Unit Six
Journeys That Change History
教学目的(teaching objective):
Master the key words and structures, and learn something about the visits to China made by former US President Richard Nixon and his daughter. Understand especially the significance of Nixon’s 1972 visit.
教学内容、课时安排及方法设计
教学进程 |
教 学 内 容 |
教学课时 |
教学方法设计 |
1 |
Study of the Text: Lead in, New words and text, explaining Summary of the text |
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提问、讲授、板书或课件,师生互动 |
2 |
Focus on and Work out |
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讲练,板书或课件,师生互动 |
3 |
Grammar Tips: Adverbial Clause of Reason |
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讲练,板书,师生互动 |
4 |
Reading Skills: What is the Tone? Practical Reading: Reading a Holiday Shopping Schedules |
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讲练,板书,师生互动 |
5 |
Practical Writing:Hotel Reservations |
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讲练,板书,师生互动 |
6 |
Study Guide |
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讲练,师生互动 |
7 |
Listening Skills: Asking about & Expressing On |
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讲练,板书,师生互动 |
教学重点(key points):
Vocabulary |
Acknowledge anticipate average capture commemorate convince cooperation document domination entitle entrust fascinate hatred isolation reflect seek sensible stretch vision agree on common ground be destined to do light up on the table be in the interest of open up set aside |
Structure |
be determined that … there comes / goes could not … more |
Reading Skills |
What is the Tone? |
Listening and Speaking |
Asking about on |
教学难点(teaching difficulties):
1. Understand every sentence correctly in the text; eg. He said it would be a disastrous [1] foreign policy to allow…
2. the usage of some special expressions: be determined that … there comes / goes
could not … more
3. Adverbial Clause of Reason
教学方法(teaching methods):
课文以启发式提问导入,采用讲授法。通过教师分析、讲解、提问使学生掌握重点难点。
阅读采用阅读指导法:重点指导阅读技巧。
练习采用练习辅导法:指导学生正确完成课后练习。
实验法:主要应用于听力训练和课堂讨论;
教学手段 (teaching instruments):
板书和多媒体教学相结合,使用语音设备进行听力训练。
教学过程(teaching procedures):
Topic: Sino-American Relationship
The first period:
1. Lead in
Directions:
1) Ask some questions for the students to answer freely: for example:
a. Do you know sth. about the former President Nixon’s visit to China?
b. When did he come to China? ( in 1972 )
c. Why did he come to China? ( to make normalization of relations between China and USA. )
d. What significance did the visit make? (1. to open up Sino-American relations between the two countries that had been separated by a gulf of differences for thirty decades 2. to start Sino-American friendship 3. to improve mutual understanding 4. to reduce military conflicts 5. to narrow cultural gaps 6. to set up diplomatic relations 7. to develop bilateral trade and cultural exchange…)
2) Ask some students to give their opinions on Shanghai Communiqué
2. Study the New words and expressions
Directions:
1) Listen to the tape recording or ask the students to read the new words,
2) Correct the pronunciation, ask the students to read after the teacher.
3) Explain some usage of words and phrases and the methods of learning new words such as word building.
The second and third periods:
1. Text Presentation and Language Points
Directions:
1) Listen to the tape recording or ask students to read the text
2) Explain the text paragraph by paragraph.
3) Language Points of the text
Part. 1
Host: You’re in Beijing especially for the exhibit. The exhibition shows many items [1] and artifacts
主要的 为了(参加), 展览 展览 / 陈列品
that have never been displayed before either in China or in the United States. What are your
从来没有展出过(首次展出)
favorite items?
Julie: My favorite items are two statues [2] we had made of Premier Zhou Enlai and my father and
我们制作的
they depict the moment that my father stepped off “Air Force On
描述 走下 甚至在 之前
★hit the Chinese soil, he had his hand extended [3] to the Premier. Another on
踏上中国的土地
items is my father’s old beat-up briefcase.
用旧了的
Q1. What do you think are displayed in the exhibition?
Historical materials photos, items, artifacts and so on that record and commemorate the development of China-American diplomatic relationship
Q2. What are Julie’s favorite items in the exhibit?
Two statues of Premier Zhou Enlai and Nixon who are about to shake hands
(1) item:
1) product; exhibit
e.g. The shops are well stocked with food, clothing and other consumer items.
2) detail or paragraph (of news)
e.g. Are there any interesting news items in today’s paper?
3) single article or unit in a list, etc.
e.g. The last item on the program was a grand display of fireworks.
(2) statue: figure of a person, animal, etc. in wood, stone, bronze, etc.
e.g. The statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the on
(3) extend:
1) hold out
e.g. He pretended not to see the hand I extended.
2) make longer or greater; enlarge
e.g. The subway is expected to extend to the western suburbs.
3) give or offer (help, friendship, etc.) to welcome.
e.g. On
Part. 2
Host: In mid 1971, President Nixon announced his decision to visit China the next year. You were
宣布 访问中国
then in your early twenties. Did he ever talk about his coming(即将来临的)trip to China with you either on the Phone or over the dinner table?
Julie: He did talk about the trip and he was very excited, he knew it was important. And on
表强调
items in the exhibit is an article that he wrote for Reader’s Digest in 1967. 【He said it would be a disastrous [1] foreign policy to allow on
他说道,去冷落,孤立中国这样一个拥有10亿人口的伟大民族,并把它排斥在国际大家庭之外,这样的外交政策一定会损失惨重。
Chinese --- to live outside the family of nations in angry isolation [2]】, so already in 1967; he
国际大家庭
had determined that he would go to China. And in 1970, he told Time magazine: “if there was
时代杂志 表示愿望
on
Q1. What were President Nixon’s opinions on establishing diplomatic relations with China?
He said it would be a disastrous foreign policy to allow on
Q2. When did Nixon first get the idea of making a visit to China?
In 1967 before he became President of the US.
◆ It (would) be + adj. / n. to do …
e.g. It is difficult to finish the job in two hours.
It would be my dream to fly to the moon.
It would be a stupid decision to allow him to join the project team.
It would be a brilliant idea to go outing this weekend.
(1) disastrous: very bad; causing disaster
e.g. He began to realize the disastrous consequences of his mistakes.
(2) in isolation: alone; separated.
e.g. He lived in complete isolation on a desert island for three yea
Part. 3
Host: But it was thirty years ago. Beijing and Washington hadn’t established diplomatic relations then. 【According to what you saw or experienced, how difficult was it for your father to convince(说服….人相信…事) the American public and politicians that his visit would ★be in the interest of the US?】根据您亲眼目睹和亲生经历,到底是什么样的困难阻碍了您父亲说服美国民众和政界人士,他的访华会有利于美国的利益呢?
Julie: My father did face some opposition. [1] … But what was so incredible about my father’s trip
令人惊讶的
was that although my father anticipated [2] there would be criticism from the rightists in the Republican can Party, actually, most people ★breathed a sigh of relief [3] because 【it on
松了一口气
seemed right and sensible that we should have a relationship between these two great
让中美两个大国建交是完全正确和明智的
countries.】 … 【The reason this trip has fascinated [4] historians for over 30 years is that the
30年来,那次访问仍一直让历史学家津津乐道,其原因在于中美双方共同签署的《中美上海联
document [5] that was produced jointly by the Chinese side and the American side, the
合公报》,是外交史上的一个史无前例的法律文件. 因此今年我们特地纪念它发表30周年。
Shanghai Communiqué, which we commemorate—this year was the thirtieth anniversary [6] —is a unique [7] document in diplomatic history】 because what would happen was the Americans and Chinese sat down, and the Americans said we don’t agree with china on Vietnam, we don’t★ agree on(达成协议) Korea, we don’t agree on Taiwan, and China said what they did not agree with America on, and they laid it all on the table. Then they said: “There are things that we have ★common ground, we can work towards peace and
共同基础/目标
cooperation”, 【so they ★set aside [8] differences, respected each other, acknowledged [9] the
他们求同存异,相互尊重,并说,中美双方将为一个目标携手前进。
differences and then said they would move forward together.】
Q1. Why was it difficult for President Nixon to convince the American public and politicians that his visit would be in the interest of the US?
There were no diplomatic relations between the two countries then, and what’s more, for over 20 years there had on
Q2. How could China and the US produce the document on establishing the diplomatic relations?
They set aside differences, respected each other, acknowledged the differences and then said they would move forward together.
◆ It seemed +adj. that …
e.g. It seemed reasonable that I should pay off my debt.
It is wonderful that you invite me to visit your hometown.
◆ The reason (that) is that
e.g. The reason I came here is that I must attend a meeting.
The reason (that) he died so quickly was that he didn’t listen to doctor’s advice.
(1) opposition: the act or state of being opposed to or fighting against.
e.g. our plan met with fierce opposition from all sides
(2) anticipate: expect; see beforehand.
e.g. Are you anticipating any trouble when you start up your own business?
(3) breathe a sigh of relief: ★ breathe easily
e.g. He breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he had passed the driving test.
(4) fascinate: charm, attract or interest greatly
e.g. The boy was fascinated by the toy cars in the shop windows.
(5) document: a paper that provides information, esp. of an official kind
e.g. A passport is a formal government document
(6) anniversary: the same date each year that something important happened in the past.
e.g. Today is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the school.
(7)unique: the on
e.g. On
(8)set aside: ★
1) leave out of consideration
e.g. I wanted them not to do it, but my objections were set aside.
2) Save for a special purpose
e.g. They set aside part of their funds for the new equipment.
(9) acknowledge:
3) accept or admit
e.g. When the results of the vote were announced he acknowledged defeat
4) express thanks for
e.g. He acknowledged the gift with a poem of thanks
Part. 4
Host: And actually the spirit of his idea about relations between China and the US has been reflected [1] in different books and speeches, including this on
注定
plagued [5] the old world or are they destined to live because we had the vision [6] to build a new world? There is no reason for us to be enemies. Neither of us seeks the territory of the other; neither of us seeks domination over their other; neither of us seeks to stretch our hands and rule the world. Chairman Mao has written: So many deeds★ cry out to be done and always urgently; the world rolls on, time passes, ten thousand years is too long; Seize the day, seize the hour. This is the hour, this is the day, for our two peoples, to rise to the heights of greatness which can build a new and better world.”
Q1. Where did Nixon make the speech quoted in this part?
At the banquet held in his honor in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Q2. Who held the banquet?
Premier Zhou Enlai.
(1)reflected: express; show; throw back (heat, light, sound or an image); consider
e.g. Their actions reflect their thoughts.
(2) banquet: a formal dinner for many people in honor of a particular person or occasion
e.g. A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.
(3) host: act as a host
e.g. Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games
(4) destined: ★ intended, esp. by fate, for some special purpose
e.g. They were destined never to meet again.
(5)plague: annoy
e.g. don’t plague me with such trifles.
(6) vision: wise understanding of how the future will be; foresight
e.g. gates’ foresight and vision have been central to the success of Microsof Q1. He would encourage others, he gives them new will to resist, he fills them with hope, and they follow him to victory.
Part. 5
Host: 【It might not be known to a lot of people in China that you actually have married into
大多数中国人或许还不知道,您的婚姻使您走进了另一个总统家庭。
another presidential family.】Your husband David is the on
Julie: He is Dwight David Eisenhower 2nd(二世), grandson of the great general and president. We met when we were children. My father was the vice President to President Eisenhower.
Host: You have been to China three times including the on
Julie: That was on
有一阵敲门声和助手激动的说
to see you now.” We★ threw on [1] our clothes and went through the dark streets of Beijing. And then into the Forbidden City, all ★lit up [2] with television lights and the filmed us coming into the gates. And we were ushered [3] through a dark room and then into a brightly lighted room where Chairman Mao was. He was standing waiting to greet us. Of course, he had had several strokes and he was not in good health. We were the second last Americans to meet with Chairman Mao, but he could not have been more gracious. We had an hour and
我们是最后第二批由毛主席接见的人,他仍然哈么和蔼可亲。
fifteen minutes of conversation and we brought a handwritten letter that my father had entrusted [4] me to present [5] to Chairman Mao. And of course, a month later, my father and mother came back to China and that was Chairman Mao Zedong.
Q1. When and where did Julie and her husband meet Chairman Mao Zedong?
In the Forbidden City on New Year’s Eve in 1976
Q2. What did Julie bring to Chairman Mao Zedong?
A handwritten letter by Nixon.
◆ It might not be known to … that …
e.g. It might not be known to his wife that he had been married before.
TIt might not be known to his parents that he actually smokes.
◆There came a knock on the door
e.g. There came a bus.
There came the teacher, books in her arms.
(1). throw on: ★ put on hurriedly
e.g. He threw on his clothes and ran to the hospital.
(2). light up: ★ make or become bright with light or color
e.g. The headlights of the car lit up the road far ahead.
(3). usher: lead, conduct
e.g. I was ushered into the headmaster’s office by my teacher.
(4). entrust: trust somebody to complete or safeguard something
e.g. Little Jimmy was entrusted to a baby-sitter when his parents were out for the evening.
(5). present: give someone something
e.g. Who’s going to present the prizes this year?
Part 6
Host: Because of your father’s historic trip in 1972, and your trips in 76 and another on
历史性的访华
what has china meant to you over the years?
Julie: China to me is a place of hope. I see changes everyday. I see tremendous [1] development; I see people’s determination and I like to follow the history of your country and to see how things have developed. You have proved China is an economic powerhouse. I read on the
你们证明了中国是一个经济发展迅速的国家
airplane coming over this week. Since 1989 China has averaged [2] a 9.3% economic growth, I don’t think any other nation in the world has done that.
Q1. What did Julie think of China?
A place of hope.
Q2. Why did Julie say “China is an economic powerhouse”?
She was much amazed by the face that China had averaged a 9.3%economic growth since 1989.
(1). tremendous: very great in size, amount, or degree
e.g. We heard a tremendous explosion in the distance
(2). average: amount to as an average; do as average; it is also used as noun.
e.g. The museum averages 3,000 to 5,000 visitors every week.
The fourth period:
Directions: Review the text by reading and ask some questions according to the text so that the teacher can know whether the students understand the text completely.
1. Comprehensive Questions
l Why did Julie Nixon come to China for the third time?
She came to attend the exhibition entitled “Journeys to Peace and Cooperation” which was held to commemorate President Nixon’s historic visit.
l How many times did Nixon visit China according to the text? And how about Julie?
Nixon visited China twice, in 1972 and 1976 respectively, while Julie came to China three times.
l If, as we know from the interview, China and the US had been separated by a gulf of differences, then why did the president’s decision to visit China received more approval than opposition?
As Nixon said, it would be a disastrous foreign policy to leave China outside the international family. When the decision was announced, most people considered it right and sensible to open up relations between the two great countries.
l Why is Nixon’s visit to China so important as to be called historic?
The trip opened diplomatic channels with China and led to the significant shanghai Communiqué. So it was known as an “ice-breaking” visit, which turned a new leaf for Sino-American relations.
l Why did Julie say, “China is a place of hope”?
She saw that China has been changing and developing so rapidly that has become an economic powerhouse. No other country has achieved such surprising economic growth in the same period of time.
2. Summary of the Text
Directions: The teacher concludes the text
More than thirty years after the late American President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders, Julie, the president’s second daughter, flew to Beijing for the exhibition to commemorate the event, and had an interview with the media.
The interview started with the exhibition when Julie said her favorite exhibits were the two statues of Zhou Enlai and her father shaking hands as those statues best represented the historic moment and her father’s beat-up briefcase. Speaking of her father’s China visit, Julie said that her father’s decision was based on both his own long-standing belief that it was unfair to leave a big country like China in isolation and the support of the majority of the American people for his decision. Julie believed that the shanghai Communiqué was signed because both the Chinese side and the American side shared the hope for peace and cooperation in spite of their disagreements in certain international issues. Julie also recalled the evening former US President Eisenhower, met Chairman Mao in Beijing, which led to her parents` second visit to China, At the end of the interview, Julie expressed her impression of China as a place of great hope.
3. Homework
Directions: Assign the students to do all the exercises.
The fifth and sixth period:
Exercises:
Directions: Ask the students to do the exercises in class. The teacher will correct the mistakes and explain the important and difficult points.
1. Focus on:
2. work out:
A: Read the text again and decide which of the following statements is true.
B: Fill in the blanks with words and phrases from the Vocabulary Snapshot.
C: Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words given in blanks.
D: Rearrange the words into sentences
E: Translate the Chinese into English.
F: Make sentences according to the models of sentence structure.
The seventh period:
Grammar: Adverbial Clause of Reason
Directions: The teacher explains the definition of the grammar, and then asks the students to practice
1)Considering (that), seeing (that), in that, now (that) 等词都可以引原因状语从句,意思与since, as 比较接近。
2). Due to 读引导标语与状语,一般不放在句首;thanks to常表示好的、积极的因素,在口语中because of 用得较多。
3). Not that… but that…这一结构意思为“不是因为,而是因为”,相当于not because …but because, 但不能用 not for…but for.
4). 强调原因状语从句只能用it be because… that…结构,because 不能改成for, since, as 等连词。
5) Practice about the grammar above.
The eighth period:
1. Reading skills:
Directions: The teacher introduce the reading skills and ask the students to read the passages, trying to use the skills to find out the concerning information.
What is the Tone?
What you don’t know about Indians
Native American issues are not history
2. Practical Reading: Reading a Holiday Shopping Schedules
Directions: Use the information to answer the questions:
1). During what hours will Babies plus be open during the holiday season?
2). What is the name of the antique shop on South 2nd Street?
3). Where would you go to buy holiday decorations?
4). What is the name of the flower shop?
5).Which store offers free delivery?
The ninth and tenth periods:
Practical Writing:
A. The teacher introduces the following contents and simple.
1). Introduction myself of reservation people
2). Reservation purpose
3). Reservation time and quantity.
4). Particular demand
5). Price limit
6). Phone number and E-mail of reservation people.
B. The students imitate the sample to complete the exercises.
The eleventh and twelfth period: (listening and speaking)
Directions:
1) Ask the students to read the phonemes and the teacher corrects their pronunciation.
2) Listen to the tape and finish doing the followings:
Section A: After listening, circle the word the students hear, then repeat them.
Section B: Listen and repeat, paying attention to the pronunciation of the words.
Section C: Ask the students to circle the words that they hear.
Listen in: Dialogues Section A, B, C.
3) Ask the students to imitate the speakers while listening.
4) Ask the students to make conversations about “How to ask about on
5) Listen more: Section A, B, C. to practice PET
1. Get the Right Sound
[ f ] [ v ] [ p ] [ b ]
2. Expressions learnt before:
I have to get up at six.
Do you have to work in Sunday?
Shall I wait for you?
I must phone my wife.
What do you have to do every day?
You ought to ask him soon.
Is it necessary to fill out this part if the application forms ?
No need to do it now.
Is there anything you need?
Listen In Section A
Notes:
1. contact: reach someone by message, telephone, etc .
2.obligation: duty
3.warranty: a written agreement by the maker of an article to repair or replace it if it id found to be imperfect within a certain period of time
Dialogue 1.
…necessary…
…no need to do that part.
…should fill in the bottom part…
Dialogue 2.
Do I have to fill it out right now?
…you ought to fill it out and mail it soon
…be under obligation to… ( note: have a duty to )
Dialogue 3.
…have to try contacting Paul’s friends.
We have to start telling people …
Dialogue 4.
Is there anything you need?
, and I need some paint.
What color do you need?
Note: just a minute: wait for a moment
Speak Out
Notes:
1. pedal: a bar-like part of a machine that can be pressed with the foot in order to control the working of the machine or to drive it.
2. spare part: an additional new part of a vehicle or other machine to take the place of the part when it is damaged, broken or worn
3. bulb: the glass part of an electric lamp that gives out light
Listen More
Notes :
1. deal: an agreement or arrangement, esp. in business or politics
Section A
1. expect something to come and get ready for it.
2. a formal dinner for many people.
3. very great in size, amount or degree.
4. the act of working together for a shared purpose.
5. make bright with light or color.
Section B
1. My roommate let me play his violin.
A. My roommate said I could play his violin. .
B. My roommate enjoyed my playing his violin.
2. Lynn’s sister is coming to stay with her within a week
A. Lynn’s sister will be staying with her for a week..
B. Lynn’s sister will arrive in seven days.
3. Roger turned red when he made the mistake.
A. Roger was embarrassed at the mistake..
B. Roger made a mistake when it was his turn to read.
4. My guests arrived sooner than I anticipated..
A. They predicted that I `d guess the answer quickly.. .
B. I’d thought the guests would get here later.
Section C
Notes:
1. go off: ring or sound loudly.
2. be supposed to : have a duty or responsibility to do something.
Section D 1. take advantage of: make use of
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