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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流unit 1 The dinner party教案【精品文档】第 9 页Unit 1 The Dinner Party1. Warm-up Questions1) Who do you think are braver, women or men? Please give examples to support your statement.2) Do you think women can do everything men can? Why or why not?3) Do you believe that women can face a cris

2、is with perfect self-control/ Why or why not?4) Have you ever seen a cobra? How would you react to a cobra if it were found in your room?2. Introductory RemarksWho are braver, men or women? Different people have different opinions. Here in the text, this question is fielded in a rather unexpected wa

3、y. Lets see what happened and what message the story conveys.Allow Ss 10minutes to go over the text and obtain a global understanding of the text.Answer the following questions on page 7.Obviously the author of the story wants to tell the reader that a woman can face a crisis with perfect calmness a

4、nd self-control. Rather then state the message directly; however, she leads the reader to the desired conclusion step by step with a cleverly woven description.From whose point of view is the story written?The use of third-person point of view in this story makes the reader feel like a spectator.Wha

5、t is the starting event for this story?The change in expression on the face of the hostess.Which detail about the setting contributes to the plot of the story?Cobras live in India.Why is the hostesss reaction to the snake important to the story?It offers proof to end the discussion.How would the sto

6、ry have been different if it had been told from the hostesss point of view?Readers would have been aware of the snakes location earlier.1. Summary Questions (1) Does the ending of the story surprise you? Why or why not?-Yes. Most of the text describes the Americans self-control.(2) What conclusion c

7、an you draw from the text?- Women may have perfect self-control in any crisis as well as men.(3) Based on the text, who is braver, men or women?-Both2. Concluding Remarks - Men and women constitute the world. They act in different roles and play different, distinct parts in various fields. The world

8、 dies without both.Language PointsA heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.1. Heated: a. a). lively, spirited热烈的，激烈的E.g. It was a very heated argument and people were shouting at each other.b). heated argument , hot weather ; colored people ,

9、colorful life ;skilled work , skilful argument ; skilled worker , skilful lawyer ;Heat：n “高温,炎热”,还可指“炎热的天气”或由高温而产生的“暖气”,引申可表示人们的情绪“激动”“热烈”“激烈”的状态或状况。heat用于体育还可表示“预赛”,获胜者可参加复赛或决赛。heat作“高温,炎热”或“激动,热烈,激烈”解是不可数名词,但其前偶尔可用不定冠词a修饰; 作“预赛”解是可数名词。 eg. He cant bear the great heat.（酷热）The heat was held in the a

10、fternoon. 预赛在下午进行。They argued with great heat. 他们非常激烈地争论。In the heat of the argument I lost my self-control. 在辩论最激烈的时刻,我失去了自制。take the heat out of the situation中，意为“让局面缓和下来”at a single heat 一口气in the heat of the moment 一时激动之下v. (使) 变热”, 引申可表示“激发某人的某种感情”。 Could you heat a cup of coffee for me? 给我热一杯咖

11、啡好吗?When ice is heated, it thaws.Heatingn.加热；供暖；暖气装置 adj.加热的，供热的 a heating system 供暖系统 settle的基本意思是“安”。可指“安放”“安置”“安家”,即使某人事处于稳定、有序、长期的位置或某个稳定、清闲的环境中; 也可指“安定”“安抚”“安静”,即长期压在心头的烦恼或起伏不定的事物得到安定; 还可指“安排”“解决”,即终止所有的怀疑、动摇和争论而使事情得到解决。根据上文可灵活译成“妥善安置”。引申可指“安排,使妥帖”“决定,解决”“使平静,使镇定”“调停,排解”“设定,安牢”“使就职”“使坐下”“使守规矩,使

12、就范”“使坚固,使坚实”“使澄清,使沉淀”“支付,清算”“(法律)让渡,和解”“(动物学)受孕,怀胎”。 安于独身生活 渐渐习惯于新的工作 坐下来吃饭 安下心来学习 1. I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true though any naturalist would know it couldnt be. Why does the author say though any naturalist would know it couldnt be? Because cobras generally eat sma

13、ll animals such as rabbits and mice, a naturalist would tell us that milk is not a favorite food for the cobras.barea). (a.) not covered, with no plants growing on itE.g. He is so shy that he dare not look at her bare shoulders.b). (a.) no more than, mereE.g. His income can only buy the bare necessi

14、ties of life.c). (v.) revealE.g. The lady screamed as the snake bared its teeth.bare, bald, naked & nude这几个形容词都含”赤裸的”之意。bare 指缺少必要的遮盖物。用于人时，多指身体的部分裸露。例如：He exposed a bare back to the sun.bald 指头上无发，地上无草木，树上无叶等。例如：He was already bald at the age of 25. naked 指全身一丝不挂，暴露无遗。例如：They found the body lying h

15、alf naked in the grass.The children ran naked through the yard. nude主要指人体裸露，也可指房间无装饰。例如：The boys went swimming in the nude.2. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they have

16、nt. 席间，一位年轻的女士与一位少校展开了激烈的讨论。年轻的女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，不再像过去那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。 spirited : a. full of spirit, lively, showing energyE.g. spirited discussion = heated discussion ; spirited quarrel = violent quarrel spirited attack = violent attack ; spirited resistance = strong resistance4. outgrow : vt.a

17、). give up ones habit, interest etc as one grows older or more matureE.g. He has outgrown the habit of sucking his fingers.b).grow too larger forE.g. The girls dress was bought by her mother last year. She has now outgrown it.c). grow taller or faster thanE.g. He outgrows his brother.5. ounce : n.a)

18、. unit of weight , 1/16 of a poundb). a bit, a small amountE.g. If you had an ounce of sense, you wouldnt do that.6. count : v.a). say the number in orderE.g. Can you count the apples in the box?b). be important or valuableE.g. It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.7. argument :

19、n.a). ( about , as to) discussion by persons who disagreeE.g. They spent hours in argument as to / about where to go.b). reason for or againstE.g. The students were active in speech, bringing forward arguments for or against television.8. contracta). (v.) (cause to) become smaller, shorter or tighte

20、rE.g. The pupils of his eyes contracted in the bright light.b). contraction (n.)E.g. Cold causes the contraction of the iron bar.c). (n.) a legal written agreement between two people, groups, states etc.E.g. I am under contract to teach here for five years.d). (vi.) promise legally in writingE.g. Th

21、ey contracted to build a new bridge.9. motion a). (v.) give a signal by moving the hand or headE.g. He motioned me to sit down while talking into the people.b). (n.) signal by hand or headE.g. He made a motion with his hand to make me sit down.c). (n.) movingE.g. The clock is still in motion after t

22、wenty years.d). (n.) proposal to be discussed and voted on at a meetingE.g. The motion put forward by Mr. Howard was carried rejected.10. image : n.a). likeness or copy of sb. , sth.E.g. Your child is the very image of you.b). mental picture or ideaE.g. The politician tries to improve his image by k

23、issing babies.11. host : n.a). person who entertains the guestE.g. I know this man, he is host of the TV program Local News.b). great numberE.g. You will be faced with a host of problems.12. faint : a.a). weak , not clearE.g. A faint heart never succeeds.b). about to lose consciousnessE.g. He is fai

24、nt with hunger and cold.二. Useful Phrases1. track down : find or discover by hunting or searchingE.g. It was 48 hours after the police tracked down evidence.2. spring up a). arise, develop, grow suddenly or quicklyE.g. In the past ten years, skyscrapers have sprung up like mushroom in DL.b). move qu

25、ickly upwardsE.g. The boy sprang up out of the chair as soon as he heard the doorbell ring.3. feel like : feel that one would like to have or doE.g. Do you fell like going out for a walk?4. make for : move towardE.g. After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door.5. ring out : sound loudly a

26、nd clearlyE.g. A voice rang out from the back of the crowd.6. light upa). begin to give out light E.g. The streetlights that night didnt light up until 7b). make or become full of lightE.g. The powerful searchlight lit up the building.c). make or become happyE.g. His face lit up with a smile.3. And

27、that last ounce is what really counts.” Whats the meaning of “what really counts? “It means “something that is really important”.4. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. Whats the meaning of look and see in this sentence?look means to try to find something usin

28、g your eyes while see means to use your eyes to look at things and know what they are. 5. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. her muscles tightened almost unnoticeably.2) This is an absolute construction（独立主格结构） used as an adverbial of behavior or way. Instead of v-ing f

29、orm we can also use v-ed form, adjective, adverbial, prepositional phrase, or even infinitive in this structure.More examples:He groaned and fell to the floor, blood streaming from his nose.He rushed into the room, his face covered with sweat.The girl entered the classroom, her nose red with cold.Th

30、e attacker entered the dark room, gun in hand.6. The boys eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. What the hostess tells the boy is so terrible that even a native boy feels astonished.7. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda just out

31、side the open doors.在座的客人中除了那个美国人以外谁也没有注意到这一幕，也没有看到那个男仆把一碗牛奶放在紧靠门边的走廊上。2) Can we use “and” to replace the word “or” in this sentence? Why or why not?No. Because according to the grammar you must use “or” instead of “and” after a negative word such as “none” and “not”.8. The American comes to with a

32、start. 1) The American suddenly realizes what is happening and this startles him.2) What can we infer from this sentence? Before he sees a bowl of milk being placed on the veranda, the American naturalist always keeps a relaxed and somewhat indifferent manner.9. you were right, Major! the host excla

33、ims. The man has just shown us an example of perfect self-control.”The host only knows part of the story. Thats to say, he only knows the American jumps to slam the door when he finds the existence of a cobra but he doesnt know the cobra is crawling across his wifes foot.10. just a minute, the Ameri

34、can says, turning to his hostess. Mrs. Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was in the room?”Why does the American ask this question?Because he wants to know whether its true that the hostess is calmer than him.11. A faint smile lights up the womans face as she replies: Because it was crawling across

35、 my foot. What can we learn from this sentence?The author just wants to come to the conclusion that in this story the hostess is calmer than the American. Thats to say; sometimes women are calmer than men.五. Language Points and Questions(一) Lines 1-91. Questions for Discussion (1) According to the a

36、uthor, is the story true or not?-She was not sure, though she thought it might not have been.(2) Where and when did the story take place?-It took place in India when India was a British colony.(3) Whats the difference between official and “officers?-An official is a person who holds a public office

37、in government. An officer usually refers to a person in a position of command in the armed forces.(4) What do you know from the description of the inside of the dining room?-In the dining room everything can be seen clearly.(二) Lines 10 - 151. Language Pointswomen have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chai

38、r-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era. = women have grown so mature that they do not lose self-control upon small provocation as seeing a mouse.a) Jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse : they would jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse.E.g. - a not-so-easy-to-operate machine : a machine that is not s

39、o easy to operate - stick-in-the-mud people : people who have stuck in the mudwhile a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. = though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman does, he has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the differenc

40、e.a) ounce of : a small amount ofE.g. An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.b) more of : much of + n. : great degree, great in quantityE.g. It is not much of a garden.2. Questions for Discussion (1) Do you think it is the case that women always jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse?(2) D

41、o you agree that a womans reaction in any crisis is to scream? Why or why not?(3) Can you paraphrase the last sentence of the paragraph?(三) Lines 16- 201. Language Points her muscles contracting slightly. = her muscles tightened almost unnoticeably.2. Questions for Discussion (1) What does the nativ

42、e boy refer to?- An India male attendant.(2) What does it mean when a persons eyes widen?-Being shocked, surprised, frightened, etc.(四) Lines 21 - 281. Language PointsOf the guests, none except the American notices this.a). of the guests : among the guestsE.g. Of the students in this class, three ar

43、e most excellent in writing.b) none except : none but, onlyE.g. None except him dares to walk in such a dark place.The American comes to with a start . = The American suddenly realizes what is happening and this startles him. to serve the next coursea) serve : to place ( food, etc ) on a table in a

44、mealE.g. Be sure to serve the coffee hot.2. Questions for Discussion(1) What does the American comes to with a start mean?(2) Why does he come to with a start?- He thinks that all the guests are within the striking distance of the cobra.(3) How does he know that?- Because he is a naturalist.(五) Line

45、s 29 - 341. Language Points the commotion would frighten the cobra into strikinga) frighten sb. into doing sth : cause sb. to do sth. by frightening him E.g. They tried every possible means to frighten the old man into signing the paper.2. Questions for Discussion (1) How do ordinary people react to

46、 a cobra nearby?- Scream, jump back, run away as quickly as possible, etc.(2) Can you find a word which refers to such reactions in the text?-Commotion(3) How does the American react to the crisis?-He tries to keep himself and all the others from the commotion which would frighten the cobra into str

47、iking.(4) What do you think of his strategy to deal with the situation?- Its interesting and clever.(六) Lines 35 - 441. Language PointsScreams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut.a) slam the veranda doors safely shut : slam the veranda doors and shut them safelyb) Safely modifies shut, and the two is used as object complement.2. Questions for Discussion (1)