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教学目的 | Teaching Objectives: 1) to have the class handle the usage of simple past and past perfect. 2) to have the class learn the key words and expressions 3) to have the class discuss their first college day. | |||||||||||||||||||
教学重点和难点 | Teaching Focus 1)The first college day. 2)The way of telling story Possible Difficulties Comprehension of the text. | |||||||||||||||||||
教学方法和手段 | Teaching techniques To integrate several different teaching methods and techniques: elicitation; explanation; illustration; recitation and discussion. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Unit 1 Half a Day 1 Culture tips
2 Structure The text can be conveniently divided into three parts. In the first part (para.1-7), we learn about the boy’s misgivings about school. He found it hard to be away from home and mom, and thought school was punishment. The second part (para.8-16) describes how the boy felt about school. He found that life at school was rich and colorful in many ways, although it also required discipline and hard work. In the last part of the text (17-20), the boy walked out of the school to find that the outside world had changed beyond measure and that he had grown into an old man.sort of prison General Analysis Plot: a little boy’s first time to go to school Setting: on the way to school at school on the way home Protagonists: “I” –the boy in the story Theme of the story The following are a few possible understandings of the message the story conveys. Which one do you agree with? Argue with your group partners. Time and tide wait for no man. Life is a tragedy. There is nothing permanent in life but change. Education can never keep up with changes in society. Life is short and time is precious. Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously. Time goes by quickly and many things can take place in your lifetime. Before you know it, a new society is born. Symbolism is used in the story to play up the theme: Life is like a day of a child, bitter, rich, colorful and short, which is a process of growing up, exploring and acquiring. 3 Vocabulary 1 alongside prep. Beside, next to 在……旁边，沿着……；和……相比 Beside/Alongside his, my trouble is nothing. 和他的相比，我的苦恼算不了什么。 2 clutch vt. to hold sth. or sb. tightly, esp. because you are frightened, in pain, or do not want to lose something Tom fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. A woman clutching a baby stole an elderly woman’s purse. Synonyms: hold, seize, grip, grasp, grab, snatch clutch at: to try hard to hold sth., esp. when you’re in a dangerous situation A drowning man will clutch at a straw. (to try hard to find a sign of hope or a solution, even when they are not likely to exist in a difficult or dangerous situation) Synonym: catch at 3 convince vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth. is true I couldn’t convince him of his mistake. How can I convince you of my sincerity? I managed to convince them that the story was true. a convincing argument convincing evidence 作状语的convinced = believing = full of conviction He left the room, convinced/believing that a war would come. 他确信一场争吵即将发生，便离开了房间。 4 vast: a. extremely large; spreading a great distance China has a vast land and rich resources. 中国地大物博。 The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles. The group of actors was brought from New York to London at vast expense. Synonyms: huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, massive, giant, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, titanic 5 hesitate v. to be slow to act because one feels uncertain or unwilling He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。 I choose rather to hesitate my opinion than to assert it roundly. 我喜欢把我的意见讲的含糊一些，而不愿直截了当的把他讲出来。 hesitate to do 犹豫不决做某事 He hesitated to break the law. 他怕违反法律。 hesitate about/at/in/over (doing) sth. 对… 犹豫不决 Jane hesitated about the choice between the two universities. 这两所大学简拿不定主意究竟挑哪一所。 He’s still hesitating about joining the expedition. 6 cling to: 1) to hold tightly; not release one’s grip on抓紧，紧握 The little child clung to his mother for comfort. Some of the victims of the fire climbed out of the building, clung to the window ledges for a minute or two and then dropped to their death a hundred feet below. 2)to refuse to let go 坚守，坚持 She clung to the hope that he was still alive. Why do you have to cling to the old custom? 墨守成规 Collocations: cling to the belief 固守信念 cling to the hope 抱着一线希望 cling to one’s own view 坚持己见 cling to the habit 固守着某种习惯 cling to one’s possessions 坚守财产不肯放弃 7 glance v. & n. [助记] gl-与光有关 光的移动 → glare 发（强光）The sun glared down on the desert. gleam 发（微）光 The temple gleamed in the autumn sun. 因高兴而满脸放光His face gleamed with happiness. glitter 发（金）光；闪烁, 闪闪发光 All is not gold that glitters. [谚]闪闪发光的未必尽黄金。 glow 发（灼）光，尤指无焰的光：Embers glowed in the furnace. 余烬在炉膛中发出光亮 the evening glow晚霞 面颊发红The child’s cheeks glowed from the cold. glow with health脸红润, 容光焕发 洋溢glow with enthusiasm热情洋溢 glow with pride得意扬扬 目光移动 → glance 瞥（有意识的） glimpse 瞥见（无意识的） 8 sort people into ranks: put ... in order; arrange He was sorting his foreign stamps into piles. They sorted the apples according to size into large ones and small ones. cf. sort out She spent a happy afternoon sorting out her coins and stamps.整理 She tried to sort out her problems.弄清楚，解决 sort: n. a kind or a type He is the sort of person I really dislike of sorts/of a sort 马马虎虎的，较差的 He is a poet of sorts, and nobody likes his poems. 蹩脚的诗人 out of sorts：slightly ill.身体不适，心情不佳 The teacher is out of sorts this morning, so we suggest her to see a doctor. sort of： Informal Somewhat; rather有点，有几分 It’s sort of late. I am afraid I can’t catch the bus. 9 overlook v. 1)to see a place from above My room overlooks the sea My garden is overlooked by the neighbours. 2)to fail to see or notice sth.; to miss We can afford to overlook minor offences I’m afraid I overlooked your name; I’ll add it to the list immediately. I’ll overlook your mistake this time. Synonyms: ignore 故意不理睬某人、某物 She completely ignores all these facts as though they never existed.她完全无视这些事实，好像他们根本不存在似的。 neglect 未给某人或某事应有或足够的重视，可以是故意的，也可以是无意的。 Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past. 农业过去被严重忽视。 overlook 由于匆忙或没注意到而忽视 His services have been overlooked for years. 他的功绩已被埋没多年了。 10 exertion n. 1)great effort He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions. 2)action of applying influence, etc. Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better. exert v. exert on/upon 发挥；运用 exert pressure on sb exert all one’s strength/influence to do sth exert oneself: make an effort exert oneself to arrive early 11daze n. a confused state of mind迷乱，茫然，眼花缭乱 v. to make (sb.) feel stupid or unable to think clearly茫然，使手足无措 I’ve been wandering around in a daze all day. If someone gave you a heavy blow on the head, you would probably feel dazed. Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage. [助记] d~z 表示“晕眩” daze n.眼花潦乱 v. 茫然 dazzle vt. 是眩目 dizzy a. 头昏目眩的，眩晕的 doze v./n. 瞌睡，打盹 dozy a. 困倦的，昏昏欲睡的 The blow on the head dazed him for a moment. 他头上受了一击后就昏眩了片刻。 He was dazzled at the victory. 他被胜利冲昏了头。 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The victory made him dizzy. 胜利冲昏了他的头脑。 I dozed off during the film. 我看电影时打起盹儿来了。 I’m feeling a bit dozy this afternoon. 今天下午我有点困。 4 Phrases 1 to throw sb. into/out of a place: to force sb. to leave a place They will throw me out of school if I fail three exams. Nick got thrown out of college in the second year for taking drugs. Anyone who opposes the regime is liable to be thrown into jail/prison. 2 make (a useful man) out of a boy: to make a boy become useful The army made a man of him. The four brothers all made a success of their lives. 3 to tear sb. away from a place: to (make sb.) leave a place or a person unwillingly because one has to The child was torn away from its mother’s arms. Can’t you tear yourself away from the TV for dinner? 4 fool around: to waste time instead of doing sth. that you should be doing. 胡混，无所事事 He spent the whole afternoon just fooling around. Stop fooling around otherwise you’ll never amount to anything一事无成. I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day. Related expressions： He noticed a strange-looking person hanging about the bus stop. 闲逛；闲荡 I hung around the station for an hour but he never showed up. 等候 The children lingered on at the zoo until the closing time. 逗留 5 bring about sth: make sth. happen. Computers have brought about many changes in workplace. I offered to act as mediator and try to bring about reconciliation between the two parties. That unpopular measure finally brought about the downfall of the government. Science has brought about many changes in our lives. “bring” phrases: bring down打倒； 击落；降低 bring forth使产生 bring forward提出；使涌现出；显示 bring on引起，导致；使发展（或前进） bring out使（意义等）明白表示出来 bring off使成功；完成 bring in收（庄稼）等；引来，引进（风尚等） bring home to sb. 使某人深切地感到（或清楚地认识到） 6 . take advantage of sth.: to make use of sth. (such as an opportunity) well. The farmer took advantage of the good weather and got all the wheat in. I took advantage of the weather to paint the shed. Don’t lend them the car—they’re taking advantage of you! More phrases: For certain types of work wood has/gains/wins advantages over plastic. 胜过; 优于 New tax regulations had given them an advantage over their commercial rivals.给某人优势 You have the advantage of me. 较某人有利; 比某人强 Candidates with computer skills will be at an advantage. 处于优势 Do take more exercise. It is to your advantage. 对某人有利; 有利于某人 5 Grammar and Writing Devices 1.I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. (1): I walked next to my father, holding his right hand. Present participle as adverbial modifier My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. (2) “I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. (4) The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work. (17) 2 … we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. (6): … we could see the courtyard, which is huge and crowded with boys and girls. Adjective phrase as an attributive modifier When used as an attribute modifier, adjective phrases are often placed after the noun. There’s nothing wrong with the computer. 6 Exercise on the book And Recite Paragraphs. 7Homework: Translations, New words and Phrases 8 Blackboard design Part One: Warm-up Part Two: Background Information Part Three: Text Appreciation 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Further Discussion Part Four: Language Study Part Five: Extension 9.Time allocation（12学时） Part One and Two: (1学时) Warm-up and Background Information In class presentation Part Three: Text Appreciation（6学时） 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Further Discussion Part Four: Language Study （4学时） Part Five: Homework and Exercises (1学时) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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