1、Book Four Text Learning（10 units altogether）Learning to write English composition Integral Training:trying to improve students proficiency in reading,listening,and speaking.Teaching Plan This terms teaching content covers 10 units.Basically,every two units will be finished within 3 weeks.Except the
2、one-week holidays of the National Day and the oral English test,there are 15 weeks left for teaching,so at least 9 unit should be finished at the end of this term.Roughly the teaching of one unit covers 6 periods.General Goals or Objectives Try to improve studentsreading speed and the ability to get
3、 information from reading materials correctly.Students acquisition of the skills involved through supplementary materials and texts.More attention will be given to the understanding of discourse:focus on global understanding.Enlarge students vocabulary(Key words and structure)Learn the features of E
4、nglish composition and learn to write.Go over the preview,the pre-reading questions and the title of the text before listening to the summary of the story and anticipate what we are going to read.Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to
5、the context and your own experiences.I know I shouldnt eat chocolate cake when Im dieting,but I find it hard to resist the temptation.a rubber plantation plantations of fir and pine I dont know why I asked just idle curiosity.There are few idle people in their department.The new financial supervisor
6、 intends to make full use of the companys idle capital.诱惑诱惑种植园种植园树林树林无意义的无意义的闲散的闲散的闲置的闲置的 The rain penetrated through to his skin.They claimed that the noise from the concert was causing a public nuisance.Youd better roll your sleeves up or youll get them dirty.The trousers are a bit tight around my
7、 waist.湿透湿透反感反感袖子袖子腰部腰部 They think the governments new ideas are nonsense.The document must be signed in the presence of a witness.sheer nylon tights It would be sheer folly to buy such a large car-we wouldnt be able to afford to run it.一派胡言一派胡言当着当着的面的面透明的透明的complete Oscar Wilde was a famous wit.a c
8、onversation full of wit He made some interesting observations on the current economic situation.机敏风趣的机敏风趣的机智风趣的机智风趣的评论评论 Some species of bats are on the edge of dying out.Just because I had a bat and had played at school,they assumed I was some kind of expert.The crowd of demonstrators melted away w
9、hen the police arrived.The spring sun usually melts the snow by mid March.蝙蝠蝙蝠球拍球拍逐渐散去逐渐散去融化融化 She behaved as any upright citizen would have done under the circumstances.Stand upright when youre being spoken to!We tipped the porter for each box.The hotel porter will call a taxi for you.正直的正直的站直站直搬运工
10、搬运工门卫门卫 He packed his trunk and sent it to China by sea.I sawed through the tree trunk.She was overcome with emotion.He deserves our special thanks for all his efforts.旅行箱旅行箱树干树干她激动得不能自持。她激动得不能自持。应得到应得到 She gave him a tender look.My steak was juicy and beautifully tender.If your stomach feels tender
11、 and you have a slight temperature the best remedy is to go to bed and have a good rest.gentleeasy to bite throughpainful Their remarks are for the most part correct.Dont impose your company on them.They are busy with their work.I dont know what he wants to do,but for my part,I would be glad to go.m
12、ostly;usually缠着他们缠着他们personally Im counting on my teacher to help me.Please dont make a fuss about such a small thing.He is run down because hes been working too hard.Weve all objected to this proposal.expect;depend on大惊小怪大惊小怪把身体搞垮把身体搞垮oppose;express opposition to They stopped for a moment to drink
13、in the beauty of the scenery.They drank in the delicious music.He said he would give up smoking,but he ended up yielding to the temptation and took a cigarette.欣赏欣赏如痴如醉地倾听如痴如醉地倾听经不起诱惑经不起诱惑 mill manufactory factory merry happy joyous cheerful pleasant delightful agreeable fabric cloth textile stuff t
14、issue material lap thigh limb leg knee hip wind breeze gust blast squall gale typhoon hurricane tornado cyclone gaze stare gaze peer contemplate view observe survey peek peep glance skim scan glimpse glare keen extreme strong active sharp acute keen eager ardent earnest intense farewells goodbye hon
15、orable respectable respective wholly completely entirely fully totally utterly now and then from time to time occasionally a succession of a series of Homework Learn the new words and expressions of the text by heart.Go over the text and try to get the main idea of the text.Analyze the structure of
16、the text.1.Global Reading Task s Reading Skills:Reading between lines Text structure analysis:To make inferences about the authors ideas you have to do the following:1.Make use of context clues,your common sense and your knowledge of the world.2.Connect ideas and draw conclusions from the reading pa
17、ssage.3.Form and test what you have understood between the lines.Example 3 There was some talk of having him back during the summer that followed.That is,Gaston greatly desired it;but this desire yielded to his honorable wifes vigorous opposition.(Para.21,Passage A,Unit 1)Question:Why did the wife s
18、trongly oppose to Gouvernails coming to visit them again?Possible answer:She was afraid that she would yield to her passion.Example 4“Oh,”she told him,laughingly,after pressing a long,tender kiss upon his lips,“I have overcome everything!You will see.This time I shall be very nice to him.”(Para.24,P
19、assage A,Unit 1)Question:What do you think the wife had overcome?Possible answer:She had overcome her affectionate passion for Gouvernail and she was ready to accept him as a friend and as a guest.Text Structure Analysis:What kind of writing does this passage belong to?Description,narration,expositi
20、on or argumentation?What kind of order is this story related in?In chronological(or time)order How is the story structured according to time sequence as a whole?How many parts can the whole passage be divided into?6 partsgeneral situation of the storyMrs.Barodas impressions of her guestwhat happened
21、 that night what happened the day after that nightPart 1:Part 2:Part 6:Part 4:Part 5:Part 3:what happened laterwhat happened still later The first part of the passage is _,which is the general situation of the story and also the starting point of the story.What is the general situation?Paragraph 1Mr
22、s.Baroda was a little annoyed that her husbands friend,Gouvernail,was to spend a week or two on their plantation.The second part consists of _ paragraphs,from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 10,telling us what happened and informing us about Mrs.Barodas impressions of her guest Gouvernail.9chronologicalaft
23、er a few daysthenone dayin the morninguntil The descriptions are presented in _order.Can you find any time markers to certify it?Para.2 deals with Mrs.Barodas impression of her guest：She was feeling puzzled,not being able to penetrate her silent guestMrs.Baroda was troubled to find Gouvernail _ not
24、a man of wit,but _ difficult to understand.Paras.3 to 10 are about a conversation between Mr.and Mrs.Baroda concerning their guest Gouvernail:a terrible nuisancea dull man The third part is made up of _ paragraphs,from Paragraphs 11 to 19,concentrating on what happened“that night”.9 The author uses
25、a succession of verbs and adverbs to describe _that night in chronological order.In this part,the author also describes some sort of _in Mrs.Baroda but all this came along with a succession of _.what happenedemotional changeactions The time markers:that night,the next morning,then,when The fourth pa
26、rt is Paragraph_.20 only Paragraph 20 is about _ the day after“that night”.what happened The next morning,Mrs.Baroda _ without even saying farewell.She did not return _.took an early trainuntil Gouvernail was gone The fifth part is Paragraph_.21 Paragraph 21 describes _ during the time after“that ni
27、ght”.what happened During the summer that followed,Mr.Baroda greatly desired that _ but this was vigorously _ by Mrs.Baroda.his friend come to visit them againopposed The sixth part consists of Paragraphs _,which is the continuing part of the story,still,according to _sequence.22 to 24time _,Mrs.Bar
28、oda proposed to have Gouvernail _ as she had _.visit them againovercome everythingBefore the year ended 2.Detailed Reading Tasks Language points Simulated writing Summary of the text Vocabulary Exercises Translating and Writing Listening and speaking activities Talking about the topic or retelling the text Listening and speaking practice in XP center
