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1、授課題目(教學(xué)章節(jié)或主題)：Unit 8Coping with an Educational Problem授課類型Classroom teaching授課時(shí)間第15、16周第節(jié)教學(xué)目標(biāo)或要求：Students will be able to:令 understand the main idea and structure of the text;令 learn the way to write a cause-and-effect analysis;令 grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;令

2、 Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.教學(xué)內(nèi)容(包括基本內(nèi)容、重點(diǎn)、難點(diǎn))：Part I Pre-reading TasksListen to the recording and answer the following questions:1. What is the riddle?2. Why did the teacher ask his class this riddle?3. Can you mentall

3、y calculate the cost of the goods you have just bought in a market as quickly as the peddlers? If you can t, why?4. In text, the author tells a fable. What is a fable?(hint： short tales not based on facts and intended to give moral guidance.)5. Do fables give the moral lessons directly or let the re

4、ader deduce?(hint： let the reader deduce.)Aesop s fables 伊索寓言；tale 故事，F(xiàn)airy tales 神話，Tales of冒險(xiǎn)故事，legend傳說Part II Text： Fable of the Lazy Teenager1. Ss skim the text and find out the main idea and structure of the text.Main idea of the text: Teenagers idleness and ignorance will seriously affect the

5、mselves and society in general.Organization of the text：Part 1parasl-10: teenagers idleness and ignorance will produce seriouseffects on all concerned and society as a whole.Part 2paras 11-24: Kevin 1990 comes to realize in his dream how greatly lack ofeducation costs his forebears, himself, his chi

6、ldren and the society they live in, and how important it is to study hard. 2. Ss skim part one and review anaphoric referents by finding out2. Ss skim part one and review anaphoric referents by finding outthe meaning of “that in Para. 3. (the author? s doing mental arithmetic)the meaning of usuch an

7、 experience,* in Para. 6. (the salesgirl? s ignorance)the meaning of this” in Para. 7. (studentsinability to perform even the simplest calculations)the meaning of “all this ignorance in Para. 8. (students* inability to calculate, and their poor knowledge of world history or geography)the meaning of

8、this young man in Para. 9. (a friend s bright, lazy 16-year-old son)the meaning of uthis message, in Para. 10. (teenagers ignorance leads to serious consequences)3. T explains the related cultural points and language points in part one to Ss and gives them practice.4. Ss skim part two and find out h

9、ow many Kevin Hanleys there are in this part, and how they live.Kevin 1835,a poor peasant in Ireland;Kevin 1928, a steel-mill worker in Pittsburgh, U. S. A.Kevin 1945, a soldier fighting the Japanese army;Kevin 1966, a student who studies all the time so as to get into college and law school;Kevin 1

10、990, a cleaner in a Japanese-owned factory;Kevin 2020, a porter in a hotel for wealthy Europeans and Asians;Kevin 2050, living in a slum and searching through trash piles for food.5. T explains the related cultural points and language points to Ss in part two and gives them practice.6. Ss conclude t

11、he moral lesson of the essay. (Education is key to success, while lack of it leads to serious consequences for both individuals and society as a whole.)Part III Post-reading tasks1. T guides Ss through some after-text exercises.2. T checks on Ss home reading (Text B).3. Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related

12、Language Learning Tasks (including group discussion). Exposition, narration, description and argumentation Exposition means explaining. An expository paper explains something, such as how something is made, why something has happened, in what ways two persons or things are similar or different and s

13、o on. A typical piece of expository writing begins with a statement of opinion, then goes on to support its statement with details. Third-person narration and passive voice are often adopted in exposition for the purpose of objectivity.To make your exposition effective, you should narrow the scope o

14、f discussion to a manageable topic; making clear your own attitude. Difference between narration and exposition: take a topic of historical event writing as an example, in a narrative paper, we tell what happened, when and where it happened, and who took part in it. In an expository paper, we discus

15、s its cause and effect, its nature, and its significance in history. Ways of developing an expository paper: by illustration (giving examples); by cause-and-effeetskill; bycomparison-and-contrast;byclassification-and-division; by process, etc. Three expository essays in this book: Unit 3 mainly uses

16、 illustration to develop this exposition; unit 6 illustration; unit 8 cause-and-effect and illustration (telling a fable). Cause-and-effect skill in expository writing: Three patterns in using cause-and-effect:a) Cause paper. It often begins with a brief introduction about the effect, and then the b

17、ody of the paper is devoted to an analysis of the cause. Each of these causes is generally discussed in one paragraph.b) . Effect paper. It does the opposite, usually starts with a brief introduction about the cause, and then goes on to discuss the effects.c) Cause-and-effect paper. It often explore

18、s both the causes and the effects of something. Ss work in pairs to finish Text Organization Exercise 2.5. T asks Ss to prepare the next unit.Part IV Other listening and speaking tasks in classUnit 15 and 16 in Listening and Speaking Course 1Cultural NotesU. C. L. A. The Wealth of Nations (T s book

19、P. 81)Language Points1. make up： (1) make up or make oneself/sb. up 為自 己或某人化妝She spent an hour making (herself) up before the party.(2) make sth. upfcompose/constitute sth.構(gòu)成、組成某物What are the Qualities that make up her character?(3) make up the bed鋪(床)，支起(臨時(shí)床)(4) make up a story 編造(故事)(5) make up fo

20、r sth. : compensate for sth. 補(bǔ)償、賠償2. bring/drive home to sb. ： explain clearly.使清楚無誤地理解。bring sth. home to sb. ; bring home to sb. Sth. bring home to sb. thatP228, para. 10We must drive home to them where the difficulties lie.3. run out of: use up or finish a supply of （sth.）To our disappointment, o

21、ur car ran out of gas halfway home.When they ran out of food, the soldiers set about hunting for more.4. drugstore （US） : n. chemistr s shop which also sells many kinds of goods and often serves light meals （兼營雜貨及便餐的）藥房、雜貨店.It s quite different from Chinese one.5. handful： 一把，少數(shù)（used as a singular n

22、oun, followed by of）You d better hurry up. A handful of people are already waiting in the hall, suffix- -ful means being full of sth. mouthful, spoonful, cupful, bagful make a mouthful of sth. swallow sth . at a mouthful 一 口 吞下（某4勿） three spoonfuls of medicine 三匙藥6. in amazement, in shock, in despai

23、r, in surprise7. amodestly educated adult * means the adult who have received certain but not very much education.fail to： forget, neglect or be unable to do sth.She fails to write to her mother.upset： make （sb.） worry or feel unhappy（ usually used in the pattern： be upset by/aboui）He was upset abou

24、t the argument he had with his wife.8. better-natured：更加和藹的、更加和善的 adjective/adv/rb + V. （ past participle）.soft-spoken （輕言細(xì)語的）;single-minded （專心致志的）;quick-tempered （易怒的）； good-tempered（和藹的）；good-natured（和善的）;wide-eyed（睜大眼睛的）;big-headed （妄自尊大的）；narrow-minded （心胸狹窄的）well-dressed （穿著考究的）;well-meant （用意

25、良好的）；well-advised （明智的） . + V. （past participle）self-taught （自學(xué)而成的）；self-employed （自己經(jīng)營的）；custom-built （定做的）； air-conditioned （備有空調(diào)裝置的）；weather-beaten （飽經(jīng)風(fēng)霜的）9. ignorant： knowing little or nothing; lacking education or information; unaware be ignorant of :愚昧的、沒有學(xué)識的；不知道。People in remote areas are ign

26、orant of modern cfyf/fzatfoh,偏僻地區(qū)的人們對 于現(xiàn)代文明一無所知、愚昧落后。To say your were ignorant of the rules is no excuse. 說自 己不知道規(guī)則是不能 成為借口的。Ignorance： the noun form of uignorantM .He are in complete ignorance of your plans.我們對你的計(jì)劃一點(diǎn)都不知道。10. nonexistent： nonhuman (非人類的);nonsense (胡說、/懣乂); nonconductor (非 導(dǎo)體)11. The

27、 attitude was summed up by a friend s bright, lazy 16-year-old son, who explained why he preferred not to go to U. C. L. A.(1) sum up:計(jì)算.的總數(shù),概括，總結(jié)Alice summed up her Christmas holidays in one word: Terrible.”We discussed the proposal for most of the meeting, while the chairman only took a few moment

28、s at the end to sum up.(2) 16-year-old structure(3) prefer to do sth. : more like to do sth.12. compete with/ against: try to be better than( sb. else).Today, many countries are competing against each other in many fields.13. accumulate： collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time.I have

29、 accumulated many books over the last few years.While we were away on vacation, a lot of letters accumulated in our mailbox.14. affect ： (vt.) have an influence on.影響The Asian financial crisis didn t affect our national economy.effect： (n.) change produced by an action or cause; result or outcome 效應(yīng)

30、； 結(jié) 果；后果have a good effect 有好的影響B(tài)ring/ put sth. into effect: cause sth. to come into use 使某物開始使用in effect 正在實(shí)行:The old system is still in effect.舊制度仍有效。in effect實(shí)際上He is, in effect, my rival.實(shí)際上他是我的競爭對手。take effect 開始實(shí)行;開始生效:The medicine quickly took effect.藥很快見效 了。The contract takes effect as of Oc

31、tober 1.本合同從十月一日起生效。effect： (vt) vt.招致，實(shí)現(xiàn)，達(dá)到(目的等)effect a cure 治愈effect ones purpose 達(dá)到目的effect an insurance policy取得保險(xiǎn)單，加入保險(xiǎn)人5。在.時(shí)；至4.時(shí)為止；從.時(shí)起15. function： (vt. ) operate; act 運(yùn)作； 起作用Athens functioned as a center oftrade in the thirteenth century.(n.)作用，功能The function of the heart is to pump blood

32、through the 6。匕心臟的功能是把血 液輸往全身。16. idle： lazy; not doing anything 懶惰的，空閑的，無用的，無因的 adj. vt, viadj. She is so idle, we can never get her to do anything.Most of the men were idle during the depressionIt would be idle to argue further.再辯論下去也不會(huì)有什么效果。idle fears無端的恐懼vt.idle the afternoon away. 虛度一個(gè)下午vi.Dont

33、 idle (about).不要吊兒郎當(dāng)。17. break down:CD stop working;停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)The telephone system has broken down.電話系統(tǒng)失靈了。 fail, collapse 失敗，垮 Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.雙方談判已經(jīng)破裂。(of sb s health) become very bad (身體狀況)變的惡劣Her heal th broke downunder the pressured of 1：作的壓力把她的身體弄垮了。18. humble： (D

34、not proud; modest 謙虛的He thanked us again with a humble smile.low in importance, status, or condition 卑下的He came from a humble family.19. suggestion： sth. suggested( often followed by of/ for/ that-clause).The old man followed the doctor* s suggestion of a stroll to the river everyday.I have lots of

35、suggestions for the park s future.His suggestion that we (should) postpone the task is reasonable.20. insist ： demand forcefully 堅(jiān)決要求(Dinsist on sth. /doing sth. e. g. I insist on your taking immediate action to put this right.我堅(jiān)決要求你立刻采取行動(dòng)把事情處理好。 insist +that clause, e. g. I insist that you (should)

36、take immediate action to put this right.21. wage： Payment for labor or services to a worker, especially remuneration on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis or by the piece.工資：為勞動(dòng)或服務(wù)付給一 個(gè)工人的報(bào)酬，尤指按小時(shí)、天數(shù)或周給或按工作量給salary指按月發(fā)的薪水，領(lǐng)取薪水者通常是經(jīng)過培訓(xùn)而具有特殊技能或?qū)ｉT知識的人Teachers, government officials and clerks receive sal

37、aries. 政府官員和 職員接受薪 水。fee一詞在英語中指付給醫(yī)生、音樂師、美術(shù)工作者或律師的報(bào)酬。School fees are high in that country.那個(gè)國家的學(xué)費(fèi)很高。22. luxury： (D (Countable) Something inessential but conducive to pleasure and comfort.奢侈品：使人愉快、舒服但非必需的東西Houses with swimming pools are still a luxury in many parts of the country. (Uncountalbe) Sumptu

38、ous (奢侈的)living or surroundingsHe lives in luxury過著奢華的生活23. better off: richer, more comfortable 更富有、更舒服Today s farmers are better off than they used to be.It s obvious that those woho work hard are better off than those who don t.24. scared: of/to/thatWhen she saw a snake on the floor, the lady was

39、 too scared to move.I have always been scared of dogs.Alex was scared that his classmates might tell the teacher he broke the window.25. live by： earn one s living by doing sth. 以為生live by one 9 s brain 干腦力活；live by one s back 干體力活26. wake upThis morning I woke up with a terrible headache.Stewart wo

40、ke me up with his coughing.27. relieve：減緩；免于痛苦；松了口氣relieved all his symptoms; relieved the tension 減輕 /他的所有癥狀；緩和緊 張局面He is relieved from bitterness.he is relieved to be away from Ireland and the steel mill.28. Complex復(fù)合的，復(fù)雜的and Complicated復(fù)雜的，難解的Complex implies a combination of many associated parts

41、 暗指許多關(guān)聯(lián)部分的組 合The composer transformed a simple folk tune into a complex set of variations. 這位作曲家把一首簡單的民歌小調(diào)改編成一首復(fù)雜的變奏曲。Complicated stresses elaborate relationship of parts 強(qiáng)調(diào)各部分之間的細(xì)微關(guān) 系Middle Eastern politics is so complicated that even experts cannot agree on a cohesive (粘著的)policy.中東政治如此復(fù)雜以致于甚至專家們也

42、難以制定出統(tǒng)一 的政策。29. decline vi., vt., n. inThere will be a great decline in the stock market, in on the The birthrate in China is on the decline.Class attendance is in decline recently.30. swear: make a serious promise about (often followed by infinitive to or clause)to swear a person to secrecy使某人發(fā)誓保守秘密He swore that he would never lie.31.