新编英语教程 3 Unit 12 A Winter to Remember.doc

Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Teaching objectives 1. to be familiar with a narrative writing about an unforgettable winter 2. to understand the humor implied in the text Teaching procedure I. About the title Winter is a season with a connotation of sth unpleasant, for example, severe coldness, inconvenient conditions. A winter is worthy of remembering It is a piece of narrative writing II. Pre-reading Questions What had happened in this winter? Why does the author think that it is a winter worthy of remembering? What is a winter like in the author’s narration? III. The Main Ideas Time: early January to late March Place: in the depth of the country Events: i) unpleasant memories: beautiful snow scene turned into ugly frostbound sight; birds growing tamer and waiting at the doorstep; water frozen almost instantly ii) one good thing: eggs not broken when dropped Analyze the plot: an introduction (the cold winter)----the outdoor descriptions(snow, bird etc)----indoor descriptions(heating system, lugging water, egg dropping…) IV. words and expressions Para. 1 within living memory 上次世界大战还在人们记忆中的时候发生另一次世界大战的可能性较小。 There is possibly less chance of another World War while the last one is within living memory. 在世的著名画家 famous living painters; 移植活性组织transplanted living tissue 仍在使用中的语言a living language of persons who are alive:世人的： 仍在世人记忆中的事件events within living memory made history a living subject使历史成为生动有趣的科目 the living image of her mother她母亲的逼真形象 人人都说他长得酷似其父。 Everyone said that he was the living image of his father. Para. 2 1. We live in the depths of the country. We live somewhere in the countryside which is a long way from any town. in the depths of winter在隆冬 in the depth of an economic depression.处于经济萧条的谷底 in the depths of the forest.海洋深处；密林深处 他丢了工作，正处于绝望之中。 He was in the depths of despair/depression about losing his job. 公司一九三几年开始陷入经济萧条。 The company started in the depth of the recession of the 1930s. 住在深山里的村民第一次看到电影时笑得合不拢嘴。 When the villagers livin