实用英语BII
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第5&6课时

发布时间:2019-02-22 17:35   发布人:郑加玲   浏览次数:239

5/6课时

教学内容

教学步骤

时间分配

Student   Presentation

1)    Each   group has 15 minutes to present their online research with PowerPoint.

2)    Other   students are required to comment or ask questions about the presentation.

3)    Teacher   gives feedback for each presentation.

60   min

Around the World

Step   1

1)   Teacher presents some movie clips containing images of dragon, panda, other   traditional Chinese animal images e.g. Shrek, Kongfu Panda II

2)   Ask the students to share their opinions about such depiction in the foreign   movies.

Step 2

1)      Direct the students to read two paragraphs   about dragon and phoenix.

2)      Remind the students to pay attention   to cultural misinterpretations in the books, movies, ads, or other media, by   giving further examples.

 

10   min

My Progress   Check

Direct   the students to complete the exercises in the textbook.

Listening Comprehension

Keys:

1. Zhang Li often practises   English with her language pal.

2. Learning to sing English songs; watch English programmes; practises   with a language pal

Vocabulary   and Structure

Keys:

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1.     It is quite impossible for me to finish so much work in one hour.

2.     It is not easy for such a little boy to ride a bicycle.

3.     It is a pity that you didn’t go to the concert yesterday.

4.     It is no good telling lies.

5.     It is not known yet whether the game will be held in this city.

6.     It is no use arguing about the matter with him.

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    1. split; 2. fighting; 3. treated; 4. shocking; 5. felt at home;   6. became used to

Translation

Keys:

1.     College students should be responsible for their behavior.

2.     Pollution is one of the most serious challenges we face.

3.     Most Westerners take their privacy seriously.

4.     As for Chinese, it is common for them to fight about paying bills   in the restaurant.

Reading   and Writing

Keys:

1、作为客人,如果你期待一顿大餐或者等着主人将菜放进你的餐盘,那么到了最后你可能就半饿着。

2、Ask the students to write down their understanding and submit it   next time.

15   min

Review and   feedback

1) Summarize   the main concept of this unit—cultural differences;

2)   Summarize the main language points studied in this unit;

3) Check   students’ writing and give them feedback.

5   Min

 

Supplementary materials

1. Word attack

1) phoenix n.  a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period; also a person or thing likened to the phoenix.        凤凰

e.g. Out of the ashes of the economic shambles, a phoenix of recovery can arise.

在经济废墟中可能孕育着经济复苏的苗条。

 

2) flap v./n. a stroke with something broad; something broad and flat used for striking. 扁平物,拍打,上下或左右移动、摆动,轻拍

e.g. Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line.

灰色的床单在晾衣绳上飘来摆去的。

 

3) auspicious a. showing or suggesting that future success is likely/ attended by good fortune  吉利的,有前途的,有希望的

e.g. His career as a playwright had an auspicious start.

   他的剧作家生涯有了一个好的开头。

 

4descendant n./a. moving or directed downward/ proceeding from an ancestor or source    后裔,后代

e.g. They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.

他们是最初的英格兰和苏格兰定居者的后代。

 

2. Useful expressions

1The Chinese people are known as the “descendants of the dragon”.

2)  At the end of its life cycle, the phoenix flaps its wings to set fire to its nest and burn itself to ashes. Therefore, the phoenix represents immortality and spiritual birth.

3)  In Chinese culture, the phoenix is the king of the birds. It represents auspiciousness and peace.