Unit 2 Wish You Were Here
Reading---教案
Teaching Aims:
Revise the reading passage by retelling it.
2. Get the students to grasp the usage of some important words and expressions.
Get the students to practice two important drills.
Teaching Aids:
1. The multimedia
2. The blackboard
Teaching Procedures;
Step 1 Revision
1. Question:
What topic does this letter refer to?
2. Ask the students to retell the three adventurous activities the writer will do during his coming travel in Africa according to the following clues:
to travel on camels:
where to leave and how to go
how and where to travel
how long to travel
to travel down the Nile:
when and where to start
how to travel and why
what to wear
to travel to see wild animals:
where to live
what to drink and eat
what to buy and why
how to get close to wild animals
Step 2 Related language points ---- words and expressions
expect
e.g. I expect there would be strong agreement about this.
TIP:
expect + clause
expect + n. (sb. / sth.)
expect to do
expect sb. to do
expect so
expect not = don’t expect so
on camels
e.g. Watch out for dangers while traveling on camels.
TIP:
by camel / on the camel(s) / on camels
by bike / on the bike(s) / on bikes
by car / in the car(s) / in cars
so many exciting places
e.g. I feel shamed that I’ve made so many mistakes.
TIP:
1) so many + n. (countable)
so much + n. (uncountable)
so few + n. (countable)
so little + n. (uncountable)
2) such little toys
on clear nights
e.g. The newly-wedded couple often takes a heart-to-heart talk in the moonlight on clear nights.
TIP:
at night / in the night
on a cold night
on Saturday night
on the night of…
go white-water rafting
e.g. To our embarrassment, we turned ourselves upside down while doing white-water rafting.
TIP:
go mountain climbing
go house hunting
go Internet surfing
go on a trip
e.g. They are longing to go on a honeymoon trip to Venice.
TIP:
go on a visit (trip, tour, journey) / visits (trips, tours, journeys)
go on duty (strike, business, sale)
2) go on with a visit = continue …
include / contain
e.g. Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
Detailed instructions are included in the booklet.
TIP:
All the persons, including him, got invited.
who include him
(with) him included
get close to
e.g. The firefighters couldn’t get close to the burning wreck on time.
TIP:
be (get) close to
adj.
follow sb. close behind
adv.
with one’s eyes closed
vt.
close v.s. closely
scare the animals away
e.g. The sight of the snake scared the boy away.
TIP:
1) scare…away (off, stiff, to death…)
2) scared / scary
3) scare = frighten
supplies of food
e.g. The draught-hit areas are more dependent upon supplies of food.
TIP:
n.
a supply of food
a food supply
supplies of food
food supplies
vt.
supply A to B
supply B with A
Step 3 Related language points ---- two important drills
1. in case + clause
e.g. In case anything important happens, please contact me in time.
TIP:
In case of fire, please call 119.
You’d better take an umbrella in case.
in this / that / on / any / many case(s)
2. whatever (however) + n.-clauses
e.g. I’ll just say whatever comes into my head.
Whoever breaks the law should be punished.
TIP:
whatever / however / … + adv.-clauses = no matter what / how / …
Keep calm, whatever happens.
= no matter what
Step 4 Multiple choice for consolidation
1. Those flowers are so special that I would do ___ I can to save them.
A. whatever B. no matter what
C. whichever D. that
2. He sat ___ against the wall and listened to the teacher ___.
A. close; close B. closely; closely
C. closely; close D. close; closely
3. John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out ___ he phones.
A. as long as B. in order that
C. in case D. so that
4. We have ___ in your bill the cost of the teapot you broke just now.
A. increased B. included
C. contained D. charged
5. You should try to get a good night’s sleep ___ much work you have to do.
A. however B. no matter
C. although D. whatever
6. A middle-aged woman came ___ to the bus stop only ___ the bus had gone.
A. to run; to find B. running; to find
C. and ran; finding D. running; finding
7. – Have you heard from Janet recently?
-- No, but I ___ her over Christmas.
A. saw B. will be seeing
C. have seen D. have been seen
8. With ___ electrical equipment, wood and paper in one place, there is a danger of fire.
A. so many B. so much
C. such many D. such much
9. On seeing the accident, he felt ___.
A. scary B. scared
C. scare D. scaring
10.The car ___ he goes to school is made in Japen.
A. by which B. in which
C. by that D. with which
(suggested answers: ADCBA BBBBB)
Step 5 Homework
Finish exercises on page 94 to 95.
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