Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 44 Popular Sayings 教案

Lesson 44 Popular Sayings Type: speaking and reading Teaching Methods: Teaching and Exercise
Date: Zhao Yajuan
Teaching Purposes: 1. Know about different sayings.
2. Get the main idea of the text, and master the language points.
The words must be grasped: proud whether human Phrases : generations of people different walks of people be similar toSentences: 1.Although sayings are usually simple and easy to remember, they are full of deep meanings. 2. These sayings help people understand the world and form good habitsImportance and difficulty: talk about the importance of sayings
教学过程Teaching procedures
教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
Step1. revision Ask the students to describe Chinatown Ss practice their speaking ability To review
Step2. Lead-in Show a popular saying on the blackboard Ss read and tell the meaning make Ss interested in the topic
Step3. New words Teach the new words and let the Ss spell and remember them. Ss spell the new words Remember the new words
Step4. Reading Read the text and pay attention to the details. Let the Ss memorize the sayings Read the text quietly. Develop Ss’s reading ability
Step5.Groupwork Have a further discussion about the importance of sayings write down the key points Improve thinking skills
Step6Language points 1. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。也可以说：To see is to believe.It’s better to see than to believe. e.g: It’s better to give than to receive.给予比接受好2. And “every dog has his day” is similar to the Chinese saying”shi nian he dong,shi nian he xi” 和“every dog has his day” be similar to 和…相似My new dress is similar to the one you have. All big cities are quite similar. 3. They come from the experience of generations of people, and from different walks of life. walk 在本句中的意思是“活动领域，地位，职业”。 people from / in different / all walks of life 的意思是“各界人士”。4. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealth, and wise.。 本句的主语是由and连接的两个动词不定式短语，被视为一个概念，所以谓语动词用单数形式；如果表示两个概念，谓语动词用复数形式。 eg: To buy some food and (to) water the trees are my jobs today. 5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.。 begin with 的意思是“以……开始；以……为起点”。 eg: I am going to begin with an English song.6. Well begun is half done. 本句是省略句，补全后是：That is well begun is that it is half done.7. Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. penny wise 还可以写成penny-wise, 意思是“小事上精明的；小数目上节约的”；同样，pound foolish 也可以写成pound-foolish, 意思是“大数上糊涂的；大数上马虎的”。 都属于合成形容词。 eg: 她是个斤斤计较的女人。 She is a penny- wise woman.8. These sayings help understand the world and form good habits, or encourage people to work hard and as a team. 这些谚语有助于人们了解世界，养成好习惯，或者鼓励人们团结一致努力工作。 1） encourage sb. to do sth. 2) as 前省略了work.9. Whether the sayings are in Chinese, English, or any other language, they share something in common. 1) 本句中由whether…or… 引导的分句作状语，意思是“无论…..，还是……” 2) in common 的意思是“共同（做）的；共用的；公有的” eg: 丹尼和詹妮没有共同的背景。 Danny and Jenny have no background in common.10. Although Chinese sayings use images of animals or things other than dogs, the meanings are almost the same. other than 的意思是“不同于，非，除了”。 eg； 事实和你想的完全不一样。 The fact is quite other than what you think. Ss listen and do notes. Help the Ss have a better way of understanding the text
Step7. HomeworkFinish off the exercises in activity bookGo on the next reading in the student book.Write a passage about the importance of sayings
Step8.Teachingreflection