o Putting hand to bridge of nose
Positive gesture clusters - 5 ●Reassurance
14. Speaking and writing
Discuss Lin Pei’s behaviour with your partner. Then write some advice for Lin Pei.
The fifth period ．Words and expressions from Unit 4 Body language
major a. a major earthquake 大地震，a major problem 重大问题，a major subject 主修科目
local a. local customs地方风俗，a local pain 局部疼痛， 当地时间 local time
represent v. represent a club as its chief executive以总经理的身份代表俱乐部，represent by signs 用符号代表
curious a. be curious about other’s people business 对别人的事情太好奇 Introduce v. introduce her as his daughter 介绍说她是自己的女儿， be introduced from… 从…传来的，introduce…to sb. 向某人介绍…… approach v. & n. cautiously approached the house 小心地走近那房子, approach the manager about … 同经理谈……， approach the question as a scientist 从科学家的角度来处理这一问题，Snow announced the approach of winter. 雪宣告了冬季的来临。I like her approach to the problem. 我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。
touch v. & n. She lightly touched his forehead. 她轻轻地摸了摸他的前额。 Don't touch the exhibits. Few students in our school can touch him in music. 在音乐方面,我们学校很少有学生能与他相比。I was touched beyond words. 我感动得无法形容。They did not touch this topic in their
talk. 他们在会谈中没有触及这个问题。The rain touched the crops. 这场雨使庄稼受害。They sat so close that their heads nearly touched. 他们坐得那么近,头都差不多碰到一起了。In his talk he touched on/upon the state of affairs in Latin America. 谈话中他提到了拉丁美洲的局势。Our ship is to touch at Hongkong tomorrow morning. 我们的船将于明天上午停靠香港。It will break at a touch. 那东西一碰就破。Let's stay in touch. 我们保持联络。He's added a few finishing touches to his novel. 他给小说作了最后润色。He has a touch with birds. 他擅长养鸟。The young man recited his poems with a touch of pride. 那个青年带点骄傲地朗诵他的诗作。 cheek n. The little girl has rosy cheeks. 那个小女孩脸颊红润。 He had the cheek to ask me for money. 他竟厚着脸皮向我要钱。How can you cheek your grandparents in that way? 你怎么可以那样无礼地对祖父母讲话?
learned a. The more learned a man is, the more modest he usually is. 人愈有学问,往往愈是谦虚。learned books 学术性书籍
stranger n. I feel strange in the presence of strangers. 在陌生人面前,我感到不自在。 Sorry, I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself. 对不起,我不清楚。我对这里也不熟。He is no stranger to sorrow. 他饱经忧患。I'm a stranger to statistics. 我对统计学一窍不通。
spoken a. They built a robot capable of understanding spoken commands. 他们制造了一个能懂口头指令的机器人。He is a shy soft-spoken person. 他害羞,说话轻声细语的。
express v. & n. Really, I hardly know how to express my gratitude. 我真不知道如何表达我的感激之情。The doctor expressed poison from her wound. 医生把毒液从她的伤口挤了出来。Please send this parcel by express delivery. 请用快递寄送这个包裹。The doctor gave express orders that the patient was to have no visitors. 医生明确嘱咐,那个病人不可会客。We took an express bus home. 我们乘特快公车回家。They painted the house for the express purpose for selling it. 他们专为卖房而油漆房子。Please send the parcel express.
action n. The quick action of the firemen saved the building from being burned down. 消防队员行动及时,该建筑物方免遭焚毁。The action of water on rock should be taken into account. 应考虑到水对岩石的作用。All the action in the play takes place at one railroad station. 该剧的整个情节均发生在一座火车站里。Finally she had to file an action for divorce. 最后她只好提出离婚诉讼。
posture n. a sitting posture 坐姿, They are trying to adopt a more cooperative posture. 他们正试图采取更为合作的态度。He enjoys posturing in front of an audience. 他喜欢在观众面前装腔作势。
likely a. & a. John is likely to be in London this autumn. 今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。 The park is a likely place for the picnic. 这公园倒是个适合野餐的地方。 We will most likely be late. 我们很有可能会迟到。
Unit 5 Theme parks Part One: Teaching Design
Teaching goals 1. Target language a. 重点词汇和短语
theme park, provide ... with ... , amuse oneself, various, a variety of, shuttle, charge ... for, admission, make a profit, souvenir, base on, involve ... in, athletic, b． 重点句子
1) In these parks, people sit chatting, play games, listen to birds’ singing, or just relax a bit.
2) They are such huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around.
3) The big companies that own theme parks expect to make a profit not just by the charges for admission, but also by selling souvenirs in their shops and advertising them on television. 2. Ability goals
Enable the students to know something about the various theme parks all over the world, to understand the difference between a theme park and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises. 2. Learning ability goals
3. Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences.
Teaching important points
To solve the questions in Comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, give a summary of the text. Teaching difficult points
How to give a general instruction/ description of a place. Teaching methods
Listening;Skimming;Scanning;Task-based.
Teaching aids
A recorder and a computer.
The first period reading
Step I Revision
T: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls! First let’s have a dictation about the words and phrases in Unit 4. Take out a piece of paper, please.
major, local, represent, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, strange, express, be likely to, general, avoid spoken, misunderstand, punish, at ease
T: Now, hand in your paper please; I’ll check your work after class. Step II Warming up
T: Let’s look at the pictures on P33. These are four pictures of different parks — A garden in Suzhou, Hyde Park in London, World Waterpark in Canada, Disneyland. What kind of parks are they? T: Very good. So what about World Waterpark in Canada?
T: Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance?
Sa: Of course I would go to Disneyland. I have watched so much about it on TV and I’ve been dreaming about shaking hands with those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them.
Sb: I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park.
Sc: I would go to Hyde Park. I want to go horse-riding, and above all, have the experience of making a speech in front of a crowd of people like a president. That’ll be really exciting. …
Step III Reading Skimming
T: It’s interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for the first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. (3 minutes later)
T: Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?
Topic sentences
Paragraph 1. Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while.
Paragraph 2. In recent decades, however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment.
Paragraph 3. Theme parks have a certain idea—a certain theme—that the whole park is based on.
Paragraph 4. Some are history or culture theme parks.
Paragraph 5. The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland, built near Los Angeles, California in 1955.
Paragraph 6. Other theme parks including marine or ocean parks, science theme parks, and future theme parks. Scanning
T: After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the passage. So I would like you to read it carefully again and try to find the answers to these detailed questions.
Teacher shows the questions on the screen.
1. What is the basic purpose of theme parks? What do people do there? 2. Do these parks charge people for admission? 3. What is the purpose of a theme park?
4. What is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park? Differences Ordinary parks Theme parks Activities Size Facilities Charges Souvenirs 5. What activities will be offered to visitors in a sports theme park? 6. Can they do shopping there? What can they buy?
7. What can visitors see and do in history or culture theme parks? 8. What is Disneyland like? What can visitors do there?
9. What can people do in marine or ocean theme parks, science theme parks and future theme parks? (10 minutes later)
T: Have you got the answers? I would like some of you to answer the questions. Let’s listen and check whether they have got them correctly. Teachers check some students for the answers.