Unit1NothingVenturedNothingGainedPeriod1&2Readingcomprehension(IntensiveReading1)TeachingGoals:I.Emotionallearning:1)Ssshouldgettoknowthethoroughmeaningofthesaying“Nopains,Noganis”.Meanwhile,puttheireffortintothepracticeofpusuitinghighgoalandafurthersuccessinlife.2)TorelatetheSstoteachertocooperatewitheachotherthenformareletivelyharmoneyandfairatmosphereinclassoverlearningperiod.II.TeachingImportantPoints:1)ToinspiretheSstobeinvolvedinthehottopicof“Championshipinlife”andleadtheSstofollowtheexamplesoftheheroesinGuinessRecord.2)Aboveall,Ss’sreadingcomprehensionisbasedontheirfamilaritywiththeexpressionsandtheusageofthewords.Thus,teachingthewordsandexpressionsisataskbeforethereadingactivityandafterreadhing.III.TeachingDifficulty:1)Howtousetheexpressionsandhowtoconsolidetheknowledgeafterreading.2)HowtohelptheSstoreadsmoothlywhilereadingperiodanddigouttheindicatedthemeofthetext.TeachingProcedures:StepI.WarmingUpDoyouknow“不入虎穴,焉得虎子”inChinese?HowcanwesaythesamemeaninginEnglish?Nothingbrave,nothinghave.Nothingseek,nothingfind.Nothingstake,nothingdraw.Nothingventure,nothingwin(orhaveorgain).Nothingcrave,nothinghave.Sownothing,reapnothing.Hewhorisksnothing,gainsnothing.Hewhorisksnothinggainsnothing.Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.Tasks:ReadandlistentothethreestoriesonP1.Andtrytothinkoutthecharacterstheyhaveincommon.Whatdoyouthinkhelpedthemoutandachievedsuccessinlife?KingBruceiswatchingthespiderweavingitsweb.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.AnneSullivanisteachingHelenKellerbyfeelingortouching.HelenKeller,bornanormallittlegirl,butattheageof19monthsbecameiiiandlost用心爱心专心herhearingandhersight.SheandherfamilywasindespairuntiltheymetAnneSullivan.HerworkwithHelenwasverysuccessful.Aftercollege,Helengavelecturetoursspeakingaboutherexperiencesandherbeliefs.Theyworkedveryhardtoraisemoney,toencouragepeopletoeducateblindanddeafchildren.GouJianissleepingonbrushwoodandtastinggall.GouJianwastherulerofthekingdomofYue,conqueredbytheneighboringkingdomofWu.Hewasmadeaslaveandsuff-eredmanyhardships.ButhistoleranceearnedthetrustoftheKingofWuandeventuallyhewassetfree.Butheneverforgothissuffering,sleptonfirewoodandstraweverynight,andtastedbittergall-bladderuntilhiskingdomwasstrongenoughandheattackedtheKingofWuandkilledhim.Somethingincommonintheheroesabove:(asktheSstosummerizethemandwritethequalitiesontheBb)makeupone’smind,bedeterminedtodosth,perseverewith,stickat,persistin,notgiveup,notbediscouragedby,keepgoing,keeptrying,keeppositive,etc.Positiveadj.patient,resilient,persevering,resourceful,focused,serious,determined,strong-willedNegativeadj.obstinate,stubborn,pig-headedDiscussion1.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthethreestories?2.Bywhatdidtheyachievetheirsuccess?3.HowdoyouregardthebehaviourofGouJian?4.Whatcanwelearnfromthem?StepII.ReadingcomprehensionThe“spider-story”isoftentoldasanexampleofthis.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,washidinginaholeonahillfromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspider(蜘蛛)makingaweb.BruceissaidtohavegotconfidencefromthisandtohavegoneontobeattheEnglish.Edison,too,theinventorofthelightbulb(电灯泡),madehundredsofmodelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeone.Sowhat?First,alwaysthinkaboutyourfailure.W...