新视野大学英语第四册教案.pdf

新视野大学英语教案新视野大学英语教案新视野大学英语教案新视野大学英语教案 第四册第四册第四册第四册 unitunitunitunit 1, 1, 1, 1, bookbookbookbook fourfourfourfour i i i i. . . . sectionsectionsectionsectiona:a:a:a:thethethethe tailtailtailtail ofofofof famefamefamefame 1. 1. 1. 1.teachingteachingteachingteaching objectives:objectives:objectives:objectives: toknow the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns tobe familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing toimprove ssreading skills by studying section b torespond and cooperate with classmates willingly toparticipate actively toread sentences and texts with proper intonation towrite smoothly and legibly 2.time2.time2.time2.timeallotment:allotment:allotment:allotment: sectionsectionsectionsectiona a a a(3(3(3(3 periods):periods):periods):periods): 1st-2ndperiod: pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;) while-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences) 3rdperiod: while-reading activities (text structure; main ideas) post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises) sectionsectionsectionsection b(1period):b(1period):b(1period):b(1period): 4thperiods: practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence); t checks on sshome reading by asking questions based on the passage. t explains some difficult sentences 3.teaching3.teaching3.teaching3.teachingprocedures:procedures:procedures:procedures: 3.1 pre-readingpre-readingpre-readingpre-readingactivitiesactivitiesactivitiesactivities stepstepstepstep 1 1 1 1 greetingsgreetingsgreetingsgreetings greet the whole class stepstepstepstep 2. 2. 2. 2.warmingwarmingwarmingwarming upupupup teacher initiates students to talk about their special experiences during the newly-past vacation purposes: help students quickly adapt to the langguage-learning mode and facilitate students with english language atmosphere after a long vacation. method: talk in groups;communicative approach. stepstepstepstep 3. 3. 3. 3. lead-inlead-inlead-inlead-inandandandand preparationpreparationpreparationpreparation forforforfor readingreadingreadingreading show the ss some pictures of famous people (the pictures might be the portaits of the famous people appearing in this unit) and let ss discuss with each other about the questions on the screen. 1. for your understanding, how to define the word “fame” ? fame refers to the state of being popular with a lot of people as a result of ones achievement. 2. what do people seek fame for? high social satus; abundance of material and spiritual fulfillment 3. what negative effects might fame bring about? loss of privacy; deprivation of freedom 4. do you want to live a life of celebrity? enumerate some reasons to support your idea. purpose: arouse the studentsinterest of study and lead ss to texta: the tail of fame. method: use the cai, ppt software and talk in groups; use task-based language teaching method,communicative approach,audio-visual methodand audiolingual method. stepstepstepstep4. 4. 4. 4. fastfastfastfast readingreadingreadingreading ask the ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and require them to answer the questions on page 9. make sure ss grasp the main idea of the text and have a relatively clear understanding of the text structure. text structure: ( the chart below ) purpose: improve the studentsreading and writing ability and let students understand the general idea of the passage. method: read the text individually and talk in groups; use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. arguementation: chasing fame may incur self-destruction (para.1) some negative effects in chasing fame (paras.2-5) take oscar wilds example to illustrate the famous people are hard to be true to themselves (para. 6) the greatest winners might initially fail in the conquest of fame. (para. 7) enumerate examples of famous people to expound many failures may come before final success. (para. 8) conclusion : the authors advice on chasing fame. (para. 9) stepstepstepstep5. 5. 5. 5. preparationpreparationpreparationpreparation forforforfor detailsdetailsdetailsdetails ofofofof thethethethe texttexttexttext onononon thethethethe screenscreenscreenscreen ss are required to look at the words and phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class. words and phrases: purpose: train the ssability of understanding and using foreign language. method:talkin groups, use task-based language teaching method,communicative approachandtotal physical response method. 1) bankrupt:adj.without enough money to pay what one owes many state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt. 许多国有企业都破产了。 due to the fierce competition, many small business holders went bankrupt miserably。 竞争异常残酷，许多小企业者都惨痛的经历了破产。 2）be hard-pressed to do sth. : have difficulty in doing sth. youare hard-pressed to deal with this tough job individually. 你很难独自一人处理好这项棘手的工作。 under present circumstances, graduates feel hard-pressed to find a relatively suitable job. 在当前情况下，毕业生感觉很难找到比较合适的工作。 3)contaminate:v.make sth. dirty or poisonous the water supply was contaminated by the chemicals. 水源受到了化学物质的污染。 the violent movies will contaminate the minds of youg people. 暴力电影会沾染青少年的思想。 4)object to: oppose or disapprove of sth. do you object to our design? 你反对我们的决定吗？ more and more people object to smoking. 越来越多的人反对吸烟。 5)be intimate with: maintain a close relationship with; involve or have sexual relationship with sb. she was accused of being intimate with several men. 有人说她同几个男子关系暧 昧。 she is intimate with all her classmates. 她和班上所有同学的关系都非常亲密融洽。 6)accuse sb. of sth.: point out sb. has done something illegal or wrong the public accuse the government of slow reaction to the crisis. 公众责难政府面对 灾难未能做出快速及时的反应。 the director was accused of bribery. 主任被指控受贿。 3.2while-readingwhile-readingwhile-readingwhile-readingactivitiesactivitiesactivitiesactivities stepstepstepstep 6. 6. 6. 6. intensiveintensiveintensiveintensive readingreadingreadingreading ss are required to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. then teacher picks out some difficult sentences to explain. 1. 1. 1. 1. theytheytheythey developdevelopdevelopdevelop a a a a stylestylestylestyle thatthatthatthat agentsagentsagentsagents marketmarketmarketmarket agressivelyagressivelyagressivelyagressively totototo hastenhastenhastenhasten popularity,popularity,popularity,popularity, andandandand theirtheirtheirtheir rideriderideride onononon thethethethe expressexpressexpressexpress elevatorelevatorelevatorelevator totototo thethethethe toptoptoptop is is is is a a a ablur.blur.blur.blur.mostmostmostmost wouldwouldwouldwould bebebebe hard-pressedhard-pressedhard-pressedhard-pressed totototo telltelltelltell youyouyouyou howhowhowhow theytheytheythey eveneveneveneven gotgotgotgot there.there.there.there. (para.(para.(para.(para.3)3)3)3) meaning: the arists form a style that agents push hard to make them become popular in a fairly quick way. most of artists would have rather a vague idea about how on earth they become famous. here, in this sentence, “ride on the express elevator to the top” is metaphorically used, indicating the artists seek their fame in a rapid way. 2. 2. 2. 2. afterafterafterafter theirtheirtheirtheir enthusiasmenthusiasmenthusiasmenthusiasm dissolved,dissolved,dissolved,dissolved, thethethethe publicpublicpublicpublic simplysimplysimplysimply movemovemovemove onononon totototo thethethethe nextnextnextnext flavorflavorflavorflavor ofofofof thethethethe thethethethe month.month.month.month. (para.(para.(para.(para. 3)3)3)3) meaning: after their enthusiasm has disappeared, the public simply turn to another star who is very popular at that time, but similarly only for a short period of time. here the author use “the month” to indicate a short period of time. 3. 3. 3. 3. famefamefamefame s s s s spotlightspotlightspotlightspotlight cancancancan bebebebe hotterhotterhotterhotter thanthanthanthan a a a a tropicaltropicaltropicaltropical junglejunglejunglejungle a a a a fraudfraudfraudfraud is is is is quicklyquicklyquicklyquickly exposedexposedexposedexposed, , andandandand thethethethe pressurepressurepressurepressureofofofof sosososomuchmuchmuchmuch attentionattentionattentionattention is is is is tootootootoomuchmuchmuchmuch forforforfor mostmostmostmost totototo endure.endure.endure.endure.(para.(para.(para.(para.5)5)5)5) meaning: fame leads to a lot of publicity. if a famous person commits a fraud, it will be discovered by the public quickly. and famous people are always the focus of the public, so they attract too much attention which makes them live under great pressure. here “a tropical jungle” is metaphorically used. 4. 4. 4. 4. oneoneoneone dropdropdropdrop ofofofof famefamefamefame willwillwillwill likelylikelylikelylikely contaminatecontaminatecontaminatecontaminate thethethethe entireentireentireentire wellwellwellwell ofofofof a a a a manmanmanman s s s s soul,soul,soul,soul, andandandand sosososo anananan artistartistartistartist whowhowhowho remainsremainsremainsremains truetruetruetrue totototohimselfhimselfhimselfhimself orororor herselfherselfherselfherself is is is is particularlyparticularlyparticularlyparticularlyamazing.amazing.amazing.amazing. (para.(para.(para.(para. 6)6)6)6) meaning: even a little bit of fame can poison a mans soul to great extent, and so an artist who still acts according to his or her own will or judgment is especially amazing. here both “drop” and “well” are metaphorically used. “drop” here means a little bit, or a small tinge if you say someone is/remains true to sb./sth., you mean someone is loyal to sb./sth. in a consistent way. i promise i will always remain to myself forever. 我发誓我将永远忠于自我。 purpose: enhance studentsunderstanding of the text and train studentsanalysis ability. method: read the text together; use task-based language teachingmethod, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method. 3.3 post-readingpost-readingpost-readingpost-readingactivitiesactivitiesactivitiesactivities step7.step7.step7.step7. consolidationconsolidationconsolidationconsolidation require students to retell the text according to the text-structure chart given above. purpose:tomake sure students get a clear understanding of the text. at the same time, teacher displays the text structure on the screen again, so that students can retell it easily. method: read the text structure; use task-based language teachingmethod, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. stepstepstepstep8. 8. 8. 8. discussiondiscussiondiscussiondiscussion show a movie clip about fame seeking, then ask the ss to answer some relative questions. purpose:topresent a real situation tograsp the main idea toconsolidate language points tofossilize the way of structured writing method: use the cai and talk in groups; use task-based language teachingmethod, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method,audio-visual method and total physical response method. stepstepstepstep 9. 9. 9. 9. assignmentassignmentassignmentassignment review the key points of section a finish the exercises after class finish online homework preview section b stepstepstepstep 0. assessmentassessmentassessmentassessment write a composition of a general statement supported by details to improve students writing ability. at the same time, train students ability of do-it-yourself and looking up the information by themselves. /en/up/4/pearson/3533.htm; teacher checks if students have done the after-text exercises in their spare time and discuss some common errors that crop up. writing:topic:seeking fame outline:1.对“fame”涵义的理解 2. 成名的好处 3. 成名带来的不便之处 preview section b ii ii ii ii. . . . sectionsectionsectionsection b b b bthethethethe powerpowerpowerpower ofofofof a a a a goodgoodgoodgood namenamenamename teachingteachingteachingteaching procedures:procedures:procedures:procedures: 1. 1. 1. 1. readingreadingreadingreading skillsskillsskillsskills making inferences in order to make good inferences, we should bear the follwing 3 points in mind: a) make use of contexual clues, common sense and your knowledge. b) connect ideas and draw conclusions from the reading passage. c) test what you have understood between the lines. purpose:purpose:purpose:purpose: introduce the reading skill to the ss and improve their reading abilities. method:method:method:method: use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method. t explains the reading skill (making inferences). ss practise the skill by doing the exercise on page 19 in pairs. 2. 2. 2. 2. passagepassagepassagepassage readingreadingreadingreading (the(the(the(the powerpowerpowerpower ofofofofa a a a goodgoodgoodgood name)name)name)name) 2.1 lead-inlead-inlead-inlead-in andandandand preparationpreparationpreparationpreparation forforforfor readingreadingreadingreading initiate students to air their opinions on topics relating to “reputation”, such as how to maintain a good reputation and what the function of good reputation is, etc. purpose:purpose:purpose:purpose: arouse the studentsinterest of study. bring in text b: the power of a good name. method:method:method:method: use the cai and talk in groups; use task-based language teachingmethod, reading approach, communicative approach, audiolingual method, and total physical response method. 2.2comprehensioncomprehensioncomprehensioncomprehension questionsquestionsquestionsquestions require students to read the passage as quickly as possible and ask the students to make inferences between lines and answer the questions showed on the screen: para.1 1. what did the father ask “me” to do? para.2 2. what is the time setting of the story? 3. how was “i” relate to the ugly shadow of racism? para. 4 4. what does “they broke the mold when they made that man” mean? para.9 5. why does america need to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods? para.12 6. why does a good name pave the way for “me” ? 2.3difficultdifficultdifficultdifficult sentencessentencessentencessentences 1. 1. 1. 1. waterwaterwaterwater fromfromfromfrom thethethethe millmillmillmill s s s s wheelwheelwheelwheel sprayedsprayedsprayedsprayed inininin thethethethe sunshinesunshinesunshinesunshine makingmakingmakingmaking a a a a rainbowrainbowrainbowrainbow overoveroverover thethethethe canalcanalcanalcanal andandandand i i i i oftenoftenoftenoften stoppedstoppedstoppedstopped theretheretherethere onononon mymymymy waywaywayway totototo bathebathebathebathe andandandand coolcoolcoolcool offoffoffoff forforforfor a a a a spellspellspellspell naturalnaturalnaturalnatural airairairair conditioning.conditioning.conditioning.conditioning. (para.(para.(para.(para.1)1)1)1) meaning: water coming from the mills wheel scattered in the sunshine and formed a rainbow over the canal. i often stopped there on my way to swim in the canal and escape from the heat for a short while. this is natural air conditioning. 2. 2. 2. 2. it it it it waswaswaswas 1976,1976,1976,1976, andandandand thethethethe uglyuglyuglyugly shadowshadowshadowshadow ofofofof racismracismracismracism waswaswaswas stillstillstillstill a a a afactfactfactfact ofofofof life.life.life.life. (para.(para.(para.(para.2)2)2)2) meaning: that was the year of 1976, and terrible racism still existed. 3. 3. 3. 3. buckbuckbuckbuck waswaswaswas a a a a tall,tall,tall,tall, weatheredweatheredweatheredweathered manmanmanman (para.3)(para.3)(para.3)(para.3) meaning: buck was fairly tall and he has been exposed much to the wind and rain. here “weathered” means “weather-beaten”, “饱经风霜”in chinese. 4. 4. 4. 4. i i i i gavegavegavegave a a a a sighsighsighsigh ofofofof relief.relief.relief.relief. “ “ “ “youryouryouryourdaddydaddydaddydaddy is is is is alwaysalwaysalwaysalways goodgoodgoodgood forforforfor it.it.it.it.” ” ” ” hehehehe turnedturnedturnedturned totototo thethethethe farmer.farmer.farmer.farmer. “ “ “ “thisthisthisthis herehereherehere is is is is oneoneoneone ofofofof jamesjamesjamesjames williamswilliamswilliamswilliams sons.sons.sons.sons. theytheytheythey brokebrokebrokebroke thethethethe moldmoldmoldmold whenwhenwhenwhen theytheytheythey mademademademade thatthatthatthat man.man.man.man.” ” ” ” (para.(para.(para.(para.4)4)4)4) meaning: i suddenly felt relieved. he said that my father could always be trusted to pay the money back. he turned to the farmer and said to him that i was one of james williamsson and he was the rare type of person who could be trusted to pay off the money he owed. 5. 5. 5. 5. i i i i hadhadhadhad discovereddiscovereddiscovereddiscovered thatthatthatthat a a a a goodgoodgoodgood namenamenamename couldcouldcouldcould furnishfurnishfurnishfurnish a a a a capitalcapitalcapitalcapital ofofofof goodgoodgoodgood willwillwillwill ofofofof greatgreatgreatgreat value.value.value.value. everyoneeveryoneeveryoneeveryone knewknewknewknew whatwhatwhatwhat totototo expectexpectexpectexpect fromfromfromfrom a a a a williams:williams:williams:williams: a a a a decentdecentdecentdecent personpersonpersonperson whowhowhowho keptkeptkeptkept hishishishis wordswordswordswords andandandand respectedrespectedrespectedrespectedhimselfhimselfhimselfhimself tootootootoo muchmuchmuchmuch totototododododo wrong.wrong.wrong.wrong. (para.(para.(para.(para.6)6)6)6) meaning: i had found out that a good name could provide us with something of great value. everyone knew how a member of the williams would behave and what a williams would do:a williams is a respectable person who always does what he says, therefore is trustworthy. 2.4keykeyk