Lesson 41

Step 1. Lead-in

1. Get the students to talk about the weather.

2. Ask the students the following questions:

1) What will happen if it keeps raining heavily for a long time?

2) What other natural disasters do you know?

3) Do you know anything about typhoon (臺風) that often does great damage to people, building, plants, animals and so on?

Today we are going to learn something about another kind of very strong storm: hurricane.

Step 2. Dialogue presentation & understanding

1. General understanding ( for the main idea).

Ask the students to listen to the tape with their textbook closed. Get the students to think about the following question while listening: Why were Pippa’s parents worried?

2. Further understanding ( for details).

Ask the students to do silent reading for the answers to the following questions:

1) Why couldn’t Jane and Pippa get across the river? ( Because the bridge has been washed away.)

2) Why did they get so wet and dirty? ( They had to walk across some very wet ground.)

3) When did it start to rain? ( When they climbed over the rocks.)

4) What was fortunate for Jane and Pippa? ( They could knew where they were going .)

5) What’s wrong with Jane’s foot? (Her shoe has been pressing against her foot, so it hurts a bit.)

6) What information have their parents just got from the radio? ( A warning that a hurricane is likely to come.)

Step 3. Dialogue practice

1. Ask the students to listen to the tape of the dialogue. Then get them to practise the dialogue in groups of four. Encourage them to use gestures. Get one or two groups to act it out in front of class.

2. Show the students some pictures based on the dialogue, ask them to put the pictures into the correct order and retell what happened to Jane and Pippa when they were walking in the hills. ( Refer to Ex.)

3. Ask the students to pick out from the dialogue the expressions showing anxiety and replies.

4. Get the students to practise the above expressions by making short dialogue.

Model:

a) Is there anything the matter?

b) We were getting very worried.

c) We’ve been anxious about you.

d) what’s the matter with your food, Jane?

e) There is no need to be worried. We are both fine.

Model:

At the doctor’s

D: What’s wrong with you?

P: I feel very sick. I don’t know why.

D: Lie down and let me examine you.

P: Is there anything serious?

D: There is nothing to be worried, take this medicine three times a day, and you will be getting well soon.

On the street: At home.

Step 4. Dialogue production

Ask the students to make dialogues similar to the one in the textbook.

Situation 1:

It was going to rain. You sere in a hurry going home. On the way, there was a traffic accident. A car knocked an old man down. You helped the driver send the old man to hospital. But you forgot to call your parents and tell them you’d be back late. So they got worried. When you reached home in the evening, your parents asked you where you had been.

Situation 2:

You and your classmates decided to go out for a picnic. Everyone arrived on time at the bus stop except Susan. You were anxious about her. It was nearly 10 o’clock, but she didn’t turn up/ later in the evening when you got home after the picnic, you rang her up and asked her about the reasons.

Step 5. Language points

1. --- Good heavens! There you are! --- Is there anything the matter?

1) Good heavens! 天哪！哎呀！在口語中常表示驚愕、譴責、非難等情緒。此

表示不耐煩的情緒，有譴責得意思。

2) There you are!根據不同的場合，意思不同。

There you are! A nice cup of tea. 這就是你要的東西―――一杯好茶。

There you are! I knew I was right! 你瞧，我早就知道我是對的。

2. We have been anxious about you.

* be anxious about 為．．．擔憂；為．．．著急

Parents are anxious about their children’s health.

The students are getting anxious about the results of the examination.

He is well again; don’t be anxious about him.

3.My shoe has been pressing against my foot, so it hurts a bit.

* press vi. & vt. 夾，擠．　

My shoe presses my to.

My shoe presses against my toe.

I don’t like shoes that press.

1. We have just heard a warning on the radio that a hurricane is likely to come.

* that引導的同位語從句．

I don’t know the fact that he stole a horse from the farm.

We expressed the hope that they would come and visit China again.

The order soon came that all the people should leave the town.

* likely adj. 很可能的，可預期的．常用于be likely to do sth.結構，作＂可能發生某種情況＂解．　

Our team is likely to win the game.

Jack is not likely to pass the examination.

2. 如何表示焦慮

--- We are getting very worried.

--- There is no need to be worried.

--- We have been worried about you.

--- What’s the matter with your foot, Jane?

--- Is there anything the matter?

3. across/over/through

1) 二者均可表示＂處于或到達一條線＼一條河或一條道路的另一側．

We walked over/across the road.

See if you can jump over/across the river.

We could walk across/over the river on the ice.

但在水的上方發生動作用over; 在水中發生的動作用across.

The bird can fly over the river.

It took us two hours to swim across the river,

2) across和over均可用來表示＂處于（一座高的障礙物如樹，籬笆，墻，山脈的）另一側＂．但如表示到達另一側的動作，只能用over.

If we can be over/across the hill before sunrise we have got a chance.

When I saw him he was climbing very slowly over the fence.

3) across和over均可表示某一范圍（如田野，沙漠，舞池）之內的動作．但如表示＂從一定范圍之一邊到另一邊＂，則只能用across.

Who are those people wandering over/across the fields?

It took us six weeks to walk across the desert.

Step 7. Workbook

1. Get the students to read through the passage in Ex.1 and discuss the answers in pairs. Then check the answers with the whole class.

2. For Ex.2, allow the students to work in pairs first. Then call out several pairs of the students to read aloud their dialogues.

3. Before doing Ex.3, revise the words in the box. Do the exercise orally in class. The sentences should be translated into Chinese.

Step 8. Consolidation

Revise the dialogue in Part 1. See if the students can have a dialogue with their books shut.

Homework

Finish off the workbook exercises.

Tell the story of Jane and Pippa.

Lesson 42

Step 1. Revision

1. Check the homework exercises.

2. Revise the dialogue in Lesson 41. Ask the students to act out the dialogue.

3. Ask the students to retell the story: What happened to Jane and Pippa?

Step 2. Discussion

Discuss the following questions:

1. What happens in a hurricane?

2. Why are hurricanes dangerous?

3. Which parts of China have hurricane?

4. Have you been in a hurricane?

Step 3. Presentation

Today we are going to read a passage about a hurricane in England. Read the passage quickly to find the answer to two questions printed in your books.

Step 4. Reading and language points

1. Go through the Ex.1 and make sure that the students know what to do. Read the whole passage carefully and then answer the questions in pairs.

2. Dealing with the language points

1) On Friday 16th October, 1987, a hurricane struck the southeast of England.

* strike 襲擊

　Snowstorms often strike that area in winter.

The PLA soldiers were called in to flood-stricken area for an immediate rescue.

* 打，擊，撞，敲，咬

The father was so angry that he struck the boy in the face.

The boss struck the worker with a whip.

The clock has just struck 12 o’clock.

Strike the iron while it is hot.

She was struck by a snake while walking in the grass.

They struck with their fists and kicked with their feet.

His foot struck against a stone.

* 擦燃，劃亮

She went into the cave and struck a match.

*打動，吸引，給某人留下深刻印象

The visitors are all struck by the beauty of the West Lake.

They were struck by the beautiful girl.

I was struck by what he said.

* striking 突出的，顯著的，明顯的

This is a striking example.

* 表示借喻性的打擊，用stricken.

She was stricken to death because of her son’s death.

* An idea suddenly struck me/

3) with winds of up to 160kph.

* wind　其復數形式表示＂一陣陣的風＂

Cold winds were blowing from the north.

The cold winds soon caused the leaves to fall from the trees.

Still waters run deep.大智若愚。

* up to 直到，高達

On Friday the shops keep open up to 8 p.m.

You may have to pay up to thirty pounds.

*up to 干著．．．，．．．的責任，　該由．．．，勝任．．．，適于．．．，靠．．．，

Th boy is always up to something bad.

He is not up to do the work.

It is up to you to decide where to go..

4) If the hurricane had happened during the day-time. There would have been many more deaths.

* death　死亡．其可數名詞的復數表示死亡的人數．

Car accidents have caused many deaths.

Inn the hurricane there were 256 deaths and 49 missing.

5) Beside, it was autumn and therefore the trees still has their leaves on. 再說，又是秋天，樹上還有樹葉．

* have on 穿著，戴著．此處是一種引伸的＼傳神的說法

Father had a dark shirt on when he left.

When she woke up she found she still had her new dress on.

In the dinning room each table has a tablecloth on.

6) For these reasons, the strong winds pushed over the trees very easily.

* push over = cause sth./sb. to fall over by pushing

Take care not to push the baby over.

Running round the corner, the boy nearly pushed the old lady over.

Don’t push the bike over!

1. In the morning people woke up and found the world outside their house completely changed.

* find + object + p.p.

I entered the room and found the windows broken.

They went out to find the bridge washed away by the floods.

On his return from the office, he found the house blown down.

To his surprise, she found the door opened.

7) Fifteen million trees had been blown down by the high winds, blocking roads, paths and railway lines.

A) a high / strong wind, an adverse/ a contrary wind/ head wind, a fair wind, a light/ soft wind, a cold/ an icy/ piercing wind.

B) Blocking roads, paths and railway lines.

8) Electricity lines as well as telephone poles were brought down by fallen trees or branches.

* as well as = and, besides 當其連接兩個并列的主語時，謂語動詞和前面的主語保持一致。

Air as well as water is matter.

My parents as well as my elder sister enjoy music.

* bring down: cause to fall. 使倒下，弄倒

Hundreds of old trees were brought down by the high wind.

He rode too fast and brought down an old lady.

9) Many towns and villages had their water supply cut off because there was no electricity.

* cut off 切斷、割掉、剪掉

The gas company cut off our gas supply for no reasons.

The workman had a finger cut off by the machine.

If you want to join the arm you must have your long hair cut off.

* cut through剪掉、切斷

The tailor cut off the cloth by mistake.

They had cut off the mountain to make a railway here.

10) One woman was lying in bed, awake, listening to tne rushing winds.

* awake: adj.　醒著的　asleep

--- Is she awake or asleep?

--- She is awake.

The thief hid himself in the corner, afraid of being caught.

Helpless, we watched the house being destroyed by the strong wind.

He did his homework in the bedroom, careful not to make any mistakes.

11) The army was called in to cut through fallen trees and to help clear the roads and paths.

* call in 　請來、找來、找來

Father was so ill last night that we had to call the doctor in.

I think we ought to call in a specialist at this point.

The police have been called in to help make it clear.

12) They worked long hours for several weeks before everything returned to normal.

＊ before 在。。。之后才

It was a long time before I got to sleep again.

He practiced half a year before he was able to teach.

We walked two hours in the rain before we reached the village.

* return to normal 恢復正常

Her temperature has returned to normal.

The damage wad heavy; it was difficult to return to normal in a short time.

Step 5. Practice

1. Part 3. Read the interactions aloud to the students. Do one of the pictures. Ask the students do in pairs. Ask students to describe the pictures.

2. Part 4. Do the first three orally with the whole class. Then get the students to work through the exercise in pairs. Check the answers with the class at the end.

Step 6. Workbook

Step 7. Consolidation

Get the students to retell as much as they can remember about the hurricane.

Step 8. Homework

Read the passage again.

Finish off all the exercises.

Lesson 43

Step 1. Revision

1. Check the homework exercises.

2. Ask the students to retell the text “ hurricane”.

Step 2.