Senior Three
Unit One Words and Their Stories
Session Plan
1.To get some knowledge of the origins of certain words and learn some common proverbs.
2.To learn the perfect form of the infinitive.
3.To tell stories in one’s own words.
4.To learn how to give examples and make oneself understood.
Session One
Aims: 1. to provide some background information about some words and their stories
2. to finish Exercise A1
Procedures:
1.Background Information
Proverb: concise statement, in general use. Expressing a shrewd perception about everyday life or a universally recognized truth. Most proverbs are rooted in folklore and have been preserved by oral tradition. An example of such commonplace wisdom is “ A rolling stone gathers no moss.” The Bible has provided a large number of proverbs, for example, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Some proverbs have literary origins, as in the case of Benjamin Franklin’s adaptation of Aesop’s proverb “ The God helps them that help themselves” Franklin himself originated the proverb “ Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, and wise” Proverbs are appealing because they are succinct and because they use simple rhyme ( “ A friend in need is a friend indeed” ), irony, metaphor ( “ still waters run deep” 静水流深，大智若愚), and comparison or contrast ( A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ).
2.Picture talk
I. Exercise A1
II. More questions and answers about the pictures.
Q: What is the possible job of the man ?
A: He is a tradesman.
Q: What is the man holding in his hands?
A: A big cloth bag.
Q: what is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
A: seller and buyer.
Q: What does the woman want to buy?
A: A pig.
Q: What is in the bag?
A: A cat.
Q: Why the man put a cat in the bag instead of a pig?
Picture 2
Q: Why are the people in the picture in a hurry?
A: Because it is raining cats and dogs.
Q: In such a case, what will you do?
A: I will look for some rain shelter instead of enjoying the downpour.
Q: Do you know the origin of the phrase “ it is raining cats and dogs”?
A: Raining very heavily.
Origin of the phrase “ it is raining cats and dogs”: The phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century. City Witt, 1652 has the line It shall rain dogs and polecats’ Also, cats and dogs both have ancient associations with bad weather. Witches were supposed to ride the wind during storms in the form of cats. In northern mythology the storm god W3din had dogs as attendants.
III.Ask the students to work in pairs and make up a story according to each picture.
Homework:
1.Prepare Exercise A2-A3 and B on page 2
2.Look through the new words on page 16
3.Read the text
Aims:
1. To check the prevision of the new vocabulary
2. To help students have a general idea of the text
3. To finish Exercises: A2, A3 and B
Procedures:
1. To check whether students have previewed the new words and finish Task 1
2. To read the words and definitions
3. General understanding of the text.
i. Exercises A2, A3 and B.
ii. More True of False questions
1. The phrase “ eager beaver” usually refers to an animal which is quite diligent. (F)
2. According to the text, the students who complain about too much homework are eager beavers.(F)
3. Beavers look quite lovely and beautiful.(F)
4. Beavers can create little lakes by themselves. ( T )
5. Beavers are of great economic values to mankind.( T )
6. Nowadays beavers help a lot in the development of the western territories of the U.S.(F)
7. The word “ bag” has many others meaning besides referring to a container that is used to carry articles.( T )
8. When you are sure to lose the match, you can say: “ The match is in the bag”. (F)
9. The phrase “ to let the cat out of the bag” came from folklore. (T)
10. It’s out-of-date to use proverbs recently.(F)
Homework:
1. To read the text
2. To read the new words
3.To preview the main points
Aims:
1. To check the homework assigned
2. To read the new words
3.To finish exercises C1 and C2
Procedures:
1.To check the homework assigned.
Finish Task 2 to see if the students have consulted the given assignment in the dictionary.
2.To explain the main points
New words and phrases.
1. Self- study Words
1.be willing to = be ready to
I am willing to tell you the whole story.
He is unwilling to face the fact.
2.suppose
a.认为，猜测
I don’t suppose that we will win.
We will win the match, I suppose.
I suppose the match to be interesting.
b.假设，（虚拟）
Let’s suppose we were on the moon , what would you do?
Be supposed to 应该
Every student is supposed not to be late for class.
3.creature 名词 人，生物。
Creatures from outer space 外星人
“Three Represents” Theory is the creature of the age.
create v. creative a. creator n.
4.settlement n.
a. the act of process of settling 定居的行为或过程。
The settlement of Africa by white people started 500 years ago.
b.和解，解决
The settlement of differences/a dispute分歧/争端的解决。
settle v. settler n.
5.put value on 重视。定价。
He puts treat value on our friendship = He values our friendship.
Friendship has no price but great value, so you can say friendship is invaluable.
valuable a. 有价值的 Valueless a. 无价值的
6. plain
a.简单的，清晰的，明显的
She wore a plain brown dress.
He make it plain that he did not like me
b.平原，草原
the Great Plain. 北美大草原
7.remain 留下，继续，剩余
I went to the city, but my brother remained at home.
Whether America will launch a war against Iraq remains to be seen.
He remains to be my best friend.
He remains to be friendly to me.
8. tricky a. 难处理的，狡猾的
The problem is pretty tricky.
What a tricky woman she is!
trick n. vt. 诡计，窍门。
帽子戏法 Hat trick
和某人开玩笑，作弄某人 play a trick on sb
他哄骗我给了他钱。He tricked me into giving him the money.
Some detailed words
1. What is expected of him…
expect of 对… 的期望
Teachers should not expect too much of students.
Expect sth/sb I expect that he will pass the examination.
Expect sb to do sth.
Nobody expected the spaceship Columbia to break in the sky.
Expectation n, unexpected a.
2. complain v.
complain to sb. about/of sth.
Jean is always complaining about something.
He complained to his teacher about too much homework.
If you meet with some unkind shop assistant, you can complain to the manager about it.(投诉)
complain to sb. that-cl.
She complained to his boyfriend that they didn’t have a fine house.
注：表明有什么疼痛不适时，用介词of, 不用about
The boy complained of a pain in his stomach.
派生词：complaint n. 诉苦，抱怨
lodge/make a complaint(against)提出不满意见/对┅提出控告
3. adventure
a. n. 冒险，冒险的经历
the spirit of adventure 冒险精神
All the children listened to his adventures with eager attention.
b. v. 冒险做，大胆进行，使冒险
adventure one’s opinion 大胆讲出自己的想法
adventure one’s life in the battle 在战争中拿某人的生命
adventure to do/upon doing sth. 冒险做谋事
派生词：adventurer n. 冒险家
4. headed west across the country
表示人身体某一部分的名词常可以被用作动词，如: head, back, hand等
We’re heading home. 我们正朝着家走。
Who headed the department? 谁主管这个部门。
She backed the car out of the narrow road. 她车子倒出窄道。
Will you back me against the others? 你会支持我反对其他的人?
Hand in/out the exercise books, please. 把练习本交上来/发下去。
5. explore v.
explore the Antarctic regions 考察南极
Man will continue to explore outer spaced despite the disaster of the space shuttle Columbia.
Explored the possibilities 探索可能性
派生词：explorer n. 探险家，浏览器，探测器
I.E stands for Internet Explorer, software produced by Microsoft.
exploration n. 探究，考察，勘探
6. exchange
n. 交换，互换
He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake. 他给我一个苹果，换一个蛋糕。
Let’s have an exchange of views on the matter. 我们对这件事交换一下意见。
the stock exchange 股票交易
v. 交换，互换，兑换
May I exchange sets with you? 我和你调一个座位好吗？
May I exchange my book for your pen? 我能用我的书和你的钢笔交换吗？
Exchange fire/words/blows交火/吵架/斗殴
7. import
n. 进口货，进口，输入
We can find many imports from America on the market.
The impost of cars from abroad is still limited.
v. 输入，进口，引进
import coffee from Brazil into China.
派生词：export n. vt. 出口货
8. wrap v. (up
wrap (up) the gift in pretty paper = wrap (up) pretty paper around the gift
wrap oneself (up) in a coat
In the cold wind, you’d better wrap up. 穿暖和点
9. The tradesman held up his cloth bag…举起；耽搁；支撑
The student held up his right hand to answer the question.
The plane was held up for two hours because of the heavy fog.
The pillar holds up the roof.
10. …, out jumped a squealing cat, …
表示位置转移的副词如：out, up, down, in, away, ahead移至句首时，引起全倒装
Up jumped YaoMing, and up went the NBA team Rocket.
3.Finish C1/C2.
Homework:
1.To review the new words and main points of the text.
2.To read the text
3.To preview Structures and Listening/Speaking
Aims:
1. To learn to use the perfect form of the infinitive
2.To finish Listening on page 9
Procedures:
1. To introduce the new grammatical item: the Perfect Form of the Infinitive
Suggestions:
1) compare the simple, progressive and perfect form of the infinitive
2) pay special attention to the negative form of the infinitive
The following examples may help to achieve the above aims:
(1)He seemed to come back soon.
He seemed to have come back.
He seemed to be coming back.
(2)I’m sorry not to attend the meeting tomorrow.
I’m sorry not to have attended the meeting yesterday.
(3)It’s nice to meet you here.
It’s nice to have met you here.
(4)The cheats pretended to be weaving the cloth.
The cheats pretended to have woven the cloth.
(5)He happened to be reading a book when I came in.
He happened to know Tom’s address.
He happened to have seen the film before.
Note: When using these examples, we’d better create some situations.
2.To finish Listening on page 9
Suggestions:
1)Before doing Listening and Speaking Exercise A, ask the students to guess at the meaning of the phrase “break the ice”, and after doing the exercise, list some other phrases about the word “ice”, for example: skate on thin ice冒风险 All that he did cut no ice. 不起作用 Put the project on ice. 把这个项目暂时搁置起来
2)Listening and Speaking Exercise C can be saved for the speaking period.
Homework:
Prepare the speaking topic
Aims:
1.to retell the story of the text
2.to finish the Listening and Talking
Procedures:
1.Have a quick revision of the vocabulary and the structure of the text.
2.Help the students to retell the story of the text
3.To finish the Listening and Talking
Suggestions:
1)Each student is requested to make full preparations before coming to this stage, including
a. to look up expressions related to “rain”
b. to introduce a proverb that seems to be the most interesting or impressive and try to find out its origin or story
c. to meet the demand of Exercise D
2)The teacher can start the period with some interesting proverbs and their origins or stories. For example:
d. Talk of the devil and he will appear.
e. A small step for man, a giant leap for mankind
f. Paper tiger
3)Then the students can be grouped into fours and exchange their proverbs and stories among the groups. After this, some students will be chosen to present their proverbs in front of the whole class.
4)The students will be encouraged to translate some Chinese proverbs and their stories such as “一鸣惊人” into English.
Time permitting, we can do Exercise D or part of it.
Pair work: To present a play in a certain situation
(1)Actors: Student A is a foreign teacher. Student B is a Chinese student
(2)Occurrence: The foreign teacher will leave Shanghai for American. One of his students has time to accompany him to buy something meaningful ( listed in the left—hand margin) as a part of his memory in China.
5)To conduct a survey in class. ( Task 3 )
Homework:
1. Review the text.
2. Preview the new words in additional reading.
Aims:
To do additional reading
Procedures:
1.Read the new words on page 17
2.Ask students to read the passage and finish the exercises on pages 15-16.
Homework:
Finish the exercises on the Workbook.
Aims: to consolidate what has learned in Unit One
Procedures:
1.Check the answers of the exercises on the Workbook.
2.Exercise: Please write out the English words or phrases.
1) be willing to do sth.
2) expect of/expect sb. to do sth.
3) be excited about
4) solve problems
5) complain to sb. about/of sth.
6) not at all
7) a hard-working animal/a strange-looking animal
8) hundreds of millions of
9) put great value on
10) be widely used
11) use…as…
12) wrap up
13) be supposed to do sth.
Homework:
1. Review Unit One
2. Preview Unit Two