2. What makes a master of language? Can you name some masters of English language?
VII. Homework （作业） Home reading: A History of English Discuss the questions in small groups Learn about reading skills Practice Fast Reading Preview Unit 10
Unit 10 Nuclear Energy
I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）
Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Get some information about the nuclear energy. Master the Reading skills: facts and opinions
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases
2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words 3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea. 4. Reading skills: facts and opinions III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing
IV. Teaching Time（教学时数）: 4 periods V. Teaching Content（教学内容） 1. lead-in questions
Can you describe the way nuclear energy is produced? What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy? 2. text comprehension
Part I How it works (The mechanism of nuclear energy production)
Nuclear energy is produced when the nucleus of an uranium atom is hit by a neutron traveling at the right speed, which is called nuclear fission. Part II Discovery and the birth of an industry
Nuclear energy produced by nuclear fission was recognized in the late 1930s. In the 1940s, nuclear energy was used for building atomic bombs. In the 1950s, it began to be used for a peaceful purpose. But starting from the mid-1960s, when larger and larger nuclear power plants began to be built, serious problems occurred, such as ill-management and costs. Part III Safety issues
The core melt-down at Three Mile Island 2 in 1979 and the explosion and fire at Chernobyl 3 in 1986 put the safety issues of nuclear energy in the spotlight. Part IV Recent developments
In the U.S., nuclear reactors are increasing their output; nuclear power has gained new adherents, including some environmentalists because it plays a significant role in cutting emissions.
In Europe, nuclear energy has also begun to be looked on more favorably. Ⅵ. Summary(小结)
1. Ask the students to remember key words and expressions in Text A. And conclude the general idea of section A
2. Ask the student to protect our natural resources in the earth. VII. Homework （作业）
Home reading: If Earth were powered from Space Discuss the questions in small groups Practice Fast Reading
Unit 11 The Rocking-Horse Winner
I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）
Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Get some information about the D. H. Lawrence and his major works.
Master the Reading skills: making inferences
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases
2. Understanding paragraphs-How to analyze the theme of the text. 3. Reading skills: making inferences III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing
IV. Teaching Time（教学时数）: 4 periods V. Teaching Content（教学内容） 1. related information
Author- D. H. Lawrence(1885-1930)
an English novelist, poet, playwright, literary critic and painter
D. H. Lawrence was born in Easterwood, Nottinghamshire(诺丁汉郡). His father was a barely literate miner, and his mother was a middle-class woman and a school teacher, and had a deep influence upon his life.
After receiving education at local schools and at Nottingham University College, Lawrence worked for a time as a teacher. In the meantime, he began to write and publish literary works.
In March, 1912 Lawrence met Frieda Weekley , a German noblewoman and the wife of a professor at Nottingham University. He was to share the rest of his life with her.They fell in love, eloped to Europe, and were married in 1914 when she was divorced by her husband.
During the year from 1912 to 1914, because of militarism, Lawrence was arrested and accused of being a British spy.
After the experience of the war years, Lawrence began what he termed his ‘savage pilgrimage’, a time of voluntary exile(背井离乡). He escaped from England and with his wife spent the remainder of his life traveling.
He died of tuberculosis(肺结核) in a sanatorium in southern France at the age of 44. Novels
The White Peacock 《白孔雀》(1911 Published)--the first novel The Trespasser 《逾矩的罪人》 (1912)
Sons and Lovers《儿子与情人》(1913)(largely autobiographical) The Rainbow《虹》(1915)
Women in Love《恋爱中的女人》(1921) The Lost Girl《迷路的女孩》(1920) Aaron's Rod《 出走的男人》(1922) Kangaroo《袋鼠》(1923)
The Boy in the Bush《灌木丛中的男孩》(1924) The Plumed Serpent《羽蛇》(1926)
Lady Chatterley's Lover《查泰莱夫人的情人》(1928) The Escaped Cock《逃走的公鸡》(1929)
The Virgin and the Gypsy《处女与吉卡塞人》(1930) 2. Narrative techniques 1)Fable-like narration
The opening paragraphs of story are written in a style is similar to that of a fairy tale. Instead of ―once upon a time,‖ Lawrence begins with ―There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck.‖ This is a conscious attempt on the part of the author to use the traditional oral storytelling technique.
This story also combines the supernatural elements of a fable, mainly Paul‘s ability to ―know‖ the winners just by riding his rocking horse, with the serious themes 2)Use of symbolism 3) Use of irony 3. summary of the story
The story describes a young middle-class English mother who \outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of failure;
The family?s lifestyle exceeds its income and unspoken anxiety about money permeates(弥漫、充满) the household. Her children, a son Paul and his two sisters, sense this anxiety, and Paul even claims he can hear the house \must be more money.
Paul tells his Uncle Oscar Cresswell about betting on horse races with Bassett, the gardener. He's been placing bets using his pocket money and has won and saved three hundred twenty pounds. He says sometimes he is \of a winner for an upcoming race, and the horses he names do in fact win. Uncle Oscar and Bassett both place large bets on the horses Paul names.
After further winning, Paul and Oscar arrange to give the mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but the gift only lets her spend more.
Disappointed, Paul tries harder than ever to be ―lucky‖. As the Derby（马赛名） approaches, Paul is determined to learn the winner.
His mother rushes home from a party and discovers his secret. He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he ―gets there‖, into a clairvoyant(可以预知未来的) state where he can be sure of the winner's name.
Paul remains ill through the day of the Derby. Informed by Cresswell, Bassett has placed Paul's bet on Malabar, at fourteen to one. He is informed by Bassett that he now has 80,000 pounds,
The boy dies in the night and his mother hears her brother say, ―My God, Hester, you‘re eighty-odd thousand to the good（净赚）, and a poor devil of a son to the bad（亏损）. But, poor devil, poor devil, he‘s best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking horse to find a winner.‖ 4. Character Analysis
Young Paul --- innocent, sensitive, responsible and unselfish.
the mother --- a cold, unfeeling, greedy, materialistic woman disguised in the cover of a loving mother and wife;
Uncle Oscar --- an unscrupulous （不讲道德）man who takes advantage of his