Learning about Language特级教师教学实录

Unit 1 Cultural relics learning about language Knowledge: 1.

Learn some new words of this unit. 2.

Do some exercises of this unit. Ability: 1.

Learn to write out the words according to their explanation in English. 2.

Improve the students’ ability of translating.

Emotion: Train the students’ ability to cooperate with each other.

Teaching important points: 1.

Learn the new words. 2.

Train the students’ translating skills.

Teaching difficulties: 1. Learn to choose the correct words according to the meanings. 2. How to improve the students’ translating skills.

Teaching procedures: Step 1 Revision.

Check the homework exercises. Have a dictation of some words and expressions of reading part. Step 2 Fill the blanks 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 3 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 4 Homework 1.

Remember the useful words and expressions. 2.

Prepare for the next period.