1、教学重点、难点1重点: vocabulary 2难点: word building and structure3思考题:reading skill教材和参考书1.New Horizon College English 2.Reference book 3.Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English Unit 1Unit OverviewObjectives:By the end of the unit, students will be better able to master the new words and phrases;have an id
2、ea of the structure of biographic writings;practice writing a paragraph that starts with a main event and goes on to describe what led up to it;get to know the makings of outstanding characters.Prerequisites:1. Students should read Text A for the main idea before they come to the class sessions.2. S
3、ome type of audio player should be furnished in class, at least for the first period of instruction.3. Tapes of the listening material should be available during class hours.4. Text B should be used for class reading activities. Students should not read Text B before they come to class.Proposed Unit
4、 Duration:6 class hours (50 minutes each)Suggested Time: PartSectionPart IPart IIPart IIIText A(20 min.)Warm-up activitiesText instruction(120 min.)Exercises(60min.)Pre-readingquestionsBackgroundinformationTextanalysisLanguagepointsReading &writing skillsText B(40 min.)Reading-skills(10 min.)Assignm
5、entsText CSelf-studyListening(50 min.)In-class listeningSection AAlfred Nobel: A Man of PeaceI. Warm-up Activities Pre-reading Questions (1) How much do you know about Alfred Nobel? (2) To whom so you think the Nobel Prize should be awarded?II. Text Instruction Language Points i) Key words, Phrase a
6、nd Structures 1.report vt. & n. vt. write about sth. that has happened报道 -Many crimes are not reported in the newspaper because they are not discovered. -We should report the accident to the public. -It was reported that the great artist would come to our city and give lectures in several colleges.
7、n. C sth. written for what has happened报告;报道 -Did you read the newspaper reports about the accident? -When you come back, write a report about everything that you saw there. 2. call v. &n. v. a. give a name to 命名;称呼call + sb. +宾语补语-His name is Li Hua but we all call him A-hua. -They called the baby
8、Tom/ b. say or think that sb. or sth. is认为是;把称为 -People called him a hero for what he did. c. telephone sb. 给某人打电话 -Ill call you later. -Who is calling?a. cry 呼声,叫声b. 通话(电话) -a telephone call 3. continue v. a. go on doing or happening连续;继续 -We continued singing until 5 oclock. -The rain continued al
9、l the day.b. start again after a break(中断后)再开始 -Lets have a rest now and continue the text next class. 4. remember vi. &vt. a. keep sth. in ones mind; call back to mind记得;想起-I couldnt remember ever seeing the singer on TV.-That happened 10 years ago, and you still remember.-I suddenly remembered my
10、good friend in my hometown. b. think about with special respect or honor纪念 -I want you to have it. Keep it to remember us both. c. send good wishes to sb.向问好 -Remember me to your parents. -Please remember me to your wife. Note: remember doing sth. 记得做过某事;而remember to do sth.指记得去做某事。类似的词还有forget, reg
11、ret 5. spend vt. a. use time for sth.花时间,度过-He wanted to spend his holidays with her.-Jay spent half a year on his new record.-Jay spent half a year preparing his new record.c. give out money in payment花钱-Girls always spend a lot of money on their clothes. -Spend all ones money 比较spend take cost 1)s
12、pend既可以指花时间,也可以指花钱,主语是人 2)take 可指花费,消耗时间、劳力等,主语一般是事情或it -It took us two days to finish the work. -The work took two days. -How long will you take over this job? 3) cost(cost, cost) 多指花钱,引申可以指花时间、精力等-The bike/MP3 cost him 200/1000 yuan.-It costs them 500 dollars a year to run a year.-The program/plan
13、 cost much time and patience. 6. save v. a. take sb. away from danger救;挽救 -He saved the child from the fire. -They tried their best to save the little boy from the rever. b. keep sth., esp. money, to use later储蓄 -He was saving money to go to college. -If you save now, you will be able to buy a new b
14、ike soon. c. use less of sth. 节省 -This method will save us much time. ii) Difficult Sentences 1. The newspaper .who traded in death.(Para1) trade in: buy and sell -They trade in food, drinks and many other things. trade v. & v. 1)互换,交易 2)做生意 -China trades with many different countries n. 1) 贸易,买卖 2)
15、行业 -trade union 2. In fact, Alfred Nobels.(Para1) in fact: as a matter of fact实际上,其实 -In fact, it turned out to be much better than we had thought. 3. Alfred Nobel put down the newspaper sadly.(Para2) put down: place sth. down -Put down your books please. -Put down your schoolbag. 4. All the same, .
16、(Para2) all the same: even so, still尽管如此,仍然 -I dont think so, but thanks all the same. -None of them understand his words, but they nodded all the same. 5. He did not like that idea at all.(Para2) not . at all: not in any way 一点也不,丝毫也不 -I dont like the new film at all. -She doesnt like the house at
17、all. Not at all. 回答对方表示感谢的客套话,“别客气”相当于You are welcome. 6. Many people of his day.(Para3) of ones day: of ones age某人所处的时代 -He was well-known among those artists of his day. 7. Nobel was worried about the way.(Para4) be worried about: be anxious about 为.担心,为.发愁 -He was worried about meeting his father
18、 after he heard the bad news about his grandfather. -She was worried about her mothers health. 8. He wanted to think of the best way to.(Para4) think of 1)想到 -Please think of a word beginning with A. 2)思考,考虑/想,打算 -Im thinking of going to Beijing. think about考虑;仔细考虑;审查 -Please think about the suggest
19、ion and tell me your views tomorrow. think over仔细想,审慎思考 -Think it over. 9. They were very surprised.learned of Alfred Nobels plan.(Para5) learn of: become informed of获悉,得知,了解 -He will learn of his mothers death at the end. -She was never to learn of his plans as he went to New York the next day and
20、never returned. 10. .as a result finally.(Para6) as a result: caused or produced by sth. else 作为结果,结果是 -It was raining cats and dogs yesterday. As a result, many students were absent from class. as a result of sth. 作为.的结果,因为 because of -Many students were absent from class as a result of the heavy r
21、ain.III Exercises Vocabulary; Translation; Grammar ExercisesIV Assignments1) Read and try to remember the para on page6.2) Pronunciation and intonation: VowelsSection BMarie Curie: A Twentieth-Century WomanI. Reading Skills Reading in phrases (1) Language Points:i) Key Words, Phrases and Structures1
22、. care vi. Be worried or anxious -I dont care. -Who cares?care about: think sth. is important -The only thing he cares is money. 2. realize vt.1) know or understand-When I got home, I realized that I had lost my key. -He suddenly realized that he was wrong. 2) make sth. (hope, dream, purpose, etc.)r
23、eal -She realized her dream of becoming an actress. -My worst fears were realized when I saw the exam questions. 3. discover vt.1) find or learn sth. for the first time-Columbus discovered America in 1492.2) find out a fact, an answer, etc.弄明白,找到,发觉-We soon discovered the truth.-The police have disc
24、overed a bomb factory at a country house. 4. cause vt. be the reason for, lead to -Who caused the accident? -The fire was caused by a cigarette. -Some inventions have caused great changes in our life. 5. prove v. proof n. 1) show to be true by means of facts, information, etc.证明,证实 -The blood on his
25、 short proved that he was the killer. -To prove her point, she showed them the latest sale figures. 2) turn out to be 表明,显示出来 -The job proved more difficult than wed thought. -He proved himself to be a man of his word. ii) Difficult Sentences 1. .Marya changed her name to the French form, Marie.(Par
26、a2) Meaning: .Marya spelt her name in the French way, Marie. Change sth. to/into : make sth. become 使.变为 _Later it became the Road of the Heroes and then was changed to the Road of Youth. 2. .so she could study in peace.(Para2) .so she might not be disturbed in her study. In peace: in a state of qui
27、etness 平静;安宁 _Build our country and lets live in peace. 3. .but even among her difficult living conditions, she was happy. (Para2) .but in spite of her poor and hard life, she was always Happy. 4. Marie and Pierre found that they had much in common.(Para3) Marie and Pierre shared many things: likes,
28、 dislikes, Interests, qualities, etc. 5. They didnt care about money or about being comfortable.(Para3) They were not concerned about earning money or about Living a comfortable life. Care about: think sth. is important认为.重要;关心 _The only thing he cares about is money. 6.and began to look for unknown elements that had such rays.Meaning: .and started to try to discover unknown chemical Elements that had such rays. 7.The Curies continued to work closely together until a terrible event happened.(Para6) Marie and Pierre Curie continued to work together up to
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