大学英语精读(修订版)教案.doc

大学英语精读教案大学英语精读College English 1The Course Curricular Participants: Second-year Students Time: 9/2001-2/2002 First semester of the Academic Year 20012002Teaching Material: College English (Revised edition，published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press)Major Task of This Semester Text Learning（10 units altogether）Learning to write English compositionIntegral Training: trying to improve the students proficiency in reading, listening, and speaking.General Goals or Objectives of This Semestertry to improve the students reading speed and the ability to get information from reading materials correctly.Students acquisition of the skills involved through supplementary materials and texts.More attention will be given to the understanding of discourse: focus on global understanding.Enlarge students vocabulary (Key words and structure)Learn the features of English composition and learn to write.Teaching PlanThis terms teaching content covers 10 units. Basically, every two units will be finished within 3 weeks. Except the one-week holidays in National Day, there are 15 weeks left for teaching, so at least 9 unit should be finished at the end of this term. Roughly the teaching of one unit covers 6 periods.WeeksTeaching TaskWeek 1 to Week 3Unit 1: A Brush With the LawUnit 2: The Woman Who would not TellWeek 4 to Week 6Unit 3: Why I TeachUnit 4: Down But not OutWeek 7 to Week 9Unit 5: The Day Mother CriedUnit 6: A Days WaitWeek 10 to Week 12Unit 7: The ShelterUnit 8: Daydreaming a LittleWeek 13 to Week 15Unit 9: The Death of HitlerUnit 10: The Fantastic Spurt of TechnologyWeek 16General ReviewUnit 1 How to Improve Your Study HabitsI Intensive readingObjectives： 1. Understanding the main idea2. Understand the structure : Comparison and contrast 3. Learn related law terms4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the textTeaching focus：1.Learn to form good habits2. The understanding of “average intelligence” Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1st period2nd period 3rd period4th period5th period 6th periodIntensive reading: Pre-reading;While-reading(structure, characteristics of lady hermitsWhile-reading(questions for discussion)While-reading(questions for discussion,language points)Language points,Post-reading Extensive reading Listening and speakingPre-reading Tasks (45 minutes)1 Warming up activitiesPair work/ group work: students work in pairs or groups to discuss their opinions about study habits.a. Previewing the lessons so well as to almost learn it by heart.b. Very attentive but not very active in class.c. Taking notes in class but unable to go over them afterwards.d. Reading the new words and expressions aloud early in the morning while taking a walk on campus.e. Often worrying about tests, some times even afraid to sit for them.d. Not reviewing what has been learned until there is a quiz.2. Information related to the text.1) Average intelligence2) Hobbies and habits3) Skimming and scanning While-reading Tasks (90 minutes)Text Learning1. Explain the skill of skimming and scanning2. Ask student to skim the text to have a general idea about the text.3. Underline the difficult words and sentences and answer the questions on page 64. Expalin the text5. Ask students to sum up the good habit mentioned in the text and learn them by heart in the class.6. Language points Language Points:Not necessary, commit, decide on, set aside, occupy, be aware of, adequate concentrate on, look over, go over, furthermore, average intelligenceStructure: a. it turns out that b. given in conditional clausePost-reading (45 minutes) 1.Group discussion: (10 min)Topics: 1.How to form good habits? What Im going to do to get into good habits?2. Dictation (10 min) Reading is the most useful skills one should acquire. Consider how much time the average student spends every day reading books, newspapers, letters and so on. Eighty-five percent of university work, it is estimated, needs reading . In fact, the better you read, the more you will succeed in your studies. 3. Exercises: (25 min) Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class.II Extensive Reading (45 min)1. Reading Tasks: Extensive Reading Unit 1 第一篇2. Reading Skills：1） How to use a dictionary 2）Get the meaning from context clue: prefix and suffixIII Listening and Speaking (45 min)1. See VCD - Consolidation.2. Listening Task: Unit 1 and Unit 2 Listening skills: sound recognitionUnit 2 Sailing Round the WorldI Intensive readingObjectives： 1. Grasp the main idea (The courage the man show in times of adventure and hardships)2.Getting some knowledge of world geography.4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1st period2nd period 3rd period4th period5th period 6th periodIntensive reading: Pre-reading;While-reading(structure, characteristics of lady hermitsWhile-reading(questions for discussion)While-reading(questions for discussion,language points)Language points,Post-reading Extensive reading Listening and speakingPre-reading Tasks (45 minutes)Warm-up Questions: (45 min)1. Group work: group of 5 or six studentsa. Teacher pin up a map of the world on the blackboard and ask each group to draw a sketch mapb. 5 minutes discussion about how Christopher made his round the world .voyage and trace his route by drawing arrows on the map.c. The representative from each group will report what they have drawn on their sketch map, indicating Christophers path round the world.d. Show my own map of Christophers course by way of summary.2. Pair work : Discuss the question: if you were given a chance to travel around the world, how would you plan to experience it?3. Background information1) Knights and Knighthood2) Knighthood ceremony3) Sir Francis Chichester While-reading Tasks (90 minutes)Text Learning1. Ask students to skim and scan the text to get some specific information about the text and the hero.2. Then finish the comprehension questions on page 24-253. Explain the difficult words and sentences4. memorizing the paragraphs on page 245. Language pointsLanguage Points:adventure, single-handed lean, carry out, retire, voyage, plenty of, all by oneself, set off, attempt, turn over, fortunately, spark, identity, dreadfulPost-reading Tasks (45 min)1. Group discussion: Topics: 1. What kind of character was Bettie, Was she a heroine, or a traitor 2. What is the authors message in telling the story, What do you think he advocates - humanism, patriotism or pacifism2. Role-play：3. Exercises: Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class.II Extensive Reading (45 min)1. Reading Task: Extensive Reading Unit 2 2. Reading Skill：Scanning III Listening and Speaking (45 min)1. Listening tasks: Unit3 & 4Listening strategies: Sound RecognitionUnit 3 The PresentI Intensive readingObjectives： 1.Understanding the main idea (The loneliness of old people and the indifference of the children to their old parents) 2. Master Key words and useful expressions Teaching focus：1. Understanding cultural difference between Western countries and China in terms of relationships between children and parents 2. Mothers feelingsTime allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1st period2nd period 3rd period 4th period5th period 6th periodIntensive reading: Pre-reading;While-reading(structure, topic sentence, content questions)While-reading(Writing characteristics,Language points)Language points,Post-reading Extensive reading Listening Pre-reading (45 minutes) 1. Warming-up activities1) T asks Ss to discuss the following questions: (20 minutes)- Do you remember your parents birthday?- How do you celebrate your parents birthday? What kind of gift do you like to give to your parents?- Do your parents remember your birthday?-What gift do they usually give you?2) Background information （See courseware）(25 minutes)a. Important birthdays in the West.b. Traditional birthday celebration in Western countries. While-reading Tasks (90 minutes)1. Ask ss to scan the text and then finish the true or false exercise. 1) The old lady got up early that day simply because she was in the habit of doing so.2) The old lady had two daughters: Myra, the one she was proud of, and Enid, the one she loved.3) The old lady was proud of Myra as she had got a medal for her work for the aged.4) Enid worked as an school teacher and lived with her mother until she died.5) The old woman was sure that Myra would come to see her since eighty was a special birthday.6) The boy downstairs ran to the gate and got the post for her.2. Ss find the topic sentence for each of the last 5 paragraphs of the text. (8 minutes) 3. Ss work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer content questions on P54 in the textbook. (27 minutes) 4. Writing Characteristics: (20 minutes) The text is an argumentation. The author raises the question at the very beginning and then gives his reasons why he loves to be a teacher. The article is well-organized as a whole. The language of the article is simple and easy; the structure is clear, simple and logical with various rhetoric devices such as pun, metonymy and parallel structure. Pun is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power. Various parallel structures used in this article make the language concise, rhythmical and forceful. Language points 1) Key Words and Phrases:primary compel operate efficient content to do sth. arrange for leave out earn ones living2) The difference of American English and British EnglishB.E A.EBillion trillionCheque checkAutumn fallPavement sidewalkFilm movieCab taxiLift elevator Post-reading Tasks (45 minutes)1. Reviewing work based on the text (30 minutes)Dictation: New wordsDictation: a short paragraph using new words to make sentences 1. Summary questions: Ss work in groups and discuss the following questions. (10 minutes) 1) Why did the old lady fell so hurt when she got the check from her daughter?2) What lead to the generation gap?2. Writing Do the Guided Writing II on P66 in the textbook. (10 minutes) The topic of writing assignment of this unit is The Teachers Problems. Write a composition on the instructions given in English. The composition should be written in no less than 100 or 120 words. At present, many teachers in China have left their job. Some people are for them, while others are against them. What do you think of this fact? What do you think we should do to solve the teachers problems? There is a model paper for Ss reference. (See Courseware) 3. Homework: (5 minutes) 1) Do Revision Exercises 1 on P674. Check answers to the after-text exercise( 10 minutes) II Extensive Reading (45 minutes) 1. Reading Tasks: Extensive Reading Unit 3第7- 9篇文章，重点讲第7篇，检查第8, 9篇。 2. Reading Skills：a. How to Mater the Reading Skill of Skimmingb. How to Understand CharacterizationDeveloping Reading Skills: a. How to Master the Reading Skill of Skimming Skimming means that you have to read quickly in order to find out the main idea and the most important supporting ideas. The following elements will help you understand an essay better, using the technique of skimming:1) the topic sentence of each paragraph2) signal words that show a sequence, a transition, etc.3) introductory paragraphs which often bear the authors thesis statement or attitude toward the problem under discussion4) concluding paragraphs which often repeat the most important points mentioned in the essay5) repeated words, sentences, or ideas, which are often crucial to the understanding of the essay6) the noticeable changes of printing style, for instance, capitalization, italics, etc., which are often emphasized by the author7) certain punctuations such as a dash, quotation marks, which are often used to distinguish some important ideas outb. How to Understand CharacterizationCharacterization refers to the representation of a person as a hero or heroine by describing or imitating the actions, gestures or speeches of that person. Probing into the psychological make-up of the character is also important, for it provides what underlies the hero or heroines actions or choices. III Listening and Speaking (45 minutes) 1. Listening Task: Listening & Speaking Unit 5 & 62. Listening Strategy： Learning to making Prediction Listening Strategy: How to PredictUnit 4 Turning off TV: A Quite HourI Intensive readingObjectives： 1. Understanding the authors idea 2. Master Key words and useful expressions Teaching focus：1.The authors viewpoint about TV.2. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of TV. Time allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods) 1st period2nd period 3rd period4th period5th period 6th periodIntensive reading: Pre-reading;While-reading(structure, characteristics of lady hermitsWhile-reading(questions for discussion)While-reading(questions for discussion,language points)Language points,Post-reading Extensive reading Listening and speakingPre-reading Tasks (45 minutes)1. Answer the questions1) Do you like watching TV? 2) How many hours do you usually use to watch TV?3) What kind of programs do you like/2. Group discussion: the advantages and disadvantages of TV (10 minutes) Ask students to write them on the blackgroud.3. Background information: 1) U.S television-Yesterday and today（See courseware）(15 minutes)2) Typical TV programming3) The generation gap4) High divorce rate in the USWhile-reading Tasks (90 minutes)1. Ask Ss read through the text to find out the main idea of the author about TV and the negative facts of TV. (20 minutes) 2. Learn to support ones idea with evidence3. Ss read the passage again, and finish the reading comprehension questions on page78 to have a thorough understanding of the text (15 minutes) 4. Difficult sentences and words5. Language pointsT explains the key language points in the text and has Ss practice them. (For detailed explanations, see courseware) (40 minutes) 3) Words and Phrases:Worthwhile current prohibit typical come up with keen on involve in part cope with be entitled to 2) Structure: absolute structure (Ss do Structure Exercise XV on P83.)3) Words Distinction (See Courseware)a. peculiar, particular, special; b. populace , population Post-reading Tasks (45 minutes) 1. Reviewing work based on the text (15 minutes)Dictation: New words Dictation: a short paragraph using new words to make sentences 2. Role play: Ss work in groups and have a debate on the topic -Is TV a Plus or a Minus?Arguments for Arguments against-A convenient & cheap source -A totally passive pastime of entertainment -Taking up too much time-Offering educational programs -Distracting people from their work as well as exciting ones 3. Writing: Do the Guided Writing II on P90 in the textbook. (Read the passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate connective words.) (20 minutes) writing assignment of this unit: Write a brief report about the poll on P91 in the textbook. There is a model paper for Ss reference. (See Courseware) 4. Homework: (5 minutes) 1) Do Translation 2 on P85 in the textbook.2) Memorize the second paragraph after class.3) Preview Unit5.Extensive Reading (45 minutes) 1. Reading Task: 泛读教程第四单元第10- 12篇文章，重点讲第11篇，检查第10, 12篇。 2. Reading Skills：a. How to Distinguish Causes and Effects b. How to Understand Personification Developing Reading Skills: a. How to Distinguish Causes and Effects Cause-and-effect analysis tries to give reasons why something occurs or to predict a future result. When reading a cause-and-effect analysis, you must pay attention not to mistake an effect for cause. Such words and phrases as because, because of, for, since, now that, due to, on account of, etc. refer to causes, while words and phrases such as therefore, so, as a result, etc. refer to effects. Also, you must not confuse associations with causes. b. How to Understand PersonificationPersonification treats abstract ideas or inanimate objects as if they were human by endowing them with human qualities. As a figure of speech, personification is to make abstract ideas specific and fami