Teaching Aims and demands
本單元通過學習馬克吐溫的《百萬英鎊》并改編成短劇形式的課文，學生能初步了解作者的風格。學生應能在教師的指導下，排演這個短劇。通過對話課的學習與操練，學生接觸表示堅持個人意見的常用語句，并要求學生運用到實際會話中。學習并初步掌握as if和no matter引導讓步狀語從句的用法。
Teaching important and difficult points
1．單詞
run, choice, note, change, fool, order, pleasant, right, assistant, customer, foolish, insist, tailor depend, favo(u)r , apologize, excited
2．詞組
shop assistant, a clothes shop, give back, or else, change…for …, in the sun, try on, depend on, take place, get off, put on, drop in, once upon a time, do up, in fact, keep back, play the part of, next to
3．交際用語
There seems to be something wrong with it.
I would like you to change this blouse.
You sold me a blouse that I can’t use any more.
I am afraid I can’t do that right now.
Why can’t you do something about it?
Is anything the matter?
4．語法
學習as if和no matter的用法。
教學建議
課文建議
在Lesson 38課，建議教師應組織學生1）以節(jié)目的形式演出這段對話。2）教師可選取錄像或多媒體形式完成此課的教學任務。3）教師把學生分成三人一組，適當準備一些道具排演本課的最后結(jié)局的短劇。4）教師要求學生找出能刻畫服裝店老板人物特征和心理變化的相關語句。如：There’s a customer, Tod, Will you serve him? / No matter what he is wearing , Tod, just show him the cheapest./Come, come. Get him his change, Tod..
對話分析
本單元對話是講述在服裝店調(diào)換衣服的經(jīng)過，學生對其內(nèi)容較易理解，但一些新單詞的用法應掌握，如：customer, run, insist, change…for…。本課中也提供了給學生做相應對話的練習，如：A pair of trousers, A radio的口語練習。
教學重點難點
1.serve的用法
1)serve(sb.) as sth.表示“為（某人）工作，（尤指）當傭人”。
He served as a gardener and chauffeur.他做園藝工人兼司機。
2)serve還可表示“供職，服役”。
He has served his country well.他為國盡職。
3)serve sb. (with sth.). 表示“將（飯菜）端上桌。”
Four waiters served lunch for us.有四位服務員招待我們吃午飯。
4)serve 還可用于“（在商店等處）接待（顧客）或為顧客取貨物”的意思中。
Are you being served?有售貨員接待您嗎？
He served some sweets to the children.他為孩子們拿來了他們想要的糖。
5)serve 還指“（一份飯）夠……”。
This packet of soup serves two.這包湯料夠兩個人食用。
2.judge的用法
1)judge用作動詞，表示作“斷定，估計，認為”解。其后可帶賓語從句，也可帶不定式或形容詞、名詞等引導的賓補成分。
We judge that they have finished.我們估計他們已經(jīng)干完了。
We judge them to have finished.我們估計他們已經(jīng)干完了。
She judged him about fifty.她估計他在五十歲左右。
The committee judged it better to start the investigation at once.委員會認為最好立即開始此項調(diào)查。
From his letter, we judged his visit to China a great success.從他的來信判斷他對中國的訪問非常成功。
2)judge用作“判斷，斷定”解時，還可接wh-分句或wh-加不定式結(jié)構(gòu)。
I can’t judge whether she was right or wrong.我不能斷定她是對還是錯。
3)judge還可表示“評判，評價”，可說judge sb. / sth.
Don’t judge a man by his looks.勿以貌取人。
4)Judging by / from…（從……來看，據(jù)……來判斷）是慣用短語，可用來引導獨立分句。
Judging from his looks ,he may be sick.從外表看，他或許生病了。
Judging by his accent, he must be from Guangdong.聽口音，他準是個廣東人。
3.get off的用法
1)get off意為“脫下”。
It’s rather hot today, we must get off the jacket.今天太熱了，我們必須脫下夾克衫。
2)注意：get off還可作“下車”；“離開”；“出發(fā)”；“起飛”解。
As soon as I got off the bus, I started for the village on foot. 我一下公共汽車，就開始步行到村里去。
We must get off at once or we II be late我們必須馬上走，否則要遲到了。
We got off immediately after breakfast.我們一吃過早飯就出發(fā)了。
The plane got off on time. 飛機準時起飛。
4．favor的用法
1）in favor (of )表示“贊成、主張”，常用作表語或后置定語。
The students were in favor of reform. 學生贊成改革。
2）do sb. a favor或do a favor for sb. 是個正式的禮貌用語，意思是 “給某人以恩惠，幫某人的忙”。
Would you do me a favor? 幫我一下好嗎？
Do me a favor by turning off the radio. 幫我把收音機關掉。
Do me the favor to come. 務請光臨。
注：do sb. a favor后接of doing 或不定式時，應將不定冠詞a改為定冠詞the。
5．put down的用法
1）意為“寫下；記下”。
Put down your name and your telephone number.寫下你的名字和電話號碼。
Put this down in your notebook for future reference.這點記在你的筆記本上，以供今后參考。
2）可作“鎮(zhèn)壓；撲滅”。
The fire was finally put down by the firemen.大火最后終于被消防隊員撲滅了。
6.as if的用法
as if 是連詞詞組，作“好像”、“好似”解，引導表語從句，用于下列句型中：
It looks/seems as if ....表示“看起來似乎……”。其中It為無人稱代詞，本身并無詞義。looks / seems是連系動詞，as if引出表語從句。
It looks as if it is going to show. 看來，要下雪。
It seemed as if the suit was made to his own measure. 這套衣服看來似乎是按尺寸給他定做的。
除此之處，as if也可以引導方式狀語從句，修飾主句的謂語，此時從句中的謂語動詞常用虛擬語氣。關于這一點，暫可不必向?qū)W生交代。
The woman loves the children as if she were their mother.這個婦女愛這些孩子，她好像就是他們的媽媽一樣。
7. no matter 的用法
no matter作“無論”、“不管”解，用以引導表示讓步的狀語從句，常用在下列句型中： 句型中的No matter what (who/when etc.)...分別表示“無論何事”、“無論何人”、“無論何時”等，這個從句可以置主句之前，也可以置主句之后。
由no matter + what等引導的讓步狀語從句。No matter后面接關系代詞或關系副詞引導狀語從句在句中作讓步狀語。
No matter what you do, you must be very careful.不管做什么事，你都必須非常細心。
No matter之后可用what以外的關系代詞或關系副詞。例如：
No matter who you are (=Whoever you are), I’ll never let you in.無論你是誰，我絕不讓你進去。
No matter which…無論哪一個……
No matter which you choose(=Whichever you choose), you will be satisfied.不論你選擇哪一個，你都會滿意的。
No matter where…無論何處；不管在哪里……
No matter where I go (=Wherever I go) , I will be thinking of you. 無論我到哪里，我都會想著你。
No matter when …無論何時，不管什么時候……
I’ll discuss it with you no matter when you like(=whenever like). 你什么時候高興，我愿意同你討論這件事。
No matter how..不管……如何；無論……多么……
No matter how hard you try(=However hard you try), you will never be successful. 不管你如何努力，你都不會成功的。
8．drop in, drop in on 與drop in at的區(qū)別
drop in 意為“順便走訪” He often drops in for tea. 他經(jīng)常順便來喝茶。
drop in on 后接人意為“順便拜訪某人”。
She dropped in on me yesterday.
drop in at后接表示地點的名詞意為“順便來（去）某處看看”。
Tom usually drops in at my place on his way home. 答題時要注意drop in后所接的名詞表示的意思。
Jane used to ____ the tailor’s on her way home from work.
A. drop in B. drop in on C. drop in at D. drop at
詹妮以前常下班后去成衣店看看。the tailor’s 表示地點，故正確答案為C。
9．run的用法
1）表示“跑，奔跑，賽跑”。
The boy ran off as soon as we appeared.我們一來，孩子們都跑了。
She used to run when she was at college.在大學時她經(jīng)常練跑步。
2）run還可表示“（火車、汽車、輪船等）往來行駛”
Buses to Oxford run every half hour.去牛津的公共汽車每半小時一班。
The trains don’t run on Christmas Day.圣誕節(jié)火車停駛。
3）run可用業(yè)表示“（液體）流動”。
Could you run me a hot bath?你給我放盆熱水洗澡好嗎？
Your nose is running.你又流鼻涕了。
4）run表示“（衣服上的染料或顏色）掉色，擴散”。
I’m afraid the color ran when I washed your new skirt.很遺憾， 我洗你那條新裙子的時候它掉色了。
5）run可表示“融化”。
It was so hot that the butter ran.天太熱，黃油開始化了。
The wax began to run. 蠟開始融化了。
6）run還可表示“負責、經(jīng)營、管理”。
He has no idea of how to run the successful business.他不知道把企業(yè)辦好的方法。
Stop trying to run my life for me.我的生活用不著你來管。
10．Come, come. Get him his change. Tod. ( =Hurry up. Tod, Give the man his change.) 得了，得了，給他找錢吧，托德。
句中的come用作感嘆語，表示“勸導”，“不耐煩”的情緒。come作感嘆語用時，在不同的情況下，可以表示不同的感表，如“鼓勵”、“驚異”、“命令”等。例如：
Come, come, Alice, you must be patient. 好了，愛麗絲，你得忍耐點。
本句中的change是不可數(shù)名詞，作“零錢”，“找給的錢”解。又如：
Here is your change. 這是找給你的零錢。
change還可以用作及物動詞，作“零錢”，“換錢”解。
Could you change a 10-yuon note, please? 你能換開10元錢嗎？
教學設計方案Lesson 37
Teaching aims
1. Practise in pairs talking about buying clothes in a shop.
2. Study the language points in lesson 37.
Teaching procedures
StepⅠRevision
1. Check the homework exercises.
2. Revise articles of clothing by asking questions. Get as many as possible from the students and write them on the blackboard.
Questions for the teacher to ask the students:
1) What words have you learned about clothes ?
trousers, coat, jacket, shirt, overcoat……
2) What color do you like best if you buy a blouse ?
a gray one, red one, blue one, black one, yellow one, white one ……
Step Ⅱ Warming-up
Look at the picture on P 55.
1. Ask the students to say something about the picture. Let the students know a new word: blouse.
Answer: It’s a clothes shop. There are many clothes in the shop. Two women are talking now. They are talking about the white blouse and the red blouse in the shop.
2. Ask the students how different clothes are washed. Make a table on the blackboard if you like
as follows:
HOT WASH white cotton
WARM WASH coloured cotton
COLD WASH silk , wool
Step Ⅲ Listening and reading
Let the students listen to the dialogue once or twice and then answer same questions.
1. What did the customer buy last week?
… She bought, a blouse last weds
2. Whats wrong with the blouse?
… When doe washed the blouse, the color ran.
3. What did the customer ask the assistant to do?
…She asked the assistant to change the clothes or give the money back to her.
4. Did the assistant give the money back to the customer ? Why ?
…No, because the manager of the shop wasnt in. And the assistant couldnt decide whether to give it back to her or not.
Step Ⅳ Practice
Let students fill in the blanks of the dialogue.
SA: Good afternoon. Can I 1 you ?
C: Yea, please. I 2 this radio the day before yesterday. But there is something 3 with it. Last night it just couldnt. I 4 cant use it.
SA: Let me 5 . It scans as if it hasnt been 6 properly. Has it been left in the sun or__ 7_?
C: Of 8 not. How can I be 9 foolish ?
SA: 10 its the 11 of the factory that made it. I think I will send back to the 12 and get it repaired.
C: You may 13 it back to the factory, but I would like my money 14 .
SA: I’m 15 I cant do that.
C: Why cant you do 16 about it ? Id like you to change this 17 or else 18 me my money back.
SA: All right. You can 19 it for another one. Would you please 20 a look at these ones ?
Answers:
1. help 2. bought 3. wrong 4. work 5. see 6. used 7. rain 8. course 9. that 10. Maybe 11. fault 12. factory 13. send 14. back 15. afraid 16. something 17. radio18. give 19. change 20. have
Fill in the blanks.
1．這臺收音機有問題嗎？
Is there ______ _______ ________ the radio?
2．請把借我的書還我。
Please give me _______ the book that you _______from me.
3．天看上去要下雪了。
It _______ as if it’s going to_______.
4．他堅持要明天去那兒。
He _______ that he _______ there tomorrow.
5．別讓孩子站在太陽底下。
Don’t _______ the child stand ________ the sun.
6．我想讓湯姆的弟弟去做那項工作。
I would _______ Tom’s brother ________ do the work.
Answers
1. anything wrong with 2. back …borrowed 3. seems…snow 4. insists …go 5. have/ keep …in 6. like …to
StepⅤ Language points
Let students read the dialogue and ask them to pay attention to some key sentences and then the teacher gives some brief explanation.
1. There seem (s) to be…
2. like常見的句型是
like sb. to do sth./ like to do sth./ like doing sth.
3. I’m not that foolish =I am not so foolish.
4.It looks as if + 句子 =It seems as if + 句子
5. insist + that - clause + ( should ) + v
Step Ⅵ Further practise
1.Get good pairs of students to act out their dialogues in front of the class without their books if possible.
2. Provide a few situations for the Ss, let them practise the dialogues by dividing the different groups.
1)You have just bought a pair of shoes from a shoe shop. But later you find that the shoes are not of the same size. So you go to the shop again. Make a dialogue between the shop assistant and you.
2) You have just bought a tape-recorder. But it does not work as soon as you get home. So you go back to the shop and ask for a new one..
Step Ⅶ Exercise
Do exercises Ex 1--3. on Page 118.
A customer brought a blouse in a clothes shop last week. She found that the colours _____when she washed it. Thinking that there must be ______wrong with it, she went back to the shop. The shop_____ asked her whether she did not follow the ______and washed it in hot water. The ______said she was not ______foolish. It seemed that it was the ______of the company that produced it .The customer _______that the shop should give her money back, but the shop assistant refused. Finally the customer decided to change the blouse _______another one.
Key:
ran, something, assistant, instructions, customer, that (so), insisted, fault, for
StepⅧ Homework
1.Do exercises Ex 2--3. on Page 118.
2.Get the students to do the vocabulary preparation in Lesson 38 .
教學設計方案Lesson 38
Teaching Aims
1. Learn lesson 38 to get brief idea of the story.
2.The students are required to answer some questions.
Step I Revision
1）Check the homework exercises.
2）Oral practice.
1．你的手表有問題嗎？ 2．我想讓你去做這件事。
3．似乎看來這本書被他看完了。 4．我堅持讓他把錢還我。
5．對不起，是我的錯。 6．你為什么讓他一直在田里工作。
Answers:
1. 1s there anything wrong with your watch?
2. I’d like you to do the work.
3. It seems as if the book has been finished reading by him.
4. I insisted that he (should) give me my money back.
5. Im sorry. Its my fault.
6. Why did you have him working in the fields?
StepⅡ Warm---up
Talk about Mark Twain.
1. What is Mark Twain?
Mark Twain is an American writer.
2. In our middle school text books. What articles were written by Mark Twain?
“Run for a Governor.” “A Million Pound Note”
Step Ⅲ Listening and talking
Today we are going to learn a dialogue, which is a part from A Million Pound Note. Listen to the tape and then talk about the pictures on P. 56 & P. 57.
Picture 1: A customer came into a tailors shop. The shop assistant looked at him up and down. From the clothes, the assistant thought he was a poor man.
Picture 2: After the tailor knew the man had one million pound note, he was very surprised. The manager measured him by himself. They changed their attitude to the man completely.
Step ⅣReading
Read the dialogue quickly and try to answer the questions.
1. What did the customer want?
2. How did the customer Tod?
3. What did the shop assistant show the customer?
4. How did the customer want to pay?
5. What made the manager fed excited?
6. What can we learn from the story?
Keys:
1.The customer wanted to buy a suit.
2.He looked poor. And his clothes were old.
3.He showed the customer the cheapest clothes
4.He wanted to pay with a large note.
5.The million pound note made the manager feel excited.
6.We should never judge a person by his clothes.
Step ⅤLanguage points
1.no matter + wh ---引導讓步狀語從句
2.Is anything the matter? 怎么回事？the matter =wrong
3. do sth. a favour =do a favour for do 幫某人一個忙；答應某人的要求
4.drop in on + 人/ drop in at + 地點
Step ⅥOral practise
Divide the Ss into a few groups to practise a play according to the text.
Step Ⅶ Exercise
Do Exercise 3 on Page 119
A customer went into a tailors shop to buy a new ______. All he had in his pocket was a million - pound ______. His wearies (衣服) were so worn - wit that the shop assistant looked ______ upon him and ______ him the cheapest clothes. In his mind, that was the best ______ for such a poor man.
When the customer ______ him the million - pound note, the shop assistant felt very ______ and didnt know what to do. Just then the manager went ______ to him and asked what was happening. Seeing the note, he got so _______ that he asked the customer to do him a ______ to get those cheap clothes ______ and ______on much better ones. Then he ______the gentleman and picked out nice _____for making a suit ______this mans own measure. The man said that he couldnt ______ the clothes unless they would wait or ______ the note. The manager promised to wait ______ his life. Finally, he told the assistant to ______ down the mans address. The gentleman said it was not necessary because he would drop ______ and leave his new address ______ he found another hotel.
Keys: suit; note; down; chose; choice; showed; surprised; up; exceed; favor, off; put; measured; material; to; order; change; all; put; in; when
Step Ⅷ Homework
1. Retell the story in your own words.
2.Prepare the next text.
探究活動
教師根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，可讓學生設計買其它東西的場景，for example: You have just bought a recorder. But it does not work as soon as you get home. So you go back to the shop and you didn’t want it. 教師讓學生自己進行復述發(fā)生的經(jīng)過同時教師給學生提供部分的語句和提示：1）buy a recorder last week 2) It didn’t work 3) either change it or get money back 4)persuade you to change it for another one.