3．Some difficult and long sentences in the text.

　　教学过程

　　Step 1　Revision

　　1．Check the homework exercises.

　　2．Ask some students to tell the styles of Western art.

　　Step 2　Reading and finding

　　Get students to read through Warming Up，Pre－reading，Reading，Comprehending and Learning about Language to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in these parts.Read them aloud and copy them down in the exercise book.

　　Step 3　Practice for useful words and expressions

　　1．Turn to Page 4.Go through the exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions with students and make sure they know what to do.

　　2．Give students several minutes to finish the exercises.They first do them individually，and then discuss and check them with their partners.

　　3．Check the answers with the whole class and explain the problems they meet where necessary.

　　Step 4　Vocabulary study

　　Ⅰ.简单知识扫描

　　1．typical(P2)

　　【原句再现】

　　A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols，which created a feeling of respect and love for God.

　　那个时期的典型的绘画充满了宗教特征，体现出了对上帝的爱戴与敬重。

　　【观察探究】

　　(1)This is a typical example of Roman pottery.这是一件典型的罗马陶器。

　　(2)A typical working day for me begins at 7：30.我的工作日一般在7：30 开始。

　　(3)On a typical day，we receive about 50 letters.我们通常一天收到大约50 封信。

　　【归纳总结】

　　typical adj. 意思是"典型的，有代表性的；一贯的，平常的"；常用短语 typical of sb./sth.。

　　【即景活用】

　　这是有当地风味的饭菜。This meal is ______ of local cookery.

　　Suggested answer：typical

　　2．replace(P2)

　　【原句再现】

　　During the Renaissance，new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages.

　　在文艺复兴时期，新的思想和价值观逐渐取代了中世纪的思想和价值观。

　　【观察探究】

　　(1)Can anything replace a mother's love and care?

　　有什么东西能取代母亲的爱和关怀吗？

　　(2)Sending e－mail has almost taken the place of writing letters.

　　发送电子邮件几乎取代了写信。

(3)I don't think anyone could take her place.我认为无人能取代她的位置。