Unit III
I Teaching objectives：
1. Distinguish confusing pronunciations;
2.Learn how to express agreeing & disagreeing; 3. Improve reading skills;
4. Grasp the main idea and the structure of the text；
5. Master the key words and phrases and sentence patterns in the text; 6. Practice grammar using in making consistent sentence;
7. Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking related to the theme of the unit; 8. Learn culture related
II Teaching Allotment
1. Listening (45mins)
A. Skills: listening to the stressed words;
B. Functions: how to express agreeing & disagreeing; C. Conversation one practice ; D. Conversation two practice ;
E. Practice: conversation one and two and exercises. 2. Speaking (45mins)
A . Conclude the phrases about expressing agreeing & disageeing B. Role - play
C. Activities: role-play several situations according to guided conversation D. Discussion after listening: E. Passage listening : 6. Passage A study(4 sections): 7. Passage B study(2 section):
8. Exercise & grammar practice(2 section)
III Detailed study of text A
Passage A Another Door
Lead-in (20 mins)
C. Video watching & extended reading D. Warming-up
Q1. Have you ever been in a dilemma while making a choice ? What was the dilemma and what was your choice ?
Q2. Have you ever regretted making such a choice? Why or Why not ?
Q3. How do you understand the story of “Sai Weng lost the horse” or “Fish
and bear’s paw cannot be owned at the same time” ?
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Language points.
1. 区别 another，the other , other, others
两个中的“另一个”是“the other”; 不定数目中的“另一个”是“another”;
other指另外的人或物,可与some连用；the other 指两个中的另一个，常和one连用；the others表示其余所有的人或物；another则泛指另一个。 While at the university, he went to the library every other day. This shirt is too large for me. Please show me another. I have two pens. One is blue. The other (pen) is black. Some cleaned the windows, others mopped the floor.
2. come across: meet or find sb/sth by chance 偶然发现 I came across an old friend in the street this morning.
When you come across something important , write it down.
3. But sometimes, just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the opposite side just as interesting.
? 第一个just as 是连接词才，表示“正要， 打算 ”， 第二个just as 表示“正
如…一样”。
? 在这里: just as interesting as the article on the front side，类似的用法有：just
as good / bad / big,etc. （和······一样好/坏/大等） ? Just as you do in your family, do in your team. ? Be about to do 即将要做 ? I am about to leave, it rains.
4.If I cut the front essay out, the opposite one is sure to be damaged, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without its subject.
leaving 和 keeping 在这句话中，都是现在分词作结果状语。 Jane fell off the bike, hurting her legs. 5. behave, behavior, behavious
v. 1) (~ oneself) to do or say things in a way that people think is good or correct
行为得体
I couldn't believe these people were behaving in this way aggressive behavious 6. damage 损害；损坏 v. n.
He warned that the action was damaging the economy. The sun can damage your skin.
区别： devastate ; destroy; ravage; injury; wound; hurt; harm,
Devastated has an emotional sense to it. It can or cannot have a physical element. It refers more to how the people affected by it feel. When something is destroyed, it cannot be recovered.
Damage can range from almost nothing (it was slightly damaged) upward (it was severely damaged).
Ravaged is not as bad as destroyed, but it applies to a broader area. One building
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can be destroyed, or damaged. An area can be ravaged（蹂躏）.
harm：抽象的伤害为主。通常是不能直接造成伤害的伤害，需要一个过程。比如，Smoking is harmful.
hurt：可以是肉体的，疼痛，也可以是心理的。 she hurt my feeling. I feel hurt. wound：主要是开放式伤口的伤害。比如，枪伤（bullet wound）
injury:是物理伤害的总称，看不见的伤害，用于法理上面比较常见。而且，不
能判定伤害的程度。
7. as a result 结果, 因此
As a result, we failed the competition.
He refused to have medical attention in the early stages, as a result he became
seriously ill.
As a result, the scissors would stop before they start when I find out the possible
result that will surely cause my regret.
that为关系代词，引导了限制性定语从句，既可指人，又可指物。它在从句
中可以作主语、宾语和表语，做宾语和表语时可以省略。此句中，that 作定语从句中的主语，指代 the possible result Everyone who / that knew him liked him 8. at the same time 同时
Fish and bear’s paw cannot be owned at the same time. Perhaps you can do both at the same time.
9. take up:to begin doing a job or an activity 开始从事
He left a job in the city to take up farming.
Anny used to be a model and has decided to take it up again. 10. give up 放弃
Peter had given up a promising career in law to become a teacher. give in: 让步
They argued back and forth until finally Buth gave in. give off. 散发（气味，光， 热，声，….） Chives (小香葱) give off a delicate oniony scent. give over, 住口， 闭嘴
Oh, give over complaining, we’re nearly there.
11. be (caught) in a fix , to have a problem that is difficult to solve
处于困境；遇到难题
We're going to be in a real fix if we miss that bus.
I've lost my keys, so I'll be in a fix if the door is locked
12. how come used when asking why sth. has happened 怎么会
How come you’re not wearing your wedding ring? How come you came here alone?
13.all at once all at the same time 同时 We have to deal with all questions all at once Let's say “Cheese” all at once.
14. It may happen that our life changes suddenly just because we choose one over the other.
可能发生。其中的“It”是形式主语，真正的主语是其后面的“that从句”。 It happens that …：碰巧······
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It happens that he has a mobile phone similar to the one I lost. It happened that she wasn't at home that day. It turned out that we ought to make a new plan.
15. engage in to be doing or become involved in an activity 从事；参与 They engage in regular exercise
They engage in more high-risk activities than women.
engage to 和… 订婚, (engagement 订婚，be engaged ) Have you met the man she has engaged to ? engage for 对.. 负责, 担保
I will engage for his behavior should you decide to employ him. 如果你决定聘用约翰， 我愿为他的行为担保
16. give rise to to be the reason sth. happens or begins to exist 引起；导致 Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumors.
This plan has given rise to various problems.
17. 区别：passive（被动，消极的） ； passive voice 被动语态
positive（肯定，正面的）； positive attitude积极地态度 active（积极活跃的）；active classroom atmosphere. 活跃的课堂氛围
18. 区别： whatever: Whatever we do, we should do it well.
whoever: Whoever she meets, she will tell the same story. wherever: Wherever you go, you cannot forget your country. whenever: Whenever you want the book, you can take it. However I really want the car, however much it costs.
19. land on to arrive somewhere in a boat, airplane, etc.（乘船、飞机等）抵达 Human beings can land on the moon 20. recite the last paragraph
IV Exercises 课堂抽查讲解。 V. Homework:
1.Write a letter to your parents or friends, tell them your impression on Sias, or your freshman college life 下次上课上交。 2.完成Passage A 课后练习 ,课堂抽查. 3.课外阅读 Text B，完成课后作业。抽查。
V I Feedbacks of teaching
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