The Fourth Period
(Discovering useful structures)
Teaching aims:
To learn Subject-verb Agreement.
Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Revision
1. Revise the vocabulary of “Warming up” and “Reading”.
2. Check the homework.
Step 2 Discovering useful structures
1. Show two sentences to the Ss and ask them to observe the difference between them.
  Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest.
  Our group includes six boys and five girls.
2. Explain the difference between these two sentences.
3. 在下列情形，动词的单、复数取决于主语的意思：

（详见课本P89—91页 主谓一致）
Step 3 Practice
1. Do Exx 1—2, Page 5.
2. Do Ex1, Page 43.
Step 4 Assignments
1. Do Ex2, Page 44.
2. Preview “A Good Example for Me”.

The Fifth Period
( Reading on Page 6)
Teaching aims:
1. Let the Ss read the passage and comprehend it
2. Know something about Lin Qiaozhi and her achievements.
3. Grasp the language points in the passage.
Teaching key points and difficult points:
1. It seemed that Lin Qiaozhi had been very busy in her chosen career.
2. It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for women to get a medical training so long ago.
3. It was not her success at university that had made her famous.
Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Revision
1. Check the homework.

Step 2 Reading
1. Fast reading
  Read the passage quickly and get the main idea.
This reading is about life_and career of a famous Chinese doctor – Lin Qiaozhi. She was important for women in China because she was the first woman doctor to specialize in women’s illnesses and the problems of having babies.
2. Careful reading
1) Sum up the main idea of each part:
Part 1 (Para 1) Lead-in: a good example      ① She got a medical training for her career.
Part 2 (Para 2-4) Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements  ② She became a specialist in women’s diseases.
③ She had made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered to their mothers.
  2) Answer the following questions:
① From whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi write a small book about how to look after babies?
       (She wrote a small book for mothers in the countryside who were not able to get to a hospital easily. It was to help them look after their babies properly.)
② Which period did Lin Qiaozhi live in? (She lived in the early 20th century.)
③ Was it easy for a woman to get medical education at that time?(It was not easy for women to get medical education at that time, particularly medical care that was concerned with women and children. Education was for men first and women second.)
④ Why do you think the writer chose to study at medical college?(She chose to study at medical college because she wanted to help other women.)
3. Post reading
  What do you think are the important qualities a good doctor should have?
  (I think a good doctor should be kind, competent, committed/devoted, careful, considerate.)

Step 3 Language points
1. I did not realize that my homework was to change my life.
1) was to change属于“be+不定式”的结构，此处表示“不可避免的，命中注定的事”。We were sure then that he was to become a very important person.
2)还可以表示计划，打算。We are to go to town this afternoon.
3)还可以表示命令，意为“必须，不得不”You are to do your homework before you watch TV.
2. It seemed that Lin Qiaozhi had been very busy in her chosen career…
  = Lin Qiaozhi seemed to have been very busy in her chosen career…
  It seems / seemed that…是主语从句, it是形式主语, 真正的主语是that从句。
  It seemed it was going to rain in the afternoon. 看起来下午好像要下雨。
  = It seemed to rain in the afternoon.           
3. catch one’s eye 引起某人的注意
  The child tried to catch the teacher’s eye. 那个小孩想吸引老师的注意。
4. It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies…
  这是一本小书，介绍如何在妇女怀孕到护理婴儿的过程中降低死亡率…
  1)explaining为-ing形式作定语，修饰book。-ing形式作定语常表示与谓语动词同时的行为，相当于谓语动词为进行时或一般时的定语从句，有时也可以表示一个与谓语不同时的行为。例如：Who is the man sitting (who is sitting) in the corner? 坐在角落；的那个人是谁？
  Women caring (who care) for patients in hospitals are called nurses.
医院里照料病人的妇女叫护士。
  2)care for
① 喜欢  I don’t really care for tea. I like coffee better.
② 照顾；照料；抚养  He’s good at caring for sick animals.
5. be intended for sth.  打算供…使用；打算送给…
  The dictionary is intended for the beginners.  这本词典是为初学者编的。
6. It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for a woman to get a medical training so long ago…在那久远的年代，一个女子去学医一定是相当困难的，这想法闪电般的划过我的脑海…
  1)it在此处作为形式主语，真正的主语为how引导的从句。struck在此处解释为“给予…感觉,在心灵上产生某种效果,造成某种印象”。
2) must have been 表达对过去的事情进行推测,解释为 “一定……”,只用于肯定句,在否定句或疑问句中用can或could。
  *表示对过去的事情进行推测的结构：
  must have done    必定做过…
  may / might have done 可能/也许做过…
  can’t / couldn’t have done 不可能做过…
  They must have spent years and years building the Great Wall.
他们修筑万里长城一定花了许多许多年的时间。
  -What was that noise?   -It might have been a cat.
  The man you saw last night couldn’t/can’t have been Robert.你昨晚看见的那个人不可能是罗伯特。
7. But it was not her success at university that made her famous.
但是她之所以成名并不是因为她在大学里的成绩好。 
强调句：It is / was + 被强调部分（主语、宾语或状语）+ that + 句子其它部分（陈述句）
被强调部分指人时，可用who或that；被强调部分指物、时间、地点时，用that。
一般疑问句结构：Is / Was + it + 被强调部分 + that + 句子其它部分？
  特殊疑问句结构：疑问词+is / was + that + 句子其它部分？
  I met an old friend in the park yesterday.
  It was I who / that met an old friend in the park yesterday.
  It was an old friend who / that I met in the park yesterday.
  It was in the park that I met an old friend yesterday.
  It was yesterday that I met an old friend in the park.
8. show / give consideration to sb./sth. 体谅/考虑某人（某事）
  Jane is a thoughtful girl who always shows / gives considerations to others.
  简是一个体贴人的女孩，总是先考虑别人。
9. deliver a baby  接生      deliver a speech   发表讲话
10. can’t wait to do sth.  迫不及待要做某事
  As he’s got the first place in the English contest, John can’t wait to tell his mother the good news.
  当约翰在英语竞赛中获得第一名时，他迫不及待地要把这个好消息告诉妈妈。
11. of one’s own: belonging to oneself and no one else  属于自己的
  Children need toy of their own.  孩子们需要属于自己的玩具。
Step 4 Assignments
1. Revise what we’ve learned in the text.
2. Put the following sentences into English.
1) 做为专家你也要谦虚一些，不要看不起那些请求你帮助的人。(specialist; modest; look down upon)
2) 这个学院的院长支持这项研究，并且就此发表了重要的讲话。(institute; support; deliver)
3) 去年他一定赚了一大笔钱。(must have done sth.)
4) 看起来我们明天得早点动身。(It seems that…)
5) 这部电影只供大人观看。(be intended for..)
6) 我迫不及待地想拥有自己的电脑。 (can’t wait to do sth.; of one’s own)
As a specialist you should be modest and not look down upon those who ask for help.
The head / president of the institute supported the research and delivered an important lecture on /about it.
He must have earned a large amount of money last year.
It seems that we will have to start early next morning.
This film is intended for adults.
I can’t wait to have a computer of my own.
2. Preview “Reading task” (Page 45).

The Seventh Period
(Listening)
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1.Revise the vocabulary of this unit.
Step 2 Reading task
1. Ask the Ss to listen to the tape and try to understand the text.
2. Check the exercise together
3. Explain some difficult sentences.
Step 3 Listening
1. Do Listening Exercise on Page 7.
2. Do Listening Exercise on Page 41.
3. Do Listening Task on Page 44.
Step 4 Assignments
1. Do Ex 1—2 on Page 42.
2. Preview “Speaking and Writing” on Page 7-8.

The Eighth Period
(Speaking & Writing)
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
1. Dictation.
2. Check the homework.
Step 2 Speaking
1. Let the Ss know the difference between personality and character.
personality: what you are like.
character: how you behave in your work, or towards others, etc.
2. Discuss the ways of describing a person with Ss.
3. Encourage the Ss to describe a special woman they know or a person they are familiar with.
Step 3 Writing
1. Ask the Ss to use the notes they have made in the “Speaking” about the appearance, personality, and character of their chosen woman.
2. Write down a topic sentence at the beginning.
3. Ss should add the general opinion of those who know her in their writing.
4. Check some Ss’ writings.
Step 4 Assignments
1. Finish “Summing up” (Page 8).
2. Finish “Checking yourself” (Page 47).