Unit 2 Love and Marriage

Unit 2 Love and Marriage

I.

教学目标

Objectives

Students will be able to:

1.

understand the main idea and structure of the text.

2.

learn and practice the reading skills: ting 2. developing reading fluency.

3.

grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.

4.

conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities.

II.

课时安排

Time Allotment

The suggested division goes like this:

1

st

and 2

nd

periods: Chapter One

3

rd

and 4

th

periods: Chapter Two

5

th

and6

th

periods: Supplementary reading materials and vocabulary exercises

7

th

and 8

th

periods: Revision exercises, check on students

’

homework

III.

教学内容及过程

Tasks and Process

Getting Ready

Warm-up questions:

Setting standards

–

Who is your fancy lover/Mrs. Right or Ms. Right?

★

Speaking

–

Pick five most important qualities about your ideal lover from the list

below,

mark

according

to

importance

and

explain

why

in

your

group.

You

are

welcome to put in something to the list if you like. (e.g. bald or long-haired or short-

haired or pigtailed; wearing glasses or wearing contact lens; younger, vigorous and

energetic; older, mature and responsible)

Diligent

intelligent

humorous/funny

Fashionable/stylish

frank

rich/wealthy

Open-minded

honest

sunny/cheerful

Promising

influential

Tall and strong(man)

Careful

modest

Short and delicate(woman)

Reliable

broad-minded

generous

Optimistic

outgoing

learned/knowledgeable

Easygoing

loyal/faithful

kind to parents

Caring

decisive

healthy

Gentle/tender

able

well-built figure

★★

V

ocabulary

–

Put head together for words sharing the central meaning of

“< /p>

美

丽

的，有魅力的

”

.

Adorable,

attractive,

beautiful

(women only), cute, charming,

enchanting, gorgeous,

good- looking, handsome, lovely, lovable, magnetic, pretty.

★

Speaking

–

Paraphrase or translate the following proverbs.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Different people have different opinions about what is beautiful.

Beauty is only skin-deep.

Someone’

s look is not as important as a good character.

Two people who are destined to marry each other, though thousands of miles apart,

are tied together with an invisible red thread by an old man under the moonlight.

千里姻缘一线牵。

★★

Speaking

–

Discuss whether look/height/weight counts in love.

Hint:

Pros: It does.

Prince Charming loves Cinderella because she is gorgeous at the ball. If she is just the girl who

cleans the cinder, I don

’

t think she would stand a chance.

Snow White is also beautiful. A lot of girls are kind and sweet, but I guess the prince is definitely

not going to kiss them all.

Cons: It doesn

’

t.

Shriek doesn

’

t get his love because he is ugly. Its his courage and sincerity that make the princess

be his wife.

Jane Eyre is plain-looking but she and Mr. Rochester make a good couple.

Chapter 1

Pre- reading tasks

1.

Do

exercise

A.B

(

before

you

read

)

on

P.

14,

then

discuss.

Ss

give

their

own

opinions.

2. Lead- in

Scanning

1.

Introduce the reading skill: scanning

, draw students’ attention to t

he information

in the skill box

：

Scanning

2.

Students scan the reading to decide if the statements in

before you read

are true or

false.

3.

Detailed reading

1.

Ask the students to read the passage again and underline the new words and the

parts which they don’t understand.

2.

Do the exercise on P16. and exercises A.B (

Vocabulary Comprehension Words in

Contest

) on P.17, then check.

3.

Teacher explains the difficult parts or answers the questions asked by the students.

4.

Discuss the reading synopsis.

Para one

A

letter

written

to

Agnes,

in

the

letter

Yongli,

asks

for

advice

on

whether

or

not

a

certain woman is right for him.

Para Two

Anges

begins

her

response

by

describing

the

need

for

care

when

choosing

a

wife,

mentioning the high rates of divorce around the world.

Para Three

Describes the first of five rules for deciding whether or not to marry sb.

Para Four

Outlines the second idea that a couple should feel comfortable sharing thoughts and

feelings.

Para Five

Provides the third rule that one should marry sb with quality which he or she admires.

Para Six

Advises that one should marry a person who is polite and kind to others.

Para seven

Points out a marriage relationship is not one in which the partners should expect to

change each other.

Para eight

Concludes that finding a companion for life is not easy.

5.

Ask

the

students

to

look

up

the

new

words

they’ve

underlined

in

the

dictionary.

( group work)

5.

Language Points:

head over heels, take sth lightly, end up, compatible, tie the knot,

innermost, walk down the aisle, consideration, fault, tolerate,

Head over heels in love:

M1: love sb very much

e.g. Sam is head over heels in love with his new bride.

选词填空：

head over heels //from head to foot/toe:

从头到脚

It’s raining hard outside and we were wet

from head to foot.

Take sth lightly: v.

M1:treat sth in a way that sounds as if you are not concerned or interested

不重

视，轻率对待，满不在乎

e.g. Always put

on

a seat

belt

when

you’re sitting in the front of the

car. This

is

a

matter not to be taken lightly.

不可以掉以轻心的事

选词填空

:

He’s

making

great

progress

in

his

study

this

semester,

but

his

teacher

thinks lightly of his achievements.(highly/lightly)

end up: v. (with)

M1. To be in a situation finally

以

告终：

e.g. If you continue to steal, you will end up in prison.

e.g. After many years of playing vedio games he ended up as the founder of a well-

known game programe company.

改错：

Most used cars end up to be more trouble than they are worth. (being)

Compatible: adj.

M 1. Able to get along with because they have similar ideas/interests

能和睦相处

的

,

合得来的：

e.g. you should choose a roomate more compatible to your tastes.

挑个和你意气更相投的人同住一室。

M 2. Able to exist in the same place and at the same time without harming each

other

兼容的

介词填空：

This Cannon printer is compatbile with most personal computers.

这款打印机和大多数电脑都兼容。

改

错：

You

can

only

transfuse

your

blood

to

the

patient

whose

blood

type

is

incompatible with yours. (compatible )

输血给和你血型兼容的病人

Knot: n.M 1. A join made by tying together two pieces of string, rope etc

绳结：

e.g. untie/undo the knot; tighten/loose the knot

改错：

Let’s make a

short

rope by

tying the two ropes

together with

a secure knot.

(long)

Tie the knot:

结婚／主持婚礼

Innermost:

M1: most private, personal and secret (

思想或感情

)

最内心深处的

e.g. I’m shy and can’t express my innermost feelings to anyone.

M2: nearest to the centre

最里面的最深处的

e.g. Innermost room of the castle (outermost)

Walk down the aisle:v.

M1: lead sb down the aisle refer to the activity of getting married.

举行婚礼

Aisle: n.

M1:

a

long

narrow

gap

that

separates

rows

of

seats

in

a

public

building,

in

a

church or theatre or rows of shelves in a super market.

教堂剧院纵列坐席间，

超市 货架间的走道

e.g. I like sitting next to the window instead of the aisle.

我喜欢靠窗坐而不是挨着

过道坐

.

e.g. I prefer to have a window seat rather than an aisle seat.

Consideration:

M1:

the

quality

of

paying

attention

to

the

needs,

wishes

or

feelings

of

others;

thoughtfulness

体贴、照顾、关心

介词填空

of/for

e.g. My father showed no consideration whatsoever for my feelings.

完全不体谅我的

感受

e.g. It is considerate of you to remember my birthday and send such a lovely gift to

me.

Fault: n.

M1: a weakness or imperfection in sb’s character or sth; flaw/shortoming

缺点，

毛病，不足之处

e.g. For all her faults, most of Susan

’s

friends tolerated her and even admire her.

英英解释：

in

spite

of

her

all

faults//Although

sb

has

clear

faults,

they

have

also

good qualities.

尽管某人有缺点

选词填空

.

He

falls

head

over

heels

in

love

with

her

and

is

blind

to

her

faults.

(deaf/blind)

Tolerate: v

M1:able to bear/put up with sth unpleasant or painful

容忍，忍受

e.g. I

don’t know how much longer I could tolerate his rudenss to me.

M2:allow sth to exist or happen, even if you don’t agree.

容许，不干预，承认

改错

E,g. The school can’t tolerate

to cheat on exams. (cheating)

翻译：

Toleration of dishonest officials encourages corruption.

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