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《英语》（必修·第一册）Unit 2 Let’s talk teensWelcome to the unit & Reading (I)I. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. appreciate and comment on two poems about parents’ love;2. understand the organization of the magazine article;3. analyze the causes of parent-child tensions;4. build a positive attitude towards the adolescent stage of one’s life.II. Key competence focus1. I mprove students’ abil ities to analyze problems;2.C onnect students’ own experiences to the reading.III. Predicted area of difficultyExplore the significance of healthy parent-child relationships.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Appreciation and comparison1. T leads Ss to appreciate the quote from Bing Xin and asks them to translate it in Chinese.2. T encourages Ss to express their understanding of “home”.3. T asks Ss to read an English poem about parents’love and describe Mother Bird’s feelingsin the poem.4. T shows Ss a Chinese poem in English and asks them to compare it with the first poem.5. T asks Ss to express their opinions of parents’ unconditional love.【设计意图：引导学生通过翻译、朗读、理解、对比等活动来欣赏名人名言和中外诗歌，体会其表达的共同情感和主题，为阅读做铺垫，同时也培养了学生良好的鉴赏能力以及比较文化异同的能力。

五年级上册第1课阅读英语Five-Year-Old Reading for English: Lesson 1Part 1: IntroductionWelcome to the first lesson of the English reading syllabus for the fifth grade. In this lesson, we will introduce you to various reading techniques and strategies that will help enhance your English language skills. Reading is an important aspect of language learning as it helps improve vocabulary, comprehension, and overall language proficiency.Part 2: Warm-up ActivityBefore we dive into the reading materials, let's start with a warm-up activity. Take a moment to close your eyes and think about a favorite book you have read recently. Reflect on why you enjoyed it, what you learned from it, and how it made you feel. Now, let's move on to the main reading materials for this lesson.Part 3: The Reading PassageTitle: "The Animal Kingdom"Introduction:The animal kingdom is a vast and diverse world filled with various species. From tiny insects to mighty mammals, each animal has unique characteristics and plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of nature. In this passage, we will explore the different categories of animals and discover fascinating facts about them.Reptiles:Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates and include creatures such as snakes, turtles, and lizards. They are known for their scaly skin, which helps them adapt to different environments. Reptiles lay eggs and many can live both on land and in water.Mammals:Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates, just like humans. They have hair or fur and give birth to live young ones. Examples of mammals include dogs, cats, and elephants. Mammals can be found in various habitats worldwide and exhibit diverse behaviors and characteristics.Birds:Birds are warm-blooded animals with feathers and wings. They are the only animals capable of sustained flight. Birds lay eggs and have beaks and claws adapted for different types of feeding and habitats. From the tiny hummingbird to the majestic eagle, birds come in different sizes and display a wide range of colors.Amphibians:Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that can live both on land and in water. Examples of amphibians include frogs, toads, and salamanders. They undergo metamorphosis, starting their lives in water as tadpoles and then transforming into adults that can breathe both through their skin and lungs.Fish:Fish are cold-blooded vertebrates that live entirely in water. They have gills to breathe, scales to protect their bodies, and fins to swim. There are countless species of fish found in oceans, rivers, and lakes, each with its own set of adaptations.Conclusion:The animal kingdom is incredibly diverse, with each category of animals possessing unique characteristics and abilities. By understanding and appreciating the animal kingdom, we develop a deeper respect for the natural world and the importance of biodiversity.Part 4: Comprehension Questions1. What are the key characteristics of reptiles?2. Name three examples of mammals.3. What are birds' special adaptations for flight?4. Explain the process of metamorphosis in amphibians.5. How do fish breathe in water?Part 5: Further ExplorationTo deepen your understanding of the animal kingdom, we encourage you to visit a local zoo, nature reserve, or aquarium. Take the opportunity to observe the animals discussed in this passage and learn about additional species. You can also try researching specific animals that pique your interest and create a presentation or poster to share with your classmates.Part 6: ConclusionIn this lesson, we delved into the exciting realm of the animal kingdom. By exploring the characteristics and unique features of different animal categories, we hope you have gained a better appreciation for the incredible diversity of life on Earth. Remember to complete the comprehension questions and engage in further exploration to reinforce your understanding. Join us for the next lesson, where we will dive into a new reading topic.。

Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gainedPart One: Teaching DesignPeriod 1: A sample lesson plan for reading(A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE)AimsTo help students develop their reading abilityTo help students learn about adventureProcedures■Warming up by read ing for formsOn page 1 there are three short texts. Now read the texts to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.A spider was making its web /while Robert the Bruce was watching it /in a cave. It tried again and again /to fix its thread/ but each time/ it failed. When it finallyHelen Keller was ayoung girl /who was unable tospeak, hear/or see anything.Struggling in a world ofsilence/ and darkness, sheseemed to be simple-minded.Beaten by Wu /in 494BC, Gou Jian, the King of Y ue,was forced to live /as a slave/in Wu /for three years. WhenGou Jian returned to hishomeland, he plotted tosucceeded, Robert realized that/ it had taught him a valuable lesson/ and he was inspired to continue fighting/ till he defeated the English /and gained independence/ for Scotland. He became the first Scottish king. One day /a teacher, AnneSullivan, came to her parents’house/ and she helped Helen/to learn /how to communicatewith others /using her hands.The patience /and kindness ofAnne Sullivan /proved verysuccessful /and finally /Helenbecame a famous writer.recover his lost land. He slepton firewood /and straw /toremind him of his sufferings.Before every meal /and atbedtime /he tasted a bittergall-bladder /to strengthen hisdetermination. Eventually/ hedefeated the King of Wu.make its web, in a cave, try again and again, fix its thread, teach sb. a valuable lesson, be inspiredto do, continue doing, defeat sb, gain independence for, be unable to speak, struggle in a world of silence, seem to be simple-minded, come to one’s house, communicate with sb., become a famous writer, beaten by sb., in 494 BC, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, be forced to do,live as a slave, return to one’s homeland, recover one’s lost land, sleep on firewood, remind sb. of sth., before every meal, at bedtime, strengthen one’s determination■Warming up by brain storming Chinese proverbsGood morning, class. Today is your first day of this term. And I believe you will have lots of work to do. Just as the saying goes Nothing ventures, nothing gained, you have to work still harder so that you might gain success in your studies.Chinese proverbs-A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.-A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.-A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.-A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.-A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.-A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.-A fool judges people by the presents they give him.-A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.-A nation's treasure is in its scholars.-A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.-Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.-Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.-Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.-Dig the well before you are thirsty.-Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.-Do not employ handsome servants.-Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.-Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.-Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.-Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.-Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.-He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.-He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.-He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.-If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.-If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.-If you bow at all, bow low.-If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.Today we shall read an article entitled A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE. What do you think of this title? Is there anything unusual about it?Yes, Oxymoron is used in the title. But what is Oxymoron?Oxymoron (or oxymora) are literary figures of speech usually composed of a pair of neighbouring contradictory words (often within a sentence). However this is not always the case. The Webster Dictionary defines oxymoron as "a combination of contradictory or incongruous words". Oxymorons can be used for dramatic effect, for example: Hell's Angels and deafening silence. They can also be comical, such as in civil engineer. Clearly this is not an oxymoron in the true and strict sense, but the suggestionExamples of Oxymoron"O miserable abundance, O beggarly riches!" John Donne, Devotions on Emergent Occasions"I do here make humbly bold to present them with a short account of themselves... " JonathanSwift"The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, / With loads of learned lumber in his head..." AlexanderPope"He was now sufficiently composed to order a funeral of modest magnificence..." Samuel Johnson"O anything of nothing first create! / O heavy lightness, serious vanity! / Misshapen chaos ofwell-seeming forms! / Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!" William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, scene 1"It was the best of times, It was the worst of times." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities"You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap." Dolly Parton"I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain"I am a deeply superficial person." Andy Warhol"The only new thing in this world, is the history you did not know." Harry Truman"A joke is a very serious thing." Winston Churchill"Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad." Victor Hugo"The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep." W.C. Fields"To lead the people, walk behind them." Lao-Tzu"I miss the comfort in being sad." Kurt Cobain "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle""I'm so tired, I can't sleep." Kurt Cobain "Pennyroyal Tea"I. Pre-readingBefore we read the text, let’s first get to know some facts about Australia.1. Facts of Antarctica: Antarctica, the fifth largest continent, c.5,500,000 sq mi (14,245,000 sq km),asymmetrically centered on the South Pole and almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle.2. Define expeditionIn tourism, a journey with few amenities, usually to a remote area, sometimes for a scientific purpose.II. ReadingOn page 2 there is an article entitled "A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE "You are going to read it to the recording.Now read the text again to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.A SUCCESSFUL FAILUREIf at first/ you don’t succeed, try/ and try again. ---- W C FieldsPerce Blackborow joined an expedition /with Sir Ernest Shackleton /to Antarctica/ on theship Endurance /in August 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day/ andit was considered a great honour /to be part of any of his expeditions. Now /read the first part of Perce’s story.August 29th, 1916Slowly /I put my head out of my sleeping bag /and look around me. Everything is grey: the insideof the hut appears grey, the morning light looks grey /and the pot bubbling /on the oil stove/ is grey. The smell is, as usual, almost unbearable, being a mixture of sweat, seal oil fat, and /dirty underwear. I try to think of happier things: warm/ and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom, sunny days,my mother’s face /and the celebration/ we will get/when we return, for I am part of a failed expedition /that tried to cross the continent of Antarctica, something/ that had never been done before. As I think of this, a black blanket drops/and covers me, almost blocking out/ the memories of happier times. I feel breathless /as I remember my rotten toes/ that had to be removed /when they became blackened/ from frost-bite. Our circumstances are so desperate/ thatit is uncertain/ whether we will ever return alive. Perhaps /our bodies will be recognized and collected by some other expedition team/ many years/ from now.Just as I am about to become self-pitying, the door/ to our shelter opens /and a blast of cold air /tears through the hut. “Shut that door!” I yell in a hoarse voice /that I hardly recognize /as my own. “Hold on now, Perce. Don’t you go turning into another Tom,” comes the reply. “We’ve caught another penguin, so it’s penguin soup/ tonight!” Bless Frank Wild, the kindest man /there is,after our leader, Ernest Shackleton. How could I become/as selfish /and bad-tempered /as Tom Orde-Lees! I struggle out of my bed /and a new day begins.When the expedition was announced, I was only twenty/ and I had always dreamed of adventure. So /it was with great excitement /one morning /in July /1914/ that I read this advertisement:Men wanted for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, months of complete darkness, and safe return uncertain. Honour /and reward will follow/ if it is successful. Sir Ernest Shackleton.An expedition /with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton /to the South Pole ---- I was hooked! I was an amateur/ but /I was young, fit and energetic. I secretly hid aboard the ship, Endurance, in a small cupboard. Nobody found me /until the ship had sailed /and I was suffering badly/ from seasickness. Anyhow, Shackleton seemed interested in my silly behaviour /and accepted the situation. He made me a steward/ to help cook twenty-eight meals/ three times /a day.On January 18th, 1915 /the Endurance became stuck in pack ice /(which can be solid/ or broken /into huge floating pieces of ice) as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us/ and we were well /and truly stuck! The ship was gradually crushed /in front of our eyes. I believe /Shackleton must have mourned this unexpected end /to his expedition, but /he did not wastetime/ on regrets. Calling us calmly /together, he made an urgent announcement/ that we must save only essential supplies/ before the ship sank, particularly /the small boats, food, cooking equipment, candles, bedding /and clothes. To show his determination, Shackleton threw some gold coins /and his gold watch /onto the ice. But /to my surprise /he encouraged Hussey/ to bring his banjo. He described it/ as vital /for keeping us cheerful.His perseverance won our complete faith /in him. He was always honest/ with us /(as in the advertisement) /and never gave way to disappointment, even when the ship sank. On April 9th 1916, we moved to our present camp /on Elephant Island. Soon Shackleton set out the framework/ for our life here: no differences /in rank /or in social status; everyone to keep busy; a fair division of food/ and bedding; and a concern for all. This team-spirit contributed to the morale of the crew /and saved our lives.Once we were settled on Elephant Island, Shackleton explained his plan/ to save us: twenty-two of us were to remain here/ and he would select five others /to go to South Georgia /and bring help. No rescue attempt could be expected from outside/ as nobody knew /where we were. I will never forget watching the little boat/ disappear through the booming waves/ into the stormy ocean. We/ who remained on Elephant Island/ swore that /we would do /as he advocated: remain optimistic /and recover our health /before he returned to rescue us.III. Copying the expressions from the textat first, try again, join an expedition with sb., on the ship Endurance,one of the most famous explorers of one’s day, consider…a great honour, be part of,put one’s head out of…, look around, the inside of, appear grey, look grey, on the oil stove, as usual, a mixture of sweat, think of, be part of a failed expedition, cross the continent of Antarctica, block out, feel breathless, so…that…, return alive, be about to do, a blast of, tear through, yell in a hoarse voice, hardly recognize as myown, hold on, go doing, turn into, as selfish and bad-tempered as, struggle out of, dreamed of adventure, with great excitement, want for a dangerous journey, months of complete darkness, safe return uncertain, hide aboard the ship, in a small cupboard, suffer from seasickness, seem interested in, make sb. a steward, three times a day, stick in pack ice, floating pieces of ice, in front of, waste time on…, make an urg ent announcement, save supplies, cooking equipment, show one’s determination, throw…onto…, to one’s surprise, describe… as…, keep sb cheerful, win one’s complete faith in sb., be honest with sb., give way to disappointment, move to, set out, no difference s in rank, in social status, keep busy, contribute to…, save one’s lives. settle on Elephant Island, bring help, be expected from outside, forget doing, watch… disappear through…, the booming waves, into the stormy ocean, remain optimistic, recover one’s health, return to rescue sb.IV. Transferring informationRead the text again to complete the table with information from the text.Time Location Who EventsAugust 29th, 1916 In an expedition toAntarctica on the shipEndurance Perce Blackborow,Sir Ernest Shackletonand othersOn January 18th, 1915the Endurancebecame stuck in packice (which can besolid or broken intohuge floating pieces ofice) as theyapproachedAntarctica.V. Closing down by reading about W. PERCE BLACKBOROWW. PERCE BLACKBOROWBORN: PILLGWENTL Y. NEWPORT. W ALESDIED: MAESGLAS GROVE. NEWPORT. WALESNICKNAME : BLACKIEDUTY : STEWARDPHOTO TAKEN NOT LONG AFTER HIS ARRIV AL HOME FROM HOSPITAL IN PUNTA ARENAS. Awarded Bronze Polar MedalPerce Blackborow is famed for being probably the only person ever tostowaway on an Antarctic expedition. He was only 19 years of age whenhe met up with an American sailor, William Bakewell, and they bothfound themselves in Buenos Aires without a ship.Bakewell was accepted as a seaman on the Endurance by Shackleton , butPerce was refused due to his young age and lack of seamanship.At the time he was discovered on board the Endurance the ship was already three days sailing out of South Georgia. Shackleton really had no option but to offer him a position as steward. If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first! , said Shackleton.Perce did not let Shackleton down and he was awarded the honour of being the first person ever to set foot on Elephant Island. Due to severe frostbite to his toes he actually crawled ashore rather than walked. After the expedition, Perce spent three months hospitalised in Punta Arenas, Chile, recovering from the frostbite damage sustained to his left foot, which had resulted in the surgeons Macklin and McIllroy having to amputate his toes on Elephant Island on 15th June 1916.Perce it seems was a modest man, for upon returning home to Wales he avoided the welcoming homeparty waiting for him at the local railway station by going across the tracks and out the other side of the station. He soon volunteered to join The Royal Navy but was turned down because of the lack of digits on his left foot.He was however, accepted into The Merchant Navy and served until 1919 and went on to become a dock boatman in the Alexandra Docks, Newport.and also fished to help to support his family.He married a local girl, Kate Kearns and they settled in Maesglas, Newport. Their marriage produced six children .Jack, Jim, Peggy, Ken, Joan and Phillip. Unfortunately Phillip died in infancy and Jack died aged just 9 years.Additional MaterialsComplete the summary of the text with one word in each blank.Sir Ernest Shackleton--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"We didn't expect a feather bed down here."Shackleton, __1___ Ernest Henry (1874-1922), Irish __2___, born in Kilkee. In 1901 he sailed ___3__ his first expedition __4___ Antarctica, __5___ British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. __6___ 1907 Shackleton __7___ an attempt __8___ reach the South Pole. He came ___9__ 179 km (111 mi) of his goal __10___ January 9, 1909. From 1914 ___11__ 1916 he attempted __12___ to reach the Ross Sea __13___ the Weddell Sea __14___ crossing the Antarctic continent.___15__ 1921 Shackleton undertook a __16___ 48,280-km (30,000-mi) voyage___17__ the South Atlantic Ocean, __18___ he died before it was completed.(Key: 1. Sir 2.explorer 3.on 4.to 5. with 6. In manded 8.to 9.within 10.on 11. to 12. unsuccessfully 13. from 14.by 15. In 16.final 17. in 18. but )Notes to the difficult sentences1.I try to think of happier things: warm and dry clothes, a cosy bedroom,sunny days, my mother’s face and the celebration we will get when we return, for I am part of a failed expedition that tried to cross the continent ofAntarctica, something that had never been done before. 我试着想到较快乐的事物: 温暖的和干燥的衣服，一间舒适的卧室, 阳光充足的日子, 我母亲的脸和我们归还的时候我们将会经历的庆祝活动。