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1、Unit 4A Test of True LoveTeaching Objectives:1. To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns2. To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing Writing skills: A paragraph of a point of view supported by reasons.3. To improve Ss reading

2、skills by studying Section B and passages in the Extensive Reading. Reading skills: Reading for the key idea in a sentence.4. To stimulate Ss to discuss what is of great value in love.5. To read widely outside class.Teaching Procedures:Pre-reading Activities:1. Guess Who?Describe a person in the cla

3、ss, and then ask your classmates to guess who he/she is.2. Discussion“You dont love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love he匚To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”Do you believe in these beautiful sentences about love? What do y

4、ou think of them?3. Pair-work1) What do you think very important in someone whom you will love? (For example, do you care very much about his/her appearance?)2) What kind of love do you expect in your life?Text Study! , Understand the m ah idea of the text Answer the follow ing questions after stude

5、nts preview:1. Why was John Blandford staying in Grand Central Station in New York?waiting to see a woman who .2. How did John get connected with the woman?volunteered for military service .received a book .3. How was Johns first response to the woman different from that of his friends?the only pers

6、on to write back .4. What had the woman, Hollis Meynell, done in the past thirteen months?had faithfully written without decrease .5. How did he fieel as long as he received her letters?as though, survive6. When he asked her for a photo, what did she do? Why ?decline requestSuppose she is beautiful.

7、Suppose she is plain .7. Did Hollis Meynell come to the station as they had arranged?Yes, but she .Description of a PersonFind out how Ms. Meynell looks like .Figurelong & thinHairgolden & in curlsEyesblue flowersLipsa gentle firmnessSuitgreenFind out how the stand-in looks like .Figure Hair Eyes Li

8、psSuitmore than fatgrayfossil; gray pale, fat brownI! Brief Introduction to the text: An army officer, who had got the strength from the letters of a never-seen woman to survive the difficult days of war, was now made subject to her special test of his love for he匚 He successfully stood up to the te

9、st and brought their love into a happy conclusion.HI. Structure A nalysisA. The Writing Model ofText A:1 st part questions2nd part answers questions3rd partanswers questionsThis text is arranged by giving answers to one part after another. Now find out how each part links with the next.PartAnswersQu

10、estions1Who was that woman?What had happened between the two?2Paras.2-3What had happened after they fell in love ?3Para. 4Did they meet as planned?4Paras. 57Was the young woman the very one ?5Paras. 89How did the woman look?6Para. 10What was he thinking then before the old lady?7Para. 11What did the

11、 man do?8Paras. 1213What was the result?What did the old woman say?9 Para. 14IV. ReproductionRewrite the story from Hollis Meynelfs angle of view.Sample BeginningTwelve minutes to six, Hollis Meynell, a tall and thin lady in her green suit, stood at the southeast corner of the lobby in Grand Central

12、 Station, New York. It was only a twenty-step distance from the information desk where she was expected toV L anguage PointsA: Words and Expressions1. without fail: (Line 6) w hen you tell sb to do s1h w ithout fail, you are telling them that they must do it; with complete certainty 务必,一定 always 总是,

13、必定I want you here by two ，clock without fail,我要你两点钟务必来到这里。He writes every week without fail.他每周必定写信。2. Soon after he volunteered for military service, he had received a book from this woman. (Para.2)Meaning: Not long after he joined the military, he had received a book from this woman, volunteer: of

14、fer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it 自愿做,义务 做,无偿做 volunteer (sth) (for/as sth)John volunteered to organize a petition.约翰自告奋勇组织请愿上访。He volunteered his services as a driver,他自愿服务充当司机。Several staff members volunteered for early retirement.几位职员自愿提前退休。 volunteer (for

15、 sth): join the army, etc. without being forced to 自愿参军,当志愿兵 volunteer for military service / for the navy 自愿服兵役;自愿参加海军 volunteer: ()a person who does a job without being paid for it 义务工作者, 志愿者;a person who offers to do sth without being forced to do it 自告奋勇者,主动做某事的人 Any volunteers?谁自愿来?This is a hu

16、ge project, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work.这是个大项目,但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。3. identical a. exactly the same 完全样的，完全相同的The tests are identical to those carried out last year.这些考试和去年举行的相同。Your fingerprints cant be identical to mine.你的指纹和我的不可能一样。She recognized the bracelet as t

17、he identical one she had lost.她认出那只手镯就是自己丢失的那只。4. And while they all got strength from it, and appreciated her support of their cause, John Blandford was the only person to write Ms. Meynell back. (Para. 2)while: (used at the beginning of a sentence) although; in spite of the fact that.(用于句首) 虽 然,尽管

18、While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.尽管我愿意帮忙,但是没有多少时间。While (he is) respected, he is not liked.他虽受人尊敬，却不受人喜爱。write (sb) back; write back (to sb): write sb a letter replying to their letter (给某人)写回信, 复信Im afraid I never wrote back.我恐怕从未写过回信。She wrote back saying that she coul

19、dnt come.她回信说她来不了。I wrote back accepting their offer,我回信表示接受他们的提议。5. overseas: (Line 13) (ad) in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在国外,在海The product is sold both at home and overseas.这个产品行销国内外。This is Obamas first visit overseas since taking office.这是奥巴马就职后的首次海外之行。 live/work/go overseas在国外生活/工作

20、;出国overseas : (adj) coming from or happening abroad 外国的,海的overseas markets/trade海外市场,海外贸易overseas students/visitors海外外国留学生,海外/外国游客6. aboard prep.&ad. in or on a ship, train, plane, etc,在自卄(车,飞机等)上;上船(车, 飞机等)The flight attendant welcomed us aboard the plane.空中小姐欢迎我们登机。The boat is ready to leave. All

21、aboard!船要开了,所有人都请上船!7. decrease n. C, U the process of becoming less 减少There has been a 10% decrease in sales 销售额下降 了 !0%The survey shows that there is a decrease in the number of young people out of work.调查表明,年轻人的失业率下降了。v. become less or reduce sth.(使)减少;(使)降低Profits have decreased by 15%,利润下降 了 15

22、%。The population growth in that city is decreasing by 1.5% each year.那个城市的人口增长率每年下降1.5%。8. During the difficult days of war, her letters nourished him and give him courage. (Para. 3) Meaning: During the difficult days of war, her letters gave him strength and courage.Here, the verb “nourish“ is used

23、 metaphorically, meaning maintain, encourage, strengthen sth, nourish vt. give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养;给营养Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.儿童需要从健康新鲜的食物屮摄取营养。nourish: allow a feeling, an idea, etc. to develop or grow

24、 stronger 培养,助长(情绪、观点等) By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children.我们通过教育投资,培养孩子们的才能。Letters of love only nourished her longing for him.情书只是增加 了 她对他的思念。University study nourished his ability to think critically.大学学习培养了他的批判性思维能力。9. As long as he received letters from her, he fe

25、lt as though he could survive. (Para. 3)as long as ., 只要if; on condition thatas long as is followed by a conditional adverbial clause.(条件状语从句).只要美元保持坚挺,我们的利润会很可观。 Our profits will be good as long as the US dollar remains strong. 只要你们真的尽心尽力,我不在乎你们什么时候完成这个任务。 As long as you do work hard, I dont mind w

26、hen you finish the task.10. But when he asked her for a photo, she declined his request. (Para. 4)Meaning: But when he asked her for a photo, she refused politely.decline: refuse a request or offer; usually politely 谢绝,婉言拒绝I offered to give them a lift but they declined.我主动邀请他们搭车,但他们婉言谢绝了。Their spok

27、esman declined to comment on the allegations.他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。decline an offer/invitation谢绝对方的主动帮助/邀请(2)(V.) becom e sm allei; few er; w eaker; etc,减少,下降,衰弱,衰退The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year.去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了 10%。Her health was declining rapidly.她的健康状况迅速恶化。decline:n. si

28、ng., U a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. 减少，下降11. objectionn. C, U a statement that shows one disagrees with sth.反对; 异议He has a strong objection to getting up so early.他强烈反对这么早起床。Some managers have raised objection to laying off too many employees.有些经理反对过分裁员。12. Suppose Im beautiful. Td a

29、lways be bothered by the feeling that you loved me for my beauty, and that kind of love would disgust me. (Para. 4)suppose (that).假如uSupposeM is followed by a conditional clause (条件从句).假如妈妈不在家,我们怎么办?Suppose Mum is out, what should we do?万一老师发现呢?这险不值得冒。 Its not worth the risk, suppose the teacher fou

30、nd out?13. Either way, I would forbid myself from loving you. (Para. 4)Meaning: In either situation, 1 would keep myself from loving you.forbid: (vt) order sb not to do sth: order that sth must not be done 禁止,不准(forbade, forbidden)Her father forbade the marriage.她父亲不允许这桩婚事。You are all forbidden to l

31、eave.你们都不准离开。He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.他不准他们再提到这个问题。8. One minute to six . Blandfords heart leaped. (Para. 5)Meaning: The time was one minute to six oclock . Blandford was so excited that his heart beat fast.14. fancy: (Line 34) (n) sing. a feeling of liking sb or sth 喜爱,迷恋Ta

32、ke a fancy to sb/sth: (esp BrE) start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason 号欢上, 爱 上(常指没有明显原因)I have taken a fancy to that dress.fancy: a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors 多装饰的;花哨的;别致的I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.我想要一件样式简洁的黑礼服,不要花哨的东西。Never mind all these fancy ph

33、rases-just tell us the plain facts.不要使用什么华丽的辞藻,就告诉我们简单的事实。15. She was standing almost directly behind the girl, a woman well past forty, and a fossil to his young eyes, her hair sporting patches of gray. (Para. 10)Meaning: The woman who he thought was Hollis Meynell was standing just behind the girl

34、. The woman, in her forties, was quite old in his young eyes and she had patches of gray hair.sport: wear sth or have hair in a particular style; have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see惹人注目地穿戴,触目地蓄着(胡须),故意显示,夸示,炫耀 sport a beard / a diamond ring / a flower in your buttonhole故意显示蓄着的长胡

35、子/手上的钻戒/扣眼里插着的花Summer or winter he sports a white suit.不论冬夏,他都惹人注目地穿着一身白色西服。Many of them sported beards and moustaches.他们当中有好多人留着触冃的大胡子和小胡子。16. She was more than fat; her thick legs shook as they moved. (Para. 10) Meaning: She was very fat, so her thick legs shook as they moved.more than: very; extr

36、emely 十分,非吊This expression is often followed by an adjective to show that the adjective itself is not adequate enough to modify the subject.Im more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car.我非常乐意用我的车带你去那儿。She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. 这次经历

37、对她产生了极大的震动。17. vanish: (Line 43) (vi) disappear or go suddenly out of sight (莫名其妙地)突然消失 The magician vanished in a puff of smoke.魔术师在股烟雾中突然不见了。My glasses seem to have vanished.我的眼镜似乎不翼而飞了。He seems have vanished without trace.他似乎消失得无影无踪。18. compress (sth) (into sth): (Line 44) press or squeeze sth to

38、gether or into a smaller space; be pressed or squeezed in this way (被)压紧,压缩 compress sth (into sth): reduce sth and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time 精简,浓缩， 压缩She compresses her nostrils.她捏紧鼻孔。Her lips compressed into a thin line.他的双唇抿成了一道缝。The main arguments were compressed into one cha

39、pter.主要的论证被压缩进 了 个章节。He compresses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentences.他把一生的戎马生涯压缩成几句话。19. .so strong was his desire to follow the girl, yet so deep was his longing for the woman . (Para. 11)With adverbs like so placed at the beginning of a sentence, for the sake of emphasis, its predicate

40、should be inverted (谓语倒装).More Such Adverbshardlyeverneithernot only not until only ./ only then, scarcely ever.A Mini - Test:1. Not until the game had begun at the sports ground.A. should he have arrivedB. did he arriveC. would he have arrivedD. had he arrived2. So confused that he didnt know how t

41、o start his lecture.A. since he becameC. that he becameB. would he becomeD. did he become3. Only under special circumstances to take make-up tests.A. are freshmen permitted B. freshmen are permittedC. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen4.when she started complaining.A. Not until hed arr

42、ived B. Hardly had he arrivedC. No sooner hed arrived D. Scarcely did he arrive20. . yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and brought warmth to his own. (Para. 11)Meaning: . but his wish to meet this woman, whose spirit had truly been with him and made him fee

43、l warm, was so strong.longing: (Line 46) n. C,U(for sb/sth) | (to do sth): a strong feeling of wanting sth/sb (对的)渴望,热望a longing for home/peace对故乡的思念,对和平的渴望The young writer has a strong longing for fame.那位青年作家强烈渴望出名。She was filled with longing to hear his voice again.她热切希望再听到他的声音。21. resist: (Line 4

44、9) refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening; prevent oneself from having or doing sth抵制,阻挡;忍住,抗拒, They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.他们决心顶住要求改革法律的压 。 The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.银行强烈反对降低利率。I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to

45、resist.我抵挡不住逃课的诱惑。Post-reading Activities1. DiscussionAsk the Ss to discuss the following questions:1. If you were John Blandford, would you invite the forty-year-old lady to dinner? Why or why not?2. Do you think love needs testing? Give your reasons.2. AssignmentReview the key points of Section AF

46、inish the exercises after class3. Structured WritingWrite a paragraph of a point of view supported by reasons.Writing:Topic: Parents have to save a large amount of money for their children to study abroad.Suggested Writing:Parents have to save a large amount of money for their children to study abroad. Apart from the international flight, they have to pay for their daily expenses, such as food, shelter, entertainment, long-distance telephone calls, and clothing. In addition, the children should have some money ready to cover unexpected expenses.