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新起点大学英语Unit8

Unit8

TextAANiceCupofTea

TeachingObjectives:

1.GraspthemainideaofTextA—TeaisapopulardrinkinBritain,peoplebecomesodependantonteathattheybelieveteacandoanythingforthem.

2.GraspthemainideaofTextB—Properbehaviorwhilediningoutwithyourdate.

3.Masterimportantlanguagepointsandgrammaticalpoints.

4.LearnhowtowriteCongratulationCardsandhowtousepunctuations.

TimeAllotment:

1~2periods:

Pre-readingtasksandTextA

3~4periods:

ExercisesofTextAandnewwordsofTextB

5~6periods:

ExercisesofTextBandgrammarparts.

1.Pre-readingTasks

1.1.BackgroundInformation

1.1.1.TheBostonTeaParty

EventsLeadingtotheTeaParty

TheBritishEastIndiaCompanyhadcontrolledallteatradingbetweenIndiaandtheBritishcolonies.Asaresultoftheteatax,thecoloniesrefusedtobuytheBritishtea.Instead,theysmuggledteainfromHolland.ThislefttheBritishEastIndiaCompanywithwarehousesfullofunsoldtea,andthecompanywasindangerofgoingoutofbusiness.

TheBritishgovernmentwasdeterminedtopreventtheBritishEastIndiaCompanyfromgoingoutofbusiness.Itwasgoingtoforcethecoloniststobuytheirtea.InMay1773,PrimeMinisterNorthandtheBritishparliamentpassedtheTeaAct.TheTeaActallowedtheBritishEastIndiaCompanytosellteadirectlytothecolonists,bypassing（避开）thecolonialwholesalemerchants.ThisallowedthecompanytoselltheirteacheaperthanthecolonialmerchantswhoweresellingsmuggledteafromHolland.

Thisactrevivedthecolonialissueoftaxationwithoutrepresentation.ThecoloniesonceagaindemandedthattheBritishgovernmentremovethetaxontea.Inaddition,thedockworkersbeganrefusingtounloadtheteafromships.

TheGovernorofMassachusettsdemandedthattheteabeunloaded.Healsodemandedthatthepeoplepaythetaxesanddutyontea.

The"BostonTeaParty"

OntheeveningofDecember16,1773,agroupofmencallingthemselvesthe"SonsofLiberty"wenttotheBostonHarbor.ThemenweredressedasMohawkIndians.TheyboardedthreeBritishships,theBeaver,theEleanorandtheDartmouth,anddumpedforty-fivetonsofteaintotheBostonHarbor.

1.1.2.TheWarofIndependence

AftertheFrenchandIndianWarthatoccurredbetween1754-1763,theBritishgovernmentbeganrequiringthecoloniestopayhighertaxes.Overtime,protestsandconflictledtoatighteningofcontrolbytheMotherCountry.BeginningwiththefightingatLexingtonandConcordinApril1775,openwarfarebrokeout.ThestrugglebywhichtheThirteenColoniesontheAtlanticseaboardofNorthAmericawonindependencefromGreatBritainandbecametheUnitedStates.ItisalsocalledtheAmericanWarofIndependence.The"shotheardroundtheworld"firedatLexingtononApril19,1775beganthewarforAmericanIndependence.ItendedeightandahalfyearslaterSeptember3,1783withtheTreatyofParis.ThetermusedforthecoloniesofBritishNorthAmericathatjoinedtogetherintheAmericanRevolutionagainstthemothercountry,adoptedtheDeclarationofIndependencein1776,andbecametheUnitedStates.TheywereNewHampshire,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,Connecticut,NewYork,NewJersey,Pennsylvania,Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,andGeorgia.TheyarealsocalledtheThirteenOriginalStates.

1.1.3.TypesofDrink

1.1.3.1.AlcoholicDrinks:

Beer,Wine,Spirit

Spirit：

astrongalcoholicdrinkproducedbydistillation烈性酒

1.1.3.2.SoftDrinks:

Water,Milk,Tea,Cola,FruitJuice

1.2.Pre-readingQuestions

（1）Whatkindofdrinksdoyoulike?

（2）Doyouliketea?

（3）Whydoyouliketea?

2.While--ReadingTasks

2.1.ReadthepassagequicklyandfinishExercisesAandB.

2.2.Listentotherecordingofthepassage,andthenasksomestudentstoread.

2.3.Answersomequestionsbasedonthetext.

（1）WhendidtheEnglishcustomofafternoonteabegin?

Itbeganinthelate18thcentury.

（2）Howwasthecustomformed?

Itwasformedbythewifeofthe7thDukeofBedfordbecauseshedecidedthatshesufferedfromasinkingfeelingaround5pmandneededteaandcakestobringbackherstrength.

（3）HowmuchteadoesanaverageEnglishmanorwomandrinkayear?

Heorshedrinksanaverageof4kilos,or1650cupsayear.

（4）WheredotheBritishdrinkteainthemorning?

Inbed.

（5）Wheredotheyhaveitonwinterafternoons?

Roundthefire.

（6）Wheredotheyhaveitonsunnysummerdays?

Outinthegarden.

（7）AccordingtoGaldstonewhatcouldteadotopeople?

Ifyouarecold,teawillwarmyou;ifyouareheated,itwillcoolyou;ifyouaredepressed,itwillcheeryou;ifyouareexcited;itwillcalmyou.

（8）WhendidtheBritishfirsttastetea?

Inabout1650.

（9）Wherewasteafirstimported?

ItwasimportedfromChina.

（10）WhereisteafrominLondontoday?

MostlyfromIndia,SriLankaandAfrica.

2.4.StudytheTextinDetail

（1）refreshments:

n.[pl]foodanddrinkservedasalightmeal茶点，点心

e.g.Refreshmentswillbeservedafterthemeeting.会后有茶点招待。

（2）theEnglishcustomofafternoonteagoesbacktothelate18thcentury,

▲goback:

①toreturntoaformerplace回到，回复

②tohaveone’soriginin（anearliertime）追溯（到…）

e.g.Let’sgobackhomenow.

Ifthenewarrangementdoesn’tworkout,we’llgobacktotheoldone.

Let’sgobacktowhatthechairmansaidearlier.让我们回到主席先前所说的话题。

Sometheuniversitybuildingsgobackasfarasmedievaltimes.

大学的一些建筑物的历史可追溯到中世纪时期。

（3）anaverageof4kilosaheadyearly,─onaverage,everyEnglishmandrinks4kiloseveryyear.平均每人每年消耗4公斤茶叶。

▲average:

n.①theamountcalculatedbyaddingtogetherseveralquantitiesandthendividingbythenumberofquantities.平均数

②alevelorstandardregardedasusualorordinary.平均水平

e.g.Theaverageof3,8and10is7.

Wagesforindustrialworkershaveincreasedbyanaverageof7.5%.

产业工人的工资的平均增长率为7.5%.

Hisschoolworkiswellabove/belowaverage.他的学习成绩在平均水平之上/下。

Wereceive20lettersadayonaverage.

▲head:

n.[S]aperson一个人a/perhead

e.g.Itcostsabout$10aheadtoeatthere.在那里吃饭没人要花10美元。

Ididaquickheadcountanddiscoveredthatonememberoftheclasswasmissing.我迅速清点人数，发现班上不见了一个人。

3.PostReadingTasks

3.1.Translatethefollowingphrases

（1）一种流行的做法（apopularpractice）

（2）使她恢复体力（bringbackherstrength）

（3）在阳光明媚的夏日（onsunnysummerdays）

（4）遇到麻烦的时候（intimesoftrouble）

（5）独立战争（theWarofIndependence）

（6）平均每人每月5公斤鸡蛋（anaverageof5kiloseggsaheadmonthly）

（7）将近两个世纪（nearlytwocenturies）

（8）经营古董（dealinantiques）

（9）20世纪早期（theearly20thcentury）

（10）出口税/进口税（export/importduty）

3.2.Findtheoriginalsentencesinthetext

（1）Takingsomeslightrefreshmentsat5o’clockisapopularpracticeinEngland.

（ItisapopularpracticeinEnglandtotakeslightrefreshmentsat5o’clock）

（2）Actually,theEnglishcustomofafternoonteabeganasearlyasthelate18thcentury.

（Infact,theEnglishcustomofafternoonteagoesbacktothelate18thcentury.）

（3）Onaverage,everyEnglishmandrinks4kiloseveryyear.

（TheBritishdrinksanaverageof4kilosaheadyearly）

（4）TheVictorianPrimeMinister,Gladstone,officiallyapprovedthenationaldrink.

（TheofficialapprovalofthenationaldrinkcamefromtheVictorianPrimeMinister,Gladstone）

TextB

DiningEtiquetteWhenDating（约会时的吃饭礼节）

1.Revision

1.1.Translatethefollowingphrases

（1）是回忆起幸福的童年（bringbackhappychildhood）

（2）内战（thecivilwar）

（3）一个风雨交加的下午（onewindyandrainyafternoon）

（4）起到重要作用（playanimportantpart）

（5）在和平时期（inpeacetime）

2.Pre-readingTasks

2.1.Answerthefollowingquestions

（1）Doyouknowsometablemanners?

（2）Whatshouldyoupayattentiontowhenyoueatout?

2.2.ReadthetextonceandfinishExerciseAandB.

3.WhileReadingTasks

3.1.Readthetextonceagainandanswerthequestionsbasedonit.

（1）Whatshouldonedobeforetakingone’sdatetoafancyorpopularrestaurant?

Heshouldmakereservationfirst.

（2）Whatmayhappenifhefailstomakereservations?

Hewouldbeembarrassedbecauseheandhisdatemighthavetowait.

（3）Howcanapersonkeephispaceofeatingneithertoofastnortooslow?

Hecancount10secondsbetweenmouthfuls.

（4）Whatwillaperson’sdatefindmostunpleasantwhileeating?

Oneistalkingandchewingthefoodatthesametime.

（5）Whatisthebestplacetopickthefoodstuckinyourmouth?

Therestroom.

（6）Ifaperson’sdateneedsanything,whoissupposedtoserveher?

Heshouldsignaltothewaiterforher.

3.2.StudytheTextinDetail

（1）etiquette:

n.[U]theformalrulesofproper（social）behavior.礼节，礼仪

e.g.Therulesofetiquettearenotsostrictnowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格。

Medical/legal/professionaletiquette.医学/法律/专业界的行为规范。

（2）showup:

to（causeto）beeasilyandclearlyseen（使）显眼，显现

e.g.Theunexpectedriotsshowedupthedeficienciesinpolicetraining.

突如其来的暴乱暴露出警察训练中的缺陷。

Thesunlightshowsupthecracksinthewall.阳光使墙上的裂缝显现出来了。

（3）...toeatatamoderatepace─toeatataproperspeed.

你应该用不紧不慢的速度吃饭。

▲moderate:

adj.notateitherendofarangeofsize,etc.butperhapsnearerthelowerendthanthehigher中等的，适度的，不很大的

E.g.Thegardenisofmoderatesize.这个园子中等大小.

Tomorrowwindswillbelighttomoderate.明天的风力为轻度到中等。

Travellingatamoderatespeed.以中速行驶。

（4）Don'ttuckitintoyourbelt...─Don'tpush/putitintoyourbelt.

▲tuck:

putorpushitintoadesiredorconvenientposition塞进，塞

e.g.Tuchyourshirtintoyourtrousers.把你的衬衫下摆塞到裤子里面去。

（5）...Whoissupposedtosignaltothewaitor...

▲besupposedto:

tohaveadutyorresponsiblitytodosth.有义务做...,应该...

e.g.Everyoneissupposedtobringabottletotheparty.

Youarenotsupposedtosmok