
Section A Father Dearest
I. Objectives:
Students are required to be able to
1. Grasp the main idea and structure of the text;
2. Master the vocabulary and useful expressions of the text;
3. Analyse the grammatical structures and master some translating skills;
4. Appreciate the writing skills demonstrated in the text.
II. Importance:
Words: video; conscious; material; pause; direction; generation; stick out; be conscious of; put on; hear of ; cut off; guard from; to this day; die from; catch on; pull away.
III. Difficult points:
1. Pay attention to the position of the preposition.
2. How to use the structure “remember doing something” or “remember to do something”
IV. Teaching methods:
1. Multi-media
2. Blackboard (with detailed explanations and analysis of the text);
3. Discussion (to divide students to several groups to discuss the questions on page 84)
V. Teaching-steps:
1. Warming up
Asking students to say something about their fathers.
Working in pairs and asking each other questions on page 80.
2. New Words and Phrases
(1). video
n. [C] videotape recording
The teacher said he would show us a video tomorrow.
The speech contest was recorded on video.
adj. -connected with or used in the showing of pictures by television
e.g. His parents do not allow him to play video games.
-using videotape
People seldom buy video recorders now.
(2). conscious: adj.
- knowing, understanding, or recognizing something; awake
e.g. I was conscious that he had gotten himself into big trouble this time.
- having all one’s senses working and able to understand what is happening
e.g. The patient was fully conscious during the operation.
She cried very loudly after she became conscious.
Usage: be conscious of
She was conscious of someone staring at her.
(3). material: n.
-[C; U] cloth
Cotton material is very popular.
What material is the dress made of?
-[C; U] anything from which something is or can be made; natural or man-made substance
This material helps to keep water out of the house.
She is collecting material for her new book.
Adj. 物质的
You must have a material basis to go to that university.
It’s not enough to have only material wealth.
(4). pause: I. stop for a short time before continuing
The old farmer paused for a while under an apple tree.
He paused to look around.
The teacher paused for the students to ask questions.
n. [C] a short but noticeable break in an activity, speech, etc.
After a pause, the audience broke into cheers.
During a pause in the conversation, I got him a cup of coffee.
(5). direction: n.
- (plural) instructions on what to do or how to do something
e.g. travel directions
To get there in time, we’d better follow the directions he gave us.
-[C; U] the point or position towards which a person or thing moves, faces, or is aimed
In the last decade, the city has spread out rapidly in all directions.
The little boy has a very good sense of direction.
-management or control
He finished the work under my direction.
A school under good direction will produce graduates of higher quality.
(6). generation: n.
- [C] a period of time in which a man can grow up and have a family, about 25 or 30 years
a new generation of software productions
It’s no longer common in China to see several generations living in the same house.
- [U] the act or process of generating
The generation of new ideas is a hard process.
Waterfalls are commonly used for the generation of electricity.
3. Language Points
(1). Father Dearest (Title)
My Dearest Father
(2). with a spoon sticking out of his mouth. (Para.1)
… with a spoon held between his lips.
stick out: (cause to) come outwards from a surface or main part
e.g. It is dangerous to stick your head out of the car window.
He stuck out his hand to us
(3). Restaurants, Dad warned, presented many risks----from careless waiters who might drop hot coffee onto your head, to employees who didn’t wash their hands.
Dad warned us that restaurants are dangerous. For example, some waiters are not careful enough and they might drop hot coffee onto your head. Some waiters, as well, do not wash their hands before they serve food.
(4). “Do you want to be the first? Just cut it off here,” he said, drawing his hand across his knees. (Para.8)
“Do you want to be the first person to be injured by a heavy coat? Just make it shorter from here,” he said, showing me, with his hand, that the coat should only be down to the knees.
cut off
- separate by cutting
Cut the fat off the meat before you cook it.
You need to cut off the old tree branches in the winter.
- stop the supply of something
The gas will be cut off during the repair work.
Our water supply has been cut off for three days.
- separate or isolate from other things or people
The village was completely cut off by the heavy snow.
She deliberately cut herself off from her friends.
-disconnect or discontinue
The operator cut me off before I had a chance to talk to him.
All lines of communication were cut off.
VI. Reference books:
Teacher’s book
Ⅶ. Homework:
Exercises
1. Using the Right Word
2. Working with Expressions
3. Translating
