Lesson 5

Step 1. Presentation

What do you like going out for? For a picnic? For an expedition?

If you are preparing for an expedition to a place, what will you decide to take? Now let’s listen to the dialogue and see what Captain Cook decided to take for their expedition?

Step 2. Dialogue

1. Listen to the dialogue with the book closed.

Questions: What proper food should be taken for an expedition?

Why did they decide to take a lot of cabbage in vinegar?

Why did Captain Cook suggest taking a lot of vinegar?

2. Open the book and read the dialogue

Questions: ⑴ What is Captain Cook talking about to the sea man?

⑵ Why does Captain Cook insist on taking some live animals for their

expedition?

⑶ What other food will they take for their expedition?

⑷ What kind of ship they going to take?

⑸ What do you need to take with you when you go on a very long sea journey?

Multiple choice:

⑴ What is Captain Cook preparing for his first great expedition to? (C)

A. the Atlantic Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Pacific Ocean

⑵ Why does Captain Cook decide to take a lot of cabbage in vinegar? (B)

A. it tastes good B. because it will go bad easily C. eating cabbage will keep seamen

healthy

⑶ What do the seamen use vinegar for during their expedition? (A)

A. for cleaning the inside of the ship B. for storing cabbage C. for eating

Step 3. language points:

1. prepare for

What special food do people prepare for the festival?

She was going to prepare for her trip.

prepare sth.

Prepare a speech (a meal, a concert, one’s lesson)

prepare to do / be prepared to do

Prepare to do stress action, but be prepared to do stress state

I’m preparing to do it.

I’m prepared to do it.

Be not prepared to do sometimes means “be not willing to do”

She was not prepared to accept his invitation to the ball.

Preparation n.

He did little (much) preparation for the exam.

The preparation of the meeting took a whole week.

Make preparations for a journey (the meeting, one’s wedding.)

2. suggest

He suggested doing it in another way.

The doctor suggested that I should give up smoking.

His pale face suggested that he was ill.

suggestion n.

Collection: make (offer, carry out, follow, accept) a suggestion.

3. proper

Does this clock keeps proper time?

This is not proper time for chatting.

It is proper that he should go to college.

proper / suitable

Proper is more formal than suitable

It is a proper/suitable dress for the party.

One’s proper + n. Here “proper” means “own”

Please go to your proper seats.

The dog wanted to see it with his proper eyes.

4. live

There are some live animal on the island.

It wasn’t a recorded show. It was live.

Live / alive / living

We shouldn’t say “a live man”. A live author.

We can say “a living man”. A living author.

Dr Manette, Lucie’s father was alive and was in Paris.

Who’s the greatest man alive?

5. throw away

pay attention to the meaning of “throw away” in the following sentences

Don’t throw away your advantage. (lose)

Don’t throw away your money like that. (use in a wasteful manner)

Your advice was throw away on him. (waste sth. On undeserving people)

throw away / throw off / throw out / throw up

6. order

My brother has ordered me a book.

My mother has ordered a new suit for me.

I ordered a book from England.

We can’t say, “Order sth. In somewhere.”

n. He placed an order for a TV set.

Everything is in good order.

The machine is out of order.

7. at sea

… all his ships had been lost at sea.

At the time of this story, they were all at sea.

be all / completely at sea means “be at a loss”

I can’t understand this problem. I’m all at sea.

The job was new to him, and for a few days he was completely at sea.

at sea / by sea in the sea / on the sea

8. provide

The government will provide them useful work.

We provide them with food and clothing.

We provide food and clothing for/to them.

provide for “make due preparation for”

provide against “take steps to guard against”

In making the plan, they provided for all contingencies.

The whole crew are providing against the coming storm.

Step 4. pratice (P. 7)

Step 5. homework (P.77)

Correct the mistakes:

1. They decided to take some alive animals for their expedition.

2. Doing morning exercise will keep you health.

3. By the second day the ship was well at the sea.

4. It takes time for them to prepare the great changes that take place inspace.

5. I suggested him to do it in a different way.

6. Last week I ordered some books in shanghai.

7. Cook knew that sailors often suffered fever while at see…

Lesson 6

Step 1. Revision

1. Tell Ss to look at lesson 5, part 2 for a few minutes. Ask the class a few Qs like these:

Have you decided where you’ll go this summer holiday?

Have you decided when you’ll have a picnic?

Have you decided which school you’ll visit next month?

Have you decided how you’ll do the experiment?

2. Check the homework.

Go over the main words、phrases and structures of the dialogue and the exercise on page 77.

Step2. Reading comprehension:

1. Get Ss to talk about the picture on P.8 and describe what they can see.

2. Look up the following words in the Dictionary (P.190)

Then have group discussion. (find as many things as possible)

merchant exist major

plain chart biscuit

3. Listen to the passage and do “true or false ”on page 78.then do multiple choice.

1). The Seven Years War ended in ___. ( D )

A. 1728. B. 1756. C. 1759. D. 1763.

2). Cook learned his seamanship___. ( B )

A. at school B. on a coal ship C. on the warships D. on the ship Endeavor

3). What did Cook do in the Seven Years War? ( C )

A. He was in charge of the British warships.

B. He helped to defend the city of Quebec.

C. He charted the dangerous rocks in the St. Lawrence River.

D. He helped the French Army to seize the city of Quebec.

4). Who paid Cook’s schooling when he was at school? ( C )

A. his parents B. his uncle C. a merchant D. a local landowner

5). While at sea the sailors often suffered fever and got sick because of the lack of___. ( D )

A. fresh meat B. fruit C. vegetables D. all of the above

6). During the expedition, how many people lost their lives? ( A )

A. over 40% B. over 45% C. over 35% D. over 50%

7). Why did Cook go on his journey to the Pacific? Because he ___. ( D )

A. wanted to chart the east coast of America.

B. hoped to find a new continent.

C. was the captain of the ship Endeavor.

D. wanted to watch a very unusual event.

8). From the passage we know, Cook was a ___ man. (B )

A. kind and honest B. strict but good

C. cruel but fair D. brave and devoted

9). The fourth paragraph tells us the Endeavor was a ___ ship. (C )

A. new merchant B. fast sailing

C. old merchant D. simple-built

10). When Cook was at school, he was particular good at ___. ( C )

A. physics B. chemistry C. mathematics D. drewing

4. Let Ss read through the passage and then answer some of the following Qs:

Paragraph 1:

1). Who was James Cook? Where was he born?

2). Where did Cook learn his seamanship?

3). When did he begin to join a ship?

Paragraph2:

1). When did the war between Britain and France break out?

2). How did Cook help the Britain army to seize Quebec?

3). Why did he chart all the dangerous rocks?

Paragraph3:

1). Why did Cook make an expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 1769?

2). Which continent did the expedition hope to find?

3). When did Cook marry and set up his home?

Paragraph4:

⑴ Why was the ship Endeavor suitable for the expedition?

⑵ What kind of the ship Endeavor was?

Paragraph 5―6

⑴ Why did sailors often get sick at sea?

⑵ What did Cook do to protect his men against sickness?

⑶ Why were there scientists on this expedition?

⑷ How many people died of disease during the expedition?

5. finish exercise 3 on page 78.

Step 3. Language points.

1. Take an interest in / be interested in

He takes a great interest in football.

She takes no interest in such things.

Similar structure: show / have interest in

2. In charge of / in the charge of

in charge of It’s subject is somebody.

In the charge of It’s subject is something.

Mr. Smith is in charge of the project.

The bus is in the charge of the driver.

3. With the purpose of / for the purpose of

One’s purpose in doing something

The purpose of doing something

What is your purpose in doing this?

He came here for the purpose of seeing me.

On purpose

He thought that she did it on purpose.

She went there on purpose to speak to him.

4. lack v.

lack for is often used in negative sentence.

She doesn’t lack for wealth.

lack n. is often used in “no lack of” structure

We have no lack of money/friends.

for / through / from lack of

The boy can’t go to school for (through / from) lack of money.

5. take … by surprise

We took the enemy positions by surprise at midnight.

He took her quite by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.

6. up and down backwords and forwards, to and fro

He walked up and down outside the hospital room waiting for news of his wife and baby.

I’ve been rather up and down recently. I think I need a holiday.

Where have you been just now? I have looked for you up and down.

Here is his home town which he knows up and down.

Step 4. Choose the proper expression to complete the sentences.

break out / break through / breakdown / break into / break up

⑴ We are sorry to arrive late, but the car __________ (break down)

⑵ Yesterday we had thieves ________ the house. (break into)

⑶ He may ________ under all this trouble. (break up)

⑷ The second world war _______ in September 1939. (broke out)

⑸ Our troops had little difficulty in ____ the enemy lines. (breaking through)

watch / see / notice / observe

⑴ For more information _______ page 153. (see)

⑵ They ______ the train until it disappeared in the distance. (watched)

⑶ The woman astronomer has _______ stars all her life. (observed)

⑷ Don’t pretend not to ________. (notice)

contain / include

⑴ Mom didn’t _______ eggs on the shopping list. (include)

⑵ This kind of vegetable _______ much Vitamin C. (contains)

⑶ Our ten-city tour _______ a visit to London. (included)

⑷ A sailor’s life _______ long periods away from home. (includes)

set out / set off / set about / set sail / set fire to

⑴ They ______ to look for the lost milu deer. (set out / set off)

⑵ The enemy _______ all the ships. (set fire to)

⑶ That evening he _______ writing the report. (set about)

⑷ The ship _____ for Europe. (set sail)

Step 5. Homework

Lesson 7―8

Step 1. Revision

1. 他不愿賣掉他們。因為他想把他們留下來作比較用。

2. 五班由這個老師負責。

3. 學生們對這門學科不感興趣。

4. 警察趁小偷打開窗子時，出其不意地把他抓住了。

5. 這本詞典對學英語的學生特別有用。

6. 他看到遠處有一個人在來回地走動。

Step 2. Reading comprehension:

1. read the passage and answer the following Qs. (or on page 79 Ex.1)

paragraph 1:

⑴ Where did the expedition arrive in April 1769?

⑵ How long did they stay there?

⑶ What were they able to watch there?

Paragraph 2:

⑴ Why did Cook and his people think Australia was an astonishing land?

⑵ Why did Cook name a beautiful bay Botany Bay?

⑶ What are the bears that climb trees?

⑷ who was the first to map the east coat of the island – Tasmania?

Paragraph 3:

⑴ What happened when Cook and his men sailed up the east coast of Australia?

⑵ What did Cook order his crew to do when the disaster took place?

Paragraph 4:

⑴ When did they arrive back in England?

⑵ How many miles of coastline did Cook chart?

Step 3. Listen to the passage and do “True or False”:

1. In July, 1769 Cook and his sailors set sail again and headed south and east in search of a new land. (F)

2. Cook was the first to map the west and north coast of Australia. (F)

3. Cook and the sailors found many beautiful plants in Botany Bay. (T)

4. It was Cook’s quick thinking that saved the expedition. (T)

5. Cook and the sailors arrived back in England in June 1771. (F)

Step 4. Multiple choice:

1. Cook sailed round the world __________. (A)

A. from east to west B. from west to east

C. from south to north D. from north to south

2. How many islands are mentioned in the text? (B)

A. two B. three C. four D. five

3. when they arrived at Tahiti, they stayed there __________. (D)

A. ten days B. one month C. two weeks D. three months

4. Botany Bay was the first foreign _______ in Australia. (B)

A. market B. settlements C. port D. battlefield

5. Only Cook’s quick thinking saved the expedition. “Thinking” here means “________”

A. courage B. decision C. calm D. will

Step 5. Language points:

1. in search of / search for / in one’s search for

We went round the town in search of a place to stay.

The police are searching for the man.

He is engaged in his search for certain rare plants.

Comparison: look for / search for / hunt for

2. head for / go towards

He headed for the factory.

The ship was heading for Shanghai.

It’s going to rain, we’d better head for a shelter.

3. find … to be

You’ll find the job to be boring.

They find the Chinese people to be happy and cheerful.

We found him to be a good teacher.

Comparison: find / find out ? discover see unit 1

4. end v.

Collocation: war, struggle, strike, trip, speech, lecture.

Why hasn’t anything been done to end the strike?

Comparison: end in / end up / end up with

The plan ended in failure.

If you go on doing that kind of thing, you’ll end up in prison.

Settler ended up with better land than the native Americans.

end n. at the end / in the end / by the end of

5. pass by

He passed by me just now without stopping to speak.

The patient grew better as the days passed by.

We can’t pass this matter by without comment..

Comparison: pass by / pass down / pass away / pass through

6. repair

n. is usually used an pl. form

Collection: make, do

Repairs must be done to the house before we can live in it.

A few building repairs were done a month ago.

v. repair

They are repairing the path.

She had her house repaired.

Comparison: repair / mend / fix

7. nearly / almost

8. separate / divide

9. beach / shore / coast

10. tear / tear at

11. be crowed with / be packed with

Step 6. Grammar (page 11. practice 3 - 5)

Grammar Ex. The –ing form as object, subject and predicative.

1. I wouldn’t advise ______ there by bus, because it is too crowded.

A. and go B. to go C. to going D. going

2. We don’t allow ________ in this room.

A. smoking B. to smoke C. people smoking D. people to smoke

3. None of the criminals escaped ________.

A. be punished B. being punished C. to be punished D. punishing

4. I feel like ______ a long walk. Would you like ______ with me.

A. taking, going B. taking, to go C. to take, to go D. to take, going

5. You can hardly imagine a child _______ so cruelly.

A. to treat B. to be treated C. being treated D. treating

6. I don’t mind _______ to the party.

A. being not invited B. to be not invited C. not being invited D. not to be invited

7. Even on holidays, he preferred ______ to ______ nothing.

A. working, do B. working, doing C. to work, do D. to work, doing

8. The whole place requires ________.

A. being cleaned B. to clean C. cleaning D. to be cleaning

9. Attention must be paid to ______ the jewellery shop __________.

A. prevent, to be robbed B. preventing, from being robbed

C. prevent, to be robbed D. preventing, from robbing

10. After ______ her lesson, she set about _____ supper.

A. finishing to do, to prepare B. finishing doing, preparing

C. finishing doing, to prepare D. finished to do, preparing

11. He devoted his life ______ poor children in the countryside.

A. to teach B. to teaching C. teaching D. in teaching

12. I can’t think _______ alone in the country.

A. of your living B. you live C. you to live D. you living

13. _______ made her mother very angry.

A. Helen was married Jack B. Helen has married Jack.

C. Helen to be married Jack D. Helen’s marring Jack

14. She is from ______ with the result of the exam.

A. satisfy B. satisfied C. being satisfied D. satisfying

15. I will spend as much time as I ______ the lesson.

A. can go over B. can to go over C. can going over D. go over

16. I know he didn’t listen to me, but I went on ____ to get him _____ in the proposal.

A. hoping, interesting B. to hope, interesting

C. hoping, interest D. hoping, interested

17. We should keep on _____ English every day.

A. to practise to speak B. to practise speaking

C. practicing to speak D. practicing speaking

18. It is no use _______ him to go with us.

A. advising B. to be advised C. of advising D. advised

19. it is not worth _______ many vegetables. They quickly go bad.

A. to take B. taking C. to be taken D. being taken

20. Our trip was _______. We didn’t find any unusual plants.

A. disappointed B. to be disappointed

C. disappointing D. being disappointed.

KEY: 1-5. DABBC 6-10. CBCBB 11-15. BADCC 16-20. DDABC

Translation: (Unit 2)

1. 他上下打量我好長時間，仿佛以前從未還過我似的。

2. 當我打電話時，負責工程的經理碰巧外出。

3. 他悄悄的走過去，目的是出其不意的把小偷抓住。

4. 科學家們正在努力工作以尋找解決能源問題的新方法。

5. 他建議我們騎車而不乘公共汽車去參觀那個展覽。

6. 汽車里很擁擠，我簡直找不到站腳的地方。

7. 船長說要等到風暴結束船才能起航。

8. 從現在起，我們應特別注意污染問題。

9. 所有的這些困難都是由自然災難引起的。

10. 給我們兩天的時間，讓我們為考試做好準備。

11. 我們女排在這次錦標賽中遭到挫折。

12. 昨天夜里他們對敵人發動奇襲，并且成為地奪取了該鎮。

13. 多吃蔬菜，加強鍛煉，有充足的睡眠是保持健康的良好方法。

14. 你已經決定去參加這次遠征探險嗎？