高三英语unit6课件.ppt

Unit 6 Going West,By Ivan,Skimming,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,(1),(2),(3-5),The cause and the beginning of the journey,The first destination of the journey,The most trying part of the journey,Reaching the promised land (The end of the journey),Part 4,(6),Going West - the journey,The text related a story that the heros family and many other families moved to the West. They ran into many difficulties on the way to the West. Faced with the difficulties, they didnt give up. Finally they got to the West and started a new life.,The main idea of the text,Scanning（True or False),The account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains gave Father the idea to move there. Indian Creek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east or west. In the Salt Lake Desert, we could find the patches of grass and water shown on the map but the water proved to be salty and undrinkable. The situation in the Death Valley was desperate , but in most cases, people helped each other. I was so week and tired that I got onto my knees and started moving across the sands on all fours.,T,T,F,F,F,_,_,Detailed reading (task 1),set off for the journey,entered the desert and lost the way,travel in the Death Valley,reached the promised land,continued the journey westward,The purpose of their journey was to _. dig for gold search for the promised land enjoy themselves look for a book about California,Task 2 Multiple choices:,2.It can be learned from the passage, before going west the writer and his family lived _. A. in California B. East of the Rocky Mountains C. West of the Rocky Mountains D. in Indian Greek,3. The word “trying” in the 3rd paragraph probably means _. experiencing attempting doing ones best annoying or difficult to deal with,4. Why didnt people help another while walking in the Death Valley? Because they were selfish Because the situation was too desperate Because they had no oxen to help them Because they had no water or food,5. How long did it take the writer and his family to make their journey? eighteen months one year more than one year less than one year,6. We can infer from the story that the writer was a person _. of great determination and perseverance always in high spirit strong enough easily giving up,Fill in the following chart with proper places to show the route of the journey.,Task 3,set off from the east of the Rocky mountains,traveled through,in Kansas(meeting place),passed through,came out into,took the road around,entered,99 miles(long drive), another 500 miles,reached,reached,reached,four states,Indian Creek,In the central part,the desert,the salt Lake Valley ( Death Valley),the lake,the Salt Lake Desert,the edge of the desert,a running stream,the promised land,In the _ of 1845, after his father read a book about _, he decided to _ there. His family and many other families _ for their journey by the middle of October. After traveling through _, they had to spend _ in Kansas. Until _ , they wouldnt leave. They traveled by day. On November4, 1846, they entered _ and soon lost their way. Due to lack of _, the oxen had no strength to pull the wagons and were burnt. People had no choice but to cover another 500 miles _. At last, they _ all the difficulties and got to the west on the morning of _. They started their new life there.,spring,Consolidation,California,move,set off,four states,the winter,April 12, 1846,the desert,water and grass,on foot,overcame,Christmas Day,Homework,Read the passage again and retell the text. 2. Complete Exercises 2 and 3 on P51, Language Study.,Thank you,1. What life necessity and quality do we need if we want to make such a trying journey?,2. What can we learn from this text?,Discussion,First we need some necessary food, clothes, beddings, tools, wagons, some animals (oxen or horses ) and so on. Perseverance is the primary quality it requires. We should never give up our goals. We should be strong and ready for any challenge and dont lose heart faced with difficulty. Besides, we should have confidence in overcoming fear as well as obstacles during the unknown journey.,1. What life necessity and quality do we need if we want to make such a trying journey?,Suggested answers,When we come across problems, we shouldnt try to escape. Instead , we should learn to face reality and solve the problems. As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give