四川省古蔺县中学高中英语教学案：Book4-Module3-Period4-CulturalCorner,WritingandEverydayEnglish.doc

Step 1 Presentation As we know, applause plays an important in interacting between applause and audience. Do you know the custom of clapping? Why do people clap? From this passage, we will know more details about the text. Step 2 Listening Listen and find out the answers to the following questions. What is the passage about? The passage is about the reason why we clap and the history of clapping, the features of applause. Why do people clap? To show that they like something. How many countries are mentioned in the passages? Three countries are mentioned. Step 3 Intensive Reading. Para 1 1) What is the main idea of the first paragraph? The reasons why we clap. 2) On what occasion do people clap? We clap at the end of a live performance, such as a play, or a concert, to say thank you to the performers. a live performance: 现场演出 Live adj. 活的, 生动的, 精力充沛的, 直播的 The cat is playing with a live mouse. 猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。 It wasnt a recorded show, it was live。 这不是录音表演，这是现场转播。 Para 2 What is the main idea of the paragraph? The custom of clapping has early beginnings. What did applause mean in classical Athens? Applause meant judgment and talking part. What did the prolonged clapping help? Prolonged clapping helped a play to win. prolong vt. 延长……，拉长…… mean doing 意味着做某事 mean to do sth 打算做某事 hold v. 握住,拿着,持有 容纳，占领 支撑住 保持注意， 有……兴趣 n. 把握,控制,船舱 例句与用法: 1. The city is held by the enemy. 这座城市已被敌人占领。 2. Hold yourself still for a moment while I take your photograph. 我给你拍照的那一刹那, 你不要动。 3. We held our breath in fear. 我们因害怕而屏住呼吸。 4. We are holding a meeting. 我们正在开会。 5. I managed to grab hold of the jug before it fell. 我设法抓住了那个罐子才未跌落。 6. She has now held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else this century. 她现在当首相任期之长在本世纪是前所未有的。 7. I dont think the car will hold you all. 我看这辆汽车坐不下你们这些人。 8. My new car holds the road well. 我的新汽车贴路性能很好。 9. The bridge can’t hold that much weight. 那座桥不能负载那样的重量。 10．Televised sports couldn’t hold my interest.