Unit 3 A Taste of English Humor
4th period Learning about Language: Important language points
教材分析
The emphasis of this period will be placed on the important new words, expressions and sentence patterns in the parts Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading and Comprehending. In order to make students understand these important points thoroughly, we can first get students to understand their meanings in the context, then give some explanations about them, and later offer some practice to make students master their usage. Some new words and expressions are very useful and important, so are the sentence patterns. We ought to pay more attention to them and design special exercises.
学情分析
Language points are the fundamental of learning English; however our Ss are all afraid of learning English, especially for some important language points.
教学目标
1.知识目标
1). Get Ss to learn and grasp the important and useful new words and expressions in this part.
2).Let Ss learn the following important and useful sentence patterns.
2.能力目标
1). Get Ss to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.
2). Enable Ss to make sentences with the useful sentence patterns.
3.情感目标
1).Stimulate Ss’ interested in learning English.
2).Develop Ss’ spirit of cooperation and teamwork.
教学重点
1. Enable Ss to grasp the usage of such important new words and expressions
2. Get Ss to master the patterns “You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak…” and “Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off…”
教学难点
1. Let Ss learn the usage of the word “content” and the expression “cut off”
2. Enable Ss to learn the adverbial clause introduced by as if
3. Get Ss to understand some difficult and long sentences.
教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Step 2 Studying important language points
1. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.
翻译：
1). failure n. 失败，不成功，失败的人或事
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
Success came after many failures. 经多次失败之后，终于获得了成功。
2). overcome vt.&vi. 战胜，克服，得胜，获胜
He finally overcome his bad habit.
2. Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but without success.
翻译：
1). in search of 寻找
She set off in search of her missing dog. 她出去寻找她丢失的狗。
3. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.
翻译：
分析： 此句中“with nothing to eat”是“with+宾语+to do”构成的复合结构，在句中作状语。其中to do 作宾补，表将要发生的动作。表示动作已发生时，应用：with+宾语+doing/done.
With so much work to do, I don’t know what to start with. 有如此多的工作要做，我不知道该先做什么。
4. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.
翻译：
1). Pick out 挑出，分辨出
She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job. 从数千申请人中挑选出她来做这份工作
2). 句中的as if they were spaghetti 和as if it were the finest steak是从属连词as if 引导的方式状语从句。as if 等于as though, 意思是“就像….似的，仿佛……似的”。as if 引导的从句，若表示很可能的事实用陈述语气，若表示与事实有可能相反就用虚拟语气。
E.g.陈述语气
The animal was walking as if/though its leg was hurt. 这动物走路的样子好像腿受了伤。
She spoke to me as if/though she knew me. 她和我说话的神情，好像她早就认识我。
虚拟语气
He talks as if/though he knew everything.他说起话来好像什么都知道似的。
He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. 他装作若无其事的样子。
3). Cut sth off/ cut off sth 切下，割下，砍下
Mind you don’t cut your fingers off/ cut off your fingers. 小心别切断了手指头。
Cut sb/sth off (常用于被动语态)： 停止向某人供应某物，使某人或某事物与外界隔绝。
If you don’t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。
The children were cut off by the incoming tide. 涨潮把孩子们困住了。
5. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.
mouthful adj. 一口，满口
I felt so full that I couldn’t eat another mouthful. 我太饱了，一口也吃不下了。
at a mouthful 一大口
拓展： -ful 是一个后缀，加在名词之后，表示“充满….的”类似的还有：handful一把，cupful 一满杯，spoonful 一匙等。
6. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!
翻译：
1). Convince vt. 使信服，使确信，使认识到
How can I convince you of her honesty? 我怎样才能使你相信她的诚实呢？
2). Convincing adj. 令人信服的
He made a convincing speech. 他做了一个有说服力的演讲。
6. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.
翻译：
1). Star vi.&vt. 担任主角，主演，使某人担任主角，由某人主演
She has starred in a lot of good films. 她主演了许多好电影。
My favorite film stars Marilyn Monroe. 我最喜欢的电影是玛丽莲·梦露主演的。
Step 3 Summary and exercise
Step 4 Homework
板书设计
1.failure n. 失败，不成功，失败的人或事 Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母
2. overcome vt.&vi. 战胜，克服，得胜，获胜 He finally overcome his bad habit.
3. in search of 寻找 She set off in search of her missing dog. 她出去寻找她丢失的狗。
4. Pick out 挑出，分辨出 She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job
5. as if/ though就像….似的，仿佛……似的
6. Cut sth off/ cut off sth 切下，割下，砍下
Cut sb/sth off (常用于被动语态)： 停止向某人供应某物，使某人或某事物与外界隔绝。
7. mouthful adj. 一口，满口 at a mouthful 一大口
8. Convince vt. 使信服，使确信，使认识到 Convincing adj. 令人信服的
9. Star vi.&vt. 担任主角，主演，使某人担任主角，由某人主演
问题研讨
1.重点短语----- C 层
1.遍及全世界____________ 2 a homeless person
3.克服困难 _________ 4 be kind to
5. 以﹍﹍为背景 ___________ 6. in search of
7. 拿起 ____________ 8. cut off
9. 主演____________ 10. outstanding work
2. 根据中文或首字母提示，填写所缺单词的适当形式。----B层
By the end of February schools are opened t________ the country.
He is a f________ as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.
If we work with a strong will, we can o________ any difficulty, no matter how great it is.
He had great d________ in getting the work done within a week.
They sent the enemy ship to the b________ of the sea.
I’m so full that I couldn’t eat another m________.
Hundreds of people leave their villages hoping to gain their f________ in cities.
A m________ country is one in which there are many mountains .
I found it ________ (令人惊讶的) that the young player beat the chess master in the game.
I still remember her ________ (特别的) way of smiling.
My family ________ (款待) him as an honored guest.
Elizabeth Fry helped to improve prison conditions and gave the ________ (无家可归的) work and education.
After graduating from Peking University, he was ________ (幸运的) in having a good job.
I lived in an area of ________ (显著的) natural beauty.
A million dollars is a v________ amount of money.
3.用表格的词组的适当形式填空----A层
1.A truly happy man what he has.
2.I always thought I was very poor,but he was even .
3.When I buy watermelons,I don`t know how to the best ones.
4.After the storm,the power supply to the whole city .
5.When I ran down the stairs,I our headmaster.
6.Jacky Chen in the series of Police Stories.
7.Everyone may make mistakes .
8.He sometimes throws clothes away before they .
9.I my son from school on my way home every day.
10.I offered to help him,but he my offer.
4.介词/副词/连词填空 A/B层
1.In order to save money,we decided to cut expenses on clothes.
2.In Tibet,you have to take special care your skin.
3.He drank a big mouthful wine and left.
4.The road is kept open the year.
5.He was accused of being cruel
animals.
6.The boy swung on the rope tied a tree for some time and then left.
7. it is snowing,there are still many homeless beggars on the street.
8. nobody was watching,he slid the room.
9.So curious were the couple about wild plants they decided to make a trip there for further research.
10.The slaves rose up the master’s cruelty.
参考答案
1. 1.throughout the world 2. 一个无家可归的人3.overcome difficulties 4. 对某人仁慈 5.be set in 6. 寻找 7.pich out 8. 切断 9.star in 10. 杰出的工作
2. 1. throughout 2. failure 3. overcome 4. difficulty 5. bottom 6. mouthful 7. fortune 8. mountainous 9.astonishing 10. particular 11. entertained 12. homeless 13. fortunate 14.outstanding 15. vast
3.1.is content with 2.astonished 3.pick out 4.was cut off 5.knocked into 6.starred in7.at times 8.are worn out 9.pick up 10.turned down
4..1.down 2.of 3.of 4.throughout 5.to 6.to 7.Though 8.When,into 9.that 10.against
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