必修二unit 6教案概述

Unit 6 Going West

Period 1: reading(language points)

Ⅰ.Target language:

1. words: ⑴beyond, oxen, pond, salty, burden, desperate, accustomed, thirst, starvation, anxiety,

⑵frontier, beast, shallow, wagon, barren, patch

2. phrases: leave behind, set off, move on, by day/night, lose one’s way, drag one’s legs, hang out, in desperate need of, be accustomed to sth, be lined with, hurry on, in anxiety of, stop doing sth., stop to do sth.., in fact/ in reality, in most cases, in no case, get onto one’s knees, on all fours, get up, mean doing sth, mean to do sth., stare at, come to an end

3. sentence patterns:

⑴It was not easy to decide what to take and what to leave behind.

⑵Our first destination was Indian Creek in Kansas, which was then the frontier.

⑶Water that was shown on the map proved to be salty ponds and not drinkable.

⑷Yet, our water supply was so low that we dared not share it with the beasts.

⑸Lying around them were chains, guns, tools, bedding, clothing, and many other articles.

⑹A young man in our group suggested that I stay behind with the children, and wait for help.

⑺They must have smelt the water.

Ⅱ.Language points:

1. beyond

⑴ prep. 在...的那一边; In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.

⑵ adv, 在更远处From the top of the hill we could see our house and the woods beyond.

⑶(指程度)深于;(指范围)越出，（时间)比……晚Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.

He survived the accident, but his car was damaged beyond repair.

[高考示例]

I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to make a final decision on the project.

A. over

B. above

C. off

D. beyond(上海2004春)

⑷ (常用于含疑问或否定意义的结构中)除...之外I've got nothing to tell you beyond (= in addition to) what I told you earlier.

⑸beyond one’s reach

2. what/when/how…+to do作动词宾语：⑴We must decide what to do next.

⑵ Roz doesn't know how to ride a bicycle.

3. ⑴leave behind : We left in a hurry and I must have left my keys behind.

He was forced to leave the country, leaving behind his wife and children.

⑵ fall behind: George always falls behind his schedule.

4. set off

Set out / set sail / set up----send up

Set aside:⑴拨出，留出He had some money in an account that he'd set aside for his kids.

I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.

⑵把…放在一边In times of war people tend to set aside political differences.

Set down / set foot in somewhere / lay/set the table

5. by day /night=in the daytime/night

They travelled by day and stayed at hotels by night.

by the day / by the hour / by the pound / by the dozen / by the ton / by the yard/ by weight/by length 按日/按钟点/按磅/按打/按吨/按码/按重量/按长度

6. lose one’s way

Make one’s way / clear the way / feel one’s way / find your way / a long way to go / stand in the way of sth/sb / by the way / be out of the way(不顺路) / be on the way to sth / no way / way of life / all the way一直/ by way of经过，经由/ in any way不管怎样，好歹/in a way在某种程度上，有点/in no way决不/ lead the way领路，指导

lose heart/courage / lose one’s heart to / lose contact with / lose control of / lose interest in / lose no time in doing sth / lose sight of / lose one’s temper / lose oneself in / lose one’s breath

7. prove vi=turn out ⑴被证明是…My advice proved to be wrong.

The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.

8. burden ⑴重担, 担子The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back.

⑵负担，压力The old man doesn’t want to be a burden to his children and try to do

what he can by himself.

⑶burden sb. with sth.:

The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes.

I don't want to burden (= trouble) you with my problems.

⑷be burdened with背负着He was burdened with a large bundle of一大捆magazines.

9. hang vt⑴hang-hung-hung把...挂起He hung his coat on the hook..

⑵悬挂展出(画作等) His pictures were hung in the Museum of Modern Arts.

⑶(hanged;hanged)绞死;吊死The man was hanged for murder.

vi⑴悬挂,吊着A heavy gold necklace hung around her neck.

⑵垂下,披下Her hair hung down on her shoulders.

10. dare : 既可做行为动词又可做情态动词，有过去式dared.

Dare you tell him the news? / Do you dare (to) tell him the news?

My younger sister dare not go out alone.

He did not dare to leave his car there.

How dare you ask me such a question?

11. in anxiety of 渴望/ with anxiety[adv]焦虑地wait for sb with anxiety

in need of / in favour of / in want of / in praise of / in honour of / in the face of / in hope of / in search of / in charge of / in memory of

12. mean ⑴adj. 吝啬的,小气的[(+about/over/with)] Her husband is very mean about money.

⑵vt. )表示...的意思[

⑶意谓着To a certain extent, to raise wages means increasing purchasing power.

Missing the bus means waiting for another 15 minutes.

⑷打算做…，存心做…[+to-v]I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you .

13. promise ⑴答应，承诺

⑵有希望，有…的可能This year promises a good harvest.

It promises to be fine tomorrow.

⑶n.希望The young man shows promise as a poet.

⑷She was voted "most promising young actress最佳年轻女演员, 1993".

Promised land 想象中的乐土

14. accustomed 习惯的,通常的

be/get/become accustomed to sth/doing sth

I am accustomed to cold weather./walking long distances.我习惯于冷天/长距离步行

accustom sb/oneself to sth/doing sth使…习惯于…, 养成习惯

She found it necessary to accustom her child to getting up early.

Children are quick to accustom themselves to new surroundings

15.⑴ come to an end

Come to a decision / come to an agreement / come to a complete stop / come to a conclusion / come to a better understanding / come to life

⑵put an end to/ /bring…to an end

at the end of…/by the end of…/in the end…/ make ends meet

end in failure / end up (sth/doing sth/a s/with…)

Ⅲ. Assessment

Period 2: Reading comprehension

Ⅰ. Teaching aims:

1. to help the students improve the skills of summarizing and scanning.

2. to underline and analyze some key phrases and sentences.

3. to get the students to know the importance of perseverance.

Ⅱ. Fast-reading

1. When did we decide to move to another place?

2. How long did the journey last ?

3. What is our first destination ?

4. Is the journey hard ? Can you make some examples about it ?

Ⅲ. Careful-reading

Exercise 1: True or false

5. It took much time for the writer to decide what they should bring for the journey.

6. We traveled alone.

7. Indian Creek in Kansas was the meeting place for people moving to the east.

8. On November 4, 1864, the travelers entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lost their way.

9. The travelers burnt their animals because they were ill.

10. The travelers were shocked to see the horses and oxen, suffering from heat, thirst and starvation.

11. During the journey, the travelers were helpful to each other.

12. When a young man in our group suggested that I stay behind with the children and wait for help, I agreed.

13. When the animals smelt the water, they all ran.

Exercise 2: Choose the best answers

14. The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that .

A. California was in desert.

B. California was far away.

C. California was a wonderful land described in a book.

D. California was the largest state in the USA.

15. People moving to the west would meet in .

A. Kansas

B. California

C. Salt Lake Valley

D. Salt Lake Desert

16. On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert ?

A. April 12

B. November 4

C. October 15

D. December 25

17. Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “ long drive” ?

A. Because the landscape was dry and barren.

B. Because water was salt and not drinkable.

C. Because their water supply was so low.

D. All of the above.

18. After the travelers burnt their wagons, they had to go on their feet with another miles to go.

A. 2500

B. 500

C. 90

D. 45

19. Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help ?

A. Because that meant he/she would die.

B. Because he/she knew that children were tiresome.

C. Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/her.

D. Because he/she felt he/she could get a prize by his/her father.

20. The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert. Why ?

A. Because they were tired and weak.

B. Because they had no burden.

C. Because they must have smelt the water.

D. Because they went back to their home.

21. From the text, we can infer that .

A. the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long.

B. there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California.

C. many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end.

D. it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California.

22. The best title of the text is .

A. A Journey To California

B. Long Drive

C. The Salt Lake Desert

D. Enjoy Your Life Ⅳ. Detailed reading

The of the wonder land in the book gave my father the idea of moving west. In October, 1845, we to go to the west. We ran into many . for example , when passing the desert, we were in desperate of water and we had been to seeing animals suffering from heat, thirst and starvation. Both sides of the road were with dead animals and other things. I was so weak that I moved even on all fours. But we did not . At last, we reached the land. Our days of hardship had to an .

Part 1(1) .

Part 2(2) .

Part 3(3-5) .

Part 4(6) .

Ⅴ. Post reading

Questions:

1. Where in the USA are Kansas and California ? Where are the Rocky Mountains?

2. Where in the text do you find evidence that the wagons were not the most suitable means of transport?

3. Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile-drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”?

4. What can you learn from this reading passage? What impresses you most?

Ⅵ. Assessment

Period 3: Language study

Period 4: Integrating skills

Ⅰ.Skimming

1.What did the dialogue mainly tell us?

The dialogue mainly told us about the history of the Anchorage-to-Nome dog sled races.

2.What two diseases are mentioned in the text?

Flu / diphtheria

3. What is the syndromes of the two diseases?

Throat becomes red and painful, temperatures are very high and their breathing very shallow. They are contagious, can spread very fast among people, and even will kill the patients.

Ⅱ.Scanning

Ex.1

1.Who is Dr Welch?

He is the grandfather of Miss Welch.

2.How could Dr Welch save the children of Nome?

He could save the children if he had enough vaccine.

3.Where can enough vaccine be found?

A hospital in Nenana has a good supply of 300,000 units.

4.Why did delivering the vaccine to Nome become a problem? Then what was chosen as the best transport?

The sea is frozen and the only two planes had been stored. / A relay of dog teams

5.How was the vaccine brought to Nenana?

The medicine was wrapped in a quilt, tied up and sent by train.

6.How long would the trip last?

It would take up 13 days.

7.What happened on the way to Nome?

8.When did they arrive there? How long did they cover?

9.Why was a sculpture of a dog placed in the Central Park in New York City, not a man?

The dogs that pull the sled during the cold and stormy Winter are the real heroes helping save the lives of many sick children in Alasak in 1925 .

Ex.2 : Judge whether the following statements are true or false:

1. The first dog race was a race against time.( T )

2. The disease which struck the Nome was called flu. ( F )

3. If doctors couldn’t get enough vaccine, the children would die quite soon. (T)

4. The doctors could do nothing but use the dog team to deliver the vaccine because there were not enough ships and planes. ( F )

5. During the journey, the dogs and their drivers should fight against the hot weather.(F )

6.When the dogs and their drivers arrived on time, they were warmly welcomed. ( F

Ⅲ. Scanning Find some information to fill in chart:

The brief introduction to the story

The time：In the winter of 1925

The place: A small city called Nome

The plot:

A terrible disease called diphtheria struck Nome, but there were no enough vaccine. Luckily, the doctors found a good supply of it in Anchorage. However, the frozen sea and the shortage of the plane made it impossible to deliver the vaccine fast. So people decided to use a dog team. These dogs and their drivers overcame all the difficulty and worked day and night to make sure the vaccine can arrive on time. The children were saved by the vaccine because of the great efforts made by the dogs and their drivers. In order to remember these heroes, the local people set a bronze sculpture of a dog in New York’s Central Park. This is a memorial to all who risked their lives to save those of others.

Ⅳ. Useful expressions

1. the 80th anniversary of…80周年纪念日

2. a race against time 同时间赛跑

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/f71295385.html,y 1000 miles away 在100英里以外

4. prevent a catastrophe 防止大灾难

5.have a good supply of… 大量备有…

6.a relay of dog team 一支狗接力队

7.cover a distance of 行程…

8.take up 占据

9.Every minute counts 分秒必争

10.tie up 包扎

11.at stake 在危险中

12. a bronze sculpture of 一座青铜塑像

13. a memorial to sb 纪念某人

14.risk one’s life 冒着生命危险

Ⅳ. Sentence patterns

1. He discovered that some children had a terrible disease for which he had no medicine.

2. If untreated, it would produce a powerful poison that would kill the patient.如果不治疗，就会产生一种剧烈的病毒，使病人死亡。

3. There was a widespread relief when it was discovered that a hospital had a supply of 300,000 units.

4. But relief soon spread through Nome like the golden rays of the dawn itself. 但是，傩母镇的痛苦一下子就减轻了许多，好像黎明的金色阳光一下子铺开来了一样。

Ⅴ. Assessment

Periods 5 & 6：Exercises for Unit 6

Ⅰ.单词拼写

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1. The baby was born with a heart problem and only s for a few hours.

2. After walking for 3 hours, I really felt t ______ and hungry.

3. His safety was a great a___________ to me when I heard the news of the air crash.

4. Smoking is bad for health, so I'm going to q it.

5. After some t bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal.

6. He survived the accident, but his car was damaged b repair.

7. We c 400km in three hours.

8. Buying a house often places a large financial b on young couples.

9. The situation is d - we have no food, very little water and no medical supplies.

10. This year p a good harvest.

11. Millions of people s to death during the long drought.

12. Tomorrow is the thirtieth a of my parents’ wedding..

Ⅱ.单句理解

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个意思与所给原句的意思相似或相近的句子。

1. We traveled through four states and decided to spend the winter before moving on.

A. Four states were so long a way to go so we decided to stop moving on.

B. To spend the winter before moving on was decided by the four states we traveled through.

C. After travelling through four states, we decided to stop to spend the winter.

D. Before moving on to the four states,we decided to spend the winter and have a rest.

答案 C

2. We left travelling with a group of 45 wagons.

A. We were too tired so we left the travelling.

B. If we didn’t want to travel, we had to give a group of 45 wagons.

C. We left there and started moving on with a group of 45 wagons.

D. We left there and gave up travelling because of getting 45 wagons.

答案 C