Period2Warmingup,listeningandspeaking

Teachingaims:Trytoimprovethestudentsabilitiesoflisteningandspeaking

Step1Warmingup

Askthestudentstofillouttheform,writetheirscoreforeachquestionintheboxandaddupthetotalscore.

Step2Listening

Listentothetapeandfinishtheexercisesonpage47.

Step3Speaking

Thespeakingactivityistiedinwiththelistening.Encouragethestudentstothinkcreatively.

Period3Reading

Teachingaims:

1.Helpthestudentsimprovetheskillsofsummarizingandscanning.

2.Underlineandanalyzesomekeyphrasesandsentences.

3.Getthestudentstoknowtheimportanceofperseverance.

Fast-reading

1Whendidwedecidetomovetoanotherplace?1845,10

2Howlongdidthejourneylast?Aboutayear

3Whatisourfirstdestination?IndiaGreekinKansas

4Isthejourneyhard?Canyoumakesomeexamplesaboutit?

Yes,itishard.Youcanmakemanyexamples.

Careful-reading

Exercise1.TrueorFalse

5.Ittookmuchtimeforthewritertodecidewhattheyshouldbringforthejourney.(T)

6.Wetraveledalone.(Fwithmanyotherfamilies)

7.IndianGreekinKansaswasthemeetingplaceforpeoplemovingtotheeast.(F)

8.OnNovember4,1846,thetravelersenteredtheSaltLakeDesertandsoonlosttheirway.(T)

9.Thetravelersburntheiranimalsbecausetheywereill.(F)

10.Thetravelerswereshockedtoseethehorsesandoxen,sufferingfromheat,thirst,andstarvation.(F)

11.Duringthejourney,thetravelerswerehelpfultoeachother.(F)

12.WhenayoungmaninourgroupsuggestedthatIstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp,Iagreed.(FIdidn’tagree.)

13.Whentheanimalssmeltthewater,theyallran.(T)

Exercise2

Choosethebestanswers

1.ThereasonwhymyfatherwantedtogotoCaliforniaisthat.答案：C

A.CaliforniawasindesertB.Californiawasfaraway

C.Californiawasawonderfullanddescribedinabook

D.CaliforniawasthelargeststateintheUSA

2.Peoplemovingtothewestwouldmeetin.答案：A

A.KansasB.CaliforniaC.SaltLakeValleyD.SaltLakeDesert

3.OnwhichdaydidtheauthorentertheSaltLakeDesert?答案：B

A.April12.B.November4.C.October15.D.December25.

4.Whydidthetravelerscalltheirninety-miledrivethroughtheSaltLakeDesertthe“LongDrive”?答案：D

ABecausethelandscapewasdryandbarren.B.Becausewaterwassaltyandnotdrinkable.

C.Becausetheirwatersupplywassolow.D.Alloftheabove.

5.Afterthetravelersburnttheirwagons,theyhadtogoontheirfeetwithanothermilestogo.B

A.2500B.500C.90D.45

6.Whydidn’ttheauthorstaybehindwiththechildrenandwaitforhelp?A

A.Becausethatmeanthe/shewoulddie.

B.Becausehe/sheknewthatchildrenweretiresome.

C.Becausehe/sheknewthattherewasawagonwaitingforhim/her.

D.Becausehe/shefelthe/shecouldgetaprizebyhis/herfather.

7.Theanimalsalmostranwhenthetravelersreachedtheedgeofthedesert,why?答案：C

A.Becausetheyweretiredandweak.B.Becausetheyhadnoburden.

C.Becausetheymusthavesmeltthewater.D.Becausetheywentbacktotheirhome.

8.Howlongdidtheauthorspendfinishingthejourney?答案：A

A.Morethan40months.B.About2months.

C.Aboutayear.D.Aboutayearandamonth.

9.Fromthetext,wecaninfer.答案：D

A.theauthorandthetravelershadtogoalldayandallnightlong

B.therewasnooxenleftwhenthetravelersreachedCalifornia

C.manytravelersdiedwhentheirdaysofhardshipcametoanend

D.it’salongwaytotravelfromtheauthor’shometowntoCalifornia

10.Thebesttitleofthetextis.答案：B

A.AJourneyToCaliforniaB.LongDrive

C.TheSaltLakeDesertD.EnjoyYourLife

Detailedreading

1.Fillinthechart:

TimeEvents

October,1845setoffforthejourney

April,1846continuedthejourneywestward

November,1846enteredthedesertandlosttheway

FormanyweekstravelintheDeathValley

ChristmasDayreachedthepromisedland

2.Themainideaofthetext:

Thetextrelatedastorythatthehero’sfamilyandmanyotherfamiliesmovedtotheWest.TheyranintomanydifficultiesonthewaytotheWest.Facedwiththedifficulties,theydidn’tgiveup.FinallytheygottotheWestandstartedanewlife.

Part1(1)Thecauseandthebeginningofthejourney

Part2(2)Thefirstdestinationofthejourney

Part3(3-5)Themosttryingpartofthejourney

Part4(6)Reachingthepromisedland(Theendofthejourney)

Post-reading

Questions:

1Whereinthetextdoyoufindevidencethatthewagonswerenothemostsuitablemeansoftransport?Youcanfindyouranswersinparagraph3.

2Whydidthetravelerscalltheirninetymile-drivethroughtheSaltLakeDesertthe“longdrive”?

Wehadtotravellongwithoutwaterorgrassfortheanimalstoeat.Itwashard.

3Whatcanyoulearnfromthisreadingpassage?Whatimpressesyoumost?

1)Aftersufferingfrommanydifficulties,wecanliveabetterlife.Facingthehardship,nevergiveup,etc.

2)Thecourageofthepeopleimpressesmemost.

Period4LanguagePoints

Teachingaims:

1.Graspsomeimportantphrasesinthetext.

2.Learnsomelanguagepoints.

Step1Revision

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthistext?

Whenwecomeacrossproblems,weshouldn’ttrytoescape.Instead,weshouldlearntofacerealityandsolvetheproblems.Aslongasweovercomethedifficultiesandnevergiveup,wewillachieveourgoalsandsucceed.Moreover,weallhavedreamsinourheart.Aslongasweinsistandkeepmakinggreatefforts,Ibelievewewillmakeourdreamscometrueoneday.

2.Consolidation

Inthe______of1845,afterhisfatherreadabookabout_________,hedecidedto_____there.Hisfamilyandmanyotherfamilies________fortheirjourneybythemiddleofOctober.Aftertravelingthrough_________,theyhadtospend__________inKansas.Until____________,theywouldn’tleave.Theytraveledbyday.OnNovember4,1846,theyentered__________andsoonlosttheirway.Duetolackof______________,theoxenhadnostrengthtopullthewagonsandwereburnt.Peoplehadnochoicebuttocoveranother500miles________.Atlast,they_________allthedifficultiesandgottothewestonthemorningof_____________.Theystartedtheirnewlifethere.

Keys:spring,California,move,4states,thewinter,April12,1846,thedesert,waterandgrass,onfoot,overcame,ChristmasDay

Step2Languagestudy

1.beyond[]介词prep.

1).在（到）…较远的一边

Whatliesbeyondthemountains?山的那一边有什么？

2).晚于；超过

Thisworkisbeyondmygrasp.这件工作非我力所能及。

Don\''''tstaytherebeyondmidnight.不要过了午夜还留在那儿。

3).为…所不能及；多于；超出

Understandingthisarticleisbeyondmycapacity（能力）.我看不懂这篇文章。

It\''''squitebeyondmewhyshemarriedsuchaheavysmoker.我实在无法理解为什么她会嫁给这样一个烟鬼。

Thefruitisbeyondmyreach.那个果子我够不着。

4).(常用于含疑问或否定意义的结构中)除...之外

Hehasnothingbeyondthehouse.除这幢房子外,他别的什么也没有。

*beyondallpraise赞美不尽beyondbelief难以置信

beyondcompare无与伦比的beyonddescription无法形容

beyondwords无法用语言表达

2.leavebehind忘了带;留下

I\''''veleftmypenbehind.我忘了带笔。

I’mafraidwemustleaveXiaoLinbehind.恐怕我们得把小林留下。

WhenhewenttoworkinSaudiArabia,hehadtoleavehisfamilybehind.

他前往沙特阿拉伯工作时，他不得不留下他的家人。

*leavesthaside不考虑leavealone不打扰

leaveout遗漏leaveoff停止

3.burdenn.负担；责任，义务：

Theoldmanbentwithaheavyburdenonhisback.老人因背着重负而弯腰。

Hecouldnotcarrytheburdenalone.他一人挑不起这副担子。

Theburdenoforganizingthecampaignfelltome.组织这次活动的责任落到了我头上

Itisaburdentothepeople.这对人民是一种负担。

Theburdenfellonme.责任落在我身上。

vt.

1.)加重压于，加负担于，烦扰[(+with)]

Thegovernmentburdenedthenationwithheavytaxes.政府使国民负担重税。

2.)加负荷于，使载重[(+with)]

Hewasburdenedwithalargebundleofmagazines.他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。

4.desperate[]a.危急的;绝望的，极严重的

Hewasdesperatewhenhelostallhismoney.当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。

Theprisonersgrewincreasinglydesperate.犯人越来越绝望。

thedesperatelookofhunger;adesperatecryforhelp.饥饿者脸上那绝望的样子；绝望的呼救声

adesperateillness;绝症；adesperatesituation.危险境地

5.accustomed[]a.

1).惯常的,通常的

2).习惯的,适应了的

heraccustomedsmile她惯常的微笑

Heisaccustomedtoworkhard一向勤奋工作

Iamaccustomedtosleepinglate.我习惯于睡得很晚

I\''''mnotaccustomedtogettingupsoearlytodomorningexercises.我不习惯这么早起床进行晨练。

I’vebeenaccustomedtolookingafterthem.

It’lltaketimeformetoaccustommyselftothechanges.我需要花时间来适应这些变化.

6.starvation[]n.饥饿;挨饿;饿死[U]

Theoldwomandiedofstarvation.老妇人被活活饿死。

starve[]vi.

1).饿死

Theexplorersstarvedtodeathinthedesert.探险者们在沙漠中饿死了。

2).挨饿

3).【口】饿得慌

Let\''''sgetsomethingtoeat;I\''''mstarving.我们吃点东西吧;我饿坏了。

4).渴望;极需要(+for)

Theplantsarestarvingforwater.这些植物极需要水。

7.anxiety[]n.

1).焦虑,挂念[U][C][(+about/for)]

Themotherwasfilledwithanxietyaboutherdaughter\''''shealth.母亲为女儿的健康忧心忡忡。

2)焦虑的原因;令人焦虑之事[C][(+to)]

Thatisagreatanxietytome.那是一件使我深感焦虑的事情。

3).渴望[C][(+for)][+to-v]

Theiranxietytogowasobvious.他们想去的急切心情是显而易见的。

etoanend结束

Themeetingcametoanendatlast.会议终于结束了。

cometoastop停止cometoadecision作出决定cometoaconclusion得出结论

cometoaperson’said援助某人cometoanarrangement(agreement)达成协议

Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.一切好事迟早都会结束。（天下没有不散的宴席。）

attheendof在...结尾,在....末端intheend最后，终于

bringtoanend使…结束onendonend竖着,连续地

makeanendof终止，除掉end(up)with以――告终

putanendto结束，终止makeendsmeet收支相抵

9.loseone’swaybecomelost迷路；迷失

Lilylostherwayinthewoods.莉莉在森林里迷了路。

feelone’swayfightone’swaymakeone’sway

pushone’swaywindone’sway

Step3Translation

1.believein信任;信耐

2.standfor代表;代替

3.adaptto适宜

4.loseheart灰心;泄气

5.becastaway(被)抛弃

6.giveup放弃

7.lessthan少于;不足

8.setofffor开始(旅程;赛跑);出发

9.moveon继续前进

10.taketheway出发;首途

11.loseone’sway迷路

12.hangout伸出

13.indesperateneedof在极度需要的(时候)

14.onourfeet=onfoot步行

15.beaccustomedtodoingsth.(通常用于被动语态)习惯于

16.sufferfrom患病;遭受……之苦

17.hurryonto(with)赶紧办理;急急忙忙地去做某事

18.stoptodosth.停下来去做某事

19.startdoingsth.开始做某事

20.goonallfours用四肢

21.(at)theedgeofof(在)……边缘

22.stareat瞪视;凝视

etoanend结束;终止

24.araceagainsttime与时间赛跑

25.save…from挽救……免于

26.takeupto占用(时间;空间)

27.atstake在危险中;关系重大

28.riskone’slifeto冒险去做某事

29.apply…to…运用;应用

30.addup(两个或两个以上的数量或量)加起来

31.takeiteasy别紧张;放松点

32.keepup维持;保持;使某事处于高水平

monsense常识;情理

34.leavebehind忘带;留下

35.livethroughsth.经历某事物而幸存

36.tieup系;拴;捆

37.gofor为……去;努力获取

Period5WordstudyandGrammar

Teachingaims:

1.Toreviewthewordsandexpressionslearnedinthereading.

2.TosummarizetheusagesoftheAttribute.

Period6Integratingskills

Teachingaims:

1.Togetthestudentstounderstandsomewordsandphrasesinthetext.

2.Tohelpthestudentssummarizethemainpointsaftertheyreadthedialogue.

Step1Skimming

Afterreadingthetext,answerthefollowingquestions:

(1)Whatdidthedialoguemainlytellus?

ThedialoguemainlytoldusaboutthehistoryoftheAnchorage-to-Nomedogsledraces.

(2)Forwhatpurposedidthepeopleusethedogteam?

PeopleusedthedogteamtodeliverthevaccinefromAnchoragetoNome.

Step2Scanning

Findsomeinformationtofillinchart:

Thebriefintroductiontothestory

ThetimeInthewinterof1925

TheplaceAsmallcitycalledNome

TheplotAterriblediseasecalleddiphtheriastruckNome,buttherewerenoenoughvaccine.

Luckily,thedoctorsfoundagoodsupplyofitinAnchorage.However,thefrozenseaandtheshortageoftheplanemadeitimpossibletodeliverthevaccinefast.Sopeopledecidedtouseadogteam.Thesedogsandtheirdriversovercameallthedifficultyandworkeddayandnighttomakesurethevaccinecanarriveontime.

TheresultThechildrenweresavedbythevaccinebecauseofthegreateffortsmadebythedogsandtheirdrivers.Inordertoremembertheseheroes,thelocalpeoplesetabronzesculptureofadoginNewYork’sCentralPark.Thisisamemorialtoallwho

Riskedtheirlivestosavethoseofothers.

Step3Furtherreading

Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse:

(1)Thefirstdogracewasaraceagainsttime.(T)

(2)ThediseasewhichstrucktheNomewascalledflu.(F)

(3)Ifdoctorscouldn’tgetenoughvaccine,thechildrenwoulddiequitesoon.(T)

(4)Thedoctorscoulddonothingbutusethedogteamtodeliverthevaccinebecausetherewerenotenoughshipsandplanes.(F)

(5)Duringthejourney,thedogsandtheirdriversshouldfightagainstthehotweather.(F)

(6)Whenthedogsandtheirdriversarrivedontime,theywerewarmlywelcomed.(F)

Step4Languagestudy

1.anniversary周年纪念；周年纪念日

aweddinganniversarythe20thanniversaryofourcountry’sindependence

2.deliver:释放，移交，投递，发表，给予，表达

deliversb.fromsth.把某人从…解救出来deliversthto/oversb把某物交付某人.

deliveramessage带信,传话deliveraspeech发表讲话

deliverover(up)(to)移交,交给deliverababy生孩子

Hedeliveredhimselfuptothepolice.他向警方自首了.

Ideliveredthemessageandparceltoher.我把信和包裹交给了她.

3.staken.桩,水刑柱,赌注v.系于柱上,打赌

tiesthtoastake把…拴在柱子上playforhighstakes下大赌注赌钱

stake…on…把…押在…上beatstake生死攸关

Hestakedallhishopesonhisson’ssuccessasastateman.

他把所有的希望都寄托在儿子身上,盼望他成为成功的政治家

Heleftthegamblinggamewhentheyplayedforhighstakes.

赌注太高时他离开了赌局

I’mgoingtostake$5onthatwatch.那块表我押5美元.

Ourchildren’slifeisatstake.孩子们的生命濒临危险.

4.riskn.风险,保险对象vt.冒…的危险

dosthattheriskofone’slife=riskone’slifetodosth冒生命危险去做…

atallrisks=atanyrisk无论冒什么危险,无论如何

at(one’s)risk有危险

run(take)arisk(risks)=riskdoingsth冒险

Ifyougooutwithoutyourraincoat,youruntheriskofgettingwet.

如果你出门不带雨衣,就有可能被淋湿.

Wecan’triskyourcatchingthemeasles.我们不能让你冒染上麻疹的危险

Toomanyliveswereatrisk.太多的人有生命危险

5.preventv.preventionn.preventable可预防的preventive预防的

preventsbfromdoingpreventdisease

Trytopreventfiresindryweather.干旱天气预防火灾

Therewasnothingtopreventhimbecomingengaged.没有什么能阻止他订婚

Preventionofillnessisbetterthancuringit.防病胜过治病

6.covervt.掩盖,掩护,包括,走过,支付,报道n.盖子,封面

becoveredwith盖着…fromcovertocover从头至尾

cover6miles走了6英里coveraconference采访会议

covertheexpense负担费用acoverfor…盖子

Shecoveredherfacewithherhands.她用手蒙住了脸.

Ididn’tcoverasmuchgroundasIhadwanted.我没有走完我原打算走的那么多路.

Thisreportcoveredallaspectsoftheproblem.这个报告涵盖了这个问题的所有层面

Step5Translation

1.theeightiethanniversaryofsth.…80周年纪念日

2.araceagainsttime与时间赛跑，抢时间

3.save…from挽救……免于

4.therewaswidespreadrelief足以令人欣慰

5.Everyminutecounted/counts.没分钟都非常关键。

6.upto一直到,等于

7.atstake在危险中；关系重大

8.thegoldenraysofthedawn黎明的第一道曙光

9.amemorialtosb./sth.的纪念馆

10.riskone’slifetodo/doing冒险去做某事riskdoing

11.diseasesofthatkind那样的病

12.ahistoricalevent历史事件