Communication workshop

The first period

Reading and writing

寿县安丰高中高二英语教研组

understand how a story is written; use adverbial phrases to describe time order; write the outline of a story.

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to

Have you ever read the book Gulliver’s Travels?

Lead-in

Lead-in

The book sounds at first like a children’s story with its giants and tiny people but it is actually about British society. Swift (1667-1754) wanted to expose the inequality in British society and the differences between how the people were treated. It is also a satire on the corruption of the ruling class of his time.

Let’s read a personal anecdote adapted from “Gulliver’s Travels”

Gulliver met a storm at sea…

Read to learn

Read and match

1. Attack!2. A storm at sea3. A special drink4. Tied down5. Freedom6. Welcome speech7. Food and wine8. Tiny people

Para. DPara. APara. GPara. B

Para. EPara. FPara. C

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Linking words 2

1. at first 2. as soon as / then3. as soon as / when / before /after 4. when 5. suddenly / then / immediately 6. immediately / then7. before 8. immediately 9. after 10. after 11. then / at last

12. suddenly /then

Find synonyms in the text 3

journey stand way move forward type amazed pick up dead from lack of food not a surprise medicine

voyagerisemanner

advancekindsurprisedgrab

starveno wonder

drug

Find examples of these 4

After hitting the rock ， the ship sank.

the ship sank.Having hit the rock ，

11

22

Having scared the little beings

After not moving for a minute

After being almost starved

Having eaten their food and drunk their wine

D

E

F

G

Find examples of these 4

Practice 4

1. finish my English homework – walk to the post office to post a letter.

After finishing my English homework,

Having finished my English homework,

I walked to the post office…

Practice 4

2. post the letter – meet a friend and go for a coffee

After posting the letter,

Having posted the letter,

I met a friendand went for…

Practice 4

we went to the cinema together.

3. have coffee – go to the cinema together

After having coffee,

Having had coffee,

Practice 4

we went to

play table tennis…

4. watch a really bad film – go to play table tennis at the local club

After watching a really bad film,

Having watched a really bad film,

Practice 4

5. lose three games – I go back home again

After losing three games

Having lost three games,

I went back home again.

Writing Practice

Write about a sad or a funny event in you life ① use past tenses ② use time linking words ③ follow the stages in your textbook (P27)

Setting ： time , place, people

Events: in time order

Homework

Finish your story. Finish your story.

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