新視野大學英語第一冊教案Unit6

Unit6SectionATheWidow

TeachingObjectives：

1.tograspthemainideaandthetextstructure;

2.tounderstandthedevicesdevelopingtheparaphrases;

3.tomasterthekeywordsandphrasesandsentencepatternsinthetext;

Importanceanddifficulties:

1.Thewholetextstructure&themainidea

2.Newwordsandkeysentencepatterns

3.Writingskill:presentsthestorythroughtimesequence

Basicmaterialsandreferences：

1.newhorizoncollegeEnglishandreferencebookforteaching

2.otherreadingmaterialsandpictures

3,使用多媒體演示文稿，使用電腦磁帶復讀機及語音教室訓練聽力，在網(wǎng)上進

行教師與學生的教學互動

Lessonprocedure：(4periods)

Period1(20mins)Period2(3classes)Period3(1class)Period4(1.5classes)

Warm-upexercisesDetailedreadingofAfterreadingSectionB

BackgroundSectionAactivities

information

Teachingprocedure：

Period1:(20mins)

I.Warm-upactivities

1.Whyisthewomaninthisstoryinpain?

2.Wheredidthewifethinkthestrangeweddingguesthadcomefrom?Whydidher

husbandnotagreewithher?

3.Whatgiftdidthestrangeweddingguestgivetothenewhusbandandwife?

II.Backgroundinformation

1.ElizabethJolly:isafamousAustralianfictionwriter.Herworkincludes26books:shortstories,

radioplays,collectionsand12novelsinprintsince1980.Jollyhaswonmanywritingawards.

2.CabinFever:thestoryispresentedinbitsandpiecesasasuccessfulwomanpsychologist

recallsherwarexperiencesandpostwarhardtimes.

Period2:(3classes)

III.Newvocabularyandlanguagepoints

A.Newvocabularys

1.widown.awomanwhosehusbandhasdiedandwhohasnotmarriedagain寡婦

Thewidowhadahardtimeraisingthreechildren.

這位寡婦曾經(jīng)因撫養(yǎng)三個孩子日子過得很艱難。

2.considerablea.fairlylarge相當?shù)?/p>

Hespentconsiderabletimeontranslatingthenovel.他花了很多的時間翻譯這部小說。

considerablyad.Much相當?shù)?，很?/p>

Hespentconsiderablymoretimeontranslatingthenovel.s

他花了相當多的時間翻譯這部小說。

3.underlinevt.1.drawalineunder戈U橫線

You'dbetterunderlinethesewordsandtrytolearnthembyheart.

2.giveaddedattentionto,soastoshowimportance強調(diào)；使突出

TheSecondWorldWarunderlinedtheimportanceofscienceandtechnology.

第二次世界大戰(zhàn)突出了科學和技術(shù)的重要性。

4.quotation

n.1.asentencedrawnfromliteratureorapiecetakenfromaworkofart語錄，弓I語

You'veusedtoomanyquotationsinyourpaper.你的論文引用內(nèi)容太多。

2.thepriceofsomething報價

Thelettersaystheyhaven'tgotthequotationyet.信上說他們還沒有收到報價。

5.cabinn.asmallroughlybuilthouse小屋

Helivesinacabininthewoods.他住在樹林中的小屋里。

6.albumn.abookforstoringphotos相冊

Somepeopleliketokeepbeautifulalbums.有些人喜歡收集好看的相冊。

7.blurn.sth.whoseshapeisnotclearlyseen模糊的影子

Mymemoryoftheaccidentisonlyablur.我對這事件的記憶一片模糊。

vt.makedifficulttoseeclearly使模糊

Tearsblurredmyeyes.眼淚模糊了我的眼睛。

8.filevi.1).walkonebehindtheother一個接一個地走

Slowly,theparentsfiledintotheclassroomandsatdown.

家長們一個個慢慢地走進教室，坐了下來。

2).makeawrittenrequestforaposition提Hl

Shefiledforadivorceonthegroundsthathewasnotdevotedtohe匚

她提出離婚，理由是他對她不忠。

vt.1).putaway(papers,etc.)inorder歸檔e.g.Pleasefilethoseletters.請把那些信件歸檔。

2).placeanexhibitamongtherecordsofacourt,publicoffice,orgovernment提出(申請等)

Theytriedtofilearequestwiththeauthorities.他們試圖向當局提出申請。

n.1).astoreofpapersononesubject匯存的文件

2).thefurnitureorboxforstoringpapers文件夾，文件箱

3).alineofpeopleonebehindtheother縱歹U

9.colleaguen.afellowworker同事

Theteacher'scolleaguestaughthisclasseswhilehewasill.

老師生病時，他的同事們替他上課。

10.cheerfula.happy幸福的，高興的

Thechildgaveacheerfulcrywhenhesawhismother.

孩子看到母親時高興地叫了起來。

11.surroundvt.beorgoaroundoneveryside包圍

Thevillageissurroundedbytrees.村的四周都是樹木。

12.sympathize(英sympathise)vi.(with)showfeelingforanother同'情

Mostpeoplesympathizewiththeweak.多數(shù)人同情弱者。

13.sympathizer(英sympathiser)n.apersonwhoofferssympathy同情者

Sometimesasympathizerisonestepawayfromalover.

有時侯，同情者與情人僅一步之遙。

14.congratulatevt.expressgoodluckorpleasureatsomeone'ssuccess祝賀

Shecongratulatedhimonthebirthofhisson.她祝賀他添了兒子。

15.disappearvi.gooutofsight消失

Difficultiesdisappearbeforebravemen.困難在勇敢者面前消遁。

16.departvi.leave;goaway離開

Whenwilltheplanedepart?飛機何時飛走？

OurtourdepartsfromShanghai.我們的旅游線路從上海開始。

17.loanvt.lend借給，貸給

Thebankwasunwillingtoloanhimthatquantityofmoney.

那家銀行不肯貸那么多款給他。

n.quantityofmoneylent貸款

Hegotaloanof$1,000,000fromthebank.他從銀行得到了一百萬美元的貸款。

18.lodgen.asmallhouse小屋

Helivedinalodgebytheriver.他住在河邊的一個小屋里。

vi.staysomewhereandpayrent住宿；投宿

Welodgedinasmallhotelonourtrip.旅途中我們住在一家小旅館里。

19.recallvt.Remember回憶，回想

Pmsorry,Idon'trecallyourname.對不起，我記不起你的名字了。

20.conveyvt.makeknown;communicate;express傳達

Theword"home"conveysafeelingofwelcomeandcomfort.

“家”這個字給人?種親切、舒適的感覺。

TheRussiansongconveyedthefeelingofsadnessforthemissinglovedone.

那首俄羅斯歌曲表達了思念親人的憂傷心情。

21.respondvi.(to)answer回答；反應(yīng)

Pleaserespondtothequestion.請回答這個問題。

Whenpeopleaskusquestionsweusuallyrespondtotheirquestionsbytryingtoanswerthem.

當人們問我們問題時，我們通常用回答來對問題作IH反應(yīng)。

22.scanvt.lookatclosely,examinewithcare仔細察看；掃描

Themotherscannedtheson'sfacetoseeifhewastellingthetruth.

母親掃視兒子的臉，想看看他是否說了真話。

23.bulletinn.ashortofficialreport公告；簡明新聞

TheTVprogrammewasinterruptedbyanewsbulletin.

電視節(jié)目中間插播了簡明新聞。

24.granda.1.highestorveryhighinstatus高級的，大的

grandjury大陪審團

2.splendid;good好的，妙的

haveagrandtime過得愉快

25.knitv.make(clothes,etc.)byforminganetworkofthreadswithlongneedles編織

Womenaregoodatknitting.女人善編織。

26.gloven.acoveringwithfingersforthehand手套

apairofgloves一副手套

27.peculiara.1.strange;notusual奇怪的

Thefootballplayerhasgotapeculiar,childlikeface.

這位足球運動員長著一張奇特的、孩子般的臉。

Isawapeculiarthingtoday;adogwaswalkingdownthestreetwearingaredhat!

今天我看到一件怪事；一條狗戴著頂紅帽子在街上走。

2.special特別的

Thebookhasapeculiarvalue;itbelongedtoGeorgeWashington.

這本書有特別的價值；他的主人是喬治?華盛頓。

28.peculiarlyad.1.strangely奇怪地

Peculiarly,heneveraskedhisfathertohelphim.奇怪的是，他從不叫他父親幫忙。

2.especially特別地

Thisquestionispeculiarlydifficult.這個問題特別難。

29.assertvt.declareforcefully斷言；主張

Sandy*smotherassertsthatit'snothealthytoeatstandingup.

桑迪的母親斷言，站著吃飯不衛(wèi)生。

30.responsibility

n.duty;conditionorqualityofbeingmatureandwillingtodoone'sduty責任，責任心

Takingcareofafamilyisabigresponsibility.關(guān)愛家人，責任重大。

31.restrainvt.preventfromdoingsomething;holdback抑制

Theboycouldnotrestrainhiscuriositytoopentheletter.

男孩抑制不住好奇心，想拆開信看。

32.anniversary

n.adaythatisanexactnumberofyearsaftersomethinghappened周年(紀念日)

Todayweareheretocelebratethe105thanniversaryofthefoundingofouruniversity.

今天，我們在這里慶祝我校建校105周年。

33.curiosityn.aneagerdesiretoknow好奇

Thelittleboysatisfieshiscuriosityaboutanimalsbyvisitingthezooeveryweek.

這小孩每周都去動物園，以此來滿足他對動物的好奇心。

34.regardingprep,concerning;about有關(guān)

Hewroteanarticleregardingthefutureoflifeontheearth.

他寫了一篇關(guān)于地球上未來生命的文章。

35.accidentala.happeningbychance意外的

Breakingthedishwasaccidental;hedidn'tmeantodoit.

打破碗是件意外的事，他不是有意的。

Ouraccidentalmeetingledtoourbecomingfriends.我們的意外相逢使我們成為朋友。

36.accidentallyad.byaccident意外地

Heaccidentallymetafriendofhiswhenshoppingyesterday.

他昨天買東西時偶然遇到了他的一位朋友。

37.mission

n.theactionofsendingorthefactofbeingsentonsomespecialworkorservice使命，任務(wù)

HewassentonamissiontoFrancebyhisgovernment.他受政府委派出使法國。

B:PhrasesandExpressions:

1.sharewithgiveapartof(something)to(someoneelse)分享

Filsharemyapplewithyou,ifyou'llgivemehalfofyourcake.

你把你的蛋糕給我一半，我就和你分享我的蘋果。

2.beapartofoneofthepieces,sectionsorsegmentsthatsomethingismadeupof一部分

Thebestpartofhisjobisallthetravelitincludes.他的工作大部分是東奔西跑，到處出差。

3.fillwith(causeto)becomefullof充"蔭

Hiseyesfilledwithtearsashelookedwithloveather.

他深情地看著她，眼眶里充滿了淚水。

Theboxwasfilledwithgifts.盒子里裝滿了禮物。

4.defineasstatethemeaningof(somethingsuchasaword)asbeing(something)界定，定義為

Wecandefinearadicalassomeonewhohasverydifferentopinions.

我們可以把激進派界定為觀點極端的人。

5.mistakefor

thinkwronglythat(someoneorsomething)is(someoneorsomethingelse)誤當作

Donotmistakesympathyforlove.莫將同情當作愛情。

6.fillone'sneedsatisfyone'sneed滿足需要

Teachersshouldtrytofillstudents*needs.教師應(yīng)該盡力滿足學生的需要。

7.bringupmentionorintroduce(asubject)提起

Hesaidhewouldbringupthequestionoftheloanatthemeeting.

他說他會在會上提出貸款問題。

8.savefrom

keep(somethingorsomeone)from(danger,beingdestroyed,etc.);makesafefromdangeror

beingdestroyed保留；搶救；免于

Hewashappytolearnthathisvillagewassavedfromthegreatflood.

得知家鄉(xiāng)幸免于這場大水，他很高興。

C.LanguagePoints

1.Alonenow,thewidowreadsconsiderably.(Para.1)

Meaning:Thewidownowlivesaloneand,therefore,readsmuchbecauseshehasmuchtimefor

herself.

Noticethattheword"alone"canbeusedbothasanadjectiveandadverb:

widow:n.womanwhosehusbandhasdiedandwhohasnotmarriedagain

Theshortstoryisaboutawidowonherdyingbedwhorecalledherlife.

這部短篇小說描寫一位寡婦臨終前回顧自己的一生。

Cf.widower:manwhosewifehasdiedandwhohasnotmarriedagain鰥夫

Pleasenoticethatonecanspeakofaman'swidow:"MargaretisJohn'swidow”.Butifthewoman

diesfirst,onedoesnotsay"JohnisMargaret'swidower",butonlyHJohnisawidower",

considerably:ad.much,agreatdeal

Sheisconsiderablymoretiredfromdoingexercises.她做練習做得相當累。

considerable:a.alotof

Considerableexperienceisrequiredtobecomeageneralinthearmy.

要成為一名將軍，需要相當?shù)慕?jīng)驗。

Formostpeople,itlakesconsiderableefforttolearnalongpoembyheart.

對于大多數(shù)人來說，背誦一首長詩需要下很大的氣力。

2.Sheusedtounderlinefavoritepassagestosharewithherhusband.(Para.1)

Meaning:Inthepastsheoftendrewlinesunderpassagesshelikedbestsothatshecould

rememberthemwithherhusband.

underline:vt.1)drawalineunder劃橫線

Theteachertoldthestudentstounderlinethenewwordsinthetext.

老師要學生在課文中的生詞下面劃上橫線。

2)giveaddedattentionto,soastoshowimportance強調(diào)；使突出

Hisleavingunderlinedhisnegativeattitudetowardtheeveningparty.

他的離席說明他不喜歡這個晚會。

sharewith:givepartofwhatyouhavetosb.

Whentheflooddestroyedourhouse,ourneighborssharedtheirhouseandfoodwithus.

洪水摧毀了我家的房屋之后，鄰居們讓我們住到他們的房子里，并在他們家里吃飯。

3.Now,inanotebook,shestoresquotationslikethisonefromElizabethJolley'sCabinFever.

(Para.1)

Meaning:Nowinanotebookshekeepsquotationssuchasthisonethatisfrom

ElizabethJolley*snovelCabinFever.

quotation:n.1.asentencedrawnfromliteratureorapiecetakenfromaworkofart

It*snotgoodtousetoomanyquotationsinapaper.論文里引用內(nèi)容太多不好。

Itseemsthatthequotationsyouhaveheredonothelpyourmajorpoint.

你在這里的引文對說明你的主要觀點似乎沒有什么作用。

quotationmark弓|號

2.thepriceofsomething報價

Hegavemeaquotationwhichwastoohighforanewhouse.

他給了我新房子的報價，可報價太高。

4.Iexperienceagainthedeep-feltwishtobepartofamarriedcouple,tositbythefirein

winterwiththemanwhoismyhusband.(Para.1)

Meaning:AgainIdeeplyfeelthestrongdesiretobepartofamarriedcouple,tositbythefirein

winterwiththemanwhoismyhusband.

Pleasenoticethattheinfinitivephrases-"tobepartofamarriedcouple,tositbythefireinwinter

withthemanwhoismyhusband^-modifytheword"wish".

experience:1)vt.feel,livethrough

Sheexperiencedpaininthinkingofherhusbandwhohadpassedawayyearsago.

她丈夫于幾年前去世，她經(jīng)歷了一?段思念亡夫的悲痛過程。

2)n.(i)(uncountable)knowledgegainedbypractice

Hehasplentyofteachingexperience.他很有教學經(jīng)驗。

(ii)(countable)somethingthathappensto

Travellingexperiencesbybikearequiteexciting.騎自行車旅行是?種令人興奮的體驗。

apartof:oneofthepieces,sectionsorsegmentsthatitismadeof

Respectisaveryimportantpartofanyrelationship.

相互尊重是人際關(guān)系中一個重要的方面。

5.SointenseisthiswishthatifIwritethewordhusbandonapieceofpaper,myeyesfill

withtears.(Para.1)

Noticethatthisisaninvertedsentence.Theusualorcommonorderofitis:Thiswishissointense

thatifIwritethewordhusbandonapieceofpaper,myeyesfillwithtears.

intense:verygreat;verystrong(thisisawordlearnedinUnit5B.)

Intensepaincanmeanseriousdamage.有劇痛說明傷得很重。

Icannotstandtheintenseheathere.我受不了這里的酷熱。

fillwith:(causeto)becomefullwith

Motherfilledmyplatewithfood.母親在我盤子里放滿了食物。

6.Webeginwithawornweddingalbum.(Para.3)

Meaning:Letusbeginourstorywithawornweddingalbum.

beginwith:start(something)with(something)

Letusbeginourdiscussionwithaquotation.讓我們用一條語錄來開始我們的討論。

Noticethattheword"worn"inthesentencesuggeststhatthefollowingstorytookplacemany

yearsago.

7.Inthefirstpicture,thebrideandgroomarefacing,withuncertainsmiles,achurchfilled

withrelativesandfriends.(Para.3)

Meaning:Inthefirstpicture,thebrideandgroomwithuncertainsmilesarefacingafullchurch

crowdedwithrelativesandfriends.

Alsonoticethatthephrase"withuncertainsmiles"showsthatthecouplewerenotconfidentor

sure.Theirstrainedsmilesshowtheyarenotcertainaboutthismarriage.Asyoureadon,you'll

learnthatthecouple'smothersandsomerelativeswerenothappywiththemarriage.

8.Thebridedidnotwearglassesthatday,soeverythingwasablurofcandlelightandfaces.

(Para.3)

Meaning:Thebridewasshort-sightedandwithoutglassesshecouldnotseethingsclearly.

blur:1)n.somethingwhoseshapeisnotclearlyseenThewidow'smemoryoftheaccidentthat

tookplaceontheweddingdayisonlyablur.

這位寡婦對婚禮那天發(fā)生的事的記憶只是一片模糊。

2)v.makedifficulttoseeclearly

Inthewornweddingalbumthefirstpictureofthebrideandgroomisblurred.

在那本破舊的婚禮相冊里，第一張新娘和新郎的合照已經(jīng)模糊不清了。

9.Theywalkedtothebackofthechurchandstoodatthedoorastheirguestsfiledpast.

(Para.4)

Meaning:Theywalkedtothebackofthechurchandstoodatthedoorastheirguestswalkedby

theminaline.

file:vi.1)walkonebehindtheother一個接一個地走

Thestudentsfiledintothemeetinghall.學生一個個走進會議大廳。

About10,000peopleadayfiledpastTian'anmenSquareduringthecelebrationperiod.

2)makeawrittenrequestforaposition提出

Ihopeyouhavefiledforsafetyinsurance.我希望你己參加了安全保險。

vt.1)putaway(papers,etc.)inorder歸檔

Pleasefilethesetaperecordings.請把這些磁帶錄音歸檔。

2)placeanexhibitamongtherecordsofacourt,publicoffice,orgovernment

向……提出(申請等)

Theytriedtofilearequestwiththeauthorities.他們試圖向當局提出請求。

10.Fromcolleaguesandoldschoolmatescamecheerfulgoodwishesclothedinfriendlyjokes.

(Para.4)

Meaning:Colleaguesandoldschoolmatesgreetedthecouplehappilywithgoodwishesthatwere

expressedinfriendlyjokes.

Pleasenoticethatthesentenceisinverted.Theusualorcommonorderofthesentenceis:Cheerful

goodwishesclothedinfriendlyjokescamefromcolleaguesandoldschoolmates.

colleague:n.fellowworker

Hetoldthestorytooneofhiscolleagueswhotoldittoanewswriter.

他把這事告訴了他的一位同事，而這位同事又把這事告訴一個新聞記者。

cheerful:a.happy

Thechildgaveacheerfulcrywhenhesawhismother.孩子看到母親時高興地叫了起來。

11.Onesatinacar,crying;anotherstoodsurroundedby...(Para.4)

surround:vt.beorgoaroundoneveryside

Thefilmstarwassurroundedbynewswriters.這位電影明星被新聞記者圍住了。

Fortwomonthsthecitywassurroundedbyenemyforces,andnosuppliescouldbebroughtin.這

座城市被敵人圍困了兩個月，任何供應(yīng)都不能送進城。

12....bysympathizersofferingpity.(Para.4)

sympathizer:n.apersonwhoofferssympathy

Somepeopleareindoubtaboutsympathizers.有些人對同情者有懷疑。

Theiropinionabouttheenvironmentdoesnothavemanysympathizers.

sympathize:vi.showsympathy

Wesympathizewithhimwhenhelosthisjob.我們同情他，因為他失業(yè)了。

13.Thelastpersontoapproachthecouplewasashort,elderlywomanwhosmiledasshe

congratulatedthem-notbynamebutas"wife"andHhusbandn.(Para.5)

Meaning:Thelastpersontogetclosetogreetthecouplewasashort,oldwoman.

Whenshegreetedthem,shesmiledandsimplycalledthem"wife"and"husband".

congratulate:vt.expressgoodluckorpleasureat(someone's)success

Shecongratulatedhimonwinningaprize.她祝賀他得了獎。

14.Thenquickly,forsuchashort,portly,elderlyperson,shedisappeared.(Para.7)

Meaning:Althoughshewasshort,over-weightandold,thewomandisappearedallofasudden.

for:prep.despite

Forallhisfaults,welikehimstill.盡管他有錯誤，我們還是喜歡他。

Forallyourexplanations,Iunderstandnobetterthanbefore.

盡管你作了解釋，我還是不明白。

Pleasenoticethat"for"inthissenseisusuallyfollowedbytheword"all”.

disappear:vi.gooutofsight

Thesundisappearedbehindtheclouds.太陽躲進了云層里。

Themandisappearedthesamedaythecrimewascommitted;noonecouldfindhim.

發(fā)生犯罪的那一天，那人消失了，沒有人能找到他。

Themoneydisappearedfromthebank;nooneknewwhotookit.

那筆錢從銀行里消失了，沒有人知道是誰拿的。

15.Withmoneyloanedbythegroom'sbrother,theycouldaffordahoneymoonata

state-parklodge.(Para.8)

Meaning:Becausetheyborrowedsomemoneyfromthegroom'sbrother,theywereabletohavea

honeymoonatastate-parklodge.

loan:vt.lend/n.aquantityofmoneyloaned

Hewantstostartanewcompanywithaloanof$100,000fromthebank.

他想用從銀行得到的十萬美元的貸款來開辦一家新公司。

lodge:n.asmallhouse

Theoldmanlivedinalodgeinthewoods.這老人住在樹林里的一間小屋里。

lodge:vi.staysomewhereandpayrent

Allthetravelerslodgedinathree-starhotel.所有的旅客都住在一家三星級飯店里。

16.Sittingbeforeagreatoakfire,theyrecalledtheeventsoftheday,especiallythestrange

messageconveyedbyAuntEstherGubbins.(Para.8)

Meaning:Sittinginfrontofagreatoakfire,theyreviewedwhathadhappenedonthedayoftheir

wedding,especiallywonderingaboutthemeaningofAuntEstherGubbins'swords.

recall:vt.remember

convey:vt.makeknown,communicate,express

Pleaseconveymybestwishestoyourparents.請向你父母轉(zhuǎn)達我最美好的祝愿。

Veryfineshadesofmeaningcannoteasilybeconveyedwithalimitedwordbank.

細微的意思不能用幾個字就輕而易舉地表達清楚。

17.Orwasshejustanoldwomanwholikedweddingsandscannedforannouncementsin

churchbulletins?(Para.11)

Meaning:Orwasshejustanoldwomanwholikedweddingsandlookedforannouncementsin

churchbulletins?

scan:vt.lookatclosely,examinewithcare

Hescannedthefieldforthefigureofhismother.他掃視田野，想看到他母親的身影。

18.Peculiarly,neithereveraskednWhosejobisthis?**orasserted"Thatisnotmy

responsibility!n(Para.13)

Meaning:Strangely,neitherthehusbandnorthewifeasked“Whosejobisthis?"ordeclared

forcefully"Thatisnotmyresponsibility!"

Noticethatthissentencedescribesthecoupleascaringandhelpfultoeachotherastheydidnot

givetheirresponsibilitiestotheother.

peculiarly:ad.1)strangely

Pleaseseizetheman.Hehasbeenhangingaroundmystorealldayandactingpeculiarly.

2)especially

Thisbookispeculiarlydifficult.這本書特別難。

assert:vt.declareforcefully

responsibility:n.duty;conditionorqualityofbeingmature

Itakefullresponsibilityforthisaction.我對這次行動負全部責任。

IV.TextAnalysis

1.Mainideaofthetext:ThequotationstakenfromCabinFeverbringthewidowbackintime

toherweddingdayandmarriedlife,whichwasashappyandpeacefulasastrangewoman

predictedattheweddingceremony.Thewidow'smindslippedbacktoherweddingceremonyat

whichsheandherhusbandreceivedastrangewordgiftwhichhadamagicpower.Themessage

herhusbandlefthershowedthattheir“aunt”sprophecyhadcometrue-theyworkedhardand

lovedeachotherandthatwaswhythewidowstoredthepainfulquotation.

2.Divisionofthetext:

PartI(Para.1-2)Thequotationsthewidowstoresinanotebookremindherofthepainful

memoryofherlatehusband.

PartII(Para.3-15)Thewidow'smindslippedbacktoherweddingceremonyatwhichsheand

herhusbandreceivedastrangewordgiftwhichhadamagicpower.

PartIII(Para.l6-19)Themessageherhusbandlefthershowedthattheir"aunt"'sprophecyhad

cometrue-theyworkedhardandlovedeachotherandthatwaswhythewidowstoredthepainful

quotation.

3.Devicesfordevelopingthetext:

l)DevicefordevelopingPartI

Quotation(引言法)

Now,inanotebook,shestoresquotationslikethisonefromElizabethJolley'sCabinFever:"I

experienceagainthedeep-feltwishtobepartofamarriedcouple,tositbythefireinwinterwith

themanwhoismyhusband.SointenseisthiswishthatifIwritethewordhusbandonapieceof

paper,myeyesfillwithtears.”(Para.1)

2)DevicesfordevelopingPartII:

A.Flashback(倒敘法)

Now:Webeginwithawornweddingalbum.Inthefirstpicture,thebrideandgroomarefacing,

withuncertainsmiles,achurchfilledwithrelativesandfriends.

Past：From“Thebridedidnotwearglassesthatday.(Para.3)"toPara.15

B.Sequenceoftime&space(時空法)

TimeSignals:now(L.7),thatday(L.9),as(L.10),then(L.25),Soon(L.26),Withthepassage

ofthetimeandthebirthofgrandchildren(L.35),occasionally(L.43)

SpaceSignals:inthefirstpicture(L.7),achurch(L.8),tothebackofthechurch(L.10),atthe

door(L.10),inaborrowedcar(L.26),astate-parklodge(L.43),beforeagreatoakfire(L.27),

fromwork(L.41),home(L.41)

3)DevicesfordevelopingPartIII:

A.Flashback(倒敘法)

Past：Oneeveningherhusbandhadfallenasleepwhilereadingaspynovel.Shewroteanoteon

theenvelopeandleftitonhisbook:uHusband,IhavegonenextdoortohelpMrs.Nortonwith

hersickchildren.”(Para.18)Thenextmorningshesawhehadwrittenbelowhermessage:

“Wife,Imissedyou.YouthoughtIwasasleep,butIwasjustrestingmyeyesandthinkingabout

thatpeculiarwomanwhotalkedtousinchurchalongtimeago....”(Para.19)

B.Quotation(引言法)

Thenextmorningshesawhehadwrittenbelowhermessage:"Wife,Imissedyou.YouthoughtI

wasasleep,butIwasjustrestingmyeyesandthinkingaboutthatpeculiarwomanwhotalkedto

usinchurchalongtimeago.Ithasalwaysseemedtomethatshewasthewrongshapefora

heavenlymessenger.Anyway,ifstimetostopwonderingwhethershecamefromheavenora

nearbytown.Whatmattersisthis:whoevershewas,AuntEstherGubbinswasright/XPara.19)

V.Assignments:

1.FinishtheexercisesinSectionA.

2.PrepareforSectionB.

Period3:(1class)

AfterReadingactivities

1.Discussion

Workinsmallgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1)Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthethirdparagraphsuggestaboutthewoman?

2)InwhatsensewasAuntEstherright?

2.ExplaintheexercisesinSectionA.(40mins)

Period4:(1.5classes)

SectionB:TheTrashman

I.vocabulary

1.wickeda.1.verysevere;serious嚴重的

Ihaveawickedtoothache.我牙痛得厲害。

2.morallywrongorbad;evil壞的

Hehasgotawickedmind.他良心不好。

wickedlyad.:badly;seriously厲害地

Myheadacheswickedly.我頭痛得厲害。

2.tremblevi.:shakeuncontrollably顫抖

Themantrembledwithanger.那人氣得打抖。

3.headv.:l.move移動,走

Heisheadingtothelibrary.他朝圖書館走去。

2.lead帶領(lǐng)

TheresearchwasdonebyagroupofscientistsheadedbyJohn.

這項研究是由一個以約翰為首的科學家小組完成的。

4.image.formamentalpicture;seeinthemind想象，設(shè)想

Trytoimagebeingonthemoon.試想一下在月球上會是怎么個樣子。

Itishardtoimageasocietywithoutlaw.很難設(shè)想一沒有法律的社會。

n.acopyofobject(s)orevent(s);mentalpictureofanobjectorevent圖像；E|1象；想象

Icannotmakeanimageofthatoldnovelinmymind.

那本舊小說在我腦子里已沒有什么印象了。

5.dumpvt.dropcarelessly倒，傾

Thetruckbackeduptotheholeanddumpedthetrashinit.卡車倒開到洞邊，將垃圾倒進洞里。

n.:aplacefordumpingwaste垃圾場

6.routen.awayfromoneplacetoanother路

Filtaketheshortestrouteifthereisany.如有捷徑的話,我也想走。

7.greenhousen.aglassbuildingforgrowingplants溫室

Agreenhouseisaglassbuildinginwhichyougrowplantsthatneedtobeprotectedfrombad

weather.所謂溫室就是玻璃建筑，里面培植一些需要保護以免受壞天氣侵襲的植物。

8.civilize(英civilise)vt.bringfromalowerstageofdevelopmenttoaverydevelopedstageof

socialorganization使文明，使開化

Theyhopetocivilizeallthenativesinthedistantarea.

他們希望使邊遠地區(qū)所有的老百姓都能接受文明。

9.registervt.:1.makeknown;show;record顯示，表明

Theearthquakeregistered5.3pointsontheRichterscale.地震為里氏五點三級。

Theworkersstoppedworktoregisterthattheywerenothappywiththemanagers.

2.writeinalistorrecord登證1

Pleaseaskthesecretarytoregisterthenamesofthenewmembers.

請叫秘書把新會員的名字登記下來。

10.responsen.:l.areply回答，答復

Iaskedhimaquestionbuthemadenoresponse.我問了他一個問題，但他沒有反應(yīng)。

2.(to)anactiondoneinanswer反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)

Therehasbeenaverypositiveresponsetoonlinelearning.對網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程的反映十分熱烈。

11.retreatvi.:l)moveback,especiallywhenforced后退

Isawhimretreatingfromtheroom.我看見他從房間里退出來。

2)escape逃離

Abravemanwillnotretreatfromtherealworld.勇敢的人不逃避現(xiàn)實。

12.indoorad.(-s)insideabuilding在室內(nèi)，在戶內(nèi)

Tennisisasportwesometimesplayindoors.網(wǎng)球這種運動我們有時也在室內(nèi)進行。

a.whichisinsideabuilding(在)室內(nèi)的,(在)戶內(nèi)的

Weplaymanysportsindoors,butbaseballisnotanindoorsport.

許多運動在室內(nèi)進行，但是壘球不是?項室內(nèi)運動。

13.deaf:a.1.unabletohearatallorhearwell聾的

Itisdifficulttocommunicatewithmygrandmotherbecausesheisdeaf.

與祖母交流很困難,因為她耳聾.

2.unwillingtohearorlisten不愿聽的,裝聾的

Myparentsturnedadeafeartomyrequestsformoney.我向父母要錢，他們置之不理.

14.ragevi.talkwithsevereanger憤然地說

Heisonthephoneagain,ragingaboutthehorriblewayhisbosstreatshim.

n.:(suddenfeelingof)radicalanger狂怒

Hefeltasenseofrageaboutwhatthepressreported.對于報界的報道，他很震怒。

15.graduatev.completeone'sstudiesandreceiveacertificateordiploma畢業(yè)

HegraduatedinEnglishlanguageandliteraturefromLondonUniversity.

他畢'也于倫敦大學英語語言文學專業(yè)。

16.folkn.one'srelatives親戚

Youcanrefertoyourclosefamily,especiallyyourmotherandfather,asyourfolks.

a.oforhavingtodowiththecommonpeople,theirbeliefs,stories,customs,andthelike

民間的，民俗的

folkculture民俗文化folkmusic民間音樂folkdance民間舞蹈folkart民間藝術(shù)

17.boastvi.speaktooproudlyof吹噓,吹牛

Idon'tlikethewayheboastsabouthisnewhouse.

我不喜歡他吹噓他的新房子時的那個樣子。

n.：吹噓,吹牛

Idon'tbelievehisboastthathecanrun