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Unit 5 The English CountrysideTeaching Objective:1.F unctions: asking for &expressing opinions2.G rammatical points : Adj-phrases; -ing/ed used aspredicative adjectives3.v ocabulary : permit of be at home sensuoushomelyTeaching Methods: LectureI. Warm- up QuestionsThe following questions are designed to help students get global understanding of the text:1. Name some of the factors which could make a village a beautiful place.2. Describe the rural lifestyle before the coming of locomotives and the factories.3. With the introduction of locomotives running through the countryside and the construction of factories, what has been irreversibly changed?4.Work in small groups to identify important ingredients which constitute the typical English countryside as shown in the pictures below. You may use the words and expressions in the pre-reading task in the student’s book.Typical English Rural Landscape: Yorkshire English Rural Landscape in the early 20th CenturyTraditional English Rural Landscape in the 18th CenturyTraditional English Rural Landscape in the 19th CenturyII. AbstractThe author describes the beautiful scenery of typical English countryside (valley, mountain, farm, ample trees, broad field, river, meadow, flowers). Most Englishmen are familiar with the river and the valley, therefore the landscape tended to be part of his consciousness—that is, they are able to see the view with his mind eyes.III. Information Related to the Text1. the Rhine: the longest river in West Europe。

（莱茵河）2. the Danube: a long and important European river（多瑙河）3.The V olga: a river in Russia, the longest in Europe. （伏尔加河）4. the Cotswolds; a range of hills in the south-west of England, famous for beautiful scenery.（科兹沃尔兹）5. the Severn; a large river in the west of England（塞汶河）6.the Malverns: a range of hills in the west of England（莫尔文山）7.Heights：the areas with hills and mountains.8.The lowlands: The fertile valleys where farms and orchards sustain the people who live there. The highlands are much more barren than the valleys and are thus lessdesirable for habitation and more suitable for sheep farming.9.ancient church: in the English countryside, a church is traditionally the most important building. Usually situated in the centre of a village with a square in front of it, the church is not only a place for religious service but also a place for public gatherings and important activities. Villagers’ houses were generally built around the church.10.Continental standards: as Britain is an island country, when people there talk about the Continent, they mean the mainland of Europe.IV．Language Points.1. be at home : at one’s ease, as if in one’s homee.g. Make yourself at home.They always make us feel very mush at home.2.overlook: a. have or give a view of a place from abovee.g. My room overlooks the sea.We overlook the church from our house.b. fail to see or notice; misse.g. He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.3.cluster n. number of things for the same kind growingclosely together.e.g. a cluster of berries, flowersv. form a cluster round sb/sth; surround sb/sth closelye.g. roses clustering round the windowThe village clusters round the church.The reporters clustered round the Prime Minster.modious: have a lot of space available for use ;roomya commodious house, suitcase5.homestead: house with the land and outbuilding round it ,esp. a farm6.for the most part: on the whole; usually; mostlye.g. Japanese TV sets are, for the most part, of excellent quality.7.intimate: having a friendly relationshipe.g. intimate friends intimate friendshippose : write the music ,operae.g. She began to compose songs at an early age.9.bathe: go swimming in the sea, river, a lake, etc for enjoymente.g. On hot days we often bathe in the river.10.farmhand : people who works as a laborer on a farm11. tickle: touch, strike lightly, esp. at sensitive parts, causea slight tinglinge.g. She tickled my nose with feather.12.occasional : a. not regular He pays me occasional visits.b. used, written for a special event occasional music, poem13.permit of sth.: admit sth. as possible ,toleratee.g. The situation does not permit of any delay.14. homely: simple , plain a homely woman15.gather : a. come or bring sb. together in one placee.g. A crowd soon gathered.b. collect (plants, fruit) from a wide areae.g. gather flowers, berries, nuts16.weed-clodded: blocked by weeds17. subtle: not easy to detect , describe18. sensuous: giving pleasure to senses ,affectinge.g. the sensuous appeal of her paintingher full sensuous lip20.haunt: a place visited frequently by the persone.g. This put is a haunt of artists.21. that fell with the swaths of grass: that were cut down when the grass was cut. Swaths are heaps of grass or corn lying down after having been cut.22.dip: go below a surface or levele.g. The sun dipped below the horizon.23. year in, year out: every year without exception.24. consciousness: the ideas, the thoughts and feelingv. Speaking activitiesTalk on the given topic: The holiday I spent in the countrysideImagine that you were telling your friend about a holiday you once spent in the countryside. Think about it and try to speak coherently. You will have three minutes to prepare your story. You have to speak for three minutes.Draft your story in the following box.。