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Unit 1 Cultural relics
Period One: Warming up and Reading
Step 1 Warming up
1. Cooperative learning:
2. Do you know what cultural relics are? Are all the old things are cultural relics?
(They are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them; they present the culture of a place and some periods of history)
3. Do you know these famous places? (show some pictures of the cultural relics in the world) If you know, what do you know about them?
4. Which one would you like to visit most? Why?
5. What makes a city great and famous?
(a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there)
5. Can you tell us some famous cultural relics?
(Mount Taishan, The Mogao Caves, Longmen Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes, The Summer Palace, Mount Emei, Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace…)
2. Show some pictures of some famous cultural relics.
(1) The Great Wall (2)The Pyramids in Egypt
(3)The Tai Mahal (In India) (4) The Sydney Opera (In Australia)
(5) The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia) (6)The Big Ben (In England)
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. What do you think of the cultural relics? (by describing the pictures)
2. Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it?
(Try our best to find it; Protect the others in order that they will not get lost; Rebuild a new one if we really can’t find it; Learn more about how to protect relics)
Task 1: Fast reading—Main idea
1) Why is it called the Amber Room?
(It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it)
2) What happened to the Amber Room?
(The Amber Room was given to the Russian people as a great gift by the king)
Task 2: Careful reading—Detailed information
I. Ex. 1 (P2) Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
II. Choose the best answers according to the passage.
1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_______.
A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I
C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II
2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____.
A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind.
C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends
3. The Amber Room was stolen by______.
A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers
C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg
4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___.
A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France
5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______.
A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place
C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away
T or F questions:
( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make.
( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it.
( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941.
( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room.
( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found.
Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph (P2 Ex. 2)
Step 3 Listening
Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text loudly.
Step 4 Discussion
What should we do to protect our cultural relics? ( Pair work)
Step 5 Summary of the text
1. The Amber Room: the best and biggest work of art ever made. ----
2. In 1716, the Amber Room was given to the Czar as a gift, ----
3. In 1770: the Amber Room was redecorated by Catherine II. ---
4. In 1941: The Amber Room was stolen by the Nazi German army. ---
5. The old missing Amber Room is being searched for; a new one has been built.
Step 6 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 6 Homework
1. Remember the useful words and expressions.
2. Prepare for the next period.
Period Two Learning about language
Step 1 Revision
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 2 Grammar: Attributive Clause
Task 1: Ex. 3 & 4 (P4)
(1) E.g. Here are the farmers. They discovered the underground city last month.
Here are the farmers who / that discovered the underground city last month.
(2) E. g. The mother whose son had won the first prize was very proud.
Task 2: Practice.
(1) What surprised me was not what he said but the way ____________ he said it.
(2) We’re just trying to reach a point______ both sides will sit down together and talk. (06山东）
(3) ____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.
(4) This is the very house _______ he lived
(5) Next winter, _____ you will spend in Harbin, I’m sure, will be another exciting holiday.
(6) That’s the reason ______ he was late.
(7) The pictures brought the days back to the old ______ they swam in the river.
(8) Robert and his songs _____ were famous in the U. S. are also popular in China.
(9) They are always smoking, _______ of course, will do harm to their health.
(10) The situation ______ you use the words is very clear in fact.Ta
Task 3: Correct the mistakes:
1. The reason why he explained at the meeting surprised us.
2. I can remember the days when we spent together.
3. The way in which you talked about is very important for us.
4. Put the book in which you can it easily.
Step 4 Homework
1. Finish the related exercises on the Workbook. (P42)
2. Prepare for the next lesson.
Period Three Extensive Reading
Step 1 Revision
Dictation
1. There was no doubt that the house belonged to my grandfather.
2. We will look into the matter tomorrow, when the owner will be back.
3. I won’t go there if invited.
4. I’m pleased to have been of any help to you.
5. The girl was highly thought of for her good design.
Step 2 Reading, listening and writing
Discussion: 1. What must a judge do in a trial?
2. What is a fact? And what is an opinion?
3. What are the differences between a fact and an opinion?
Step 3 Reading
Task 1: Listen to the tape and make sure what the three people say about the missing Amber Room and try to find who is giving the most facts.
Task 2: Read the passage and fill in the forms in page 6.
Step 4 Explanation
1. “疑问词+不定式”,构成不定式短语,在句中作主语,表语,宾语等成分.
(1) Where do go tomorrow has not been decided.
(2) He has to learn how to send e-mails.
(3) Will you show me how to surf the Internet?
(4) Perhaps the most difficult thing is how to survive without friends?
(5) I just want to know when to start?
2. consider (1) 考虑 consider sth / doing sth
We are considering going abroad.
Have you considered his decision?
(2) 认为 consider +that-clause consider…as/ (to be)…
They all consider that we should start now.
He is considered as / (to be) the best player.
(3) considering 鉴于,考虑到,就…而言
She did very well, considering his age.
(注意:此处不可以改成considered)
3. rather than: 而不是 other than 除了…
(1) He would die rather than give in.
(2) He prefers to stay at home rather than go outing.
(3) What I need now is money rather than advice.
(4) Other than England, there are no other places like this.
Step 5 Reading task (P45)
We’ll read a passage that is about a common person who saves the cultural relics—Big Feng to the Rescue.
Task 1: Fast reading---main idea.
1. Choose the best summary. (Ex. 1P45)
2. Why does Big Feng want to save cultural relics?
(Big Feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help. So Feng believes that his work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.)
Task 2: Careful reading – details.
1. What does “a big heart” mean? In which ways does Feng show that he has a big heart?
2. Why does he think it is important to do this than to write his novels?
3. It is very time-consuming(耗时的)f and expensive for Feng to take care of the cultural relics. Can you think of other ways to help him?
Step 6 Discussion
What should we to protect our cultural relics?
Step 7 Homework
Do a research about one of the cultural relics in China.
Period four Listening
Step 1 Revision
1. There is some __________ (evident) that the ceremony is improving.
2. Mobile phone users were complaining about poor ________ (receive).
3. Already the whole project was looking _________ (doubt).
4. Remember to take all your personal ________ (belong) when you leave the plane.
5. After serious ________ (consider0 of all the issues, they decided to leave.
Step 2 Listening (P5-6)
Task 1: Leading-in:
Two people are talking about what happened to the Amber Room.
Task 2: Listen for main idea and some key points.
Part A: where was the Amber Room lost?
Part B: how was it lost?
Task 3: Listen for detailed information.
Fill in the chart. (P6)
Step 3 Homework
Prepare for next period.
Period Five Speaking and writing
Step 1 Speaking (P6)
Discuss and make a dialogue
Group work:
We often use some expressions to ask for opinions:
1. Do / Don’t you think that…?
2. Would you consider…?
3. Why / Why not?
4. Do you have any idea about? How do you know that?
5. Are you sure he/she was telling the truth? How do you know that?
(3) How can you be sure of that?
We often use some expressions to give opinions:
1. I think / I don’t think / I (don’t) believe…, because…
2. In my opinion, …
3. Sorry, I agree/ don’t agree with you.
4. I think …is telling the truth because…
5. That can’t be true. 6. It