Unit One Love
Teaching Aims,
In this unit students are required to,
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion,group work,etc,to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
I,Useful Information
Whether it is a mother’s nurturing love for her child,a son’s loyal love for his father,the love between husband and wife,or the love between friends,love is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture,To love is to be human,To need love is also to be human,Children,for example,need loving care in order to be emotionally healthy.
Love is a deep feeling of fondness,affection and friendship that grows between people,Romantic love usually begins as passion and evolves with time to a more lasting sense of attachment,Many of the famous romantic love stories in various cultures end in tragedies of death or betrayal,The loss of love is a favorite musical theme and the subject of countless stories,operas,songs,and ballads.
The verb,like” is not as strong as the verb,love” and generally does not imply deep emotions.,Like” means to find pleasure or satisfaction in something or someone,I like eating at the restaurant; my son likes his teacher,In English,the word,love” is often used informally instead of,like” in an intensified sense,He loves music; Children love ice-cream; she loves her new job,However,“love” and,like” are totally interchangeable,It is often the context that indicates the strength of the word,love”,The verb,love” should not be used in the first person,when speaking to another person,except in romantic situations (I love you),When in doubt as to which verb to use,it is better to use,like” with an adverb,I like your dress a lot; I really like my professor; His boss liked his proposal immensely.
II,Preparation
1,Getting to know each other
Sample
My name is Wang Ling,I am 18,I come from Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,I?graduated from the Fourth Middle School,Hangzhou is a very beautiful city,It has the West Lake,which is famous all over the world,I love my home town.
I have a lot of hobbies,such as playing tennis,basketball,table tennis,and listening to music.
2,Talking about someone you love
Sample
I love my mother most,because she is always very kind to me,unlike my father who will scold me or slap me if I make mistakes or if I am naughty,My mother is an ordinary-looking woman,but in my eyes she is very beautiful,She is very hard-working and does almost all the housework,When I was working for the entrance examinations,she was very considerate and never let me do any housework,When I was hungry at night,she would fix a snack for me,She is a good cook,It’s a pity that I am not able to have what she cooks because I am far away from home.
III,Listening-Centered Activities
Play the tape and make the students listen to the three listening exercises and answer all the questions on page 4、5、and 6,If necessary,play the tape once again,
IV,In-Class Reading
A Good Heart to Lean On
1,Pre-reading on p.9
Directions,Discuss the following questions in pairs.
1),How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person?
I feel pity towards those who are disabled,I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job,I feel lucky that I am not disabled.
2),Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do,talk about him/her.
Yes,My aunt is deaf and dumb,She has been like this since her childhood,My grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine,She is now more than seventy years old and she has never been married,She was very kind to me,In fact it was she who brought me up,She often felt it unfair because she couldn’t hear,But she is very intelligent,and she is good at sewing,She sometimes kidded /teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldn’t work.
2,Language Points,
1)．…I was embarrassed to be seen with my father.
e.g,I was embarrassed/felt uncomfortable when the others saw me together with my father”
to be ashamed of,to feel shameful
e.g,I am ashamed of what I have done.
He was ashamed of having failed.
to be ashamed to do sth
e.g,I am ashamed to leave you this way.
I am ashamed to have mentioned it; please forgive me.
2),to let on,to let sb know
e.g,Don’t let on about the meeting.
He doesn’t let on that he is richer than he really is.
We didn’t let on about how rich we were.
3),to set the pace：定速度，树立榜样
e.g,Our store set the pace in book sales.
John set a fast pace in walking.
to keep pace with somebody,
e.g,I can’t keep pace with your plan.
Keep pace with times.
4),to adjust to,to change slightly in order to be more suitable调整，校准,使适应
e.g,to adjust to a new climate
She must to adjust herself to English life.
The desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child.
5),to make it (to),to arrive somewhere in time for sth; succeed in
e.g,We are too late; I don’t think we’ll make it.
You can make it if you hurry.
After years as an unsuccessful businessman,he has finally made it.
6),to pull through,to recover from illness恢复健康，度过难关
e.g,They hoped that he would pull through.
The doctor pulled her through.
The economic situation was serious,but they pulled through.
7),to marvel at,be greatly surprised at
e.g,to marvel at her beauty/his skill/his tremendous achievements
8),to subject …to,to make sb experience sth,especially sth unpleasant
e.g,He was subjected to severe criticism.
He tries to subject the whole family to his will.
to be subject to,to obey ; to abide by(adj.)受…约束力
e.g,We are all subject to the laws of the country.
to be subject to,to tend to have; to be likely/apt to have容易受到
e.g,He is subject to headache.
All men are subject to death.
Japan is subject to earthquake.
9),now (that),because of the fact that
e.g,Now(that) you are here,let’s begin.
Now that you have come,you may as well stay.
Now that you are well again,you can travel.
10).to engage in,to take part in; to become involved in an activity从事，参与
e.g,If you engage in the local politics,you can’t have much time for your family.
I have no time to engage in gossip,so please don’t come to me with your rumors and complaints.
to be engaged in,to be busy with sth; to be busy in doing sth从事，忙于
e.g,It is a hard and long struggle we are engaged in.
He was engaged in writing letters.
11),to participate in,to take part in; to join in
to participate in the strike activities/the game/the discussion/the war
e.g,I longed to have the opportunity of participating in the strike activities,
Everyone can participate in this game.
12),to break out,(of fire,disease,violence,war,fight…) start suddenly (only used in active voice)
e.g,A fire broke out during the midnight.
The economic crisis broke out in the United States.
13),in frustration（和表示情绪的名词连用）
(the same kind of phrases,in relief,in surprise in astonishment,in horror,in fun,in anxiety,in fear,in amazement,in despair,in anger)
14),on leave,absence with permission
e.g,He went home on leave.
We are on leave until December.
To take one’s leave(formal):to say good-bye
e.g,He took his leave after thanking his host.
15),to see to (it that),确保；注意做到，务必要（注意：从句中不用进行时态和将来时）
e.g,See to it that you don’t fall.
See to it that you are here punctually tomorrow morning.
16),to be gone,to be dead
e.g,Now that his wife is gone,he is all on his own.
All is over,He is gone.
3,Questions for discussion,
Directions,Work in groups to discuss the following questions,
1),What do you think makes a good heart?
I think there are many things to make a good heart,They are,kindness to others,endurance,hard-work,never hurting others,being satisfied with life,patience,etc..
2),What did you learn from this article about the relationship between the father and the son?
The father knew his disability stood in the way between him and his son,That’s why he said to his son:” You set the pace,I’ll adjust to you.” The son was young,so he was ashamed of his father because other people stared at them,But deep in their hearts they loved each other,The father was proud of his son,and the son learned a lot from his father.
3),How and why does the son’s attitude change?
The son realized that it was his father who taught him many things such as how to have a good heart,He knew that having a good heart was more important than having a good appearance,Especially after his father died,he felt it more intensely that it was his father who guided him in his life.
4),If you were the son,how would you feel towards the father?
If I were the son,I wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with him by others,I would be proud of my father no matter how he looked because it was he who gave me life and brought me up,His disability was not his own choice,He was disabled,which was hard enough for him,How could the others look down upon him,let alone his son.(let alone更不用说eg,The baby can’t walk,let alone run,He can’t speak his own native language well,let alone French.)
V,Further Development
1,Different kinds of love
Possible alternatives:
1) Loving members of one’s family,parents,grandparents,brothers,sisters,husband,wife,children,grandchildren
2) Loving one’s life,animals,nature,etc.
2,Group discussion
Sample I
I agree with the students,because I have pets,I feel happy when I’m with pets,I myself have a pet cat,I like him very much,and I enjoy taking care of him,When I am unhappy or in low spirits,I stroke him,cuddle (hold sth lovingly and closely in the arms) him and then I feel much better,He is like one of my friends,In a sense he is better than a friend because he never argues with me and usually obeys me.
Sample II
I don’t agree with this statement,I am afraid of animals,especially dogs,I don’t know why,but I have been afraid of dogs since my childhood,At the sight of dogs,I shiver,I don’t understand how I can lower my blood pressure by stroking or patting them,On the contrary,my blood pressure would rise because I am so nervous around a dog and sometimes I can’t help screaming.
3,Translation on p.14
Translate the Chinese sentences into English,using the expressions in brackets.
He walks slowly because of his bad leg.
He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.
He saw to it that the same mistake wouldn’t happen again.
Now that they have got to know each other a little better,they get along just fine.
Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys.
I send you my best wishes on this happy occasion.
4,Writing
To give the student a clearer idea of how to organize their composition,the teacher may encourage the students to include the following in their writing:
a description of the physical features(height,weight,etc.) of the father;
characteristics of the father
what the student thinks of the father;
something that had happened between the father and the student
Sample I
My Father
My father,forty-six years old,is a peasant,He is very hard-working,because he has a big family to support,Perhaps it is because he is tired,he is a man of few words,and almost no smile appears on his face,Father has never bought any toys or candies for my younger brother and me,but I know he loves us,He is strict with us,He once said,“You should study hard so that you can serve the people better in the future.” My family was poor but father promised that he would pay for education of my brother and me even if he had to sell our house,We were deeply moved,We are determined to study hard to repay our father,I love and admire my father.
Sample II
My Mother
My mother,a middle-aged woman,has a kind of typical characteristic of oriental women,I will always be thankful for her love and I’ll love her forever,When I was a child,my mother took me to the kindergarten even when the weather was bad,When I was naughty and made mistakes,my mother never blamed me,Instead she often told me some enjoyable stories and from these I was able to know what I should do and what I shouldn’t do,When I went to school,my mother cared about not only my daily needs but also my studies,When I did poorly in school,she often encouraged me to try my best again,She said she had confidence in me and told me never to lose heart,I’ll remember her kindness and advice forever.
5,Proverbs concerning love
●True love never grows old.
●True love is giving,not taking.
●All true love is founded on esteem.
●Love asks faith,and faith firmness.
●Without respect,love cannot go far.
●Love is the reward of love.
●Love lives in cottages as well as in courts,（爱情不分贫贱与富贵。）
Teaching Aims,
In this unit students are required to,
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion,group work,etc,to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
I,Useful Information
Whether it is a mother’s nurturing love for her child,a son’s loyal love for his father,the love between husband and wife,or the love between friends,love is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture,To love is to be human,To need love is also to be human,Children,for example,need loving care in order to be emotionally healthy.
Love is a deep feeling of fondness,affection and friendship that grows between people,Romantic love usually begins as passion and evolves with time to a more lasting sense of attachment,Many of the famous romantic love stories in various cultures end in tragedies of death or betrayal,The loss of love is a favorite musical theme and the subject of countless stories,operas,songs,and ballads.
The verb,like” is not as strong as the verb,love” and generally does not imply deep emotions.,Like” means to find pleasure or satisfaction in something or someone,I like eating at the restaurant; my son likes his teacher,In English,the word,love” is often used informally instead of,like” in an intensified sense,He loves music; Children love ice-cream; she loves her new job,However,“love” and,like” are totally interchangeable,It is often the context that indicates the strength of the word,love”,The verb,love” should not be used in the first person,when speaking to another person,except in romantic situations (I love you),When in doubt as to which verb to use,it is better to use,like” with an adverb,I like your dress a lot; I really like my professor; His boss liked his proposal immensely.
II,Preparation
1,Getting to know each other
Sample
My name is Wang Ling,I am 18,I come from Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,I?graduated from the Fourth Middle School,Hangzhou is a very beautiful city,It has the West Lake,which is famous all over the world,I love my home town.
I have a lot of hobbies,such as playing tennis,basketball,table tennis,and listening to music.
2,Talking about someone you love
Sample
I love my mother most,because she is always very kind to me,unlike my father who will scold me or slap me if I make mistakes or if I am naughty,My mother is an ordinary-looking woman,but in my eyes she is very beautiful,She is very hard-working and does almost all the housework,When I was working for the entrance examinations,she was very considerate and never let me do any housework,When I was hungry at night,she would fix a snack for me,She is a good cook,It’s a pity that I am not able to have what she cooks because I am far away from home.
III,Listening-Centered Activities
Play the tape and make the students listen to the three listening exercises and answer all the questions on page 4、5、and 6,If necessary,play the tape once again,
IV,In-Class Reading
A Good Heart to Lean On
1,Pre-reading on p.9
Directions,Discuss the following questions in pairs.
1),How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person?
I feel pity towards those who are disabled,I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job,I feel lucky that I am not disabled.
2),Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do,talk about him/her.
Yes,My aunt is deaf and dumb,She has been like this since her childhood,My grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine,She is now more than seventy years old and she has never been married,She was very kind to me,In fact it was she who brought me up,She often felt it unfair because she couldn’t hear,But she is very intelligent,and she is good at sewing,She sometimes kidded /teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldn’t work.
2,Language Points,
1)．…I was embarrassed to be seen with my father.
e.g,I was embarrassed/felt uncomfortable when the others saw me together with my father”
to be ashamed of,to feel shameful
e.g,I am ashamed of what I have done.
He was ashamed of having failed.
to be ashamed to do sth
e.g,I am ashamed to leave you this way.
I am ashamed to have mentioned it; please forgive me.
2),to let on,to let sb know
e.g,Don’t let on about the meeting.
He doesn’t let on that he is richer than he really is.
We didn’t let on about how rich we were.
3),to set the pace：定速度，树立榜样
e.g,Our store set the pace in book sales.
John set a fast pace in walking.
to keep pace with somebody,
e.g,I can’t keep pace with your plan.
Keep pace with times.
4),to adjust to,to change slightly in order to be more suitable调整，校准,使适应
e.g,to adjust to a new climate
She must to adjust herself to English life.
The desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child.
5),to make it (to),to arrive somewhere in time for sth; succeed in
e.g,We are too late; I don’t think we’ll make it.
You can make it if you hurry.
After years as an unsuccessful businessman,he has finally made it.
6),to pull through,to recover from illness恢复健康，度过难关
e.g,They hoped that he would pull through.
The doctor pulled her through.
The economic situation was serious,but they pulled through.
7),to marvel at,be greatly surprised at
e.g,to marvel at her beauty/his skill/his tremendous achievements
8),to subject …to,to make sb experience sth,especially sth unpleasant
e.g,He was subjected to severe criticism.
He tries to subject the whole family to his will.
to be subject to,to obey ; to abide by(adj.)受…约束力
e.g,We are all subject to the laws of the country.
to be subject to,to tend to have; to be likely/apt to have容易受到
e.g,He is subject to headache.
All men are subject to death.
Japan is subject to earthquake.
9),now (that),because of the fact that
e.g,Now(that) you are here,let’s begin.
Now that you have come,you may as well stay.
Now that you are well again,you can travel.
10).to engage in,to take part in; to become involved in an activity从事，参与
e.g,If you engage in the local politics,you can’t have much time for your family.
I have no time to engage in gossip,so please don’t come to me with your rumors and complaints.
to be engaged in,to be busy with sth; to be busy in doing sth从事，忙于
e.g,It is a hard and long struggle we are engaged in.
He was engaged in writing letters.
11),to participate in,to take part in; to join in
to participate in the strike activities/the game/the discussion/the war
e.g,I longed to have the opportunity of participating in the strike activities,
Everyone can participate in this game.
12),to break out,(of fire,disease,violence,war,fight…) start suddenly (only used in active voice)
e.g,A fire broke out during the midnight.
The economic crisis broke out in the United States.
13),in frustration（和表示情绪的名词连用）
(the same kind of phrases,in relief,in surprise in astonishment,in horror,in fun,in anxiety,in fear,in amazement,in despair,in anger)
14),on leave,absence with permission
e.g,He went home on leave.
We are on leave until December.
To take one’s leave(formal):to say good-bye
e.g,He took his leave after thanking his host.
15),to see to (it that),确保；注意做到，务必要（注意：从句中不用进行时态和将来时）
e.g,See to it that you don’t fall.
See to it that you are here punctually tomorrow morning.
16),to be gone,to be dead
e.g,Now that his wife is gone,he is all on his own.
All is over,He is gone.
3,Questions for discussion,
Directions,Work in groups to discuss the following questions,
1),What do you think makes a good heart?
I think there are many things to make a good heart,They are,kindness to others,endurance,hard-work,never hurting others,being satisfied with life,patience,etc..
2),What did you learn from this article about the relationship between the father and the son?
The father knew his disability stood in the way between him and his son,That’s why he said to his son:” You set the pace,I’ll adjust to you.” The son was young,so he was ashamed of his father because other people stared at them,But deep in their hearts they loved each other,The father was proud of his son,and the son learned a lot from his father.
3),How and why does the son’s attitude change?
The son realized that it was his father who taught him many things such as how to have a good heart,He knew that having a good heart was more important than having a good appearance,Especially after his father died,he felt it more intensely that it was his father who guided him in his life.
4),If you were the son,how would you feel towards the father?
If I were the son,I wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with him by others,I would be proud of my father no matter how he looked because it was he who gave me life and brought me up,His disability was not his own choice,He was disabled,which was hard enough for him,How could the others look down upon him,let alone his son.(let alone更不用说eg,The baby can’t walk,let alone run,He can’t speak his own native language well,let alone French.)
V,Further Development
1,Different kinds of love
Possible alternatives:
1) Loving members of one’s family,parents,grandparents,brothers,sisters,husband,wife,children,grandchildren
2) Loving one’s life,animals,nature,etc.
2,Group discussion
Sample I
I agree with the students,because I have pets,I feel happy when I’m with pets,I myself have a pet cat,I like him very much,and I enjoy taking care of him,When I am unhappy or in low spirits,I stroke him,cuddle (hold sth lovingly and closely in the arms) him and then I feel much better,He is like one of my friends,In a sense he is better than a friend because he never argues with me and usually obeys me.
Sample II
I don’t agree with this statement,I am afraid of animals,especially dogs,I don’t know why,but I have been afraid of dogs since my childhood,At the sight of dogs,I shiver,I don’t understand how I can lower my blood pressure by stroking or patting them,On the contrary,my blood pressure would rise because I am so nervous around a dog and sometimes I can’t help screaming.
3,Translation on p.14
Translate the Chinese sentences into English,using the expressions in brackets.
He walks slowly because of his bad leg.
He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.
He saw to it that the same mistake wouldn’t happen again.
Now that they have got to know each other a little better,they get along just fine.
Then I found myself surrounded by half a dozen boys.
I send you my best wishes on this happy occasion.
4,Writing
To give the student a clearer idea of how to organize their composition,the teacher may encourage the students to include the following in their writing:
a description of the physical features(height,weight,etc.) of the father;
characteristics of the father
what the student thinks of the father;
something that had happened between the father and the student
Sample I
My Father
My father,forty-six years old,is a peasant,He is very hard-working,because he has a big family to support,Perhaps it is because he is tired,he is a man of few words,and almost no smile appears on his face,Father has never bought any toys or candies for my younger brother and me,but I know he loves us,He is strict with us,He once said,“You should study hard so that you can serve the people better in the future.” My family was poor but father promised that he would pay for education of my brother and me even if he had to sell our house,We were deeply moved,We are determined to study hard to repay our father,I love and admire my father.
Sample II
My Mother
My mother,a middle-aged woman,has a kind of typical characteristic of oriental women,I will always be thankful for her love and I’ll love her forever,When I was a child,my mother took me to the kindergarten even when the weather was bad,When I was naughty and made mistakes,my mother never blamed me,Instead she often told me some enjoyable stories and from these I was able to know what I should do and what I shouldn’t do,When I went to school,my mother cared about not only my daily needs but also my studies,When I did poorly in school,she often encouraged me to try my best again,She said she had confidence in me and told me never to lose heart,I’ll remember her kindness and advice forever.
5,Proverbs concerning love
●True love never grows old.
●True love is giving,not taking.
●All true love is founded on esteem.
●Love asks faith,and faith firmness.
●Without respect,love cannot go far.
●Love is the reward of love.
●Love lives in cottages as well as in courts,（爱情不分贫贱与富贵。）
