新编英语教程 3 Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow.docVIP

Unit 15 A Fable for Tomorrow I. Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to: 1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc. 2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich student’s vocabulary; 3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities; 4. Appreciate the two texts in this unit and learn some writing skills and practice it along with letter writing; 5. Do some other after-class exercise including listening and translation to improve students’ comprehensive skills. II. Teaching Emphasis: 1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I; 2. New words and expressions: fable in the heart of (center) harmony(harmonious, harmonize) in the midst of checkerboard prosperous/ prosper/ prosperity clouds of bloom drift/ float/ flow a blaze of color flame/ fire/flicker backdrop/ background delight/ delighted/ delightful feed /feed on an abundance of(in abundance/ abundant(supplies) blight evil spell malady a flock of chicken a shadow of death at play/ at work moribund throb brood/ hatch litter(v./n) come into bloom pollination angler/fishermen eave and shingle granular witchcraft silence(v./n) grim spectre stark reality migrate, immigrate, emigrate & migrant, immigrant, emigrant hatch III. Teaching Procedures 1. lead-in: When you see the title “A fable for Tomorrow”, what comes into your mind first? Why is this passage called a fable? What can this fable be about? What are some of the problems relating to the future most people are very concerned about? A fable is an imaginary story told to teach a moral. “A Fable for Tomorrow” is a story invented by the writer which is meant to tell us a moral: if the sizable use of chemical insecticides can not be brought under control, the seemingly impossible tragedy will become a stark reality. World economy has been striding forward in the past century.