Roots

　　2. Why did he go to Africa?

　　3. In most parts of Africa, how did people keep the record of the family history?

Step II:Listen for the second time and answer:

　　1. Kunta Kinte travelled into the forest alone _D___.

　　A. to hunt animals and gather some food

　　B. to help the white men catch the black men

　　C. to work in the fields

　　D. to cut down a tree to make a drum

　　2. When Alex Haley became a writer he decided to___B_____.

　　A. travel around the USA

　　B. look for information about his ancestors

　　C. find out the word for “root” in his own language

　　D. find out who had caught his ancestor as a slave

　　3. Alex Haley did NOT find out ___C____ until he came to Gambia.

　　A. where his ancestors died and were buried

　　B. how many children his ancestors had had

　　C. which part of Africa his ancestor had come from

　　D. what the words for “river” and “guitar” meant

　　4. Alex Haley’s “roots” were ___B_____.

　　A. in the east of Africa

　　B. in the west of Africa

　　C. in the east of Gambia

　　D. in the west of Gambia

　　5. Which of the following statements is WRONG?  [D]

　　A. Gambia is a small country on the west coast of Africa.

　　B. most of the people in Gambia can read and write.

　　C. In most parts of Africa stories are passed on by word of mouth.

　　D. Haley was financially supported by his boss, who shared the same family name — Kinte.

StepIII.Listen to the last paragraph and fill in blanks.

Paragraph7:

　　One day, a young man named Kunta Kinte went off into the forest to cut down a tree as he wanted to make a drum. He was never seen again. Haley jumped up and cried, “That was my ancestor”.He had found his family,and his “roots” at last!

StepIV.Reading comprehension:

　　France, England and Spain were the three European powers in the New World. Each had come for different purposes.

　　The first Spanish came to the New World searching for wealth, power, and glory. In their search they explored(探验) and conquered much of North, South, and Central America. The English, on the other hand, generally came to build new lives in the new land. They built settlements(殖民地) along the coast.

　　Different from both Spain and English, the French were less interested in conquest(征服) than in trade. Their first settlements were trading posts(贸易区) where they sold cloth, knives, and guns to the Indians for the skin of the beaver (河狸). Like the Spanish, they seldom brought their families. Unlike the English, they didn’t fight against the Indians for the possession of the land.

　　Because there were far fewer French than English in America, they did not Threatened(威胁) the Indian way of life as the English did.

　　1. “The New World” refers to ________.

　　A. Europe     B. India       C. Africa      D. America

　　2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. The first Spanish explored much of North America.

　　B. The first Spanish explored much of South America.

　　C. The first Spanish explored much of Central America.

　　D. All of the above.

　　3. We can infer from the passage that ________.

　　A. the English always fought against the Indians because of land

　　B. the French always fought against the Indians for land

　　C. the English didn't fight against the Indians for land

　　D. the Indians gave up their land to English

　　4. What is the main purpose of the French coming to the New World?

　　A. To search for power.

　　B. To search for glory.

　　C. To do business with the Indians.

　　D. To make friends with the Indians.

　　5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?

　　A. France, England and Spain were powerful in the New World.

　　B. France, England and Spain all came to build new lives in the new land.

　　C. The French was different from Spain and England.

　　D. The French seldom brought their families to the New World.

答案：1-5 DDACB

教学设计方案Lesson 55

Step 1　 Revision

　　1　Check the homework exercises.

　　2　Get Ss to work in groups of four and tell the story of the previous lesson. One S pretends to be the writer Alex Haley telling the story of his search for his roots. The other three Ss may interrupt and ask as many questions as they like. The S who is Haley may invent any details which are necessary in order to reply to the questions. Demonstrate this activity with one group in front of the class first.

Step 2　 Grammar study

　　SB Page 11, Part 1. Go through the Grammar

　　study section with the class, getting students to translate the sentences. Do not spend time revising the simpler structures, as students should know these. Draw attention to any difficult points suggested below. If students have difficulty, do not spend too much time explaining. Instead, prepare a short revision exercise and produce it in class when you revis