Unit 6 Grateful Life
Section I Listening and Speaking
I Teaching Objectives
1. To grasp the main teaching objectives of Unit 6;
2. To listen and talk about the importance of being grateful;
3. To study the new words and expressions of Text A.
II Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Introduce the main teaching objectives of this unit briefly. And lead Ss to get to know the theme of this Unit.
Step 2 Listening Practice
1. Play the recording of Practice A---Short Dialogues, Ss try to choo the best answer to the questions they hear.
Key: A C C B C
2.Play the recording of Practice B---Short conversation, Ss try to choo the best
answer according to what they have heard.
Key: A C D B C
3.Play the recording of Practice C---Dictation, Ss try to fill in the blanks in the
passage according to what they have heard.
Before listening, give students 2 minutes to read through the passage and try to get familiar with the following words and phras (Both pronunciation and Chine meaning) to get better performance.
president, break into, steal, immediately, theif, hurt, luckily.
Key: Hearing, advid, comfort, instead of, rather than
Step 3 Speaking Practice --- Discussion
Discussion
1. Divide the Ss into groups. Each group should have no more than six students.
2. Appoint a leader for each group.
3. Encourage the Ss to take turns speaking in the discussion.
4. Encourage the Ss to have their own ideas.
Prentation
1. Invite one student from each group to prent the ideas of the group to the who le class.
2. Encourage the Ss to speak rather than read their notes.
ps英文字体3. After the prentations, the teacher may sum up and give some comments.
Step 4 New Words and Expressions of Text A
1. nerve n. long and thin fibers that transmit messages between the brain and the
body 神经; the courage to carry on 勇气
< The thief had lost his nerve and fled.
那个小偷受了惊吓，于是逃走了。
nervous adj. 紧张的
< What’s she so nervous about?
什么事情使她这样紧张？
2.owe vt.be obliged to pay back 欠
< When can you give back the money that you owe?
你什么时候可以归还欠款？
Phra:owe ... to 归功于，把……归于
< He owed his fame to good fortune.
他把他获得的名望归因于好运。
3.faith n. strong belief 信任，信仰
他们坚守自己的信念。
Phra:have faith in 相信，对……信任
< She had deep faith in herl
f.
她对自己充满信心。
4.quit v. stop, give up 停止，放弃；leave a job 离职
< He has quit smoking for more than ten years.
他戒烟已经十多年了。
四分之三英语
< After many years, she became critically ill.
多年以后，她得了重病。
critical adj. 关键的
james morrison< The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.
该事件发生在运动的关键时刻。
6. baffle vt. make unable to explain or understand 使困惑不解
< It baffled me that he rejected my offer.
他拒绝了我的建议，我大惑不解。
her condition and treatment; discussion 会诊为了某人的缘故
ks免费刷粉网站推广e.g. This is a critical question that we must answer together through consultation
animal是什么意思and coordination
这是一个我们必须通过磋商和协调来解决的关键问题。
Phras:consultation rvice 咨询服务
technical consultation 技术咨询
psychological consultation 心理咨询
8. recognize vt.find out about who somebody is or what something is 认出;
show approval of 同意，承认
< Y ou have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you.
你的变化太大了，我简直认不出来了。
9. ca n. a person or his or her problem that a doctor or other professional is
dealing with 病例，案例
< It was a ca of bad judgment.
这是一例错误判断。
Phras:in ca 万一，假使
in ca of 万一，如果，假设发生
in this ca 既然这样，假若这样
10. struggle n. hard work to achieve victory or success 斗争，努力
vi. work hard to achieve victory or success 奋斗，作斗争
这就是我们一直为之奋斗的事业。
Phras:struggle for 为……奋斗
struggle against 与……作斗争
11. approval n. agreement 同意，批准
他们对这项计划表示赞成。
12. positive adj. certain, sure; good and pleasant 确信的；积极的，好的
< But not all the news is so positive.
但是并非所有的消息都是正面的。
13. sign v.put down one’s name on a bill, contract, etc. 签名
< Plea sign out before you exit the building
boyfriend什么意思离开大楼前请签名登记。
Phras:sign up 签约雇佣，签约参与
sign in 签到，注册，登记，签收
sign up for 注册，选课，报名参加
signature n. 签名
我当时正把我的签名写在本页的底部。
III Assignment:
1. Review the words and expressions.
2. Preview Text A, Unit 6.
Unit 6 Grateful Life
Section II Text A A Glass of Milk
I Teaching Objective
1. To read a touch story about a grateful person.
2.To enlarge your vocabulary for describing kinship.
II Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Warm-up
1. 1. Review the learnt words and have a test.
奥斯卡20152. Background Information --- Thanksgiving Day:
Thanksgiving Day, a unique American festival which became a holiday almost 400 years ago, started in 1621. The legendary pilgrims crosd the Atlantic in the year 1620 in Mayflower. About 102 people traveled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. Nearly 46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter. However, in the spring of 1621, a native Indian brought them necessities and especially nt someone to teach the pilgrims to survive by growing food and hunting animals. And in the autumn of 1621, they held a grand celebration. The grand feast was organized to thank god for favors. This communal dinner is popularly known as “The first thanksgiving feast.”
On Thanksgiving Day, it is traditional for families and groups of friends to get together and have a big harvest feast! They eat turkey, corn, stuffing, tomatoes, cornucopias, pumpkin pies, and crops. The c
ustoms of Thanksgiving are eating, eing your family, singing, thanking people for coming over and coming to their celebration. It is a thankful holiday of four-day weekend.
Step 2 Read Text A
Students are required to read Text A within 10 minutes. After reading it, they try to finish Comprehension practice A.
Key: 1) He was trying to pay his way through school by lling goods door to door;
2)He lost his nerve;
3)Her mother taught her never to accept pay for offering kindness;
4) She was critically ill becau of a rare dia;
5) Becau she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Step 3 Language points in Text A
1. The poor boy had no money to go to school, so he tried to ll goods door to door to make money, but one day he found that he had only one dime left.
Paraphra: pay one’s way through school by doing sth.: make
money by doing sth. to go to school 通过做……挣钱上学
< He’d like to pay his way through school by lling clothes.
他想要通过卖衣服来挣学费上学。
2.However, he became very nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Paraphra: lo one’s nerve: be nervous 慌张，不知所措
< He lost his nerve when he came across a snake in the grass.
当他看到草丛中的蛇时，他一下子不知所措。
merry是什么意思中文3.He changed his mind and didn’t ask for a meal, but he asked for a drink of water.necrophilia
Paraphra: instead of: taking the place of 代替
他取得成功靠的是运气而不是技术。
4.Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Paraphra : from the bottom of my heart: genuinely 从心底里，
从内心深处
< He showed love from the bottom of his heart.
他发自内心地表达爱意。
5.When he left that hou, on one hand, he felt stronger physically, on
the other hand, he believed in the human race from the bottom of his heart. Paraphra:not only … but also …: 不但……而且……
< I was very much into not only literature but also math and science.
我不仅喜欢文学，还对数学和科学感兴趣。mini bus
6.Before this moment, he was ready to give up and quit this strong belief about human race.
Paraphra:be about to: plan to 将要，打算
<Ｉwas about to go to Beijing to visit the Forbidden City.
我将要动身去北京参观紫禁城。
before this point: 在此之前
7.At last, they had to nd her to a big city nearby. In that city, many specialists were asked to find a good solution to this rare ca.
Paraphar：nearby: clo at hand 附近
< They decided to pipe the water in from the Changjiang River nearby.
他们决定用管道把附近长江的水引过来。
call in: invite 邀请，召集
< We had better call in a specialist at this critical moment.
在这个关键时刻我们最好请一位专家来。
8.Since that day, he spent most of his time on the study of her ca and looked after her carefully.
Paraphra：from … on: since 从……开始
