Period 1 New words and expressions
Teaching aims:
1)Read the new words and expressions.
2)Learn some of the important new words and expressions
1.quit [ ] vt. 过去时，过去分词quit或 quitted，现在分词quitting
1). 离开;退出
He quitted Paris after a week. 他一周后离开了巴黎。
2). 放弃，停止 [+v-ing]
He has ______________.他已戒了烟。
She asked them to________________.她要求他们不要说话
_______________辞去工作
advise them to quit their dissipated ways. 劝导他们撇弃放荡的生活方式
vi.
1). 离开;迁出
If he doesn't pay his rent, he will receive notice to quit. 如果他不付房租,他将被通知搬出去。
2). 停止
It's almost 5 o'clock;_______________.
.都快五点钟了;该下班了。
3). 放弃斗争,认输
4). 【口】辞职
I'm going to quit next week.我将在下周辞职。
2.apply [ ] vt.
1). 涂,敷;将...铺在表面 (+to)
The nurse applied the ointment_______________. 护士把药膏敷到伤口上。
2) 应用;实施
We should apply both theories in the language classroom.
我们应把两种理论都运用到语言教室中去。
He applied the brakes.他踩刹车
3)使起作用;使适用(+to)
This rule can not __________________every case. 这条规则并不是在每种情况下都能适用的。
4）把...用(于)[(+to)]
She______________________ her mortgage（抵押）. 她将她所有的钱都用来付抵押贷款
5）.专心；集中精力
apply oneself to 专心从事，埋头于…
The new comer applied his mind__________________. 新来的职员工作专心致志。
Students should__________________________________. 学生们应该专心致志地学习。
注意：He applied to the company for the position.______________________________。
3.add up 把...加起来
______________________________________get 12. 把三、四、五相加,总数是十二。
Add up these figures, please. 请把这些数字加起来。
He wrote down the weight of each stone and then______________________.
他把每一块石头的重量记下来，然后把所有的重量加在一起。
add up to 总计为，总数达
__________________________________________________.他受的教育加起来不过一年。
add…to…把…加到…上/里 // add to 增加,增强
add fuel to the fire _____________ 增色_______________
Will you ___________________your coffee?（加些糖）
Your carelessness____________________________(增加了我们的困难).
4.circumstance [ ]
n.情况,环境;情势
_____________________I would have resigned immediately.在正常情况下,我本会马上辞职的。
under no circumstances ，in no circumstances，无论如何不；决不
词组：under the circumstances或in the circumstances 在这些情况下；情况既然如此
The circumstances forced me to accept.____________________________
Maybe _____________________we may say that man can conquer nature.
也许在这样的情况下我们可以说人定胜天。
It depends on [upon] circumstances. ________________.
Under no circumstances _____________out of the house.（你不应该走出）
5.Don't lose heart. 别泄气。 lose sight of_______________
lose one’s heart to______/_______________ 与 …失去联系/ ____________对…失去控制
__________丢面子 / lose hold of__________ / _____________ 对…失去兴趣
6.assessment [ ] n.
评价;估计[C]
He_______________________________ the situation. 他对形势作了细致的评估。
assess [ ] vt. assessed， assessing， assesses
估定, 评定对...进行估价,评价
It is too early to__________________ the new legislation. 现在来评价新法规的效果为时尚早。
7.take it easy别着急，别紧张，慢慢来，多休息（从容, 不紧张, 松懈, 轻松）
Take it easy. We'll take care of everything. 别着急。一切由我们照料。
Our teacher told us______________________________. 老师交待我们考试前要放松。
---I’ve caught a bad cold,and had a headache.
---_____________________________(别紧张，多喝些水)
8.keep up保持，维持，坚持；持续，继续：
We asked her to stop talking, but she kept up. 我们请她别再说话了，但她依旧说下去.
Keep up! 坚持！
keep up a good state of mind ____________________________
__________________________!鼓起勇气
Keep up your spirits! ______________-
I don’t know_______________________________.不知道这雨会持续多久。
I have formed the good habit of getting up early, but I don’t know__________________.不知道是否能坚持下去
____________ 赶上 /___________阻止,扣下，隐瞒 /keep down________ /_________不接近
/keep on________ /__________不准入内/_______________置身于…之外 /keep to_____ /-___________________使（某人）离开（某物）/__________________ 记住
9.survival [ ]n.
1). 幸存;残存[U]
2). 幸存者;残存物[C]
The old man is a survival of the past age. 这老人乃上一个时代的遗老。
survive [ ] vt.
1). 在...之后仍然生存,从...中逃生
Only two passengers _________________the air-crash. 这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于死。
2). 比...活得长;丧失(配偶,亲人等)
She survived her husband by twenty years._____________________________。
vi. 活下来,幸存;残留[(+on)]
___________________________________洪水后极少有人生还。
10.relief [ ] n.
1). (痛苦,负担等的)缓和,减轻;解除[U][S1][(+of/from/on)]
The pills gave her some relief.________________________。
Will this medicine ____________________________the pain? 吃了这药能马上止疼吗?
2). 轻松,宽心,慰藉[U][S1]
Hearing the news, he breathed a sigh of relief. _____________________________________。
I _____________when I heard I had passed the examination.听说我通过了考试，感到轻松多了。
3) 救济;补助;解救[U]
to send relief to flooded areas ___________________--
11.deliver [ ] vt. n.
1). 投递;传送;运送[(+to)]
The mailman_____________________ promptly. 那个邮差准时地投递信件。
Some new books________________________________. 一些新书已被送到学校。
2). 发表;讲;宣布
_________________________________________. 他在会上作了重要报告。
3). 给...接生;生(婴儿)
She________________ in the evening. 晚上她生了一对双胞胎。
_________________________? 哪位医生接生了这个婴儿？
12.tough [ ] a.
1). 坚韧的,牢固的,折不断的
This material is as tough as leather.________________________。
___________________强硬的政策
2). (肉等)老的,咬不动的
____________________________________________牛排太老了,我咬不动它。
3). 困难的:____________________最困难的问题
He faces the toughest test of his life so far.______________________________。
a tough guy ______ tough meat _______ 强硬的态度____________
棘手的任务_____________ a tough customer _____________
a tough neighborhood 治安很差的住宅区
13*wrap [ ] vt. wrapped， wrapped
1). 包,裹[(+up/in)]
I ____________________________before I mailed it. 我先把书用牛皮纸包好,然后邮寄。
2). 缠绕,披[O][(+around/about)]
She wrapped a scarf around her neck.__________________________。
3). 覆盖;遮蔽
The skyscraper was wrapped in fog. 摩天大楼为雾所笼罩。
14.tie up [ ]
1). 系住
He__________________ and went into the inn. 他系住马,走进了小酒店。
2). 使受阻
________________________________. 交通阻塞已有三个小时。
15.packet [ ] n. . 小包(裹);小捆;小袋[C][(+of)]
The mailman brought a small packet. 邮差送来了一个小邮包。
He bought____________________. 他买了一包香烟。
16.go for为…而去，努力争取
_____________________他正在求职
I really go for progressive jazz.我十分爱好渐进式爵士乐。
__________________________________________.她不喜欢他这种类型的男人。
Go for it,John. We know you can beat him.去吧，约翰。我们知道你能赢。
Period 2 Warming up, listening and speaking
Teaching aims: Try to improve the students abilities of listening and speaking
Step 1 Warming up
Ask the students to fill out the form ,write their score for each question in the box and add up the total score.
Step 2 Listening
Listen to the tape and finish the exercises on page 47.
Step 3 Speaking
The speaking activity is tied in with the listening. Encourage the students to think creatively.
Period 3 Reading
Teaching aims:
1. Help the students improve the skills of summarizing and scanning.
2. Underline and analyze some key phrases and sentences.
3 . Get the students to know the importance of perseverance.
Fast-reading
1 When did we decide to move to another place?
2 How long did the journey last?
3 What is our first destination?
4 Is the journey hard? Can you make some examples about it?
Careful-reading
Exercise1: True or False
5.It took much time for the writer to decide what they should bring for the journey.( )
6. We traveled alone. ( )
7.Indian Greek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east.( )
8.On November 4, 1846, the travelers entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lost their way.( )
9.The travelers burn their animals because they were ill.( )
10.The travelers were shocked to see the horses and oxen,suffering from heat ,thirst,and starvation.( )
11.During the journey ,the travelers were helpful to each other.( )
12 .When a young man in our group suggested that I stay behind with the children and wait for help, I agreed. ( .)
13. When the animals smelt the water, they all ran. ( )
Exercise 2 :Choose the best answers
1.The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that .
A. California was in desert B. California was far away
C. California was a wonderful land described in a book
D. California was the largest state in the USA
2.People moving to the west would meet in .
A. Kansas B. California C. Salt Lake Valley D. Salt Lake Desert
3.On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert?
A. April 12. B. November 4. C. October 15. D. December 25.
4.Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”?
A Because the landscape was dry and barren. B. Because water was salty and not drinkable.
C. Because their water supply was so low. D. All of the above.
5.After the travelers burnt their wagons, they had to go on their feet with another miles to go.
A.2 500 B.500 C.90 D.45
6.Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help?
A. Because that meant he/she would die.
B. Because he/she knew that children were tiresome.
C. Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/her.
D. Because he/she felt he/she could get a prize by his/her father.
7.The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert, why?
A. Because they were tired and weak. B. Because they had no burden.
C. Because they must have smelt the water. D. Because they went back to their home.
8.How long did the author spend finishing the journey?
A. More than 40 months. B. About 2 months.
C. About a year. D. About a year and a month.
9.From the text, we can infer .
A. the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long
B. there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California
C. many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end
D .it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California
10.The best title of the text is .
A.A Journey To California B. Long Drive
C. The Salt Lake Desert D. Enjoy Your Life
Detailed reading
1.Fill in the chart:
Time Events
October, 1845
April ,1846
November, 1846
For many weeks
Christmas Day
2.The main idea of the text:
The text related a story that the hero’s family and many other families moved to the West. They ran into ___________ on the way to the West. _______________, they didn’t _________ Finally they ______________- and started a new life.
Part 1 (1) _______________________________.
Part 2 (2) _______________________________
Part 3 (3-5) ________________________________
Part 4 (6) _________________________________
Post-reading
Questions:
1 Where in the text do you find evidence that the wagons were not he most suitable means of transport?
2 Why did the travelers call their ninety mile-drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”?
3 What can you learn from this reading passage? What impresses you most?
Period 4 Language Points
Teaching aims:
1. Grasp some important phrases in the text.
2. Learn some language points.
Step 1 Revision
1.What can we learn from this text?
When we _________ problems, we shouldn’t _________. Instead , we should learn to face _____________________. As long as we ___________the difficulties and never _________, we will _____________________. More over, we all have dreams in our heart. As long as we insist and keep _________________, I believe we will make our dreams _________ one day.
2.Consolidation
In the ______ of 1845, after his father read a book about _________, he decided to _____ there. His family and many other families ________ for their journey by the middle of October. After traveling through _________, they had to spend __________ in Kansas. Until ____________ , they wouldn’t leave. They traveled by day. On November4, 1846, they entered __________ and soon lost their way. Due to lack of ______________, the oxen had no strength to pull the wagons and were burnt. People had no choice but to cover another 500 miles ________. At last, they _________ all the difficulties and got to the west on the morning of _____________. They started their new life there.
Step 2 Language study
1. beyond [ ] 介词 prep.
1).在（到）…较远的一边
What lies beyond the mountains? _______________________
2).晚于；超过
This work is beyond my grasp. 这件工作非我力所能及。
Don't stay there __________________. 不要过了午夜还留在那儿。
3).为…所不能及；多于；超出
Understanding this article is beyond my capacity（能力）. _______________________。
It's quite beyond me why she married such a heavy smoker. 我实在无法理解为什么她会嫁给这样一个烟鬼。
The fruit is _____________________. 那个果子我够不着。
4). (常用于含疑问或否定意义的结构中)除...之外
He has nothing _____________________. 除这幢房子外,他别的什么也没有。
* beyond all praise 赞美不尽 beyond __________难以置信
beyond compare 无与伦比的 beyond ______________无法形容
beyond words无法用语言表达
2.leave behind忘了带;留下
I've left my pen behind. 我忘了带笔。
I’m afraid we must leave Xiao Lin behind.恐怕我们得把小林留下。
When he went to work in Saudi Arabia, he had to __________________.
他前往沙特阿拉伯工作时，他不得不留下他的家人。
* leave sth ________ 不考虑 leave __________不打扰
Leave _______遗漏 leave _______停止
3.burden n. 负担；责任，义务：
The old man bent ___________________________. 老人因背着重负而弯腰。
He could not ______________ alone. 他一人挑不起这副担子。
The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me. 组织这次活动的责任落到了我头上
It is a burden to the people. _______________
The burden fell on me. __________________
vt.
1.) 加重压于，加负担于，烦扰[(+with)]
政府使国民负担重税。___________________________
2.) 加负荷于，使载重[(+with)]
He ____________________a large bundle of magazines. 他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。
4.desperate [ ] a.危急的;绝望的，极严重的
He _____________ when he lost all his money. 当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. ______________________。
the desperate look of hunger____________________; a desperate cry for help.___________ ______________ 绝症；a desperate situation _____________
5.accustomed [ ] a.
1). 惯常的,通常的
2). 习惯的,适应了的
_______________________她惯常的微笑
He is accustomed to work hard一向勤奋工作
I am accustomed to ______________.我习惯于睡得很晚
I'm not accustomed to _____________ to do morning exercises.我不习惯这么早起床进行晨练。
I’ve been accustomed to looking after them.
It’ll take time for me to accustom myself to the changes. ______________________.
6.starvation [ ]n. 饥饿;挨饿;饿死[U]
The old woman died of starvation. 老妇人被活活饿死。
starve [ ] vi.
1). 饿死
The explorers ________________ in the desert. 探险者们在沙漠中饿死了。
2). 挨饿
3). 【口】饿得慌
Let's get something to eat; I'm starving. 我们吃点东西吧;我饿坏了。
4). 渴望;极需要 (+for)
The plants are _______________. 这些植物极需要水。
7.anxiety [ ] n.
1). 焦虑,挂念[U][C][(+about/for)]
The mother _______________ about her daughter's health. 母亲为女儿的健康忧心忡忡。
2) 焦虑的原因;令人焦虑之事[C][(+to)]
That is a great anxiety to me. 那是一件使我深感焦虑的事情。
3). 渴望[C][(+for)][+to-v]
_____________________was obvious. 他们想去的急切心情是显而易见的。
8.come to an end 结束
The meeting ____________________ at last. 会议终于结束了。
____________ 停止 _______________作出决定 ________________________得出结论
come to a person’s aid ________ come to an arrangement (agreement) 达成协议
All good things must come to an end. 一切好事迟早都会结束。（ __________________。）
__________________在...结尾,在....末端 _______________最后，终于
bring to an end ______________ on end on end __________________
make an end of 终止，除掉 以――告终_______________
put an end to __________ 收支相抵_______________
9.lose one’s way become lost 迷路；迷失
莉莉在森林里迷了路。 ____________________________________.
摸索着走_______________ 打出道路______________ 行进 _________
挤着向前_________________ 弯曲前进__________________
Step 3 Translation
1信任;信耐
2. 代表;代替
3. 适宜
4. 灰心;泄气
5 (被)抛弃
6. 放弃
7. 少于;不足
8. 开始(旅程;赛跑);出发
9. 继续前进
10. 出发;首途
11. 迷路
12. 伸出
13. 在极度需要的(时候)
14. 步行
15. (通常用于被动语态)习惯于
16. 患病;遭受……之苦
17. 赶紧办理;急急忙忙地去做某事
18. . 停下来去做某事
19. 开始做某事
20. 用四肢
21. (在)……边缘
22. 瞪视; 凝视
23. 结束;终止
24. 与时间赛跑
25. 挽救……免于
26. 占用(时间;空间)
27. 在危险中;关系重大
28. 冒险去做某事
29. … 运用;应用
30. (两个或两个以上的数量或量)加起来
31. 别紧张;放松点
32. 维持;保持;使某事处于高水平
33. 常识;情理
34. 忘带;留下
35. . 经历某事物而幸存
36. 系;拴;捆
37. 为……去;努力获取
Period 5 Word study and Grammar
Teaching aims:
1. To review the words and expressions learned in the reading.
2. To summarize the usages of the Attribute.
Period 6 Integrating skills
Teaching aims:
1. To get the students to understand some words and phrases in the text.
2. To help the students summarize the main points after they read the dialogue.
Step 1 Skimming
After reading the text, answer the following questions:
(1) What did the dialogue mainly tell us?
(2) For what purpose did the people use the dog team?
Step 2 Scanning
Find some information to fill in chart:
The brief introduction to the story
The time
The place
The plot
The result
Step 3 Further reading
Judge whether the following statements are true or false:
(1) The first dog race was a race against time. ( )
(2) The disease which struck the Nome was called flu. ( )
(3) If doctors couldn’t get enough vaccine, the children would die quite soon. ( )
(4) The doctors could do nothing but use the dog team to deliver the vaccine because there were not enough ships and planes. ( )
(5) During the journey, the dogs and their drivers should fight against the hot weather. ( )
(6) When the dogs and their drivers arrived on time, they were warmly welcomed. ( )
Step 4 Language study
1.anniversary 周年纪念；周年纪念日
结婚周年纪念日 _________________ the 20th anniversary of our country’s independence_________________
2.deliver: 释放，移交，投递，发表，给予，表达
deliver sb. from sth. ___________________ deliver sth to/over sb把某物交付某人.
带信,传话 _________________ 发表讲话________________
deliver over (up) (to) ____________ 生孩子_______________
He delivered himself up to the police. _______________________.
我把信和包裹交给了她.____________________________________
3. stake n.桩,水刑柱,赌注 v.系于柱上,打赌
把…拴在柱子上_____________ play for high stakes下大赌注赌钱
stake…on…把…押在…上 be at stake 生死攸关
He staked all his hopes on his son’s success as a stateman.
________________________________
He left the gambling game when they __________________.
赌注太高时他离开了赌局
I’m going to stake $5 on that watch. 那块表我押5 美元.
孩子们的生命濒临危险.__________________________
4 . risk n.风险, 保险对象 vt. 冒…的危险
do sth at the risk of one’s life=risk one’s life to do sth _____________…
at all risks=at any risk _______________________
at (one’s) risk ____________
run(take) a risk (risks)=risk doing sth 冒险
If you go out without your raincoat , _________________________.
如果你出门不带雨衣,就有可能被淋湿.
We can’t risk your catching the measles.我们不能让你冒染上麻疹的危险
太多的人有生命危险______________________.
5.prevent v. n.______________ preventable 可预防的 preventive预防的
prevent sb from doing prevent disease
Try to ________________ in dry weather.干旱天气预防火灾
There was nothing _______________________________.没有什么能阻止他订婚
Prevention of illness is better than curing it. _____________________
6.cover vt.掩盖,掩护,包括,走过,支付,报道 n. 盖子,封面
盖着… ___________________ from cover to cover_____________
走了6 英里 ______________ 采访会议_____________________
cover the expense _____________ a cover for…盖子
她用手蒙住了脸._______________________
I didn’t cover as much ground as I had wanted. ____________________________
This report covered all aspects of the problem.这个报告涵盖了这个问题的所有层面
Step 5 Translation
1. …80周年纪念日
2. 与时间赛跑，抢时间
3. 挽救……免于
4. 足以令人欣慰
5. 没分钟都非常关键。
6. 一直到,等于
7. 在危险中；关系重大
8. 黎明的第一道曙光
9. … 的纪念馆
10. 冒险去做某事
11. 那样的病
12. 历史事件