高职高专实用英语教程教案Unit 6
be out of one’s mind 发疯了
bring/call sth to mind 回想起来
companion n. a person who is frequently in the company of another
e.g. They’re drinking companions.
companionable adj. 友善的
company n. v. 陪伴
in company with 连同,一道
e.g. I, in company with many others, feel this decision was wrong.
in the company of与 ... 一起
e.g. It is in the company of such music that I feel most at home.
apparently adv. used when the real situation is different from what you thought it was
e.g. She looks about 10 but apparently she’s 14.
e.g. But apparently time has not solved any of our problems.
something seems to be true, although it is not certain
e.g. Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of bad temper.
4) Explain some difficult sentences, encourage students paraphrase some sentences.
4. Post-reading Exercises
Reading comprehension exercises (see textbook P129-131)
5 Assignment
Review the phrases and expressions
Try to retell the Reading Text A
thth 1. Lead-in
Ask several students to retell the Reading Text A.
2. Extensive Reading Text B
1) Pre-reading:discussion
Students are required to discuss the topics in a group of four or five,
Do you like drinking tea?
Do you know how many kinds of tea are there in China?
Green Tea / Black Tea / Oolong Tea / Brick Tea / Scented Tea
Give a brief instruction about the afternoon tea in Britain. And showing a short film about ten minutes about the afternoon tea in Britain.
2) While-reading: Scanning
1. Scanning and find these statements True or False?
T 1. This passage tells the reader what part tea plays in British people’s life.
T 2. “To take some slight refreshment” means to drink some tea and eat some cakes to bring back one’s strength and energy.
T 3. The English custom of afternoon tea has been observed for over two hundred years.