Learning about Language教学目标

Book 8 Unit 4

Pygmalion

Learning about Language 教学目标

1.

掌握本单元重点的单词的用法及短语。

2.

理解并掌握非谓语动词中的分词做状语。

3.

熟练使用非谓语动词和本单元所学单词进行写作。

重点难点

1.

非谓语动词中的分词做状语。

2.

写作训练。

课前预习

一、英译汉：词形转换。

1. adapt(v.)→(n.)

(

) 2. fate(n.)→(adj.)

(

) 3. wool(n.)→(adj.)

(

)

4. hesitate(v.)→(adj.)

→(n.)

(

) 5. comfort(n.&v.)→(adj.)

→(adv.)

(

)

→(adj.)

→(adv.)

(

) 6. mistake(n.&v.)→(adj.)

(

) 7. proper(adj.)→

(adv.)

(

) 8. amaze(vt.)→(adj.)

→(n.)

(

) 9. fortune(n.)→(adj.)

→(adv.)

(

)

→(adj.)

→(adv.)

(

) 10. disapprove(v.)→(n.)

(

) 11. rob(v.)→(n.)

(

) 12. music(n.)→(adj.)

→(n.)

(

) 13. disgust(v.)→(adj.)

(

) 14. effective(adj.)→(n.)

→

(adv.)

(

) 15. remark(n.&v.)→(adj.)

→

(adv.)

(

)

二、汉译英：短语复习。

1. 适应

2. 毫不犹豫

3. 伪装；假扮

4. 误解

5. 关于……做出评论

6. 结识；与……相见

7. 一把；少量

8. 震惊；惊讶

9. 发财

10. 一般来说

11. 需要

12. 带或领……进来

13. 再一次

14. 就……来说；从……角度

15.（声音、画面）逐渐模糊；渐淡

课内探究

一、词义搭配：根据释义选择正确的单词。.

A. thief

B. garment

C. adaptation

D. outcome

E. caption

F. whistle

G. woolen

H. hesitate

I. wallet

J. condemn

K. troublesome

L. brilliant

1. words printed above or below a picture 2. a piece of clothing 3. high sound made by blowing air with your mouth 4. made of wool 5. pause before saying sth. as feel nervous or uncertain 6. causing problems 7. leather purse 8. final result of sth. 9. strongly disapprove or punish 10. extremely clever or very bright 11. something written in a different form 12. someone who steals sth. or robs sb.

二、单句语法填空。

1. The play is an

(adapt) of a short novel, which is very popular among young people. 2. Alice was late in getting to the station because of the rain, but

(fortune), the train was late, too.

3. I was always

(mistake) for the old man’s daughter. In fact, I was a stranger to the old man. 4. The long working hours on computers and smart phones tends to make employees at their worst

terms of physical situation. 5. He was desperately

need of help but nobody seemed to want to give him a hand. 6. The books can

(classify) according to the subject and language. 7. He agreed to do it without

(hesitate). 8. In winter we wear

(wool) clothes to keep us warm.

9. The boy is too naughty and it’s high time he learnt to behave

(proper). 10. He was

(condemn) to life imprisonment. 11. The drum is one of the oldest

(music) instruments.

12. She stared at the priceless antique ring in

(amaze). 13. Smoking is a

(disgust) habit. 14. He showed

(remark) courage in his efforts to save the girl from the

burning building. 15. His plan met with the boss’

(disapprove).

三、从所给词的适当形式填空。

1.

(give) more attention, the tree could have grown better.

2.

(tell) many times, he still didn’t understand it.

3. The first textbooks

(write) for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

4.

(lose) in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. 5.

(attract) by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

6.

(suffer) such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.

7.

(work) hard, you will succeed in time. 8.

(found) in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States. 9. When

(complete), the museum will be open to the public next year.

10. Prices of daily goods

(buy) through a computer can be lower than store prices.

11. Don’t use words, expressions, or phrases ________ (know) only to people with specific knowledge.

12. Unless

(invite) to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

13.

(hear) the news, the children were wild with joy. 14. More highways have been built in the past five years,

(make) it more convenient for people to travel. 15.

(finish) the homework, the boy went out for a walk.

随堂巩固

假设你是李华，下周日学校的“影视文学欣赏”社团将举行活动，一起赏析

My Fair Lady这部剧，指导老师让你做代表做一次演讲。要点如下：

1.

简要介绍这部剧；

2.

欣赏这部剧的感想；

3.

社团活动的意义。

Good morning, everyone!

(很荣幸站在这里做演讲). What I am talking about today is a brief introduction about the play My Fair Lady.

My Fair Lady is a famous musical film

(改编自) the play Pygmalion

(write) by George Bernard Shaw. The main character, Eliza Doolittle, is a poor girl who

(以卖花为生).

She is charming and smart, but she has a poor pronunciation.

(为了得到一份好工作), Eliza turns to professor Higgins for help. For a bet Higgins agrees to teach the flower girl so that

(她可以冒充成窈窕淑女) in the upper class.

(尽管过程很艰难), their efforts

(得到好结果) and they make it at last. At the end of the story, Higgins recognizes Eliza’s quality and

(爱上) her.

(在我看来), we should learn from Eliza and try our best to

(实现我们的梦想). Here I would like to express my sincere thanks to our school for providing us with a platform where we can enjoy a wonderful classic. Through the activity,

(我们不仅能够更好地了解外国文化, 而且能结交一些和我们有相同兴趣的人).

That’s all. Thank you for your attention.

课后作业

1.

Review the important words and expressions explained in class. 2.

Recite the passage above.