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NewHorizonCollegeEnglish

新視野大學(xué)英語(四)

教師姓名：劉傳賢2012.02.10-06.26

課程名稱NewHorizon授課專業(yè)和班級10級學(xué)前/教育本1;醫(yī)護/化工

CollegeEnglish本1；會電1；語文2

授課內(nèi)容UnitFive:ChoosetoBeAloneon授課學(xué)時4

Purpose

教學(xué)目的Introducebackgroundinformationconcerningtheauthorandotherfigures

mentionedinthetext.Learntheusefullanguagepointsinthisunit.

教學(xué)重點StudyandculturaldifferencesbetweentheeasternAsiansandwesterncountries;

analyzethestructureofthetext;practicethelanguagepoints.

教學(xué)方法Student-orientedcommunicativeteaching,freediscussionandinteraction.

教學(xué)過程1.Warm-upactivities(5minutes)

2.Understandingthetext(10minutes)

(Askthestudentssomequestionsrelatedtothetext.)

3.Detailedstudiesofthetext(50minutes)

4.Grammarandexercises(20minutes)

5.Writingskillsintroduction(15minutes)

作業(yè)Assignhomework:1.writingacompositiononprivacy.

2.Translationandafter-classreading.

3.sentence-structureassignments.

輔助手段MultimediasoftwareorCD-ROMafterclass

教學(xué)內(nèi)容

1.Warm-upactivities

IntroductoryRemarks:

Step1:Starttheclassbysomewesternsayingsonprivacy.

Step2:Sharewiththestudentswhysomepeopletendtobealone.

ILUnderstandingthetext

1.Somepeopleprefertospendmostoftheirtimealone.Othersliketobewithfriendsmostofthe

time.Doyouprefertospendyourtimealoneorwithfriends?Usespecificreasonstosupportyour

answer.

2.Somepeopleprefertospendtimewithoneortwoclosefriends.Otherschoosetospendtime

withalargenumberoffriends.Comparetheadvantagesofeachchoice.Whichofthesetwoways

ofspendingtimedoyouprefer?Usespecificreasonstosupportyouranswer.

3.Manypeoplehaveacloserelationshipwiththeirpets.Thesepeopletreattheirbirds,cats,or

otheranimalsasmembersoftheirfamily.Inyouropinion,aresuchrelationshipsgood?Whyor

whynot?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

III.Detailedstudiesofthetext

1.onpurpose(L.5)

deliberately;intentionally故意地;有目的地

Icamehereonpurposetoseeyou.

我特地來這里看你。

Don'tblameMaryforthatmistake.Pmsureshedidn'tmakeitonpurpose.

Thespeakerstoppedonpurposetowaitfortheaudiencetoapplaud,buttheydidn't.

2.castout(L.6)

todriveoutbyforce;expel;makesb.leaveaplace

Afterthescandal,hewascastoutofthecompany.

出了那樁丑聞后，他被公司開除了。

3.venture(L.7)

Totakearisk;dare;Toexposetodangerorrisk冒險;大膽行事[(+on)]

Heistootimidtoventureuponanewundertaking.

他太膽小,不敢從事新的事業(yè)。

Thechildrenventuredoutonthethiniceandfellthrough.

孩子們冒險踏上薄冰，結(jié)果掉了進去。

以…作賭注K+on)]

Heventuredlargesumsofmoneyonspeculativestocks.

他將大筆的錢拿去做股票投機。

4.inspiration(L.10)

something,suchasasuddencreativeactoridea,thatisinspired靈感

Afteragoodnightssleep,hehadabrilliantinspiration.

他美美睡了一夜后想到一個絕妙的主意。

Poetsandartistsoftendrawtheirinspirationfromnature.

詩人與藝術(shù)家往往由自然得到靈感。

構(gòu)詞知識：

spir:breath,life

aspirant

aspiration

aspire

conspiracy

conspire

dispirited

perspiration

respiration

respire

spirits

transpire

5.seekout(L.11)

findsth.orsb.bylookinghard搜出,找出,想獲得

Hesoughtouthisfriendinthecrowd.

他在人群中找到了他的朋友。

Thepoliceweretryingtoseektherealmurdererout.

6.setforth(L.14)

tobeginajourney;topresentforconsideration;propose

Theysetforthontheirhikeimmediatelyafterbreakfast.

他們早飯后馬上啟程開始徒步旅行。

Isthisconditionsetforthintheagreement?

這一條件協(xié)議中提到了嗎？

Shehassetforthherideas.

她已經(jīng)表達出了想法。

7.dictate(L.24)

tosayorreadaloudtoberecordedorwrittenbyanother;toprescribewithauthority;impose□

述；命令，指示

TheFrenchteacherdictatestotheclasseveryotherweek.

法語教師每隔一周給這班學(xué)生做一次聽寫。

Theunionleadersaretryingtodictatetheirdemandstotheemployer.

工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人正設(shè)法迫使雇主接受他們的要求。

Thepolicedictatedwherethelarge,noisycrowdshouldstandduringtheparade.

警察指定在游行時那一大堆喧鬧的人群應(yīng)站的位置。

構(gòu)詞知識：

diet:speak

addict

addiction

benediction

contradict

dictate

dictator

dictatorship

diction

dictum

edict

indict

indictment

interdict

malediction

verdict

8.fillup(L.44)

becomecompletelyfull;pletelyfull裝滿，填滿

Theyfilledupwithdieselatthepetrolstationontheirwayhome.

他們在回家的路上去加油站加滿了柴油。

Thechanneloftheriverwillfillupwithmudifitisnotregularlydredged.

9.atone'sownpace(L.46)

atthespeedatwhichsb.doessth.asfastasorasslowastheycan

Ifhecontinuestoworkatthatpacehe'llcertainlycrackup.

Histemperamentcannotadjusttoaslow,evenpaceoflife.

固定表達：

atagoodpace相當(dāng)快地

Theoldmancannotwalkatagoodpace.

那老人走不快。

keeppace齊步并進;并駕齊驅(qū)

Theywerewalkingsofastthatthesmallboycouldhardlykeeppacewiththem.

他們走得太快，那小男孩幾乎跟不上。

putsb.throughhispaces檢驗?zāi)橙说哪芰?/p>

Thecoachspentthewholemorningputtingthenewcomerthroughhispaces.

教練花了整個上午測試新隊員的能力。

set/makethepace定速度

Ifyouaskthefastestrunnertosetthepace,thenmostofthemwillbeleftbehind.

如果你讓跑得最快的人來定速度,那么他們中的大多數(shù)人都將落后。

showonefspaces顯出自己的本領(lǐng)

Heisalwaysreadytoshowhispaces.

他總想顯露自己的本領(lǐng)。

10.backup(L.53)

Tocausetoaccumulateorundergoaccumulation使聚集：引起堆積或經(jīng)過積累:

Theaccidentbackedthetrafficupforblocks.Trafficbackedupinthetunnel.

事故引起了交通阻塞。在地下道中引起了交通阻塞

tosupportsb.orsth.支持

Hewouldhavelosthispositionifyouhadn'tbackedhimup.

假如你當(dāng)初沒有支持他，他可能已經(jīng)失去職位了。

Thenewevidencebackedupmyargument.

新的證詞有助于我的辯論。

11.atlength(L.56)

foraconsiderabletime;fully詳盡地

Hetalkedatlengthabouthiswork.

他詳細地談了他的工作。

aftersometime;eventually終于

Atlengthwearrivedatourdestination.

我們終于到達了目的地。

Atlength,webegantounderstandwhatshewanted.

最后，我們總算弄清楚她到底要什么。

12.forthetimebeing(L.69)

temporarily,notforlong暫時的，眼下，目前

Let'ssharetheroomforthetimebeing.

我們暫時合住一個房間吧！

Let*sdoitjustforthetimebeing.

我們眼下這么做吧。

IV.Grammarandexercise

1.Dotheexercisesofunitfive.

2.SentenceStructureAnalysis:.

1).Then,ratherthantroubletoputitinhisownhandwriting,hecallsthegirlstocomebackand

writeitdownwhilehedictates.(L.24)

然而，他并不自己費神將詩歌寫下來，而是喚回女兒們，向他們口述，由他們寫。

本句為...ratherthan...的一種變形，通常的句型為：主語+動詞+ratherthan...,表示選擇對比。

當(dāng)問到愿意將孩子送到哪種學(xué)校的時候，許多父母認為他們會選擇寄宿學(xué)校而不是日制學(xué)

校。Whenaskedwhatkindofschooltheyarewillingtosendtheirchildrentoattend,manyparents

saytheywouldchooseaboardingschoolratherthandayschoolsfortheirchildren.

我設(shè)法自立而不求助于我的父母。

Itriedtostandonmyowntwofeetratherthanturnedtomyparents.

2).Whiletheothersareabsentyoucanstretchoutyoursouluntilitfillsupthewholeroom,

and...(L.43)

其他人不在的時候，你可以放飛你的靈魂，讓它充滿整個房間。

until,till表示"直到…才等于"not...before”,當(dāng)連詞時,一般與前面的not連用，構(gòu)成

若由noluntil開頭，則要用倒裝句型。until,lill也可用作介詞。

失去健康才知道健康的可貴。

Wedonotknowthevalueofhealthtillweloseit.

會議將推遲到下周，到那時我們就會做好所有的準備工作。

Theconferencewillbeputofftillnextweek,whenwewillhavemadeallthepreparations.

3).Weaskthecatwhetherweshouldwearthebluesuitortheyellowdress.(L.57)

我們問貓兒今天該穿藍色套裝還是黃色裙裝。

Whether...or...

不管她生不生病,她總是開開心心的。

Whether(sheis)sickorfine,sheisalwayscheerful.

我真的不在意他要留下來還是要走。

Whetherhewillstayorleave,Ireallydon'tcare.

IV.LanguagePoints

Para.1

1.Hereweare,allbyourselves,all22millionofusbyrecentcount,aloneinourrooms,someof

uslikingitthatwayandsomeofusnot.

Meaning:Wearehere,livingallalone-accordingtorecentstatisticsupto22millionofusare

livingaloneinourrooms;somelikethesolitarywayoflifeandsomedon*tlikeit.

bycount:bycalculatingthenumberofunitsinagroup數(shù)一下

Byourcountthat'sthefifthcakeyou'veeaten.

我們數(shù)了一下，這是你吃的第五塊蛋糕。

Bymycountthereare270peoplepresent.我統(tǒng)計了一下，有270人出席。

Compare:

atthelastcount

Thenumberofstudentswas665atthelastcount.

最后?次點數(shù)時，學(xué)生的人數(shù)為665人。

Wehad450membersatthelastcount.上次點人數(shù)時我們有450個成員。

2.Someofusdivorced,somewidowed,someneveryetcommitted.

Meaning:Someofuslivealoneafterdivorcingmarriagepartners,someofusliveinsolitude

becausethemarriagepartnerspassedaway,somesolitaryconditionsresultfromthefactthatsome

ofushavenotyetmarried.

Para.2

1.Lonelinessmaybeasortofnationaldiseasehere,andit'smoreembarrassingforustoadmit

thananyothersin.

Meaning:TofeelunhappywhenbeingalonemaybeakindoftypicalAmericanbadhabitand

Americansfeelmoreembarrassedtoadmithavingthisbadhabitthananyothersin.

disease:abadattitudeorhabit,usuallyonethatagroupofpeoplehave.

2.Ontheotherhand,tobealoneonpurpose,havingrejectedcompanyratherthanbeencastout

byit,isonecharacteristicofanAmericanhero.

Meaning:Ontheotherhand,thedeliberatechoiceofsolitudebyrefusingcompanionsinsteadof

beingexcludedbyothersisonespecialqualityofanAmericanhero.

3....needsnooneastheyventureoutamongthedeerandwolvestotamethegreatwildareas,

ventureout:riskgoingsomewherethatmightbedangerousorunpleasant

FdrathernotventureoutinpouringrainifIdon'thaveto!

如果不是非出去不可，我可不愿冒著傾盆大雨出去。

Today'sthefirsttimeFveventuredoutofdoorssincemyillness.

今天是我病后第一次冒險出門。

4.Thoreau,aloneinhiscabinonthepond,hisbackdeliberatelyturnedtothetown.Now,that's

characterforyou.

Meaning:Thoreaustayedaloneinhiscabinonthepond,withtheintentionofrejectingthelife

amongothersinthetown.Nowthishasbecomethelifestyleofordinarypeople,

turnone'sback:turnsothatoneisfacingtheoppositedirection

Heturnedhisbackandwalkedaway.他轉(zhuǎn)身走開了。

Para.3

1.Inspirationinsolitudeisamajorcommodityforpoetsandphilosophers.TheyYeallforit.

Meaning:Inspirationinsolitudeisthemostusefulthingforpoetsandphilosophers.Theyareall

infavorofit.

befor:support;favor

Fmforthechairman'splan.我贊成主席的計劃。

"I'mallforsexualequalitybutIdon'twantmywifetoworkJsaidtheman.

那個男子說：“我完全擁護男女平等，但是我不想讓我妻子工作。”

beagainstAnt.

Para.5

Nodoubtaboutit,solitudeisimprovedbybeingvoluntary.

Meaning:Undoubtedly,onecanevenfindpleasureinlivingaloneifheorshechoosestostay

aloneofhisorherownfreewill.

Para.6

...beforetheysilentlycreepaway,sohecancreatepoetry.

creepaway:leaveratherslowlyandquietly,orcarefullyinordertoavoidbeingnoticed

Theycreptawayinordernottowakethebaby.

為了不弄醒嬰兒，他們躡手躡腳地走開了。

Para.7

...theseartistictypes...

Meaning:...theseartisticpeople...

Theword"type11referstoapersonofastatedkind.

Para.8

TheAmericanhighpriestofsolitudewasThoreau.

Meaning:TheAmericanrepresentativefigureofthesolitarywayoflifeisThoreau.

Para.9

Hehadcompanyinandoutofthehutallday,askinghimhowhecouldpossiblybesonoble.

Meaning:PeoplecameinandoutofThoreau*shutallday,astheywantedtoknowhowhe

managedtobesosacred,asifnothingsecularcoulddisturbhim.

Para.10

1.Thoreauhadhisownself-importanceforcompany.

Meaning:ThereasonforThoreau'sholylifewasthethoughtthathewasmoreimportantthan

otherpeople,whichaccompaniedhimandhelpedexpelthedisturbancefromtheworldoutside.

2.Perhapsthere'samessagehere.Thelargertheego,thelesstheneedforotheregosaround.The

moremodestandhumblewefeel,themorewesufferfromsolitude,feelingourselvesinadequate

company.

Meaning:Perhapsherethemostimportantideais:ifaperson'ssenseofhisownvalueand

importanceisstronger,heislesslikelytostaywithothers.Onthecontrary,ifwethinklessofour

ownvaluesandabilitiesandthinkuslessimportantthanothers,wearemorelikelytofind

unbearablethestateofbeingaloneandbediscontentedwithstayingallbyourselves.Wewantto

staywithothers.

Para.11

1.Ifyoulivewithotherpeople,theirtemporaryabsencecanberefreshing.

Meaning:Ifotherpeoplekeepyoucompanyindailylife,theirshortperiodofleavingcanbe

pleasantlynew.

2.Whiletheothersareabsentyoucanstretchoutyoursouluntilitfillsupthewholeroom,and

useyourfreedom,comingandgoingasyoupleasewithoutapology,stayinguplatetoread,

soakinginthebath,eatingawholepintoficecreamatonesitting,movingatyourownpace.

Meaning:Whiletheothersareaway,youcanletyoursoulspreadtothepointwhereitreaches

everycomeroftheroom,andenjoyyourfreedomtothefullextent.Youmaycomeandgoatwill

withouttheirritatingthoughtthatitmaybothersomeoneandyoushouldapologize,orgotobed

laterthanusualforthesakeofreading,orenjoythepleasureofbathing,oreatupawholepintof

icecreamatatime,ormoveandbehaveatthespeedthatsuitsyouthebest,

soak:v.

1)(causeto)remaininorbecompletelycoveredbyaliquid,esp.soasto

becomesoftorcompletelywet

WhatIneedistosoakinahottub.我所需要的是泡在熱浴缸里。

Soakthebeansfor2hours.把這些豆浸泡兩小時。

2)(ofaliquid)enter(asolid)throughthesmallopeningsofasurface

arain-soakedfield雨水浸透的田地

Theinkhadsoakedthroughthethinpaperontothepicturebeneath.

墨水滲透到這張薄紙下面的圖片上去了。

atonesitting:aperiodoftimethatapersonspendssittinganddoinganactivity

Ireadthebookatonesitting.我坐著一口氣把書讀完了。

atone'sownpace:atthespeedatwhichsb.doessth.asfastasorasslowashecan

Weencourageallstudentstoworkattheirownpace.

我們鼓勵所有的學(xué)生按自己的進度學(xué)習(xí)。

Hepreferstoworkathisownpace.他更喜歡按照自己的節(jié)奏工作。

3.Butwhenyoulivealone,thetemporaryabsenceofyourfriendsandacquaintancesleavesa

vacuum;theymaynevercomeback.(Para.11)

Meaning:Butifyouliveinsolitudeandyourfriendsandacquaintancesleaveforthetimebeing,

youwillhavethefeelingofemptiness,andtheymaynevercomeback.

Para.12

1.Theconditionoflonelinessrisesandfalls,buttheneedtotalkgoesonforever.

Meaning:Aperson'sfeelingoflonelinesskeepschanging,nowstrengthens,nowweakens,buthe

alwayshastheneedoftalkingtoothers.

2.It'sthedailysuccessionofsmallcomplaintsandobservationsandopinionsthatbacksupand

chokesus.

Meaning:Itrsthedailyseriesofourcomplaintsandobservationsandviewsonvariousissuesthat

stuffusandmakesusfeeluneasy,fillinguswiththedesiretotalktoothers.

Para.14

Il'simportanttostayrational.

Meaning:Itisimportanttoalwaysthinkclearlyandnotgetemotionallyunbalanced.

Para.15

It'simportanttostopwaitingandsettledownandmakeourselvescomfortable,atleast

temporarily,andfindsomegraceandpleasureinourcondition,notlikeaself-centeredBritish

poetbutlikeapatientprincesssealedupinatower,waitingforthehappyendingtoourfairytale.

Meaning:Atleastforthetimebeing,theimportantthingforussolitarypeopletodoistostop

meaninglesswaitingtogetintoacomfortablepositionandfindsomepleasantthingsinthe

solitude.Weshouldn'tlivelikeaBritishpoetwhotendstothinkonlyabouthimselfandturnsa

blindeyetotheneedsorfeelingsofotherpeople;instead,weshouldbehavelikeaprincessofthe

fairystorywho,inspiteofthestateofbeingshutupinatoweralone,stillpatientlywaitsforthe

arrivalofasatisfactoryending.

Para.16

Itmaynotbewhereweexpectedtobe,butforthetimebeingwemightaswellcallithome.

Meaning:Wemaynotbecontentwiththeconditionwearenowin,butatpresentthereisnoharm

incallingtheplacewherewelivehome.

VI.In-depthLearningofSectionB:ChoosetoBeAloneonPurpose

1.TeachingObjectives:

XToknowthemeaningandusageofsomeimportantwords,phrasesandpatterns

A,Tobefamiliarwiththewritingskillsofthetextandmakeuseofitinwriting

XToimproveSsreadingskillsbystudyingsectionB

Torespondandcooperatewithclassmateswillingly

XToparticipateactively

Toreadsentencesandtextswithproperintonation

XTowritesmoothlyandlegibly

2.TimeAHotment:

SectionA(3periods):

Pre-readingactivitiestheme-relatedquestionsforwarmingup

While-readingactivitiesculturalnotes;usefulwordsandexpressions;difficultsentences

While-readingactivitiestextstructure;mainideas

Post-readingactivitiescomprehensionquestions;exercises

SectionB(1period):

PracticeofthereadingskillPredictingthewriter'sideas

TchecksonSs'homereadingbyaskingquestionsbasedonthepassage.

Texplainssomedifficultsentences

3.TeachingProcedures:

3.1Pre-readingActivities

Step1Greetings

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

Step2.Review

1.Askstudentssomequestionstoreviewthelastlesson(showthemonthescreen).

2.Checkthehomework

Step3.Lead-inandpreparationforreading

ShowtheSssomequestionsandletthemtalktoeachotheraboutthetopiconthescreen.

1.WhyislonelinesscalledanationaldiseaseoftheUS?

2.Whydopoetsandphilosopherslikesolitude?

3.Howwillthetemporaryabsenceoffriendsaffectaperson?

4.Whyisitimportantforapersonlivingalonetotalktoothers?

5.Howisasolitarymanadvisedtoenjoylife?

Purpose:Arousethestudents,interestofstudy.Bringinnewsubject:ChoosetoBeAloneon

Purpose.

Method:UsetheCAI,PPTsoftwareandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,communicativeapproach,audio-visualmethodandaudio-lingualmethod.

Step4.Fastreading

AsktheSstoreadthepassageasquicklyastheycanandtoanswerthequestionsonthe

screen.Letthemgetthemainideaofeachparagraphandmakeclearaboutthetextstructure.

Textstructure:

Purpose:Improvethestudents'readingandwritingabilityandunderstandthegeneralidea

ofeachparagraph.

Method:Readthetextindividuallyandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

TextStructureAnalysis

Thepassagefocusesonasocialphenomenonchoosingtobealoneonpurpose.Thepassagefalls

intofourparts.TheauthorbeginswiththebriefdescriptionofbeingaloneinUSA.Next,two

differentviewsonsolitudearepresented.Then,threeexamplesaregiventoillustratewhyand

howsomepersonageschoosetoliveinsolitude.Finally,theauthorgivescommentsandadviceon

livinginsolitude.

PartI(Para.l):Thephenomenonoflivingalone:Asasocialtrend,lotsofpeopleareliving

alone.

PartII(Para.2):twodifferentviewsonlivingalone:Loneliness:asortofsocialdiseasebuta

characteristicofanAmericanhero.

PartIII(Para?3~10):Whopreferslivingalone:poets&philosopherspreferlivingalone.

PartIV(Para.Theauthor'scommentsandadviceonlivinginsolitude

Step5.Preparationfordetailsofthetextonthescreen

SsarerequiredtolookatthewordsandPhrasesonthescreenandgiveabriefpresentationin

class.

WordsandPhrases:

Purpose:TraintheSs'abilityofunderstandingandusingforeignlanguage.

Method:Talkingroups,Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,communicative

approachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

1)humble

Theyoungman'shumblebehaviormadeafavorableimpressionontheboss,(havinga

modestopinionofoneself;notproud)

這個年輕人謙恭的舉止給老板留下了很好的印象。

amanofhumblebirth/origin(notgreatorimportant)出身低微的人

2)speakhighlyof:expressagoodopinionofsomeoneorsomething

Thestudentsspeakhighlyofthenewteacher.學(xué)生對新來的老師評價很高。

Compare:speakill/wellof:expressabad/goodopinionofsomeoneorsomething

3)backup:

Trafficduringthepeakhourstendstobackup.(causetoblockup)

上下班高峰期往往會塞車。

Hebackedmeupwhole-heartedlyashealwaysdid.{supportsomeone,esp.inan

argument)他一如既往地全心全意地支持我。

4)atlength

Wehavealreadydiscussedthismatteratgreatlength.(foralongtimeandingreatdetail)

我們J經(jīng)失分詳盡地討論了這個問題。

"I'munabletogiveyouadefiniteansweratthemoment,“hesaidatlength,(afteralong

time)

5)settledown

Italwaystakestheclassawhiletosettledownatthestartofthelesson.

他們打算成家，安定下來。

TheydecidetogetmaiTiedandsettledown.

6)mightaswell：dosomethingbecauseitseemsbestinthecircumstances,thoughoften

reluctantly

Sinceyouarehere,youmightaswellstay.你既然來了，就不妨呆在這兒吧。

3.2While-readingActivities

Step6.Intensivereading

Ssareaskedtoreadthepassagecarefullyagainandanswersomedetailedquestionsonthe

screen.Duringthereading,thereisanexplanationforthefollowingpoints:

LanguagePoints:

1)Lonelinessmaybeasortofnationaldiseasehere,andit'smoreembarrassingforusto

admitthananyothersin.(Para.2)

Meaning:LonelinessisakindoftypicalAmericanillness,andAmericansfeelmore

embarrassedtoadmitthisthananyotherproblem.

Heretheword“disease“isusedfiguratively,meaningsomethingunpleasant,usuallyonethata

groupofpeoplehave.

2)Nodoubtaboutit,solitudeisimprovedbybeingvoluntary.(Para.5)

Meaning:Undoubtedly,onecanfindpleasureinlivingaloneiftheychooseitaccordingtotheir

ownfreewill.

3)TheAmericanhighpriestofsolitudewasThoreau.(Para.7)

Meaning:TherepresentativefigureofthesolitarywayoflifeisThoreau.

A“highpriest“isapersonwhohasaleadershippositioninacertainfield.

4)Thoreauhadhisownself-importantforcompany.

Meaning:Thoreau'slifewasself-content;heenjoysbeingalone.

5)Thoseabsentwillbeback.Theirwaterproofwintercoatsareintheclosetandthedog

keepswatchingforthematthewindow.(Para.11)

Meaning:Thosewhoarestayingawayfromyouwillbeback.Theyhavetheirwintercoats

keptintheclosetandeventhedogkeepswatchingatthewindowfortheircomingback.

Notethat”?proo/'isasuffixusedwithsomenounsfordescribingsomethingthatwill

provideprotectionagainstthedamagingeffectofsomethingelse.Forexample:

bulletproof防彈的；soundproof隔音的；fireproof防火的

6)Afterall,hereweare.Itmaynotbewhereweexpectedtobe.Butforthetimebeingwe

mightaswellcallithomeAnyway,thereisnoplacelikehome.(Para.16)

Meaning:Wemaynotbecontentwiththeconditionwearenowin,butatpresentthereisno

harmincallingtheplacewherewenowlivehome.

afterall:inspiteofwhathasbeensaid,doneorexpected

Afterall,youareyoungandthereisalotmoreoflifeyettocome.畢竟你還年輕，生活

的道路還長著呢。

Afterallmoneyisnoteverything.Therichestpeoplearenotnecessarilyhappiest.

forthetimebeing:forashortperiodoftimefromnow,butnotpermanently

Theywilltakenoactionforthetimebeing.他們暫時還不會采取行動。

Typicalpatterns:

1)not/neverso...as

Theyounggirlisnotsoinnocentassheappears.

Menareneversopeaceful,soharmoniouswitheachotherastheyarenow.

2)mightaswelldosomething

Sinceyouarehere,youmightaswellstay.你既然來了，就不妨呆在這兒吧。

Whileyoulivealone,youcandowhateveryoulike.Wemightaswellcallitfreedom.

Purpose:Furtherunderstandthetext(Trainfurtherreadingability)tofindoutsome

difficultsentencesanddetailsofthetext.

Method:Readthetexttogether;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,reading

approach,communicativeapproach,grammar-translationapproachandtotalphysicalresponse

method.

3.3Post-readingActivities

Step7.Consolidation

Questionsfordiscussion:

1)Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsolitudeorlivingalone.

2)Doyouhavethemomentswhenyoufeelsolitudeisthebestcompanion?

3)Doyouthinksolitudecangiverisetoinspiration?Giveyourreasons.

Purpose:Toknowifthestudentsunderstandthewholetext.Atthesametime,Toshowthe

textstructureonthescreen,sothattheycanretelliteasily.

Method:Readthetextstructuretogether;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,

readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

Step8.Assignment

ReviewthekeypointsofSectionA

Finishonlinehomework

PreviewSectionB

Step9Assessment

Writeacompositionofcomparisonofnolessthan120wordsonthefollowingtopicwitha

focusonhowtogiveandorganizeyourreasonstosupportthestatement.

Topic:Peoplelivingaloneonpurposeandpeoplewhohavetolivealone

Comparingpoints:1.Peoplelivingalone:

reasonsforpreferringliving

representatives

2.Peoplewhoareforcedtolivealone

V.SectionBRoommateConflicts

TeachingProcedures:

1.ReadingSkills

Predictingthewriter'sideas

Tomakepredictionsofthewriter'snextpointisanimportantskillinactivereading.

Althoughwemaynotbeabletopredicteverydetailandalthoughawritermaysurpriseuswith

unexpectedideas,wecanoftenanticipatethegeneraldirectionthewriterisgoing.Making

predictionswhileyoureadkeepsyourmindalert;itisawaytodouble-checkyourcomprehension

ofwhatyou'vereadsofar,anditcanbeagreataidtounderstandwhatcomesnext.

Purpose:IntroducethereadingskilltotheSsandimprovetheirreadingabilities.

Method:Usemultimediainstructionandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponse

method.

Texplainsthereadingskill(Predictingthewriter'sideas).

Sspracticetheskillbyansweringthequestionsinsertedinthetext.

2.PassageReading(RoommateConflicts)

2.1Lead-inandpreparationforreading

AskSstotalkabouttheirroommates,habits,personalities,in