Unit2 He Was My Father教案

Unit 2 He Was My FatherPart 1 Communicative ActivitiesAims: 1.Functions: Expressing possibility & impossibility 2. Grammatical points: Use of prepositional phrases on the pattern: by bus, by post, in the car; Used to as modal indicating past habit or state; Adverbial of frequency with past tense: I never used to go by car.3.Vocabulary: fall into, live on, apprehension, tuition, regard/disregard, decent, recite, on ones own, stare at, pick up, grow up, put in, follow in ones footstepsSentences to express possibilitiy and impossibilityn 1. It is possible that + clausen 2. Have more|few chances to don 3. Have a great| less possibility to don 4. There is more|less probability that sth will happenn 5. It is more probable to dothann 6. It is impossible|certainlyn 7. It is highly|less likely to do|thatPart 2 Reading and Language ActivitiesAims1) Learning to understand the character of the father through discussing the details of the story so that Ss are able to describe the character of a person.Learning to use the selected words and structures through discussion so that Ss may use them in their own conversations and discussions.1. Pre-reading tasks Discuss the following question.What makes a man a good father in your opinion?How to Tell If Hell Be a Good DadAlthough anyone can be a father, it takes a special person to be a good dad. When considering having children, its natural to assess the possible parenting skills of your mate. Learn to tell if your man will be a good dad.1 Watch how he treats his mother. His relationship with his mom can foreshadow the type of family man hell be. Positive signs that he respects her include frequent, enjoyable visits, laughter in her presence and helping out with chores.2 Ask yourself if hes selfless. The first thing you learn as a parent is that you dont come first anymore. Beware of a guy who only thinks about himself. Great potential fathers always think about the needs and feelings of others, and they dont hesitate to lend a helping hand.3 Know that he can handle some unpleasant things. Babies have dirty diapers to change, and kids can be messy. Being a good dad means dealing with some yucky situations. He must jump in to clean up messes and help out when someone isnt feeling well.4 Observe him as an uncle. The way he behaves with his nephews and nieces can show a lot about how he relates to little ones. See if hes affectionate, caring and pays attention to them.5 Make sure he doesnt mind taking direction from you. A dad often needs to take hints and instruction from his childrens mother, so if hes the type who resents you when you tell him what to do, it wont be easy working with him to raise children. See if hell be a good dad by taking note of how he responds to suggestions and how he reacts to your plans in everyday life.6 See that hes a fairly playful person. Check if he makes everyday, monotonous activities fun and he has a silly side. Kids easily get bored, so making things fun for them-each and every day-is a huge plus, and a good dad can do that.2. Reading suggestions:1) Read through the text and then close your books. Retell the story by yourself to see if you have got both the main points and details.2) Read the text again carefully and pick out the ways to describe the father in the text.3. Reading Comprehension Answer the questions on page 23 to check if you have understood the text.4. Language Workscrub: v. 1、to clean by hard rubbing刷洗2、cancel(a plan, etc) 取消计划等e.g We wanted to go for a picnic, but we had to scrub it because of the rain. scrub out: to remove or clean (with a soap or brush); to cancelscrub round: to avoid; to circumvent回避，避免pungent: a.1、affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp, acrid sensation有刺激性气味的，辛辣的，刺鼻的 a pungent sauce2、(of remarks) sharply critical 指言语尖刻的，刺人的，刻薄的 pungent comments 尖刻的评语Ground-in dirt/soil 泥土e.g. A good vacuuming（真空吸尘器） will get up the sand and other loose debris（碎片） from your cars carpeting, but it wont do diddly for stains or ground-in dirt.remove: v.1、 to take sth away将某物移到别处e.g The statue was removed to another site.2、take off 脱下衣服等3、get rid of sth by cleaning 去除或清除某物e.g She removed her make-up with a tissue.她用纸巾擦掉了脂粉。4、n. difference or distance 差距，间距e.g Your story is several removes from the truth. 你的故事与现实有些差距。beneath 1、prep. under 在.下面e.g They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. 他们在一堆树叶下面发现了那具尸体。2、not worthy of (sb) 对某人来说不值得e.g They thought she had married beneath her. 他们认为她嫁给他不值得。callous1、adj. cruelly insensitive or unsympathetic 冷酷无情的;无同情心的2、(of the skin) hardened, eg by rough work 起茧子的hardened / calloused adj. word building v. + -ed-a. / a. + -ed-a.（A large number of adjectives end in -ed.Many of them have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb, and have a passive meaning. For example, a “frightened person is a person who has been frightened by something.Some past participles which do not end in -ed are also used as adjectives. They are sometimes called -ed adjectives.A few -ed adjectives are related to intransitive verbs and have an active meaning. For example, an escaped prisoner is a prisoner who has escaped.(2) Many adjectives are formed by adding -ed to a noun. They indicate that a person or thing has the thing that the noun refers to. For example, a bearded man has a beard.tuition: v. 1、to teaching; instruction; lecture 教学，讲授e.g. I often receive careful tuition from my tutor. 2、fee paid for this, esp in colleges and university学费（尤指大专院校）fall into my lap: to let sb know让某人有所了解Let drops of moral tuition fall into my lap: to teach me moral standards little by littlepick up1、give sb a lift in a car; collect sb用汽车搭载某人、接送某人e.g I will pick you up at 7 oclock.2、to improve好转、改善e.g Were waiting until the weather picks up a bit.我们等天气好转了再说。3、start again; continue 重新开始，继续e.g Well pick up where we finished yesterday.我们从昨天停止的地方继续进行。4、make the acquaintance of sb casually偶然结识某人e.g He picked up the girl at a college disco.他在学校的迪斯科舞会上结识了那个女孩。5、take hold of sth拿起，捡起6、pick up bad habits染上陋习7、catch (an illness)得病8、learn(a foregin lauguage, a technique, etc)by practising 通过实践学会（外语、技术等）e.g The children have picked up the local accent.孩子都学会了当地口音Hail1、 n. frozen rain 冰雹（比喻来的又多又猛的事物）a hail of bullets/curses/blows 一阵弹雨、乱骂、乱打2、v.下冰雹；迅而猛地落下e.g Its hailing.Stone hailed down on them.石头像雹子一样落在他们身上。3、call to (a person or ship) ; signal to (a taxi, etc) to stop 招呼人或船；打信号示意计程车等停下4、come from 来自 e.g She hails from India. 她来自印度be supposed to1、to expect, because of duty, responsibility, law, or other conditions 被期望、认为做某时2、to allow允许e.g. Everyone is supposed to wear a seat belt in the car. Barelyalmost not, only just; hardly几乎没有e.g. He had barely arrived when he had to leave again.Patronizing/patronising adj高人一等的，傲慢的Patronize/patronise1、v.treat sb as an inferior以高人一等的态度对待某人 e.g He resented the way she patronized him.他是十分愤恨她待他的那种高人一等的态度。2.、be a regular customer of (a shop, etc)作为老主顾经常去（某商店等）经常光顾 e.g The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists.这家饭馆常有政治家和记者光顾。3、support sb or sth赞助支持某人、某事Disregard1，v.pay no attention to (eg a waring, an objection); treat sth of no importance; ingnore不理会（如警告、反对意见）；不重视某事物；忽视 e.g He completely disregarded my point of view.他完全不理会我的观点。2，n.(for/of sb/sth) lack of attention or care未加注意或留心；忽视；漠视 e.g She shows a total diaregard for other people and their feeling.她显然丝毫不顾及别人以及别人的感受Weepv, 1、 cry 流泪，哭泣e.g The sight made me want to weep. Weep for joy 喜极而泣2、（esp of a wound）shed or ooze（尤指伤口）流出或渗出液体（尤指脓） e.g The cut is no longer weeping and starting to heal.伤口已经不流脓，渐渐愈合了。3 n，一阵哭泣 e.g A good weep would probably make you feel better.痛痛快快哭上一阵可能会让你好受一些。weep是因悲痛或悲哀而流泪。换句话说“weep”是从心底发出来“声泪俱下”的恸哭。weep常用于写作，并指流泪多于哭声，也就是重“泪”而不重“声”；cry则是相反，是重“声”而不重“泪”。wail是指由于悲伤或哀痛而尖声地哭哭啼啼，或哭个不停。 The woman wailed with sorrow. 那妇人悲凄地哭个不停。whimper：“whimper”与“wail”的不同之处在于“wail”是用尖锐的声音而“whimper”是用低声哭啼，也是呜咽地、抽噎地低泣，也常指因委屈、胆怯或恐惧而发出来的啜泣。 The sick boy lay in bed and whimpered. 病童躺在床上呜咽啜泣sob是指受委屈，虐待或悲伤而无处诉苦时，抽噎地唏嘘或哽咽而哭泣；“sob”也可以说是最容易引起别人的同情，也令人鼻酸的哭法： The boy sobbed because he lost all of his money.那男孩因丢了他所有的钱而啜泣。bowl：sob是抽噎而唏嘘地哭泣；如果把嗓门提高一点哭声放大些就变成“to bowl” (vi. to cry or sob loudly)。此字常用做及物动词，意谓“大声喊叫”，“粗声咆哮”等。blubber是相当于中文的“嚎啕大哭”或“放声大哭”甚至有时指无理取闹地大叫大哭，或谐谑地指哭得天翻地覆： Stop blubbering! I cant hear what youre saying. 不要哭成那样，我听不清楚你在说什么！ blubber还有“(vi.)哭肿眼”及“(vi.)哭诉”之意。 Confusingadj莫名其妙的，难以理解的 e.g The instruction on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含糊不清。Confusev,1. make sb unable to think clearly; puzzle把某人弄糊涂，使迷惑 e.g They confused me by asking so many questions.他们提了一大堆问题，把我都弄糊涂了。2.put sth into disorder把某事搞乱 e.g Her unexpected arrival confused all our plans.她的突然到来把我们所有的计划都打乱了。3.混淆 e.g I always confuse the sisters: they look so alike.Apprehensionn,1. anxiety; fear忧虑；担心；恐惧 e.g I feel a certain apprehension about interview tomorrow.2. seizing; arrest逮捕；拘押 e.g the apprehension of the robbers, escaped prisoners.逮捕强盗、逃犯3.understanding理解领悟Apprehensive adj害怕的，忧虑的，不安的Apprehend v 逮捕；理解1.花费，投入（时间或精力） e.g Theyve put in time and effort to keep the strike going.他们花费了很多时间和精力以使罢工持续下去。2.申请；要求 e.g I decided to put in for a job as deputy secretary.我决定申请副书记一职。3.插（话）；作补充 e.g He was a lawyer before that.Mary Ann put in.“在那之前他是个律师。”玛丽安补充道。 4. puts into （船）停靠码头，入港e.g When a ship puts in a port, it goes into the port for a short stop. Euphorian. intence feeling of happiness and pleasant excitement愉快和兴奋的感觉 e.g She was still in a state of euphoria hours after her victory.她获胜后几个小时仍兴奋不已。Euphoric: adjGaucheadj, 1.socially awkward or clumsy 不善交际的，不圆滑的 e.g I find him terribly gauche.我认为他太不圆通了。 A gauche manner, person, remark不雅的举止、人、言语2.(of literary or artistic work) clumsy（指文学或艺术作品）拙劣的，不简练的Gaucheness n. 不文雅的举止Latin: Latin is the Italic language spoken near ancient Rome, and was the official language of the Roman Empire. Until the middle ages, it was the dominant language of school, church, and state in West Europe. Now, Latin is still used in religious ceremonies of Roman Catholic Church. Besides, it is also used for ceremonial purposes in cases such as school graduation ceremony. Ceremonialadj, formal礼仪的；正式的；仪式的Ceremonial dress 礼服 A ceremonial occasion 正式场合n, 礼仪，仪式the ceremonials of religionCeremonyn.典礼，仪式；礼节 a marriage/wedding ceremonyFollow in ones footsteps效法某人;以某人为榜样;步某人后尘 e.g He will probably follow in his father rs footsteps.他可能会继承父业。Live onlive by 靠.生活，以.为食e.g He lives on bread everyday.继续活着； 继续存在 e.g I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus , but Daniel will live on after me.我知道这种可怕的病毒会让我的生命提前结束，但丹尼尔会在我死后继续活下去。On ones own独自，靠自己 e.g She lives on her own.她一个人过。live on ones own 独自生活 stand on ones own legs v. 自立 Extraordinaryadj, beyond what is ordinary; very unusual不同寻常的，不普通的格外的非常的 e.g Her talents are quite extraordinary.她才华出众。（指官员）特派的，特命的 envoy extraordinary特使Stare at 凝视 e.g He stares at the beggar with sympathy. 他同情地凝视着那个乞丐。look:是常用词, 指“注意或有意识地看”。 强调动作。 e.g He looked but saw nothing.他看了, 但什么也没看见。see:强调看的结果，常用句型：see sb. do sth.(看到某人做某事，强调过程，看到了事情的整个经过。see sb. doing sth.(看到某人正在做某事，看到某事正在发生）。 e.g I saw her playing a tennis match. (part of the process部分过程) I saw her play a tennis match.(the entire process完整过程)watch:聚精会神的看，观察。用法与see基本一样。 e.g: She sat and watched the children play.她坐下来看着孩子们玩耍。gaze: 凝视，注视，指由于好奇、感叹、长时间目不转睛地看。 e.g The girl gazed at her beautiful new doll.女孩目不转睛地看着她美丽的新娃娃。glare:怒目而视，强调怀有敌意或在气愤的情绪下看 e.g He glared at her.他向她瞪眼。 The woman glared at the man after he yelled at her.那男人粗暴地冲她大声喊叫，她也怒目而视。peek指“偷看”、“通过孔隙窥视” e.g Close your eyes, and no peeking!闭上眼睛，不许偷看！gape:(张着嘴、瞪大眼睛)呆看，强调一种吃惊的状态。 e.g The audiences gaped at the Magicians performance.观众们张大了嘴巴呆呆地看着魔术师的表演。glance:(粗略地、随便地)一瞥，看一眼。 e.g Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied.往下瞅了一眼，她发现鞋带开了。glimpse与glance意思相近，短促地看一眼，一瞥。peep:窥视，偷看。 e.g She peeped at her textbook during the examination.她在考场上偷看教科书。相关短语：peeping Tom 偷窥狂stare: “睁大眼睛、目不转睛地盯着看”,凝视，盯着，指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视常常含有粗鲁无礼的意思。 e.g Its impolite to stare at people.盯着看人不礼貌。He spoke through his eyes, and I understood. Son, (he was telling me), let him be able to say just one thing when he grows up: he was my father.他的眼睛足以说明一切，我理解他的意思，他是在说，孩子啊，只要做到让孩子长大后也能说一句他不愧是我的父亲， 那就足够了！I do. To Americans those two words carry great meaning. they can even change your life. especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows is like signing a contract. Now Americans and Britishs do not really think marriageis a business deal. but marriage is serious business.Almost four in ten American and British couples now believe that marrige is becoming obsolete, according to a new survey published.More than ever before, people in the US are coming to believe that wedding bells are not necessary for a happy family.With the US census figures revealing that marriges foradults eighteen and over were at an all-time low of 52 per cent, an increasing number of children are growing up out of wedlock.The Pew Reasearch Centre poll, carried out with Time magazine,showed that nearly one in three American children are now living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never married.That is a five-fold increase from 1960.Broken down further, about 15 per cent have panrents who are d