1、Period 4Writing1.引导学生运用不同的阅读技巧阅读不同材料的短文。2.培养学生的跨文化意识。2.使学生学会列写作提纲。1.在具体语境中掌握词汇的基本含义、词性及用法。2.通过反思作文的写作,使学生进一步明白写作前列提纲要领的重要性。 重点单词1. adj.面部的2. n.作用;功能;职能vt.起作用;运转3. adv.真实地;真诚地;真正地4. adj.错误的;假的5. n.怒气;怒火6. n.拳头7. vi.打哈欠8. adj.恭敬的9. adj.主观的10. n.等级;军衔重点短语1. 即使2. 舒适;快活;自由自在3. 丢脸4. 背对;背弃5. 上上下下6. 不看;不注视7
2、. 在大多数情况下重点句式Being respectful to people is subjective,based on each culture,but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher.写作讲座反思作文的写作自我核对重点单词:1.facial2.function3.truly4.false5.anger6.fist7.yawn8.respectful9.subjective10.rank重点短语:1.even if2.at ea
3、se3.lose face4.turn ones back to5.up and down6.look away from7.in most cases .品句填空1.The (功能) of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun or pronoun.2.He got into a (拳头) fight in the bar yesterday afternoon.3.She gave her son a (拥抱) and put him to bed.4.While none of thes
4、e pictures is of the first r, some are of interest.5.His teeth are f, but they look very natural.【答案】1.function2.fist3.hug4.rank5.false.用适当的介词填空1.This kind of machine is used cutting grass.2.His mother supports him most cases.3.What he said at the meeting was based the facts.4.The two scientists hav
5、e some similarities character.5.I advised them to watch out the ice on the sidewalk.【答案】1.for2.in3.on4.in5.forfunction 阅读下列句子,注意function的意思及用法。The teacher did not explain its grammatical function.老师没有解释它的语法功能。 What is his function on the committee? 他在委员会里担任什么职务?My new car functions fairly well.我的新车运
6、转良好。通过观察以上句子,我们发现function可作(1)词,意思是“(2)”;也可作(3)词,意思是“(4)”。【答案】(1)名(2)功能;作用;职务(3)动(4)起作用function的形容词形式是functional;表示“实用第一主义;功能主义”的是functionalism。perform a function履行职责function as起作用单项填空Could you tell me why I am constantly yawning this afternoon? Yawning as an indication that your body lacks oxygen a
7、nd needs a rest.A.actsB.serves C.functions D.plays【答案与解析】C句意:“你能够告诉我今天下午为什么我不断地打哈欠吗?”“打哈欠表明你的身体缺氧而且需要休息。”act as“担任”;serve as“充当;担任”;function as“起作用”;play as不存在。1.at ease 阅读下列句子,注意at ease的意思及用法。He is at ease about the matter.他对此事很放心。When you feel nervous, youd better listen to some light mu
8、sic to put yourself at ease.当你感到紧张时,你最好听一些轻音乐使自己放松一下。 通过观察以上句子,我们发现at ease的意思是“”。【答案】舒适;自在with ease轻易地;毫不费力地feel / look at ease感到 / 看上去心情放松put / set sb at ones ease使某人放松、舒适、无拘无束take ones ease休息;轻松一下单项填空She felt completely during the vacation but now she has to go back to the work
9、 again.A.at easeB.at a lossC.in vainD.at will【答案与解析】A句意:度假时她完全放松下来,可现在她又要回到工作中去了。at ease“舒适;安逸”;at a loss“不知所措”;in vain“徒劳”;at will“随意;任意”。2.turn ones back to阅读下列句子,注意turn ones back to的意思及用法。The other company ate his words and turned his back to us.另一家公司食言,背叛了我们。It was by misunde
10、rstanding that the two close friends turned back to each other.就是由于误会,使得这两位亲密的朋友彼此翻脸。The boy turned his back to his father.男孩背对着他的父亲。通过观察以上句子,我们发现turn ones back to的意思是“”。【答案】背叛;背对turn down 拒绝;把(声音)调低turn out 结果是;最后情况是turn over移交;交给;翻页;推翻turn to 求助于;转而turn up来到;出现;开大声音用正确的介词或副词填空(1)Despite
11、our worries everything turned well.(2)He turnedthe business to his son.(3)They always turn me when they are in trouble.(4)For some reason he didnt turn.【答案】(1)out(2)over(3)to(4)upBeing respectful to people is subjective,based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea t
12、o give a hug to a boss or teacher.对每一种文化而言,对人们表示尊重都是带有主观性的。但是,一般说来,拥抱你的老板或老师很可能是不妥当的。being respectful to people为动名词短语作主语;based on each culture为过去分词短语作状语; it作形式主语,真正的主语为“to give a hug to a boss or teacher”。it作形式主语,代替真正的主语不定式(或不定式复合结构)、动名词(或动名词复合结构)或从句。对于年轻人来说,熬夜可能是他们所喜欢的,但是,一般来说,对孩子或者老人来说这样做就不妥当了。【答案
13、】Staying up late is probably what young people like, based on youths habit, but in general it is probably not a good idea for a child or an old man to do so.单项填空The doctor thought would be good for you to have a holiday.A.thisB.thatC.oneD.it【答案与解析】Dit的两个重要用法是作形式主语和作形式宾语。本题考查it作形式宾语,it在这里代指
14、后面的真正宾语“to have a holiday”。反思作文的写作假设你叫李华,你有幸被选为参加学校英语演讲比赛的选手。你的朋友John向你表示祝贺,末尾还加了一句“You are indeed a lucky dog.”你当时听后很生气,没有理会John就走了。后来你从外教那里了解到,那句话并不是骂人的,而表示“你真是个幸运儿”之意。请你给John写封电子邮件,向他解释:在汉语中,说某人是条狗是一句骂人的话,用来形容所厌恶的人;而在英语中,a lucky dog是一种修辞手法,指某人很幸运。你要为自己的误解请求John的原谅。用英语写一篇反思作文(Reflective writing)是本
15、单元的写作训练内容。写作中,我们要对已经发生的事情进行思考,从中总结经验教训,以便最终解决问题。下面我们就以本单元话题所涉及的因文化差异而产生的误解,简要谈谈此类作文的写作。1.分析原因。首先在邮件、信件的开头就要明确提出请求对方的原谅,要对已经发生的事情进行思考,要分析引起你当时生气的原因在于不同的文化背景导致了你对他的误解。2.表明态度。反思整件事情,要化解误会,请求对方的谅解,达成共识,语气要诚恳,态度要谦和,要让对方理解产生误会的原因,让他乐意接受你的道歉。3.美好祝愿。在结尾处要再次表示歉意,强调不要因为这件事情而影响你们的友谊。注意使用一些常用表达:be sorry for, ap
16、ologize to sb for sth, treat sb as, cultural backgrounds, lead to, have an effect on, look forward to等等。Dear John,How are you doing? Im truly sorry for the misunderstanding.Do you still remember I got angry with you last Friday when you said “You are indeed a lucky dog”? I became angry and
17、 didnt feel at ease.Because when someone is described as a dog in China, he / she is being made fun of.Later, I learned the true meaning of the sentence from my American teacher.She told me that the expression “a lucky dog” in your culture is simply a figure of speech meaning “a lucky pers
18、on” and has nothing to do with dogs of the four-legged kind.Having thought the matter over, I realized that it was our different cultural backgrounds that led to the misunderstanding. So I want to sincerely apologize to you for my mistake.I do hope it wont affect our friendship.I
19、m hoping you can forgive me.Best wishes.Yours sincerely,Li Hua 本文格式正确,要点齐全。突出的词汇有misunderstanding, at ease, being made fun of, has nothing to do with, different cultural backgrounds和apologize to。过渡词语because, later和so很巧妙地完成了段落之间的衔接。强调结构“it was our different cultural backgrounds that led to the misund
20、erstanding”是本文的闪光点,点出了误会的根本原因。最后一句“Im hoping you can forgive me.”是作者的愿望。这些是得高分的佐证。完成句子1.Try to the candidate by being friendly and informal.尽量友好、随意点,使求职者感到无拘无束。2.He doesnt want to back down and would risk .他不想打退堂鼓,甘愿冒丢脸的风险。3.He her and spoke quietly into the phone.他转过身背对着她,对着电话轻声
21、说话。4. it is necessary to have a healthy diet.在大多数情况下,健康饮食是必要的。5.Paul and smiled.保尔热情地拥抱了我,脸上带着微笑。6.Her mind knowing that the children were safe.知道孩子们平安无恙,她才安心。7.Why did he suddenly your agreement?他为什么突然背弃你们的协议?8.Dont me when Im speaking to you. 当我和你说话时看着我,不要看别处。 9.Im quite what he said. 我十分同意他所说的话。10.He will not let out the secret he knows.他虽然知道这个秘密, 却不肯说出来。 【答案】1.put; at ease2.losing face3.turned his back to4.In most cases5.gave me a big hug6.was at ease7.turn his back to8.look away from9.in agreement with10.even though温馨贴士本课时的核心部分为“反思作文的写作”,学习要点图解如下:
