《新编英语教程》第四册教案(陇东学院英语系,2005年2月,共41页)1BookIVUnit1(6hours)TEXTIThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferentI.Pre-readingQuestionsWhenapersonmakesNewYear’sresolutions,hemakesuphismindtodoornottodocertainthingsinthecomingyear.Ofcourse,differentpeoplemakedifferentNewYear’sresolutions.Forexample,astudentmaydecidetoworkharderathisstudiesandnotgotothecinemasooften;ateachermaydecidetoimprovehis/herteaching;aheavysmokermaydecidetostopsmokingaltogether.SomepeoplemaybeabletocarryouttheirNewYear’sresolutions,butsomemaynot.FormostPeople,it’softeneasiertomakeNewYear’sresolutionsthantocarrythemout.Itissuggestedthatthestudentsshouldfirstguesswithoutbeinggivenanypartofthestory.II.TheMainIdeaThestatementthatbestsumsupthemainideais(3):“ThewritercarriedouthisNewYear’sresolutionfaithfullytoimprovehimself,buttheresultsallwentcontrarytohisexpectations.”III.TeachingPointsforReference1.Abriefsummaryofthewaystoexpressfuturity1)Theneutralfutureisformedbyusingtheauxiliarieswill/shallandinfinitive.Examples:TomorrowwillbehisSunday.(Level3,Unit3)Isitpossibletomakeanatomicenginethatwillbereallysafeineverycircumstance?(Level3,Unit6)2)Theconstructiontobegoingtoisusedtoexpressfutureintention.Examples:Thisyearitisgoingtobedifferent.Iknowwhatthekidsaregoingtodo.Note:Thisconstructioncannotbeusedforneutralfuturity,whichdoesnotdependonanyperson’swillorintention.ForExample,boththefollowingsentencesarewrong.*TomorrowisgoingtobehisSunday.*IfyougototheU.S.A.,youaregoingtocomeacrosstheremarkable,almostlegendaryhospitalityoftheAmericanoftheWest.3)Theconstructionbetodo(something)isusedtoexpressarrangementorcommand.Examples:Nowletallmenknowthatcropsaretobeplantedasusual.(Level3,Unit11)Shakaordered:“Allwomenwhoarefoundwithchildaretobeputtodeathwiththeirhusbands.”4)Theconstructionbeabouttoisusedtoexpressnearfuture.Examples:RoyandSammywereabouttoperformopen-heartsurgeryonMrs.Robinsonwithascoutknife.=RoyandSammywerejustgoingtodoanopen-heartoperationonMrs.Robinsonwithascoutknife.《新编英语教程》第四册教案(陇东学院英语系,2005年2月,共41页)2Shewasabouttotellusthetruthwhenyouenteredthebuilding.2.Theuseofoverinthetext1)Itiptoedoverandkissedheronthebackoftheneck.Overadv.:acrossadistanceoropenspace,eithertowardsorawayfromsomeone/something.Moreexamples:WeaskedKate’stwosailorfriendsovertohelpusgainourpointindirectly.GoovertoyourGrandmother,mydear.She’sbeckoningtoyou.2)“Whatdidyoudoovertheholidays?”overprep.—during,inthecourseof(aperiodoranevent)Moreexamples:Shelikestolistentosomelightmusicovertheweekend.Paulhasbecomemorematureovertheyears.3)Toeasethesituation,Ipickedupherbrand-newsweaterfromthefloorandputitoverachair.Overprep.—restingontopofsomethingandcoveringsomethingpartlyorcompletelyMoreexamples:Johnwassotiredthathewasfoundsprawlingonthefloorasleepwithhisdrippingraincoatoverasofa.4)Takeoveroneofyourwife’schores,she’llloveyouforit.Takeover—takechargeofMoreexamples:Thefirmbecamemoreandmoreprosperousafterthesontookitover.WeexpectMr.JohnsonwilltakeoverourclasswhenMr.Shawretires.3.“Itwasn’tmyideatostayoutuntilfoura.m.”Thephraseone’sideatodosomethingisusedtoexpresswhatonewishestodo.Moreexamples:Itwasnotmyideatoarguewiththem.WhatIwantedwasonlytoseekthetruthfromfacts.4.Instead,Igotapencilanddrewasketchoftheescapementmechanism.draw—makeapicturewithapen,pencilorchalkdrawasketch—makearoughpicture(drawing,diagram)withapencilMoreexamples:Fancyhimdrawingsowellattheageoffive.Shecherishedthesketchoftheroaringseanotbecauseitwasdrawnbyafamousartistbutbecauseitbroughtbacksomefondmemories.Cf.:Bynowthekidswereintheroom,drawnbythecommotion.bedrawnbythecommotion——beattractedbythenoisyconfusion.Here,drawmeans“attract”.Moreexamples:Thefilmthattellsoftheunusualfaithfulnessbetweenaminerandhiswifedrewlargeaudienceswhenitwason.Supermarkets,whichwereunknowntotheChinesepeoplesomeyearsago,havebeguntodrawlargenumbersofcustomersinmanycitiesinChina.5.Shewasinherpajamas.—Shewaswearingherpajamas.in—wearingMoreexamples:《新编英语教程》第四册教案(陇东学院英语系,2005年2月,共41页)3JimmyWells,thepolicemaninuniform,withhisstalwartformandslightswagger,madeafinepictureofaguardianofthepeace.Nowthefashionisforgirlstobedressedinpuresilkinsummerandinexpensivefurcoatsinwinter.6.MaggiealwaysdreadstakingdowntheChristmastree,soIthoughtI’dtoitforher.1)dread—feelworriedabout.Dreadisfollowedbyan-ingparticiple.Anotherexample:Smallchildrenusuallydreadpayingavisittothedentist.Itisalsocorrecttosay:Smallchildrenusuallydreadavisittothedentist.Smallchildrenusuallydreadthattheywillbetakentothedentist.2)takedowntheChristmastree—takedownthetinsel,colouredlights,etc.,fromtheChristmastree,andremovethetreeitself.Theantonymfortakedownisputup.Moreexamples:ItoftentakesalongtimetotakedownaChristmastree.Whentheywentcampinglastsummer,theyhadagoodtime.Everyeveningtheyputuptheirtentandthefollowingmorningtheytookitdown.7.Iwasabouttwo-thirdsdonewhenMaggiecamein.—Ihadfinishedabouttwo-thirdsofthework…done—finishedTwo-thirdsservesasanadverbialmodifyingdone.Moreexamples:Hisnewnovelisabouttwo-fifthsthickerthanhispreviousone.Attheendoflastyeartheconstructionprojectwasalreadyfour-fifthsfinished.TEXTⅡMyFinancial