新標準大學英語book3-unit1教案

1、18新標準大學英語教案 Book ThreeUnit 1 Discovering yourselfActive reading (1) Catching CRABSTeaching ObjectivesStudents will be able to:· Getting tips on how to get to know oneself· Learning to use narrative devices· Learning to interpret underlying meaningTeaching allotment (1 period = 2 hours

2、)1st period: Pre-reading; While-reading (text structure; cultural notes; language points)2nd period: While-reading (language points; grammatical structures)3rd period: Check on students home reading (Passage 2); Background InformationJoseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was regarded as a major “innova

3、tor in the art of the short story”; his childrens books are enduring classics of childrens literature. He was the first English language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The author Henry James said of him: “Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct

4、 from fine intelligence) that I have ever known.”Warming- up Questions1. What is your earliest memory?2. When was your happiest moment?3. What famous person do you most admire?4. What makes you depressed?5. How do you sum up yourself?Teaching proceduresScanningPart A. Read paras 1-18 and answer the

5、questions.1. How was the last year at college be different from earlier years?Students become more serious. They started to focus on study.2. What did students think more about, their exams or their future?Their future.3. Which students had already planned their future? The quieter ones who didnt ha

6、ve the best grades.4. How sure was he about what he wanted to do? Yes. He wanted to travel and be a writer.5. Who was also concerned about his future?his family members.6. Who did he turn to for advice?His father.7. What did he thought they would say? He thought they would criticize him, because his

7、 father wanted him to be a lawyer.Part B. Read paras 18-35 and complete the table.Situation Father and son went to the sea to catch crabs.Problem One crab was trying to climb out, but pulled back by others.Solution Defying his fellow captives.Evaluation Without luck.Outcome 

8、He gave up his struggle to escape and began to stop others trying to escape.Significance  Father wanted to tell the son not to be pulled back by others and get to know himself better.Language pointsPart A. Key words and expressions:impromptu a. & ad. done without being planned, prepared, or

9、 organized 即興的（地）；無準備的（地）e.g. 1. An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon. 突然的造訪打破了漫長的午后時光。2. I quite by chance got drawn into a kind of impromptu party downstairs. 我碰巧被拉去參加樓下那種臨時組織起來的舞會。3. A facile speaker can face any audience impromptu.出口成章的演說家能隨時面對任何觀眾。boating n. U the activity of travelli

10、ng in a small boat on a lake or river for enjoyment （以娛樂為目的的）劃船e.g. 1. We are going boating on the lake today. 我們今天打算去湖上泛舟。2. Life is like a boat. Everybody must learn to be skilled in boating. 人生猶如一艘船，人人都應該有掌舵的本領。attendance n.1) U the fact of being present at an event or of going regularly to schoo

11、l, church etc. 出席；參加2) C, U the number of people who are present at an event or in a place such as a school or church 出席人數Translate the following into Chinese:1. Her attendance at church was very patchy. 她去教堂的時間很不規(guī)則。2. Despite falling attendances, the zoo will stay open. 盡管來參觀的人不斷減少，動物園將繼續(xù)開放。steeply

12、 ad. in a steep manner（上升或下降）急劇地，大起大落地Word family:steep a. a steep increase or fall in sth. is sudden and very big 急劇升降的 e.g.1. The plane climbed steeply. 飛機陡直地爬升。2. Export orders continued to fall steeply. 出口訂單繼續(xù)大幅下跌。3. The price of vegetables has risen steeply. 蔬菜的價格猛漲。humiliation n.1) U the unhap

13、py and ashamed feeling that you get when sth. embarrassing happens 恥辱；丟臉e.g. I felt humiliation at her remarks. 聽到她的話我感到很恥辱。2) C sth. that makes you feel very embarrassed and ashamed 恥辱之事；丟臉的事e.g. Never forget our national humiliation. 勿忘國恥。Word family: humiliate v. diligence n. U (fml) the attitude

14、 or behaviour of someone who works very hard and very carefully 勤奮；用功e.g. Diligence leads to success while laziness results in failure. 勤奮會帶來成功，而懶惰將導致失敗。 Word family: diligent a.e.g. In learning, the work of a diligent fool doubles that of a lazy wit. 在學習上，一個以勤補拙的人的實效會成倍于一個懶惰的聰明人。 flyer n. C 1) (inf

15、ml) a person, animal, or vehicle that can go very fast 有雄心壯志的人；杰出的人e.g. He is acknowledged as a high flyer with high marks. 他是大家公認的心懷抱負、成績拔尖的高材生。 2) a bird, insect, or animal that flies in a particular way 飛鳥；飛行物e.g. This is the bluethroat, a beautiful bird and magnificent flyer. 照片上這種是藍喉，華美的一種飛鳥。 3

16、) an announcement or advertisement that is printed on a sheet of paper and given to people 傳單，小廣告e.g. People were giving out flyers advertising the event. 人們在分發(fā)傳單宣傳這個項目。 4) an aircraft pilot 飛行員e.g. Even during his first ride on a broomstick, Harry was recognized as an outstanding flyer. 哈利第一次騎上飛天掃帚

17、就被認定是一位杰出的飛行員了。impressive a. if sth. is impressive, you admire it, for example because it is very good, large, or shows great skill 令人欽佩的；令人印象深刻的e.g. 1. It was an impressive list of achievements. 那是份給人印象深刻的成績單。2. His collection of paintings is the most impressive. 他的繪畫收藏令人嘆為觀止。Word family: impress v

18、. impression n.script n. C the written words of a play, film, television programme, speech etc. 劇本；電影劇本（尤指手稿）e.g. They wrote some excellent comedy scripts. 他們寫了一些精彩的喜劇腳本。Cf. alphabet: 不表示單個字母,指一種語言的整個字母表。letter: 指單個的字母。character: 通常指漢語的方塊字，也指字符。script: 指書寫或印刷的字母。provisional a. intended to be tempora

19、ry, and likely to be changed when other arrangements are made 臨時的；暫時性的；暫定的e.g. 1. They write to give their provisional acceptance of the contract. 他們寫信臨時接受此項合同。2. Clive and I shook hands on a provisional agreement ten minutes ago. 10分鐘前，克萊夫和我達成了一項臨時協(xié)議。acceptance n. U 1) agreement to a plan, offer, o

20、r suggestion 贊同；同意e.g. The new laws gained widespread acceptance. 新法令受到廣泛贊同。2) ( of) general agreement that sth. is true, reasonable, or cannot be changed 接受；認可e.g. Alternative medicines are now winning greater acceptance among doctors. 另類療法現在越來越為醫(yī)生所接受。Word family: accept v. ambitious a. 1) determin

21、ed to be successful, rich, famous etc. 有野心 的；有強烈欲望的；有抱負的e.g. To some degree, only those people who are ambitious can have their own careers. 從某種程度上說，只有有雄心的人才能干出一番事業(yè)。2) an ambitious plan, aim, or attempt is difficult and will need a lot of effort to succeed （計劃、目標或企圖）要求高的，需付出極大努力的e.g. That is a very

22、ambitious plan, and I hope it succeeds. 那是一項很宏偉的計劃，我希望它會成功。congress n.1) (Congress) the group of people chosen or elected to make laws in the US 美國國會e.g. Congress consists of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. 美國國會由兩部分組成：眾議院和參議院。2) C a large meeting of members of a political gro

23、up （政黨的）大會e.g. This matter will be discussed in congress tomorrow. 這個問題將在明天的代表大會上討論。 mortgage n. C a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank or financial organization in order to buy a house 抵押；抵押借款；按揭Ø You pay back your mortgage by making monthly payments, plus interest. Thus, ge

24、tting a mortgage for many young people means getting a flat or house of their own. e.g. 1. a mortgage slave2. Do you have a mortgage on your house? 你的房子在抵押貸款嗎？3. On my present salary I cant get a mortgage.靠我現在的工資沒辦法辦到按揭貸款。apply for a mortgage 申請貸款get/obtain a mortgage 獲得貸款issue a mortgage 發(fā)放抵押貸款pay

25、back a mortgage 歸還抵押借款a mortgage on land 土地抵押promotion n. C, U 1) a move to a higher level in a company, institution, or sport 提升，晉升2) the activity of encouraging or supporting something 鼓勵，提倡Translate the following into Chinese.1. He has filled all requirements for promotion. 他已具備晉升的一切條件。 2.The gov

26、ernment adopts a policy of employment promotion and has effectively solved the problem. 政府實施了就業(yè)促進政策，較為有效地解決了就業(yè)問題。Word family: promote v.inevitably ad. used for saying that sth. is certain to happen 必然地，不可避免地e.g. Historical experience has proven that the exercise of power without restraint and superv

27、ision inevitably leads to corruption. 歷史證明無限制地、缺乏監(jiān)督地行使權力不可避免地會導致腐敗。 Word family: inevitable a.Antonym: evitablecriticize1) v. ( sb. / sth. for sth. / doing sth.) say what you think is wrong or bad about sth. 批評，批判，指責e.g. 1. He is the manager's son but that does not qualify him to criticize my wo

28、rk. 他是經理的兒子，但并不表示他有資格批評我的工作。2. You should not criticize him so harshly in his face. 你不應該當面這么嚴厲地批評他。 3. She criticized the system for being secretive. 她對這個體制的不公開性提出了批評。2) vt. consider sth. carefully and judge what the good and bad aspects of it are 評價，評論e.g. 1. These artists often meet to discuss thi

29、ngs and criticize each other's work. 這些藝術家常常聚在一起討論問題并評論彼此的作品。2. A literary text may be criticized on two grounds: the semantic and the expressive. 文學作品可以從兩方面評價：語義方面和表現力方面。Word family: criticism n. critical a. critic n. brace v.1) ( oneself for sth.; oneself to do sth.) get ready for sth. unpleas

30、ant （使）作好準備e.g. We must brace ourselves for a challenging new year. 我們必須打起精神應付充滿挑戰(zhàn)的新年。2) ( oneself / sth. against sth. ) push your body, or a part of it, against something solid and strong in order to support yourself or to avoid falling （身體或身體部位）支住，撐牢e.g. She braced herself against the wall. 她靠墻支撐著

31、身體。resistance n. sing, U 1) (meet with / face / encounter ) refusal to accept sth. new such as a plan, idea, or change（對新計劃、新觀念等的）抵制，反對e.g. 1. This proposal is meeting with some resistance at the UNs headquarters. 這個提議遭到了聯(lián)合國總部的反對。2. She put up no resistance to being led away. 被帶走時她沒有反抗。3. There was

32、fierce resistance to the new laws. 新法律遭到了強烈抵制。2) ( to) the ability not to be affected or harmed by something, especially a disease or a drug（尤指對疾病或藥物的）抵抗力e.g. 1. Lack of white blood cells lowers resistance to infection and becomes the major cause of death. 由于欠缺白血球，降低了對疾病的抵抗力，這也是導致死亡的主因。 2. Some of u

33、s have a lower resistance to cold than others. 我們有些人對感冒的抵抗力不如別人。Word family: resist v.moor v. stop a ship or boat from moving by fastening it to a place with ropes or by using an anchor （使）停泊e.g. 1. Boats were moored on both sides of the river. 河兩岸都停著船只。2. The sailing club required most of the site

34、to moor their boats. 航行俱樂部需要大部分空間用于泊船。 estuary n. C the part of a large river where it becomes wide and flows into the sea 河口；江口e.g. We live near the Thames estuary. 我們的住處靠近泰晤士河入海口。coastline n. C the land along a coast, especially when seen from the sea or the air （尤指從海上或空中看到的）海岸線e.g. The road exten

35、ds several miles along the coastline, then clings to the inland. 這條路沿海岸線延伸了幾英里，然后轉向內陸。surf1) n. U the waves of the sea as they move onto a beach, falling to produce foam 拍岸浪花2) vi. (go ing) ride on waves in the sea on a surf board 沖浪3) v. look at various places one after another on the Internet or o

36、n television（在因特網上或電視上）沖浪rusty a. a rusty metal object is covered in rust（生）銹的e.g. The spoon has been rusty from disuse. 湯匙因棄置不用而生銹了。 Word family: rust n. & v. e.g. 1. The great advantage of this metal is that it doesn't rust. 這種金屬最大的優(yōu)點是不生銹。2. How can I remove the rust from the iron door? 我怎

37、樣才能把鐵門上的銹除掉呢？mesh n. C, U a piece of material like a net, made from a lot of closely connected wires, strings etc.（用鐵絲、繩等制成的）網狀物，網e.g. 1. The fish were caught in the meshes of the net. 魚被網線鉤住了。 2. We put some wire mesh over the chimney so that the birds wouldn't fall in. 我們在煙囪上蓋了一些細密的金屬絲網,這樣鳥兒就不

38、會跌落進去了。 Part B. Useful expressions:1. 課堂出勤率 attendance at classes 2. 同學們之間的競爭壓力 peer group pressure 3. 誰都不想···那也太丟人了 No one wanted the humiliation of 4. 熬夜熬出了眼袋 wear the bags under ones eyes 5. 臉色蒼白，睡眼惺忪 pale, sleepy faces 6. 在某人的心里 at the back of ones mind7. 心懷抱負、成績拔尖的高材生 the high fl

39、yers with the top grades 8. 為自己下幾個階段的人生做好了規(guī)劃 have the next stages of ones life mapped out9. 追隨···的人生足跡 follow sbs path through life10.做好了遭到反對的心理準備 brace oneself for some resistance to11.加入一個暫時報酬高的行業(yè) go into a career which pays well just at the moment12.沿海水域沒什么風浪 no surf on the coastal

40、 waters 13.擠滿了 brim with14.被···拽下來 be pulled back15.放棄了漫長的逃亡之戰(zhàn) give up ones lengthy struggle to escape Difficult sentences 1. and we all started to get our heads down (Para 1)What does get our heads down mean? To concentrate and focus on studying.How do you know that they worked hard

41、on their study? They studied late and attendance at classes rose steeply. 我們開始埋頭學習。2. No one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure like medals proving their diligence. (Para 1)What does “peer group” mean? Those around us who are of the same age or status.Why w

42、ere libraries standing room before early morning? The library was crowded with students, so there were no more seats available.When do we wear bags under our eyes? Do you feel proud to have such bags?When we have not had enough sleep, we will get loose dark areas of skin. We will feel proud because

43、such tired appearance shows how hard we have been studying, and the bags under our eyes are like medals.我們誰都不想考全班倒數第一，那也太丟人了，因此同學們之間的競爭壓力特別大。以前每天下午五點以后，圖書館就空無一人了，現在卻要等到天快亮時才會有空座，小伙子們熬夜熬出了眼袋，他們臉色蒼白，睡眼惺忪，卻很自豪，好像這些都是表彰他們勤奮好學的獎章。3. It wasnt always the high flyers with less impressive students who had th

44、e next stages of their life mapped out. (Para 2)What kind of people will be called high flyers?Those who have achieved a lot and have the ability and determination to continue to be successful in their studies or job. What do the quieter, less impressive students refer to?Those who do not have the b

45、est grades.并不總是那些心懷抱負、成績拔尖的高材生才清楚自己將來要做什么，常常是那些平日里默默無聞的同學早早為自己下幾個階段的人生做好了規(guī)劃。4. One had landed a job in his brothers advertising firmin Hollywood. (Para 2)If you land a job, will you feel happy?Yes, because I get a job that I want.If you have got sth. under a provisional acceptance, will you put your

46、 mind at rest?No. Provisional acceptance refers to an acceptance which is arranged (in principle), but is not yet definite. It is temporary and could be changed.有位同學在位于麥迪遜大道他哥哥的廣告公司得到了一份工作，另一位同學寫的電影腳本已經與好萊塢草簽了合約。5. The most ambitious student among us was going toending up in the Senate or in Congres

47、s one day. (Para 2)What activities does a party activist attend? Activities that are intended to achieve political change.Whats the final aim of a party activist in his career?He hopes to be a member of the Senate or Congress, as a result of making career progress.我們當中野心最大的一位同學準備到地方上當一個政黨活動家，我們都預料他最

48、終會當上參議員或國會議員。Active reading (2) We are all dyingTeaching ObjectivesStudents will be able to:· Understanding the importance of acting now· Learning to understand writers style· Learning to convey messages through repetitionCulture pointsGrand Canyon 大峽谷（指科羅拉多河的大峽谷，位于美國亞利桑那州西北部） The Gra

49、nd Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. West End 西倫敦（英國倫敦的西部地區(qū)，是王宮、議會、政府各部門所在地，多大商店、劇院和高級住宅）The West End of London

50、 is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, businesses, headquarters and the commercial West End theatres. Florida 佛羅里達州（美國州名）Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gu

51、lf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. Florida is the fourth most populous state in the country. Branson 布蘭森（ 1950 ，英國 Virgin 品牌的創(chuàng)始人） Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British baron, best known for his Virgin Group of over 400 companies. His first su

52、ccessful business venture was a magazine called Student at age 16. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980sas he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label.

53、Richard Branson is the 5th richest person in the United Kingdom and 254th in the world according to Forbes' 2011 list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of approximately £2.58 billion (US$4.2 billion)Language points Key words and expressions:bearer n. C someone who brings you

54、 a particular type of news or information 帶信者；捎信人e.g. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 很遺憾我是帶來壞消息的人。Word family: bear v. (bore/borne) carry someone or something, especially something important 運送；攜帶e.g. 1. The wedding guests arrived, bearing gifts. 婚禮的賓客們帶著禮物抵達了。2. The US Constitution sta

55、tes that the people have a right to bear arms. 美國憲法聲明人們有權攜帶武器。triple a. involving three things of the same kind 三倍的；三重的e.g. 1. He is a triple murderer. 2. The plan has a triple purpose.Word formation: tri-: (prefix) threee.g. 1. trilingual: speaking three languages2. triangle: a shape with three sidessubstantiate vt. provide evidence that