Lesson Seven Spring Sowing I. Teaching obiectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation 2. get familiar wi ts. 3. retell the text as a whole 4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: S rIn 5. get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily IL Listening and spea king activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article 2. Talk about what values and moral principles are being idealized in the text and discuss the questions on the text IlL. Reading Comprehension and language activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1)What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers'time? 2)Is our interest in this kind of story about the past simply a matter of idle curiosity? 2. Background knowledge: The author told a story about a young couple's first day of spring sowing; they worked very hard and full of ardor to create their common future 3.T Part One(paragraphs 1-3): The description of the background of the story and the introduction of the two main characters of the story Part Two(paragraphs 4-8): After eating their breakfast, the young couple went to get the preparation for the work of spring sowing which is very important to Part3(paragraphs9-20): The detailed description of their first day of spring sowing work. They worked quite hard and full of ardor to create their common future Part4(paragraphs21-26): They finished the work of the first day of the first spring planting 4. Language points 1) Vocabulary (1) rake out sth. to clear usu. by shaking and pulling a tool inside it ihf e.g. The boiler should be raked out once a month to prevent blocking by old ashes. yJBsj3 灰阻塞,锅炉每月都要进行清扫。 (2) open up: cause sth. to be available for development, production,etc.开发:生产
Lesson Seven Spring Sowing 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: Spring Sowing; 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. Talk about what values and moral principles are being idealized in the text and discuss the questions on the text. III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1) What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers’ time? 2) Is our interest in this kind of story about the past simply a matter of idle curiosity? 2. Background knowledge: The author told a story about a young couple’s first day of spring sowing; they worked very hard and full of ardor to create their common future……. 3.Text analysis: Part One(paragraphs 1-3): The description of the background of the story and the introduction of the two main characters of the story. Part Two(paragraphs 4-8): After eating their breakfast, the young couple went to get the preparation for the work of spring sowing which is very important to them. Part3 (paragraphs9-20): The detailed description of their first day of spring sowing work. They worked quite hard and full of ardor to create their common future. Part4 (paragraphs21-26): They finished the work of the first day of the first spring planting. 4.Language points: 1) Vocabulary (1).rake out sth. : to clear usu. by shaking and pulling a tool inside it 清扫 e.g. The boiler should be raked out once a month to prevent blocking by old ashes.为防炭 灰阻塞，锅炉每月都要进行清扫。 (2) open up : cause sth. to be available for development, production, etc.开发；生产
eg. Now we' ve got a foot in the door, we are hoping to open up a big market in China.现在我们 已打开门路,我们希望在中国开辟一个广阔的市场 (3), Be cross with. rather angry生气的;恼怒的 e.g. Don' t be cross with the child for being late.不要对迟到的孩子发脾气。 (4) Give birth to to initiate to originate发起;产生:引起 e.g. It is said that Watt's observation of steam issuing from a kettle gave birth to the idea of the steam engine据说,瓦特对水壶蒸气的观察使他产生了发明蒸汽机的想法 (5)Cock( one's head) sideways to tilt or turn to one side使侧向一边 eg. They pause and cocked their head sideways as if listening他们停下来,把头扭向一边,好 象是在听一样。 (6) Sweep over/ in on sb.( of a feeling )to reach sb.(一种感情)涌上心头 e.g. Uncontrollable anger swept over Jimmy when he learned how his friends had been treated. 3 吉米得知朋友所受到的待遇时,他火冒三丈。 2)Grammatical structure (1 )Study the italicized abbreviated adverbial clauses (2)How a condition, both real and unreal, is implied in the text 5. Post-reading discussion What is the groundless belief
e.g. Now we’ve got a foot in the door ,we are hoping to open up a big market in China.现在我们 已打开门路，我们希望在中国开辟一个广阔的市场。 (3).Be cross with. rather angry 生气的；恼怒的 e.g. Don’t be cross with the child for being late.不要对迟到的孩子发脾气。 (4).Give birth to to initiate ;to originate 发起； 产生； 引起 e.g. It is said that Watt’s observation of steam issuing from a kettle gave birth to the idea of the steam engine.据说，瓦特对水壶蒸气的观察使他产生了发明蒸汽机的想法。 (5).Cock(one’s head) sideways to tilt or turn to one side 使侧向一边 e.g. They pause and cocked their head sideways as if listening.他们停下来，把头扭向一边，好 象是在听一样。 (6) Sweep over/in on sb. (of a feeling)to reach sb. (一种感情)涌上心头 e.g. Uncontrollable anger swept over Jimmy when he learned how his friends had been treated.当 吉米得知朋友所受到的待遇时，他火冒三丈。 2) Grammatical structure (1)Study the italicized abbreviated adverbial clauses (2)How a condition, both real and unreal, is implied in the text. 5.Post-reading discussion: What is the groundless belief ?