高三英语教案 Unit 6 Going west (详细教案)
A. More than 40 months. B. About 2 months.
C. About a year. D. About a year and a month.
9.From the text, we can infer . 答案:D
A. the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long
B. there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California
C. many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end
D .it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California
10.The best title of the text is . 答案:B
A.A Journey To California B. Long Drive
C. The Salt Lake Desert D. Enjoy Your Life
Detailed reading
1.Fill in the chart:
Time Events
October, 1845 set off for the journey
April ,1846 continued the journey westward
November, 1846 entered the desert and lost the way
For many weeks travel in the Death Valley
Christmas Day reached the promised land
2.The main idea of the text:
The text related a story that the hero’s family and many other families moved to the West. They ran into many difficulties on the way to the West. Faced with the difficulties, they didn’t give up. Finally they got to the West and started a new life.
Part 1 (1) The cause and the beginning of the journey
Part 2 (2) The first destination of the journey
Part 3 (3-5) The most trying part of the journey
Part 4 (6) Reaching the promised land (The end of the journey)
Post-reading
Questions:
1 Where in the text do you find evidence that the wagons were not he most suitable means of transport? You can find your answers in paragraph 3.
2 Why did the travelers call their ninety mile-drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”?
We had to travel long without water or grass for the animals to eat. It was hard.
3 What can you learn from this reading passage? What impresses you most?
1)After suffering from many difficulties, we can live a better life. Facing the hardship, never give up, etc.
2)The courage of the people impresses me most.
Period 4 Language Points
Teaching aims:
1. Grasp some important phrases in the text.
2. Learn some language points.
Step 1 Revision
1.What can we learn from this text?
When we come across problems, we shouldn’t try to escape. Instead , we should learn to face reality and solve the problems. As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give up, we will achieve our goals and succeed. More over, we all have dreams in our heart. As long as we insist and keep making great efforts, I believe we will make our dreams come true one day.
2.Consolidation
In the ______ of 1845, after his father read a book about _________, he decided to _____ there. His family and many other families ________ for their journey by the middle of October. After traveling through _________, they had to spend __________ in Kansas. Until ____________ , they wouldn’t leave. They traveled by day. On November4, 1846, they entered __________ and soon lost their way. Due to lack of ______________, the oxen had no strength to pull the wagons and were burnt. People had no choice but to cover another 500 miles ________. At last, they _________ all the difficulties and got to the west on the morning of _____________. They started their new life there.
Keys: spring, California, move, 4 states, the winter, April 12, 1846, the desert, water and grass, on foot, overcame, Christmas Day
Step 2 Language study
1. beyond [ ] 介词 prep.
1).在(到)…较远的一边
What lies beyond the mountains? 山的那一边有什么?
2).晚于;超过
This work is beyond my grasp. 这件工作非我力所能及。
Don\'t stay there beyond midnight. 不要过了午夜还留在那儿。
3).为…所不能及;多于;超出
Understanding this article is beyond my capacity(能力). 我看不懂这篇文章。
It\'s quite beyond me why she married such a heavy smoker. 我实在无法理解为什么她会嫁给这样一个烟鬼。
The fruit is beyond my reach. 那个果子我够不着。
4). (常用于含疑问或否定意义的结构中)除...之外
He has nothing beyond the house. 除这幢房子外,他别的什么也没有。
* beyond all praise 赞美不尽 beyond belief难以置信
beyond compare 无与伦比的 beyond description无法形容
beyond words无法用语言表达
2.leave behind忘了带;留下
I\'ve left my pen behind. 我忘了带笔。
I’m afraid we must leave Xiao Lin behind.恐怕我们得把小林留下。
When he went to work in Saudi Arabia, he had to leave his family behind.
他前往沙特阿拉伯工作时,他不得不留下他的家人。
* leave sth aside 不考虑 leave alone不打扰
leave out遗漏 leave off停止
3.burden n.负担;责任,义务:
The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back. 老人因背着重负而弯腰。
He could not carry the burden alone. 他一人挑不起这副担子。
The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me. 组织这次活动的责任落到了我头上
It is a burden to the people. 这对人民是一种负担。
The burden fell on me. 责任落在我身上。
vt.
1.) 加重压于,加负担于,烦扰[(+with)]
The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes. 政府使国民负担重税。
2.) 加负荷于,使载重[(+with)]
He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines. 他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。
4.desperate [ ] a.危急的;绝望的,极严重的
He was desperate when he lost all his money. 当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了。





