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                              Unit 3 A Journey of Discovery

Unit Project (单元产出任务)

Make a two-day travel plan for an American tourist

Scenario: In the travel agency where you work as a part-timer, an American tourist asks you to make a personalized travel plan for his two-day trip in China.

Which places will you recommend for the tourist? What preparations will you need to make? How will you make the plan clearlyunderstood?

I. Learning Objectives (学习目标)

Upon the completion of this unit, students will beable to:

知识

1. talk about travel usingnew vocabulary

2. identify flashback and learn about its role in narratives

3. explain the reasons whypeople travel

4. understand the relationship between home and travel

素质（思政）

Core Values of Socialism

1. realize the significance of staying curious and exploring the unknown

2. develop their love forboth home and country

3. unlock the beauty ofChina and cultivate their Chinese soul

能力

learn how to make a travel plan

II. Key and Difficult Points (重点、难点)

• 重点

  
  

1. words /expressions/sentences related to travel

2. learn to stay curious about the unknown

3.develop the love for both home and country

• 难点

 how to make a travel plan

III.Teaching Contents and Procedures 教学步骤与内容

u  i Explore 1  Tales of asecond grade traveler

第一、二学时                              

一、课前（学生自学，约2小时）

教师通过学习通将提前制定的任务清单（见Unit 3课前预习清单）发布给学生，学生依据清单进行课前预习。教师在已有备课基础上，结合每个合堂班通过U校园投票、学习通讨论及作业完成情况，再次进行针对性补充式备课。

二、课中

第一学时（45 分钟）

Step 1. 导入（10）

针对课前布置的个人作业（子任务1），选取部分学生分享答案。

1）If you have the chance to travel in China, what destination(s) will you choose for your journey? Why? (What motivates youto travel there?)

2）How will you get to the destination(s)?

3）What would you like to eat there?

Step 2. 问题解答（15）

1. 订正课本P52 Viewing 填空题答案，播放带字幕版视频，加深学生理解。（5）

What is it about new places that attracts us to them? We thirst to wander, 1)________ and discover. What drives us to 2)________around the world to touch a wall, to find our 3)________ and our dislikes. It's in our veins. It’s 4)______________ that drives us farther, that pushes us higher, that shows us who we are and breaks us 5)_______. Once you've touched the world, you’ve 6)__________ yours forever. It's a craving that exists in all of us, which 7)________ you with only one option. You pick a place (“Wow, that looks amazing.”), you buy a ticket (“Can I book a one-way ticket to Thailand, please?”), you pack a bag, you 8)_____________ and you go again.

2. 订正课本P55 Q1流程图，了解学生课文整体理解情况。（5）

3. 针对学生在单词（发音可能是学生面临的最大问题，重点讲解U校园投票选出的单词）、课文（难句、复杂句可能是学生最有疑惑的地方）方面存在的问题进行解答。（5）

Step 3. 课文梳理（Paras. 1-2）（15）

随机点名阅读课文段落，纠正错误发音，点拨重点词汇、表达及句子结构。

• 词汇与表达：

1. We rolled our eyes, but gave in foran afternoon…(Para. 1)

1)roll sb.'s eyes: to move youreyes around and up, esp. in order to show that you are annoyed (尤为表示不快而)骨碌碌地转动眼睛，翻白眼

e.g.

Don't roll your eyes at me. You'll do exactly what I say.

不要对我翻白眼。你得按照我说的做。

• 拓展：

美剧This Is Us 原声：
Randall: … Oh, you know the one. The one where that salesman there has been 

eyeballing us ever since we came in here.

eyeball someone 仔细打量，盯着看

（来源：http://www.kekenet.com/kouyu/201805/553741.shtml?q=give+in+）

2)give in: to agree to sth. you were unwilling to agree to before, esp. after a longargument (尤指经过长时间的争论而)让步

对话：
A: Why are you going on a date with Tim?
你为什么要和提姆约会？
B: He asked me so many times that I had to give in.
他三番五次死缠烂打，我只好投降。

（来源：http://www.kekenet.com/kouyu/201604/436396.shtml）

• 拓展：

① give away：to tell information orfacts that you should keep secret 泄露（秘密）

② give off：to produce sth. such asheat or a smell 散发出

③ give up：to stop doing sth. you do regularly 中止；停止

• Background information— Goodwill 好意慈善事业组织

It's the shortened form for Goodwill Industries International Inc.. It is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1902. Its mission is to“enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.”

2.Me, I  unearthed something far more enlightening: my first pieceof creative writing, penned for Mrs. Miller in the fall of second grade. (Para.2)

1)unearth: vt.to find sth. after searching for it, esp. sth. that has been buried inthe ground 发掘，掘出（尤指埋藏于地下的东西）

e.g.

Many local governments complained that the poor expertise of law enforcement officers regarding soil pollution makes it challenging for them to unearth problems, which are often hidden and complex. This means some violations arenot unearthed in a timely manner or are not effectively investigated andresolved, he said.

(来源: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/16/WS5f88f046a31024ad0ba7efc8.html)

2) enlightening: a. giving you more information and understanding of sth.

启发的；指导的

e.g.

My experience in the past few years has enabled me to see the power of love and support. Life was really difficult at thattime. Village officials and women's federation comrades came to my home manytimes to enlighten me, give me ideas, arrange loans and encourage me to participate in training sessions.

（来源：https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/14/WS5f865e25a31024ad0ba7e909_4.html）

• Q: Why does the author use“me” at the beginning?

A: 这句中me为口语化用法，承上启下，从young sister转向“我”，译为“至于我”。

第二学时（45 分钟）

Step 3. 梳理课文（Paras. 3-6）（28）

3. My first literary effort,“Me and the Puddle Adventure, ” is a travel tale, written from the point of view of a single raindrop who longs to leave the confines of suburban Detroit, where my family resided at the time. (Para. 3)

1) confine: n. (~s) limits or borders of a place, esp. with regard to their restricting freedom of movement (尤其指某个地方限制行动自由的) 界限、边界，范围

within/ beyond the confines of sth.: 在…限制内；摆脱…的限制

e.g.

Hong Kong's independent judicial power is valid only within the confines of its constitutional order…

（来源：https://epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/13/WS5f84e53da31099a234350e6b.html)

2) confine: vt. to limit an activity, person or problem in some way 把…局限于；把…限制于

be confined to/confine to

e.g.

Don't confine your learning only to schoolwork.

• Structure: 此句中Me and the Puddle Adventure做同位语，解释literary effort；过去分词短语written from the point of view … 做后置定语，修饰travel tale；who引导定语从句，修饰raindrop；where引导定语从句，修饰Detroit。

• My first literary effort,“Me and the Puddle Adventure,” is a travel tale, written from the point of view of a single raindrop who longs to leave the confines of suburban Detroit, where my family resided at the time.  (Para. 3)

Q: What does“me”in the title of the author's travel tale refer to?

4. An economical 188 words, it goes likethis: … (Para. 4)

economical: a. using money, time, goods, etc. carefully and without wasting any 经济的；省钱的；节约的

辨析：

economic: a. relating to the economy of a country or region 经济学的；经济的

1)The boy left school for economic reasons.

这男孩因经济原因而缀学。
2) To rent a house is more economical than to buy one.

租房比买房更经济。

常见搭配：

economic help 经济援助
economic system 经济制度
economic state 经济状况
economic crisis 经济危机

economical car 经济汽车

economical stove 经济火炉
economical woman 节俭的女人

（来源：http://www.kekenet.com/gaokao/201201/167775.shtml)

5. Admittedly, my grasp of narrative was in its formative stages and the ending was a bit of a letdown, but what's interesting is what drove me to write it. (Para. 5)

1)admittedly: ad. by agreeing that sth. istrue, esp. unwillingly 诚然；无可否认

2)narrative:n. [U]

① the art of telling a story 叙事手法；叙述

② a story or adescription of a series of events 故事；叙述

e.g.

Legend of Deification is a work to be appreciated over and over again. From the narrative of each character tothe superb production techniques of domestic animated films, the thousands of elaborate frames and realistic characters are the factors that make the film go further.

(来源: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/12/WS5f840c9ba31024ad0ba7e278.html)

Derivatives:

① narrate v. to tell a story in speech or writing 讲故事；叙述

② narration n. [U] the process of telling a story 讲述；叙述

③ narrator n. [C] sb. who tells the story in a novel orfilm 叙述者

3) formative: a. having an important influence on the way sth. or sb.develops  影响（事物或性格）形成的；塑造性的

e.g.

Other research has suggested, however, that uncommon names can have a direct impact on kids, embarrassing them in their formative years, the USA Today story says.          

不过，《今日美国》的报道说，其他一些研究显示，特立独行的名字会给孩子带来直接影响，让他们在成长过程中因为自己的名字而感到尴尬。

• Paraphrase: It is true that my writing was not very satisfactory as myskill in telling a story was not well-developed and the ending of my writing was also a bit disappointing, but I was interested in why I wrote it.

• 补充资源：

观看视频：10 Best Places to Visit in China 

Step 4. 小结与作业（5）

• 课程小结：

• 观看了导入视频并讨论了旅行相关的问题；

• 复习了viewing, 解答了课文相关的问题。

• 梳理了课文结构、段落1-5，解决了重难点，学习了目标词汇及句型。

• 作业（见课后任务清单）

  教师通过学习通将课后学习任务清单（见Unit 3 课后学习清单—第一二学时）发布给学生，学生依据清单进行课后学习，为下一周上课做准备。

课前预习清单：                      

（视频选自：Airtreks--17 Reasons Why Around the World Travel is Good For You，仅供教学使用。）

课后学习清单：   

补充资源：