unit3-gifts-教案.doc

Unit 3 Gifts
Teaching Objectives

Text A
Text B
Theme
rules for gift giving
a story about gift
Vocabulary
gift, interview, business, occasion, invitation, present host, introduction, modest, wine, candy, require, attention, add, task, alcoholic, liquor, personal, relationship, vase, cultural, paper-cut, dyed, wrap
art, wonder, sandwich, hall, search, inexpensive, umbrella, buffet, car, burst, passenger, disappear, purpose
give/last/show/add
Speaking
How to present and receive gifts
Grammar
numerals
Practical Writing
How to write gifts notes

Teaching Plan

Teaching Tasks
The first class hour
Warm-up Discussion: study of words and expressions in Text A; Vocabulary check( B and C)
The second class hour
Discussion of Text A and the follow-up exercises (A and B)
The third class hour
Comprehensive Exercises(D); Text A exercises (C)
The fourth class hour
Group Discussion; Grammar Tips;
The fifth class hour
Discussion of Text B and the follow-up exercises

Background Information
Giving gift is something customary in both Chinese and Western cultures, but it seems to be more popular in the West.
1. Why to give gifts
The Chinese treat giving gifts as something serious and usually will not do so without a good reason, especially between friends, family members, etc. They generally give gifts to thank others for their help or when are invited to attend a party, wedding ceremony and so on. To westerners, giving gifts is not only a way to express thanks, but also a means of keeping a good relationship with others.
2. When to give gifts
3. What to give as gifts
Teaching Procedures
Warm-up Discussion
Question: All of us must have given gifts to or received them from friend, family members, relatives, etc. What is the most memorable gift you have given or received?
Short Play
Step1: Divide the students into groups of four to five.
Step2: Give each group one of the following situations.
Step3: Ask each group to organize a short play based on their situation.
Step4: Have the groups present their short plays in turn.
Situation1: The teacher is ill and is in hospital. The students plan to visit her. They are discussing what gift they should buy for the teacher.
Situation2: You are invited by your foreign teacher to her department. You bring her a bunch of flowers and she is very pleased with the gift.
Vocabulary
1. interview n/vt. 面试；访谈；会见
interviewer n. 面试官，会见者
interviewee n.被访问者，被接见者
例：我今天有个求职面试。面试我的是总经理本人。
I had a job interview today. I was interviewed by the general manager himself.
2. occasion n. 场合，时机 adj. 偶尔的，不时的 adv. 偶尔，有时
on … occasion on the occasion of… an occasion for
e.g. I had met Professor Li on many occasions.
For many students, the meeting on every Friday is an occasion for relaxation and exchange of ideas.
occasion是可数名词，在文中的意思是“场合”，occasion还有一个重要的意思是“特殊的事件”，作可数名词。如：
a great occasion 一次盛大的事件
celebrate a special occasion 庆祝一次特别的事件
by occasion of 由于
on occasion 有时
rise to the occasion 随机应变
3.present vt. 给，增送；介绍，引见present sb with sth present sth to sb
e.g. (1)我能向你介绍一下我的朋友吗？
May I present you my friend to you?
(2)在教师节的时候，学生送给了老师一束花。
The students presented a bunch of flowers to their teacher on Teachers’ Day.
n. presentation, 介绍，陈述，增送 adj. present 出席的，当场的； 现在的，现存的； n 礼物；礼品
4. modest adj.，通常含有褒义的感情色彩，指人“谦虚的，朴素的”，或指物“价值不高的”，有时用来指女士“端庄的”。modest还指“（在大小、数量、范围、价值上）适度的，不极端的”，文中用的就是这个意思。
a modest gift 一件小礼物
a modest price 适中的价格
Collocations: be modest about 对……很谦虚 be modest with 对……适度
e.g. 她对于自己得奖非常谦虚。
She is very modest about the prize she has won.
Derivation: modesty n. 谦虚，羞涩 modestly adv. 谦虚地，适度地，端庄地
Comparison:
modest, humble & lowly
这三个词是近义词。
modest 较常用，指“（态度）谦逊的，谦虚的”。如：
He is modest about his merits.
humble 指“（地位或身份）低下的，（为人）谦卑的”。如：
He is of a humble origin.
他出身低微。
lowly意思和humble比较接近，指“（级别、地位、重要性）低下的，谦卑的”。如：
a lowly employee一个普通职员
5. last 要把作为形容词的last和作为动词的last区分开来。作为动词的last可以是及物动词也可以是不及物动词，意思是“持续”，“够（某人）用（多久）”。
last + n. / adv. / pron.
last + (sb) + n. / pron.
Examples:
(1)The meeting lasted (for) three hours.
(2)The food in the fridge can last you three days.

last out 维持到……结束，够用
Example: The patient won’t last out this night.
6. require
是一个较为正式的词，它一般不用于进行体。require后面如果跟that从句作宾语，that从句中的动词要用情态助动词should+动词不定式，should可以省略，有时也可以用其他情态助动词，如shall。
——需要
require sth e.g. The plan requires careful thoughts.
require + -ing分词 e.g. The flowers require watering, or they will wither soon.得给花浇水了，不然它们很快就枯萎了。
require + that从句
e.g. The new regulation requires that all students (should) not be late for class.新的制度要求我们不能上课迟到。
——要求，规定
require sb to do
require sth of sb
require + that从句
7. personal “个人的，亲自的，涉及隐私的”等，通常无比较级
personal letters 私人信件
a personal matter 私事
personal opinions 个人见解
personal taste 个人趣味
personal abuse 人身攻击
personalize vt. 使……成为个人所有，个人化
personally adv. 亲自，就本人而言，个别地
8. at one time 有两个意思，可以解释为“过去，曾经”，也可以解释为“同时”。文中使用的是第二个意思。如：
e.g.At one time I lived in that small village.
有一度我住在那个小村子
e.g. You can not handle two telephone calls at one time.
你不能同时应付两个电话。
Comparison:
at one time & at a time
at a time的意思是“每次，一次（完成几件事）”。如：
e.g. He took two stairs at a time. 他两步并一步地奔上楼梯。
而at one time侧重表示“同时”。如：They all tried to talk at one time.
他们都抢着讲话。
Useful Expressions
at times 有时，不时
at any one time 一次，同时（=at one time）
at the best of times 在最有利的情况下
at the same time 同时
Language Points
1.You should be careful in giving gifts. =You should be cautious when you give gifts.
Be careful (in) doing sth: 小心做某事
e.g. 我们要小心准备报告，不许有差错。
We need to be careful in preparing the report; no mistake is allowed.
2. When you arrive at a party, you may present your gift to the host once the introductions are made. =When you come to a party, you may give your gift to the host as soon as you have made introductions to each other.
参加聚会的时候，当你和主人相互介绍完毕，就可以立即呈上你的礼物。
Structural Analysis:
once作为连词引导时间状语从句，它的意思相当于as soon as或when。再看几个例句：
（1）Once you get to know him, you will like him. 一旦你了解他，你就会喜欢他了。
（2）你知道结果就马上通知我。
You should let me know once you get the result.
3. but hard liquor can be given as a gift only when you know the host well and are certain that he would welcome such a gift.= If you do not know the host well or you are not sure whether he is willing to accept such a gift as hard liquor, do not give him such a gift.
只有当你非常了解主人，而且肯定他会喜欢烈性酒时，你才可以送这样的礼物。
Structural Analysis:
a) only when引导条件状语从句，当它引导的从句出现在句首时，可以
引起局部倒装。如：
Only when I myself became a mother, did I realize how much my parents had been devoted to me.
实际上，如果碰到“only+副词”，“only+介词词组”，“only+连词”这样的结构出现在句首时，主句都可以局部倒装。如：
Only yesterday did he tell me the truth.
Only after eighteen can you be employed.
Only if he receives the invitation, will he go to the party.
b) would在句中的意思并不表示“过去的将来”，在这里它表示“意
愿”，相当于be willing to。would情态助动词除了作为will的过
去式以外，还有很多含义。如：
—— 表示委婉的请求
Would you pass me the book, please?
—— 表示委婉的陈述或建议
If you can help me, I would be very grateful.
I don’t think he would be so careless.
—— 表示过去惯常的动作
Whenever I went to visit her, she would treat me to the best coffee and dessert she had.
—— 表示推测（口气不够肯定）
A: It seems that someone is in the room.
B: It would be George, I guess.
4. Lovely wrapping paper makes the gift nice to look at. =It is nice to look at the gift if it is wrapped in lovely paper.
可爱的包装纸使礼物看上去样子很好。Make+object+adj.
这是一个SVOC的句型，the gift是宾语，nice to look at是宾语补足语。这个宾语补足语是由形容词nice和动词不定式to look at构成的。宾语the gift是动词不定式to look at的逻辑宾语。在SVOC句型中，如果补语是一个含有介词的动词不定式，而且宾语是动词不定式的逻辑宾语时，要注意不要遗漏介词。如文中这句话就不能说成：
Lovely wrapping paper makes the gift to look.
再看几个例子：
(1)她聪明勤奋，老师都恨喜欢她。
Her intelligence and hardworking made her quite popular with the teachers.
(2)看了那部恐怖电影我吓得睡不着。
The scary movie made me too frightened to fall asleep.
(3)The special device makes the music pleasant to listen to.
(4)The material makes the carpet comfortable to walk on.
Part Division of the Text
Part 1 (Paragraph 1):
points out that gifts should be given on proper occasions.
Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-8):
enumerates a few rules to follow when giving gifts.
Further Understanding
1.Why shouldn’t you give your host a gift that requires too much attention?
Because the host will be very busy at the party and the gift should not be another task to his or her evening.
2.Why is it a good idea to put a card with your gift?
Because the card can remind the receiver of the person who gives the gift.
Homework