新視野大學英語第二冊

1、 A Teaching Plan for Unit 1(In New Horizon College English Book 2)I. Time: 10 class hoursII. Contents:Listening and SpeakingSection A: Time-Conscious AmericansSection B: Culture ShockIII. Suggested Timetable:1.The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 1 in College EnglishList

2、ening and Speaking Course Book 2).2.Next four-class-hour session for Section A3.The fourth two-class-hour session for exercises of Section A4.The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section CIV. Aims and Requirements:Listening and Speaking:1. Train the students ability to understand the m

3、ain idea and grasp important details of the listening texts.2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to have a deeper understanding of the texts.Section A: Time-Conscious Americans1.Let the students acquainted with some new words:budget, acute, brie

4、f, interaction, convention, assess, consequently, significance, obtain,whereas, competent, fulfill2.Teach the following conjunctions: nothing but, much less, whereas3.Teach the writing skill: A paragraph of a General Statement Supported by Specific Details and Reasons Section B: Culture Shock1. Teac

5、h the reading skill: Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textV. Focal Points and Difficult Points:Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expression which often appear in CET

6、-4Section A: Time-Conscious Americans1. Analyze the structure of several compound sentences and comprehend them.2. Learn to use conjunctions: much less, whereas3. Grasp several CET-4 key wordsSection B: Culture Shock1. Ask students to retell the story2.Review the subjunctive moodVI. Suggested Teachi

7、ng Procedure and Methodology:Listening and Speaking: ( an interactive approach is introduced)1.Pre-listening Task: arrange the students in pairs and ask them to discuss the following questions:Do you like sports? Whats your favorite sport? Why do people need to play sports?What do you know about the

8、 Olympic Games? 2.Background Information:Nowadays many people work in offices, spending most of their time indoor. In the enening they usually sit watching TV or reading newspapers. Their daily activities do not provide them with the exercises needed to keep them fit and healthy. Therefore, many of

9、them devoted part of their spare time to doing regular physics exercises and playing some sports. Some people go to the gym for a workout three times in the evening. The exercises they do there can help them stay in shape and feel relaxed. 3. Listening to text 1 and 24. Speaking Tasks: ask the stude

10、nts to get into pairs and explain to them how to carry out Speaking Task A- Reflections on the texts, and then select a pair to present their views in class.Section A Time-Conscious Americans1. Background Information:Cultural differences: Students and teachers need to be aware that the ethnocentric

11、attitudes of writers are precisely the way cultural conflict is encouraged. Why is understanding a culture always the others responsibility? Is it not possible that each culture could be made aware of different conventions? Both sides must work at rising above cultural differences and be willing to

12、compromise and, in both cases, most likely neither side has access to the cultural conventions of the other so blaming is not the answer. Educating is.2. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to short passage twice and answer questions What precious resource do Americans value and save? What three behaviors

13、do Americans consider are a waste of time? In what different ways do Americans approach time in business relations? 聽力原文：Americans value time and save it carefully. Time is a real, precious resource to them so every minute must count. Visitors may think Americans are always in a rush and under press

14、ure. Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers dont exist because Americans dislike “wasting” too much time. Americans assess others professionally rather than socially, so they start talking business immediately since they are always conscious of time. Americans work hard at s

15、aving time so they may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than in person. Quickly solving a problem or doing a job successfully is a sign of skill. The more important the job, the more time and effort Americans will pour into it. Answers: Time. Smiles, short

16、conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Americans work hard at saving time so they may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than in person. 3. Work on Section AA) Structure of the Text ( a method of analyzing the text structure is employed)Part 1 (Pa

17、ra. 1-3): In the US everyone seems to be in a rush in daily life, e.g. shopping, eating out, walking, driving a car, etc. Part 2 (Para. 4)：Americans start talking business directly without opening exchanges.Part 3 (Paras. 5-7)：Americans work hard at the task of saving time by producing a steady flow

18、 of labor-saving devices, e.g. faxes, phone calls, emails, etc.Part 4 (Para.8): It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the US. B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer

19、 method is used)Part 1 (Para. 1-3):Questions-What results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring?-How is time treated in America? And why?- What is a foreigners first impression of the US likely to be? And how do city people appear in the writers eyes?- What is t

20、he writers advice if you “miss smiles, brief conversations, small exchanges with strangers”? And why?Answers-The attitude is that if one is not moving ahead, he is falling behind.-Time is treated as if it were something almost real. People budget it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for

21、it; they also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.-Everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. In the writers eyes, city people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete the

22、ir shopping.-Dont take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.Part 2 (Para. 4):Question - Why will new arrival in the States miss many social behaviors during a business call?Answer-This is because America

23、ns generally assess and enquire about their visitors professionally rather than socially. They start talking business very quickly. Time is always ticking in their inner ear. Part 3 (Para. 5-7):Question -What examples does the writer give to show that Americans work hard at the task of saving time?

24、- How do Americans view the impersonality of electronic communication? Answers- Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices: they communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts.-The impersonality of electronic communication has little or no

25、 relation to the significance of the matter at hand.4. Language PointsPart 1 (Para. 1-3) . no one stands still. (Para.1)Meaning: No one keeps motionless, everyone moves and advances. stand: v. keep or stay in a particular position or stateFor this sense, stand is followed by adjectives or adjective-

26、like phrases. e.g. The room stands idle. 這房間閑置著。They stood ready to move at short notice. 他們已準備好, 接到通知隨時可搬。 Stand firm - dont let them tell you what to do. 要堅定, 不要讓他們對你指手畫腳。They stand opposed to the new law. 他們反對這項新法律。In the above sentences, stand is used as a linking verb. still: a. not moving, mot

27、ionless, calm, quiete.g. Keep still while I do up your shoe. 站著別動，我給你系鞋帶。The sea was calm and still. 大海風平浪靜。Still waters run deep. （諺）流靜水深，人靜心深。This word can also be used as a verb with a related meaning. The food stilled the babys cries. 嬰兒吃了東西就不哭了。 This attitude results in a nation of people commi

28、tted to researching, experimenting and exploring. (Para.1) Meaning: As a result of this attitude, Americans tend to devote their time and energy to researching, experimenting and exploring. result in: have as a result; causee.g. Acting before thinking always results in failing. 做事不先考慮總會導致失敗。The acci

29、dent resulted in the death of two people (or: . resulted in two people being killed). 這場意外事故造成兩人死亡。Compare: result from: be caused bye.g. Nothing has resulted from his efforts. 他的努力終成泡影。The childs illness resulted from eating unclean food. 他那孩子的病是由于吃了不潔凈的食物。 We are slaves to nothing but the clock. (

30、Para.2) Meaning: We are under the control of time only and nothing else (or: we are only dominated by time). slave to sth.: a person who is completely influenced or dominated by sth.e.g. a slave to drink 酒鬼a slave to money 金錢的奴隸nothing but: only e.g. Hes nothing but a criminal. 他只不過是個罪犯。The report c

31、ontains nothing but lies. 這報道滿篇都是謊言。 We budget it, . (Para.2) budget: v. plan the spending of (time, money, etc.), or provide (time, money) in the plane.g. She has made so many commitments that she has to budget her time very carefully. 她答應下來的事太多，因而不得不精心安排自己的時間。She budgeted for buying a new car. 她為了

32、買新汽車而計劃節(jié)省開支。The government has budgeted for two bridges in the city. 政府已在預算中撥款在該城市造兩座橋。Very often this word is used as a noun to mean a plan of how to spend money, etc. during a particular time for a particular purpose. e.g. a family / weeks budget 家庭 / 每周預算the companys advertising budget 公司的廣告預算It

33、is important to balance this years budget. 重要的是要平衡今年的預算開支。 . a rather acute sense of .(Para.2) acute: a. Meaning 1) (of feelings or the senses) fine; sharp e.g. She still has very acute hearing, though she is eighty years old. 盡管她已經(jīng)80歲了, 但她的聽覺仍然很靈敏。Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗有靈敏的嗅覺。Meaning

34、2) severe, very greate.g. acute pain 劇痛an acute lack of water 嚴重缺水Please note the use of sense in the following examples: e.g. A sense of humor is a great quality for a person. 幽默感是一個人的寶貴素質(zhì)。a sense of sight (hearing, smell, taste, touch) 視覺 (聽覺, 嗅覺, 味覺, 觸覺) a sense of duty 責任感be lost (or: dead) to a

35、ll sense of shame 全不知羞恥 . restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others. (Para.3) Meaning: . impatiently trying to get service in a store, or pushing others out of the way by using t heir elbows . restlessly: ad. impatiently e.g. The lion paced the floor of his cage restlessly. 獅子煩躁地在籠

36、子里走來走去。The man repeatedly looked at his watch while walking up and down restlessly in the room. 那人一邊不耐煩地在屋子里走來走去，一邊一遍又一遍地看手表。elbow: vt. push others out of the way using elbowse.g. I tried to stop him, but he elbowed me out of the way. 我試圖攔住他，可他用胳膊肘把我推開。She elbowed her way through the crowd. 她從人群中擠了過

37、去。 Part 2 (Para. 4): They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. (Para.4) Meaning: They will be sad because they will not have the usual exchanges (with the person who invited you) that go with a welcoming cup o

38、f tea or coffee. These usual exchanges may be a common and regular practice on similar occasions in their own country. convention: n. Meaning 1) general, usu. unspoken, agreement about how people should act or behave in certain situations; customary practicee.g. Convention now allows women to smoke

39、in public. 現(xiàn)代習俗允許婦女在公共場所吸煙。It is the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions. 男子在正式場合穿西裝是一種慣例。Until recently, it was a convention in the United States for people to wear black to a funeral. 直到最近，穿黑顏色的衣服參加葬禮仍然是美國的習俗。Meaning 2) meeting of members of a profession, political party, etc. e.g

40、. Conventions are usually held in large cities, which have good transportation systems and interesting sights to see. 會議通常在大城市里舉行，那里有完善的交通和觀光的地方。 They will miss the ritual interaction . (Para.4) ritual: Meaning 1) a. of or done regularly followed in exactly the same way each time e.g. Every day the

41、work begins with the ritual phrases of greeting. 每天，工作以例行的相互問候開始。Meaning 2) n. C, U method followed repeatedly in the same way every time e.g. Wives make a ritual of their household duties. 家庭主婦把家務作為自己每天的例行公事。I start to read English aloud the first thing after I get up in the morning, and that has b

42、ecome a ritual. 我每天早晨起來后的第一件事就是朗讀英語, 這已成了一種習慣。 Part 3 (Para. 5-7): . especially given our traffic-filled streets. (Para.5) Meaning: . especially when we take into account our busy streets that are often full of traffic. given: prep. taking into accounte.g. Given their inexperience, theyve done a goo

43、d job. 考慮到他們?nèi)狈?jīng)驗，他們算做得不錯了。Given her interest in children, teaching should be the right career for her. 看她對孩子們的興趣，教書應是適合她的職業(yè)。 We can also use given that . for the same meaning: e.g. Given that they are inexperienced, theyve done a good job. 考慮到他們?nèi)狈?jīng)驗，這工作他們算做得不錯了。Notice that given is followed by a nou

44、n phrase, while given that is followed by a finite clause. . the matter at hand. (Para.6) at hand: under discussion or being considerede.g. Her question was not related to the matter at hand. 她提的問題跟正在考慮的事情無關(guān)。The phrase at hand is very often used to mean near in time or place. The great day is at han

45、d. 重大節(jié)日即將到來。Realizing that the end of his career is near at hand, he looked for some additional income. 意識到退休在即, 他尋找額外的收入。Having the right equipment at hand will be very helpful. 手邊有合適的設備可用將非常有幫助。Apart from at hand and near at hand, we can also say close at hand. All three phrases mean exactly the s

46、ame. whereas the postal service is less efficient. (Para. 7) whereas: conj. but, in contrast: whilee.g. We thought she did not like us, whereas in fact she was very shy. 我們以為她不喜歡我們，然而事實是因為她很害羞。They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. 他們想住一所房子, 可我們寧愿住在一套公寓房里。In this sense, whereas i

47、s readily replaceable by while, without any change in meaning. e.g. Their country has plenty of oil, while (or: whereas) ours has none. 他們國家石油豐富, 而我們國家則一點也沒有。Part 4 (Para.8):. it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. (Para.8) in ones ey

48、es: in the opinion or judgment of someonee.g. In the eyes of the critical professionals, he can do no wrong. 在評論家看來，他是不會錯的。The expert is always right in the eyes of everybody. 在大家的心目中，專家總是對的。worthy of: meritinge.g. He is worthy of our praise. 他值得我們表揚。worthy of help 值得幫助的acts worthy of punishment 應該受

49、到懲罰的行為 5. Assignments for Section A: Ask students to review the text and do the exercises in the textbook Let students learn Text Structure Analysis on Page15 and do the exercises on Page17Section B Culture Shock1. Reading Skills: Scanning 2. Ask students to finish reading Text B in ten minutes and

50、doing exercises 3. Structure of the TextPart I (Para. 1) There are four stages of culture-shock adjustment when studying in a different country.Part II (Para. 2-7) Max got into Alberts room and wanted to take a very important report from Albert.Part III (Para. 8) Authors view on the four stages.4. L

51、anguages Points:Part I (Para 1) Certainly, its a new experience, which brings the opportunity of discovering fascinating things and a feeling of freedom. (line 3-4)這當然是人生新的經(jīng)歷，它會給你帶來機會，去發(fā)現(xiàn)很多迷人的東西，獲得一種自由感。It 指代文中第一句所說的studying in a different country.Which引導的非限制性定語從句修飾experience，從句的謂語動詞brings接兩個賓語，即opp

52、ortunity和a feeling of freedom。 In spite of these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter.詞句可以理解為：Despite these advantages, however, there are also some challenges you will encounter.in spit of: despite 盡管e.g.In spit of these great efforts he had made, he didnt pass the exam at last. 盡管他做出了極大的努力，他最后還是沒能通過考試。試比較：Despite these great efforts he had made, he didnt pass the exam at last. Because your views may clash with the different beliefs, norms, values, and traditions that exist in different countries,