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Reading【精品教案】 牛津高中英语（模块九高三上学期）Unit4Reading Biblicalidioms in English 一、Teaching goals1.Target language:new words and sentencestructure2.Ability goals:Enable studentsto gainsome knowledgeabout idioms,understand theiroriginal meaningsand learnabout theirpractical usageinEnglish.3.Learning abilitygoals:Students areexpected topractice andreinforce theirreading prehension and improve their overallability. 二、Teaching importantand difficultpoints Gainsome knowledgeabout idioms,and improvetheir overallability 三、Teaching aidsA taperecorder and a puter. 四、Teaching proceduresand waysStep ILead-in1.Show picturesto students,and introducesomething about the Bible.The Bibleis oftendescribed asthe greatestbook everwritten.This isbecause ofits unendingsignificance andinfluence onpeople throughoutthe ages.No otherbook in history hasimpacted peoplesand cultureslike the Bible.Many basioncepts andprinciples ofWestern culturehave edown from the Bible.Many monEnglish phrasesand expressionshave theirorigin in the Biblewell.Even thoughit waswritten morethan2,000years ago,the Biblecontinues toinfluence peopletoday.2.Enjoy astory init.The ObstacleIn OurPath Inancient times,a kinghad aboulder placedonaroadway.Then hehid himselfand watchedto seeif anyonewould removethe hugerock.Some of the kings wealthiestmerchants andcourtiers cameby andsimply walkedaround it.Many loudlyblamed the king fornot keepingthe roadsclear,but nonedid anythingabout gettingthe bigstone out of theway.Then apeasant camealong carryinga load of vegetables.On approachingthe boulder,the peasantlaid downhis burdenand triedto movethe stoo theside ofthe road.After muchpushing andstraining,he finallysueeded.As thepeasant pickedup hisloadofvegetables,he noticeda purselying in the roadwhere the boulder hadbeen.The pursecontained manygold coinsandanote from thekingindicating that the goldwas for the personwho removedtheboulderfromtheroadway.The peasantlearned whatmany othersnever understand.Every obstaclepresents anopportunity toimprove ones condition.Step IIFast readingscan theInter articleon page50quickly andfind theanswers tothe Knowledgequestions（细节复述型问题）which elicitfactual answersand recognitionof information,words,phrases orsentences in the passageas answers.1).What is an idiom?-An idiom is agroup of words oran expressionwhose meaningoften cannotbe understoodby lookingat the meanings ofthe separatewords init.2).Which languageswas the Bible first written in?-In Hebrew.3).Which idiomis oftenused todescribe children?-Apple oftheir parentseye StepIII Carefulreading1.Listen tothe recordingand follow,then readit carefullyand answerthe followingquestions inPart C1.These questionsinterpret someinformation in the passage,so finishthem andtry toimprovethestudentsability to find specificinformation.1).Why doestheBiblehave alot ofidioms?-Because theBible wasfirstwrittenin Hebrewand thentranslated intoGreek,and manyidioms areused inboth of them.Because theBible wastranslated into English hundredsof years ago,many Hebrewor Greekidioms havebee part oftheEnglish language.2).What didby andbyoriginally meanin theBible?-Immediately.3).What doesby andbymean today?-Before long.4).How manyyears agowas theBible translatedintoEnglish?-Hundreds ofyearsago.5).What doesfeet ofclaymean?-There isa hiddenweakness insomebody whomwe admireor respect.6).Which animalsare featuredintheidioms inthe articles?-Bird andclay.7).Which foodsare includedintheidioms inthe article?-Apple andsalt.8).How isstudying idiomsuseful inlanguage learning?-You canimprove yourprehension anddevelop ahigh levelof petencein levelof petencein municationskills.2.Complete PartC2,and itserves asa strengtheningactivity.Step IVReading strategy:understanding analogiesWhen tryingto understandidiom,it isoften helpfulto considerthe useof analogy,which isa particulartype ofparison.Although analogycan bevery hardto guess,clues canoften befound inthe context.You shouldfirst look at theidiom andcreate animage inyour mind.Then lookat the context tofind outthecontexttofindouttheanalogy andthe message.Step VUsage ofreading strategy1.I tookmy mothers carwithout askingfor permission.She isangry atme.I amin hotwater now!2.Dont tellanyone elsethat Iam lookingfor anew job.Please keepit underyour hat.3.We werenot expectingto seeJoan.When shesuddenly arrivedoutofthe blue,we wereall surprised.Answers:1.(in trouble)2.(not tellanybody thesecret)3.(suddenly;unexpected)Step VIconsolidation3.Finish PartD.Guess themeanings ofnew wordsfromthecontext.Answers:1.j2.b3.a4.c5.e6.d7.f8.h9.g10.I4Finish PartE toreview andconsolidate knowledgeinthetext.Answers: (1)group (2)idioms (3)translated (4)Green (5)before long (6)underline (7)concept (8)weakness (9)bird (10)hidden StepVII DiscussionWhat doyou thinkabout Englishidioms thate fromtheBible?Do youknow theorigins ofany Chineseidioms?What arethey?Do youthink understandingidioms isan importantpartoflanguage learning?Why orwhy not?Step VIIILanguage points:1.(Lines1-2)An idiomisagroup ofwords oran expressionwhose meaningoften cannotbe understoodby lookingatthemeanings ofthe separatewords init.1)Separate hereis used as anadjective with themeaningeach orindividual(word inthe groupofwordsortheexpression)ornot together.e.g.The twinsshare oneroom,but theysleep inseparate beds.Germany isone nation,but itused to be twoseparate countriesfor morethan30years afterWorld War.2)Separate canalso beusedasa verb,which meansto beeapartortobenot together.e.g.It isextremely hardto separatetwo fightingoxen.The mountainrange separatesthe twocountries.Have atry:As wejoined thebig crowdI got_from myfriends.A.separated B.spared C.lost D.missedStudents shouldalways remembertheory andshould notat allbe_from practice.A.divided B.stopped C.separated D.operated2.(Lines5-6),and unless you recognizewhen anidiomisbeing used,you caneasily misunderstandwhat youread orhear spoken.The wordunless isa conjunction,which meansif notorexcept ifand isused tointroduce anadverbial clauseof condition.e.g.Unless Im mistaken,she wasat workyesterday.You wont getpaid fortime offunlessyouhave adoctors note._invited,you shouldkeep silent.A.When B.If C.Unless D.Since3.(Lines33-35)For instance,children areoften referred to as theapple oftheir parentseye,meaning thattheir parentslove themvery muchand arevery proudofthem.1)The prepositionas issomething usedwiththephrase