Word 1. nest 2. roof 3. balcony 4. concrete 5. ugly 6. architect Meaning A. a person who designs buildings B. an area with a wall or bars around it, joined to the outside wall of a building C. a strong construction material which is a mixture of stone, sand and water D. not beautiful E. a shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young F. the structure on the top of a building to keep the rain out (A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.) Suggested answers: 1→E 2→F 3→B 4→C 5→D 6→A T: Well done! Now, I give you four minutes for you to learn the meanings of the words by heart. I'll check to see who can recite them correctly and quickly. (Ss prepare for four minutes and then the teacher may ask some students to recite and check if they can say the meanings of the words correctly. T: OK. Time is up. Are you ready? Ss: Yes. T: Good. Xiao Li, what's the meaning of“nest”? S: It means “a shelter made by a bird to hold its eggs and young”. T: Very good. … (Teacher may ask some students to say the Chinese meanings of the words if necessary. ) T: You've done very well. (Bb: A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man. ) Now, look at the sentence on the blackboard. Who can tell us the Chinese meaning of it? S: Let me try. It means 鸟巢和鸟的关系就像房子和人的关系一样”. T: Good. (Bb: We're to them what fish is to water. )Now, look at this sentence. Who knows the meaning? S: It means “我们和他们的关系就好像鱼儿和水一样”. T: Good. Now, look at these two sentences carefully, and try to write out the sentence pattern. Wang Xiang, please write your answer on the blackboard. (The student writes his/her answer on the blackboard.. A is to B what C is to D.) T: Do you agree with him? Ss: Yes. T: OK. This is the important sentence pattern we should master in this period. It means“A对B而言正如C对D一样”. Now, let’s do some practice to master it better. Look at the screen, please. (责任编辑:admin) |