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Vocabulary and Pre-reading
Ancient stories
Grade 8, Unit 6
Learning goals
1. Learn about some words and expressions about the war:
ancient, understand, difference, captain, soldier, huge, pull,
celebrate, secret, army, trick, except for..., (be) full of ...
2. Understand the story about the Trojan War;
3. Learn reading skills --- skimming and scanning;
4. Get the ways of summing up main ideas and pronoun
reference;
5. Learn to retell a story.
Vocabulary
difference
(n.) 差别
Chinese culture
British culture
There are many differences between Chinese culture and British culture.
differences (pl.)
When we are visiting other countries, we should
understand and respect their cultures.
understand (v.) 理解
(过去式/过去分词: understood)
differences
ancient times
modern times
ancient (adj.) 古代的
/ e n nt/
The Pyramids
Stonehenge
The Parthenon
a. Egypt b. Greece c. the UK
A What do you know about …
Here are photos of three famous places from history. Match them with the correct countries by writing the letters in the brackets. (P82)
The Pyramids
( )
Stonehenge
( )
The Parthenon
( )
/'p r m dz/
/ st n'hend /
/'pɑ θ n n/
a
c
b
war
(n.) 战争
What was the war in ancient Greece
midnight (n.) 午夜; 子夜
captains and stupid soldiers
(n.) 首领
(adj.) 笨的
(n.) 士兵
in a main square of a city
(adj.) 主要的
pull a huge wooden horse which has a secret door on one side
(v.) 拖; 拉动
(adj.) 巨大的
(adj.) 秘密的
/ si kr t/
(n.) 侧面
The winner succeeded through a clever trick.
(v.) 达到目的
(n.) 计谋
war
(n.) 战争
midnight (n.) 午夜; 子夜
captains and stupid soldiers
(n.) 首领
(adj.) 笨的
(n.) 士兵
in a main square of a city
(adj.) 主要的
pull a huge wooden horse which has a secret door on one side
(v.) 拖; 拉动
(adj.) 巨大的
(adj.) 秘密的
/ si kr t/
(n.) 侧面
The winner succeeded through a clever trick.
(v.) 达到目的
(n.) 计谋
TROJAN
WAR
Trojans
(n.) 特洛伊人
Greeks
(n.) 希腊人
Was the huge horse empty or full of something
Which army would win and celebrate the winning
How did the winner use a wooden horse to capture the city
(n.) 陆军部队
(v.) 庆祝;庆贺
(adj.) 空的
(be) full of ... : (有)大量的
(v.) 攻占、用武力夺取
P83
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,”
he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!”
“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.”
“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since
my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then
all went to sleep.
By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the
huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of
the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers!
They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one.
The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army
entered the city.
For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.
The Trojan horse
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Skimming
Skim (略读) the story and put the pictures in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–5 in the boxes. (P82)
▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story.
1
▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story.
1
That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated.
“Get some help and pull it into the city.”
“But look over there,” a soldier said.
“They’ve left a huge wooden horse.”
2
3
▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story.
The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city.
4
The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one.
5
Main ideas
Read the story again and find the main idea of each paragraph. (P85-D1)
The main idea of a paragraph tells what all or most of the sentences are about. It is the most important information in the paragraph. The main idea of a paragraph in a story is usually the description (描述) of a character, a situation (状况) or an event (事件).
The main ideas of paragraphs in a story
Strategy
a. The Trojans celebrated in the main square.
b. The Greek soldiers climbed out of the
wooden horse and opened the main gates.
c. The Greek army disappeared and left a
wooden horse outside the city of Troy.
d. The Greeks captured the city of Troy.
e. The captain ordered the soldiers to pull
the horse into the city.
Para.1-2: _____
Para.3: _____
Para.4: _____
Para.5-6: _____
Para. 7: _____
Main ideas
Read the story again and write the letter
of the correct statement in each blank.
c
e
a
b
d
Structure
The Trojan horse
beginning (cause)
process
ending (result)
Divide (划分) the story into three parts according to the three factors of a story.
Paragraphs 1-3
The Greek army disppeared and left a huge wooden horse outside the city of Troy. The captain ordered the soldiers to pull the horse into the city.
Paragraphs 4-6
All the Trojans went to sleep after celebrating and the Greek soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse and opened the main gates.
Paragraph 7
The Greeks captured the city of Troy.
Read the story carefully and find out the detailed
information of each plot (情节).
Scanning
Time The Greeks The Trojans
Before that night The Greek army _______________. They left ________ ________________ outside the city. The Trojan captain _______
______________________
__________. He thought they had won the war.
The captain asked the
soldiers to _____________
______________________.
para.
1-3
sailed away
a huge wooden horse
pull the horse into the city
stood
on the high wall of the city of Troy
Time The Greeks The Trojans
That night The Greek army _____________ _____________. All the Trojans _____________
__________________________
__________________________
_________________________.
After the party, the Trojans
__________________________
__________________________.
para.
4
returned in the darkness
celebrated / sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks
locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep
Read the story carefully and find out the detailed
information of each plot (情节).
Scanning
Scanning
Read the story carefully and find out the detailed information of each plot (情节).
Time The Greeks The Trojans
At midnight The Greek soldiers inside the horse ____________________ _________________________. The Greek soldiers _________ __________________________. The Greek army ____________ __________________________. All the Trojans
_____________
_____________.
The Trojans
____________.
para.
5-6
opened
the main gates
opened the secret door and climbed out of the horse
entered the city and captured it
fell asleep
/ were sleeping
lost the war
Result: _________ succeeded through ___________.
para.7
The Greeks
a clever trick
Scanning
Scan the article again and find out
what/who the pronouns (代词) refer to.
① They’ve left a huge wooden horse. (Para.2)
② The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. (Para.3)
③ …, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went
to sleep. (Para.4)
④ They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. (Para.5)
⑤ …, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.
(Para.7)
▲ 代词指代物一般从前文寻找,联系上下文理解推出。
① They’ve left a huge wooden horse. (Para.2)
② The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. (Para.3)
③ …, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went
to sleep. (Para.4)
④ They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. (Para.5)
⑤ …, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.
(Para.7)
CHECK
They = The Greeks
it = the huge wooden horse
They = the Trojans
They = The Greek soldiers inside the wooden horse
it = the city of Troy
Retelling
stand on,
say (go, win, try to capture, give up, sail away)
leave a huge ...
pull ... into ...
celebrate, sing and dance, make jokes about, lock, go to sleep
be empty,
a secret door open, be full of, climb out of ...
open the main gates, enter the city
The Trojans VS. The Greeks
Retell the story by using the key words.
Tense: Simple Past
Possible version
The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy and said “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won. They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!” The Greeks left a huge wooden horse. The captain asked the soldiers to pull it into the city.
That night, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.
By midnight, the main square was empty. Suddenly a secret door of the horse opened. It was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. They opened the main gates. Then the Greek army entered the city.
Summary
What have we learnt
We learn:
1. Words:
2. Phrases:
We learn to master:
1. Skimming:
2. Scanning:
main ideas —
structure —
ancient, war, captain, celebrate, huge, trick...
except for..., (be) full of ..., pull into ...
what all or most of the sentences are about
beginning, process, ending
detailed information
pronouns —
understand the context
Homework
2. 模仿录音朗读P83课文,归纳并熟记以下词汇:
ancient, understand, difference, captain, soldier, main, huge, pull, celebrate, midnight, secret, army, capture, trick, try to ..., give up, sail away, pull into ..., except for..., (be) full of ..., make jokes about ...
3. 复习课文,完成课本P84-C1&C2、P85-D2练习。
1. 思考:Why would the Trojans lose
Discuss with your classmates and tell the reasons.
详见导学案“拓展延伸”
Thank you