新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程第二册教案

教学对象

Teaching Subjects

2015级大学英语本科

教学内容

Lesson Content

Unit 1 An Impressive English Lesson

周 次

第2-4 周

授课时间

2月29日 - 3月18日

课型

□ 理论课 √ 理论、实践课 □ 实践课

课时分配

6

教学环境

Teaching Environment

多媒体教室

教学目标

Teaching Aims

After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:

1. understand the main idea and structure of Section A and Section B；

2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the texts

3. talk about language teaching and learning and express their opinions about current way of teaching in an English class;

4. read with the skill “finding key ideas in sentences”;

5. write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

重点

Key Issues

1. Vocabulary

tedious absorbed allergic capture condense exceed distinguish distinctive complimentary complementary proclaim evidently adequate competent adjust beneficial

2. Skills

● Learn to read with the skill “finding key ideas in sentences” and write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

难点

Potential Problems

and Difficulties

●To talk about language teaching and learning

●write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

●To apply the phrases and patterns

教学方法

Methodology

A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction like questioning and answers. Small group works are always needed while discussing the questions and the difficult translation practice. More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given in their extracurricular study.

教具

Teaching Aids

Visual aids, projector, stereo and microphone

教学分组

Teaching Groups

Group work and pair work

课堂学习任务与活动的组织Conduct of Tasks and Activities

（师生互动方式Mode of Interaction; 学习策略Learning Strategies）

Students-centered

Task-based teaching and learning

教学过程设计 Teaching Procedures

步骤1 Step 1 导入 Lead-in

I. Greeting and warming-up questions discussion.

1. What are the key factors that help people learn English as a foreign language?

2. Do you have any problem in English learning?

3. Do you think grammar is important in English learning?

II. Listening and discussing.

1. Listening practice.

2. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to learn English?

. Listening to a talk and answer questions on page 2

步骤 2 Step 2 课文学习 Section A An Impressive English Lesson

I. New words

1. tedious: a. boring and continuing for too long 冗长乏味的

Telling the story has become tedious, as I have done it so many times.

讲述这个故事已变得单调乏味，因为我已经讲了这么多次了。

2 absorbed: a. so interested or involved in sth. that you do not notice anything else 极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的。

Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book.

在聚精会神地读一本好书的时候，时间过得非常快。

3. fresh from: having just come from a particular place or experience刚从….来的；刚有…经历的

School principals should not expect teachers, fresh from college, to deal with a large group of difficult children.学校的校长不应该指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子。

4. exceed: vt. (fml.)be more than a particular number or amount 超过；超出

You’ll have to pay extra money if you exceed your luggage allowance.如果你的行李超重，你必须额外付费。出；好处re than a particular number or amount chao

5. distinctive: a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type与众不同的；特殊的；特别的

The distinctive design of a product provides a powerful competitive advantage over other products. 一个独特的产品设计具有比其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。

6.adequate: a. enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose 足够的；充分的；合乎需要的

People accused the governor of failing to take adequate measures which could have prevented the disaster. 人们指责该州长对本来可以避免的灾难没有采取充分的措施。

II. Useful expressions

Practical Phrases Specific Meanings

1. be/feel obliged to do sth. (因形势、法律、义务等等关系而)非做不可，迫使

2. fresh from 刚从……来的；刚有……经历的

3. distinguish between 区分；辨别

4. get/feel/be lost 迷惘；困惑；不知所措

5. look upon sb/sth. As 把某人/物看作

6. be equipped with sth. 以……为装备；配备……

III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages

1.if sb/sth. do/is sth. , then perhaps … 用于表述“在特定条件下可能发生的事情”。

步骤 3 Step 3

I Reading Skills --- Scanning and summarizing the main idea

Text A is a university president’s welcome speech, in which the president gives valuable guidance to and express expectations of freshman students.

2.Depth-reading question

(1). According to the speaker, of what did the parents always remind their children before they came to college? (Para.3)

(2). What’s the speaker’s purpose in mentioning the parents¡ reminders? (Para.3)

(3). How will the next four years be different from any other? Or what great resources will you enjoy ? (Para.4)

(4). What responsibilities should college students shoulder according to the speaker? (Para.7)

(5). What does the speaker call on students to do at the end of his speech? (Para.8)

4. Analyze text structure

Main idea of each part

Part I (Paras. 1- 3)

The president congratulates students on their achievement and reminds students of the fact that their current success was due to their own and their parents' efforts

and that their future is built on a solid foundation of the past.

Part II (Paras. 4-7)

The president offers students comprehensive advice on how to make their most of their four college years and makes them realize the university's expectation and their own responsibilities.

Para. III(Para. 8)

The students are called upon to cherish the opportunity and to bear in mind their responsibility as citizens of their communities, their country and the world.

步骤 4 Step 4 Text explanation

1. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and your parents and teachers.(para 1)

triumph: an important victory or success after a difficult struggle

Eg. Winning the championship was a great personal triumph for this young tennis player.

2. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Meaning: Here at the university, we promise to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Pledge: make a formal public, promise that you will do sth.

The new president pledge to cut taxes and increase employment.

a.pledge: make a formal, public promise that you will do

b.rewarding: a giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit

3. In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. (para2)

a. remind sb. of sth.

4. Pose naturally, “Mom instructed us”(parea2)

a. pose: sit or stand somewhere so that sb. can take a photograph of you and paint a picture of you.

b. create a difficult or dangerous situation.

5. You will miss your old routines and your parents’ reminders to work hard and attain your best.(para3)

Meaning: You will miss your usual life patterns and your parents’ reminding words that you should work hard and achieve the best you can.

a. routine

b. reminder

c. attain

6. You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school, and your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry.(para3)

Meaning: Perphaps you were so happy that you cried because at last you finished high school, and perhaps your parents were so happy that they cried because eventually they wouldn’t have to do your laundry any more.

a. may have done sth.

b. finished

步骤 4 Step 4练习讲解 Review & Exercises

I. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

i. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

Broadly defined, to scan is to read quickly in order to locate the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information.

Practice: Listen to the tape and read through the text and Finish Exercise I on Page. 20

II Text B --- general ideas

(1) The writer’s family story? --- harmonious family full of love / cozy atmosphere

(2) What is the framework for love? – time, the ability to let go, words

(3) Conclusion --- Love can only be achieved through patience and understanding

3. The summary

III. Language Points

Difficult sentences --- translation （wording / figure of speech）

1. Para.1, Line 2-5 小雨淅沥，轻叩锡铁屋顶。我们周末度假记住在古老小屋，弥漫着一股霉味。空气寒冷得让人发抖，于是我们点上了富兰克林取暖炉。

2. Para. 3, Line 4-7 瓜熟蒂落的爱就像一个有生命的机体。他跟一棵树的生命一样，从土里的一粒种子开始，慢慢地长成几乎无叶的细枝，最后枝繁叶茂，足以遮阴，成就其辉煌。

3. Para.10: 我明白，爱就像根松紧带，在它将你们紧紧拉在一起之前，必须先松开。爱又像涌来的潮水，一浪过后先退却一点，下一浪才会比前一浪离你的心越近。

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

1. Do I understand the text and fully master the useful words and expressions?

2. Do I have a better understanding of love and talk about it?

3. Can I writer paragraphs of problem-solution-evaluation pattern, and do I master the reading skills scanning?

步骤1 Step I 导入 Lead-in (time : 25’)

Sit in groups of threes of fours and discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think it is necessary to learn another language besides your mother tongue?

2. How long have you learned English? Do you think English is very difficult to learn?

3. If possible, what other foreign languages do you want to learn? Why?

4. Speaking from your own experience, what effective ways would you like to suggest to help others learn English？

步骤 2 Step 2 听力训练 Listening practice (Time: 65,)

Script

Helloe, I’m Alberto. I’m a student of English, French, Portuguese and Italian. I would also love to learn Chinese and German in the near future. My mother tongue is Spanish and I have a degree in Political Science. I love to learn new languages, because I think it broadens my mind. Even though I still have some difficulty with verb tenses, I’m confident that with time and practice I’ll cope with them.

I believe learning a new language besides your mother tongue can be useful, especially in a world where distances are shortened and people from different countries communicate with each other more frequently.

Learning a new language can be a good experience, but only if you keep in mind that nothing is obtained without some effort. In my opinion, the best way to learn a language is to read a lot. It doesn’t matter what you read, but that you do it. Even if you don’t understand everything, your reading comprehension skill will improve remarkably. Also, if possible, watch a lot of television in that language, or listen to CDs. Maybe at first you won’t understand a word, but later you’d catch on to the rhythm of the language.

Good dictionaries are necessary, and books regarding vocabulary can be a plus. The Internet is also a useful tool.

The language you choose to learn might seem a little difficult at first, or even totally strange, but you’ll get accustomed to it. Remember that the learning process is long, and that it never ends. However, it is also highly enjoyable.

步骤3 Step 3. Text A & text-related exercises

Questions:

1. What do advertisements for English learning always claim?

2. Why do those advertisements also refer to famous writers like William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens?

3. What is the writer’s response to such advertisements?

4. Is there a perfect way of teaching English in every possible situation?

5. Does the author feel satisfied with the fact that every teacher has his or her own way of teaching English?

6. What is meant by “every teacher is an individual with his own personality”?

步骤4 Step 4 Text B & text-related exercises

What other teachers might have said and done about reading:

a. They might have emphasized understanding rather than reading for pleasure.

b. They might have asked students questions to check if they understood the book they were reading or had read the book at all.

c. They might have asked students to dig out every bit of meaning from what they were reading.

d. They might have told students that once they started a book, they should finish reading it.

2. sb fail to do sth…., while sb should do sth…. 用于表述“实际情况与预期的反差”。

3. While sth./sb is/does …, sb/sth. else is/dos …用于表述“人与人之间或事与事之间的反差”。

. Structure Analysis:

Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author’s personal experience in giving an effective English lesson to his son. He claims that students can learn better if they are properly taught.

Part I (Paras. 1-5)

This part introduces the background of the story. It presents the thesis statement: Students unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a sense that they should know better.

Part II (Paras.6-13)

This part contains two major sections to support the author’s point of view. The first section claims that students should not be blamed for their language deficiency due to two major reasons:1) they are misled by the language environment;2) they are not learning the language adequately and efficiently in school. The second section elaborates the author’s personal opinion about the importance of grammar and vocabulary, by way of metaphors.

Para. II (Para. 14-17)

Toward the end, the author narrates another incident where his son unconsciously uttered a grammatically perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood and he’s proud of his son.

步骤3 Step 3 语言点Language points

Detailed study of the text

1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)

Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistake in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to ; I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like.

2. She nodded three or four times searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, it was like, whoa!" (para.3)

Meaning : she nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words in her mind and then shouted with excitement it was like whoa!

Meaning beyond words: Since the student was not quite sure how to exactly describe her travel experience, the tone of the author is somewhat sarcastic. The author intended to send out the message that the student was incompetent regarding the selection of her English vocabulary.

search somewhere for sth.: try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜寻某物

The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything valuable.

那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。

Note The heavens means the sky: here search the heavens for the right words" implies the student

tried hard to find suitable words to describe what she saw and experienced when traveling in Europe.

3.The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in condensed non-statement. (para.4)

Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were just described in one word rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself

They might have asked parents to check their children’s reading.

e. They might have pushed students to read something equivalent to their level, which the students might find it difficult to do.

What John Holt said and did about reading:

a. He encouraged students to read a lot, and read for pleasure.

b. He said that he would not check to see if the students understood the book they were reading.

c. He said that students could drop whatever they were reading if they were not interested.

d. He allowed students to make a choice as to what they should read.

e. He did not ask parents to check their children’s reading.

f. He allowed students to read what they were interested in and skip what they didn’t like.

g. He said that students could start at a lower level and progress to a higher level at their own pace.

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Exercises (P. 9-31) (Time: 35’)

ii. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss are required to give the answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficult points)

iii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing cause and effect paragraph

1)

2) What’s your ideal job? Why?

Assignments: 1) review Section A and B, 2) writing cause and effect paragraph, 3) Group work---Go online, and try to find three useful English Learning websites. Then share your findings with your classmates, and explain why you choose those websites to recommend. 4) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 Basic Reading Skills

Understanding Signal Words

作者写文章时按一定的思路或顺序展开，领悟作者的思路有助于我们理解作者的文章。

英语中有一类词叫作Signal Words(信号词)，这些词能帮助我们理解文章思路的发展, 了

解子与句子、段落与段落之间的关系。

表示“递进”关系的Signal Words有and, also, first, second, next, besides,

furthermore, moreover, in addition (to), again, likewise(同样地；也)和what is mo

等。

比如：

I’ll always remember you were there when you were needed.

…

I also remember that even after I grew bigger than you, you weren’t afraid to

remind me who was in charge.

前一句表示作者记得某桩事，后一句用also表示还记得另一桩事。

(Time: 10’)

Read the following paragraph from Text B.

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步骤 7 Step 7 复习 Review

i. Dictation (Time: 10’)

4. My student “whoa” was exceeded only by my head-shaking distress. (para. 4)

Meaning: My head-shaking distress at her inability to express properly was even greater than her slang term whoa, one word, which did not make any statement to describe the civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture.

Meaning beyond words: The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry about his student's language inability was much more intense than her excitement.

5. Surely students should be able to distinguish between their/there/they're on the distinctive difference between complimentary and complementary (para. 5)

Meaning: Of course, students should be able to recognize and understand the differences between their/ there/they're on the obvious difference between complimentary and complementary

distinguish: recognize the differences between things 区别；辨别

A formal education with emphasis on history literature and culture helps a person learn how to distinguish right from wrong着重于历史、文学和文化的正规教育能帮助一个人学习如何明辨是非。

distinguish between: recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people区分；辨别

The ability to read in a critical way involves the ability to distinguish between facts and the writer’s opinions or interpretations.批判性阅读能力包括区分什么是事实，什么事作者自己的看法或解释能力。

★distinctive: a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type与众不同的；特殊的；特别的

The distinctive design of a product provides a powerful competitive advantage over other products. 一个独特的产品设计具有比其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。

6. For example signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery - pads, albums and notebooks - are not items nailed down. (para. 6)

Meaning: For example , signs of merchandise in grocery stores lead students to the “stationary” department selling stationery like pads =, albums and notebooks. However, these displayed stationery items are movable but not nailed down.

Meaning beyond words: Taking the wrong spelled signs in grocery stores as an example, the author argues that it is not students’ fault. The verb phrase nail down is cleverly used to describe the funny situation: movable “stationery” items are under the sign of unmovable stationary distinct spelling mistake between the two words.

Here you are surrounded by great resource: interesting students from all over the country, a learned and caring faculty, a comprehensive library, great sports facilities, and student organizations covering every possible interest from the arts to science, to community service and so on. (para4)

7. Therefore, it doesn’t make any sense to criticize our students (para. 6)

Meaning: So, there's no good reason to criticize our students. Which is unfair to them.

8. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure to them. (para. 7)

Meaning: In addition, the young teachers obviously know little about these important structures of language since they also didn’t have the chance to deal with them in their prior learning experiences.

moreover: ad. (fml.) in addition-used to introduce information that adds to or supports what has previously been said 而且；再者；此外

Moreover, they become more concerned about their health as they grow older.

此外，随着年龄的增长，他们更加关注自己的健康。

Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) oral report about the Q: “Is fame something you will strive to seek? Give you reasons”

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步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

II. Review

II. Oral presentation

III. Exercises

iv. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

v. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Power of a Good Name

I Text B --- general ideas

Questions and Answers （Making inferences）

(1) How was “I” related to the ugly shadow of racism in 1976? --- I was a black and was looked down on because of the ugly shadow of racism in 1976.

(2) What does “They broke the mold when they make that man”? --- It means that the man was different from others for he was honest and paid debts.

(3) The farmer first gave “me” an amused, cynical look and then nodded at “me” in a neighborly way. What does that imply? --- The farmer’s attitude toward me changed when he learned that I was the son of an honest man who was different from other blacks.

(4) Why does America need to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods? --- Because American social morality has changed for the worse.

(5) Why does a good name pave the way for “me”? --- Because people believe in honesty and this helps me in my life.

II. Language Points

1. pen up: shut an animal or a person in a small area

E.g. The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.

The sheep have to be penned up every night.

2. while a storeowner enquired into whether they were “good for it” --- while a storeowner tried to discover whether they were worth giving credit / trusting.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 5 Step 5 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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The prisoner hoped to gain freedom by telling on his companions in the robbery.

● Part II (Para. 3-7)

1. disguise: something that is worn to hide who one really is / change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them

E.g. The beard and glasses are part of his disguises.

She crossed the border in disguise when the enemy was tracking down her.

2. agreeable: pleasant, nice or satisfactory / acceptable or able to be agreed on

E.g. I’ve gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.

The purpose of the discussion is to find a solution agreeable to both sides.

My parents are quite agreeable to my studying in China.

3. penetrate: enter something or pass through it / see into or through something

E.g. The knife penetrated his stomach. / The rain had penetrated right through his clothes to his skin. / My eyes couldn’t penetrate the darkness. He had a false beard on, but we soon penetrate his disguise.

4. blossom: develop well / produce flowers

E.g. Trees and bushes have blossomed with new life at the dawn of a new season.

She had blossomed into a lovely young lady.

His idea ten years ago when he was a freshman has now blossomed into a successful computer company.

● Part III (Para.5-7)

1. hit/strike home: be understood and accepted

E.g. It can be seen from her expression that his remarks had hit home.

He struck home the message that his party would be tough on crime.

2. reckon: think about something or have an opinion about something, believer suppose, judge / estimate, calculate

E.g. She’s very late now. I reckon she isn’t coming.

“Can you do it?” “I reckon so.”

Did you reckon in the cost of taxi?

Reckon with: consider something when making plans

E.g. They have many difficulties to reckon with.

This is a fact to be reckoned with.

• Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) story-retelling: retell the story in Jimmy’s tone. Points to be paid attention--- the change of the roles / in time sequence / restatement of the theme at the end of your retelling

步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

III. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

vi. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

vii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

9. The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in jerky flight and said, “It's flying so unsteady.” (para . 8 )

Meaning: The opportunity to teach him English came when we were both on a car heading for our trip. On seeing a bird flying unsteadily, he commented that the bird was flying unsteady.

jerk: n. [C] a sudden quick movement 猛的一动；猝然一动

The old bus started with a jerk, so the passengers shook a sudden. 那辆旧的公共汽车猛地一动，车上的乘客都突然摇晃了一下。

jerky: a. moving roughly with many starts and stops （在进行中）不平稳的，颠簸的

After the bus came to a jerky halt, the passengers got the hurriedly. 公共汽车颠簸着停下来以后，乘客们都匆忙下车了。

10. Curious about my correction he asked me what an adverb was. Slowly, I said, “it's a word that tells you something about a verb.” It led to his asking me what a verb was. I explained, “Verbs are action words; for example, Dad drives the truck. Drive is the verb because it's the thing dad is doing.” (para. 9)

Meaning: fascinated by my correction, he wondered what an adverb was. After he got the answer, he went on with the question of a verb. To explain vividly to him, I used the example of driving: an action I was doing.

Meaning beyond words: The boy was very alert to something new or interesting. His learning experience illustrates that learning grammar is not necessarily boring.

11. Then, out of his own curiosity, he asked me if other words had names for their use and functions.

(para. 10)

Meaning: After that, because of his curiosity, he asked me if other words also had specific names for their use and the roles they play.

out of curiosity: because of curiosity 出于好奇

She decided to follow him out of curiosity.出于好奇，她决定跟踪他。

12. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and tune up the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car (para. 11)

Meaning: Maybe, you should regard language as a road map and a very precious property you have. You should often look at the road map (review grammar) and make small changes to your car engine (improve vocabulary).

Meaning beyond words: The road map and the car are used metaphorically to mean that grammar and vocabulary are powerful devices that will enable you to freely explore in the language world.

13. Equipped with grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control. (para. 12)

Meaning beyond words: Just as traveling with a road map and a good car, with the help of grammar knowledge and a large vocabulary, you will feel more comfortable and confident when using the English language.

be equipped with sth: be provided with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 以…为装备；配备…

All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed internet access.宿舍所有的房间都配备了高速互联网。

步骤4 Step 4 问题讨论 Question discussing

1. What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?

2. Do you think English grammar helps you a lot in learning English? Why or why not?

3. In what ways can teacher improve the technique of teaching grammar?

4. How can students more effectively enlarge their vocabulary?

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

1.Review

2.Oral presentation --- Reproduction

3.. Exercises

4. Exercises 3,4,5,6,7

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

5.Exercises 8,9--- writing and translation.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1;

2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book;

3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

1. Can I understand the text fully?

2. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

3. Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

板书设计

Blackboard Layout

Background

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Structure of the text and

sentence structure in details

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Warm-up questions:

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation

4. Can I understand the text fully?

5. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

6. Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

教材与教学资源Resources and Materials:

全新版大学英语长篇阅读2，上海外语教育出版社，李荫华

新视野大学英语读写教程（第三版），外语教学与研究出版社，郑树棠

大学英语语法，外语教学与研究出版社大学英语，袁懋梓

大学实用英语写作教程，北京理工大学出版社，汪宏

教参

References

新视野大学英语教师用书, 郑树棠, 外语教学与研究出版社，2015年

Motivating Students to Learn.Brophy Jere.East Normal University Press.2004

Classroom Decision-making.Breen Michael P.Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.2005

课后记录 After Class Notes

教学对象

Teaching Subjects

2015级大学英语本科

教学内容

Lesson Content

Unit 2 College—The ladder to success?

周 次

第5-7 周

授课时间

3月21日 - 4月8日

课型

□ 理论课 √ 理论、实践课 □ 实践课

课时分配

6

教学环境

Teaching Environment

多媒体教室

教学目标

Teaching Aims

After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:

1. understand the main idea and structure of Section A and Section B；

2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the texts

3. talk about significance of the humanities and gain more insights into life and society and be aware of cultural and religious differences;

4. read with the skill “reading for major details”;

5. write a composition to introduce the advantages of something with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

重点

Key Issues

1. Vocabulary

accounting, boost, defect, persist, accelerate, dominant, compel, elegant, spectacular, insight,liable,reservoir, in succession, speculate about/on, invest sb./sth. with, in the company of

2. Skills

● Learn to read with the skill ““reading for major details” and focus on how the advantages/disadvantages are introduced.

难点

Potential Problems

and Difficulties

●To talk about significance of the humanities

●write a composition to introduce advantages and disadvantages of some topic.

●To apply the phrases and patterns

教学方法

Methodology

A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction like questioning and answers. Small group works are always needed while discussing the questions and the difficult translation practice. More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given in their extracurricular study.

教具

Teaching Aids

Visual aids, projector, stereo and microphone

教学分组

Teaching Groups

Group work and pair work

课堂学习任务与活动的组织Conduct of Tasks and Activities

（师生互动方式Mode of Interaction; 学习策略Learning Strategies）

Students-centered

Task-based teaching and learning

步骤1 Step 1 导入 Lead-in

I. Greeting and warming-up questions discussion.

1. How do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance to choose your major, what would you select and why?

2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they are necessary for your education?

II. Listening and discussing.

1. Listening practice.

2. In your opinion, what are the most important skills you learned in high school?

. Listening to a talk and answer questions on page 30.

步骤 2 Step 2 课文学习 Section A An Impressive English Lesson

I. Background information

1. the humanities

The humanities are a group of academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. Therefore, they are distinguished from the approaches of the natural sciences. The humanities, called social sciences, include history, anthropology, communication studies, cultural studies, law, language, literature, philosophy, religion, music and theater, etc. Through exploration of the humanities, students learn how to think creatively and critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because these skills allow students to gain new insights into everything from poetry and paintings to business models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal arts education. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to provide the ideal foundation for exploring and understanding the human experience.

2. self-awareness

Self-awareness isn’t a quality that you demonstrate by telling a story, but rather it has to do with how you tell the story and your ability to communicate what you learned. Being able to explain to the admissions committee why you value one accomplishment above others, what you learned from a setback, or the deeper meaning of your career goals, is evidence of self-awareness. Furthermore, the self-aware individual has knowledge of both his strengths and weaknesses.

II. Useful expressions

Practical Phrases Specific Meanings

1. major in 主修（某一）科目

2. in succession 连续发生

3. be bound to 肯定会，注定

4. stand up for 支持，维护

5.speculate about 推测，猜测

6. invest sb. wth sth. 赋予（某人/某物）以某种性质

7. be liable to 可能/易于做某事

III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages

1.Sth. is/are more and more seen as … rather than … 用于表达“人们对某一事物的看法的变化”。

2.Once + N., sth. now … 用于表达“今昔对比”。

3. If sb. only do sth. / If sb. do sth. alone, it’s likely that … / sb. are liable to …用于表达“如果只做……可能出现的后果”。

步骤 4 Step 4练习讲解 Review & Exercises

IV. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

viii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

Broadly defined, to scan is to read quickly in order to locate the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information.

Practice: Listen to the tape and read through the text and Finish Exercise I on Page. 20

II Text B --- general ideas

(1) The writer’s family story? --- harmonious family full of love / cozy atmosphere

(2) What is the framework for love? – time, the ability to let go, words

(3) Conclusion --- Love can only be achieved through patience and understanding

3. The summary

III. Language Points

Difficult sentences --- translation （wording / figure of speech）

4. Para.1, Line 2-5 小雨淅沥，轻叩锡铁屋顶。我们周末度假记住在古老小屋，弥漫着一股霉味。空气寒冷得让人发抖，于是我们点上了富兰克林取暖炉。

5. Para. 3, Line 4-7 瓜熟蒂落的爱就像一个有生命的机体。他跟一棵树的生命一样，从土里的一粒种子开始，慢慢地长成几乎无叶的细枝，最后枝繁叶茂，足以遮阴，成就其辉煌。

6. Para.10: 我明白，爱就像根松紧带，在它将你们紧紧拉在一起之前，必须先松开。爱又像涌来的潮水，一浪过后先退却一点，下一浪才会比前一浪离你的心越近。

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

4. Do I understand the text and fully master the useful words and expressions?

5. Do I have a better understanding of love and talk about it?

6. Can I writer paragraphs of problem-solution-evaluation pattern, and do I master the reading skills scanning?

步骤1 Step I 导入 Lead-in (time : 25’)

Sit in groups of threes of fours and discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think it is necessary to learn another language besides your mother tongue?

2. How long have you learned English? Do you think English is very difficult to learn?

3. If possible, what other foreign languages do you want to learn? Why?

4. Speaking from your own experience, what effective ways would you like to suggest to help others learn English？

步骤 2 Step 2 听力训练 Listening practice (Time: 65,)

Script

Helloe, I’m Alberto. I’m a student of English, French, Portuguese and Italian. I would also love to learn Chinese and German in the near future. My mother tongue is Spanish and I have a degree in Political Science. I love to learn new languages, because I think it broadens my mind. Even though I still have some difficulty with verb tenses, I’m confident that with time and practice I’ll cope with them.

I believe learning a new language besides your mother tongue can be useful, especially in a world where distances are shortened and people from different countries communicate with each other more frequently.

Learning a new language can be a good experience, but only if you keep in mind that nothing is obtained without some effort. In my opinion, the best way to learn a language is to read a lot. It doesn’t matter what you read, but that you do it. Even if you don’t understand everything, your reading comprehension skill will improve remarkably. Also, if possible, watch a lot of television in that language, or listen to CDs. Maybe at first you won’t understand a word, but later you’d catch on to the rhythm of the language.

Good dictionaries are necessary, and books regarding vocabulary can be a plus. The Internet is also a useful tool.

The language you choose to learn might seem a little difficult at first, or even totally strange, but you’ll get accustomed to it. Remember that the learning process is long, and that it never ends. However, it is also highly enjoyable.

步骤3 Step 3. Text A & text-related exercises

Questions:

1. What do advertisements for English learning always claim?

2. Why do those advertisements also refer to famous writers like William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens?

3. What is the writer’s response to such advertisements?

4. Is there a perfect way of teaching English in every possible situation?

5. Does the author feel satisfied with the fact that every teacher has his or her own way of teaching English?

6. What is meant by “every teacher is an individual with his own personality”?

步骤4 Step 4 Text B & text-related exercises

What other teachers might have said and done about reading:

f. They might have emphasized understanding rather than reading for pleasure.

g. They might have asked students questions to check if they understood the book they were reading or had read the book at all.

h. They might have asked students to dig out every bit of meaning from what they were reading.

i. They might have told students that once they started a book, they should finish reading it.

Ⅳ.Structure Analysis:

Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author’s personal experience in giving an effective English lesson to his son. He claims that students can learn better if they are properly taught.

Part I (Paras. 1-5)

Part I provides the background information of the argument. By moving away from the humanities and taking some “hard-skill” courses instead, students think it would improve their chance of finding a job. Because of the economic downturn, this trend is likely to persist and even accelerate. However, the humanities play a significant role in people’s lives and can’t be ignored.

Part II (Paras.6-9)

Part II presents the author’s argument to stand up for the true value of the humanities: studying the humanities can improve our ability to read and write, invest us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent, and provide the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. It also suggests that inner insight, combined with technical knowledge, is ideal for the establishment of a good career.

Para. II (Para. 10)

Part III summaries the main ideas stated in the argument: The humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with inner insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity

步骤3 Step 3 语言点Language points

Detailed study of the text

1. When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. (Para. 1)

Meaning: When conditions or situations become difficult, determined people choose to study the subject of accounting, hoping they can more easily find a job in the future.

★When the going gets tough: when the situation becomes difficult 当形势变得严峻时

When the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men. 当形势变得严峻时，女人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。

★accounting: n. [C] the work of accountants or the methods they use会计; 会计学

Students’ major objective is to be financially well off. Accordingly, today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. 学生的主要目的是经济上富裕。因此，当今最流行的课程不是文学或历史，而是会计。

★take accounting: choose to study the subject of accounting 选择学会计

2. When the job market worsens, many students calculate they can’t major in English or history. (Para. 1)

Meaning: When there are fewer job openings, many college students make a judgment from the situation and think they can’t study English or history as their major.

★calculate: vt.

1) make a judgment about what is likely to happen using the available information 估计；预测；推测

It’s difficult to calculate the long-term effects of these changes in the law. 这些法律上变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。

2) find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers 计算；核算

Nowadays the accountants in the enterprise use computers to calculate the cost of production with accuracy. 如今，企业财务人员利用电脑来计算准确的生产成本。

★major in: study sth. as your main subject at college or university 主修（某一）科目

The high demand for persons with knowledge about computers is why I chose to major in computer science at the university. 对具有电脑知识人才的高需求是我选择在大学主修计算机科学的原因。

They might have asked parents to check their children’s reading.

j. They might have pushed students to read something equivalent to their level, which the students might find it difficult to do.

What John Holt said and did about reading:

h. He encouraged students to read a lot, and read for pleasure.

i. He said that he would not check to see if the students understood the book they were reading.

j. He said that students could drop whatever they were reading if they were not interested.

k. He allowed students to make a choice as to what they should read.

l. He did not ask parents to check their children’s reading.

m. He allowed students to read what they were interested in and skip what they didn’t like.

n. He said that students could start at a lower level and progress to a higher level at their own pace.

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Exercises (P. 9-31) (Time: 35’)

ix. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss are required to give the answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficult points)

x. Exercises XI, XII--- writing cause and effect paragraph

3)

4) What’s your ideal job? Why?

Assignments: 1) review Section A and B, 2) writing cause and effect paragraph, 3) Group work---Go online, and try to find three useful English Learning websites. Then share your findings with your classmates, and explain why you choose those websites to recommend. 4) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 Basic Reading Skills

Understanding Signal Words

作者写文章时按一定的思路或顺序展开，领悟作者的思路有助于我们理解作者的文章。

英语中有一类词叫作Signal Words(信号词)，这些词能帮助我们理解文章思路的发展, 了

解子与句子、段落与段落之间的关系。

表示“递进”关系的Signal Words有and, also, first, second, next, besides,

furthermore, moreover, in addition (to), again, likewise(同样地；也)和what is mo

等。

比如：

I’ll always remember you were there when you were needed.

…

I also remember that even after I grew bigger than you, you weren’t afraid to

remind me who was in charge.

前一句表示作者记得某桩事，后一句用also表示还记得另一桩事。

(Time: 10’)

Read the following paragraph from Text B.

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步骤 7 Step 7 复习 Review

i. Dictation (Time: 10’)

3. They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job. (Para. 1)

Meaning: They have to study something that improves their chances of success in finding a job.

★boost: vt. increase or improve sth. to make it more successful 促进；推动；使兴旺

Some countries hope that warmer weather and more rain will boost their farm output. 一些国家希望更温暖的天气和更多的降雨能提高他们的农业产量。

★prospect: n. [C, U] sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself 可能的事情；很能发生的事情；前景

Career prospects in science and technology are virtually unlimited. 科技类职业的前景几乎是无可限量的。

4. The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and “hard” skills that they bet will lead to unemployment.

Meaning: The facts and information show that as students have spent increasingly more money on tuition, they have turned away from the humanities to some practical courses that they believe will enable them to get a job more easily.

★defect: vi. Leave a country, political party, or organization to go to another one 被判；叛逃

He defected from the party in the late 1970s. 他在20世纪70年代后期背叛了该党。

n. [C] a fault in sb. or sth. 缺点；欠缺；不足之处

Stammering is probably an inherited defect. 口吃可能是一种遗传缺陷。

★applied: a. (usu. before noun) used for describing educational subjects when they are studied for their practical uses （学科）应用的，实用的

Industry leaders want scientists to engage in basic research, not applied research. 产业领导者们希望科学家们从事基础研究，而不是应用研究。

★bet : (bet, bet) vt. be fairly sure that sth. is true, that sth. will happen, etc., although you can’t prove this 肯定

I bet the train will be late. 我敢打赌，列车会晚点。

v. risk money on the result of a race, game, competition or other future event 下赌注；与…打赌

I bet my life that he will take my money and leave. 我敢用我的命打赌，他将拿着我的钱离开。

5. In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. (Para. 2)

Meaning: In other words, a college education is more considered as a method to improve students’ economic status rather than improve human nature or behavior.

6. This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate. (Para. 2)

Meaning: Very likely, the trend will continue to exist and even go faster than ever.

★persist: vi. (fml.) continue to exist 继续存在；持续

1) If the bad weather persists, the farmers will suffer great losses this year. 如果恶劣天气持续，农民今年将遭受巨大的损失。

2) continue to do sth., although this is difficult, or other people oppose it 坚持；执意

Students must persist in their efforts if they wish to do well. 学生如果想取得好成绩就必须坚持努力。

★accelerate: v. happen or make sth. happen at a faster rate （使）加快；促进

Human activities can cause or accelerate permanent changes in natural systems. 人类的活动可能导致或加速自然系统的永久变化。

7. Over the next few years, as labor market struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. (Para. 3)

Meaning: For the next few years, as the going gets tough with labor markets, the subjects of the humanities

Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) oral report about the Q: “Is fame something you will strive to seek? Give you reasons”

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步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

V. Review

II. Oral presentation

III. Exercises

xi. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Power of a Good Name

I Text B --- general ideas

Questions and Answers （Making inferences）

(1) How was “I” related to the ugly shadow of racism in 1976? --- I was a black and was looked down on because of the ugly shadow of racism in 1976.

(2) What does “They broke the mold when they make that man”? --- It means that the man was different from others for he was honest and paid debts.

(3) The farmer first gave “me” an amused, cynical look and then nodded at “me” in a neighborly way. What does that imply? --- The farmer’s attitude toward me changed when he learned that I was the son of an honest man who was different from other blacks.

(4) Why does America need to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods? --- Because American social morality has changed for the worse.

(5) Why does a good name pave the way for “me”? --- Because people believe in honesty and this helps me in my life.

II. Language Points

3. pen up: shut an animal or a person in a small area

E.g. The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.

The sheep have to be penned up every night.

4. while a storeowner enquired into whether they were “good for it” --- while a storeowner tried to discover whether they were worth giving credit / trusting.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 5 Step 5 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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The prisoner hoped to gain freedom by telling on his companions in the robbery.

● Part II (Para. 3-7)

1. disguise: something that is worn to hide who one really is / change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them

E.g. The beard and glasses are part of his disguises.

She crossed the border in disguise when the enemy was tracking down her.

2. agreeable: pleasant, nice or satisfactory / acceptable or able to be agreed on

E.g. I’ve gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.

The purpose of the discussion is to find a solution agreeable to both sides.

My parents are quite agreeable to my studying in China.

3. penetrate: enter something or pass through it / see into or through something

E.g. The knife penetrated his stomach. / The rain had penetrated right through his clothes to his skin. / My eyes couldn’t penetrate the darkness. He had a false beard on, but we soon penetrate his disguise.

4. blossom: develop well / produce flowers

E.g. Trees and bushes have blossomed with new life at the dawn of a new season.

She had blossomed into a lovely young lady.

His idea ten years ago when he was a freshman has now blossomed into a successful computer company.

● Part III (Para.5-7)

1. hit/strike home: be understood and accepted

E.g. It can be seen from her expression that his remarks had hit home.

He struck home the message that his party would be tough on crime.

2. reckon: think about something or have an opinion about something, believer suppose, judge / estimate, calculate

E.g. She’s very late now. I reckon she isn’t coming.

“Can you do it?” “I reckon so.”

Did you reckon in the cost of taxi?

Reckon with: consider something when making plans

E.g. They have many difficulties to reckon with.

This is a fact to be reckoned with.

• Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) story-retelling: retell the story in Jimmy’s tone. Points to be paid attention--- the change of the roles / in time sequence / restatement of the theme at the end of your retelling

步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

VI. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

xiii. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xiv. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

will continue to shrink and worsen for a long time each year.

Note

It might be worthwhile to have a review of the word slide used as a noun or a verb:

n. [usu. sing.] a situation in which sth. gradually gets worse or sb. develops a problem (情况) 变糟，恶化；（人）出现问题

School administrators were unable to explain the slide in students’ performance. 学校管理人员无法解释学生成绩下降的原因。

v. gradually become worse, or begin to have a problem 逐渐破坏；开始出现问题

Students’ test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s. 20世纪90年代中期，学生的考分开始下降。

★succession: n. [sing.] a series of people or things of the same type 一连串，一系列（同类型的人或物）

After graduation, he took a succession of low-paid jobs. 毕业后他干了一连串报酬低微的工作。

★in succession: happening one after the other without anything different happening in between 连续发生地；接连发生地

She is an accomplished athlete and won the championship four times in succession. 她是一个成功的运动员，连续四次获得冠军。

8. There already has been a nearly 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. (Para. 3)

Meaning: Based on the factor that there already has been about 50 percent decrease in the numbers of students majoring in liberal arts over the past years, it is reasonable to think that the trend will surely continue or even speed up.

★liberal: a.

1) (～arts) school or college subjects that give students a general education and teach them to think rather than those subjects that develop practical skills 文科

The liberal arts are college or university subjects such as history, languages and literature but not science. 文科是学院或大学的如历史、语言和文学之类的学习课目，而不是理科学科。

2) accepting different opinions and ways of behaving and tending to be sympathetic to other people 心胸宽广的；开明的

She is known to have liberal views on divorce. 人们知道她对离婚持有开明的观点。

★logical: a. connecting ideas or reasons in a sensible way 合乎逻辑的；合理的

It is logical to think that when people are deprived of their familiar surroundings they will feel disoriented. 脱离熟悉的环境时，人们会感到迷失方向，这样想是符合逻辑的。

★bound: a. (～to) sth. that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen 一定的；几乎肯定的

The weather is bound to get better tomorrow. 明天的天气肯定更好。

9. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries. (Para. 3)

Meaning: The humanities that once dominated university life now play a trivial role when students have their college visits; nowadays, labs are more eye-catching and fascinating than libraries.

★dominant: a. more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type 有优势的；占统治地位的

Unemployment rate will be the dominant issue at the next president election. 失业率将是下次总统选举中的主要话题。

★pillar: n. [C]

1) a very important part of a system of beliefs or ideas （信仰或思想）非常重要的部分

Equality is one of the pillars of a stable society. 平等是一个稳定社会的支柱之一。

2) a thick strong upright post that supports part of a building 柱子；支柱

Eight massive stone pillars supported the roof. 八根巨大的石柱支撑起房顶。

★vivid: a. having or producing very clear and detailed images in the mind 清晰的；生动的

He gave a very vivid and often shocking account of his time in prison. 他描述了他在监狱的往事，非常生动，也非常令人震惊。

★compel: vt. force sb. to do sth. 强迫；迫使

As a school boy, he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter. 当他还是一个在校的小男孩时，即使在冬天他也被迫穿短裤。

★compelling: a. interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely 有强烈吸引力的；引人入胜的

Steve Job’s life makes a compelling story. 史蒂夫·乔布斯的一生是一个引人入胜的故事。

10. Here, please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanities add to people’s lives. (Para. 4)

Meaning: I here ask for your permission to let me defend and advertise the true value that the humanities bring to people’s lives.

★stand up for: support or defend a person or an idea when they are being attacked 支持；保卫；维护

Mary stood up for me at the meeting, sparing me some embarrassment. 玛丽在会议上支持了我，使我免受了一些尴尬。

★promote: vt. support or encourage sth. 支持；鼓励；提倡

To acknowledge other cultures will promote good will among people of different backgrounds. 承认别人的文化会促进不同背景的人之间的友好亲善。

11. Since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. (Para. 4)

Meaning: Ever since ancient times, people have thought carefully and seriously why the mysterious forces coming from their inner world could be so powerful that it could make some people great while others morally deteriorate.

★speculated about / on: make guesses about the possible causes or effects of sth. without knowing all the facts or details 猜测；推测

It’s too early to speculate about the outcome of the negotiations between the workers union and the company’s leadership. 要推测工会和公司管理层之间的谈判结果，还为时过早。

★mystery: n. [C, usu. sing.] sth. that you are not able to understand, explain, or get information about 不可思议的事物；无法解释的事物；谜

No one had ever been able to explain the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. 从来没有人能够解释百慕大三角之谜。

★destruction: n. [U] damage that is so severe that sth. stops existing or can never return to its normal state 毁灭；摧毁；破坏

The destruction caused by too many cars and the death of millions of people shook the foundation of Western idealism. 太多的战争所造成的破坏和数以百万计人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的基础。

12. This inner drive has been called many things over the centuries. (Para. 4)

Meaning: Over the past centuries, many different names have been used to describe this inner force of human beings.

13. The famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud, called it the “unconscious mind” or, more familiarly, “instinct”. (Para. 4)

Meaning: Sigmund Freud, a famous psychologist, named it the unintentional mind or, more familiar to us,

natural ability to know something.

★unconscious: a. relating to or coming from the part of your mind in which there are thoughts and feelings that you do not realize you have 潜意识的；下意识的；无意识的

I don’t know if he noticed my unconscious desire. 我不知他是否注意到我潜意识的愿望。

14. From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination. (Para. 5)

Meaning: Since ancient times, it is this very inner force of our being, either constructive or destructive, that has stimulated our imagination.

★destructive: a. causing severe damage or harm 破坏性的；毁灭性的

Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship. 缺乏信任在人际关系中是很具有破坏性的。

15. The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over. (Para. 5)

Meaning: It is these stories about this fascinating inner struggle of human beings that have laid the foundation of the world cultures.

16. Historians、architects、authors、 philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story、music、painting、architecture、sculpture、 landscape and traditions. (Para. 5)

Meaning: Our historians、architects、authors、 philosophers and artists have successfully caught the words, images and meanings of this mysterious inner force by way of story、music、painting、architecture、sculpture、 landscape and traditions.

★architect: n. [C] sb. whose job is to design buildings 建筑师

He is the architect of this building, and he’s always on the construction site. 他是这个大楼的建筑师，他总出现在施工现场。

★philosopher: n. [C] sb. who studies and tries to explain the meaning of things such as life, knowledge, or beliefs 哲学家；哲人

Plato was a Greek philosopher. 柏拉图是希腊哲学家。

★in the form of: in the way sth. is or appears to be 以…形式；以…方式

They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction. 他们通过减税的方式获益。

★landscape: n. [C]

1) a photograph or a painting showing an area of countryside or land 风景照；风景画

2) an area of land that is beautiful to look at or has a particular type of appearance （陆上的）风景，景致，景色

The landscape is dotted with the tents of campers. 露营者的帐篷点缀了风景。

17. These men and women developed artistic “languages” that help us understand these aspiration and also educate generations. (Para. 5)

Meaning: The artistic works and masterpieces created by these men and women help us understand the strong desires and beautiful dreams of human beings and also help educate future generations.

18. This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities. (Para. 5)

Meaning: The large amount of work filled with rich ideas and imagination from ancient times — the fundamental components of civilization — provides the basis of the study of the humanities.

★fertile: a.

1) able to produce good ideas or results 富有成果的；富有想象力的

A poet must have a fertile imagination. 诗人必须有丰富的想象力。

2) able to produce good crops or plants (土地) 肥沃的，富饶的

Fertile soil helps Canada rank among the world’s leading wheat producers. 肥沃的土壤帮助加拿大跻身世界主要小麦生产国。

a / the body of sth.: a large amount or mass of sth., esp. sth. that has been collected 大量的某物

Acquiring a language is learning a skill, not collecting a body of information. 学语言是学习技能，而不是获取大量的信息。

19. Studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write. No matter what we do in life, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand their meaning. We will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write a clear and elegant analysis of these ideas! (Para. 6)

Meaning: Studying the humanities helps us improve our reading and writing ability. In whatever situation, it is a great advantage if we understand complex ideas through reading. To illustrate, if we are the person in the office who can write and analyze those complex ideas in a logical, clear, intelligent yet simple manner, we will have a promising career.

★elegant: a.

1) very intelligent yet simple （想法或计划）巧妙的，简洁的

The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity. 该文件给我留下了精辟简明的深刻印象。

2) beautiful, attractive and graceful 优美的；高雅的

Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always. 帕特里夏看上去总是那么美丽优雅。

★analysis: n. [C, U] a process of studying or examining sth. in detail in order to understand it or explain it 分析

I’m interested in Clare’s analysis of the situation in China. 我对克莱尔对中国形势的分析很感兴趣。

20. Studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process. (Para. 7)

Meaning: We get more familiar with the expressions of emotion and the process of creation by studying the humanities.

21. In an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new MP3 player. (Para. 7)

Meaning: In an economy driven by information, many people are capable of producing a useful commodity like a new MP3 player.

22. Yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand: the Ipod. (Para. 7)

Meaning: But very few people have the ability to create an extremely impressive product name such as the Ipod. (Para. 7)

★spectacular: a. extremely impressive 引人入胜的；非常壮观的

There was a spectacular sunset last night. 昨晚的日落极其壮观。

★brand: n. [C] a product or group of products that has its own name and is made by one particular company 品牌；商标

The Beatles are probably one of the most spectacular brands of musicians in the world. 披头士可能是全世界音乐界里最吸引人的品牌之一了。

23. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner. (Para. 7)

Meaning: The most important advantage for us to study the humanities is that it enables us to become more analytical and self-aware; therefore, our creativeness and talent are brought out in a positive and constructive way.

★invest: v. use your money with the aim of making a profit from it 投资

He invested all our profits in gold shares. 他把我们所有的利润都投资进了黄金股。

★invest sb. / sth. with sth.: (fml.) give sb. or sth. a particular quality 赋予（某人或某物）以（某种性质）

Nature has invested these animals with a capacity for not showing fear. 自然界赋予了这些动物不显露恐惧的本领。

★insight: n.

1) [U] the ability to notice and understand a lot about people or situation 洞察力；领悟力

It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insight into human nature. 这是一本有趣的书，充满了对人性绝妙的洞察力。

2) [C, U] a sudden clear understanding of sth., esp. sth. complicated 顿悟；洞悉；见解

Her research has given us some insight into what sparks a teenager’s curiosity. 她的研究是我们顿悟到什么会引起青少年的好奇心。

★thereby: ad. (fml.) because of or by means of what has just been mentioned 因此；从而；借此

We started our journey early, thereby avoiding most of the traffic. 我们早早地开始了我们的旅程，从而避开了交通堵塞的高峰期。

24. Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities in the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. (Para. 8)

Meaning: The most valid argument to support the humanities is perhaps they can provide us with a wide range of opportunities.

★in favor of: supporting a person or an idea, proposal, etc. that you believe is right 支持；赞同

Congress has decided in favor of a ＄200 million housing development. 美国国会已决定赞成一个两亿美元发展住房的计划。

★the scope of: the range of 范围

The Student Association has promised to widen the scope of activities. 学生会已承诺要扩大活动范围。

25. Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of the movie, Titanic, graduated with a degree in the humanities? So did Sally Ride, the first woman in space. So did actors Bruce Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and Matt Damon. Dr. Harold Varmus, who won Novel Prize for Medicine, studied the humanities. Even Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. (Para. 8)

Meaning Beyond words: All these famous people should attribute their success to their previous study of the humanities, which invested them with great insight and self-awareness.

26. Famous people who studied the humanities make a list indeed. It’s easy to see the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment. (Para. 8)

Meaning: It is true that famous people who studied the humanities can make up a long list. Obviously, the humanities enable us to engage in many different careers and jobs, no matter whether they are medicine, business, science or entertainment.

★prepare…for…: make sb. ready and able to deal with a future event 使…做好准备（应对未来）We now need to prepare them for the digital economy. 我们现在需要让他们为数码经济做好准备。

★undertake: vt. (undertook, undertook) agree to be responsible for a job or project and do it 承担；着手做

Dr. Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary. 约翰逊博士着手写一本详尽的英语词典。

27. If we study only mathematics, it’s likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. (Para. 8)

Meaning: If we study only mathematics, very possibly we will be a person who only competes for jobs as a mathematician.

★candidate: n. [C] sb. who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election 候选人

One US corporation offered a large sum of money in support of a US presidential candidate at a time when the company was under investigation. 一个美国公司在接受调查期间为某个美国总统候选人提供了大量的金钱支持。

28. If we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our efforts and imagination. (Para. 8)

Meaning: If we also study the humanities, we can successfully remove many obstacles on our way and still develop our potential unless we don’t try enough and lack imagination.

★breakthrough: n. [C] a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work 突破；重大发现；重大成就

Scientists have made more than one major breakthrough in the treatment of cancer. 科学家在治疗癌症方面取得了不止一个重大突破。

★barrier: n. [C] anything that prevents progress or makes it difficult for sb. to achieve sth. 障碍

The new president advocated the removal of trade barriers for his country. 那位新总统主张为他的国家消除贸易壁垒。

29. Of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many opportunities. (Para. 8)

Meaning: It is for sure that nowadays if we study the humanities alone, we are likely to miss many chances or opportunities.

★liable: (be ～ to do sth.) likely to do sth. in a particular way because of a fault or tendency 可能（易于）做某事的

Many parts of the country are liable to suffer from flooding. 该国的许多地方已遭水灾。

30. Each one of us needs to become technically and professionally skilled as possible to help meet the needs of modern life. (Para. 9)

Meaning: To satisfy the needs of modern life, all of us need to try our best to become technically and professionally skillful.

31. In fact, increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career. (Para. 9)

Meaning: In fact, a combination of technical knowledge and inner insight is increasingly lokked upon as the ideal mode for starting a career.

★establishment: n. [U] the process of starting or creating sth. such as an organization 建立；创立；设立

We support their struggle for the establishment of a new international economic order. 我们支持他们为建立国际经济新秩序而斗争。

32. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen. (Para. 9)

Meaning: Suppose I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and I were recruiting two applicants. Both of them took the required basic scientific courses, but one is a philosophy major and the other just pre-med. I would surely choose the one with the philosophy background.

★sole: a. (only before the noun) the only one of a particular type 唯一的；仅有的

The sole purpose of his trip was to attend a concert at Carnegie Hall. 他此行的唯一目的是参加在卡内基厅举行的一场音乐会。

★solely: ad. involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned 只；唯一地；仅仅

Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need. 奖学金的颁发只根据财物的需要。

★pre-med: a. (AmE) relating to classes that prepares a student for medical school, or to the students who are taking these classes 医学院预科的；针对医学院预科生的

My sister wants to become a doctor, and she’s now a pre-med student. 我妹妹想成为一名医生，她现在是医学院的预科生。

33. In summary, the humanities helps to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. (Para. 10)

Meaning: To summarize, with the help of the humanities, we can create all-rounded people who are insightful and well understand the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.

★well-rounded human beings: human beings with a range of interests and skills and a variety of experience 全面发展的人

34. The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differently and broaden our horizons. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been. (Para. 10)

Meaning: The humanities, the ancient timeless resource of knowledge, teach us to see things from different perspectives and to expand our horizons, which is useful and related to our modern life, just as it has always been.

★reservoir: n. [C]

1) a large quantity of sth. that can be used 积蓄；储蓄

Colleges are a reservoir of talents for companies. 大学是企业的人才库。

2) an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so that it can be supplied to the houses in an area （人造的）水库；（天然）蓄水湖

If it rains heavily, the reservoir will overflow. 如果下大雨，水库里的水将会溢出来。

35. Doesn’t it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities, our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge? (Para. 10)

Meaning: Isn’t it reasonable to spend some time with the humanities, our extremely good and marvelous treasure of knowledge?

★in the company of: in sb’s company; with sb. 和某人在一起

She caught sight of her grandson, in the company of three other boys of similar age, going into the narrow alley which led to the railway. 她看见她的孙子和其他三个年龄相仿的男孩一起，进入了那条通向铁路的狭窄小巷。

★outstanding: a. extremely good or impressive 杰出的；出众的；显著的

His performance in charitable activities was outstanding. 在公益活动方面，他的表现非常出色。

36. Who knows how famous YOU might become!

Meaning: No one can tell how famous you will be!

步骤4 Step 4 问题讨论 Question discussing

1. What are the main factors that affect students’ decision on choosing their majors?

2. Why are there more science majors than liberal arts majors in college today?

3. Should schools give more support to the study of the humanities? Why or why not?

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

1.Review

2.Oral presentation

3.. Exercises

4. Exercises 3,4,5,6,7

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

5.Exercises 8,9--- writing and translation.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) listening skills: Understanding the peoblem-solution pattern in the Listening and Speaking Book;

2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 2;

3) Preview the new words in unit 3;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

7. Can I understand the text fully?

8. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

9. Do I understand what a college education means to humanities?

板书设计

Blackboard Layout

Background

Information

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2.

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Structure of the text and

sentence structure in details

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Warm-up questions:

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation

10. Can I understand the text fully?

11. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

12. Do I understand what a college education means to humanities?

教材与教学资源Resources and Materials:

全新版大学英语长篇阅读2，上海外语教育出版社，李荫华

新视野大学英语读写教程（第三版），外语教学与研究出版社，郑树棠

大学英语语法，外语教学与研究出版社大学英语，袁懋梓

大学实用英语写作教程，北京理工大学出版社，汪宏

教参

References

新视野大学英语教师用书, 郑树棠, 外语教学与研究出版社，2015年

Motivating Students to Learn.Brophy Jere.East Normal University Press.2004

Classroom Decision-making.Breen Michael P.Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.2005

课后记录 After Class Notes

教学对象

Teaching Subjects

2015级大学英语本科

教学内容

Lesson Content

Unit 3 Discovery of a new life stage

周 次

第8-9 周

授课时间

4月11日 - 4月22日

课型

□ 理论课 √ 理论、实践课 □ 实践课

课时分配

6

教学环境

Teaching Environment

多媒体教室

教学目标

Teaching Aims

After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:

1. understand the main idea and structure of Section A and Section B；

2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the texts

3. talk about language teaching and learning and express their opinions about current way of teaching in an English class;

4. read with the skill “finding key ideas in sentences”;

5. write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

重点

Key Issues

1. Vocabulary

Odyssey parallel previous sensible radical agenda frame spouse stability proportion rebellion resent resort allowance transition predict version boom

2. Skills

● Learn to read with the skill “finding key ideas in sentences” and write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

难点

Potential Problems

and Difficulties

●To talk about language teaching and learning

●write a composition with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion.

●To apply the phrases and patterns

教学方法

Methodology

A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction like questioning and answers. Small group works are always needed while discussing the questions and the difficult translation practice. More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given in their extracurricular study.

教具

Teaching Aids

Visual aids, projector, stereo and microphone

教学分组

Teaching Groups

Group work and pair work

课堂学习任务与活动的组织Conduct of Tasks and Activities

（师生互动方式Mode of Interaction; 学习策略Learning Strategies）

Students-centered

Task-based teaching and learning

教学过程设计 Teaching Procedures

步骤1 Step 1 导入 Lead-in

I. Greeting and warming-up questions discussion.

1. What is the ideal university like in your eyes?

2. What are your expectations of your spouse?

3. In your opinion, what is your ideal life?

II. Listening and discussing.

1. Listening practice.

2. What should we do to face our parents as children?

步骤 2 Step 2 课文学习 Section A An Impressive English Lesson

I. Usage note:

1. sensible, sensitive

sensible 表示“明智的”，如：a sensible person（一个明智的人），a sensible plan（一个切合实际的计划）。

A sensible person makes good decisions and adjustments based on reason rather than

emotion. 一个明智的人会根据理智而不是情感来做出合理的决定和判断。

sensible 还可以表示“知道的；觉察的”，be sensible of … 表示“感知某事；察觉到某事”。

例如：

I am sensible of the suffering you are undergoing. 我清楚你正在经历的痛苦。

sensitive 在词义上表示“敏感的；易受影响的”。例如：

A sensitive person is easily upset by other people’s remarks or behavior. 敏感的人很容易因他人的言论或行为而生气。

You shouldn’t be so sensitive about what people say. 你不应该对别人说什么如此敏感。

sensitive to 表示“对…过敏的；对…理解的”。例如：

Unfortunately, she is sensitive to penicillin, and I doubt whether any other drug will help her. 不幸的是，她对青霉素过敏，我不能确定是否有其他药物可以帮助她。

We’re trying to make people more sensitive to the difficulties faced by working mothers.

我们正在努力使人们更理解上班族妈妈所面临的困难。

2. tend to do sth

usu. do a particular thing 倾向于；往往会；易于做某事

People tend to need less sleep as they get older. 随着年纪的增长，人们需要的睡眠会变少。

Because my car tends to overheat in the summer, I frequently have to turn on the A/C to

help the engine cool down. 因为我的车往往在夏天会过热，所以我得常将空调打开，以帮

助引擎冷却。

3. peculiar, characteristic, unusual

peculiar, characteristic 和unusual 都可用作形容词，都含有表示“有特点的；有特色的”等意

思，但有细微差别。

从词义上说，peculiar 着重“独特性”，强调“与众不同的”特征；characteristic 常强调所指

性质的典型性,也可以表示这些性质使某一事物区别于其他的事物；unusual 强调“少见的”，

与通常的情况“截然不同的”或“未曾预料的”特征。例如：

The wine has a peculiar taste. 这种酒有种独特的味道。

It’s characteristic of her that she never complained. 从来不发牢骚是她的个性。

It was not unusual for me to come home at two or three in the morning. 凌晨两三点回家对

我来说是很平常的事。

步骤 3 Step 3

I Reading Skills --- Scanning and summarizing the main idea

Text A is a university president’s welcome speech, in which the president gives valuable guidance to and express expectations of freshman students.

2.Depth-reading question

(1). According to the speaker, of what did the parents always remind their children before they came to college? (Para.3)

(2). What’s the speaker’s purpose in mentioning the parents¡ reminders? (Para.3)

(3). How will the next four years be different from any other? Or what great resources will you enjoy ? (Para.4)

(4). What responsibilities should college students shoulder according to the speaker? (Para.7)

(5). What does the speaker call on students to do at the end of his speech? (Para.8)

4. Analyze text structure

Main idea of each part

Part I (Paras. 1- 3)

The president congratulates students on their achievement and reminds students of the fact that their current success was due to their own and their parents' efforts

and that their future is built on a solid foundation of the past.

Part II (Paras. 4-7)

The president offers students comprehensive advice on how to make their most of their four college years and makes them realize the university's expectation and their own responsibilities.

Para. III(Para. 8)

The students are called upon to cherish the opportunity and to bear in mind their responsibility as citizens of their communities, their country and the world.

步骤 4 Step 4 Text explanation

1. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and your parents and teachers.(para 1)

triumph: an important victory or success after a difficult struggle

Eg. Winning the championship was a great personal triumph for this young tennis player.

2. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Meaning: Here at the university, we promise to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Pledge: make a formal public, promise that you will do sth.

The new president pledge to cut taxes and increase employment.

a.pledge: make a formal, public promise that you will do

b.rewarding: a giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit

3. In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. (para2)

a. remind sb. of sth.

4. Pose naturally, “Mom instructed us”(parea2)

a. pose: sit or stand somewhere so that sb. can take a photograph of you and paint a picture of you.

b. create a difficult or dangerous situation.

5. You will miss your old routines and your parents’ reminders to work hard and attain your best.(para3)

Meaning: You will miss your usual life patterns and your parents’ reminding words that you should work hard and achieve the best you can.

a. routine

b. reminder

c. attain

6. You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school, and your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry.(para3)

Meaning: Perphaps you were so happy that you cried because at last you finished high school, and perhaps your parents were so happy that they cried because eventually they wouldn’t have to do your laundry any more.

a. may have done sth.

b. finished

步骤 4 Step 4练习讲解 Review & Exercises

VII. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xv. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

Broadly defined, to scan is to read quickly in order to locate the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information.

Practice: Listen to the tape and read through the text and Finish Exercise I on Page. 20

II Text B --- general ideas

(1) The writer’s family story? --- harmonious family full of love / cozy atmosphere

(2) What is the framework for love? – time, the ability to let go, words

(3) Conclusion --- Love can only be achieved through patience and understanding

3. The summary

III. Language Points

Difficult sentences --- translation （wording / figure of speech）

7. Para.1, Line 2-5 小雨淅沥，轻叩锡铁屋顶。我们周末度假记住在古老小屋，弥漫着一股霉味。空气寒冷得让人发抖，于是我们点上了富兰克林取暖炉。

8. Para. 3, Line 4-7 瓜熟蒂落的爱就像一个有生命的机体。他跟一棵树的生命一样，从土里的一粒种子开始，慢慢地长成几乎无叶的细枝，最后枝繁叶茂，足以遮阴，成就其辉煌。

9. Para.10: 我明白，爱就像根松紧带，在它将你们紧紧拉在一起之前，必须先松开。爱又像涌来的潮水，一浪过后先退却一点，下一浪才会比前一浪离你的心越近。

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

7. Do I understand the text and fully master the useful words and expressions?

8. Do I have a better understanding of love and talk about it?

9. Can I writer paragraphs of problem-solution-evaluation pattern, and do I master the reading skills scanning?

步骤1 Step I 导入 Lead-in (time : 25’)

Sit in groups of threes of fours and discuss the following questions.

1. Do you think it is necessary to learn another language besides your mother tongue?

2. How long have you learned English? Do you think English is very difficult to learn?

3. If possible, what other foreign languages do you want to learn? Why?

4. Speaking from your own experience, what effective ways would you like to suggest to help others learn English？

步骤 2 Step 2 听力训练 Listening practice (Time: 65,)

Script

Helloe, I’m Alberto. I’m a student of English, French, Portuguese and Italian. I would also love to learn Chinese and German in the near future. My mother tongue is Spanish and I have a degree in Political Science. I love to learn new languages, because I think it broadens my mind. Even though I still have some difficulty with verb tenses, I’m confident that with time and practice I’ll cope with them.

I believe learning a new language besides your mother tongue can be useful, especially in a world where distances are shortened and people from different countries communicate with each other more frequently.

Learning a new language can be a good experience, but only if you keep in mind that nothing is obtained without some effort. In my opinion, the best way to learn a language is to read a lot. It doesn’t matter what you read, but that you do it. Even if you don’t understand everything, your reading comprehension skill will improve remarkably. Also, if possible, watch a lot of television in that language, or listen to CDs. Maybe at first you won’t understand a word, but later you’d catch on to the rhythm of the language.

Good dictionaries are necessary, and books regarding vocabulary can be a plus. The Internet is also a useful tool.

The language you choose to learn might seem a little difficult at first, or even totally strange, but you’ll get accustomed to it. Remember that the learning process is long, and that it never ends. However, it is also highly enjoyable.

步骤3 Step 3. Text A & text-related exercises

Questions:

1. What do advertisements for English learning always claim?

2. Why do those advertisements also refer to famous writers like William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens?

3. What is the writer’s response to such advertisements?

4. Is there a perfect way of teaching English in every possible situation?

5. Does the author feel satisfied with the fact that every teacher has his or her own way of teaching English?

6. What is meant by “every teacher is an individual with his own personality”?

步骤4 Step 4 Text B & text-related exercises

What other teachers might have said and done about reading:

k. They might have emphasized understanding rather than reading for pleasure.

l. They might have asked students questions to check if they understood the book they were reading or had read the book at all.

m. They might have asked students to dig out every bit of meaning from what they were reading.

n. They might have told students that once they started a book, they should finish reading it.

II. Structure Analysis:

Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author’s personal experience in giving an effective English lesson to his son. He claims that students can learn better if they are properly taught.

Part 1(Paras. 1)

Explains how the traditional way labeled previous life stages:childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old ages

Part 2 (Paras.2)

This transitional paragraph claims that the way of viewing different life stages is changing.

Part 3 (Paras3-5)

Introduces a new life stage, the odyssey years, using comparison and contrast. Specifically, Paragraph 3 describes what young people used to do after college ,Paragraph 4 presents young people’s assumption of adulthood people today. Paragraph 5 compares the image of young people today in the past and present.

Part 4 (Paras6-10)

This part exclusively deals with the characteristics of the odyssey years such as young people’s rebellious reaction, parents’ feelings toward the growing children, no new guidelines, young peoples holding traditional aspirations and so on

步骤3 Step 3 语言点Language points

Detailed study of the text

1. Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. (Para. 1)

Meaning: Most of us know about the different life stages that we describe according to different age groups: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

2. We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. (Para. 1)

Meaning: We sequence the life stages of infancy, childhood, middle age and old age according to their natural order, with each particular life stage facing its own featured challenges.

3. These challenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them, such as the child’s need to learn, the adult’s need to find the right career and build a family, and the senior’s need for support and good health care. (Para. 1)

Meaning: By familiarizing ourselves with the particular challenges such as the needs for different age groups: child, adult, and senior, we can surely overcome all these challenges.

Meaning beyond words: If we stay positive and optimistic, we’ll successfully handle the challenges at different life stages.

4. Interestingly, ideas about the stages of life are changing. (Para. 2)

Meaning beyond words: Since the sentence states that the ideas about life stages are changing, it’s predictable that the following text will focus on this topic.

5. In previous times, people didn’t have a solid idea of childhood as being separate from adulthood. A hundred years ago, no one thought of adolescence. (Para. 3)

Meaning: In the past, people didn’t have a clear concept about separating childhood from adulthood. Children were simply seen as youngsters. Likewise, people didn’t think about the life stage of adolescence a hundred years ago.

They might have asked parents to check their children’s reading.

o. They might have pushed students to read something equivalent to their level, which the students might find it difficult to do.

What John Holt said and did about reading:

o. He encouraged students to read a lot, and read for pleasure.

p. He said that he would not check to see if the students understood the book they were reading.

q. He said that students could drop whatever they were reading if they were not interested.

r. He allowed students to make a choice as to what they should read.

s. He did not ask parents to check their children’s reading.

t. He allowed students to read what they were interested in and skip what they didn’t like.

u. He said that students could start at a lower level and progress to a higher level at their own pace.

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Exercises (P. 9-31) (Time: 35’)

xvi. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss are required to give the answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficult points)

xvii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing cause and effect paragraph

5)

6) What’s your ideal job? Why?

Assignments: 1) review Section A and B, 2) writing cause and effect paragraph, 3) Group work---Go online, and try to find three useful English Learning websites. Then share your findings with your classmates, and explain why you choose those websites to recommend. 4) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 Basic Reading Skills

Understanding Signal Words

作者写文章时按一定的思路或顺序展开，领悟作者的思路有助于我们理解作者的文章。

英语中有一类词叫作Signal Words(信号词)，这些词能帮助我们理解文章思路的发展, 了

解子与句子、段落与段落之间的关系。

表示“递进”关系的Signal Words有and, also, first, second, next, besides,

furthermore, moreover, in addition (to), again, likewise(同样地；也)和what is mo

等。

比如：

I’ll always remember you were there when you were needed.

…

I also remember that even after I grew bigger than you, you weren’t afraid to

remind me who was in charge.

前一句表示作者记得某桩事，后一句用also表示还记得另一桩事。

(Time: 10’)

Read the following paragraph from Text B.

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步骤 7 Step 7 复习 Review

i. Dictation (Time: 10’)

6. Until recently it was understood as a norm that their induction to adulthood was completed as soon as they graduated from college. They would now find a sensible job which would lead to a career. (Para. 3)

Meaning: People used to consider it normal: As soon as students graduated from college, they would become part of the adult community and find a practical and reliable job toward a career.

7 . Then during this career they would start a family, ideally before they turned 30. (Para. 3)

Meaning: While working on their career, they would get married to start their own family, preferably by age 30.

8. Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high school graduation, continues through college, and then leads to starting a family and having a career, the so-called odyssey years. (Para. 4)

Meaning: Today we are also required to recognize a new life stage which starts from high school graduation through college till they settle down with a family and a career. This new phase might be called the odyssey years, the years of self-discovery unfair to them.

9. Recent trends show radical changes as young people are following a different

agenda. (Para. 4)

Meaning: As young people are living a different lifestyle, the society has gone through tremendous changes.

Meaning beyond words: Young people tend to behave rebelliously, which is contrary to the traditional way and beyond the expectations of their parents.

10. They take breaks from school, live with friends and often return to living with their parents.(Para. 4)

Meaning: They stop going to school for a while, live with friends and often even return to living with their parents.

11. Similarly they fall in and out of love, quit one job and try another or even shift to a new career.(Para. 4)

Meaning: Likewise, they fall in and out of love, give up one job and try another, or change to a completely different profession.

Meaning beyond words: Before they finally settle down, college graduates need to accumulate life experiences – to discover themselves during their odyssey years.

12. So, we need to recognize this new stage, the odyssey years, which many now consider to be an unavoidable stage in reaching adulthood. (Para. 4)

Meaning: Therefore, it is necessary to recognize this unavoidable new stage, where young people explore life in order to reach adulthood.

13. People who were born prior to the 60s or 70s in the last century tended to frame their concept of adulthood based upon achieving certain accomplishments:moving away from home, becoming financially independent, finding the right spouse and starting a family. (Para. 5)

Meaning: People born before the 1960s or 1970s were likely to define the term adulthood according to certain accomplishments, such as moving away from home, having financial independence, and starting a family with a good husband or wife.

14. But that emphasis on stability did not remain static. Today, young people are unlikely to do the same. (Para. 5)

Meaning: However, stability didn’t stay the same forever since young people today are doing things differently from their parents.

15. During the odyssey years, a high proportion of young people are delaying marriage, childbearing, and even employment. (Para. 5)

Meaning: Many young people postpone getting married, having children and taking a job

during their odyssey years.

16. The odyssey years can saddle young people with enormous pressure to move

forward quickly. (Para. 6)

Meaning: The odyssey years can make young people feel much stressed to move ahead

quickly.

Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) oral report about the Q: “Is fame something you will strive to seek? Give you reasons”

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步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

VIII. Review

II. Oral presentation

III. Exercises

xviii. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xix. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Power of a Good Name

I Text B --- general ideas

Questions and Answers （Making inferences）

(1) How was “I” related to the ugly shadow of racism in 1976? --- I was a black and was looked down on because of the ugly shadow of racism in 1976.

(2) What does “They broke the mold when they make that man”? --- It means that the man was different from others for he was honest and paid debts.

(3) The farmer first gave “me” an amused, cynical look and then nodded at “me” in a neighborly way. What does that imply? --- The farmer’s attitude toward me changed when he learned that I was the son of an honest man who was different from other blacks.

(4) Why does America need to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods? --- Because American social morality has changed for the worse.

(5) Why does a good name pave the way for “me”? --- Because people believe in honesty and this helps me in my life.

II. Language Points

5. pen up: shut an animal or a person in a small area

E.g. The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.

The sheep have to be penned up every night.

6. while a storeowner enquired into whether they were “good for it” --- while a storeowner tried to discover whether they were worth giving credit / trusting.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 5 Step 5 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

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The prisoner hoped to gain freedom by telling on his companions in the robbery.

● Part II (Para. 3-7)

1. disguise: something that is worn to hide who one really is / change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them

E.g. The beard and glasses are part of his disguises.

She crossed the border in disguise when the enemy was tracking down her.

2. agreeable: pleasant, nice or satisfactory / acceptable or able to be agreed on

E.g. I’ve gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.

The purpose of the discussion is to find a solution agreeable to both sides.

My parents are quite agreeable to my studying in China.

3. penetrate: enter something or pass through it / see into or through something

E.g. The knife penetrated his stomach. / The rain had penetrated right through his clothes to his skin. / My eyes couldn’t penetrate the darkness. He had a false beard on, but we soon penetrate his disguise.

4. blossom: develop well / produce flowers

E.g. Trees and bushes have blossomed with new life at the dawn of a new season.

She had blossomed into a lovely young lady.

His idea ten years ago when he was a freshman has now blossomed into a successful computer company.

● Part III (Para.5-7)

1. hit/strike home: be understood and accepted

E.g. It can be seen from her expression that his remarks had hit home.

He struck home the message that his party would be tough on crime.

2. reckon: think about something or have an opinion about something, believer suppose, judge / estimate, calculate

E.g. She’s very late now. I reckon she isn’t coming.

“Can you do it?” “I reckon so.”

Did you reckon in the cost of taxi?

Reckon with: consider something when making plans

E.g. They have many difficulties to reckon with.

This is a fact to be reckoned with.

• Assignments: 1) Exercises in Section A, 2) preview text B, 3) story-retelling: retell the story in Jimmy’s tone. Points to be paid attention--- the change of the roles / in time sequence / restatement of the theme at the end of your retelling

步骤 3 Step 3 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

IX. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

xx. Exercises III, IV, V, IX, X

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xxi. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

17. As the sole heir and focus of their parents’ expectations, hopes and dreams,some react with rebellious and prideful attitudes and behavior toward their parents.(Para. 6)

Meaning: Being the only heir and focus of their parents’ expectations, hopes and dreams, some young people behaved rebelliously and proudly toward their parents.

18. They often resent the pressure they’re feeling and keep a distance from their parents or even run away from home. (Para. 6)

Meaning: They often feel upset about the stress they have and stay away from their parents or even secretly leave home.

19. Their confusion comes from the difficulties to make parents understand them and the fluid journey of discovery they need in this phase of their lives. (Para. 6)

Meaning: They get confused because it’s hard to communicate with their parents and also because the journey of self-discovery they need in this particular life stage is full of uncertainty.

20. To get away from this confusion and upset, many young people resort to computer games, iPod, iPhone, or iPad to help distract them from their pain and stress. (Para. 6)

Meaning: In order not to be bothered by this confusion and frustration and to forget about their pain and stress, many young people turn to computer games, iPods, iPhones or iPads.

.Meaning: Their parents become more restless as well.

Meaning beyond words: As their grown children would not listen to their advice, parents are getting more worried about what direction their children may move to.

22. They may make allowances for a transition phase from student life to adult life, but they get upset when they see the transition of their grown children’s lives moving away from their expectations and stretching five years to seven years, and beyond. (Para. 7)

Meaning: Parents may accept their grown children to delay the transition period from life to adult life, but they are frustrated when they find their children moving away from what they expected and when they extend the period to too many years.

23. The parents don’t even detect a clear sense of direction in their children’s lives. They look at them and see the things that are being delayed. (Para. 7)

Meaning: The parents even lose track of their children’s lives, so they just look at them and see how the things that should be done are being postponed.

Meaning beyond words: Parents are very worried about their grown children’s future but don’t know what to do to help.

步骤4 Step 4 问题讨论 Question discussing

1. What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?

2. Do you think English grammar helps you a lot in learning English? Why or why not?

3. In what ways can teacher improve the technique of teaching grammar?

4. How can students more effectively enlarge their vocabulary?

步骤 5 Step 5 练习讲解 Review & Exercises

1.Review

2.Oral presentation --- Reproduction

3.. Exercises

4. Exercises 3,4,5,6,7

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

5.Exercises 8,9--- writing and translation.

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 3;

2) Pair work --- practice model dialog in unit 3 in the Listening and Speaking Book;

3) Preview the new words in unit 4;

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation:

13. Can I understand the text fully?

14. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

15. Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

板书设计

Blackboard Layout

Background

Information

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Structure of the text and

sentence structure in details

1

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Warm-up questions:

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自我评价问题Questions for Self-evaluation

16. Can I understand the text fully?

17. Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

18. Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

教材与教学资源Resources and Materials:

全新版大学英语长篇阅读2，上海外语教育出版社，李荫华

新视野大学英语读写教程（第三版），外语教学与研究出版社，郑树棠

大学英语语法，外语教学与研究出版社大学英语，袁懋梓

大学实用英语写作教程，北京理工大学出版社，汪宏

教参

References

新视野大学英语教师用书, 郑树棠, 外语教学与研究出版社，2015年

Motivating Students to Learn.Brophy Jere.East Normal University Press.2004

Classroom Decision-making.Breen Michael P.Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.2005

课后记录 After Class Notes

教学对象

Teaching Subjects

2015级大学英语本科

教学内容

Lesson Content

Unit 4 Dance with love

周 次

第11-12 周

授课时间

5月1日 - 5月148日

课型

□ 理论课 √ 理论、实践课 □ 实践课

课时分配

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教学环境

Teaching Environment

多媒体教室

教学目标

Teaching Aims

After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:

1. understand the main idea and structure of Section A and Section B；

2. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the texts

3. talk about romance love and express their opinions about modern dating practice;

4. read with the skill how the story develops with the details;

5. write a narrative with a rough draft.

重点

Key Issues

1. Vocabulary

expel cautious romance ambitious pessimistic honey-mood gaze weird tempt semester

consequently deserve propose confess come over sb.

2. Skills

● Learn to read how the story develops with the details;

● Write a narrative with a rough draft.

难点

Potential Problems

and Difficulties

●To talk about romance love

●To master the essay writing skill

●To apply the phrases and patterns

教学方法

Methodology

A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction like questioning and answers. Small group works are always needed while discussing the questions and the difficult translation practice. More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given in their extracurricular study.

教具

Teaching Aids

Visual aids, projector, stereo and microphone

教学分组

Teaching Groups

Group work and pair work

课堂学习任务与活动的组织Conduct of Tasks and Activities

（师生互动方式Mode of Interaction; 学习策略Learning Strategies）

Students-centered

Task-based teaching and learning

教学过程设计 Teaching Procedures

步骤1 Step 1 导入 Lead-in

I. Greeting and warming-up questions discussion.

1. What’s your opinion about the modern dating practice?

2. Do you have any experience in dating?

3. What’s your understanding of true love?

II. Listening and discussing.

1. Listening practice.

2. Do you think it’s a good idea to date someone at college? Why or why not?

. Listening to a passage and fill in the missing words.

步骤 2 Step 2 课文学习 Section A

I. New words

1. expel

2. cautious

3. romance

4. ambitious

5. pessimistic

6. propose

7. gaze

8. weird

9. tempt

10.semester

11.consequently

12.deserve

13.confess

14.come over sb.出；好处re than a particular number or amount chao

II. Useful expressions

Practical Phrases Specific Meanings

1. head for 朝……前进，向……去

2. love at first sight 一见钟情

3. with no component of fun 没有一丝新鲜感

4. whisper sweet words in the ear 在耳边甜言蜜语

5. sure enough 果然、果真

6. propose marriage 求婚

III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages

1. sth. (a feeling) comes over sb. When sb. does sth.

用于表达“某人在特定情境下突然受到某种情感的影响”。

2. True, …, but sb. does sth. /the truth is…

用于通过让步的方式，表达“某人与某种普遍认同观点相异的情况”。

3.Despite sth., at one’s core, sb. is …

用于表达“某人最本质的一面”。

步骤 3 Step 3

I Reading Skills --- Scanning and summarizing the main idea

Text A is a university president’s welcome speech, in which the president gives valuable guidance to and express expectations of freshman students.

2.Depth-reading question

(1). According to the speaker, of what did the parents always remind their children before they came to college? (Para.3)

(2). What’s the speaker’s purpose in mentioning the parents¡ reminders? (Para.3)

(3). How will the next four years be different from any other? Or what great resources will you enjoy ? (Para.4)

(4). What responsibilities should college students shoulder according to the speaker? (Para.7)

(5). What does the speaker call on students to do at the end of his speech? (Para.8)

4. Analyze text structure

Main idea of each part

Part I (Paras. 1- 3)

The president congratulates students on their achievement and reminds students of the fact that their current success was due to their own and their parents' efforts

and that their future is built on a solid foundation of the past.

Part II (Paras. 4-7)

The president offers students comprehensive advice on how to make their most of their four college years and makes them realize the university's expectation and their own responsibilities.

Para. III(Para. 8)

The students are called upon to cherish the opportunity and to bear in mind their responsibility as citizens of their communities, their country and the world.

步骤 4 Step 4 Text explanation

1. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and your parents and teachers.(para 1)

triumph: an important victory or success after a difficult struggle

Eg. Winning the championship was a great personal triumph for this young tennis player.

2. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Meaning: Here at the university, we promise to make your educational experience as worthwhile as possible.

Pledge: make a formal public, promise that you will do sth.

The new president pledge to cut taxes and increase employment.

a.pledge: make a formal, public promise that you will do

b.rewarding: a giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit

3. In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. (para2)

a. remind sb. of sth.

4. Pose naturally, “Mom instructed us”(parea2)

a. pose: sit or stand somewhere so that sb. can take a photograph of you and paint a picture of you.

b. create a difficult or dangerous situation.

5. You will miss your old routines and your parents’ reminders to work hard and attain your best.(para3)

Meaning: You will miss your usual life patterns and your parents’ reminding words that you should work hard and achieve the best you can.

a. routine

b. reminder

c. attain

6. You may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with high school, and your parents may have cried tears of joy to be finally finished with doing your laundry.(para3)

Meaning: Perphaps you were so happy that you cried because at last you finished high school, and perhaps your parents were so happy that they cried because eventually they wouldn’t have to do your laundry any more.

a. may have done sth.

b. finished

步骤 4 Step 4练习讲解 Review & Exercises

X. Review

II. Oral presentation --- Reproduction

III. Exercises

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

xxii. Exercises XI, XII--- writing

步骤 4 Step 4 课文B Section B The Framework for Love

I Reading Skills --- Scanning

Introduction:

Broadly defined, to scan is to read quickly in order to locate the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information.

Practice: Listen to the tape and read through the text and Finish Exercise I on Page. 20

II Text B --- general ideas

(1) The writer’s family story? --- harmonious family full of love / cozy atmosphere

(2) What is the framework for love? – time, the ability to let go, words

(3) Conclusion --- Love can only be achieved through patience and understanding

3. The summary

III. Language Points

Difficult sentences --- translation （wording / figure of speech）

10. Para.1, Line 2-5 小雨淅沥，轻叩锡铁屋顶。我们周末度假记住在古老小屋，弥漫着一股霉味。空气寒冷得让人发抖，于是我们点上了富兰克林取暖炉。

11. Para. 3, Line 4-7 瓜熟蒂落的爱就像一个有生命的机体。他跟一棵树的生命一样，从土里的一粒种子开始，慢慢地长成几乎无叶的细枝，最后枝繁叶茂，足以遮阴，成就其辉煌。

12. Para.10: 我明白，爱就像根松紧带，在它将你们紧紧拉在一起之前，必须先松开。爱又像涌来的潮水，一浪过后先退却一点，下一浪才会比前一浪离你的心越近。

Assignments: 1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

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步骤 6 Step 6 听力训练 Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1; 2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book; 3) Preview the new words in unit 2;