Unit 6  Going West教案

after students finish the quiz.t: ok, now you may make a self-assessment according to the results on p47. you will know about yourself. step ⅲ speakingt: have you read the book “robinson crusoe”? who wrote “robinson crusoe”?sc: yes, i have. daniel defoe wrote the book “robinson crusoe”.t: could you tell us the general idea of this book?sc: yes. the story starts with robinson crusoe’s running away from home. an inexperienced teenager and a young man full of bright fancies about the future, he naturally chooses to go to sea, because in those days it meant a chance to live a chivalrous life, to see the wonders of the world and to make a fortune. after many setbacks and adventures on the sea, he settles down in brazil as a planter. but the call of the sea is so strong that he soon embarks on another voyage, this time, to africa. unfortunately a big storm blows the boat off its course and shipwrecks it near an island. of all the ship’s crew robinson alone escapes to the shore after strenuous efforts. after salvaging from the wrecked ship some stores of necessity such as bread, rice, barley, corns, planks, lead, gunpowder, an axe and two saws, which he later manages to bring to the island with a self-made raft. after several futile attempts to leave the island, robinson settles himself down to a hard and lonely life. he grows crops, domesticates animals and builds comfortable homes for himself. his life turns better when he saves a young negro from the hands of savages, whom he names friday. robinson teaches him english and educates him in such a way that friday soon becomes a loyal servant and an indispensable help to him. he struggles to live for 27 years there and finally gets relieved and returns to england.t: you’ve done a good job. do you understand what he said?ss: yes. t: robinson managed to survive on the island for more than 27 years. suppose you were cast away on a desert island in the pacific ocean, what would you do to survive? turn to p48, read through the part of speaking and discuss with your partners. i’ll give you ten minutes to prepare it. after ten minutes. t: have you finished? that must be an unusual experience. what can you do there? can you make other tools based on the tools and materials you have? what can you make? what spirit you think you should have to overcome all sorts of difficulties? volunteer?sd: if i were cast away on a desert island in the pacific ocean like robinson crusoe, i would not know what to do but feeling sad, sullen, and lonely. living in a desert, i would miss my parents and friends. but soon i would cheer up and do something to make myself happy. though i couldn’t make a tool, i could make full use of the things i had. i could not only use axe to chop wood but also go hunting with gun. wood would be used to warm myself and cook food. the important thing is that i believe as long as i am alive, i’ll have a chance to go back home. i think strong will and never-give-it-up spirit make me overcome all sorts of difficulties.