Teaching Plan for Unit 3 Ⅰ.Aims & Demands: Get the students ⑴ to comprehend the text of Section A ⑵ to have a good grasp of the following points: ups and downs; be /get involved with; hold ;work out; go through; for a time ;met with ;all along; upon/on doing sth. ; subsequently(consequently);harbor; see…as; at one’s worst; why do/not do sth.; buy time; never too adj. to do sth. Ⅱ.Focus ⑴comprehension of the text ⑵some of the language points Ⅲ.Teaching Method: cognitive approach Ⅳ.Teaching periods: six periods Ⅴ.Teaching Aids: A recorder and L.C Ⅵ.Blackboard Design Ⅶ.Procedure: the first two periods Detailed study of the text: ups and downs: a mix of good experiences and a bad experiences eg: Life is full of ups and downs.人生充满了欢乐和痛苦。 He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relation between the two countries.他经历了两国历史上的阴晴圆缺。 through: prep. from the beginning to the end of e.g. She nursed me through my long illness. 她在我长久的疾病困扰下护理着我。 The children are too young to sit through a long concert. 孩子们太小，受不了音乐会这么长时间的煎熬。 weaknesses and strengths: weak points and strong points e.g. It’s important to know your own weaknesses and strengths. 了解自己的缺点和优点很重要的。 The weaknesses and strengths of her theory. 她的理论的不足和长处。 be/get involved with: give a lot of time, effort, or attention to e.g. He was involved with working out a plan. 他专心致志地制定计划。 hold: v. own be able to contain or offer.“Hold”in this sense can also be used figuratively. e.g. He holds a half share in the business. 他在该企业中拥有一半的股份。 The cinema holds 5,000 people.该电影院可容纳5000人。 Life holds many surprises for us. （比喻）人生中有许多意想不到的事情。 work out: have as a result: turn out; happen or progress in a certain way(vi.) e.g. How will the situation eventually work out only time can tell. 情况将来会怎样，只有以后才知道。 Things will work out well if you will just be patient. 如果你耐心点，事情会有个圆满的结局的。 find by reasoning or figuring(vt.) e.g. Have you worked out the answer? 你已经有答案了吗？ She had worked out that it would lose over ＄100 . 她已经预计出了那要花费100美元。 The police couldn’t work out how the thieves had entered the building. 警方并未查明贼是如何进入那栋建筑物的。 go through: experience 经历。 for a time: for a certain period; temporarily e.g. The professor stayed in London for a time. 教授曾有一段时间呆在伦敦。 bud: （vi.）produce buds e.g. The trees are budding early this year.今年树木发芽早。 (fig. used) “starting to develop” e.g. our budding relationship 我们处于萌芽状态的关系。 A budding writer 初露头脚的作家。 10．meet with: experience e.g. I (meet) met with some difficulties in surfing the net. 上网时我遇到一些困难。 His speech met with a cold acceptance.他的演讲遭到冷遇。 11.all along: through out a period of time e.g. I suspected all along that she was lying. 我一直怀疑她在撒谎。 I know the truth all along.实情我始终是清楚的。 12.upon: prep.(the same as in)immediately after, directly after e.g. Upon/on hearing the news, she burst into tears. 一听到这个消息她就哭泣了。 He got a good job upon/on graduation. 他刚毕业就找到了一份好工作。 13．subsequently: afterwards consequently: as a result; therefore e.g. The old school was sold and subsequently turned into a private house. 那所有历史的学校出售后变成了私宅。 The back refused to help the company, and consequently it went out of business. 银行拒绝支援那家公司，导致那家公司倒闭了。 14.to start with: in the first place： at the first point 第一；首先 e.g. To start with we haven’t enough money, and secondly we’re too busy. 首先，我们没足够的金钱；再者，我们没有闲暇时间。 at the beginning: initially 起初；开始时 e.g. The club had only six members to start with .俱乐部刚开始只有六个成员。 15.harbor: （vt.）have(feelings,thoughts,images,etc.)in one’s mind over a long period of time e.g. For years he harbored a secret wish to become a painter. 16.reservations (n.)if you have reservations about sth., you’ll have doubts about it or you’re not sure that it is entirely good or right. e.g. I have some reservations about his history. 我对他说的不太相信。 17．Talk:（vi）： speak about other people’s actions and private lives. e.g. Don’t park your car outside my house，you know how people talk. 别把你的车停靠在我的住宿外面，你知道别人会怎么说的。 18.see…as: regard…as e.g. I see it as my duty to find him a job. 我把帮他找份工作当做自己的责任。 Many girls have normal body weight, but they see themselves as being fat. 许多女孩的体重都是正常的，但她们自己认为胖了。 19.at one’s worst: when one is behaving as unpleasantly as possible e.g. This was his mother at her worst; her voice was sharp and loud, and she was to be angry at anyone. 这是他母亲脾气最坏的时候：说话嗓门既大又高，对谁都会发脾气。 20.approach:( vt.) begin to consider or deal with e.g. There’re several ways of approaching this problem. 解决这个问题的方法很多的。 The back has approached the issue in a practical way. 银行方面用实际行动解决了这个问题。 21.Why the haste? Why do you want to get married in such a hurry? e.g. Then why the rush?干吗急急忙忙的？ Why bother waiting any longer? 为什么我们这么费功夫等下去呢？ Why not make one for yourself instead of buying one? 干吗不自己做一个而非要去买呢？ 22.learn of: find out about sth. e.g. I learned of the accident only yesterday. 我是昨天才听说这次事故的。 It was only after his death that she learned of his affair with Betty. 她是在他死后才得知他同Betty的风流事情的。 23.buy time: delay on action or decision that seem to be coming too soon. e.g. She tried to buy time by doing a lot of talking. 她企图以闲谈而拖延时间。 24. It’s never too late to change your mind. e.g. Never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，为时犹晚。 The third and four periods: Doing the exercises. The last two periods: Listening.