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Unit 4 Behind beliefs 科目: 英语 主备人: 备课日期： 课 题Unit 4 Behind beliefs第 课时课型新授教学目标1.students gain some knowledge about idioms especially the Biblical idioms2. reinforce their reading comprehension and improve their overall abilities.教学重难点教学流程内容板书关键点拨加工润色Reading(1)Step1 Lead-in1. Introduce two famous sentences quoted from Confucian Analects(论语).The students can find two Chinese idioms in these two sentences. 2. Introduce Confucian Analects briefly, especially its effects on our history and culture, emphasizing that now many Chinese idioms we often use are from Confucian Analects. 3. Introduce a sentence which contains an English idiom. This sentence is quoted from OLD TESTAMENT (圣经旧约). 4. Then Introduce Bible briefly, emphasizing that many basic concepts and principles of Western culture have come down from the Bible, and many common English phrases and expressions have their origin in the Bible as well. Then lead to the topic of this lesson. 1.5. Biblical idioms in English. Step 2 Fast reading1. Scan the text and listen to the recording of the text. Think about the following 3 questions: 1) What is an idiom?2) Which language was the Bible first written in?3) Which idiom is often used to describe children?2. Ask some students to answer the 3 questions. Keys: 1) An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often can not be understood by looking at the meanings of the separate words in it.2) In Hebrew. 3) “Apple of their parents eye”.3. Discuss the structure of the text.The text can be divided into 4 parts. Discuss how to divide it in pairs with the help of the main ideas of each part.1. What is an idiom? (Para_)2. Why does the Bible have a lot of idiom? (Para_)3. What are the features of Biblical idioms? (Para_)4. Why should we learn idioms well? (Para_)Key: part 1 (para1) Part 2 (para2) Part3 (para3-6) Part 4 (para7) Step 3 Detailed reading1. Read paragraph 1 and 2 again carefully. Try to answer some T/F questions. a. The meanings of an idiom are always the same as the meanings of its components. b. You can easily misunderstand a sentence if you dont recognize an idiom is being used.c. The original meaning of Biblical idioms has never changed.Keys:a. (F) b. (T)c. (F)2. Read Para 3-6 carefully and answer the following questions: 4. Read paragraphs 3-6 carefully and answer the following questions. 1) Why did Biblical idioms often come from stories?2) What does “feet of clay” mean?3) Which animals are featured in the idioms in the article?4) Which examples included in the text are related to agricultural life or food?Keys：1) 1) Because the idiom itself was the expression that underlined the moral of a story and gave audiences a picture to help them understand the story better. 2) 2) There is a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect. 3) 3) A calf. 4) “reap what we sow” and “the apple of my eye”.3. Read paragraph 7 again carefully and try to list the benefits of learning idioms.Keys: 1) improving your comprehension 2) Developing a high level of competence in your communication skills 3) Better understanding and appreciating the history and culture of English-speaking countries.4. How many idioms have been mentioned in this article? What are they? How many idioms have been mentioned in this article? What are they? Keys: 6. by and by, feet of clay, to see the handwriting on the wall, kill the fatted calf, reap what we sow and apple of their parents.5.Do you understand the idioms in the article? Choose the correct idiom from the article to complete each sentence b 1) 1) Debbies father always warned her to be nice to people she did not know, because we _2) Sarahs mother adores her; Sarah is_.3) Wilson was disappointed when he learnt that the coach had _.4) She knew it might take a long time for her teammates to change their minds, but she believed that the new plan would work _.5) When my brother came back home from his trip to Europe, we _.6) After his company suffered millions of dollars in losses, Joe _ and left the company.Keys: .1) reap what we sow 2) the apple of her mothers eye 3) feet of clay4) by and by 5) killed the fatted calf 6) saw the handwriting on the wallStep 4 Revision and ConsolidationFill in the following form with proper words according to your comprehension of the text. The definition of an idiomA group of words or an expression whose meaning can only be understood by looking at the (1) _ meaning of the words in itUsing a number of words to represent a single object, person or concept, etcThe (2) _of learning idioms(3)_ your comprehensionDeveloping a high level of competence in your communication skillsBetter understanding and (4) _ the history and culture of English-speaking countriesThe (5) _of Biblical IdiomsTheBible(6) _ of image(8)_(9)_stories-relatedFeet of clayA hidden weakness(7)_Kill the fatted calfHaving a large celebrationabout agricultural life or food- relatedApple of their parentsMeaning their parents love their children very much and be proud of them.Reap what we sowSmall kindnesses often bring us a rich reward while small offences can (10)_ in disasterKeys: 1. whole/complete 2. benefit 3. Improving 4. appreciating 5. origin6. Types 7. Animal-related 8. Examples 9. Meanings 10. result作业布置1. Ask students to read the text again after class and underline the expressions or sentences which are not clear about.2. Encourage students to find more idioms or Biblical idioms with the help of library or Internet.教学心得
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