一、导读：

Key words & expressions involved

1. poetry  n.      2. chapter   n.        3. stage  v.&n.      4. extremely   adv..  

5. destroy  v.      6. defeat  n.&v.       7. attempt  v.     8. straighten   v.  

9. alongside  adv.  10. confused  adj.    11. flash   n.&v.

二、导思：【课文定位】根据语境推测下列单词或者短语的中文意思并且反复诵读

1. A story written for performance on the stage.  ________________

2. He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men…     __________________  

3. … Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.  ______________

4. Then he straightened himself and began another circle.  ______________.

5. He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could.  ______________

6. ..., starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, …  ______________

7. Now you are getting confused in the head, he thought.  _______________.

8. “Clear up head,” he said in a voice he could hardly hear. _______________

三、导学&导练：

A. 借助字典查这些单词的词形转化

1. __________  adv. 极其，非常，极端  

  __________  n. 极端；末端；最大程度；极端的事物

2. __________  vt. 摧毁，毁灭，破坏   

  __________  n. 破坏，毁灭；摧毁

3. __________  vt. 挺直；（使）变直，变正 

  __________  adj. 直的；连续的；笔直的；正直的  adv. 直接地；不断地；立即；坦率地

4. __________  vt. 完成

  __________  n. 成就；完成；技艺，技能

5. __________  adj. 糊涂的，迷惑的；不清楚的，混乱的   _________   vt. 使混乱；使困惑

  __________  adj. 混乱的；混淆的；令人困惑的     __________  n. 混淆，混乱；困惑

B. 掌握核心单词的用法

1. stage  n.舞台，阶段，时期

in the early stages 在早期阶段

on stage  在舞台上

on the stage  在舞台上；现阶段；当演员

His parents didn’t want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor) .

他父母不想让他当演员。

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地点抽象名词后定语从句引导词的用法
当先行词为stage, situation, case,  point等表示抽象地点的名词， 且定语从句中缺少地点状语时， 定语从句常用where或in which引导。

2. destroy  vt.破坏，毁坏；摧残；消灭
destroyer      n.破坏者， 消灭者
destruction     n.破坏， 消灭， 毁灭
destructive    adj.破坏性的， 毁灭性的； 消极的

3. defeat
(1) vt.打败；战胜；使受挫
He defeated the champion in three sets.

他三盘击败了冠军。

(2) n.失败

The party faces defeat in the election.  

这个党面临选举失败。

a narrow/heavy defeat   惜败；惨败

4. attempt
(1) vt.尝试；企图
Every time I attempted to persuade her,  I failed completely.  

每一次我试图说服她时，都全然不起作用。
(2) n.企图；尝试
I passed my driving test at my first attempt.  

我考汽车驾驶执照时一次就通过了。
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attempt to do sth.             企图做某事
make an attempt at(doing) sth.=make an attempt to do sth.   企图/试图做某事
in an attempt to do sth.             企图做某事； 试图做某事
attempted                adj.(犯罪或非法行为) 未遂的
an attempted murder/escape   谋杀/逃跑未遂

5. confuse  vt.使糊涂，使迷惑；混淆，搞错；使混乱，搞乱
Waking up in strange surroundings confused her.   

她醒来时看到陌生环境，这把她搞糊涂了。
confuse...with/and...  混淆……和……
confused           adj.迷惑的， 糊涂的； 混乱的， 分不清的
confusing          adj令人迷惑的； 使人混乱的
confusion          n.困惑， 分辨不清； 混淆； 混乱(状态)

be confused about  对…感到困惑

四、达标导练：（10分钟）

单句语法填空

1. I would be able to drive to my parents’ house _________ my eyes shut. I know that journey so well. 

2. In this chapter I will attempt _________ (explain) what led up to the revolution.  

3. I don’t think you’re being _________ (straighten) with me.  

4. I find his lectures very ___________ (confuse); he never sticks to the point.  

5. The recent ________(extremely) weather is a wake-up call for us all to do something for climate change. 

6. Their relationship has reached the point _______ which they have to divorce.
7. It's helpful to put children in a situation ______they can see themselves differently.

8. There is worldwide concern about the____________(destroy) of the rain forests.
9. He was unable to contain his own___________(destroy) feelings.

10. I passed my driving test __________the first attempt.
11. A man is being questioned in relation to the___________ (attempt) murder last night.

12. Attempting __________(open) very old books and records without damaging them can be difficult.

13. I can't see how anyone could confuse you __________another.
14. Things were happening too quickly and Tom was _________(confuse).
15. To the casual observer, the system appears ___________. (confuse)

五、课后巩固训练：（30分钟）

限时练习

六、反思感悟：

1. 导读部分重点词汇的词性变化规律记住了吗？

2.  confuse不同形式的用法能分清吗？