全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程第二版第二冊(cè)第一單元教案

Unit1WaysofLearning

TeachingAims:

1.Understandingthemainidea(thatitwouldbeidealif

wecanstrikeabalancebetweenthe

Chineseandwesternlearningstyles)andstructureofthetext(introductionofthetopicbyan

anecdote-elaborationbycomparisonandcontrast-conclusionbyasuggestion)

2.Appreciatethedifferencebetweencomparisonandcontrast,aswellasdifferentwaysto

compareandcontrast(point-to-pointmethodorone-side-at-timemethod)

3.GraspthekeylanguagepointsinTextsAandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext

4.Understandtheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothecontent

5.Conductingaseriesoftheme-relatedreading,listening,speaking,andwritingactivities

6.Learntowritenotices,etc.

TeachingKeypoints:

1.GraspthemainideaofTextAandlanguagepointsinTextA

2.CulturalbackgroundaboutChineseandwesternwaysoflearning

3.AnalysisofthedifficultsentencesinTextA

TeachingDifficulties:

1.WritingstrategyandstyledemonstratedinTextA

2.Learnhowtounderstandthestructureofdifficultandlongsentences

TeachingAids:

Teacher-guided,discussion,exercises,group-activities,student-centred

Teachingperiod:12classes

TeachingProcedure:

Step1Warmingup

1.Havestudentsreadtheoverviewofpage2,studentswillunderstandthemaintopicofunit

(waysoflearninginChineseandwesterncountries)

2.Havestudentslistentothescriptoflisteningpart,explainsomedifficultsentencesand

phrases,leadthemtofinishtheexercisesonpage3,checktheanswer

3.Howtounderstandthefollowingsentences:

Standingontheshouldersofgiants

4.Explaintheculturalnotesofeducationinthewest

5.Inclass,studentsformtwocampstodebatethefollowingissue:Ifyouhaveababy,which

waywouldyouprefertouse,topaymoreattentiontodevelopmoreskillsortocreativity?

Step2GlobalanalysisofTextA

.Scanning

ScanTextAanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1Benjaminwasworriedthathecouldn

(=Benjaminwasnotbotheredatall.)

tputthekeyintothebox.(F)

2.IntheChinesestaff

3.Theauthorandhiswifedidn

slot.(T)

sopinion,theparentsshouldnguidejaminBetoinsertthekey.(T)

tcarewhetherBenjaminsucceededininsertingthekeyintothe

4.FortheWesterners,learningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmolding.(F)

(=TheChinesethinkthatlearningshouldtakeplacebycontinualcarefulshapingandmolding.)

6.Chineseteachersholdtheopinionthatskillsshouldbeacquiredasearlyaspossible,while

Americaneducatorsthinkthatcreativityshouldbeacquiredearly.(T)

7.Addmorequestionsaboutthetext:

Whereandwhendidtheincidenttakeplace?

Whoarethemaincharactersinthisincicent?

WhatisHowardGardner?

WhydothecouplecometoChina?

Howoldisthesonoftheauthor

Throughwhatdoesthebabygetpleasureintheincident?

Whatistheattitudeofhisparents?

WhatistheattitudeofthehotelstafftowardsBenjamineffort?

8.Answerthequestionsofon11

UnderstandingthemainideaofthetextDivisionoftheTextA

PartsPara(s).

MainIdeas

1

2

1~5

Thetextbeginswithananecdote.

Theauthorsthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearning

6~13

inChinaandtheWest.

3

14

Theauthorwindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.

Step3DetailedReadingofTextA

.DifficultSentences

1.(LL.13~15)Becauseofhistenderageandincompleteunderstandingoftheneedtopositionthe

keyjustso,hewouldusuallyfail.

Paraphrasethesentence.(=Becausehewassoyounganddidnqtuiteknowthatheshould

positionthekeycarefullytofitintothenarrowkeyslot,hewouldusuallyfail.)

2.(L.15)Benjaminwasnotbotheredintheleast.(=Benjaminwasnotbotheredatall.)

3.(L.30)

andtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

AndtohelpexplainChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

4.(LL.37~39)

sincethechildisneitheroldenoughnorcleverenoughtorealizethedesired

actiononhisown,whatpossiblegainisachievedbyhavinghimstruggle?

Whatdoesthedesiredactionreferto?(=Positioningthekeycarefullytofitintotheslot.)

5.(L.39)Hemaywellgetfrustratedandangry.(=Heislikelytogetfrustratedandangry.)

Eg.Youuse

maywell

whenyouaresayingwhatyouthinkislikelytohappen.

6.(L.47~48)Hewashavingagoodtimeandwasexploring,twoactivitiesthatdidmattertous.

Whatdothetwoactivitiesreferto?(=Havingagoodtimeandexploring.)

activitiesthatdidmattertous

.(=activitiesthatwereimportanttous.)

7.(L.52)whetheritbeplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupfora

misdeed=Nomatterwhetheritisplacingakeyinakeyslot,drawingahenormakingupfor

somemistakes.)thesubjunctivemood

eg.Whetherhebepresentorabsent,weshallhavetodoourpart.)

8.(LL.80~81)youngWesternersmakingtheirboldestdeparturesfirstandthengradually

masteringthetradition(

)

Whatdoesmakingtheirboldestdeparturesmean?(=Doingsth.differentfromanestablishedrule

ortradition.)

9.(LL.98~99)ButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,andthatthefosteringof

skillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals

assuming+that-clause:

Youuseassumingthatwhenyouareconsideringapossible

situationorevent,sothatyoucanthinkabouttheconsequences.

Eg.Assumingthatweallworkatthesamerate,weshouldbefinishedbyJanuary.)

10.(LL.100~102)Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwayto

approacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasic

skills?

?)

Step4WordsandExpressionsofTextA

1.(L.7)attach:vt.fastenorjoin(onethingtoanother)

*Sheattachedanantennatotheradio.

(=Atagwasattachedtoeacharticle.)

Pattern:attachsth.tosth.

2.(L.21)initial:adj.oforatthebeginning;first

(=Theinitialtalkswerethebaseofthelateragreement.)

beattachedtosth.

*theinitialletterofaword

3.(L.25)await:vt.waitforHewasanxiouslyawaitingherreply.

(=Hehaslongawaitedthismoment.)

4.(L.25)onoccasion:nowandthen

Ithas,onoccasion,createdtroubleforthebank.

(=Youhaveonoccasionsurprisedpeople.)

CF:onoccasion&ontheoccasionof

onoccasion

ontheoccasionof

ontheoccasionofsb.'swedding

5.(L.26)neglect:vt.givetoolittleattentionorcareto

*neglectone'smealsandsleep

(=Don'tneglecttolockthedoorwhenyouleave.)

CF:neglect,ignore&omit

neglect

Thosewhoneglecttheirdutiesshouldbepunished.

Whydotheyalwaysneglectthetrafficregulation.

ignore

WhenIsawTom,Istoppedtogreethim,butheignoredmeandwalkedon.

Theteacherignoredmydifficultquestions.

omit

Sheshouldnotomittovisitthemuseum.

Thethirdpartofthebookmaybeomitted.

6.(L.28)relevant:adj.directlyconnectedwiththesubject

(=Hiscolorisnotrelevanttowhetherhe'sagoodlawyer.)

(=Theevidenceisrelevanttothecase.)

Pattern:berelevantto

7.(L.29)investigate:

vt.trytofindoutinformationabout

*Scientistsareinvestigatinghowtheplanecrashoccurred.

*Ifyouhearsucharumor,investigateitthoroughly.

vi.makeadetailedinquiry*investigateintoanaffair*investigateintoarumor

CF:investigate,examine&inspect

investigate

*Theyinvestigatedthecauseoftheaccident.

*Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder.

examine

*Theyexaminedourpassportsverycarefully.

*Anopticianisqualifiedtoexamineyoureyesandprescribeglasses.

inspect

examine

*Thefiremenwereinspectingthewarehouseforpotentialfirehazards.

*Everylengthofclothisinspectedbeforeitleavesthefactory.

8.(L.30)throwlighton:helpunderstanding

*Thesefactsthrownewlightonthematter.

9.(L.34)exception:n.sb./sth.thatacommentorstatementdoesnotapplyto

(=Thereisanexceptiontothisgrammaticalrule.)

(=Thisisanapparentexceptiontotherule.)

Pattern:anexceptionto

Collocation:

withmany/fewexceptions

withoutexception

/

withtheexceptionof

makenoexceptions

makeanexceptionof...

10.(L.39)desirable:adj.worthhavingasbybeinguseful,advantageous,orpleasing;worth

achieving

*MainStreetisaverydesirablelocationforalargedepartmentstore.

*Itismostdesirablethatheshouldattendtheconference.

NB:antonym:undesirable

11.(L.41)accomplish:vt.managetodo(sth.)

*She'saccomplishedagreatdealinthelastfewweeks.

(=Thetaskwillnotbeaccomplishedinonegeneration.)

accomplishone'sobject/goal

accomplishone'smission

CF:accomplish,complete&finish

accomplish

task,aim,journey,voyage

*Idon'tfeelourvisitreallyaccomplishedanything.

complete

accomplish

*Thebuildingwillbecompletedbytheendofthismonth.

finish

complete

,

complete

*Finishtheworkoffbeforeyouleaveforyourholiday.

12.(L.43)induecourse:atthepropertime;eventually

*Bepatient.You'llgetyourpromotioninduecourse.

13.(L.48)critical:adj.

1)veryimportantAsecondincomeiscriticaltothefamily'swell-being.

(Thenexttwoweekswillbecriticalforthe

company.)

Collocation:acriticaldecision

2)veryseriousordangerous

criticalmoment

(=acriticalshortageoffood)

Collocation:criticalcondition

14.(L.50)principaladj.main;chief

*theprincipalfoodofthepeopleofIndia

CF:principal&principle

acriticalillness

theprincipalriversofEurope

principal

principle

principle

principal

ameetingamongalltheprincipalsinthetransaction

15.(L.50)rear:1.vt.Bringupandeducate;lookafter(animals)

2.n.backpart

*Thekitchenisintherearofthehouse.

(=Theparkinglotisattherearofthebuilding.)

16.(L.52)makeupfor:repaywithsth.good;compensatefor

*Ididn'ttravelmuchwhenIwasyounger,butI'mcertainlymakingupforlosttimenow.

(=Theyhurriedontomakeupforlosttime.)

17.(L.59)inretrospect:onevaluatingthepast;uponreflection

*Therearesomethingsthatyouonlybecometotallyconsciousofinretrospect.

(=Inretrospect,whatIhavedoneisclearlyabsurd.)

18.(L.64)facility:n.

1)abilitytodosth.easilyandwell

*playthepianowithfacility

(=havegreatfacilityinlearninglanguages)

2)(pl.)equipment,aids,etc.whichmakeiteasytodothings

*sportsfacilities*Therearefacilitiesforcookinginthekitchen.

(=entertainmentfacilities)

19.(L.71)apply:vi.1)berelevant;haveaneffect

Pattern:applytosb./sth.*WhatIhavesaiddoesnotapplytoyou.

(=Theadvicegivenbytheprofessoronlyappliestosome

ofthecollegestudents.)

2)writealetterorfillinaforminordertoaskformallyforsth.

Pattern:apply(tosb.)forsth.

*Weappliedtotheauthoritiesforassistance.

(=HedecidedtoapplytojointheStudentUnion.)

applytodosth.

20.(L.79)priority:n.sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse

*Studyisnotonhislistofpriorities.

(=Roadbuildingisafirstpriority.)

21.(L.82)evolve:vi.developgradually

Pattern:evolveinto

evolvefrom/outof

*Theearlyfishhaveevolvedintosome30,000differentspecies.

(=Thesimpleplanevolvedintoacomplicated

scheme.)

*Somepeoplebelievethatweevolvedfromtheapes.

(=Thewholeideaevolvedfromacasual

remark.)

22.(L.85)contrast:

1).v.compare(twopeopleorthings)sothatdifferencesaremadeclear

Pattern:contrastAwith/andB

*Inherspeechshecontrastedthegovernment

soptimisticpromiseswithitsdismalachievements.

(=Icannothelpcontrastingherattitudewiththatofherfriends.)

Collocation:contrastsharply/strikingly

contraststartlingly/strongly

/

2).n.differencebetweenthingscompared

*TheatmosphereoftheSecondWorldWarinLondonwasacompletecontrasttothatoftheFirst.

*Thereisamarkedcontrastbetweenthegroup

Collocation:constitute/formasharpcontrastto

intensify/sharpenthecontrast

reveal/showacontrast

sactionsanditsprinciples.

23(L.87)harbor:

1).vt.keep(sth.)secretlyinone

smind

*Hemightbeharboringadeathwish.

*harborthoughtsofrevenge

2).n.placeofshelterforships

*Thenavyhasconstructedanartificialharbor.

*Alltheshipsstayedintheharborduringthestorm.

24.(L.89)promote:vt.helptogrowordevelop

*neweffortstopromotetheworldpeace

(=promoteeconomicgrowth)

CF:promote&further

(=Milkpromoteshealth.)

promote

*promotetheunderstandingbetweenthetwocountries

*Theaudiolingualmethodshouldbepromoted.

further

*Gettingascholarshipwillfurtherhereducation.

25.(L.90)emerge:vi.comeout

(

emerge)

(=Eventuallythetruthofthematteremerged.)

*Largescaleindustryemergedgraduallyastechnologyevolved.

Pattern:e