上外版（2020）必修 第二册Unit 4 Sports优秀第二课时学案

英语学科 上教版 高一年级 必修二

第四单元Achievements

第二课时  学案 (教师版)

课题：An excerpt from The Old Man and the Sea (Deep reading)

课时学习目标：

    理通过填充概要信息，巩固理解课文文本的内容；

    通过分析文中语句，赏析文字背后的深刻内涵。

1. Language Points

1. Likely【以likely为关键词翻译，用两种不同的句式：be likely to do...;It is likely that...】

         他们很可能获得成功。

①___They are likely to succeed_______________________________________

②__  It is likely that they will succeed.____________________________

         研究表明，经常和家人一起吃饭的孩子们更有可能保持长期的身心健康。

① Research shows that kids who regularly dine together with their families are more likely to maintain long-term physical and mental health.

②Research shows that it is more likely that kids who regularly dine together with their families will maintain long-term physical and mental health.

         经常和家人一起吃饭的孩子们吃不健康食物的可能性较小。

①Kids who eat regularly with their families are less likely to eat unhealthy foods.

②It is less likely that kids who eat regularly with their families will eat unhealthy foods.

2. Survive

         Sentence correction

他们设法在危机中幸存下来。

They managed to survive in the crisis.

 They managed to survive the crisis.

         Translation

那些在地震中存活下来的人们重建了家园。

Those who survived the earthquake rebuilt their homes.

3. Keep ... from ...

Please answer the following question by completing the sentence using “keep... from...”.

         How can we avoid contracting the new COVID-19 coronavirus?

We can practice social distancing/wear face masks when in public to keep ourselves from contracting the new COVID-19 coronavirus.

4. As if ... / as though ...

         Translation

看起来我们队好像要赢得这场比赛了。

It seems as though our team is going to win the game.

好像有龙卷风席卷过你的房间。

It looked as though a tornado had swept through your room.

2. Comprehension

1. Read the summary below and fill in each blank with a suitable word based on the language of the passage. You may change the form if necessary.

The passage from The Old Man and the Sea is an exciting story about how an old man 1__defeated___ a shark. At the beginning of the passage, the old man was trying to bring back home his huge fish—his first after 84 days of catching 2 ____nothing___.  3__Attracted____ by the fish’s blood, a huge shark appeared and began to 4____attack/hit______ the big fish tied to the side of the little boat. The old man took his spear and 5_____drove/threw____it deep into the shark’s head. After that hit, the shark struggled hard to get away, 6_____wrapping__ itself in the rope on the spear, and then jumped out of water with over three 7______quarters___ of its body over the white waves. It was finally killed, sinking into the sea with the old man’s spear and the broken rope. The old man was very tired after the 8______fight___ and became a little worried about the journey ahead: he had lost his only spear, and the fish was 9_____bleeding_____ again. He was certain that there would be more sharks to come. However, he was trying to tell himself that a man could be 10___destroyed___ but never be defeated. With this in mind, he was ready to face more challenges.

2. Read the passage again. Study sentences(1)-(4). They are simple in language but rich in meaning. Give your interpretations with the help of the guiding questions.

(1) The old man knew that he was dead but the shark would not accept it.

Guiding question: What does “it” refer to? Why does Hemingway use “would” when he talks about the shark?

“It” refers to the fact that he was going to die. “Would” is used as a modal verb to express willingness or preference. It shows that the shark has a strong desire for survival. The shark is not willing to give in to death.

(2) … my fish bleeds again and there will be others.

Guiding question: What is the relationship between “my fish bleeds again” and “there will be others”?

 The relationship between“my fish bleeds again” and “there will be others” is cause and effect.

(3) But man is not made for defeat.

Guiding questions: What does it say about the old man’ s attitude towards life? What does it say about humanity in general?

In the face of danger, the old man shows great courage. For instance, at the beginning of the excerpt, the writer mentioned that “I cannot keep him from hitting me , he thought, but maybe I can get him”. Instead of being scared, the old man thinks that there might be a chance for him to seize the right moment and kill the shark, although his boat will inevitably get hit by the shark.

Besides, the old man is also a man of determination and willpower. For example, in the excerpt, “when he threw the fishing spear into the shark's head at a place where the line between his eyes crossed with the line that ran straight back from his nose. There were no such lines”. When the old man aimed his spear, he imagined two lines crossing between the shark's eyes. The fact that he aimed well and hit the shark with precision shows his great determination and willpower.

When it comes to humanity in general, we can infer from the sentence that we should never give up in the face of challenges and always have a solid faith in ourselves.

(4) But I was more intelligent than he was. Perhaps not, he thought. Perhaps I was only better armed.

Guiding questions: What did the old man mean by “perhaps not”? Do you agree that he won only because he was better armed?

The sentence implies the old man felt he had a narrow escape, possibly not because of his intelligence but because of his spear and ropes. He was not sure whether he could survive any other upcoming danger without his spear and ropes.

But I bet he was going to survive because he had what it took to overcome difficulties, such as his strong will and determination.

3. Interaction

Please find more sentences with rich meanings in the passage and share your interpretations of them with others.

IV. Assignments

1. Finish deep reading Excercise1;

2. Have a discussion about the question on the screen;

3. Add an ending to the story and explain your reasons.