河套大学《大学英语第二册》课件-Unit 5 Say Yes.pptVIP

Contemporary College English Book II Lesson Five Say Yes I. Questions: What is the text about? Is it simply a quarrel between husband and wife? What is the theme of the text? II. Background knowledge: . Do you know any leaders who fought against slavery or discrimination? . Who are they and what did they do? 1864年 1963年 1990年 III. Title: Say Yes What does the title mean or what’s the meaning of the title? IV. Topic discussion about the text: .What is the husband’s and wife’s attitude towards the marriage between blacks and whites? .What’s the purpose of the author? .Have a discussion for two minutes about the above two topics in pairs of 6 or 7 students each according to pre-class work II on Page 118. V. Simple students’ demonstration (演示) about the quarrel between the husband and wife. Text retelling With the help of the pictures and the students’ demonstration, please retell the text roughly. washing dishes If I were a black, would you … the husband… VI. Language points: Paragraph 1. 1.do the dishes ( Line 1)wash or clean the dishes Similar verb- noun collocations (固定搭配) : dry the dishes; take a breath; mop the floor; clean the table; pinch one’s brows; bite one’s lower lip 2. dry ( Line 1)verb. make sth. dry, e.g. dry the dishes; dry the clothes; dry one’s tears adj. used as a verb. Some other examples: . wet one’s lips . empty one’s pockets . narrow the gap . long for the vacation . calm down 3. unlike ( Line 1 ).prep. opposite of the preposition “like” . Examples: . Unlike the normal people, he is disabled. . Unlike the kind-hearted men, he is very cruel. . Unlike many other boys, he is very quite. . dislike: verb. Opposite of the verb “like” 4. pitch in ( Line 1 )to offer help and support . Examples: . If we all pitch in, we’ll have it finished in no time. . The government pitched in with the offer of a free truck. Some other meanings of “pitch