Unit 6 Going west (詳案)

6.give up 放棄
7.less than 少于;不足
8.set off for 開始(旅程;賽跑);出發
9.move on 繼續前進
10.take the way 出發;首途
11.lose one’s way 迷路
12.hang out 伸出
13.in desperate need of 在極度需要的(時候)
14.on our feet=on foot 步行
15.be accustomed to doing sth. (通常用于被動語態)習慣于
16.suffer from 患病;遭受……之苦
17.hurry on to (with) 趕緊辦理;急急忙忙地去做某事
18.stop to do sth. 停下來去做某事
19.start doing sth. 開始做某事
20.go on all fours 用四肢
21.(at)the edge of of (在)……邊緣
22.stare at 瞪視; 凝視
23.come to an end 結束;終止
24.a race against time 與時間賽跑
25.save…from 挽救……免于
26.take up to 占用(時間;空間)
27.at stake 在危險中;關系重大
28.risk one’s life to 冒險去做某事
29.apply…to… 運用;應用
30.add up (兩個或兩個以上的數量或量)加起來
31.take it easy 別緊張;放松點
32.keep up 維持;保持;使某事處于高水平
33.common sense 常識;情理
34.leave behind 忘帶;留下
35. live through sth. 經歷某事物而幸存
36.tie up 系;拴;捆
37.go for 為……去;努力獲取

period 5 word study and grammar
teaching aims:
1. to review the words and expressions learned in the reading.
2. to summarize the usages of the attribute.
period 6 integrating skills
teaching aims:
1. to get the students to understand some words and phrases in the text.
2. to help the students summarize the main points after they read the dialogue.
step 1 skimming
after reading the text, answer the following questions:
(1) what did the dialogue mainly tell us?
the dialogue mainly told us about the history of the anchorage-to-nome dog sled races.
(2) for what purpose did the people use the dog team?
people used the dog team to deliver the vaccine from anchorage to nome.
step 2 scanning
find some information to fill in chart:
the brief introduction to the story
the time in the winter of 1925
the place a small city called nome

the plot a terrible disease called diphtheria struck nome, but there were no enough vaccine.
luckily, the doctors found a good supply of it in anchorage. however, the frozen sea and the shortage of the plane made it impossible to deliver the vaccine fast.so people decided to use a dog team. these dogs and their drivers overcame all the difficulty and worked day and night to make sure the vaccine can arrive on time.

the result the children were saved by the vaccine because of the great efforts made by the dogs and their drivers. in order to remember these heroes, the local people set a bronze sculpture of a dog in new york’s central park. this is a memorial to all who
risked their lives to save those of others.
step 3 further reading
judge whether the following statements are true or false: