Lesson Eleven

Pre-class

In-class

After-class

Pre-class (1)• 1. Ask the students to look up the following words

and expressions; meanwhile, they should write down the explanation and copy at least one example from the dictionary:

• alter arid create emerge enrich essential increase lie v. (to be in a described place, position) mostly prevent put off spread talk over

• 2. Prepare for the texts. They should read the texts before hand and know the general idea.

Pre-class (2)

• 3. Do the vocabulary exercise in advance. • 4.Prepare for the recitation. The papers have

been handed out in advance. The contents of the paragraphs are as follows:

The Torch Has Been Passed to a New Generation By John Kennedy All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor

will it be finished in the first 1000 days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. (to be continued)

Pre-class (3)

• In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our cause. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe. ( to be continued)

Pre-class (4)

• Now the trumped summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattle we are; but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in, and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation”__ a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. (finished)

In-class

Step one: Text AStep two: Text BStep three: Vocabulary in ExercisesStep four: Check the recitation

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Step one: Deserts (1)

1. Reading the article in teams.

The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time.

2. Check the team-reading.

Ask each team to read one part of the article together. Pay attention to their pronunciation and intonation.

3. Explanation to the article. (Notes)

Step one : Deserts (2)

• Notes:1). Introduce vt: bring (something) into use

or into operation for the first time 引入；引进 e.g. Tobacco was introduced into Europe from

America in the sixteenth century. She introduced the visitors into the hall. Buddhism was introduced into China about

A.D. 67.

Step one: Deserts(3)2). due to: that may be ascribed or attribute

to 因……引起；可……归因于 e.g.

The accident was due to careless driving.

His illness was due to overwork.

His success was due to hard work.

He arrived late due (or owing) to the storm.

The stove smoked, that is due to the pipe being stopped.

火炉冒烟了，那是由于烟道堵塞的缘故。

Step one: Deserts (4)3). Windbreaks are being built.

Are being built is a passive construction of the present continuous tense. Others examples are:

A new English-Chinese dictionary is being compiled.

New sources of energy are being found which will eventually take the place of petroleum and coal.

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Step two: Text B How did Death Valley Get its Name? (1)

• 1. Reading the article in teams.

The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time.

• 2. Explanation to the article.

Explain the article sentence by sentence. Meanwhile, the students are asked to explain or translate some sentences to check their understanding.

Step two: How did Death Valley Get its Name? (2)

• Notes:1). Many were families with all their belongings pa

cked into wagons.

许多家庭把他们的财产都装上了马车（去淘金）。 With something done is a useful expression. Other

examples are:

The thief was brought in with his hands tied back.

The girl went outsides without her hair combed.

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2). Glimpse v. see something or someone quickly, but not clearly 看一下；瞥见 e.g.

I just glimpsed the plane between the clouds. n. quick, imperfect view (of something or someo

ne); short look( at something or someone). The following phrases are often used such as catch a glimpse or get a glimpse of. e.g.

I got a glimpse of the mountain as the ship went by.

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3). Blaze vi. Show bright colors or lights 发光；生辉；放出光彩 e.g.

The sun blazes down on us. 太阳照射着我们。

The sun blazed in the blue sky. 火红的太阳在蓝蓝的天空中照耀着。

Step two: How did Death Valley Get its Name? (5)

• 3.Reading aloud.

Ask the students to read the text again together in teams. They may ask or discuss problems if any.

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Step three: Vocabulary in Exercises (1)

About exercise 8, ask the students from each team to fill the blanks, and try to translate them into Chinese.

Exercise 9 is a little difficult for the students to do, so ask them to discuss in the groups. Afterwards, call some students to speak out. This exercise aims to tell the difference between the words talk, tell, speak, say. Their Chinese meanings are 说，but their usage are different.

Step three: Vocabulary in Exercises (2)

• About exercise 10, ask several students from each team to fill the blanks, and try to translate them into Chinese. This exercise aims to practice the words with same roots but different forms. The students should tell them apart.

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Step four: Recitation

Check the recitation. The papers have already been handed out to the students.

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After-class

1.Review this lesson. 2.Do the grammar exercises in teams. 3.The head of each team chairs the

dictation of this lesson.

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