1、1Unit 6 Going WestReadingTeaching Aims:1. Learn and master the following: Words: ox/oxen(pl.), frontier, salty, pond, drinkable, barren, patch, burden, desperate, beast, accustomed, thirst, starvation, anxietyPhrases: leave behind, lose ones way, be accustomed to, come to an end, 2. Train the Ss rea
2、ding ability.3. Let the Ss learn sth. about “Going west” in the history of America.Teaching Important Points:1. Master the new words and phrases in this period.2. Enable the Ss to understand the text better.3. Improve the Ss reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1. How to make the Ss understand
3、the reading passage better.2. How to master the language points in the passage exactly.Teaching Methods:1. Scanning the passage to get the general idea of it.2. Careful reading to answer some detailed questions.3. Discussion after reading the passage to make the students understand what they can lea
4、rn from the text.4. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Procedures:Step1 Lead-inShow the map of America and ask the following questions:1. What do you know about America?2. Do you know any famous cities and states?3. Where is Kansas, California and where are t
5、he Rocky Mountains?In the map, from east to west, its so far. If you make a journey from east to west, do you think its easy or difficult?Yes, its difficult, especially in history.Today were going to learn “Going West”Step2 Fast readingTurn to page49, read the text fast with 3 questions.21. What gav
6、e my father the idea of the journey?2. How many states did we travel?3. When did we reach the edge of the desert?Step3 Careful readingPara1: Read para1 carefully and then answer:1. The main idea of Para1 is _.A. there is nothing to do but travelB. why and how we started our movingC. the book made my
7、 father move to the West2. What does “account” in the first line mean?A. description B. consideration C. advantage(Oral questions) 3. When did our travel begin and what was our destination?4. How long and how far did the journey last?Para2: Questions: 1. Our destination is California, then what was
8、our first destination?2. What do you know about Indian Creek?A. It was in Kansas.B. It was the frontier then.C. It was the meeting place for people moving to the west.Para3-4: Now we started our journey, during which, there must be some difficulties. Try to find out the difficulties and put the thin
9、gs into the right order. You can discuss with your partner if you are not sure.Put the things into the right order:1. We lost our way.2. We burnt oxen and packed them with our supplies.3.Passing through the desert, we came into the Salt Lake Valley.4. For miles both sides of the road were lined with
10、 dead animals and abandoned wagons. 5. We got to Indian Creek The difficulties we ran into during the journey:1. They lost their way.2.They didnt have enough water to drink3.The animals died from lack of waterTrue or False3( )1. We traveled alone.( )2. We traveled day and night.( )3. During walking
11、through the desert, we couldnt ride the wagons.( )4. For many weeks we had suffered from heat, thirst and starvation.( )5. During the long journey, we could help each other.( )6. When a young man in our group suggested that I stay behind with the children and wait for help, I agreed.Para5: Listen to
12、 the tape, according to the meaning of Para5, draw a picture, using your imagination.Para6: There were so many difficulties, but the writer didnt give up. Do you think he will succeed? Lets refer to Para6 and answer:Why did the writer say they got to the promised land and how did he react to it? Ste
13、p 4 ConsiderationWhat is the main idea of the text?(The text related a story that the heros family and other many families moving to the West. They ran into many difficulties on the way to the West. Finally they got to the West and started a new life. When they came across the problems, they didnt e
14、scape them. However, they faced reality and solved the problems. They insisted on and made unremitting efforts, so they made their dream come true. Moreover, An iron pestle can be ground down to a needle perseverance will prevail.)Step 5 DiscussionWhat can we learn from this text?(We learned that du
15、ring our lifetime, we may run into many difficulties. When we come across the problems, we shouldnt try to escape. Instead, we should learn to face reality and solve the problems. As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give up, we will achieve our goals and succeed. Moreover, we all have
16、dreams in our heart. As 4long as we insist on and make unremitting efforts, we will make our dreams come true one day.)Homework: 1. Retell the text.2. Complete Exercises 2 and 3 on P51, Language Study. 板书： Unit6 Reading-Going WestTime: the middle of October in 1845 account-at 3 a.m of Christmas Day
17、leave behindPlace: Indian Creek in Kansas- the Salt Lake Valley lose ones way- the Salt Lake Desert-Death Valley- in desperate need ofthe promised land (California) be accustomed toPersons: my father, I, the people moving to the west get on ones kneesThing: Going west suggest that+VDifficulties: los
18、t their way/ no water/ animals died come to an end“An iron pestle can be ground down to a needle.”Words应用,适用;使专心从事eg. He has applied for a post in England. 他已申请在英国供职。Now a lot of new technology can be applied to solving problems in industry. 现在许多新技术能用来解决工业上的问题。He applied himself to learning French.
19、他致力于学习法语。同根词：application n. 应用,申请applicant n. 申请人,应征者applied adj. 应用的,实际的常用短语：apply (to sb/sth) for sth (向某人/ 某机构)申请得到apply to 应用,使用 (to 是介词,接 n/doing sth)5apply oneself /ones mind to (doing) sth 努力/ 绞尽脑汁做3.beyond prep.(位置上)越过,在较远的一边; (时间上)晚于,迟于 超出范围eg. The sun set beyond the mountain. 太阳落到山那边去了 .So
20、me shops keep open beyond midnight.有些商店营业到后半夜.The car was damaged beyond repairing. 这辆车被撞得无法维修 .常用短语：beyond control 无法控制 beyond reason 不合理 beyond praise 赞叹不已beyond belief 难以置信 beyond ones power 力所不及beyond hope 无望,绝望 beyond ones reach 够不着beyond ones ability = beyond sb 超出(某人的) 能力范围4.accustom v. 使习惯eg
21、. I have accustomed myself to working long hours. 我已习惯长时间工作。He is accustomed to traveling with his family in summer.他习惯于夏天和家人一起旅行。常用短语：become/be accustomed to sth/doing sth 习惯于做某事 (to 为介词)accustom oneself to sth/doing sth 使某人自己习惯于做某事表示“习惯于 ”的短语：be/get/become used to sth/doing sth 习惯于做某事be/feel at ho
22、me with sth 习惯于某事adapt to sth/doing sth 使适应做某事used to do sth 过去常常做某事5.desperate adj.极度渴望的(后+for) 极严重的 绝望的eg. Have you got some water? Im desperate for water.你有水吗？我渴死了(我极想喝水)。The state of the country is desperate. 该国的现状极为严重。The prisoners grew more desperate.那些犯人变得越来越绝望.常用短语： a desperate illness/disea
23、se 重病in a desperate situation 处于绝境中make a desperate attempt 孤注一掷be desperate 走投无路了6.anxiety n. 渴望,极想; 忧虑,焦虑eg. His anxiety for knowledge made him work harder.6他对知识的热切渴望使他更加努力学习。He was waiting for his mums return with anxiety.他焦虑地等着妈妈的归来。同根词： anxious adj. 焦虑的,忧心的; 渴望的,急切的be anxious for/about 担心be anx
24、ious to do sth 急于做某事常用短语：in anxiety of sth/doing sth 渴望(做).have anxiety to do sth/for sth 对渴望( 做)be in anxiety 担忧,担心7.relief n. (痛苦,困苦,忧虑等)减轻,消除;宽慰援助,救济多用单数形式，后接 from/of 表示“消除”eg. The drugs brought him some relief from the pain.这药物稍稍缓解了他的痛楚。同根词：relieve v. 解除,舒缓(令人不快的感觉/情境 )eg. The government has tak
25、en measures to relieve unemployment.政府以采取措施来减缓失业(压力)。常用短语：to ones relief 令人宽慰的是with/in relief 舒心地8.deliver v. 投递,移交 ; 接生; 发表,宣布eg. Well deliver your order to your door. 我们将送货上门。Her baby was delivered by her own doctor. 她的孩子是由她自己的医生接生的。You can deliver yourself of an opinion at the meeting.在会议上你可以发表意见
26、。常见短语：deliver sb/sth over to 把送到/交给be delivered of baby 生孩子,分娩deliver(=give/make) a speech 作/发表演讲deliver oneself of sth 发言9.burden n.负担,重担,压力eg. I dont want to be a burden to/on my children when Im old.年老之时我不想拖累儿孙。v.(使)担负,负重 (常搭配:burden sb/oneself with sth “使某人/自己担负”)eg. If I were you, I wouldnt bur
27、den yourself with other peoples problems. 要是我是你的话,我才不会像你那样为别人的问题操心.7Phrases:1. lose heart 丧失勇气/ 信心lose ones heart (to sb/sth) 爱上(某人/某物)eg. He has lost his heart to science. Whatever difficulty he may have, he will never lose heart. 他已经爱上了科学 .无论他会遇上什么困难，他永远不会失去信心。常用短语：lose ones life 丧命 lose face 丢脸,失
28、面子lose ones breath 呼吸困难 lose courage 失去勇气lose ones way 迷路 lose ones temper 发脾气2. leave behind 留下,忘带,遗留eg. He never leaves behind newspaper when he goes to work.他上班时从不忘记带报纸。常用短语: leave alone 不管,别碰 leave out 遗漏,删除leave over 遗留,使剩余 leave aside 搁置,把放一边leave off 停止,关上,脱掉 leave for 动身去(某地)3. come to an en
29、d 结束,终止come to+ n. 达到(某状态)eg. The competition will come to an end if the judge cant be here in ten minutes. 如果十分钟内裁判还不来，那比赛就结束吧。常用短语: come to life 复活 come to oneself 苏醒过来come to a conclusion 得出结论 come to rest 休息come to a decision 做出决定 come to an agreement 达成协议come to a better understanding 较好地理解Read
30、ing comprehension.Minh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left there when he was 21. Minh has been in America for two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.Once, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw a poor old couple. They wanted a box of cereal(麦片). The box was on a high shelf. The
31、 man and woman couldnt reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the old couple. They thanked him.“Where are your children?”asked Minh, “Why dont they take care of you?” “Our children have their own lives,” said the old couple, “We like to be living separ
32、ately from them.” Minh didnt think this was right. In his country, parents and children live together. He told them to call him if they needed help. One evening they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.One day, Minh was talking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were 8going to
33、 a movie. Minh wanted to go to restaurant first. Minh took his friends hand. He pulled him to the restaurant. People on the street turned to watch him. In Vietnam, friends often holds hands. Minh found that people in America are surprised to see men hold hands.Minh Pham is going through it when he l
34、ived in Vietnam. When he came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. Theres still a lot more for him to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.1. What is the main idea of
35、 the passage?A. It takes time to learn how to live in a foreign country.B. It is not easy to travel from one country to another.C. It is necessary to learn about other countries.D. It is hard to live in a foreign country alone.2. The underlined word in the last paragraph means_.A. keeping up with others B keeping ones own way of lifeC. the process of learning how to live in a new societyD. understanding a new society3. We can tell from the text that the process of socialization may happen to _.A. only Americans B. only the Vietnamese in AmericaC. only old people D. everyone
