Lesson Nine

Pre-class

In-class

After-class

Pre-class (1)• 1. Ask the students to look up the following words

and expressions; meanwhile, they should write down the explanation and copy at least one example from the dictionary:

advanced advise appear bother carry out effort get away moral pray rely on secure stick urgent

• 2. Prepare for the texts. They should read the texts before hand and know the general idea.

Pre-class (2)

• 3. Do the vocabulary exercise in advance. • 4.Prepare for the recitation. The papers have

been handed out in advance. The contents of the paragraphs are as follows:

• Money cannot buy health. A wealth gad-about, burning the candle at both ends, eating and drinking expensively, and indulging in nerve-destroying distractions, finds himself in the street of the specialists. A millionaire with no digestion is not to be envied. It is a hard saying, but true, that God may forgive us, but Nature never. Outraged Nature is no respecter of persons, rich or poor.

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• Money cannot buy true friendship. Satellites and sycophants will gather round a rich man’s table with both eyes on the sideboard, but with feet alert, swiftly to depart should fortune fail their host. It is the common complaint of men once will-to-do that when their money vanished there was no one to stand by them. “Succeed and give, and they let you live. But fail, and they let you die.” The ordinary man and woman, valued and beloved for what they are and not for what they have, are the only people who know the joys of abiding friendship.

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• Money, again, is no royal road to culture. An uneducated rich man cannot guarantee intelligent or successful children. The rich man cannot buy the incalculable pleasures of a well-trained mind, an informed intelligence, and the accuracy that comes from knowledge. All that is most worthy in a man he must work out for himself.

In-class

Step one: Text AStep two: Text BStep three: Vocabulary in ExercisesStep four: Check the recitation

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Step one: Aesop’s Fables (1)• 1. Reading the article in teams.

The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time.

• 2. Check the team-reading.

Ask each team to read one part of the article together. Pay attention to their pronunciation and intonation.

3. Explanation to the article. (Notes)

Step one : Aesop’s Fables (2)

• Notes:1). Not only have the fables themselves lived… Part of the predicate (i.e. have) is put before the

subject because the sentence begins with the negative not only. This construction is used for the sake of emphasis. Other examples are:

Never shall I forget the Mr. Wang’s kindness to me when I was ill.

Seldom does she show her true feelings. Little did we realize the consequence of such a

decision.

Step one: Aesop’s Fables (3)2). The cart got stuck in the mud, but the farmer

made no effort to get it out. ‘Effort’ means ‘ trying hard with mind or body’. 努

力 e.g. His efforts bring about results. 他的努力产生了效果。 He made an effort at joking. 他费尽心思开玩笑。 The workers are making efforts to fulfill this year’s

plan. 工人们正在努力完成今年的计划。 All his efforts were fruitless. 他的一切努力都白费

了。

Step one: Aesop’s Fables (4)3). We must not rely on others for help. ‘ Rely on’ means ‘ depend on; trust upon’

依赖；信任 e.g. We rely on our own hands. You will usually have to rely mainly on the

context to help you. 通常你得主要靠上下文来帮助你。 Can this rope be relied on? 这根绳子牢靠吗？ He can not be relied on. 他不可靠。

Step one: Aesop’s Fables (5)4). Noun ---- verb• Head to head a delegation• Hand to hand in one’s homework• Should to shoulder greater responsibilities• Back to back someone’s proposal• Bridge to bridge the gap• Adj. ----- verb• Calm to calm oneself• Dirty to dirty one’s hands• Narrow to narrow the difference• Empty to empty the glass

Step one: Spring-festival(6) 5).Once this heroic deed is done, we shall all b

e secure and have peace of mind.

Once prep. 一旦 e.g.

Once you show any fear, he will attack you.

Once we get over this hill, the rest of the journey will be easy going.

Once he makes up his mind, no one can ever change it.

4. Reading aloud. Ask the students to read the text again together in teams.

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Step two: Aesop (1)• 1. Reading the article in teams.

The students are asked to read the text together in teams. They may discuss the problems if any at this time.

• 2. Explanation to the article.

Explain the article sentence by sentence. Meanwhile, the students are asked to explain or translate some sentences to check their understanding.

Notes:

Step two: Text B Aesop(2)• Notes:1). Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 Don’t count your chickens before they are h

atched.

不要过早乐观。 Practice what you preach.

教诲他人之事必先自己实践；躬行己说。 The above sayings are the morals of old fabl

es, which are used very often.

Step two: Text B Aesop (3) 2). Aesop was ugly, crippled, and dark-skinne

d. 伊索很难看，而且跛脚，黑皮肤。 Cripple n. someone who can not walk or move w

ell because he/she is hurt or sick e.g.

After the war, the streets were full of cripples.

战争过后，大街上满是残疾人。v. hurt part of the body so that it can not work well

使残废；是丧失劳动能力 e.g.• The accident crippled his right arm.• 这次交通事故使他的右臂残废了。

Step two: Text B Aesop (4)3). Another tells of his angering some people who

threw him off a cliff in revenge. a. “To anger“ means “ make angry” 使发怒；

激怒 e.g. They were angered by his words. His loud radio angered me. b. revenge n. 复仇；报复；报仇； e.g. have [take] one’s revenge 报仇 in [ out of ] revenge for the insult 报复侮辱 seek one’s revenge on [upon] a person 伺机向

某人报仇

Step two: Aesop (5)

• 3.Reading aloud.

Ask the students to read the text again together in teams. They may ask or discuss problems if any.

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Step three: Vocabulary in Exercises

About exercise 7, ask the students from each team to fill the blanks, and try to translate them into Chinese.

As to exercise 9, ask the students to rewrite the sentences using the expressions given below. This exercise aims to check the students’ understanding of the expressions in the box.

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Step four: Recitation

Check the recitation. The papers have already been handed out to the students.

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After-class

1.Review this lesson. 2.Do the grammar exercises in teams. 3.The head of each team chairs the

dictation of this lesson.

Lesson seven