Using LanguageⅠ名师课堂实录

Unit 1 Cultural relics

Period One: Warming up and Reading

Step 1 Warming up

1.

Cooperative learning: 2.

Do you know what cultural relics are? Are all the old things are cultural relics? (They are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them; they present the culture of a place and some periods of history) 3.

Do you know these famous places? (show some pictures of the cultural relics in the world) If you know, what do you know about them? 4.

Which one would you like to visit most? Why? 5.

What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there) 5. Can you tell us some famous cultural relics? (Mount Taishan, The Mogao Caves, Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes, The Summer Palace, Mount Emei, Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace…) 2. Show some pictures of some famous cultural relics. (1) The Great Wall

(2)The Pyramids in Egypt (3)The Tai Mahal (In India) (4) The Sydney Opera (In Australia) (5) The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia)

(6)The Big Ben (In England)

Step 2 Pre-reading 1. What do you think of the cultural relics? (by describing the pictures) 2. Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it? (Try our best to find it; Protect the others in order that they will not get lost; Rebuild a new one if we really can’t find it; Learn more about how to protect relics) Task 1: Fast reading—Main idea 1)

Why is it called the Amber Room? (It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make

it) 2) What happened to the Amber Room? (The Amber Room was given to the Russian people as a great gift by the king) Task 2: Careful reading—Detailed information

I. Ex. 1 (P2) Join the correct parts of the sentences together. II. Choose the best answers according to the passage. 1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_______. A.

Frederick I

B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great

D. Catherine II 2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A.

he wanted to marry Catherine II.

B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers

D. he wanted to make friends 3. The Amber Room was stolen by______. A.

Russian soldiers

B. German soldiers C.

People in Konigsberg

D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A.

Germany

B. Russia

C. Sweden

D. France 5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A.

they were at war

B. the couldn’t find a place

C. the German soldiers arrived too soon

D. no train could take it away T or F questions: (

) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make. (

) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it. (

) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941. (

) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room.

(

) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found. Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph (P2 Ex. 2)

Step 3 Listening Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text loudly. Step 4 Discussion What should we do to protect our cultural relics? ( Pair work)

Step 5 Summary of the text 1. The Amber Room: the best and biggest work of art ever made.---- 2. In 1716, the Amber Room was given to the Czar as a gift,---- 3. In 1770: the Amber Room was redecorated by Catherine II.--- 4. In 1941: The Amber Room was stolen by the Nazi German army.--- 5. The old missing Amber Room is being searched for; a new one has been built. Step 6 Explanations 1. compete: (vt) take part in a race, contest, exam, etc. (1)

compete in 在…中比赛/竞争

Will you compete in the race? (2) compete against / with… 与…竞争/比赛

He is going to compete against / with his classmates. (3) compete for 为…而竞争/比赛

The two teams will compete for the championship. (4) competitor 竞争者

competition 竞争,比赛

competitive (adj) 竞争性的,比赛性的

2. survive: vt & vi

幸存

Fortunately he survived the traffic accident.

Camels can survive for many days with no water.

The helicopter picked up all the __________.

They prayed for the ___________ of the sailors.

survivor (n) 幸存者

survival (n) 幸存

3. remain (1) vi. 留下,遗留

I went to the city, but my brother remained at home.

(2) link-verb. 后接n / adj / 介词短语/表位置的adv.

My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher. The death of the old man remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed. Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. (只要…就行了) It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. (某人所要做的只是某事) He bought a new book with the __________(剩下的) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan _________. (剩下的)

*---Why do you look so upset?

---There are so many troublesome problems ___. A.

remaining to settle

B. remained settled C. remaining to be settled

D. remained to be settled. 4. the rest 作主语时, 根据指带对象不同,可能是单数,也可能是复数. (1)

I have finished most of the work, and the rest ____ to be done next week. (2)

Some students went out, and the rest ____ remained in the classroom. 5. imagine: vt 想象

n. imagination (1)

You can’t imagine how I miss you all. (2)

We can hardly imagine life without water. (3)

Can you imagine her becoming a thief?

= Can you imagine her as a thief? 6. state / condition / situation (1)

We try to make ourselves get into a _____ before the exam. (2)

Janna is in a poor ______ of health, which worries her parents. (3)

His health is in good ________. (4)

Suddenly he found himself in a difficult __________.

state 状态, 可数名词; condition 条件, 复数形式表

“环境,状况”; situation 指处境,局势. 7. find / find out / discover

(1)

I’ve _______ the book I was looking for.

(2)

Please __________ what time they are coming. (3)

The police are trying hard to _________ about the accident. (4)

Columbus ___________ the New World in 1492. find out : 经过努力有意去

“找”, “打听”, “弄清楚”. find: “找到,发现”, 强调结果. discover: 发现本来就存在但未被人所知的事物, 地方,思想等. 8. gift: 礼物; 天赋

He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺. The boy has a gift for music. gifted (adj) 有天赋的

9. 情态动词+have done (对过去发生的事实的推测) (1)

He paid for a seat when he ______ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) (2)

I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened.

(shouldn’t / couldn’t / mustn’t / needn’t)

10. …it easily melts when heated…

连接词+分词(前后主语一致: 主动用v-ing, 被动用过去分词). (1)

While (they were) building the house, they found the vase. (2)

When (he was) asked, he made no answer. (3)

Unless (I am) invited, I won’t go there.

(4)

When __________ help, one often says “Thank you” or “It’s kind of you”.

(offering / to offer / to be offered / offered) (5) When first ________(introduce) to the market, these products enjoyed great success. (o4四川) 11. design (v / n) (1)They designed the building carefully. (2)The experiment is designed to test the new drug. (打算将…用作…)

(3) I like the design of the new school.

(4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ___________ (design) for them. (05丰台统考) 12.fancy:adj. (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装

(2) Fancy meeting you here!

想不到在这儿见到你了! (3) I don’t fancy walking in the snow.

我不喜欢在雨中行走.

have a fancy for…

爱好,爱上,入迷

fancy sb doing sth

想象某人做某事

13. in return: 回报,作为报酬

What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的种种帮助呢? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 轮流地,依次; 反过来

by turns 轮流地,时而…时而…

14. missing / lost / gone

(1)

Five people were _________. (2)

The boat and all the men were ________ in the storm. (3)

My pain in the leg is _______ now. (4)

Much to his upset, Bob found his wallet _______ just as he wanted to pay for the necktie. missing: “丢失的, 缺少的”, 强调不在场;

lost:过去分词,

“失去的, 丧失的”

gone: 过去分词, “过去的,不在的,丢了”,常作表语和补语. 15. 介词+名词

(表状态) at war / work / home / table on show / duty / sale / holiday / fire / watch

in trouble /danger / battle / doubt

under repair / discussion / construction

16. There’s no doubt that…

There’s no need to do / for sth / sb

There’s no possibility that…

(It’s) no wonder (that)…难怪…

There’s no hope of doing sth

(1)

Do you doubt ______ she will succeed? (2)

I doubt _____________ he will keep his word. (3)

I have no doubt _______ he will win the game. Step 6 Homework 1.

Remember the useful words and expressions. 2.

Prepare for the next period.

Period Two Learning about language

Step 1 Revision The Amber Room 1.

Time spent: A _______ of artists spent ____ years making it. 2.

Material: 7,000 tons of _______ were used for making it, with _____ and _______. 3.

Purpose: It was made _____ to be a gift, _____ for the Palace of Frederick I. 4.

Results: It was _________ to Russia people. After Frederick William I succeeded his father and _______ the king of Prussia; soon it became part of the Czar’s winter palace; it was one of the great ________ of the world; in 1941, it was ______ by the Nazis. Now a new Amber Room _____ _____ _______ in Russia and it ______ ______ ______ the old one, _________ the old photos.

Step 2 Grammar: Attributive Clause Task 1: Ex. 3 & 4 (P4) (1)

E.g. Here are the farmers. They discovered the underground city last month.

Here are the farmers

who / that discovered the underground city last month.

(2) E. g. The mother whose son had won the first prize

was very proud.

Task 2: Practice. (1)

What surprised me was not what he said but the way ____________ he said it. (2)

We’re just trying to reach a point______ both sides will sit down together and talk.

(06山东）

(3)

____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan. (4)

This is the very house _______ he lived (5) Next winter, _____ you will spend in Harbin, I’m sure, will be another exciting holiday. (6) That’s the reason ______ he was late.

(7) The pictures brought the days back to the old

______ they swam in the river. (8) Robert and his songs _____ were famous in the U. S. are also popular in China. (9) They are always smoking, _______ of course, will do harm to their health. (10) The situation ______ you use the words is very clear in fact.Ta Task 3: Correct the mistakes:

1.

The reason why he explained at the meeting surprised us. 2.

I can remember the days when we spent together. 3.

The way in which you talked about is very important for us.

4.

Put the book in which you can it easily. Step 4 Homework 1. Finish the related exercises on the Workbook. (P42) 2. Prepare for the next lesson.

Period Three Extensive Reading

Step 1 Revision Dictation 1.

There was no doubt that the house belonged to my grandfather. 2.

We will look into the matter tomorrow, when the owner will be back. 3.

I won’t go there if invited. 4.

I’m pleased to have been of any help to you. 5.

The girl was highly thought of for her good design. Step 2 Reading, listening and writing Discussion: 1. What must a judge do in a trial?

2. What is a fact? And what is an opinion?

3. What are the differences between a fact and an opinion?

Step 3 Reading

Task 1: Listen to the tape and make sure what the three people say about the missing Amber Room and try to find who is giving the most facts. Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the forms in page 6.

Step 4 Explanation 1.

“疑问词+不定式”,构成不定式短语,在句中作主语,表语,宾语等成分. (1)

Where do go tomorrow has not been decided. (2)

He has to learn how to send e-mails. (3)

Will you show me how to surf the Internet? (4)

Perhaps the most difficult thing is how to survive without friends?

(5) I just want to know when to start? 2. consider (1) 考虑

consider sth / doing sth We are considering going abroad. Have you considered his decision? (2) 认为

consider +that-clause

consider…as/ (to be)…

They all consider that we should start now. He is considered as / (to be) the best player. (3) considering 鉴于,考虑到,就…而言

She did very well, considering his age. (注意:此处不可以改成considered) 3. rather than: 而不是

other than 除了…

(1)

He would die rather than give in. (2)

He prefers to stay at home rather than go outing. (3)

What I need now is money rather than advice. (4) Other than England, there are no other places like this. Step 5 Reading task (P45)

We’ll read a passage that is about a common person who saves the cultural relics—Big Feng to the Rescue. Task 1: Fast reading---main idea.

1. Choose the best summary. (Ex. 1P45)

2. Why does Big Feng want to save cultural relics? (Big Feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help. So Feng believes that his work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.) Task 2: Careful reading – details. 1.

What does “a big heart” mean? In which ways does Feng show that he has a big heart? 2.

Why does he think it is important to do this than to write his novels? 3.

It is very time-consuming(耗时的)f and expensive for Feng to take care of the cultural relics. Can you think of other ways to help him?

Step 6 Discussion What should we to protect our cultural relics? Step 7 Homework Do a research about one of the cultural relics in China.

Period four

Listening

Step 1 Revision

1. There is some __________(evident) that the ceremony is improving.

2. Mobile phone users were complaining about poor ________(receive). 3. Already the whole project was looking _________ (doubt). 4. Remember to take all your personal ________(belong) when you leave the plane. 5. After serious ________(consider0 of all the issues, they decided to leave. Step 2 Listening (P5-6) Task 1: Leading-in:

Two people are talking about what happened to the Amber Room.

Task 2: Listen for main idea and some key points. Part A: where was the Amber Room lost? Part B: how was it lost? Task 3: Listen for detailed information.

Fill in the chart. (P6)

Step 3 Homework

Prepare for next period.

Period Five Speaking and writing

Step 1 Speaking (P6) Discuss and make a dialogue Group work: We often use some expressions to ask for opinions: 1.

Do / Don’t you think that…? 2.

Would you consider…? 3.

Why / Why not? 4.

Do you have any idea about? How do you know that? 5.

Are you sure he/she was telling the truth? How do you know that?

(3)

How can you be sure of that?

We often use some expressions to give opinions: 1.

I think / I don’t think / I (don’t) believe…, because…

2.

In my opinion, …

3.

Sorry, I agree/ don’t agree with you. 4.

I think …is telling the truth because…

5.

That can’t be true.

6. It is (not) a fact. 7. I (don’t) agree with you.

8. I don’t agree that…

9. It can be proved.

10. The truth is (not) easy to know. 11. I think they have said useful things.

12. …has no reason to lie.

Situation 1:

Jane said she would join you in the game, but now she hasn’t turned up…

Situation 2:

Li Hua promised to have a barbecue with you all on Saturday. But something unexpected happened. You don’t know whether it was true or not.

Step 2 Reading and writing Task 1: Leading-in

We have talked about what we should do to protect the cultural relics; now we’ll learn a letter from a German newspaper. The writer gives his opinion about what should be done with a cultural relic that has been found. Task 2: Read the letter and write a short reply to it.

You may choose to agree or disagree and give reasons. Model A Dear Johann,

I must say that I agree with you. If you find __________, it should belong to you because ____________________________. Even if I lost something, I wouldn’t expect ______________. Once I lost a ________, I decided not to __________. People need to understand that ___________________. Your letter helps me to remember that people need to be careful with ___________. Then they

won’t need to worry about ____________. So you see, Johann, I got two

rewards: one I could _______________ and one I could __________.

Model B Dear Johann,

I must say that I don’t agree with you. Though you find _________. It doesn’t mean it belongs to, you should __________________. I’m sure you would want someone to __________________. Once I found a beautiful ________. I want to_______. Then I remembered seeing one just like it in __________. I went to the ________ and found the

________ to whom it belonged. __________ was very ________ to get it back and gave me some delicious apples. So you see, Johann, I got two rewards: one I could eat and one I could keep in my heart. Step 5 Explanation 1.think highly / much / well of… =

sing high praise for…

think little / nothing of…

The headmaster thought highly of me for my good performance. The little boy was well thought of by them. He thought nothing of walking 40 miles. 走40英里, 他不当回事. 2. besides (adv): what’s more

It’s too late; besides, it’s starting to rain.

Step 6 Homework Written work: Translation (P43)

Period Six

Assessment Step 1 Dictation

1.

They looked into the accident and knew what to do with the survivors. 2.

The room of fancy style can serve as a reception hall. 3.

There’s no doubt that

the problem under discussion remains to be solved.

4.

He took the old clock apart in search of something, which was thought

highly of by his parents. Step 2 Summary So far we have learned this unit. It’s about the _______ _____ and how to ________ them when they’re in ________. Also we have learned how to show our opinions: _________ and ______________. Step3 Assessment (测试性评价) Complete the sentences with suitable words.

1. The Great wall is one of the w_______ in the world. 2. When the police arrived, he had destroyed the e________ of his guilt. (犯罪) 3. Have you seen the latest d______ for our new No. 1 Middle school. 4. His parents died in the big fire, but he s________. 5. To my joy, I got a very friendly r_______ when I arrived there. 6. He went into the office and l__________ up a cigarette. 7. I have a good way __________________________________(考虑) your suggestion. 8. In order to ________(证明) his point, she stayed up. 9. I don’t want to go; __________(此外), I’m too tired.

Step4 Sentence-changing (句型转换) 1. 合并句子为复合句. 1) The bus is owned buy the company. It often takes the children to school. The bus that/which takes the children to school is owned by the company. 2) Jack is a famous singer. His songs are loved by many young people.

Jack is a famous singer, whose songs are loved by many young people. 3)A young man asked me to give you the message. I did not know him.

A young man, whom I did not know, asked me to give you the message. 2. 改写句子

1)There will be an important meeting to be held this evening. There’s going to an important meeting, ______ ____ _______ this evening.

2) It was certain that he had left. There was ___ _____ that he had left. 3) Which do you think is more delicious? ___ _____ ________, which is more delicious? 4) Unless you are invited to speak, you should keep silent at the meeting. _______ ______ to speak, you should ________ silent at the meeting. 3. 用恰当的关系词填空

1)The man in _______ car we travelled had an accident.

2). I don’t care about the way ____________ they communicate with each other.

3). Which is the latest machine _______ is invented by him? 4). That’s all ______ we need to consider.

5). I can remember the very day _______ we worked together. 6). That’s the only place _______ the accident could happen. 4.

语法填空。（动词练习）

Two old ladies ____1____ (stop) at a restaurant to have lunch. They ____2___ (order) their lunch, and asked for two bottles of a well-known soft drink while they ___3___ (wait). The bottles ____4__(make) of green glass, and they each poured themselves a glass. They ____5___(talk) and drinking. When one of them ____6___(finish) the first glass and poured another, she ____7___ (notice) something in the bottom of bottle, but ____8____ (not make) out what it was. She tried to get it out and finally ____9___ (succeed). It ___10____ (be) a dead mouse! Step 5 Homework 翻译下列句子：

1. 老师告诉我汤姆是我唯一可以依靠的人。

2．

他妈妈十分爱他，

但对他要求很严格。

3．

中国是1949年成立的，现在正变得越来越强大。

4．

去年夏天，我参观了人民大会堂，在那里每年都要举行许多重要会议。

5．

所有能做的都做好了。

Finish the exercises on the workbook and prepare for next unit.