The Second PeriodTeaching Amis:1.Learn the new words and master the following phrases:attend to,worthy of,take pride in,do up,search.for,turn.inside out2.Learn and master the following sentence patterns:(1).and she had only $ 1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.(2)Down flowed the brown cascade.(3)With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company.3.Train the students reading ability.Teaching Important Points:1.Understand the passage well.2.Master the phrases and sentence patterns above.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students reading ability.Teaching Methods:1.Fast reading to get the general idea.2.Careful reading to get the detailed information.3.Question-and-answer activity to make students understand the text better.Teaching Aids:1.a tape recorder2.a computer for multimedia useTeaching Procedures:Step GeetingsT:Good morning,everyone!Ss:Good morning,sir!Step Revision and Lead-inT:In the last period,we discussed some questions about a story.As we know,an interesting story should have an exciting plot.There are some characters in it.It tells us when and where the story takes place.Today we are going to read a love story.After you read the story,Im sure you will be moved to tears.Now read the passage quickly to get the general idea.Step Pre-reading (Teacher gives students a few minutes to skim the text.)T:Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Please look at the screen and fill in the form.Whats the title of the story?A Sacrifice for LoveWhat is the story about?Its about a young couple who love each other deeply.What are Jims wages?20 dollars a week.How much is the rent of the flat per week?8 dollars.What price does Della pay to buy her present?21 dollars.What are the couples two most precious possessions?Jims gold watch and Dellas hair. (Teaching shows the questions on the left side of the screen and gives students some more minutes to scan the text.Then teacher asks students to give the answers.At the same time,teacher shows the correct answers on the right side of the screen.)T:Now youve known the general idea of the story.Can you guess what will happen next?S1:When Jim saw that Dellas hair was gone,he would be very sad and unhappy.S2:Perhaps he will misunderstand her.T:Do you want to read Part 2 of the story?S1:S2:Of course we do.T:Why do you want to read it so much?S1:Its so moving a story that we want to know what Jim is going to do when he sees Della with short hair.We are eager to know the end of the story.T:I see.But Im sorry to tell you that we can only read Part 1 of the story today.Later we can continue with the story and you will know the end of it.Step ReadingT:Weve read the story and have the general idea of it.Now lets listen to the tape.While listening,pay attention to the useful phrases and important sentence patterns in the text.Please underline the difficult points that you dont understand.(After a while,teacher writes the phrases and sentence patterns on the blackboard:Phrases:attend to,worthy of,take pride in,do up,search.for,turn.inside outSentence patterns:1. .with which to buy Jim a present.2.Down flowed the brown cascade.3.With that chain on his watch,Jim might be.)T:Please look at the screen.Ill give you some examples.1.attend to (give practical consideration to sb./sth.)e.g.Are you being attended to?A nurse attends to his needs.2.with which to buy Jim a present(infinitive phrase used as attribute)e.g.She must have time in which to grow calm.Allow me one minute in which to change my costumes.3.worthy of (deserving sth.or to do sth.)e.g.Their efforts are worthy of your support.4.take pride in sb./sth.(be proud of sb./sth.)e.g.She takes great pride in her sons success.5.do up(fasten a coat/skirt with buttons/a zip)e.g.She asked me to do up her dress for her at the back.6.Down flowed the brown cascade.(=The brown cascade flowed down.)e.g.In came an old man with glasses.Out rushed the boy.7.search.for(examine or go over sth./sp. carefully in order to find sb./sth.)e.g.The police searched the woods for escaped prisoners.8.turn.inside out(make the inside face outwards)e.g.She turned all her pockets inside out looking for her keys.9.With that chain on his watch,Jim might be.with+Object+O.C.(adj./v.-ing/p.p./pre.-phrase)e.g.It is not polite to speak with your mouth full.He lay on the grass with his arms crossed under his head.He was seated on the bench,with his arms resting on his knees.Step Post-readingT:Now weve read the passage carefully and also learnt the usages of some phrases and sentence patterns.Next lets have a discussion about the three questions.You can discuss them in pairs.Please look at the screen.(Teacher shows the questions on th