Unit 7
Reading I My First Day at School
Teaching Outline
? Pre-reading Questions
? Famous Quotations of
Study
? Passage Analysis
spelling
word derivation
language points
useful expression
Pre-reading Questions
? When was the boy shy?
? What did the teacher ask him to do on his first day
at school?
? Could he write? Why not?
? What did some students do when he could not
write his name and address?
? What did the teacher do?
? When the whole room burst into a loud and
prolonged laugh,how did he feel?
Famous Quotations of Study
Cultivation to the mind is as
necessary as food for the
body.
---Cicero,Ancient Roman
Statesman and Orator
A little learning is a dangerous
thing.
---Alexander Pope,British poet
Learning is the enterprise of
a lifetime.
---W.Wilson,American president.
Spelling
stiff
giggle
flash
titter
prolong
whisper
dumb
perform
lean
void
rush
tender
redeem
blank
Word Derivations
unable
confidence
shyness
prolonged
fluently
expressively
Language Points
1,in the presence of,before,in front of
I can never express myself well in the presence of many
people.
The contract must be signed in the presence of a witness.
2, be about to do sth.
Mrs,Green was about to begin,but Jennie spoke first.
He waited until she was about to leave.
He met her in the doorway just as she was about to go
away
3,have confidence in sb,对某人有信心
build confidence in oneself 建立信心
Language Points(con.)
1,collect one’s senses,come down
No matter how hard I tried to collect my senses,I
simply could not dial the number.
2,redeem,make up for
You should try to redeem your error.
I spoke in a gentle voice so as to redeem my
rudeness.
3,burst into sth.
He burst into a storm of abuse.
He burst into angry speech.
As soon as she saw me,she burst into tears.
Useful Expressions
? go blank
? be sure of
? a sense of humor
? lean against
The end of Reading I
Reading II
They Never Gave Me
the Present
Teaching Outline
? Pre-reading Questions
? Language Study
Word derivations
Useful phrase
Language points
? Weekly Quiz
Pre-reading Questions
? Did Loll like the way the
school was taught?
? Did Loll like the boys and
girls from the farms and
hovels? Why or why not?
? How did the boys and
girls treat Loll on his first
day at school?
? Why did they tease him?
? Why was the boy unhappy
when he returned home?
Word derivations
? unusual
? bodily
? gracious
? womanly
? warmth
? fertility
Useful phrases
? box one’s ears
? chop up,cut into
pieces
? in a … temper (lose
one’s temper)
Language points
,1.at one’s peak
His career is at its peak.
Tang Dynasty was at its peak.
2,pluck at, get hold of
A dirty hand plucked at my
jackets.
A drowning man plucks at a
straw.
3,add to,increase
This added to our difficulties.
Weekly Quiz
? Spelling Check
? Word Derivation
? Translation Exercise
Thank You for Your Attention!
Reading I My First Day at School
Teaching Outline
? Pre-reading Questions
? Famous Quotations of
Study
? Passage Analysis
spelling
word derivation
language points
useful expression
Pre-reading Questions
? When was the boy shy?
? What did the teacher ask him to do on his first day
at school?
? Could he write? Why not?
? What did some students do when he could not
write his name and address?
? What did the teacher do?
? When the whole room burst into a loud and
prolonged laugh,how did he feel?
Famous Quotations of Study
Cultivation to the mind is as
necessary as food for the
body.
---Cicero,Ancient Roman
Statesman and Orator
A little learning is a dangerous
thing.
---Alexander Pope,British poet
Learning is the enterprise of
a lifetime.
---W.Wilson,American president.
Spelling
stiff
giggle
flash
titter
prolong
whisper
dumb
perform
lean
void
rush
tender
redeem
blank
Word Derivations
unable
confidence
shyness
prolonged
fluently
expressively
Language Points
1,in the presence of,before,in front of
I can never express myself well in the presence of many
people.
The contract must be signed in the presence of a witness.
2, be about to do sth.
Mrs,Green was about to begin,but Jennie spoke first.
He waited until she was about to leave.
He met her in the doorway just as she was about to go
away
3,have confidence in sb,对某人有信心
build confidence in oneself 建立信心
Language Points(con.)
1,collect one’s senses,come down
No matter how hard I tried to collect my senses,I
simply could not dial the number.
2,redeem,make up for
You should try to redeem your error.
I spoke in a gentle voice so as to redeem my
rudeness.
3,burst into sth.
He burst into a storm of abuse.
He burst into angry speech.
As soon as she saw me,she burst into tears.
Useful Expressions
? go blank
? be sure of
? a sense of humor
? lean against
The end of Reading I
Reading II
They Never Gave Me
the Present
Teaching Outline
? Pre-reading Questions
? Language Study
Word derivations
Useful phrase
Language points
? Weekly Quiz
Pre-reading Questions
? Did Loll like the way the
school was taught?
? Did Loll like the boys and
girls from the farms and
hovels? Why or why not?
? How did the boys and
girls treat Loll on his first
day at school?
? Why did they tease him?
? Why was the boy unhappy
when he returned home?
Word derivations
? unusual
? bodily
? gracious
? womanly
? warmth
? fertility
Useful phrases
? box one’s ears
? chop up,cut into
pieces
? in a … temper (lose
one’s temper)
Language points
,1.at one’s peak
His career is at its peak.
Tang Dynasty was at its peak.
2,pluck at, get hold of
A dirty hand plucked at my
jackets.
A drowning man plucks at a
straw.
3,add to,increase
This added to our difficulties.
Weekly Quiz
? Spelling Check
? Word Derivation
? Translation Exercise
Thank You for Your Attention!
