上课时间 上课节次 课 型 课 题 Lesson 1 Half a Day 教学目的 Learn to cherish time 教学方法 Lecture and discussion (interactive and heuristic)

重点、难点 1.Words and expressions 2. Grammar 3. Theme , structure & writing devices

时间分配 教 学 内 容 板书或课件版面设计 I. Warm-up questions: 1. How old were you when you went to your primary school? Who accompanied you there? 2. Was there anything unforgettable on the first day? How did you feel? II. Background information: Naguib Mahfouz --- He was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. He studied philosophy at King Faud I (now Cairo) University, graduating in 1934. He worked in university administration and then in 1939 he worked for the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. He was later Head of the State Cinema Organization at the Ministry of Culture. He also worked as a journalist. Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to win the Nobel prize for literature, in 1988. He has been described as "a Dickens of the Cairo cafés" and "the Balzac of Egypt". He is now the author of no fewer than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and more than 200 articles. Half of his novels have been made into films which have circulated throughout the Arabic-speaking world. The Cairo Trilogy in 1957 made him famous throughout the Arab world as a depicter of traditional urban life. Each book in the trilogy was named after a suburb of Cairo. The first, Palace Walk; The second, Palace of Desire; The third book, Sugar Street. The picture of the world as it emerges from the bulk of Mahfouz’s work is very gloomy indeed, though not completely disappointing. It shows that the author’s social utopia is far from being realized. III. Words and expressions: Words: 1. clutch vt. to hold sth. or sb. tightly, esp. because you are frightened, in pain, or do not want to lose something eg: Tom fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. A woman clutching a baby stole an elderly woman’s purse. 2. convince vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth. is true eg: I couldn’t convince him of his mistake. How can I convince you of my sincerity? I managed to convince them that the story was true. convincing a. eg: a convincing argument convincing evidence 时间分配 教 学 内 容 板书或课件版面设计 3. vast a. extremely large; spreading a great distance eg: The vast plains of this country spread for hundreds of miles. He is very valuable to his employer because of his vast experience in the business. 4. overlook vt. 1) to have a view of sth. from above eg: Our room overlooks the ocean. My garden is overlooked by the neighbours. 2) to fail to see or notice; pay no attention to eg: I’m afraid I overlooked your name; I’ll add it to the list immediately. I’ll overlook your mistake this time. 5. variety n. number or range of different things eg: The T-shirts are available in a wide variety of colors. The students come from a variety of different backgrounds. vary (v.) various (a.) varied (a.) variable (n. & a.) variation (n.) variant (n.) eg: 1) Customs vary from country to country. 2) Human nature, in all its many and varied forms, is very complex and hard to understand. 3) Of all the various ways of cooking an egg, I like boiling best. 4) There are wide regional variations in house price. 5) There are too many variables in the experiment to predict the result accurately. 6) Consumers’ preferences are so variable that planning is almost impossible. 6. trace 1) v. to follow the marks to find sb. or sth. eg: She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter. 2) n. a. a small sign that shows that sb. or sth. was present or existed eg: It vanished/disappeared/without trace. Petra’s lost all trace of her German accent. Age has left its traces on his face. 7. daze n. a confused state of mind v. to make (sb.) feel stupid or unable to think clearly eg: I’ve been wandering around in a daze all day. If someone gave you a heavy blow on the head, you would probably feel dazed. Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.

Phrases and expressions: 1. throw sb. into/out of a place: to force sb. to enter/leave a place eg: They’ll throw me out (of school) if I fail three exams. Nick got thrown out of college in the second year for taking drugs. Anyone who opposes the regime is liable to be thrown into jail/prison. 2. make (a useful man) out of a boy: to make a boy become useful eg: The army made a man of him. The four brothers all made a success of their lives.