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Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Teaching Aims1. Improving Reading Skills 2. Enriching Vocabulary 3. Improving Writing skills 4. Introduction to Grammar Teaching ActivitiesListening and Speaking 1 hourReading Comprehension and Language 2 hoursExtended 1 hourDiscussion 30 minutesPractice 90 minutesTeaching ProcessI. Warming upIIIntroduction to Background Knowledge III. Text AnalysisIV. QuestionsAssignmentReference Books附1Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Teaching Aims1. Improving Reading SkillsTopic: Non-verbal communication 2.Enriching VocabularyMassive, disturb, plead, sacred, capital, relate, ingratiating, respectful, get out of sight, react to, refer to, dawn on, pace9v.), at the thought of, make sb. an offer for, sound policy to do3.Improving Writing skills Writing a good beginning4.Introduction to Grammaradj./n. with an infinitive structure ( including It is adj./n. + to do ; for/of Nph to do)Teaching Activities (Listening and Speaking)Brainstorming1. Expressions for understanding/getting across message: understand, know, learn, acquire( knowledge, information), have an idea of, take /get the message, be well informed about sth., get/put the message across, express, reveal, display, make oneself understood, dawn on sb., sth. clicks in ones mind, sth. occurs to someone2. Expressions for failure of communication: misunderstand, dont know, be confused about, getwrong, take too much for granted, be ignorant about sth., have misconceptions about, be biased/prejudiced against, be puzzled, be mystifying, make a faux pas( a culturally embarrassing mistake), blunder in etiquette3. Expressions for emotional states: (un)happy, (dis)satisfied, (un)friendly, hospitable, hostile, cold, enthusiastic, be embarrassed/embarrassing, sad, depressed, low-spirited, moody, cheerful, delighted, glad, overjoyed4. Expressions for body language: nod, winking, raise ones eye-brows, stare at sb, avert(turn away) ones eyes from sb., purse ones lips, thrust out ones tongue, make a face, put on a smiling/good/happy face, move/turn ones head, wave, beckon, palm up./down, o ones arms, kiss someone on the cheek/mouth/forehead, touch, eye contact, his eyes speak for himself, a cloud crosses his face, be red in the face, blush, beam5. Expressions for differentiating between various meanings: meanings, nuances( slight delicate difference) of meaning, (fine) shades of meaning, tell the slight differences between, recognize the importance/significance of, with serious consequences, capture the delicate meaning of., louder than wordsListeningAn Unusual medium f CommunicationSpeakingA.附2Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129VocabularySpelling and PronunciationSynonymsOppositesSimilar words and expressions附3Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Teaching Process (Reading Comprehension and Language Activities)I Warming up1. What do you think might cause misunderstanding in communication?IIIntroduction to Background KnowledgeIII.Text AnalysisSummarize the storyMain IdeaAn encounter between an old Indian villager and An American tourist in India, neither of who understand the others language. As a result, the Americans intention of buying the statue of a horse was misunderstood by the Indian as an offer for his two goats.Paras 1-11An old Indian man met an American tourist at the Entrance of a village. The American tried to strike a conversation about the statue of the horse he admired, but the old man took him for a police officer investigating a recent murder in the neighborhood.Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Para 7Para8Para 9Para 10Para 11Paras 12-26Various means of communication were employed by both parties for establishing a communicative channel. But misunderstanding continued and got worse, finally leading to a hilarious ending when n the American was left alone waiting with two thin goats.Para 13Para 14Para15Para 16Para 17Para 18Para 19Para 20Para 21Para 22附4Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Text1. What do you think might cause misunderstanding in communication? At the entrance of the small Indian village of Kiritan, there stood a massive guardian in the shape of a prancing horse, with his head held high proudly, his forelegs in the air and his tail looped up with a flourish. On this particular day, an old man was drowsing in the shade of a nearby cactus and watching a pair of goats graze in this add soil; he was disturbed by a motorist, who got out of his station wagon at the sight of the statue, and went up to the brightly-colored horse. 2. Marvelous! He cried, pacing slowly around the statue. His face was sunburned and red. He wore a khaki-colored shirt and shorts. Noticing the old mans presence, he said politely in English, How do you do? 3. The old man, not understanding what the other meant, replied in pure Tamil, his only means of communication, My name is Muni, and the two goats are mine and mine only. 4. The red-faced man glanced at the goats, took out a cigarette, and asked, Do you smoke? 5. I never even heard of it until yesterday, the old man replied nervously, guessing that he was being questioned about a murder in the neighborhood by this police officer from the government, as his khaki dress indicated. 6. The red-faced man said, I come from New York. Have you heard of America? 7. The old man said respectfully, Anything may happen these days. Bad characters everywhere. 8. I am sure you must know when this horse was made, said the American tourist, and smiled ingratiatingly. 9. The old man reacted to the relaxed atmosphere by smiling himself, and pleaded, Please go away, sir. I know nothing. Our village has always had a clean record. Must be the other village. 10. Please try to understand me, the American tourist said. I arrived three weeks ago and have traveled five thousand miles since, seeing your wonderful country. 11. Then he went on to explain at length, uttering each syllable carefully, what brought him to this country, how much he liked it, what he did at home, how he had planned for years to visit India, the dream of his life and so forth every now and then pausing to smile politely. The old man smiled back but said nothing. Then he turned to go.12. The other seized his shoulder and said earnestly, Is this statue yours? Will you sell it to me?13. The old man realized that the other was referring to the horse. He thought for a second and then related in detail that the horse had been there for a very long time and that it would appear as the tenth avatar at the end of the Yuga, when the world would be destroyed, and the Redeemer would come in the form of a horse to help the good and punish the evil.14. And this horse will come to life then, he continued, and that is why this is the most sacred village in the whole world.15. A conversation leading to mutual mystification followed, with the Indian chattering away about various avatars of God Vishnu and the American trying to drive a bargain for the purchase of the statue.16. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, the red-faced man said to himself. Turning to the old man, he asked, Will you take a hundred rupees for it? Then he drew from his wallet a hundred rupee note.17. The old man now realized that some financial element was entering their talk. He peered closely at the note, the like of which he had never seen in his life. What was this man flourishing the note for? Perhaps for change. He laughed to himself at the thought of anyones coming to him to change a large note. With a grin, he told the man to go to the village headman for help.18. If thats not enough, I guess I could go a little higher, the red-faced man said.19. Youd better talk to him yourself, because he goes mad at the sight of me and my goats, the old man said, with his eyes traveling to his goats.20. The American followed his look and decided it would be sound policy to show an interest in the old mans pets. He went up to them casually and stroked their backs.21. Suddenly it dawned on the old man that the other was making him an offer for the goats.- His dream of a lifetime was about to be realized. He had always hoped to sell them some day and with the capital to open a small shop on this very spot. He needed twenty rupees for this project, and he felt that with some bargaining he could get the money now.22. It is all for you, said the American as he placed on the old mans palm one hundred and twenty rupees.23. The old man pointed at the station wagon.24. Yes, of course, said the other.25. The old man said, This will be their first ride in a motor car. Carry them off after I get out of sight; otherwise they will never follow you but only me. So saying, he brought his palms together in salute, turned round, and was soon out of sight.26.The red-faced man looked at the goats grazing peacefully and then sat down on the pedestal of the horse, as the westerly sun touched off the ancient faded colors of the statue with a fresh splendor. He must have gone to fetch some help, he remarked, and settled down to. wait.A. Study the text1. massive guardian: The horse was worshiped by the villagers as a protector of the village. Massive indicates that the horse is not only large in size, but also heavy in weight. Here is one more example: The new stadium is a massive building.2. in the shape of a prancing horse: having the shape of a horse springing up from its hind legs.3. his tail looped up with a flourish: The horses tail curled up spiritedly. A flourish is a decorative display intended to make people notice it.4. wagon: short for station wagon in American English. It refers to a vehicle with removable seats and area behind the seats for suitcase, bags, etc. A station wagon is bigger than an ordinary car.5. khaki-coloured shirt: yellowish brown shirt. Khaki is a type of material, which is often used for making army uniforms because it wears well. Thats why the old man took the American for a police officer.6. My name is Muni, and the two goats are mine and mine only. The old man introduced himself to the American and emphasized that the two goats were hiss property. Hence the relationship between the goats and the Indian is made explicit. This also shows that he wanted to make it clear to the（police officer）that he was a good man.7. Ingratiatingly: respectfully, showing respect. The American tourist was trying to please the old man with a friendly humble smile. Ingratiatingly is often used disapprovingly of someone who tries to make himself liked by other people in a humble manner. Another word with similar meaning but different connotation is gratefully, which is often used in a positive sense.8. Our village has a clean record: Our village has never had any crime. If someone has a clean record, he has no criminal record or he has not done anything dishonest or immoral.9. at the end of: Notice the difference between at the end ofand in the end of, the former for time, the latter for sequence or logical reasoning.10. A conversation leading to mutual mystification followed: They continued to talk at cross purposes.11. drive a bargain for: try to get a cheaper price for12. the like of which: like(noun.)refers to person or thing, that is equal or similar to sth. else, so here it means notes of this kind/notes of such a large amount of money. This sentence indicates that how poor the old man in the story was. The expression has another form the likes of13. dawn on: ( The idea) came to him all of a sudden. The idea clicked in his mind that the American was interested in his goats.14. capital: money. Notice the different words for money: capital is often used to mean the money to set up or expand a business; fund is a sum of money collected for a special purpose, for example, to aid the people who are in need of it.15. on this very spot: an emphatic way of saying in this place. Very(adj.) is often used with a noun for emphasis. For example, on that very day; at that very moment.附5Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Practice1. Language workA. in other wordsSynonymsB. Work with sentencesC. Word study附6Text Book高等教育出版社出版的虞苏美、黄源深任总主编的综合英语教程（1999年版）TitleUnit 10A Horse and Two Goats 129Extended Activities 1Dictation2Read More3. Grammar Work4.Vocabularywork5Translation.1. In the traditional Chinese opera, The White Snake, who comes down to the earth in the shape of a beautiful girl and falls in love with Xuxian to whom she gets married later.2. She feels dizzy at the sight of blood.3. He kept drowsing off in class this morning.4. He related the whole story of the long-standing dispute between the two families.5. She would burst into tears at the thought of her child killed in a traffic accident.6. It dawned on me that he was actually trying to help me.7. The cave for the three of them to hide in was no more than two meters high. 6Raise Questions7. Writing5 w+h details to make the reader curious and interested 8.CulturalInformation附