了解背景知识

了解了解美国作家Arthur Miller，及其教育与背景，对作者的主要著作，创作观及反应的社会问题和心理情感有基本的认识。

 文本欣赏

掌握文章的主题和结构及修辞,熟悉文章的主要语言风格,熟练掌握并运用倒装、明喻与暗喻等简单的修辞手法，掌握省略疑问句、修辞疑问句和倒装句的写作技巧；理解描写自然景色和描述动物动作语汇；掌握重点词汇、短语、构词法以及有关语法结构的意义及用法；通过句子释义，理解课文中长难句；通过篇章结构分析，掌握文章的主旨大意和写作方法，学会如何赏析文学作品；通过深刻理解文章内涵，培养学生社会洞察力和相关的讨论能力。

 语言点理解

1) Word Study

beneath, chamberlain, cynic, delicate, ecstasy, outright, sincerity, chill; fling; bloom; ebb; linger; pluck; frown; ungrateful

2) Phrases and Expressions

for want of a red rose, to give a ball, to dance to the sound of the harp, with his tail in the air, something of a cynic, to have form, to go with my dress, upon my word

3) Grammar

Inversion; Relative clauses; Conjunction “and”, “or”; Comparative degree; Noun-clauses introduced by wh-words, the gerund

4) Word Formation

Compound Noun; Prefix - out; Root – pres

 扩展阅读与思考

1) Oral Work---Group Discussion & Debating

2) Two Quizzes

3) Writing: Write an essay of what you have learned from the text in about 150 words.

 完成课后相应练习