出;辨出;
35、认出;瞥见;发觉He finally spotted just the shirt he wanted.他最后找到了他想要的衬衫。She spotted her friend in the crowds.她在人群中认出了她的朋友。I cant spot the difference between them.我看不出两者的区别。2)n. small mark;round mark or stain;small red mark or blemish on the skin;particular place or area 斑点;污点;红斑;地点Which has spots,the leopa
36、rd or the tiger?豹和虎哪一个有斑点?The little girl found the spots of mud on her trousers and cried.小姑娘看到裤子上的泥斑哭了。She had spots on her face when she was ill.当她生病的时候,她脸上有斑点。This is a nice spot for a house.这里是建房的好地方。3)on the spot aimmediately 立刻;马上bat the actual place where sth. is happening 现场的9And it was the
37、 ship that brought you to England.正是那艘船把你带到了英国。该句为强调句,其句型为“It is/was被强调部分that句子其他部分” 。It was in this room that Lu Xun once lived.这就是鲁迅生前曾经住过的房间。Was it because his mother was ill that he didnt go to school?他不来上学是因为他妈妈病了吗?When was it that the club was set up?这个俱乐部的成立是在什么时候?10The fact is that I earned
38、my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my appearance.我是作为一个不拿工资的帮手赚来我的船费的,这就是我为什么会衣冠不整的原因了。这是一个复合句,里面含有两个从句,that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my appearance 是表语从句,which accounts for my appearance 是非限制性定语从句,关系代词 which 代替的是前面的句子 I earned my pas
39、sage by working as an unpaid hand。account for:be the explanation of sth.;explain the cause of sth.做某事的解释;解释某事的原因His illness accounts for his absence.他因病缺席。Please account for your own conduct.请你对自己的行为作出解释。11On the contrary,in fact.事实上,正好相反。on the contrary:the opposite is true;not at all 与此相反;正相反It do
40、esnt seem ugly to me;on the contrary,I think its rather beautiful.我觉得它并不丑,恰恰相反,它挺美。Step 5 Using words,expressions and patternsDo Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in Using Words and Expressions on Page 56.The following procedures may be followed:1Go through the exercises with students and make sure they kno
41、w what to do.2Several minutes for students to finish them individually,and then discuss and check them with their partners.3Check the answers with the whole class.4If time permits,explain the problems students meet where necessary.Step 6 Homework1Finish off the Workbook exercises.2Learn the new word
42、s and expressions in this part by heart.活动与探究Enjoy the movie The Million Pound Bank Note after class.Pay attention to Henrys look and feelings.In pairs describe how his feelings change during the conversation with the two brothers.First find what Henry says or does on the following occasions and the
43、n use your own words to describe how you think he feels.Make a short report to explain your reasons and be ready to present to the class.Occasions What Henry says or does How he feels1Before he enters the brothers house2When he introduces himself3When the brothers ask him about his plan4When he tells them how he reached London by ship5When they seem happy that he has no money 6When they give him the letter7When they tell him there is money in it8Before he leaves the house