Period 1. Words and expressions
Teaching aims
1. Get Ss to read the words correctly.
2. Grasp the usages of the words.
Teaching methods
Team work learning Task-based learning
Teaching aids
The computer media system in the classroom A tape recorder
Teaching Procedures:
Step One Greeting
Greet the students as usual.
Step Two Lead in
Read aloud all the words and expressions to make sure the students can pronounce them correctly.
Step Three Comment on the usages of the key words & expressions
( Cf the ppt files )
A、Read and spell the following words.
接待____________ 壮丽的____________ 紧张 ___________
无辜的__________ 评论 ____________ 玷污 ___________
处方 ___________ 查询 ______________ 说服 __________
B、Words explaining:
1. reception:
Her calm _________of the bad news surprised us.
她得知恶讯时之冷静使我们大为惊讶。
(2)n.接受 the manner of receiving
The delegation enjoyed a very friendly _____________.
代表团受到非常友好的欢迎。
(3)n.欢迎会
They held a ___________ in honor of the foreign visitors.
他们为国外来访者举行了招待会
2. Considerate: always thinking of what other people need or want
It was very __________ of you to let us know you were going to be late.
She is always polite and ___________towards her employees.
It is ___________ of somebody (to do something)
Be considerate towards sb
considerate 意为“体谅的，为别人着想的”
considered 意为“经过考虑的，被尊重的”；
considerable 意为“相当多的，可观的”；
considering 意为“就……而论
3. astonish: to surprise sb very much,
Adj. astonished/ astonishing
He was ____________ to learn he’d won the competition.
My parents looked _________ at my news.
She seemed____________(that) I had never been to Paris.
It was an ____________ story.
4. vital
(1)adj.<书>致命的; 关系生命的
vital organs
a vital wound 致命伤
(2)adj.极为重要的
a vital question 极为重要的问题
a matter of vital importance 极为重要的事情
It is absolutely_________ that food supplies should be maintained
5. convince vt.
(1)使确信,使信服;
He _________ me of his innocence. 他使我相信他是无辜的。
I was _________ that he knew the truth. 我确信他知道事实。
(2) 说服=persuade
What __________you to vote for them?
The doctor ___________me to stop smoking.
6. assume
I ____________ that he had gone for a stroll.
I______________ the responsibility.
His look of happiness is only ________.
7. commit
1)commit 做, 犯;通常指做不合法,错误的事.
commit murder/suicide/theft…
2)commit sb./oneself to sth./doing sth
向某人保证.---make a commitment
8. curse
1)咀咒,咒骂
The rider _________ his unwilling horse.
2)curse sb. for (doing) sth.”为…咒骂某人“
The old woman________ the little boy for his bad manners.
3)be cursed with “因…而苦恼/而受害”
He is ________ with his lazy son.
Step Four Consolidation
Choose the best answer.
1. The Chinese film, ____ Tang Dynasty, is well received by many foreign viewers.
A. is set in B. setting in C. set in D. be set in
2. It’s ____ of you not to smoke with guests present.
A. considerable B. considerate C. considering D. considered
3. ______ no one has thought of this before.
A. I astonish that B. I am astonishing
C. It astonishes me that D. It is astonished that
4. I find it quite _____ that none of you likes play.
A. astonished B. astonishment C. astonishing D. astonish
5. I__________ that we were doing the right thing. A. was believed B. was convinced C. was no doubt D. persuaded
6. You’ve done very well, _____ the adverse circumstances.
A. to consider B. considering C. considered D. having considered
7. I have been making some _____ about it.
A. inquiry B. inquiries C. inquire D. enquire
8. The meeting is beginning at 8 o’clock. ___ let’s make some preparations for it.
A. At the same time B. Meanwhile C. While D. During
(meantime/ in the meantime 在此期间)
9. I'm wondering why he hasn't turned _____ at the meeting.
A．down B．up C．out D．over
10. The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a
patient _____ him.
A．disturbing B. disturbed C．being disturbed D．to disturb
11. It is _______ to me that he should be absent.
A. astonishing B. astonished C. astonishment D. astonish
12. She offered ______ the box for the old man.
A. carrying B. to carry C. carry D. carried
13._____ you are a doctor, what should you do?
A. Assuming B. Think C. Expect D. Supposed
14. He has engaged _______ for years.
A. to teach B. to teaching C. in teaching D. for teaching
15. They led __ hard life before liberation and lived mainly _____ potatoes.
A. a; by B. /; on C. /; by D. a; on
16. The theory he’s stuck _______ us that earthquake can be forecast.
A. to prove to B. to proves to C. proves to D. which proved
Step Five Assignment
1. Read & recite the new words.
2. Ex 1 Page 242 Testing your skills
Period 2 Reading
The Moonstone
Teaching aims:
Get Ss to understand the passage
Teaching aids
The computer media system in the classroom A tape recorder
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Make comment on the compositions assigned during the previous unit
Step 2 pre-reading.
Discuss the following questions: Cf: the ppt files
1. Can you name some famous detective story writers?
2. Do you know anything about Wilkie Collins?
3. What do you already know about the story The Moonstone?
4. What do you think happens next in the story?
Step 3 Fast reading
Task 1: Find out the characters in the novel and say something about them
Characters :
Rachel Verinder: a beautiful and wealthy young woman, who lives with her mother and several servants in a fine house in England.
Godfrey: a successful bachelor with many lady admirers, who asks Rachel to marry him .
Franklin Blake: Rachel’s childhood friend.
Dr. Candy: a local doctor who has a quarrel with Franklin about a prescription.
The Indians: They follow the Moonstone around the world and wait for an opportunity to take it back .
Rosanna: Rachel’s maid who seems fond of Franklin.
Sergeant Cuff: a policeman.
Step 2 Careful reading
A. Choose the best answers
1.Why did the man who stole the Moonstone give it to his sister’s daughter ? C
A. Because he wanted to help her
B. Because he had no other relatives
C. Because he wanted to pass on his bad fortune to her
D. The text didn’t tell us
2. Why did Franklin quit smoking? C
A. Because smoking damaged his health
B. Because Rachel asked him to
C. Because he wanted to please Rachel
D. The servants asked him to
3. Why did Godfrey ask Rachel to marry him? A
A. Because he wanted to get the Moonstone because of his heavy debt
B. Because he loved her
C. Because he didn’t wish Rachel to marry Franklin
D. Because he wanted to destroy her family
4. The word “vital” is closest in meaning to ______. B
A. deadly B. important C. curious D. clear
5. Why didn’t Rachel answer the detective’s question? A
A. Because she loved him and she wanted to protect him
B. Because she didn’t see him move the Moonstone
C. She was afraid of being killed by Franklin
D. Because she hated Franklin
6. Who moved the Moonstone at night? B
A. Dr. Candy B. Franklin C. Godfrey D. Rachel’s mother
7. You can find out the topic of the text simply from ______. A
A. the title B. the first paragraph
C. the second paragraph D. the last paragraph
8. When did the real story of the Moonstone take place? B
A. In the 1890s B. In the 1790s C. In the 1840s D. In the 1800s
9. In your opinion, who might kill Godfrey? D
A. Franklin B. Dr. Candy C. Rachel D. The Indians
10. How many people saw Franklin move the Moonstone to his bedroom? A
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. No one
B. Make the students try summing up the main ideas of some paragraphs, then show them some suggested ones.
Para 1 : sth about the moonstone
Para 2: some information about Rachel
Para 3 : the tension and strange things caused by the moonstone
Para 4 : sth happened at Rachel’s birthday party
Para 5 : the miss of the moonstone and Sergeant Cuff’s discovering
Para 6 : the 1st suspect
Para 7 : the 2nd suspect
Para 8 : the 3rd suspect
Para 9 : the 4th suspect
Para 10: Sergeant’s vital clue
Analyze the structure of the passage:
Part 1 --- Para 1 : How Rachel gets the Moonstone as her present.
Part 2 --- Para 2: Rachel’s happy life before her eighteenth birthday party.
Part 3 --- Para 3-4: What happens at the party.
Part 4--- Para 5: the Moonstone is missing and Sergeant Cuff is asked to investigate the case.
Part 5 --- Para 6-9: how Sergeant Cuff analyse the case
Part 6--- Para.10 Sergeant Cuff finds a vital clue of the theft ---- a smear in the wet paint on the door.
Step 4 Reinforcement
Task 2 Blank-filling:
Ex 2 Page 114 Keys cf: the ppt files on the screen
Step 5 Assignment
Ex 2 Page 114
Period 3 Integrating skills – reading
Solving the mystery of the moonstone
Teaching aims:
1. Review the useful expressions learnt in this unit by practice.
2. Improve the student’s reading and writing ability.
Step 1. Revision:
A. Check language points by giving a dictation.
1. His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel.
2. Rachel is stubbon in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery solved.
3. It turned out that Godfrey had seen Franklin move the diamond that night and, knowing that Franklin would be accused, he had taken it.
B. A list about the suspects and reasons:
Suspects Reasons for Suspicion
The Indians
They followed the Moonstone around the world waiting for an opportunity to take it back to India.
Godfrey
He might have stolen the Moonstone as revenge for loss of face, because Rachel turned down his proposal of marriage.
Dr Candy
As with Godfrey, he lost face because of the quarrelling with Franklin.
Rachel Perhaps she had debts that needed to be paid.
Rosanna
She might have taken the diamond either from force of habit, for she was a thief before Rachel’s mother gave her a job or to cause a disagreement between Rachel and Franklin
Franklin
He gave the detective assistance. His enthusiasm was the reason why he was suspected, because it was not his business.
Step 2. Fast reading
Question: Who actually stole the Moonstone?
Choose the best answer (cf. the slide show in the ppt. files)
1. Who was it that wrote the message? _______
A Rachel B Rosanna C Franklin D the sergeant
2. Why did Rachel cancel the wedding after her accepting Godfrey? Because _____
A Rachel never loved him that much.
B Rachel sensed Godfrey loved her great wealth extremely.
C The Indians attacked Godfrey.
D none of the above
2. Why did the author say the case of the moonstone was most unusual? ______
A It is difficult to distinguish the many characters referred to in the text.
B Because of there being no effective clues
C Because there was the clue only, but it was hard to find the person leaving it behind.
D Both A and C
3. According to the text, who made the sergeant not suspect Franklin any more? ______
A Rachel and Rosanna B Dr. Candy C Franklin himself and Dr. Candy
4. We are told who the real theft was.__________
A Rachel and Franklin B the Indians C Godfrey D. Sergeant Cuff
5. Which one is correct in the following?
A Godfrey bought the moonstone at a high price.
B Sergeant Cuff didn’t know the reason for Godfrey’s death so he wasn’t a professional detective.
C The moonstone was gone without any cause at last.
D The passage is about how the sergeant finished the case of the moonstone.
Step3. Detailed reading
1. Who did the detective suspect?
2. Why didn’t Rachel answer Sergeant Cuff’s questions?
3. Why didn’t Franklin remember taking the diamond?
4. Who do you think was guilty for Godfrey’s death?
What clues can you find to support your opinion?
Step 4. Language points
1. have heavy debts 负债累累
pay off the debt in debt (to)
2. cancel= call off
3. be mistaken about sb.=misunderstand sb.
4. keep sb. out of trouble 使某人避免麻烦
keep out keep (sb/sth) away from keep off
keep up (with) keep back
find the news deeply disturbing
5. hear of a thief having such a loss of memory
没听说一个窃贼会有这么大的忘性
6. upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors
说了一些关于医生的话弄得坎迪医生很不高兴。
remark(v/n) 评论，评说 (=comment)
remark on/upon sb.
make a few remarks about sb./on a subject
the perfect solutions to his financial problems
从经济困境中解脱出来的最好方法
ticket to success have access to
key /visit(n)/entrance to---
7. commit the crime 犯罪
commit murder/ suicide/theft
commit sb./oneself to (doing) sth.向某人保证（做）某事
make a commitment
8. justice was done 正义得到伸张
9. pay a high price for his crime 为犯罪付出沉重的代价
pay a/the price/penalty for sth.为------付出沉重的代价
10. be engaged/married to
be engaged（engage oneself） in doing sth. 从事某事
11. What happened later proved me wrong .
Later that evening Dr Candy had put some some opium to prove(vt.) to him that it would help.
I cannot prove(vt.) who killed Godfrey.
prove用法小结
1) Vt 证明，证实（见上文）prove+宾从 或prove sth.to sb.
2) Vi The task proved (to be) more difficult than we had thought.
12. It turned out that Godfrey had seen Franklin move the diamond that night and, knowing that Franklin would be accused, he had taken it.
turn out其他用法跟prove相类似
The woman turned out( to be) a thief
13. Desperate for (急需)money, he tried to persuade Rachel to marry him.
14. He had no choice but to go abroad to sell the diamond.
Step 5. Homework
1. Read the text again and remember the content above.
2. Finish the reading and close test exercises on Pages 244-247
Period 4 Reinforcement
Teaching aims:
1. Review the key points of the unit
2. Comment on the workbook exercises
3. Practise writing a story
Teaching aids: computer system
Teaching procedures
Step One: Revision of the unit (Cf: the word files)
A级（基础训练）
1. I prefer to stay in the seaside town, _____ because of its job opportunities, _____ because of its low living expenses.
A. not...but B. both...as well as
C. no more ...than D. not...instead
2. Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about ________________?
A. another B. the other C. others D. the rest
3. The new model costs twice _____ last year's.
A. more than B. as much as C. as many as D. than
4. Neither he nor his brothers--some food for this trip．
A．need B．needs C．is needing D．has need
5. – Do you have any idea what Hawk does all day?
-- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he .
A. does writing B. writes C. is writing D. spends to write
6. –When did the concert ?
--Oh, a week ago.
A. hold B. happen C. take place D. organize
7. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as earned by his own labor.
A. one B. that C. such D. what
8. The Emperor's New Clothes, is an ________ text. All of us are ________ in it.
A. exciting; exciting B. excited; excited
C. excited; exciting D. exciting; excited
.9. Why do you want a new job, ______ you have got such a good one？
A．that B．where C．which D. when
10. Some of the wheat came from Canada. How about .
A. another B. the others C. the rest D. the other
参考答案
1． C ，英语中like, love, hate, dislike等动词后不允许直接带宾语从句，通常先在动词后加上it，然后再加从句。
2．D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. B
1. 选B，help是不及物动词用法，“起作用，生效” 的意思
2. C 11. C 12. A
13. 选A ,考查强调句的特殊问句用法 14. B 15. B
B级（应用创新）
1. –Do you like novels.
--I don’t like either of them. Please show me third one.
A. the, the B. the, a C. /, / D./, the
2. – I hope he won’t get ill recently during the examination.
-- . He has been well recently.
A. Certainly B. No C. Not D. Yes
3. I shall never forget those days ______ I lived in the countryside with the farmers， ______ had a great effect on my life．
A．that；which B. which；that C．when；which D．when；who
4. --- What made her so angry?
--- ________ her wallet.
A. He lost B. To be lost C. Lost D. Losing
5. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating
6. I’ll never understand how it that you were an hour late on such a short journey.
A. took place B. caused C. came about D. happened
7. I want to buy a computer for my son, but there is only one left in that shop, so I will have to buy _____.
A. one B. it C. that D. them
8. A computer ____ think for itself，it must be told what to do．
A．can't B．couldn't C．may not D．won't
9. – I can’t find Mr. Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?
-- It was in the hotel he stared.
A. that B. where C. which D. the one
10. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, the sailing time was 226 days.
A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which
11. Thirty-three people were already dead in a traffic accident; __________.
A. twelve being old men B. twelve of them were old men
C. twelve of whom were old men D. twelve were old men
12. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ________.
A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are
C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life
13. Beijing is bigger than in Jiangsu.
A. any other city B. all the cities.
C. any of the other city D. all the others
14. --How did you enjoy the concert last night?
-- . My favorite singer lost her voice and didn’t even make an appearance.
A. What a disappointment! B. What a failure!
C. Awful! D. Very dissatisfactory!
15. The money collected should be made good use the people in South Asia who suffered a lot in the killer earthquake and tsunami（海啸）.
A．of helping B．to help C．to helping D．of to help
参考答案
B级
第一部分 单项填空
1-5 BBCDC 6-10 C B ABA 11-15 B BBAD
Step Two Comment on the workbook exercises
Refer to the workbook exercises from Page 244- Page 247.
Step Three Assignment
A. Cloze test
It was the first day of school, 1961. Five-year-old Mae Carol Jemison was a 1 kindergartener who could already read. When her teacher asked her, “ 2 do you want to be when you grow up?” Mae replied, “A scientist.” Her teacher looked 3 : Not many women became scientists then, and certainly 4 black women. But that was Mae’s first and only 5 .
Mae’s love for science 6 her to the library. She read books about the universe. She also enjoyed science fiction books. In sixth grade she read Madeline L’Engle’s books A Wrinkle in Time and The Arm of the Starfish. “Those books stand out 7 they had women scientists and girl heroines,” Mae remembers.
Books weren’t the only way Mae learned. She was active in student government, acted in plays, and studied dance. “In dance class, I grew stronger and gained an 8 for hard work, physical strength, and grace,” she says.
When Mae was 12, there were civil rights demonstrations（游行） near her neighborhood in Chicago. 9 protests（抗议） before an important political meeting, the mayor of Chicago called 10 the National Guard, which marched through Mae’s mostly African-American neighborhood with guns. Mae watched, 11 , confused（使迷惑）, and angry. She promised herself she would never feel that frightened again. “I reminded myself 12 I was as much a part of this United States as the Guardsmen,” she remembers.
In college, Mae studied the physical and social sciences, and learned to speak Russian and the African language Swahili. She 13 a degree in chemical engineering and African studies. After college, she studied medicine for four years, and became a medical doctor. In 1987, Mae was 14 into NASA’s astronaut program. She 15 in Texas, learning about space exploration. She worked for NASA, and waited for a shuttle assignment（太空飞行任务）.
When the space aircraft Endeavor was sent into the sky into orbit in 1992, Mae 16 the first African-American woman 17 the earth. Mae looked down from Endeavor and saw Chicago. She remembered visiting the library, making science fair projects, and dancing. “I felt like I 18 right there in space,” she remembers. “I realized I would feel comfortable 19 in the universe because I belonged to and was a part of it, 20 any star, planet, asteroid（小行星）， comet（彗星）, or nebula（星云）.”
1．A．shy B．confident C．weak D．difficult
2．A．What B．How C．Who D．Why
3．A．amazing B．pleasant C．surprised D．interested
4．A．more B．less C．few D．many
5．A．choice B．variety C．judgment D．result
6．A．took B．introduced C．persuaded D．collected
7．A．so B．but C．because D．however
8．A．interest B．attention C．importance D．appreciation
9．A．Guarding B．To protect C．Defending D．To prevent
10．A．on B．in C．off D．up
11．A．pleased B．attracted C．frightened D．excited
12．A．that B．whether C．why D．how
13．A．made B．earned C．succeeded D．finished
14．A．refused B．recognized C．accepted D．received
15．A．trained B．settled C．landed D．moved
16．A．won B．was chosen C．developed D．became
17．A．orbits B．orbiting C．to orbit D．orbited
18．A．liked B．enjoyed C．belonged D．flew
19．A．where B．anywhere C．nowhere D．wherever
20．A．as much as B．as long as C．as far as D．as many as
1-5：BACCA 6-10：ACDDB 11-15：CABCA 16-20：DCCBA
B. Writing practice
（04辽宁）下面4幅图片描述的是星期天上午在中山公园里发生的一件事。请根据图片所提供的信息用英语为你校的“英语园地”写一篇短文。
注意：①短文须包括所有图片的主要内容。短文的内容要连贯、完整；
②参考词汇:货摊 stand (n.); 抢夺 snatch (v.); 逮捕 arrest
③短文单词数:100左右
One Sunday morning, there were some people in Zhongshan Park. At a stand, a woman was buying an ice-cream when a young man behind her snatched her handbag away. She shouted: “Stop thief! He’s snatched my bag! ” Hearing this, a few people began to run after him.
As the snatcher was running past an old man sitting quietly on a bench nearby, the old man quickly picked up his umbrella and put it between the snatcher’s legs. The young man fell down on the ground hard. Soon two policemen came in a police car and arrested him. The woman thanked the old man, and the people around praised the old man for his cleverness.
(115 words)