unit5enjoyingnovels
thefirstperiod reading
teachinggoals教学目标
1.targetlanguage目标语言
a.重点词汇和短语
consensus,equality,twist,contradiction,hopeless,skeptical,approval,explicit,outspoken,growth,childhood,premier,ambiguous,possess,generous,sponsor,inforce,getround,underthenameof,seethrough,struggleagainst,standout
b.重点句子
canyoubelievethatthereusedtobeaconsensusinsocietythatopposedthewritingofnovelsbyauthoresses?
thethreebrontesistersadoptingthispractice.
maryannevansdidthesameandwroteunderthenameofgeorgeeliot.
withthe19thcenturybeingregardedasoneofgreatwomenwriters,therewerealsosomeexcellentmaleauthors.
2.abilitygoals能力目标
enablethestudentstolearnabouttheworldfamousliteraryworksandauthoressesandimprovetheirreadingabilities.
3.learningabilitygoals学能目标
helpthestudentslearntoappreciateenglishnovelsandknowaboutsomeauthoresses.
teachingimportantpoints教学重点
letthestudentsunderstandthewholepassageandidentifynewwordsandexpressionswhichappearinthetext.
teachingdifficultpoints教学难点
enablethestudentstoimprovereadingabilitiesandappreciateenglishnovels.
teachingaids教具准备
computerandsomeslides.
teachingmethods教学方法
task-basedlearningandcommunicative.
teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式
stepilead-in&warmingup
t:goodmorning,students.iheardthatmostofourstudentsliketoplaythecomputergames,suchas“大话西游”and“三国志”.weareallfamiliarwiththesestories.doyouknowwheret11esestoriesarefrom?
s1: theyareallfromancient,chinesestories.
s2:“大话西游”comesfromthenovel“journeytothewest".
s3:“三国志”comesfromthenovel“romanceofthreekingdoms.
t:thesenovelsareverypopularinchina.thetwonovelsarecalled “thefourchineseclassicalnovels”bychinese.theothersare“dreamofredmansions”《红楼梦》and“watermargin”《水浒传》.haveyoureadthem?
ss:yes.
t:theyaretherepresentationsofchinesenovels.haveyoureadanyforeignnovels?
ss:yes.
t:ok.todaywewillhaveanewperiodaboutliterature.let'shaveadiscussionaboutliteratureaccordingtothesequestions.
showthefourquestionsontheslides.
t:i'llgiveyoufiveminutestodiscussandthenasksomestudentstoanswerthequestions.
s1:ilikenovelsbecausewecanlearnthebackgroundofthatsocietyafterreadingnovels.iamveryrelaxedwhenireadanovel.共
t:good.thenextone.
s2:ilikeclassicalliterature.readingclassicalliteraturewrittenbynativespeakerscanimprovemyenglishlanguageskillsinseveralwaysandwecouldgetknowledgeabouthistory.i'veread"janeeyre"andiliketheheroinesverymuch.
t:welldone.thethirdone.
s3:ilikeenglishnovelsbetter.i'veread"wutheringheights".
t:good.thelastquestion.it'salittledifficult.
s4:yes.oncetherewasalittleboywhohadabadtemper.hisfathergavehimabagofnailsandtoldhimthatwhenhelosthistemper,hemusthammeranailintothefence.thefirstdaytheboyhammered37nailsintothefence.overthenextfewweeks,ashelearnedtocontrolhisanger,thenumberofnailshammereddailygraduallydwindleddown.hediscovereditwaseasiertoholdhistemperthantodrivethosenailsintothefence...finallythedaycamewhentheboydidn'tlosehistemperatall. hetoldhisfatheraboutitandthefathersuggestedthattheboypulloutonenailforeachdaywhenhewasabletoholdhistemper.thedaypassedandonedaytheyoungboytoldhisfatherthatallthenailsweregone.thefencewouldneverbethesame.whenyousaythingsinanger,theyleaveascarjustlikethosenails.
t:youhavedoneagoodjob.iamverygladyou'vereadsomeenglishnovels.
stepⅱpre-reading
t:pleaselookattheslides.canyoumatchthetitlesofthesefamousnovelstotheauthors?maybesomeauthorswhomyouarenotveryfamiliarwith.haveatry.
showtheslide.
threeminuteslater,checktheanswers.
t:therearenineauthors.doyouknowhowmanyfemaleauthorsarethere?
s1:therearesixfemaleauthors.theyarejaneausten,charlottebronte,emilybronte,harperlee,annebronteandmargaretmitchell.
t:pleaselookatthepictureontheright.sheisthefamousauthorwhowritesthenovel "gonewiththewind".
stepⅲ while-reading
t:howmanyenglishauthoressesinthe19thcenturyinthetext? whoarethey?whataretheirworksmentionedinthetext?readthetextasquicklyaspossible,andtrytofindouttheanswerstothequestionsintwominutes,i'lltimeyou.(designaclockwhichcanworkandsoundwhentimeisup)haveyougotyouranswers?
s6:therearefiveauthoressesinthe19thcenturyinthetext.theyarejaneausten,thethreebrontesisters(charlotte,emilyandanne),andthewriterknownasgeorgeeliot."prideandprejudice"writtenbyjaneausten,"janeeyre"writtenbycharlottebronteand"silasmarner"writtenbygeorgeeliotarementionedinthetext.共
t:welldone.sit.down,please.doyouunderstandthispassage?whatdoestheauthortellusinthefirstparagraph?
s7:consensusinsocietyopposedthewritingofnovelsbyauthoresses.butthisperiodproducedfiveofthemostcourageousandgiftedauthoresses.theyarejaneausten,thethreebrontesisters(charlotte,emilyandanne),andthewriterknownasgeorgeeliot.
t:good.whocantellusthegeneralideaofparagraphs2to3?
s8:thegeneralideaofparagraphs2to3istheintroductionofjaneaustenandherwork"prideandprejudice".
t:itisnotveryspecific.let'slearnmoreaboutjaneaustenand"prideandprejudice".janeaustenwasborninacountryclergyman'sfamilyon16december,1775,intheparishofsteventon.shewasbroughtupinanintelligentbutrestrictedenvironment.herfatherwasapriestandscholarwithagoodlibrary.shewas.educatedathomewithhersister.throughawidereadingofbooksavailableinherfather'slibrary,janeacquiredathoroughknowledgeofeighteencenturyenglishliterature,includingthemoralphilosophyofdrjohnson,the,poetry,ofw.cowper,aswellasthenovelsbyrichardsonandfielding.shelivedinaquiet,retiredand,inpublicterms,uneventfullife,thoughshedidmovetoseveralplaceslikebath,southamptonandchawton.andherclosestcompanionwashereldersistercassandra,who,nevermarried.austenbeganasachildtowritenovelsforherfamilyentertainment.herworkswerelaterpublishedanonymouslyduetotheprejudiceagainstwomenwritersthen.inherlifelongcareer,janeaustenwrotealtogethersixcompletenovels.shediedinwinchester.janeaustenisparticularlypreoccupiedwiththerelationshipbetweenmenandwomeninlove.storiesofloveandmarriageprovidethemajorthemesinallhernovels,inwhichfemalecharactersarealwaysplayinganactivepart.intheirpursuitofamarriage,theyareusuallycategorizedintothreetypesaccordingtotheirdifferentattitudes:thosewhowouldmarryformaterialwealthandsocialposition,thosewhowouldmarryjustforbeautyandpassion,andthosewhowouldmarryfortruelovewithaconsiderationofthepartner'spersonalmeritaswellashiseconomicalandsocialstatus.inanotherword,janeaustentriestosaythatitiswrongtomarryjustformoneyorforbeauty,butitisalsowrongtomarrywithoutit.
doyouunderstandtheparagraphs2to3?
ss:yes.
t:thefourthparagraphmeansthatafterjaneausten,authoressesfounditanevenmorehopelesstasktopublishnovelsundertheirownnames.sotheychosetopublishtheirworksusingmen'snames.howmuchdoyouknowcharlottebronteandherwork"janeeyre"?共
s9:charlottebrontewasthemostfamousofthethreebrontesisters.hermostfamousbook,janeeyre,describesthegrowthofapoor,abusedheroinewithanunhappychildhoodwhofindseventualhappinessaftermanystrugglesanddisappointments.beingimmediatelyhailedas"themasterworkofagreatgenius",janeeyrebecameagreatsuccess.
t:doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutcharlottebronteandherwork"janeeyre"?
ss:yes.
t:charlottebrontecamefromalargefamilyofirishorigin.theirfatherwasaclergymanathaworth,yorkshire.whentheywereyoung,thebrontesistersweresenttoaschoolforclergymen'sdaughters.theeldesttwodiedthereduetothepoorandunhealthyconditions.thisexperienceinspiredthelaterportrayaloflowoodschoolinthenovel"janeeyre".astheygrewup,thesistersworkedeitherasteacherorgovernessinsomeprivatefamilies.in1842,inordertoopenupaschooloftheirown,charlotteandemilywenttobrusselstoimprovetheirforeignlanguage.thetwoyearstherelefthardlyanytraceonemilybutforcharlottethechangewasmostfundamental. thereshefellinlovewithhergermanprofessor,amarriedman.thispassionateyetone-sidelovewaslaterrecountedinherworks,especiallyinvillette.charlotte'sworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnesstowardsself-realization,aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithafiercelongingforlove,understandingandafull,happylife.
t:lookatthesixthparagraph,boysandgirls.thisparagraphhastodowithgeorgeeliotandherwork"silasmarner".iwouldliketotellyoumoreaboutgeorgeeliotandherwork"silasmarner".georgeeliot,pseudonymofmaryannevans,wasbornonnov.22,1819intoanestateagent'sfamilyinwarwickshire,england.asasmallchild,sheshowednoevidenceofspecialtalentexceptapassionatelongingtobeloved.bythetimeofherteenage,however,herextraordinaryintelligencebegantobeacknowledgedbothathomeandatschool.broughtupwiththestrictorthodoxteachingandinfluencedbyherfirstschool-teachermisslewis,thebookishgirldevotedherself,forfouryears,toadiligentstudyofthescripture.unfortunately,shewasforcedtodropschoolattheageof16onaccountofhermother'sdeathandsister'smarriage,andyet,meanwhile,shecontinuedherstudyathomeandmanagedtolearnthreeforeignlanguagesandmusicallbyherself.inherworks,sheseekstopresenttheinnerstruggleofasoulandtorevealthemotives,impulsesandhereditaryinfluences,whichgovernhumanaction.somuchforgeorgeeliot.haveyouread"davidcopperfield"?共
s10:yes,ihave.
t:saysomethingaboutthisbook.
s10:in"davidcopperfield",theheroexperiencessufferingbeforehemeetshiseccentric,kindandtolerantaunt,betsytrotwood.davidbenefitsfromhertrulygenerousnature,andoweshiseducation,wealthandhappinesstohercare.
t:afterexplanationofthetext,whocantellmethemainideaofthepassage?
s1:themainideaofthepassageistotellusthesocialbackgroundofthatsociety.
t:welldone.whohasdifferentopinion?
s2:themainideaofthetextistotellusmenandwomenhaveequalrights. what'smore,womenareindependent,notmen'saccessories.womencandoanythingmencan.maybewomencandoeverythingbetterthanmen. itiswrongtodiscriminateagainstwomen.
t:fantastic!yourpronunciationandintonationmakeyousoundlikeanativespeaker.iagreewithyouranswer.iftheothershavedifferentideas,keepitandwe'lldiscussitafterclass,
t:well.we'vetalkedenoughaboutthetext.let'shavearelax.i'lltellyouajokeforabreak."soyouthinkyou'vegotproblems!"amansaidtohisco-worker."ilentaguy$4,000forplasticsurgery,andnowidon'tknowwhathelookslike!
ss:ha-ha.
t:fromyourlaughter,iseeyou'veunderstoodthejoke.
stepivlanguagefocus
wordsandusefulexpressions:
1.inforce
1)“inforce”inthetextmeans“beingused”.
e.g.thenewregulationsarenowinforce.新规章已生效。
2)“inforce”means“inlargenumbers".
e.g.protestersturnedoutinforce.有很多抗议者出席。
2.getround
1)“getround”inmetextmeanstodealwithaproblemsuccessfully”.
e.g.acleverlawyermightfindawayofgettingroundthatclause.
高明的律师也许能找到绕过那个条款的办法。
2)“getround”means“topersuadesb.toagreeortodowhatyouwant,usuallybydoingnicethingsforthem".
e.g.sheknowshowtogetroundherfather.她知道怎样讨她爸爸的欢心。
3.seethrough
“seethrough”means“torealizethetruthaboutsb/sthsothatyouarenotdeceived".
e.g.wesawthroughhimfromthestart.一开始我们就识破他了。
e.g.icallseethroughyourlittlegame.我看透了你的小把戏。
t:therearetwominutesleft.i’llmakeassignmentsforyou
stepvdiscussion
t:we'vefinishedthereadingtext.whocantellmewhatthewritingtechniquesofthistextis?
s1:1:athreadrunsthroughthewholepassage.thethreadisthatmanyauthoressesinthe]9thcenturywerediscriminatedbypeopleandtheyhadtopublishtheirworksusingmen'snames.2:usemanyparticiplestomakethetextreadableandconcise.共
t:whatisthewritingstyleinthetext?
s:thetextisanarrativewriting.itisinthatperiod,whenpeopleopposedthewritingofnovelsbyauthoresses,thatproducedfiveofthemostcourageousandgiftedauthoresses.thosewhogetroundthisbanwere:janeausten,thethreebrontesisters(charlotte,emilyandanne),andthewriterknownasgeorgeeliot.
t:whoknowsthemainideaofthetext?
s3:thetexttellsusmenandwomenhaveequalrights.what'smore,womenareindependent,notmen'saccessories.womencandoanythingmencan.maybewomencandoeverythingbetterthanmen.itiswrongtodiscriminateagainstwomen.
t:what'sthepurposeofwriter?
s4:thewritingpurposeoftheauthoristoletusknowthesocialbackgroundofthatsociety,inwhichpeoplenotonlydiscriminatedagainstrace,sexandreligionbutalsocaredaboutsocialstatus.inthe19thcentury,womenweren'tindependentandtheyweremen'saccessories.thegreatlivingaimforawomanwastomarryarichman.theauthoralsowantstoletusreadmoreenglishbooks,writtenbyjaneausten,charlottebronte,emilybronte,georgeeliot,charlesdickensandsoonandunderstandthatwemustlearnenglishcultureandthatlanguageandculturearecloselyrelated.
t:whatshouldwelearnfromthistext?
teacherguidesthestudentstounderstandthetext.
stepvipost-reading
t:openyourbookstopage43.youaregiventwominutestofinishpart1.thenwewillchecktheanswerstogether.
twominuteslater,checktheanswerswiththestudentstogether.
t:canyouseeadifferencebetweenthecontentofcharlesdickens'booksandthoseofthewomenwriters?
ss:yescharlesdickens'novelsdescribethehardshipsofpoorpeoplewhodidnotpossessmoneyorasponsortosmooththeirpath.janeausten'snovelsdealwiththeproblemandlimitationofwomen'schoice.charlottebronte'snovelswererevolutionaryfortheexplicitwaytheydescribedwomenstrugglingagainsttheirrestrictedrolesinsociety.georgeeliot'snovelsexaminedthemorallyambiguousconcessionspeoplemakeintheirlivesinordertosucceed.
t:welldone.let'scometopart2.youarealsogiventwominutes.readthepassageagaincarefullyandthenanswerthesequestions.
suggestedanswers:
1.theywroteaboutloveandmarriage,becausetheyaregoodatdescribingthepersonalrelationships.
2.charlottebrontewasthemostreservedinherdescriptionsoffeelings. becausehernovelswererevolutionaryfortheexplicitwaytheydescribedwomenstrugglingagainsttheirrestrictedrolesinsociety.共
3.heroinesorheroestheydescribedintheirbookswentthroughthehardshipsandfinallytheymadeit.
4.theyweregoodatdescribingwomen.
t:afterjaneausten,authoressesfounditanevenmorehopelesstasktopublishnovelsundertheirownnames.sotheychosetopublishtheirwordsusingmen'snames,becausewomenandmenarenotequalinthatsociety.today,women'ssocialpositionhasbeenraised,butinsomeareas,thereisstilldiscriminationagainstwomen.now,inpairsoringroups,discusshowyouwoulddisguiseyourselfifyouwereagirlandwantedtofollowoneofthesecareers.whatproblemsmightariseinthe19thcenturychina?
s1:ifagirlwantedtobeasoldierinthe19thcentury,shehadtodisguiseherappearance,voiceanddress.shelookedlikeamale. shecouldn'tkeepherlonghair,andmanyofthemweredancersorsingersinthearmy.
s2:ifagirlwantedtobeanofficialinthe19thcenturychina,shehadtodisguiseherselfasamaletoo.becausemanypeoplethoughtfemaleswerenotdependableandtheydidn'thavetheabilitytodealwithsomeproblems.
s3:ifagirlwantedtobeamerchantinthe19thcenturychina,shehadtodisguisehertone,actionandthought.manypeoplethoughtfemalemerchantsweretoosoft-heartedtomakethecorrectdecisions.
stepⅵhomework
1.readthetextrepeatedly.
2.finishpart1oflearningaboutlanguage.
unit5enjoyingnovels
thesecondperiodlistening
teachinggoals教学目标
1.targetlanguage目标语言
a.重点词汇和短语
appearance,rank,sympathize,romance,status,step-father,curl,schoolwork,changesb’smind,lookdownupon,becauseof
b.交际用语
what’syourfavoritenovel?
whatdoessb.looklike?
what’ssb.like?
2.abilitygoals能力目标
enablethestudentsgetthegeneralideaafterlisteningtothematerial.
3.learningabilitygoals学能目标
helpstudentslearnhowtodescribeaperson'sappearance,positionandbehavior.
teachingimportantpoints教学重点
mastersomeusefulwordsandexpressionsandlearnhowtodescribeaperson'sappearance,positionandbehaviorafterlisteningtothetape.
teachingdifficultpoints教学难点
letstudentsunderstandthethreematerials.
teachingmethods教学方法
listeningandcooperativelearning.
teachingaids教具准备
ataperecorder,computerandslides.
teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式
stepi revision
t:goodmorning/afternoon,boysandgirls!lastperiodwetalkedabouttheriseofenglishauthoressesinthe19thcentury.we'llgoonwithitlater.firstlet'scheckthehomework.共
showthesuggestedanswersontheslide.
makesomeexplanationifnecessary.
stepii lead-in
t:everyonehasgoodfriends.maybeoneormore,agoodfriendlastsalifetime.howwillyouchoosesomeonetobeyourgoodfriend?
s1:inmylife,iconsiderfriendshipthemostimportant.sometimesithinkiamshy.butieagerlywanttomakefriendwiththeothers.inmyheart,ithinkage,appearanceandsoonarenotveryimportant.themostimportant,ithink,isatrueheart.
t:yes.good.atrueheartisthemostprecious.ihavemanyfriends.theyareveryimportantforme.whenmymoodwasdown,theyalwayshelpme.now,let'shaveadiscussion.inpairsdiscusswhatkindofpersonwillmakeagoodfriend.lookatthesephrasesthatdescribeaperson'sposition,appearanceandbehavior. puttheminorder.themostimportantshouldcomefirst.joinanotherpairandcompareyourideas.discussanydifferencesyoudiscover. remembertogiveyourreasonssothatyoucanconvincetheotherpairthatyourideasareright.makeanewlistthatyouallagreeon.
letstudentshaveaclassdiscussionandmakealistofthreeorfourmostimportantthingsanddecidewhethertheywillchoosesomebodytobeafriendornot.
s1:inmyopinion,theordershouldbe:howfriendlyhe/sheis,howhe/shebehaves,whatthepersonsays,theperson'saccent,whatclothesthepersonwears,theperson'ssocialstatus.
s2:ithinkthemostimportantishisorhercharacter.becauseasthesayinggoes,"aleopardcannotchangeitsspots."(江山易改,本性难移)
s3:ithinkthemostimportantishisorheraccent.ifheorshehasanaccent, maybeyouwon'tunderstandwhatheorshesays.
t:excellent.doyoujudgepeoplebytheirappearance?haveyouevermadeamistakeinjudgingpeople?whatmadeyouchangeyourmindlater?
s4:no.idon'tjudgepeoplebytheirappearance.ihavemadeamistakeinjudgingpeople.butatlasthertalentsmademechangemymind.
stepiiilistening(p46)
t:welldone.somuchforthediscussion.we'lllistentothetapetogetthegeneralideaofthematerialfirstandanswerthequestions(parts2&3onp46). beforelisteningtothetape,let'sreadthequestions.thelisteningmaterialisfromanovel.canyoufindouttheheroandheroinefromthequestions?
s1:theheroisdarcyandtheheroineiselizabeth.
t:good.doyouknowwhichnovelis?
s2:prideandprejudice.
t:goodjob.you'reclever.now,let'sbeginourlistening.共
stepivlistening(p83-84)
t:you'vedoneagoodjob.haveyoueverreadthenovel"davidcopperfield"before,eitherinchineseorenglish?whowrotethestory?andwhen?whatdoyouknowaboutdavidcopperfield'sunhappychildhood?
s1:ihavereadthenovel"davidcopperfield"inchinese.charlesdickenswrotethestoryin1849to1850.
s2:whendavidcopperfieldwasborn,hisfatherdiedandaftereightyearshismotherremarried.hisstep-fatheroftenhithim.thesaddestthingwashismother'sdeath.afterthat;hebecameanorphan.thendavidfelthehadtorunaway.
t:welldone!nowlet'sdoanotherlisteningexercise.afterlisteningtothetape,answerthefollowingquestions.
stepvlistening(p88)
t:weallhavethingstoworryabout.whatarethreethingsyouworriedatthemoment?maybeyouarewordedaboutyourstudy,friendship,examinationandsoon.pleasewritethemostimportantworriesinthehalfofthechartbeforelistening.afterlistening,youhavetowritejane'sproblems.
checktheanswers.
t:somuchforthelasttwomaterials.iwanttotellyouajoketohaveabreak. wouldyouliketohearit?
ss:yes,l'dliketo.
t:awomanliontamerhadthebiglionundersuchcontrolthathetookalumpofsugarfromherlips."anyonecandothat!"amanyelled.theringmastercameoverandasked,"wouldyouliketotryit?""sure,"repliedtheman,"butfirstgetthosecrazylionsoutofthere!"
ss:ha-ha.
stepvihomework
t:somuchfortoday.previewthepassageonp47andthereadingtaskintheworkbookonp86afterclass.readthetwopassagesasfluentlyasyoucan. thenextperiodi'llcheckthehomework.classisover.bytheway,ifyouhavetime,read"janeeyre","davidcopperfield","prideandprejudice".ithinktheyaregoodbooks.
unit5enjoyingnovels
thethirdperiodextensivereading
teachinggoals教学目标
1.targetlanguage目标语言
a.重点词汇与词组
signal,discount,decline,sensitive,initial,fault,invain,atlength,againstsb’swill,thinkillof
b.重点句子
atfirst,inspiteofdislikinghim,shedidnotdiscounthisaffection,andwassensitivetothepainshewasgoingtocausehimwhenshedeclinedhisofferofmarriage.
idideverythinginmypowertoseparatemyfriendfromyoursister,andrejoiceinmysuccess.
2.abilitygoats能力目标
enablethestudentstolearnthelineofenglishnovels.
3.learningabilitygoals学能目标共
helpthestudentslearntograspthemainstyleofenglishnovels.
teachingimportantpoints教学重点
letthestudentsunderstandtheconnotationofthewholepassagefurtherandtheexperienceofthewriter.
teachingdifficultpoints教学难点
lookintotheinnerworldofthecharactersinnovels.
teachingaids教具准备
computer,ataperecorderandsomeslides.
teachingmethods教学方法
task-basedlearning,reading,listeningandcommunication
teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式
stepirevision
t:(aftergreetings)listentothetapetoimitatethepronunciationandintonation.
afterlistening,asksomestudentstoreadthefirstpassage.
stepii lead-in
t:wouldyouliketolistentoalovestory?
ss:yes.
t:thisstorywaswrittenatthetimewhenmendidnotweartheirwatchesontheirarmsastheydonow,butintheirpockets,withachain.womenhadlonghairofwhichtheywereveryproud,andtheyputcombsatthesidesandback.onedollarandeighty-sevencents.thatwasall.dellacounteditthreetimes.onedollarandeighty-seven"cents,andthenextdaywouldbechristmas.shesatdownandcried.dellawasmrsjamesdillingham-young. sheandherhusbandlivedintworoomsatthetopofabuildinginapoorpartofnewyork.oncejim,delia'shusband,hadworkwhichpaidhimthirtydollarsaweek;butnowhegotonlytwenty.jimanddellalovedeachotherverymuch.dellastoppedcrying.shestoodbythewindowandlookedout. tomorrowwouldbechristmasdayandshehadonlyonedollareighty-sevencentswithwhichtobuyhimapresent.shehadbeensavingeverypennyshecouldformonths,andthisisallshehadgot.shehadspentmanyhappyhoursplanningsomethingniceforhim,somethingfineandbeautifulwhichwasreallyworthyofjim.suddenlysheturnedquicklyroundandstoodinfrontofthelookingglass.hereyeswereshiningbrightly,butherfacehadlostitscolor.shequicklypulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitsfulllength. thereweretwopossessionsofmrandmrsyounginwhichtheytookgreatpride.onewasjim'sgoldwatch.thatwatchhadbelongedtohisfatherandbeforethattohisgrandfather.theotherproudpossessionwasdelia'shair:itwasbeautifulhair.shequicklydidupherhairagain.sheputonheroldcoatandtheoldbrownhat,randownthestairsandoutintothestreet.shesoldherhairfortwentydollars.forthenexttwohoursdellawassearchingtheshopsforjim'spresent.shefoundthepresentatlast.achainwasgoodenoughtogowithhiswatch.withthechain,jimmightlookatthetimeinanycompany.whendellareachedhomeshesettoworktodosomethingtoherhair.atseveno'clocktheeveningmealwasready.jimwasneverlate. sheheldthewatchchaininherhandandsatonacomerofthetablenearthedoorthroughwhichhealwayscame.thensheheardhissteponthestairs.jimstoppedinsidethedoorandstoodthere.hiseyeswerefixedondella.dellacouldnotunderstandthatstrangelook.dellagotoffthetableandwenttohim.shegavehimthepresentandtoldhimthetruth.jimtookdellainhisarmsandkissedher.thenhetookapacketoutofhiscoatpocketandputitonthetable.dellaundidthepacketandgaveacryofjoy.thenshebegantocry.fortherelaythecombs!thesetofcombs,sideandback,whichshehadlookedatsolonginthewindowofashop.whendellaknewhehadsoldhiswatchtogetmoneytobuyhercombs.theyheldeachotherforalongtime.共
t:whatcouldyoulearnfromthestory?
s1:thecoupleinapoorsetofroomswhogaveuphisorhergreatesttreasureforeachother.
t:oh,doyouthinktheywerefoolish?whileifeeltheychosetheirpresentsunwisely,thosegiftswhicharethesignofreallovearethebestofall.whatisthetruelove?
s2:icandoeverythingformylove,whichistruelove.
t:youarethatgreat.
1.truelovemeansthatiknowthepersonilove.
2.truelovemeansthaticareaboutthehappinessofthepersonilove.
3.truelovemeanshavingrespectforthedignityofthepersonilove.
4.truelovemeanshavingaresponsibilitytowardthepersonilove.
5.truelovemeansmakingapromisetothepersonilove.
6.truelovemeanstrustingthepersonilove.
7.truelovecantolerateimperfection.
stepiiireading
t:thatstoryhasmovedusdeeply.let'sgoonwithourdiscussiononp47. you'vepreviewedthepassage.let'sreaditquickly.
1.skimming
t:whocantellmetheanswerwhyelizabethrefusedmrdarcy?
s1:sherefusedmrdarcybecausehewasarrogantandbehavednotlikeagentleman.
t:goodreason.whywasmrdarcysurethatshewouldaccepthim?
s2:becausehewasrich.
2.carefullyreading
t:marriageisaveryimportantthingineveryone'slife,soparentsoftenwishtheirchildrenhappiness.afterreadingthepassagecarefully,whocantellmethereasonsformarryingmr.darcyandthereasonsagainstmarryinghim?
s3:heisrichandhandsomesothesearethereasonformarryinghim. heis.arrogantsothisisthereasonagainstmarryinghim.
s4:elizabethshouldmarryhimbecausehelovesher.elizabethshouldn'tmarryhimbecauseheisrudeandcareaboutsocialstatus.
t:welldone.
suggestedanswers:
reasonsformarryingmrdarcy reasonsagainstmarryingmrdarcy
1.heisrich. 1.elizabeththinksheisrude.
2.heloveselizabeth. 2.hecaresaboutsocialstatus.
3.elizabethloveshim. 3.elizabeththinksheisacheat.
4.heisagood-lookingman. 4.herefusedtodancewithherataparty.
t:i'llgiveyoutenminutestomakeadialoguebetweenelizabethandherfather.
tenminuteslater,theteachershowsthesuggesteddialogueontheslide.
sampledialogue:
aismr.bennet.biselizabeth.
a:whydidyourefusehisproposal?
b:don'taskmewhy.idon'tlovehim.howcanimarryhim?
a:iunderstandhowyoufeel,butyourmotherwon't.
b:shewantsmetomarrymoney.
a:tellmeanotherreasonorican'texplaintoyourmother.
b:ok.helookeddownuponmeandwasnotagentleman.i'msorry,butitisimpossibleformetomarryhim.共