Ask students to comment on the techniques used in this narrative writing. 2.Study of TextⅡ Call students'attention to some of the distinct qualities of gold To make students understand why the longing for gold has"brought out the worst in the human character". 3.Assignment Workbook:p:155 161 Exercises V and VI. 4th session 1.Allow students some time to ask questions on this unit 2.Workbook:p:155 161 Exercises V and VI. Focus on pl55 Exercises VA Help students master the use of collocation of verb Study of Text III Call students'attention to some specific terms acetylene,polyurethane,a welding team 4.Assignment Written work:Workbook:p.154 Translation B. Preview Unit 10,including background readings 教案 Unit Nine: The Pearl Ⅱ.TextI sand metaphors oun ee ures of pec They rtte deve writing which allow one thing to be described in terms of another.They can thus not only make writing more vivid,they may help the writer to achieve clarity of meaning as well They can make the abstract concrete:the elusive comprehensible.and the nfamiliar familiar 2.The definition of similes A simile makes a brief,explicit and direct comparison between two unlike things, usually brought together by the words like or as. Examples: as white as snow /as brave as a lion/like a rose the black distillate as like the e scorpion,or hunger in the smell of food or like loneliness when love is withheld 3.The definition of metaphors: A metaphor is an implied,indirect com differen ntif the items v ith Examples Be careful of that thief;he is a slippery customer. Because of his wealth,he was a fountain of generosity to his relatives and friends. Also,he had money in his pocket,and,as in the old days when a pay day,he made Ask students to comment on the techniques used in this narrative writing. 2. Study of Text II Call students’attention to some of the distinct qualities of gold. To make students understand why the longing for gold has “brought out the worst in the human character ”. 3.Assignment  Workbook: p: 155_161 Exercises V and VI. 4 th session 1.Allow students some time to ask questions on this unit 2 .Workbook: : p: 155_161 Exercises V and VI. Focus on p155 Exercises VA _Help students master the use of collocation of verb put. 3. Study of Text III Call students’ attention to some specific terms : acetylene，polyurethane, a welding team. 4.Assignment  Written work: Workbook: p.154 Translation B.  Preview Unit 10, including background readings. 教案 Unit Nine: The Pearl Ⅱ.Text I 1. About the use of similes and metaphors Both the metaphor and the simile are figures of speech. They are stylistic devices in writing which allow one thing to be described in terms of another. They can thus not only make writing more vivid, they may help the writer to achieve clarity of meaning as well. They can make the abstract concrete ; the elusive comprehensible, and the unfamiliar familiar. 2.The definition of similes: A simile makes a brief , explicit and direct comparison between two unlike things, usually brought together by the words like or as. Examples: as white as snow / as brave as a lion / like a rose . the black distillate was like the scorpion, or hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld. 3.The definition of metaphors: A metaphor is an implied , indirect comparison between two things seemingly quite different; but the wording identifies the two items with each other. Examples: Be careful of that thief; he is a slippery customer. Because of his wealth, he was a fountain of generosity to his relatives and friends. Also, he had money in his pocket ,and , as in the old days when a pay day, he made