新世纪综合英语 (英专)第二版 unit 5 Fourteen steps 教案 word

1、Unit 5Unit 5 Fourteen StepsSection One Pre-reading Activities2I. Audiovisual supplement2II. Cultural information2Section Two Global Reading3I. Main idea3II. Structural analysis3Section Three Detailed Reading4Text I4Section Four Consolidation Activities14I . Vocabulary Analysis14II Grammar Exercises1

2、7III. Translation exercises19IV Exercises for integrated skills20V Oral activities21VI Writing Practice21VII Listening Exercises22Section Five Further Enhancement25I. Text II25II. Memorable Quotes27Unit 5 Fourteen StepsSection One Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Audiovisual supplementWatch a video and answ

3、er the following questions.1. What did the mother mean at the end of the video ? 2. What do you know about the movie Forrest Gump? （插入视频）Answers to the Questions:1. She was trying to tell her boy that everybody should be treated equally, even for those who had some physical or intelligence problems.

4、2. Forrest Gump is a 1994 film based on Winston Grooms 1986 novel of the same name. The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, and Gary Sinise. The story is of Forrest Gump, an ordinary man who comes from Alabama and his journey through life meeting historical figures

5、, influencing popular culture, and experiencing firsthand historic events of the late 20th century.Script:Doctor: Lets take a little walk around. How do those feel? His legs are strong, Mrs. Gump, as strong as Ive ever seen. But his backs as crooked as a politician. But were going to straighten him

6、right up, arent we, Forrest?Mother: Forrest!Voiceover: Now, when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great Civil War hero General Nathan Bedford Forrest. She said we was related to him in some way. What he did was, he started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan. Theyd all dress up in their robes

7、and their bedsheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. Theyd even put bedsheets on their horses and ride around. Anyway, thats how I got my name Forrest Gump. Mama said the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, that just dont make no sense.Moth

8、er: All right. What are yall staring at? Havent you ever seen a little boy with braces on his legs before? Dont ever let anybody tell you theyre better than you, Forrest. If God intended everybody to be the same, hed have given us all braces on our legs.Voiceover: Mama always had a way of explaining

9、 things so I could understand them. II. Cultural information1. QuoteI am quite often asked: How do you feel about having ALS? The answer is, not a lot. I try to lead as normal a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that man

10、y. Stephen Hawking（适当位置插入图片Stephen Hawking）Section Two Global ReadingI. Main ideaIt is hard to imagine that a blind old man should be willing and able to fix a car for someone else on a dark stormy night. This happened to the author, a crippled man who was afflicted by a progressive disease and who

11、took others help for granted. Up to that day, the author had lived in disillusionment, self-pity, indifference and selfishness, as he was becoming increasingly feeble. He struggled to climb the fourteen steps every day only to hold on to his sanity, his wife, his home and his job. After he met the b

12、lind old man, it suddenly dawned on him that even a handicapped person was capable of performing an act of love for his fellow beings, and that was where the value of life lies.II. Structural analysis1. How many parts can the text be divided into and whats the topic of each part?According to the dev

13、elopment of the story, the text could be divided into four parts, each of which focuses on one topic. Respectively, these topics are about the authors first life, his second life, his third life and his reflection on the auto-repair incident.2. Summarize the main idea of each part by completing the

14、table. ParagraphsMain ideas1-2It depicts the authors first phase of life in which he began to enjoy everything pleasant: excellent health, a good job, a nice house, a happy family and lovely daughters.3-5The author describes his second life. Because of his disease, he became miserable and frustrated

15、.6-8The authors third life began with the trouble of his car on the stormy night and he described the blind mans magnanimous, selfless help. 9-10The author reflected on the incident and his life philosophy, from which he discovered the true value of life.Section Three Detailed ReadingText I Fourteen

16、 Steps Hal Manwaring1 They say a cat has nine lives,1 and I am inclined to think that possible since I am now living my third life and Im not even a cat. My first life began on a clear, cold day in November 1934, when I arrived as the sixth of eight children of a farming family. My father died when

17、I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. As the children grew up, they married, leaving only one sister and myself to support and care for Mother, who became paralyzed in her last years and died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the

18、 year. 2 This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health, and quite a good athlete. My wife and I became the parents of two lovely girls. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream en

19、ded. I became afflicted with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life 3 In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I manage

20、d to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. 4 Crazy? Not at all. Our home was a split-level affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a gauge of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day a

21、rrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it repeating the process 14 times until, utterly spent, I would be through I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.2 So I kept on working, kept on climbing those steps. And time passed. The girls wen

22、t to college and were happily married, and my wife and I were alone in our beautiful home with the 14 steps.5 You might think that here walked a man of courage and strength. Not so. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job b

23、ecause of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage.3 As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated.6 Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; gusty winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as

24、 I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads.4 Suddenly the steering wheel jerked in my hands and the car swerved violently to the right. In the same instant I heard the dreaded bang of a blowout. I fought the car to stop on the rain-slick shoulder of the road and sat there as the enormity of

25、 the situation swept over me.5 It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible! A thought that a passing motorist might stop was dismissed at once. Why should anyone? I knew I wouldnt! Then I remembered that a short distance up a little side road was a house. I started the engine an

26、d thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in thankfully. Lighted windows welcomed me to the house and I pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.7 The door opened and a little girl stood there, peering at me. I rolled down the window

27、and called out that I had a flat tire and needed someone to change it for me because I had a crutch and couldnt do it myself. She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a

28、 bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm. Well, I would pay them for it. The rain seemed to be slackening a bit now, and I rolled down the window all the way to watch. It seemed to me that they were awfully slow and I was beginning to become impatient. I heard the clan

29、k of metal from the back of the car and the little girls voice came clearly to me. “Heres the jack-handle, Grandpa.” She was answered by the murmur of the mans lower voice and the slow tilting of the car as it was jacked up.6 There followed a long interval of noises, jolts and low conversation from

30、the back of the car, but finally it was done. I felt the car bump as the jack was removed, and I heard the slam of the truck lid, and then they were standing at my car window.8 He was an old man, stooped and frail-looking under his slicker. The little girl was about eight or ten, I judged, with a me

31、rry face and a wide smile as she looked up at me. He said, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but youre all set now.” “Thanks,” I said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head. “Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple on crutches. Glad to be of help. I know youd do the same for me. Theres

32、no charge, friend.” I held out a five-dollar bill. “No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa cant see it.”9 In the next few frozen seconds the shame and horror of that moment penetrated and I was sick with an

33、intensity I had never felt before.7 A blind man and a child! Fumbling, feeling with cold, wet fingers for bolts and tools in the dark a darkness that for him would probably never end until death. I dont remember how long I sat there after they said good night and left me, but it was long enough for

34、me to search deep within myself and find some disturbing traits. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness.8 I sat there and said a prayer.10 “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do

35、 ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”9 To me now, months later, this Scriptural admonition is more than just a passage in the Bible. It is a way of life, one that I am trying to follow. It isnt always easy. Sometimes it is frustrating, sometimes expensive in both time and money

36、, but the value is there. I am trying now not only to climb 14 steps each day, but in my small way to help others. Someday, perhaps, I will change a tire for a blind man in a car someone as blind as I had been.Paragraphs 1-2Questions:1. What can we infer about the authors childhood? (Paragraph 1) We

37、 can infer that he lived an unhappy and hard life in his childhood because of the early death of his father and the poor health of his mother.2. How did his second life begin? (Paragraph 2) His second life began when he was afflicted with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting f

38、irst his right arm and leg, and then his other side.Words and Expressions1. be inclined to be likely or tend to do sth.e.g. In the first instance I was inclined to refuse, but then I reconsidered. 起初我想拒绝，但后来还是重新考虑了。He was inclined to give them a free hand. 他倾向于放手让他们干。Synonym: tend to, be likely to2.

39、 follow ones example imitatee.g. Brian persuaded his brother to follow his example and join the army.I suggest you follow Teds example and take some regular exercise.Synonym: follow ones lead3. afflict vt. cause severe suffering or paine.g. He was afflicted with cancer. 他患了癌症。She was afflicted with

40、conscience. 她受良心责备。Collocation: be afflicted withDerivation: afflictive a.affliction n.Translation:1. 我对那些受苦受难的人们充满同情。I have great sympathy for people in affliction. 2. 这种病女人比男人更容易患上。It is an illness which afflicts women more than men.4. progressive a. developing graduallye.g. The build-up of pollut

41、ants in the atmosphere has led to a progressive weakening of the ozone layer.Since the 1950s there has been a progressive fall in the numbers of adults who cannot read and write.Synonym: gradual, little by littleSentences 1. a cat has nine lives (Paragraph 1)Explanation: It is a proverb. Cats are ve

42、ry tough and seem able to survive accidents or hardships.Paragraphs 3-5Questions:1. What does the author mean by “I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps”? (Paragraph 3)In a way, the daily exercise of climbing helped to keep his physical capability (health), which

43、in turn made him optimistic that he could continue living.2. Why does the author call these steps “14 miserable steps”? (Paragraph 5)Because the fact that everything in his life (his home, his job, his wife and his sanity) seemed to totally depend on these 14 steps made him miserable.Words and Expre

44、ssions5. with the aid of with the help ofe.g. The bacteria can only be seen with the aid of a high-power microscope.The child was saved and brought back to life with the aid of an international rescue team.这个孩子在国际救援队的帮助下得救了。6. install vt. set upe.g. To minimize the risk of burglary, install a good a

45、larm system. 安装可靠的报警设备，以降低被盗的风险。The workers are installing a heating system. 工人们正在安装供暖系统。Derivation: installation n.7. to a / some degree partlye.g. The film was boring to a degree.这部影片相当枯燥。A countrys future prosperity depends, to a degree, upon the quality of education of its people.Synonym: in a s

46、ense, in some way8. hobble vi. walk in an awkward way because your feet are injurede.g. The old man hobbled along (the road) with the aid of his stick.那老汉拄着拐杖一瘸一拐地走着。Synonym: limp9. disillusioned a. disappointede.g. Disillusioned by his teams poor performance, the manager resigned. 10. hold on to ke

47、ep ones grip on; not let go ofe.g. He tried hard to be in his superiors good graces in order to hold on to his job. 他想方设法讨上司的欢心，以保住自己的饭碗。Id hold on to that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment. 目前我不能出让那所房子，此刻房价正在急剧上涨。11. lead up to come before and result ine.g. The

48、 events that led up to the murder were shown in a series of flashbacks. The report describes the negotiations that led up to the settlement. Activity: Choose a word or phrase and change its form if necessary to fill in each blank in the following sentences.with the aid of lead up tohold on to hobble

49、 disillusion1. _ your umbrella so that it wont be blown away. (Hold on to)2. She was anxious to enlighten me about the events that _ the dispute. (led up to)3. All the other teachers are thoroughly _with their colleagues. (disillusioned)4. Some of the runners could only manage to _ over the finishin

50、g line. (hobble)5. _ the searching dog, the rescue team has rescued many peoples lives in the earthquake. (With the aid of)Sentences 2. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it repeating the process 14 times until, utter

51、ly spent, I would be though I could then admit defeat and lie down and die. (Paragraph 4)Translation: 我感到如果哪天我不能先抬起一只脚，另一只脚再痛苦地跟上，并把这一动作重复14次，直到疲惫不堪，那我就完了。这一天到来之时，就是我承认失败、倒下、死亡之时。3. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job b

52、ecause of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage. (Paragraph 5)Paraphrase: Painfully and bitterly, a disabled man hobbled around here. Owing to the 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage, the man could keep up to his sanity and his wife and his home an

53、d his job. Translation: 这是一个梦想破灭、痛苦失望的残疾人，他蹒跚着，正是因为有了这条从车库通向后门的可怕的14级台阶，他才能保持理智、陪伴妻子、维护家庭、坚持工作。Paragraph 6Questions:Why did the author dismiss the thought at once that any passing motorist would offer help at the moment? (Paragraph 6)Because he knew that he would not stop if he were a passing driver

54、 in that situation.Words and Expressions12. swerve vi. turn sharply and suddenlye.g. The car swerved to the right. I will never swerve from my declared policy on this matter. 我决不背离我已经宣布的在这个问题上的政策。Synonym: turn, change13. sweep vi. to move, especially quickly and powerfully e.g. Her eyes swept the ro

55、om. 她的眼睛扫视了一下房间。A wave of panic swept over her. 一阵惊恐袭上她的心头。Comparison:clean the most common word, clean a dirty place or dirty objectclear to remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or filling something, or to stop being blocked or fullsweep give a cleaning with a broom, sometimes used figurativel

56、ymop to wash or wipe with or as if with a mopwipe to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food or liquidscrub to rub something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soapand waterExercise: Choose a word from th

57、e list and use its appropriate form to fill in the blanks:clean clear mop wipe scrub1. I _my shoes on the mat before I came in. (wiped)2. The mayor is determined to_ up the city. (clean)3. It took several hours to _ the road after the accident. (clear)4. I have to_ the kitchen floor at least once a day. (mop)5. Although she _ the old pot thoroughly, she could not make it look completely clean