Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第二课时教学实录

Unit 1Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained Period 1& 2 Reading comprehension (Intensive Reading1)Teaching Goals:I. Emotional learning:1) Ss should get to know the thorough meaning of the saying “

No pains, No ganis”. Meanwhile, put their effort into the practice of pusuiting high goal and a further success in life.2) To relate the Ss to teacher to cooperate with each other then form a reletively harmoney and fair atmosphere in class over learning period.II. Teaching Important Points:1) To inspire the Ss to be involved in the hot topic of “

Championship in life”

and lead the Ss to follow the examples of the heroes in Guiness Record.2) Above all, Ss’s reading comprehension is based on their familarity with the expressions and the usage of the words. Thus, teaching the words and expressions is a task before the reading activity and after readhing.III. Teaching Difficulty:1) How to use the expressions and how to consolide the knowledge after reading.2) How to help the Ss to read smoothly while reading period and dig out the indicated theme of the text.Teaching Procedures:Step I . Warming UpDo you know “不入虎穴，焉得虎子”

in Chinese? How can we say the same meaning in English?Nothing brave, nothing have. Nothing seek, nothing find. Nothing stake, nothing draw. Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain). Nothing crave, nothing have. Sow nothing, reap nothing. He who risks nothing, gains nothing. He who risks nothing gains

nothing. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. Tasks:Read and listen to the three stories on P1. And try to think out the characters they have in common. What do you think helped them out and achieved success in life?King Bruce is watching the spider weaving its web.Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English.Anne Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller by feeling or touching.Helen Keller, born a normal little girl, but at the age of 19 months became iii and lost her hearing and her sight. She and her family was in despair until they met Anne Sullivan. Her work with Helen was very successful. After college, Helen gave lecture tours speaking about her experiences and her beliefs. They worked very hard to raise money, to encourage people to educate blind and deaf children. Gou Jian is sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall.Gou Jian was the ruler of the kingdom of Yue, conquered by the neighboring kingdom of Wu. He was made a slave and suff-ered many hardships. But his tolerance earned the trust of the King of Wu and eventually he was set free. But he never forgot his suffering, slept on firewood and straw every night, and tasted bitter gall-bladder until his kingdom was strong enough and he attacked the King of Wu and killed him. Something in common in the heroes above: (ask the Ss to summerize them and write the qualities on

the Bb)make up one’s mind, be determined to do sth, persevere with, stick at, persist in, not give up, not be discouraged by, keep going, keep trying, keep positive, etc.Positive adj.patient, resilient, persevering, resourceful, focused, serious, determined, strong-willedNegative adj.obstinate, stubborn, pig-headedDiscussion1. What conclusion can we draw from the three stories?2. By what did they achieve their success?3. How do you regard the behaviour of Gou Jian?4. What can we learn from them?Step II. Reading comprehensionThe “spider-story”

is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb (电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time? Second, is the goal (目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: “If I am successful in this, where will it get me?”

This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself”

even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win

them all.”

1. Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that______. A. people who fail are not lonely B. animals can help people sometimes C. nature will help us if we are hard-working D. confidence is important for one to be successful 2. Edison’s example shows us that______. A. he liked to do other kinds of work B. he invented many kinds of light bulbs C. failure may be a way towards success D. he was a man of many important inventions 3. If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better . A. change your goal B. go on with your goal C. not care for that D. work even harder on your goal 4. It can be learned from the passage that . A. one should try not to fail B. one’s failure is another’s success C. one should take failure seriously D. one should learn lessons from failure 5. This passage is mainly about . A. two great men B. two sides of failure C. the right attitude (态度) towards failure D. ways to keep away from failure Keys: DCBACStep III. Reading 1) (project:Unit 1 Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedA Successful Failure )Have you ever had a hardest experience or faced a greatest challenge?What is it?How did you go through it?What lessons have you learned from it?venture seasicknessScottish suffering strengthen endurance hut stove unbearable cosy breathless Circumstanceblacken rottenblast

hoarse bless selfish hook aboard web anyhow冒险 晕船 苏格兰的 痛苦,艰难力量 忍受,持久 小屋 火炉不能承受的 舒适的 呼吸困难的 情况变黑 腐烂的 一阵风 嘶哑的保佑 自私的 钓钩,上钩 到/在船上网格 不管怎样 steward crush mourn urgent bedding vital cheerful faith rankmorale select persevere perseverance framework booming swear advocateblock out give way to give off 管事,服务员 破碎,压破 哀悼,惋惜紧急 卧具 生命的欢乐的 信仰 等级道德 精选 坚持框架 咆哮的 发誓提倡 遮盖 退出;屈服发生;释放2) Try to skim through the passage and get the main plot of the story.The main plot of the storyThis is the true story of one young man, Perce Blackborow, who hid aboard the ship that took Ernest Shackletons expedition to the South Pole. He was accepted by him, once he was found, and became a steward and cook for the rest of the expedition. When the ship was crushed by ice, Perce was one of those left behind on Elephant Island to wait for rescue. Shackleton and a few others set out through very dangerous seas to South Georgia Island to get help so that

they could all be saved. The conditions for those left on Elephant Island were very bad. They had little food, other than penguin or seal, problems keep-ing warm, problems melting the ice for water and protecting their fingers and toes from frostbite. Perce had to have his toes removed because they bad become affected by the cold. Nevertheless the small group remained loyal to their captains instructions: to remain cheerful and optimistic despite all difficulties. Above all they worked to stay alive till Shackleton returned to rescue them.3) Answer some questions:1. Where is the reading passage set?2. Why is the title of the passage “A successful failure”? Was the expedition a failure? Was it a success?3. Who does Perce admire and why?4) Words and expressions explained1 ... almost blocking out the memories of happier times.The expression to block out here is used in an idiomatic way. The verb literally means to stop light reaching a place but it is used in this context to mean to stop remembering things.2 Just as I am about to become self-pitying, the door to our shelter opens and a blast of cold air tears through the hut.This is a compound word that means to feel sorry for oneself and in the story Perce is about to feel very sorry for himself because of the desperate situation they are in.3 I believe Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition, but he did not waste time on regrets.To mourn for someone or something means that you are very sad that a person has died or a thing has ended.5) Ideas

understood1. Why were Perce and his colleagues left on Elephant Island?2. Why did Perce not apply for the expedition like everyone else?3. Why is he unable to think of happier times as he lies inside his sleeping bag?4. What are his problems?5. Do you think he has a sensible approach to his situation ? Why ?II. After Reading1) Discussion of ideas 1. Which is more valuable: a mans life or visiting a previously unvisited spot?2. What precautions should have been taken before the expedition in case of emergency?3. Do you think Perce and his companions had any alternative to eating seals and penguins? What would you have done ?4. Are there any circumstances under which you would eat seals or penguins ? Give your reasons.2) Choose the correct answer to each question. 1. Why did Blackborow think that being "young, fit and energetic" would encourage Shackleton to take him on the trip? A Shackleton liked young people who were fit and energetic. B It would be cold and Shackleton would need young, energetic people to do difficult jobs C Shackleton wanted people who were fit but not trained in useful skills. D Blackborow would not have gone unless he was young and energetic.2. Why did Shackleton accept Perce when he found him hiding in the ship after the voyage had started? A He didnt have time to turn round and take him back to England. B He admired his courage and encouraged him to stay. C He felt angry but could not show it so he accepted the boy. D He made the best of the situation.3.

Why did Shackleton not show how disappointed he was when the ship sank? A He thought he could always organize another expedition. B He knew it would be easier to cross Antarctica without the ship. C He felt the men would need encouraging after this disaster. D He had already taken all necessary supplies from the ship.When the ship sank, Shackleton encouraged each sailor to collect three personal things (camera, banjo, diary, family album, etc) to take with him. Try to make a dialogue between Shackleton and three of his men about what to leave, what to take and why.What Sailor 1 keep any why What Sailor 2 keep any why What Sailor 3 keep any why123 123 123Hints:….want to take something to read…

take my "gameboy" with me to play with.…

need a battery …

cannot buy batteries at the South Pole!…

choose a pack of cards…

play with that.…

take my diary…

write about how it feels and what happens to us every day…

taking a bar of soap …

try and keep clean…

those are good choices and reasons.What qualities do you think Shackleton and Perce show? Find some examples to support your ideas.Name Qualities ExamplesShackleton 1Perseverance,unselfishness,calmness2 Concern and responsibility for others

Blackborrow 1determined,adventurous2 Cheerful, hard-working Shackleton: never gave way to disappointment with ship sank and expedition failed; was always honest with his men;no

differences in rank or in social status; a fair division of food as well as work planned a rescue plan as soon as the ship sank Blackborrow:when he thought he could not go he did aboard the ship; served 28 meals three times a day despite problems with food

IV. HOMEWORK1. Review the passage and do some exercises on Workbook.2. Try to grasp the words and expressions in the passage.

Unit 1 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第三课时ListeningTeaching Goals:I. Emotional Learing:Through listening the text, Ss will have a further understanding of the theme of “

gains comes with great effort”.II. Teaching Important and difficult points:1) How to do warming-up to get close to to the topic of the story to be listened.2) How the find a proper approach to the questions-answering and direct the Ss to find the details and make a summary of the text.III. Teaching procedure:I. Listen to the tape on page 7.Listening materialTHE RESCUE1 Read these questions and listen to the tape for the first time.Why did Shackleton have to attempt the journey to South Georgia?There were two reasons: he felt his men were too weak to last very long without rescue; no ships passed that way. So Shackleton knew he would have to go for help himself. Do you think there was any alternative?2 Listen to the tape again. Write down the problems that Shackleton faced on the

rescue attempt and how he overcame them.Shackleton’s problem How he overcame them 1 To make sure that the group left behind had the best chance of survival 2 How to arrive safely on South Georgia the navigator 3 He arrived on the wrong side of South Georgia. 1 The choice of his party: He took the best navigator and the most difficult crew members so that he left the optimistic and most co-operative people behind. 2 The quality of the navigation: Despite terrible seas checked the ships position only three .times but managed to arrive safely. 3 The perseverance of the party: They crossed the mountains sometimes sliding on their bottoms and arrived safely. ll. Listen to the tape on page 51 on Workbook.LISTENING TEXTWHERE DID HUMANS COME FROM?Ex,1. Questions before listening:1.What theories on the origin of species existed before Darwins idea?2.What is Darwins idea?3.What was the public reaction to his idea?4.Does everyone believe in his idea now?5.What do you think of his idea?Ex. 3 Fill in the information in the chart.Old theory New theoryWho made the different animals and plants? God The theory of evolution that animals developed from earlier speciesHow do you know? From the Bible By collecting evidenceHow long did it take? Six days Millions of yearsWhere did people come from? God made them. Developed from monkeysEx. 4 Answer these questions1 What made Charles Darwin change his mind and explain his new theory?1 After twenty years Charles Darwin changed his mind and

explained his new theory because another biologist also had the same idea. The two of them worked together.2 What was the public reaction to his book The Origin of Species?2 The public reaction to the new theory was very fierce. (Everybody was forced to take sides in the debate between the biologists and the Christian Church. Even the Prime Minister of the day, Benjamin Disraeli, was asked his opinion. He said "Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.")3 Who did he upset? Why did he upset them?3 He particularly upset all the followers of the Christian church who believed that the Bible came directly from God and therefore every word must be true.4 How did he handle the criticism?5. He handled the criticism with tact and patience.III. Listen again and recall what the content is.Play the whole listening text once again and instruct the Ss to listen attentively from the beginning to the end. While listening, try to catch the key words and the general content of the story then prepare themslves for the next activity.IV. Homework:1.After class , write down the listenning text withion 50 words.2. Finish off the exercises on Page 5 and Page 6, and find out the key expressions we have learnt.

Unit 1Nothing Ventured

Nothing Gained

Period 1& 2 Reading comprehension (Intensive Reading1)Teaching Goals:I. Emotional learning:1) Ss should get to know the thorough meaning

of the saying “ No pains, No ganis”. Meanwhile, put their effort into the practice of pusuiting high goal and a further success in life.2) To relate the Ss to teacher to cooperate with each other then form a reletively harmoney and fair atmosphere in class over learning period.II. Teaching Important Points:1) To inspire the Ss to be involved in the hot topic of “ Championship in life” and lead the Ss to follow the examples of the heroes in Guiness Record.2) Above all, Ss’s reading comprehension is based on their familarity with the expressions and the usage of the words. Thus, teaching the words and expressions is a task before the reading activity and after readhing.III. Teaching Difficulty:1) How to use the expressions and how to consolide the knowledge after reading.2) How to help the Ss to read smoothly while reading period and dig out the indicated theme of the text.Teaching Procedures:Step I . Warming UpDo you know “不入虎穴，焉得虎子” in Chinese? How can we say the same meaning in English?Nothing brave, nothing have.

Nothing seek, nothing find.

Nothing stake, nothing draw.

Nothing venture, nothing win (or have or gain).

Nothing crave, nothing have. Sow nothing, reap nothing. He who risks nothing, gains nothing. He who risks nothing gains nothing.

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. Tasks:Read and listen to the three stories on P1. And try to think out the characters they have in common. What do you think

helped them out and achieved success in life?King Bruce is watching the spider weaving its web.Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English.Anne Sullivan is teaching Helen Keller by feeling or touching.Helen Keller, born a normal little girl, but at the age of 19 months

became iii and lost her hearing and her sight. She and her family was in despair until they met Anne Sullivan. Her work with Helen was very successful. After college, Helen gave lecture tours speaking about her experiences and her beliefs. They worked very hard to raise money, to encourage people to educate blind and deaf children.

Gou Jian is sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall.Gou Jian was the ruler of the kingdom of Yue, conquered by the neighboring kingdom of Wu. He was made a slave and suff-ered many hardships. But his tolerance earned the trust of the King of Wu and eventually he was set free. But he never forgot his suffering, slept on firewood and straw every night, and tasted bitter gall-bladder until his kingdom was strong enough and he attacked the King of Wu and killed him. Something in common in the heroes above: (ask the Ss to summerize them and write the qualities on the Bb)make up one’s mind, be determined to do sth, persevere

with, stick at, persist in, not give up, not be discouraged by, keep going, keep trying, keep positive, etc.Positive adj.patient, resilient, persevering, resourceful, focused, serious, determined, strong-willedNegative adj.obstinate, stubborn, pig-headedDiscussion1. What conclusion can we draw from the three stories?2. By what did they achieve their success?3. How do you regard the behaviour of Gou Jian?4. What can we learn from them?Step II. Reading comprehensionThe “spider-story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb (电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time? Second, is the goal (目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: “If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself”

even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.” 1. Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that______. A. people who fail are not lonely B. animals can help people sometimes C. nature will help us if we are hard-working D. confidence is important for one to be successful 2. Edison’s example shows us that______. A. he liked to do other kinds of work B. he invented many kinds of light bulbs C. failure may be a way towards success D. he was a man of many important inventions 3. If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better . A. change your goal

B. go on with your goal

C. not care for that D. work even harder on your goal 4. It can be learned from the passage that . A. one should try not to fail B. one’s failure is another’s success C. one should take failure seriously D. one should learn lessons from failure 5. This passage is mainly about . A. two great men

B. two sides of failure C. the right attitude (态度) towards failure D. ways to keep away from failure Keys: DCBACStep III. Reading 1)

(project:Unit 1 Nothing Ventured, Nothing GainedA Successful Failure )Have you ever had a hardest experience or faced a greatest challenge?What is it?How did you go through it?What lessons have you learned from it?venture

seasicknessScottish

suffering strengthen

endurance hut

stove

unbearable

cosy breathless

Circumstanceblacken

rottenblast

hoarse bless

selfish hook

aboard

web

anyhow冒险

晕船

苏格兰的

痛苦,艰难力量

忍受,持久

小屋

火炉不能承受的

舒适的

呼吸困难的

情况变黑

腐烂的

一阵风

嘶哑的保佑

自私的

钓钩,上钩

到/在船上网格

不管怎样

steward

crush mourn

urgent

bedding vital

cheerful

faith

rankmorale

select

persevere

perseverance framework

booming

swear

advocateblock out

give way to

give off 管事,服务员

破碎,压破

哀悼,惋惜紧急

卧具

生命的欢乐的

信仰

等级道德

精选

坚持框架

咆哮的

发誓提倡

遮盖

退出;屈服发生;释放2) Try to skim through the passage and get the main plot of the story.The main plot of the storyThis is the true story of one young man, Perce Blackborow, who hid aboard the ship that took Ernest Shackletons expedition to the South Pole. He was

accepted by him, once he was found, and became a steward and cook for the rest of the expedition. When the ship was crushed by ice, Perce was one of those left behind on Elephant Island to wait for rescue. Shackleton and a few others set out through very dangerous seas to South Georgia Island to get help so that they could all be saved. The conditions for those left on Elephant Island were very bad. They had little food, other than penguin or seal, problems keep-ing warm, problems melting the ice for water and protecting their fingers and toes from frostbite. Perce had to have his toes removed because they bad become affected by the cold. Nevertheless the small group remained loyal to their captains instructions: to remain cheerful and optimistic despite all difficulties. Above all they worked to stay alive till Shackleton returned to rescue them.3) Answer some questions:1. Where is the reading passage set?2. Why is the title of the passage “A successful failure”? Was the expedition a failure? Was it a success?3. Who does Perce admire and why?4) Words and expressions explained1 ... almost blocking out the memories of happier times.The expression to block out here is used in an idiomatic way. The verb literally means to stop light reaching a place but it is used in this context to mean to stop remembering things.2 Just as I am about to become self-pitying, the door to our shelter opens

and a blast of cold air

tears through the hut.This is a compound word that means to feel sorry for oneself and in the story Perce is about to feel very sorry for himself because of the desperate situation they are in.3 I believe Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition, but he did not waste time on regrets.To mourn for someone or something means that you are very sad that a person has died or a thing has ended.5) Ideas understood1. Why were Perce and his colleagues left on Elephant Island?2. Why did Perce not apply for the expedition like everyone else?3. Why is he unable to think of happier times as he lies inside his sleeping bag?4. What are his problems?5. Do you think he has a sensible approach to his situation ? Why ?II. After Reading1) Discussion of ideas 1. Which is more valuable: a mans life or visiting a previously unvisited spot?2. What precautions should have been taken before the expedition in case of emergency?3. Do you think Perce and his companions had any alternative to eating seals and penguins? What would you have done ?4. Are there any circumstances under which you would eat seals or penguins ? Give your reasons.2) Choose the correct answer to each question. 1. Why did Blackborow think that being "young, fit and energetic" would encourage Shackleton to take him on the trip?

A Shackleton liked young people who were fit and energetic.

B It would be cold and Shackleton would need young,

energetic people to do difficult jobs

C Shackleton wanted people who were fit but not trained in useful skills.

D Blackborow would not have gone unless he was young and energetic.2. Why did Shackleton accept Perce when he found him hiding in the ship after the voyage had started?

A He didnt have time to turn round and take him back to England.

B He admired his courage and encouraged him to stay.

C He felt angry but could not show it so he accepted the boy.

D He made the best of the situation.3. Why did Shackleton not show how disappointed he was when the ship sank?

A He thought he could always organize another expedition.

B He knew it would be easier to cross Antarctica without the ship.

C He felt the men would need encouraging after this disaster.

D He had already taken all necessary supplies from the ship.When the ship sank, Shackleton encouraged each sailor to collect three personal things (camera, banjo, diary, family album, etc) to take with him. Try to make a dialogue between Shackleton and three of his men about what to leave, what to take and why.What Sailor 1 keep any why What Sailor 2 keep any why What Sailor 3 keep any why123 123 123Hints:….want to take something to read… take my "gameboy" with me to play with.… need a battery … cannot buy batteries at the South Pole!… choose a pack of cards… play with that.… take my diary… write about how

it feels and what happens to us every day… taking a bar of soap … try and keep clean… those are good choices and reasons.What qualities do you think Shackleton and Perce show? Find some examples to support your ideas.Name Qualities ExamplesShackleton 1Perseverance,unselfishness,calmness2 Concern and responsibility for others Blackborrow 1determined,adventurous2 Cheerful, hard-working

Shackleton: never gave way to disappointment with ship sank and expedition failed; was always honest with his men;no differences in rank or in social status; a fair division of food as well as work planned a rescue plan as soon as the ship sank Blackborrow:when he thought he could not go he did aboard the ship; served 28 meals three times a day despite problems with food IV. HOMEWORK1. Review the passage and do some exercises on Workbook.2. Try to grasp the words and expressions in the passage. Unit 1

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第三课时ListeningTeaching Goals:I. Emotional Learing:Through listening the text, Ss will have a further understanding of the theme of “ gains

comes with great effort”.II. Teaching Important and difficult points:1) How to do warming-up to get close to to the topic of the story to be listened.2) How the find a proper approach to the questions-answering and direct the Ss to find the details and make a summary of the text.III. Teaching procedure:I. Listen to the tape on page 7.Listening materialTHE RESCUE1 Read these questions and listen to the tape for the first time.Why did Shackleton have to attempt the journey to South Georgia?There were two reasons: he felt his men were too weak to last very long without rescue; no ships passed that way. So Shackleton knew he would have to go for help himself. Do you think there was any alternative?2 Listen to the tape again. Write down the problems that Shackleton faced on the rescue attempt and how he overcame them.Shackleton’s problem

How he overcame them 1 To make sure that the group left behind had the best chance of survival

2 How to arrive safely on South Georgia the navigator

3 He arrived on the wrong side of South Georgia.

1 The choice of his party: He took the best navigator and the most difficult crew members so that he left the optimistic and most co-operative people behind. 2 The quality of the navigation: Despite terrible seas checked the ships position only three .times but managed to arrive safely. 3 The perseverance of the party: They crossed the mountains sometimes sliding on

their bottoms and arrived safely. ll. Listen to the tape on page 51 on Workbook.LISTENING TEXTWHERE DID HUMANS COME FROM?Ex,1. Questions before listening:1.What theories on the origin of species existed before Darwins idea?2.What is Darwins idea?3.What was the public reaction to his idea?4.Does everyone believe in his idea now?5.What do you think of his idea?Ex. 3

Fill in the information in the chart.Old theory New theoryWho made the different animals and plants? God The theory of evolution that animals developed from earlier speciesHow do you know? From the Bible By collecting evidenceHow long did it take? Six days Millions of yearsWhere did people come from? God made them. Developed from monkeysEx. 4 Answer these questions1 What made Charles Darwin change his mind and explain his new theory?1

After twenty years Charles Darwin changed his mind and explained his new theory because another biologist also had the same idea. The two of them worked together.2 What was the public reaction to his book The Origin of Species?2 The public reaction to the new theory was very fierce. (Everybody was forced to take sides in the debate between the biologists and the Christian Church. Even the Prime Minister of the day, Benjamin Disraeli, was asked his opinion. He said "Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.")3 Who did he upset? Why did he upset

them?3

He particularly upset all the followers of the Christian church who believed that the Bible came directly from God and therefore every word must be true.4 How did he handle the criticism?5. He handled the criticism with tact and patience.III. Listen again and recall what the content is.Play the whole listening text once again and instruct the Ss to listen attentively from the beginning to the end. While listening, try to catch the key words and the general content of the story then prepare themslves for the next activity.IV. Homework:1.After class , write down the listenning text withion 50 words.2. Finish off the exercises on Page 5 and Page 6, and find out the key expressions we have learnt. Unit 1Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第四课时LEARDING ABOUT LANGUAGEEx 1, p 5 April 16th, 1916Moving to Elephant Island was a dangerous under-taking, but it was not our first. We had __________ onto the ice to make camp when the Endurance was stuck. The ice constantly broke up at night because of the warmth of our bodies and we often dropped into the freezing water while sleeping. Though we were in an __________ situation, we tried to make our daily life___________ with singing and making fun of each other. Our______________ improved when we saw the solid land of Elephant Island appear on the horizon. Shackleton

gave us no time to ___________ the failure of our expedition. He encouraged us all with advice to prevent ___________ . Without his___________ that we would indeed survive, we might all___________ to despair. ___________ we prepared to follow his advice and on this day climbed into the three small open boats ready for the journey.EX. 2, p 6Gou Jian, King of Yue, was captured by his enemy, Fu Chai, the King of Wu. His __________ lasted for three__________ years, which to him seemed like a lifetime. One day the King of Wu fell ill. After tasting the King‘s stool(大便), Gou Jian announced that Fu Chai would soon_______. Fu Chai was moved by his act and he let him return to Yue. Remembering how ____________ his life as a slave had been, Gou Jian took no interest in ___________ and continued to live in the same way as he did in Wu. He wanted to___________ his lost land. But he also knew it was _________ to___________ the chance with care. So first he introduced the King of Wu to a beauty called Xi Shi. While Fu Chai was trying to entertain Xi Shi, Gou Jian attacked and defeated him.Ex. 3, p 6, creating a word web of adjectives to describe peoples’ charactersUseful structures--attributes: Ex. 1, p 6warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days, my mother’s face and

tire celebration we will

get when we return ….Ex. 2, p 7freezingwho liked to visit

sites of historic placeslandingwhere they had struggled to land soft-eyed which looked grey and forbidding that surrounded the camp on two sidesunfair

coldest, most unfriendly to eat

of menlike a baby

rescueEx. 3, p 7A Tile tall girl who had long, black hair carried a

large handbag.B The girl carrying an empty handbag did not look rich enough to buy a necklace.C Her green coat was too thin for the cold weather.D The girl wearing glasses looked carefully round the shop.E She looked at the necklace given by the assistant.F The assistant turned back and the necklace that had been on the counter was gone.G The girl who left the shop in a hurry said she must catch a train.Workbook, p 52, Ex 1Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey written by Homer. He rejected the______ life of a Greek king and made a ___________to help another Greek leader, Menelaus, get his wife back. But the war dragged on and on and he was away from his family for ten years. During this time the fortunes of the war were so__________ that no one could predict who would win. Odysseus became tired of the war and the __________ in Troy. He __________ wanted to return home, so when the Greek kings had their __________ weekly meet-ing he suggested that they __________an opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a

giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave __________ their ships as if they were __________ by the length of the war. The Trojans__________ their Gods for their good fortune and prepared to celebrate. That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans awoke to the _______ of their warn- ing bell announcing a Greek victory. So the war ended but the ____________ of the Trojan people was only just beginning.Ex 2 Find the words in the text that have these meanings.

Definition Word Meaning1 A to show fondness for someoneB to make something holy

2 A the quality of being very carefulB an official warning

3 A continuously movingB full of energy and new ideasC a force or power that causes movement

EX 3 Translate these sentences into English, using the words in brackets.1

我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合法的。(advocate)I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal.2

在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊，因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。(bored)He was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly.3

那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。(give off)That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is bad / rotten.4

她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把别人

的需求放在第一位。(admirable)She is an admirable person who always puts other peoples needs first.5

如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓保证你是在说实话。(swear)If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth. Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with words similar in meaning from this unit.1 My failure in that exam was so painful that I stopped myself from remembering it until many years later when I could consider it more rationally.2 This is an ancient kind of camp fire for cooking. 3 That kind of behaviour is not considerate and makes me feel upset. 4 The water in my bath is extremely cold so it is uncomfortable for me to get into it.Listing structures workbook p 541 Underline the attributes.2 Join these sentences together into one1 Toad had many accidents in cars. They were caused by his careless driving. 2 The girl is called Mary. She is going to play the piano in the concert.A :B :3 He was sent to a prison. It was well-designed to prevent escapes.4 The thief stole a painting. He sold it to a foreign artist.5 She has got the license. She can drive now. Unit 1Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第五课时TalkingTeaching Goals: teaching important and difficult points:How to encourage

most Ss to be involved in the discussion and how to make the discussion come to life.How to help the Ss break the hurdle of being shy in public and spead out their true ideas.How to perform the self-evaluation and evaluation among Ss.Teaching Procedures:I. Workbook, p 51Now you are expected to tell a story using one of these four pictures. In your plan you should include three parts: The beginning should include the names and relationship of all the characters. It should also explain where the story starts and what the problem is. The middle should set out the ways in which the main character deals with ail tile problems that he / she meets. The end resolves the situations and ensures a happy end to the story. After planning the story but before telling it students can make a collection of useful and powerful verbs that are alternatives for more ordinary over-used ones.Below are some alternatives:Instead of "said" Instead of "went" Instead of "felt unhappy"shouted

answered

replied

whisperedasked

called

mentioned suggested

skipped

ran

walked

cycled

hurried

jumpedwandered

climbed

scared

terrified

frightened

sad

worried

concernedfelt bored / lonely ITS NOW OR NEVER!

Sam was very tired but he

could see the top of the mountain ahead. It had been two days since they began the climb to the top. At first he had felt excited and full of anticipation at the thought of climbing such a high mountain but now he just felt tired and weary. He was in his sixties. He wanted to stop climbing, he down and go to sleep. As he staggered slowly at the back of the group he heard his brother, Fred, calling to him. "Its not far now! Come on, Sam. You dont want to come so far and not succeed. What will you tell your grand- children?" Sam smiled and lifted his head. The top of the mountain appeared closer now. Perhaps he could make it if he only kept going. It was now or never to the top!WILL SHE ARRIVE IN TIME?

Meimei put down the telephone, picked up her bag and rushed down the street. She had to get the afternoon bus to go and see her mother. It was terrible news to hear that her mother was so ill again. As she rushed towards the bus stop she could see the people picking up their bags. That must mean that the bus was coming. Meimei took her wallet from her bag. She stood there help-lessly as she saw there was no money in her wallet. She was not going to get there in time and she would miss her mother who was eager to see her Meimei began to cry as the bus started and moved away towards the city. What was she going to do? Just then a motorbike drew up beside hen It was her neighbour, Wang Yi. "Whats the matter,

Melmei?" she tusked. When Meimei told her, Wang Yi moved fast. "Get on," she said. "FII take you home." They drove fast along the road, passing the bus as it slowly climbed up the hill and arrived at her home ahead of it. "How can I ever thank you?" whispered Meimei gratefully. "Its my pleasure," said Wang Yi. "Give lny love to your mother and tell her that 1 hope Ill have a wonderful daughter like you one day." Maimei smiled for the first time that afternoon. "I certainly will," she said. "I shall be in plenty of time now."HOMEWORK1.pracice the topic again after class, either with your partner or in a group of four. It would be better if you can write down your novel idea on a sheet of paper and share your views or achivements with us in the next period.2. Learn the words and expressions in Reading period by heart again. Unit 1Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第六课时SpeakingTeaching Goals:This lesson is a bit different from the speaking lesson in last period in the aim. We are aimed to improve the Ss ablility of writing by collecting the writing materials and expressions through talking and discussing. So, it is more a writing lesson than a speaking lesson .Teaching procedures:Students’ book, p 8, Ex 3Imagine that you have been asked by Shackleton to choose two sailors for his rescue team from the list below. Discuss

who you think are the most suitable.Who should join the rescue team?Name skills QualitiesThese expressions may help you.Im not sure that ....

He is unable to ....

Its clear that ....I think .., is better because ....

Theres no doubt that ....I hate to have to say this but ....

Its hard to say.

I dont mind if ....Which qualities do you think ...?

What do you mean ..,?Reading and WritingOptimism helped us persevere1 Answer these questions after reading the passage.1 What kind of problems did the men have to face on Elephant Island?1. They had to face two kinds of problems: one was psychological and the other physical. The psychological one was to stay cheerful and not give way to despair. The physical problem was to stay fit despite a diet consisting only of meat. This meant that there were not enough vitamins or minerals and the food was the same day after day.2 What do you think was their greatest worry? How do you think they overcame this difficulty?2. I think their greatest worry was not being rescued. They dealt with this by remaining cheerful, having musical evenings singing to the banjo and holding celebrations.3 What did Shackleton encourage them to have celebrations? How do you think the celebrations helped?3. Celebrations give people something to look forward to, create good relationships between the people who are celebrating and make everyone feel more

cheerful. That is why Shackleton encouraged them. WritingUse the collfected materials in the activities above to instruct the Ss to finish the briety of the writing or the skeleton of the writing . After it, use the project to share the design or the writing of some of the Ss . Importantly, other Ss and the teacher should give or present their evaluation.HomeworkTo improve or or to complete the writing after class. If you like ,you could give your writing to your group leader or your partners to ask them for advice.A continuously movingB full of energy and new ideasC a force or power that causes movement EX 3 Translate these sentences into English, using the words in brackets.1 我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合法的。(advocate)I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal.2 在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊，因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。(bored)He was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly.3 那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。(give off)That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is bad / rotten.4 她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把别人的需求放在第一位。(admirable)She is an admirable person who always puts other peoples needs first.5 如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓保证你是在说实话。(swear)If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth.

Ex 4 Replace the underlined phrases with words similar in meaning from this unit.1 My failure in that exam was so painful that I stopped myself

from remembering it until many years later when I could consider it more rationally.2 This is an ancient kind of camp fire for cooking. 3 That kind of behaviour is not considerate and makes me feel upset. 4 The water in my bath is extremely cold so it is uncomfortable for me to get into it.Listing structures workbook p 541 Underline the attributes.2 Join these sentences together into one1 Toad had many accidents in cars. They were caused by his careless driving. 2 The girl is called Mary. She is going to play the piano in the concert.A :B :3 He was sent to a prison. It was well-designed to prevent escapes.4 The thief stole a painting. He sold it to a foreign artist.5 She has got the license. She can drive now.

Unit 1Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第五课时TalkingTeaching Goals: teaching important and difficult points:How to encourage most Ss to be involved in the discussion and how to make the discussion come to life.How to help the Ss break the hurdle of being shy in public and spead out their true ideas.How to perform the self-evaluation and evaluation among Ss.Teaching Procedures:I. Workbook, p 51Now you are expected to tell a story using one of these four pictures. In your plan you should include three parts: The beginning should include the names and relationship of all the characters. It should also explain where the story starts and what the problem is. The middle should set out the ways in which the main character deals with ail tile problems that he / she meets.

The end resolves the situations and ensures a happy end to the story. After planning the story but before telling it students can make a collection of useful and powerful verbs that are alternatives for more ordinary over-used ones.Below are some alternatives:Instead of "said" Instead of "went" Instead of "felt unhappy"shouted answered replied whisperedasked called mentioned suggested skipped ran walked cycled hurried jumpedwandered climbed scared terrified frightened sad worried concernedfelt bored / lonely ITS NOW OR NEVER! Sam was very tired but he could see the top of the mountain ahead. It had been two days since they began the climb to the top. At first he had felt excited and full of anticipation at the thought of climbing such a high mountain but now he just felt tired and weary. He was in his sixties. He wanted to stop climbing, he down and go to sleep. As he staggered slowly at the back of the group he heard his brother, Fred, calling to him. "Its not far now! Come on, Sam. You dont want to come so far and not succeed. What will you tell your grand- children?" Sam smiled and lifted his head. The top of the mountain appeared closer now. Perhaps he could make it if he only kept going. It was now or never to the top!WILL SHE ARRIVE IN TIME? Meimei put down the telephone, picked up her bag and rushed

down the street. She had to get the afternoon bus to go and see her mother. It was terrible news to hear that her mother was so ill again. As she rushed towards the bus stop she could see the people picking up their bags. That must mean that the bus was coming. Meimei took her wallet from her bag. She stood there help-lessly as she saw there was no money in her wallet. She was not going to get there in time and she would miss her mother who was eager to see her Meimei began to cry as the bus started and moved away towards the city. What was she going to do? Just then a motorbike drew up beside hen It was her neighbour, Wang Yi. "Whats the matter, Melmei?" she tusked. When Meimei told her, Wang Yi moved fast. "Get on," she said. "FII take you home." They drove fast along the road, passing the bus as it slowly climbed up the hill and arrived at her home ahead of it. "How can I ever thank you?" whispered Meimei gratefully. "Its my pleasure," said Wang Yi. "Give lny love to your mother and tell her that 1 hope Ill have a wonderful daughter like you one day." Maimei smiled for the first time that afternoon. "I certainly will," she said. "I shall be in plenty of time now."HOMEWORK1.pracice the topic again after class, either with your partner or in a group of four. It would be better if you can write down your novel idea on a sheet of paper and share your views or achivements with us in the next period.2. Learn the words and expressions in Reading period by heart again.

Unit 1Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained第六课时SpeakingTeaching Goals:This lesson is a bit different from the speaking lesson in last period in the aim. We are aimed to improve the Ss ablility of writing by collecting the writing materials and expressions through talking and discussing. So, it is more a writing lesson than a speaking lesson .Teaching procedures:Students’

book, p 8, Ex 3Imagine that you have been asked by Shackleton to choose two sailors for his rescue team from the list below. Discuss who you think are the most suitable.Who should join the rescue team?Name skills QualitiesThese expressions may help you.Im not sure that .... He is unable to .... Its clear that ....I think .., is better because .... Theres no doubt that ....I hate to have to say this but .... Its hard to say. I dont mind if ....Which qualities do you think ...? What do you mean ..,?Reading and WritingOptimism helped us persevere1 Answer these questions after reading the passage.1 What kind of problems did the men have to face on Elephant Island?1. They had to face two kinds of problems: one was psychological and the other physical. The psychological one was to stay cheerful and not give way to despair. The physical problem was to stay fit despite a diet consisting only of meat. This meant that there were not enough vitamins or minerals and the food was the same day after day.2 What do you think was their greatest worry? How do you think they overcame this difficulty?2. I think their greatest worry was not being rescued. They dealt

with this by remaining cheerful, having musical evenings singing to the banjo and holding celebrations.3 What did Shackleton encourage them to have celebrations? How do you think the celebrations helped?3. Celebrations give people something to look forward to, create good relationships between the people who are celebrating and make everyone feel more cheerful. That is why Shackleton encouraged them. WritingUse the collfected materials in the activities above to instruct the Ss to finish the briety of the writing or the skeleton of the writing . After it, use the project to share the design or the writing of some of the Ss . Importantly, other Ss and the teacher should give or present their evaluation.HomeworkTo improve or or to complete the writing after class. If you like ,you could give your writing to your group leader or your partners to ask them for advice.