Unit 8 Lesson 29 Dialogue

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Aims and demands: Develop the Ss’ listening ability and their communication ability

Importance and difficulty:

1. words and expressions: anyhow , ashamed , change one’s mind, argument, misunderstanding

2. useful expressions:

I’m sorry about that.

I apologize for being so angry with you.

I’m sorry to have done that.

I didn’t mean to be so rude.

I feel rather ashamed.

It doesn’t matter.

I’m afraid that…..

Please excuse me for….

Teaching aids: tape recorder, slide shown

Teaching methods: listening, speaking, communication

Learning methods: How to understand the text while listening

Procedure:

Step 1. words

Step 2. Listening

Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer;

1. Jane and Kate are _____ the swimming pool.

A. leaving B. swimming in C. coming to D. talking about

2. Jane thinks that Kate will have dinner with her ____.

A. this Friday B. Friday C. next Friday D. last Friday

3. Jane considers Kate to be a _____ girl.

A. selfless B. good C. nice D. selfish

4. Later, Jane realized that she ____ Kate.

A. made a mistake about B. did right to C. loved D. hated

5. Jane feels _____ her rudeness to Kate.

A. disappointed at B. ashamed of C. pleased with D. like

Listen again and complete the following sentences:

1. But you said you’d ______ _____ ____ ____ with me, We fixed it.

2. We thought we ____ ___ ____ , but we said ____ ___ _____ each other first.

3. Now I’m telling you I can’t ____ this ____. Another time, _____ but not _____.

4. You don’t ___ ___ ____ . Why didn’t you tell me then? I ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ it. How can you ______ ___ ____ at last minutes?

5. You just ____ consider anyone ___ yourself.

Step 3. Reading ( books open )

Read the dialogue and find out the expressions about apology and accepting apology

Expressions about apology Expressions about accepting apology

I’m sorry to…

I apology for …

Please excuse me…

I didn’t mean to…

I’m afraid… That’s OK / all right.

Never mind.

It’s not important.

That’s nothing.

Don’t worry about that.

It doesn’t matter.

That’s Ok/ all right

Thank you …. Not at all.

It’s a pleasure. / My pleasure.

You are welcome.

Step4. Language points

1. keep one’s word 遵守诺言

have a word with sb. 与某人说句话

have words with sb. 与某人争吵

in a word 总之,一句话

2. look forward to doing

3. apologize (to sb.) for doing sth.

4. mean to do 打算… ,想要….

mean doing 意味…

I didn’t mean to hurt him. 我并没有打算伤害他.

Missing the bus means waiting for another two hours. 误了车就意味着再等两个小时.

want to do 想要…

want doing 需要…

I want to go with you. 我想要和你一起去.

My bike wants repairing. 我的自行车需要修理.

Step 5. Wb

Fill in the blanks ----EX 1

道歉及应答 BCDBB

1. --- I didn’t know this was a one-way street, officer.

--- ________.

A. That’s all right. B. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.

C. I don’t believe you. D. How dare you say that?

2. --- _______.

---It’s nothing to worry about. I never like it anyway.

A. I lost my Walkman this morning.

B. I feel awful. I’ve got a cold.

C. I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhere.

D. I’m sorry, but we don’t have that medicine.

3. --- I was so sure that our experiment was going to succeed, but something went wrong at the last minute.

--- _____, but don’t give up. Try again.

A. You don’t mean that B. Find out the reason

C. Never mind D. I’m sorry to hear that

4. --- Sorry , I couldn’t come to the party. I was sick that day.

--- ______.

A. I don’t know that

B. That’s all right

C. Yes, we’ll have another party

D. No, the party wasn’t held

5. --- I’m sorry I broke your mirror.

--- Oh, really? ____.

A. It’s OK with me B. It doesn’t matter

C. Don’t be sorry D. I don’t care

感谢和应答 BCBB

1. --- You’ve given us a wonderful dinner, Mrs Wang.

--- _____.

A. Oh, I’m afraid I didn’t cook very well.

B. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

C. Come again when you are free.

D. It’s not necessary for you to say so.

2. --- I think you look very nice in the red jacket.

--- _____.

A. Oh, no, I don’t look nice at all

B. I don’t like re color but my mom made me wear it

C. I’m glad you think so

D. You are very kind

3. ---Thank you ever so much for the book you sent me.

--- ______.

A. No thanks B. I’m glad you like it

C. Please don’t say so D. You are very kind

4. --- If you need me, just let me know.

--- I will. ______.

A. That’s all right B. Thank you

C. All right D. Not at all.

Words on the blackboard:

Expressions about apology Expressions about accepting apology

I’m sorry to…

I apology for …

Please excuse me…

I didn’t mean to…

I’m afraid… That’s OK / all right.

Never mind.

It’s not important.

That’s nothing.

Don’t worry about that.

It doesn’t matter.

That’s Ok/ all right

Thank you …. Not at all.

It’s a pleasure. / My pleasure.

You are welcome.

1. keep one’s word

have a word with sb.

have words with sb.

in a word

2. look forward to doing

3. apologize ( to sb ) for doing sth

4. mean to do

mean doing

want to do

want doing

Lesson 30~31 A person of Great Determination

Aims and demands:

Develop the Ss’ reading ability and have a good understanding of the text.

Importance and difficulty:

The ability to summarize the text, make up a dialogue.

Teaching aids: tape recorder and some slide shown

Teaching methods: Reading , speaking,

Procedure:

Step 1. Revision

Step 2. Presentation

“A Person of Great Determination”

T: I’m going to tell you three stories about three different people. Which of these people, A B or C was a person of great determination?

A: A person went to visit a friend but she did not know exactly where the friend lived. She walked down the street once, but did not see her friend, so she went home.

B: A person grew up in a poor family . She wanted to be a doctor. She worked during the daytime and every evening she studied. All the money which she saved, she spent on books. After doing this for six years, she went to medical school and finally became a doctor.

C: A person wrote a book. The book was bought by many people and the person became rich. Finally the book was made into a film and the person became even richer.

Ss: ( Answer is B )

T: Determination means to try hard to do sth carefully , even if the situation is difficult.

T: What can you see in the picture?

S: A young boy is in a book shop . The bookseller is giving a new pencil and some writing paper to him.

Step 3. Fast reading

Read the text quickly and answer the two questions.

1. What was the boy looking for and what was the problem?

He wanted to buy a geography book, but he only had 62 cents and the book cost one dollar.

2. How did the bookseller and the writer each offer to help the boy?

The book-seller offered the boy the chance to buy the new book and pay him the rest of the money later. He also offered him a secondhand book for only 50 cents. He gave the boy a new pencil and some writing paper.

The writer gave the boy two dollars to buy some books.

Step 4. Careful reading

Find out the facts showing that William Hartley was a person of great determination:

I. The situation that he faced in a bookstore in Cincinnati.

1. How much did the book cost? One dollar

2. How much did the boy have? 62 cents

3. What was his request? To have the book and pay the rest of the money later

4. What reply did he have? Refused his request

5. What was his next decision? He was determined to try another place

II. The situation that he faced in the fifth bookstore

1. How did he explain to the bookseller? He explained that he couldn’t go to school, but he studied at home when he had time. All the other boys had geography books and they would be ahead of him if he didn’t get one.

2. What was the bookseller’s offer?

3. What did the bookseller give him?

4. What did the writer give him?

He would let the boy have the new geography book and the boy might pay him the rest of the money later, or the boy could have a secondhand book for fifty cents.

He gave the boy a new pencil and some writing paper.

He gave the boy two dollars to buy some more books.

T: The boy succeeded in getting the geography book.

Why did he want so much to get the book?

What did he become later? Try to guess.

III. The situation that he faced on a ship across the Atlantic

1. What suddenly happened? Towards the end of the crossing a terrible storm came up.

2. What was the danger? The ship started to leak and began to fill with water. It was possible that the ship would sink.

3. What was his order and determination? He ordered the sailors back to their pumps and encouraged them to save the ship. He was determined to land the passengers safe in Liverpool.

4. What was the miracle (奇迹)? In the end the captain landed the passengers safe, but the ship sank soon after it reached the port of Liverpool.

Step 5. T or F statements

1. The writer went to a bookstore in search of some geography books. F

2. The little boy was not more than 12 years old. T

3. The boy who wanted to buy a book about geography had only sixty – two cents. T

4. The boy looked surprised when the salesman refused him his request. F

5. The man who followed the boy was a friend of the boy’. F

6. After the fifth bookstore, the boy decided to try all the bookstores in order to know whether he could get one. T

7. The boy wanted to get a geography to learn with his friend and he wanted to be a captain. F

8. The boy was very happy because he got an old book in the sixth store for only fifty cents. T

9. The bookseller sold the boy a book and also gave him a new pen as a present for his courage. F

10. Twenty years later, William Hartley became a captain and he met with the writer on his ship. F

Step 6. Workbook --- Ex 1

Step 7. Make up a dialogue

Character: One is the boy , the other is a bookseller

Place : in the fifth bookstore

Homework

Review the text

Do the reading comprehension exercises

Reading comprehension for 3A Lesson30 CDDAA DAA

1. “ A weak smile” means the same as a ___ smile.

A. happy B. pleasant C. faint D. sad

2. Altogether the boy went into ___ bookstores.

A. seven B. four C. five D. six

3. The boy was eager to have a geography book because ___.

A. he did not want to fall behind the other boys

B. he wanted to show off (炫耀)before the other boys

C. he was interested in the places his father once arrived at

D. both A and C

4. We can infer that the boy showed ___ towards his father.

A. admiration B. thankfulness

C. gratitude D. hatred

5. That the boy questioned about the secondhand book showed that he was ___.

A. careful B. unsatisfied

C. narrow-minded D. hard to please

6. The verb phrase “look into” means ___.

A. search and find B. read quickly about

C. give a quick look D. examine carefully

7. The text is mainly about ___.

A. the boy’s determination to get a geography book

B. the boy’s love for books

C. the author’s curiosity about the boy

D. the bookseller’s kindness to the boy

8. The fact that the boy at last got his book showed his ___.

A. strong will B. calmness

C. cleverness D. bravery

Comprehension for 3A Lesson 31 DADAA CBAAC

1. Which one tells us the main idea of the text?

A. The last sentence of paragraph 1.

B. The last sentence of the text.

C. The first sentence of paragraph 1.

D. Both A and B.

2. The captain struggled to (努力) ____.

A. save the ship and the passengers’ life.

B. land in Liverpool

C. fight against the storm

D. overcome difficulties

3. The ship was in danger because ___.

A. there was a heavy storm

B. there were too many passengers

C. the sailors had given up their hope of surviving

D. it was letting in water badly

4. Which sentence expresses the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2

C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4

5. It seemed that ___ took part in pumping water out of the ship.

A. all passengers and sailors

B. everybody on the ship

C. the sailors and the captain

D. the passengers and the captain

6. What is the author’s attitude towards the captain?

A. Admiration and love . B. Thankfulness and love.

C. Thankfulness and admiration.

D. Admiration and respect.

7. Who did not lose the hope during the whole day?

A. I B. The captain C. Passengers D. Sailors

8. The captain was about the age of ____.

A. 40 B. 35 C. 30 D. 50

9. The verb phrase “take charge” in paragraph 3 means ___

A. take control B. take part in

C. take place D. take notice

10. Which happened last?

A. I expressed my thanks to the captain.

B. We landed in Liverpool safely.

C. The captain recognized me.

D.The ship sank after carrying out its responsibility.

Words on the Bb:

I. The situation that he faced in a bookstore in Cincinnati.

II. The situation that he faced in the fifth bookstore

III. The situation that he faced on a ship across the Atlantic

Lesson 30~31 Language points

Aims and demands: Grasp the usage of the language points

Difficulty: the usage

Teaching methods: Questions and answers

Procedure:

Step 1. Revision while asking questions and write the language points on the blackboard

1. ( Picture) Who is the boy? / the man on the right / on the left?

Many years ago, the writer walked into a bookstore in Cincinnati .

2. What did the writer go into the bookstore for?

---- In search of some books he wanted.

3. Whom did he meet?

---- A boy of about 12.

4. Did the boy want to buy?

---- A geography book.

5. Are there any geography books in the bookstore?

---- Yes, plenty of them.

6. What / How much money did the geography book cost?

---- One dollar each.

7. How much money did the boy have?

---- Only 62 cents.

That’s to say , he couldn’t buy a geography book.

8. What did the boy ask the bookseller to do?

----- To let him have the book and pay the rest of money later.

9. Did the bookseller accept his request?

---- No.

11. How did the boy look when the bookseller refused his request?

---- He looked disappointed.

12. Was he discouraged?

---- No.

13. What did the boy decide to do after that?

---- To try another place.

T: The writer followed the boy into four different stores. And four times the boy was disappointed. But in the fifth bookstore,

14. What did the boy do when he entered the fifth bookstore?

----- He walked straight up to the counter and told the bookseller just what he wanted and how money he had.

15. Did the boy get one geography book at last?

----- Yes.

16. How many bookstores had the boy been to before he got the book?

----- Six.

That means the boy got his book in the sixth bookstore.

17. What kind of book did the boy get?

----- A secondhand book.

T: If the secondhand book costs only half the money as the new one , but it will be as good as the new one

18. Which would you prefer?

------ In that case, I’d prefer the secondhand one.

19. How did the boy want to learn the geography book?

----- To learn by himself.

20. Moved by the boy’s deeds and words,

What did the bookseller in the fifth store give him?

----- To his delight , he gave the boy a nice new pencil and some writing paper.

21. What did the writer give him?

----- Two dollars.

22. How did the boy feel when he received two dollars?

----- Tears of joy filled his eyes. For one moment , he was going to burst into tears.

burst into tears

burst into laughter

burst out crying

burst out laughing

23. Can you tell me what parts of the story show us that the boy was serious and eager?

---- visiting all the bookstores in town, studying alone when he had time, wanting to be a sailor , wanting to read as many books as possible.

Lesson 31

Step 1. Revision ( questions )

Step 2. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the text

1. If you don’t word hard, the others in your class will be ahead of you.

2. It may rain tomorrow. In that case , we’ll have to put off the sports meet till next Saturday.

3. The tortoise was soon ahead of the hare which was sleeping under a tree.

4. Hearing the sad news, she burst into tears.

5. You’ll be late unless you hurry.

6. In the south there is plenty of rain in spring.

7. They started off at once in search of the missing girl.

8. Go straight ahead and turn left at the second crossing, you will see the cinema on the right.

9. Before I came to this school , I have known about it.

10. My car is as good as a new one, even though I’ve had it a year.

11. To his delight, he has passed the examination.

12. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Step 3. Reading

Answer the questions:

Step 4. Deal with the text

The writer was once on a fine sailing ship across the Atlantic.

1. What happened suddenly?

----- A terrible storm came up at the end of the crossing ( voyage ).

2. What happened?

----- The ship started to leak and began to fill with water. It was possible that the ship would sink, but it didn’t.

3. Why?

----- It was because of the captain’s courage and determination.

4. 译:要不是由于船长的努力,这艘船就会带人都沉没了。

The ship would have sunk with all on board but for the efforts of the captain.

The ship would have sunk with all on board if it had not been for the efforts of the captain.

but for: without 如果不是…

介词短语,相当于一个虚拟语气.

要是没有你的帮助,我是不会成功的。

I would not have succeeded but for your help.

I would not have succeeded if it had not been for your help.

I would not have succeeded without your help.

要是没有这场大雨,我们就会玩得很开心。

We would have had a good time but for the heavy rain.

We would have had a good time if it had not been for the heavy rain.

We would have had a good time without the heavy rain.

虚拟语气练习 (3A Unit 8) DBDAD BDDC

1. Without your help, we ___ so much.

A. won’t achieve B. didn’t achieve

C. don’t achieve D. wouldn’t have achieved

2. If I ___ where he lived I ___ a note to him.

A. knew, would send

B. had known, would have sent

C. know, would send

D. knew , would have sent

3. I didn’t know his telephone number. __ it,I __then.

A. Had I known, would ring him up

B. Should I know, would have rung him up

C. If I knew, would ring him up

D. Had I known, would have ring him up

4. Mary is ill today. If she ___, she ___ absent from school.

A. were not ill, wouldn’t be

B. had been ill, wouldn’t have been

C. had been ill, should have been

D. hadn’t been ill, could be

5. You didn’t let me drive, if we __ in turn, you ___ so tired.

A. drove, didn’t get

B. drove, wouldn’t get

C. were driving, wouldn’t get

D. had driven, would not have got

6. --- If he ___, he ___ that food.

--- Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

A. was warned; would not take

B. had been warned; would not have taken

C. would be warned; had not taken

D. would have been warned; had not taken

7. We ___ a pleasant journey but for the rain.

A. would have B. will have

C. had had D. would have had

8. Without electricity human life ___ quite different today.

A. is B. will be C. would have been D. would be

9. ___ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the film so often.

A. If it is not B. Were it not

C. Had it not been D. If they were not

10. Fill in the blanks:

The ship started to leak and began to fill with water. After pumping for one whole night, the sailors were on the point of giving up . But the captain _took charge as soon as he realized the situation .He ordered the sailors back to their pumps and encouraged them to save the ship. He said so long as the ship remains above the surface of the sea, he would do everything he could to save the ship. So the sailors pumped like crazy. In the end he did land the passengers safe.

6. fill with

be full of

7. on the point of doing

be about to do

我正要出去,这时你近来了.

I was on the point of going out when you came in.

I was about to go out when you came in.

8. take charge (of)

be in charge of

be responsible for

你们班主任外出其间,将由我来负责你班的管理.

I will take charge of your class when your head teacher is away.

9. so long as只要

as long as 只要 (在口语中用得多)

你可以借这本书,只要你把它保管得干净.

You may borrow the book so/ as long as you keep it clean.

10. like crazy 疯狂地 (常用语口语中)

11. in the end 表示经过许多变化,困难和捉摸不定的情况以后某事才发生

at last 表示等候或耽搁了很多时间才… 语气很强烈.常带有较浓的感情色彩

finally (1) 列举事物或论点,可用来引出最后一个项目

(2) 用在句中动词前面,表示 “等了好久才…”

We waited and waited , and the train finally arrived.

他们终于赢了. They won in the end.

At last they won.

They finally won.

Step 4. Exercises:

Homework

Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the text

1. If you don’t word hard, the others in your class will ____ you.

2. It may rain tomorrow. _____, we’ll have to put off the sports meet till next Saturday.

3. The tortoise was soon _____ the hare which was sleeping under a tree.

4. Hearing the sad news, she _____.

5. You’ll be late _____ you hurry.

6. In the south there is _____ rain in spring.

7. They started off at once _____ the missing girl.

8. Go _____ ahead and turn left at the second crossing, you will see the cinema on the right.

9. Before I came to this school , I have ___

it.

10. My car is _____ a new one, even though I’ve had it a year.

11. _____, he has passed the examination.

12. A friend in need is a friend _____.

Fill in the blanks:

The ship started to leak and began to ____ water. After pumping for one whole night, the sailors were _____giving up . But the captain _____ as soon as he realized the situation .He ordered the sailors back to their pumps and ____ them to save the ship. He said _____the ship remains above the surface of the sea, he would do everything he could to save the ship. So the sailors pumped _______. _____he did land the passengers safe.

Exercises for Unit 8 (3A) AAACA BBABD CBBAD BAAB

1. The police ___ into the room and caught the murderer.

A. burst B. entered C. looked D. shouted

2. He ___ great delight in proving others wrong.

A. takes B. puts C. gives D. makes

3. The Smiths bought a new car, which was the __ of their neighbours.

A. envy B. admire C. respect D. proud

4. They __ for hours, but neither of them would give in.

A. discussed B. spoke C. argued D. talked

5. The baby is ___ a girl of 15.

A. in the charge of B. in charge of

C. the charge of D. to the charge of

6. She felt ___ of doing that and tears ran down here cheeks.

A. shamed B. ashamed C. sorry D. disappointed

7. I might fail, but __ I insist on doing it. I don’t mind it.

A. however B. anyhow C. yet D. meanwhile

8. When the ship was on ___ point of sinking, people on ___ board rushed to the bank like ___ crazy.

A. the ; / ; / B. a; a ; / C. the ; the ; a D. the ;/; a

9. We are __ all the other teams at present.

A. very ahead of B. well ahead of

C. very head of D. well ahead for

10. ___, I don’t like English.

A. Being honest B. Being honesty

C. To be honesty D. To be honest

11. I don’t think ___ is any need for a guide on our journey.

A. it B this C. there D. that

12.The little bed will ___ for two children.

B. fit B. do C. prepare D. work

13.---Do you know our town at all?

--- No. This is the first time I ___ here. (92)

A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming

14. ---Can I join your club? (92)

---You can when you ___ a bit older.

A. get B. will get C. are getting D. will have got

15. Shirley ___ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. was writing

16. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ___ at a radio at that time.

A. has worked B. was working

C. had been working D. had worked

17. --- Your phone number again? I __ quite catch it.

---It’s 9563442. (95)

A. didn’t B. couldn’t C. don’t D. can’t

18. --- We could have walked to the station; it was so near.

--- Yes. A taxi ___ at all necessary. (92)

A.wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t D. won’t

19---Come on in, Peter.I want to show you something.

---Oh, how nice of you! I __ you __ to bring me a gift.

A. never think ; are going

B. never thought; were going

C. didn’t think; were going

D. hadn’t thought; were going (90)

Correct the mistakes: (3A Unit 8)

I was traveling on a ship to Europe

where a terrible storm came.The ship 1.____

started to leak and the water comes in. 2.____

No matter what hard the sailors and 3.____

passenger worked at the pumps, the 4.____

water was still raising. The ship was 5.____

sinking very fast. There seemed to be no

hope.But the captain told us not give up 6.____

and he landed us safe in Liverpool.The 7.____

captain was the boy had got his geography 8.____

book thirty years ago by determination . 9.____

Today it was the same determination

which saved the lives of all the passengers. 10.___

1. when 2. came 3. how 4. passengers 5. rising 6. to give 7. true 8. who had

9. by-with 10. which – that