Lesson four A drink in the passage I. Teaching obiectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation; 2. get familiar with some grammatical points 3. retell the text as a whole 4. have a thorough understand ing of the whole text: A Drink in the Passage 5. get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation IL Listening and spea king activities 1. Listen to the record ing of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article 2. Discuss the questions on the text IlL. Reading Comprehension and language activities 1. Pre-reading discussion: What's the influence of the appearance of Apartheid? 2. Background knowledge Author Alan Paton tells of a black sculptor, Simelane, who is responsible for the creation of an award-winning piece. As Simelane looks at the piece late one night while it is on display in a bookstore window, he is joined by a young white man, van Rensburg, who strikes up a conversation with him. An underlying issue in their discussion is the segregation of their two races 3.Text analysis: Part 1(paras. 1-6): Introduction: the winner, his sculpture, his wine and his story Part2(paras. 7-36) Simelane, the sculptor and storyteller, were invited to have a drink with a young white man who admires his sculpture a lot at his home Part3(paras.37-63): His first experience in hav ing a cognac, especially with a white family, and it was in the passage Part4(paras.64-76): Driven back to the station by the young white man and his returning home 4. Language points
Lesson Four A Drink in the Passage I．Teaching Objectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to: 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation ; 2. get familiar with some grammatical points; 3. retell the text as a whole; 4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: A Drink in the Passage 5. get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation; II. Listening and speaking activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article. 2. Discuss the questions on the text. III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities 1. Pre-reading discussion: What’s the influence of the appearance of Apartheid? 2. Background knowledge: Author Alan Paton tells of a black sculptor, Simelane, who is responsible for the creation of an award-winning piece. As Simelane looks at the piece late one night while it is on display in a bookstore window, he is joined by a young white man, van Rensburg, who strikes up a conversation with him. An underlying issue in their discussion is the segregation of their two races. 3.Text analysis: Part 1 (paras. 1-6): Introduction : the winner, his sculpture, his wine and his story. Part2 (paras. 7-36): Simelane, the sculptor and storyteller, were invited to have a drink with a young white man who admires his sculpture a lot at his home. Part3(paras.37-63): His first experience in having a cognac, especially with a white family, and it was in the passage. Part4(paras.64-76): Driven back to the station by the young white man and his returning home. 4.Language points:
1) Vocabulary (1) To receive/give a reprimand for sth /doing sth) to receive(give)a sharp, angry and official rebuke(for a fault etc. eg. His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late.他老板严厉地斥责 他迟到。 (2)To爬 eel up to sth To be well enough; be capable of e.g. I don' t think Lee feels up to taking part in the company's activ ities. a 李没有能力参加公司的活动 (3. To put back(one's head) to move(sth )in a backward direction e:g. Please put your chair back a litter to get a better view.请把你的椅子向后挪 挪,你会看得更清楚 (4 ).To squint at sth look at sideways or whit half-shut eyes, as at a bright light or In aiming a gum (5).Out of the corner of one's eye without looking directly or intentionally e.g. Just at that time, I saw my teacher out of the corner of my eve jumping on a bus 就在那时,我窥见我的老师跳上公共汽车走了 (6). To talk out (one's heart to sb. to talk until conversation is exhausted to talk all about and leave nothing out e.g. I think the whole question has now been talked out.我想这整个问题已经谈透 了 (). To get beyond sb o become difficult for sb. to understand e.g. I enjoyed the novel as far as Part Two; after that, it got a bit beyond me. RE 欢这小说的前两个部分,后面的部分对我来说有点难以理解 2)Grammatical structure (1) ways of using“ It is/was said /believe,etc.” (2 )ways of using subject-verb agreement 5. Post-reading discussion what's your opinion of A partheid?
1) Vocabulary (1).To receive/give a reprimand (for sth ./doing sth.) to receive(give) a sharp , angry and official rebuke (for a fault etc.) e.g. His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late. 他老板严厉地斥责 他迟到。 (2).To feel up to sth. To be well enough ; be capable of e.g. I don’t think Lee feels up to taking part in the company’s activities. 我想 李没有能力参加公司的活动。 (3).To put back (one’s head) to move (sth.) in a backward direction e.g. Please put your chair back a litter to get a better view. 请把你的椅子向后挪一 挪，你会看得更清楚。 (4).To squint at sth. look at sideways or whit half-shut eyes, as at a bright light or in aiming a gum (5).Out of the corner of one’s eye without looking directly or intentionally e.g. Just at that time, I saw my teacher out of the corner of my eye jumping on a bus. 就在那时，我窥见我的老师跳上公共汽车走了。 (6). To talk out (one’s heart to sb.) to talk until conversation is exhausted; to talk all about and leave nothing out e.g. I think the whole question has now been talked out. 我想这整个问题已经谈透 了。 (7). To get beyond sb. to become difficult for sb. to understand e.g. I enjoyed the novel as far as Part Two; after that, it got a bit beyond me. 我很喜 欢这小说的前两个部分，后面的部分对我来说有点难以理解。 2) Grammatical structure (1)ways of using “It is/was said/believe, etc.” (2)ways of using subject-verb agreement. 5.Post-reading discussion: what’s your opinion of Apartheid?