新编英语教程 3 Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow

新编英语教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow新编英语教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow新编英语教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrowxxx公司新编英语教程3Unit15AFableforTomorrow文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度Unit15AFableforTomorrowI.TeachingAims:Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:1.Practicereadingstrategiessuchaspredicting,skimming,guessing,etc.2.Graspsomenewwordsandexpressionstoenrichstudent’svocabulary;3.Dosomeoralworksuchaspre-readingquestions,roleplayandinteractionactivitiestohelptodevelopthestudents’oralcommunicativeabilities;4.Appreciatethetwotextsinthisunitandlearnsomewritingskillsandpracticeitalongwithletterwriting;5.Dosomeotherafter-classexerciseincludinglisteningandtranslationtoimprovestudents’comprehensiveskills.II.TeachingEmphasis:1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;2.Newwordsandexpressions:fableintheheartof(center)harmony(harmonious,harmonize)inthemidstofcheckerboardprosperous/prosper/prosperitycloudsofbloomdrift/float/flowablazeofcolorflame/fire/flickerbackdrop/backgrounddelight/delighted/delightfulfeed/feedonanabundanceof(inabundance/abundant(supplies)blightevilspellmaladyaflockofchickenashadowofdeathatplay/atworkmoribundthrobbrood/hatchlitter(v./n)comeintobloompollinationangler/fishermeneaveandshinglegranularwitchcraftsilence(v./n)grimspectrestarkrealitymigrate,immigrate,emigrate&migrant,immigrant,emigranthatchIII.TeachingProcedures1.lead-in:Whenyouseethetitle“AfableforTomorrow”,whatcomesintoyourmindfirstWhyisthispassagecalledafable?WhatcanthisfablebeaboutWhataresomeoftheproblemsrelatingtothefuturemostpeopleareveryconcernedaboutAfableisanimaginarystorytoldtoteachamoral.“AFableforTomorrow”isastoryinventedbythewriterwhichismeanttotellusamoral:ifthesizableuseofchemicalinsecticidescannotbebroughtundercontrol,theseeminglyimpossibletragedywillbecomeastarkreality.Worldeconomyhasbeenstridingforwardinthepastcentury.However,thishasbeenachievedatthecostofcontaminatingtheenvironmentwearelivingin,andhumanbeingsarenowpayinghighpricesforwhattheyhavedonetonature.Meanwhile,manyenvironmentalistsaredevotedtomakingmorepeoplerealizetheecologicalconsequencesincurredintheprocessofmodernization.Nowenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopmenthavebecomethetwogreatestconcernsforthewholeworld.TypesofPollutionThechieftypesofenvironmentalpollutionincludeairpollution,waterpollution,soilpollution,pollutioncausedbysolidwasteandhazardouswaste,andnoisepollution.Besides,pesticideshavebeenregardedbymanyenvironmentalistsasatypeofpollution,too.Itisbelievedthatpesticidesarepoisonswhichshouldbeusedasalastresortandifused,thentheyshouldbeusedwithextremecaution.1)Makeashortspeech,tellingastoryordescribingasceneaboutthefutureworldinoneoftheaspectssuchasmedicine,environment,food,energy,housing,population,transportation,etc.Reference1:BackfromtheDeadOnemorningintheyear2070,amancalledDuaneawakens.Helooksupandseesadoctorinawhitecoatsmilingathim.“WhyamIinhospital”heasks.“You’vebeensick.”Thedoctorreplies.ThenDuanenoticesabadgeonthedoctor’scoat.Itreads“AlcorResuscitation.”SuddenlyDuanerememberseverything.Hehascomebacktolife,70yearsafterhe“died”.Thereasonthiswaspossibleisbecause,insteadofbeingburiedorcrematedwhenhedied,Duane’sbodywaspreservedina“flask”ofliquidnitrogen(at–196degreesCelsius).Andthereit“waited”untilsciencehaddevelopedthetechnologytoreviveafrozenhumanbeing.Suddenly,awomanappearsbesidethedoctor.ItisDuane’swifeJeannie,lookingmorebeautifulthanever.Forthepast70years,shehasbeentakingdrugsthatpreventherbodyfromaging.Duanelookslovinglyather,andthenathisownbody.That,too,isinperfectcondition.Thecouplelookateachotherapprehensively—afterall,theyhaven’tseeneachotherfor70years.“Iguesswe’vegotsomestufftotalkabout,huh”Duanesaystoher.Reference2:TheMagicoftheButtonItis7:30inthemorning,Theregoesthebellofthealarmclock.Thecurtainofthebedroomdrawapart,andtheshutterrollupautomatically.Inthekitchen,thecoffeepotstartstogrumble.Thebackdooropenstoletthedogout.OnTV,emergeaseriesofflash,thepresentationofnewsitemstoday,includingthelatestdevelopmentsineconomy,politics,etc.Afterthatthereappearsthemorningmail.Atthismoment,themodernAlatin,lyingcomfortablyinbed,pressesabuttononhisbedside,andonthescreenofthetelevisionappearthememosaboutbusinessaswellasprivatelife.Thenhegetsup,andgetsintothebathroomwheretheshowerisonautomatically.Afterthat,heisremindedbyaspecialsoundandatthesametimeablueflashonthescreenthathisbossisonthewaytowork.Soheisdressed,andatleisurehewalkstowardshiscar,whichisreadytogo.Afterkissinggoodbyetoherhusband,AliceAlatinsitsdowninfrontofthescreen,readingwithconcentrationthepricecatalogsofdepartmentstoresandmarketsinthelocality.Afterfacetofacenegotiationwiththebutcher,bakerandgroceryowneronthescreen,shepressesabutton,orderingfooditemsforthedinner.Thenshepressesabuttonontheterminalofthekitchencomputer,retrievingherfavoriterecipefromthecomputermemory,andgivingdirectionstothecomputertocalculatethedifferentamountsofingredientsandthetimetocookandtheappropriatetemperature.AfterthatAlicetakespartinaseminaronartsthroughtheinternet.Thenshegoesintothelanguagelab,andpicksuptheearphoneandlearnsthathersonAlatinJuniorgetsan“A”inLatin.2)Brainstormthewordsorexpressionsdescribingnaturalenvironment,forexample,flower,tree,water,soil,sky.Reference:Pleasant:(1)flower:fragrant,sweet,blooming,colourful,cloudsofbloom(2)tree:green,evergreen,flourishing,thriving,ablazeofcolor(3)water:crystalclear,sweet(4)soil:fertile,rich,productive,landofmilkandhoney(5)sky:freshair,blue,clear,(6)whole:beautyofnature,richinnaturalresources,avarietyofbirdsandanimals,throbbingwithchorusofbirds,abundant,fairyland,harmonious,peaceful,idyllicandpastoralland,legendaryland,spiritualpurificationUnpleasant:(1)flower:stainsonthepetals,onlyblossomsbutnopollination(2)tree:cutdown,clearancesintheforest,shrubsandbushesstrugglingtosurvivethedustandfumes(3)water:dryup,brownandblack,dirtied,fouled(4)otherplants:brownedandwitheredvegetation,shrink,wither,shrivelup(5)soil:barren,sterile,washedawaybyfloods,landpollution,erosion,pesticidesandfertilizers(6)whole:awasteland,aprevailingsilenceandstillness,desertexpansion,deforestation,thefrequentoccurrenceofnaturaldisaster,theepidemicofdisease,theexhaustionofnaturalresources2.themainidea(pairwork)ThiswasabeautifultownintheheartofAmerica,surroundedbyprosperousfarmsandhillsidesoforchards.Flowersbloomedeverywhereandtreesgrewbytheroadside.Youcouldhearthesingingofthebirdsandseetheleisurewalkingofanimals.Touristswereattractedtothisplacewhereeverythinglivedinpeaceandharmony.However,onedayallthischanged:ablighthadstrickenthisarea.Animalsandfowlsgotsickenedanddied.Mysteriousillnessspreadinthevillage;therewasnomorechorusofthebirds;nobeeshoveredamongthetrees…Silencewaseverywhere.Thepatchesofwhitegranularpowderontheroofbespokethatmankinditselfhadcausedthistragedy.Eventhoughitisjustanimaginedtown,itmightbewhathappenstohumanbeingstomorrow.Similardisastersarehappeningunnoticedandwillbecomeevenmoreseriousifnothingisdone.Itisurgenttopreserveandprotecttheworld.Otherwisetheworldwouldberuined.Part1(lines1-14):AlllifeinharmonywithitssurroundingsPart2(lines15-34)ThecomingofastrangeblightPart3(lines35-39)ThestrickenworldsilencebypeoplethemselvesPart4(lines40-44)Warningagainstagrimspectre/starkreality3.textanalysisPara.11.harmony:agreementinfeelingoropinion;accordinharmonywith:由于国际社会和地区政府的共同努力，这一地区各族的人民和睦相处已达10年之久。Thankstotheconcertedeffortsoftheinternationalcommunityandregionalgovernments,thepeoplesofthisareahavebeenlivinginharmonywitheachotherforadecade.keep…inharmony;outofharmonyThetuneisoutofharmony.Humorkeepusinharmonywithothers.harmonizev.:tobringorcomeintoagreementorharmony你外套、帽子和围巾的色彩应该协调。Thecolorsofyourcoat,hatandmufflershouldharmonize.harmoniousadj.:exhibitingaccordinfeelingoractionThecentralgovernmentproposedmakingthecountryaharmonioussocietyby2020-theaimisasocietyinwhichpeoplecanenjoyahighqualityoflife,agoodsocietyandabalancebetweenmanandthenaturalenvironment.2.Thetownlayinthemidstofacheckerboardofprosperousfarms,withfieldsofgrainandhillsidesoforchardswhereinspringwhitecloudsofbloomdriftedabovethegreenfields.Inautumn,oakandmapleandbirchsetupablazeofcolorthatflamedandflickeredacrossabackdropofpines.Thetownwassituatedamongprosperousfarmsthatlookedlikethesquaresinacheckerboard.Inthefieldsgrainwasgrowingandalongthehillsidestherewereorchards.Inspringcountlesswhiteflowerswerefloatingabovethegreenfields.Inautumn,oak,hemistof:1)inthemiddlepositionorpart;thecenter;在沙漠中间inthemidstofthedesert2)undertheconditionofbeingsurroundedorbesetbysomething;我们被我们所遇到的问题所困扰Weareinthemidstofallofourproblems3)inthemiddleofaperiodoftime.在战争进行之中inthemidstofthewarapoem:InTheMidstOfAllInthemidstofdarkness,thereislight.Inthemidstofevil,thereisvirtue.Inthemidstofwar,thereispeace.Inthemidstofagony,thereisecstasy.Inthemidstofnight,thereisday.Inthemidstofillness,thereishealth.Inthemidstofwinter,thereissummer.Inthemidstofhate,thereislove.……3.prosperous:1)flourishing繁荣的一家成功的新公司aprosperousnewbusiness2)well-to-do富裕的一家aprosperousfamily脱贫致富

Castoffpovertyandbecomeprosperous衷心祝愿新年快乐，诸事顺遂!Bestwishesforahappyandprosperousnewyear!建设一个富强、民主、文明的国家

"Buildaprosperous,strong,democraticandculturallyadvancedcountry"保持香港的繁荣稳定是符合中国的切身利益的。

ItisinChina'svitalinteresttokeepHongKongprosperousandsperv.:tobefortunateorsuccessful,especiallyintermsofone'sfinances;thrive繁盛中国的发展蒸蒸日上。Chinaisprosperingwitheachpassingsperityn.4.cloudsofbloom:agreatnumberofflowersbloom:n.1)theconditionofbeinginflower开花期玫瑰花盛开aroseinfullbloom2)aconditionortimeofvigor,freshness,andbeauty;prime最盛期希腊文明光辉灿烂的全盛时期theradiantbloomofGreekgenius3）afresh,rosycomplexion红润，清新，红润的面色她身材娇小、丰满，皮肤白皙，面颊红润。Shewasshort,plump,andfair,withafinebloom.(JaneAusten)v.1)tobearaflowerorflowers开花这些花春天开放。Theseflowersbloominthespring.2)tocausetoflourish他们的友谊大有进展。Theirfriendshipbloomed.心花怒放

One'sheartburstsintobloom5.drift/float/flowdrift:v.1)tobecarriedalongbycurrentsofairorwater流动船骸漂向海岸。Thewreckagedriftedtowardshore.2)tomoveleisurelyorsporadicallyfromplacetoplace,especiallywithoutpurposeorregularemployment漂泊他是一个临时工，从一个城镇漂泊到另一个城镇Heisadaylaborer,driftingfromtowntotown.n.大陆漂移学说

continentaldrifttheory花钱凭冲动,等于无底洞

DriftisasBadasunthrift.flow:1)tomoveorrunsmoothlywithunbrokencontinuity,asinthemannercharacteristicofafluid流，流动江河流入海洋。

Riversflowintothesea.汽车在干道上不停地驶过。Thecarsflowedinasteadystreamalongthemainroad.2)tostreamcopiously;flood泛滥；涨满了河水；淹没Contributionsflowedinfromallpartsofthecountry.从全国各地纷涌而至的捐助。3)acontinuousoutput不断的产出或涌出不断涌现的想法aflowofthoughtfloat:1)toremainsuspendedwithinoronthesurfaceofafluidwithoutsinking浮，漂木头漂浮在水上。Woodfloatsonwater.为什么潜水艇既能浮在水面，又能潜入水底？

Whycanasubmarinefloatandsink?

2)Economicstofindalevelinrelationshiptoothercurrenciessolelyinresponsetothelawofsupplyanddemand【经济学】（货币）浮动汇率浮动的英镑thefloatingpound6.美国新英格兰地区的秋天格外美丽，风叶使整个大地披上金黄、火红的盛装。ThefallofNewEnglandintheUnitedStatesisexceptionallybeautiful,withthemapletreeleavessettingthelandinablazeofyellowandred.7.flame/fire/flickerflame:1)thezoneofburninggasesandfinesuspendedmatterassociatedwithrapidcombustion;ahot,glowingmassofburninggasorvapor火焰奥运圣火是什么？

WhatistheOlympicFlame

星星之火，可以燎原。

Fromlittlesparkmayburstamightyflame.2)toburnbrightly;blaze燃烧：烧亮；发出火焰3)tocolororflashsuddenly面红：突然脸红或闪光：她因尴尬而变红的双颊。Hercheeksflamedwithembarrassment.fire:1)Arapid,persistentchemicalchangethatreleasesheatandlightandisaccompaniedbyflame,especiallytheexothermicoxidationofacombustiblesubstance.火2)tocausetoburn;ignite使燃烧3)tobecomeangryorannoyed生气4)toshootaweapon开枪：他向目标瞄准并射击。Heaimedandfiredatthetarget.flicker:toburnunsteadilyorfitfully（火焰）忽明忽暗烛火摇曳着，随即熄灭了。Thecandleflameflickeredandwentout.Para.21.Whatmadethefirstsettlersraisetheirhouses,sinktheirwellsandbuildtheirbarnsinthatlocality?Thelocalitywasaplaceofbeautyandimmenseattractiontowould-bedwellerswherealargevarietyofplantsandflowerswereprosperousthroughmuchoftheyear.Therewerecountlessbirdsinthecountryside.Thestreamsflowedclearandcoldandaboundedinfish.2.…delightedthetraveler’seyethroughmuchoftheyear.…gavegreatpleasuretothetravelersduringthegreaterpartoftheyear.delight/delighted/delightfuldelight:1)greatpleasure;joy高兴take/finddelightin2)totakegreatpleasureorjoy感到高兴我喜欢古典音乐。

Idelightinclassicalmusic.我不喜欢大惊小怪。

Ididn'tdelighttomakeafuss.delighted:adj.filledwithdelight充满欢乐的我的妻子高兴了，因为情况再一次恢复了正常。Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.听到你成功了的消息时我非常高兴。Iwasdelightedtohearthenewsofyoursuccess.delightful:adj.greatlypleasing令人高兴的这消息使他喜出望外。Thenewsgavehimadelightfulsurprise.3.feed/feedon1)togivefoodto;supplywithnourishment给予食物；供给营养：她给孩子们喂饭。Shefeedsthechildren.2)toprovideasfoodornourishment供以…为食：把…作为食物或营养供给：他把鱼喂给了猫。Hefedfishtothecat.3)toserveasfoodfor作为食物供给：那只火鸡大得足够十二个人吃。Theturkeyislargeenoughtofeedadozen.4)tobenourishedorsupported支持：得到滋养或支持：奉承助长自负。Egofeedsonflattery.蚕靠吃桑叶维持生命。Silkwormsfeedontheleavesofmulberrytrees.4.Thecountrysidewas,infactfamousfortheabundanceandvarietyofitsbirdlife,andwhenthefloodofmigrantswaspouringthroughinspringandautumnpeopletraveledfromgreatdistancestoobservethem.Infact,thecountrysidewaswellknownforitsrichnessanddiversityofbirds.Inspringandautumnwhenmigratorybirdscameinlargenumbers,peopletraveledfromfarawayplacestowatchthem.5.abundance:agreatorplentifulamount大量anabundanceof:plentyofinabundance宴会上有丰盛的食品和饮料。Atthefeasttherewasanabundanceoffoodanddrink.abundant:plentiful她丰富的聪明才智herabundanttalentabound:tobegreatinnumberoramount丰富充满花朵的花园Thegardenaboundswithflowers.6.migrate,immigrate,emigrate&migrant,immigrant,emigrantMigratecanbeusedtorefertoboththingsandpeople,immigrateandemigrateareusedtorefertopeople,butimmigratemeansmoveintoaplacewhileemigratemeansmoveoutofaplace.城市居民也因为市区内犯罪率的增长而谴责民工。Cityresidentsalsoblamemigrantworkersforthesharpriseintheurbancrimerate.美国有很多欧洲移民。AmericahasmanyimmigrantsfromEurope.纳粹在德国执政以后，很多科学家移民了。AftertheNaziscametopowerinGermany,manyscientistsemigrated.Para.31.Whatarethedifferentwordsthatthewriterusestorepeattheconceptofblightinthethirdparagraph?Thewordsusedtorepeattheconceptofblightinthethirdparagrapharemany.Justtonamesome:1)evilspell;2)mysteriousmaladies;3)sickenedanddied;4)ashadowofdeath;2.Whatwasthetownlikebeforethestrangeblight?3.Whatdidtheblightdotothetown?4.Whocasttheevilspelloverthetownwithwhat?

5.Whatdoesthecolononline16signaltous?Itservestointroduceaseriesofspecificinstancestosupportthegeneralstatement——“Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity”.6.Thenastrangeblightcreptovertheareaandeverythingbegantochange.Someevilspellhadsettledonthecommunity.Thenamysteriousdiseasestrucktheareaalmostunnoticedandeverythingwasaffected.Itwasasifanevilmagicalpowerhadbefallenonthecommunity.7.把这辆车作为我的生日礼物说明我姑母的爱心和慷慨。Thiscar,giventomeasabirthdaypresent,speaksofmyaunt’sloveandgenerosity.Para.41.WhatisthetopicsentenceofthefourthparagraphIndicatethekeyterminthatsentenceandthewordswhichechoitlaterintheparagraph.Thetopicsentenceofparagraph4isthefirstsentence——“Therewasastrangestillness.”Thekeytermsis“astrangestillness”.Thewordsthatechothekeytermare“withoutvoices”,“nosound”and“silence”.2.自当地居民中发生了几起莫名其妙的死亡事件后，小镇变成了一座空城。Thesmalltownwasvirtuallydesertedaftertheoccurrenceofseveralmysteriousdeathstothelocalresidents.3.moribund:1)approachingdeath;abouttodie临近死亡的；快要死的2)onthevergeofbecomingobsolete逐渐废弃的：处于过时边缘的过时的风俗moribundcustoms;过时的生活方式amoribundwayoflife3.Onthemorningsthathadoncethrobbedwiththedawnchorusofrobins,catbirds,doves,jays,wrensandscoresofotherbirdvoicestherewasnownosound;…Onthemorningsthatusedtobeexcitingwiththesinginginchorusofrobins,catbirds,doves,jays,wrensandmanyotherbirds,nosoundcouldbeheardanymore.Para.5litter:1)theoffspringproducedatonebirthbyamultiparousmammal幼仔一窝狗崽alitterofpuppies2)tomakeuntidybydiscardingrubbishcarelessly使杂乱：随意弃置垃圾而导致零乱：自私的野餐者乱扔包装纸使漓江沿岸杂乱不堪SelfishpicnickerslitterthebankofLiRiverwithfoodwrappers.2.那个小女孩在轰炸中存活下来确实是个奇迹。Itwasindeedamiraclethatthelittlegirlshouldhavesurvivedthebombing.Para.6angler/fishermanangler:onewhofisheswithahook垂钓者fisherman:onewhofishesasanoccupationorforsport渔民Para.71.hatch:1)(ofayoungbirdorfish,etc)emergefromanegg蛋未孵出莫数小鸡。Don’tcountthechickensbeforetheyarehatched.2)thinkoutorproduce~sthout/upE.g.Whatmischiefarethosechildrenhatchingup?

2.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof“…whitegranularpowderstillshowedafewpatches,…”

Theimpliedmeaningisthatchemicalfertilizersandpesticideshadbeenusedinsuchquantityandonsuchanextensivescalethatevenseveralweeksafterwards,tracescouldstillbeseenhereandthere.Para.8silence:1)tomakesilentorbringtosilence使安静或使无言总统做手势使人群安静下来。Thepresidentsilencedthecrowdwithagesture.2)tocurtailtheexpressionof;suppress压制：制止…的表白；压制压制所有的批评silenceallcriticism;压制他们的反对者silencedtheiropponentsPara.91.英国的首相和美国的总统在职位方面并非完全相对应。ThePrimeMinister