应本二Unit 7 电子教案.doc

Application-oriented College English Course Book 2Unit SevenA. Objectives of this unit a. Content1. The Art Collector: encouraging the students to learn about and value true love.2. Learning how to talk about expressions during an auction.3. Learning to buy and sell with an on online auction.4. Learning to surf the Internet to find information about an auction.5. Learning to do a project: How to search the Internet for relevant information about auction flow.b. Key language points1. Nouns turned into adjectives with the suffix-ly.2. Some used as a determiner.3. How to avoid unnecessary shifts in writing.c. VocabularyBasic requirements: 45 new words. Intermediate requirements: 6 new words.Advanced requirements: 3 new words.d. Comprehensive skills1. Understanding the passage of about 900 words at the pre-intermediate level of difficulty.2. Writing a 150-word summary of the passage.3. Skills for surfing the Internet to collect information about online auctions.4. Using teamwork to complete the project of making a plan for the community charity auction. e. Functions1. Expressing ones true love. 2. Preparing an auction.3. Learning to make an auction flow.B. Procedures and Methods Eight teaching periods are needed to cover the present unit, among which four periods are for the module of Language Skills Development, three periods for the module of Language in Use and one mainly for the module of Enhancement of Language Abilities. I. Part 1 Language Skills Development 1. Period One and Period Two: l Step One: StarterA. First, ask students to look at four pairs of pictures. Then ask them the question “Of the two objects, which one do you like better?”B. Listen to a news report and then complete the notes to the passage.This step shall take up 10-15 minutes.l Step Two: New words and expressionsGo over the new words and expressions in the text (refer to Students Book Pages 192-195) to prepare students for the text learning. The time for this step should not exceed 10 minutes.l Step Three: Text teachingStart teaching the text: The Art Collector. Before delving into the text, the instructor can ask some general questions about the text such as “What was the old man and his sons hobby? What happened to the young son? What was the old mans will?” Then start the detailed study of the text and go through the text paragraph by paragraph. To help students understand the story, the instructor can explain the language points and ask students to answer the questions related to the story.This step shall not take up more than one and a half periods. Notes to Para. 11. Together they travelled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection.他们一起周游世界，只收藏最好的艺术珍品。treasure: n. 1) C 珍品；珍藏品e.g. Many exhibits are national treasures. 2) U 宝藏e.g. He dreamed of discovering buried treasure someday. collection: n. 1) C（一批）收藏品，（一批）收集品e.g. This gallery has a fine collection of modern pictures. 2) C收集，收藏e.g. He enjoys making a collection of rare books. 3) C聚集，积累；大堆，大量e.g. There was a collection of dust on the picture. 2. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate.他们家的墙壁上装点着毕加索，凡高，莫奈以及其他许多艺术名家的无价珍品。Meaning: The walls of their houses were decorated with paintings produced by world well-known artists, such as Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet.work n. C. 工厂，制造厂 e.g. a gas works (煤气厂).adorn: vt. 装饰，美化e.g. We are admiring the paintings that adorn the walls. The dancer was adorned with flowers. estate: n. 1) sing.个人财产（尤指遗产）e.g. Her estate was left to her daughter. 2) C庄园，一块土地e.g. He owns a large estate in Scotland. family estate = family real estate3. The widowed elder man looked on with satisfaction as his only child became an experienced art collector. 这位丧偶的老人看着自己唯一的儿子逐渐成长为经验丰富的艺术品收藏家，感到无比欣慰。widowed: a. 守寡的，成为鳏夫的e.g. He and his three brothers were brought up by his widowed mother. widow: 寡妇widower: 鳏夫look on: 1) 旁观e.g. Two men were fighting while people looked on. 2) 对待，看待e.g. I have looked on you as a friend. They were looked on with disfavor. 4. The sons trained eye and sharp business mind caused his father to beam with pride as they dealt with art collectors around the world. 在他们与世界各地的艺术品收藏者打交道时，儿子老练的眼光、敏捷的商业头脑，使父亲无比欣喜，倍感骄傲。trained: a.（心理，眼力等经过实际训练后变得）敏锐的；尖锐的；训练有素的 e.g. An expert with a trained eye will spot the difference immediately. Note that in this text, there are several occasions where the past participle is used as an adjective to modify a noun, indicating either a passive or a finished action. e.g. the injured soldier 受伤的战士 (indicating a passive action)the retired professor退休的教授 (indicating a finished action) beam: vi. 1) 笑容满面，眉开眼笑e.g. She was beaming with delight. 2) （指太阳）发出光与热e.g. The sun beamed through the clouds. n. 1) C 光线，光束e.g. A beam of sunlight came through the clouds. 2) C （脸上）喜色，笑容e.g. a beam of satisfaction Notes to Paras. 2-35. As winter approached, war engulfed the nation, and the young man left to serve his country. 冬天来临了，国家陷入了战争之中，年轻的儿子离家去报效祖国。Meaning: When winter was coming, the nation was involved in war, and the young man joined the army to fight for his country.engulf: vt. 吞没，吞噬e.g. A vigorous mass campaign was to engulf the whole nation. High waves engulfed the small boat. 6. His beloved son was missing in action.他心爱的儿子在战斗中失踪了。beloved: a. 心爱的synonyms: dear,precious,sweetheart,valuable,invaluable,darling,favoritee.g. The death of their beloved son was a cruel blow. The death of our beloved premier cast a gloom over the whole country. in action: 1) 在武装冲突中；在战斗（交战）中e.g. Her husband was killed in action in the Huaihai Battle. 2) 在活动中；在运转中e.g. He is a very good tennis player; you ought to see him in action. 7. Within days, his fears were confirmed; the young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a medic. 几天后，他的担心被证实了，年轻的儿子在送战友赶往战地医院时牺牲了。Meaning: After several days, what he had been worrying turned out to be true; his son was killed as he was trying to carry his fellow soldier to the field hospital.8. Distraught and lonely, the old man faced the upcoming Christmas holidays with anguish and sadness. 老人神思恍惚、孤零零地怀着丧子之痛和悲伤面对即将来临的圣诞节。Meaning: The old man was overwhelmed with sorrow over the death of his son. So it was unbearably painful as Christmas was coming.distraught: a. 忧心如焚的，心烦意乱的e.g. Relatives are comforting the distraught grandparents. upcoming: a. 即将到来的e.g. The upcoming general election will influence the whole nation. anguish: n. U 极度痛苦，苦恼，剧痛e.g. I was in anguish until I knew she was still alive. 9. The joy of the season, that he and his son had so looked forward to, would visit his house no longer. 他和儿子曾翘首期盼的这个节日的快乐，再也不会来到他的家了。Notes to Paras. 4-610. On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the depressed old man. 圣诞节早晨，一阵敲门声惊醒了这位忧伤的老人。awaken: vt./vi. 弄醒；醒来e.g. I was awakened by the sound of church bells. We awakened to find the others had gone. depressed: a. 沮丧的e.g. The defeated party was depressed about the election results. 11. As he walked to the door, the masterpieces of art on the walls only reminded him that his son was not coming home.当他走向门口时，墙上的艺术珍品只让他想起儿子不会回来了。masterpiece: n. C 杰作；名著e.g. The masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci include Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. 12. As the two began to talk, the soldier told of how the old mans son had told everyone of his, not to mention his fathers, love of fine art. 谈话一开始，士兵就告诉老人，他的儿子是如何向大家讲述他自己的，特别是他父亲对艺术品的喜爱。not to mention: 更不用说，且不说e.g. He can speak French, German and Russian, not to mention English. We cannot afford a car, not to mention the fact that we have no garage. 13. As the old man unwrapped the package, the paper gave way to reveal a portrait of his son. 当老人打开包裹时，儿子的一幅画像顿时展现在眼前。Meaning: When the old man opened up the package and removed the wrapping paper, he saw the portrait of his son.unwrap: vt. 打开，解开e.g. Let the children unwrap the candy for themselves. give way to: 1) 让路e.g. Give way to traffic coming from the right. 2) 被取代e.g. Her discomfort gave way to angry. portrait: n. C 画像，肖像e.g. She had her portrait painted. 14. Though the world would never consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young mans face in striking detail. 尽管世人永远都不会认为这幅画是天才的杰作，但它细致入微地刻画了年轻人的面容。Meaning: Though it was far from a masterpiece in the eyes of the people, it was a lifelike painting with the young mans face portrayed in such great details.the world 此处，其含义为“世人（all the people in the world）”，而不是“世界（the earth）”。 e.g. To the world, you are only a soldier; but to me, you are the whole world. genius: n. 1) C 天才e.g. Einstein was a mathematical genius. 2) U 天赋，天分e.g. The film reveals Annas genius. feature: vt. 以为特色；是的特征e.g. The museums exhibit features paintings of colonial times. striking: a. 引人注目的，异乎寻常的，显著的e.g. The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting. Notes to Paras. 7-815. Overcome with emotion, the old man thanked the soldier, promising to hang the picture above the fireplace. 老人激动不已，谢过士兵，并承诺将画像悬挂在壁炉的上方。emotion: n. U, C 强烈的感情，情感e.g. She showed no emotion at the verdict. The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds. 16. A few hours later, after the soldier had departed, the old man set about his task. 士兵离开几个小时后，老人就动手干活了。depart: vi. 离开，离去e.g. We departed for London at 10 a.m. The 10:15 to Leeds departs from platform 4. set about sth.: 开始，着手（做某事）e.g. He set about his homework immediately after he entered his room. The writer set about composing his new novel after the first one was finished. 17. True to his word, the painting went above the fireplace, pushing aside thousands of dollars worth of art. 他信守承诺，将画像挂在了壁炉的上方，价值数千美元的艺术品被推到了一旁。Meaning: The old man hung the painting above the fireplace as he had promised, and moved away the paintings that were worth thousands of dollars.true to ones word: 信守承诺e.g. The mother promised to buy her son a computer only if he did well in the exam. True to her word, she bought him a nice computer when he got high marks. push aside: 把推到一边；不去想，不去考虑e.g. She pushed the old clothes aside. She pushed aside her sorrow, forcing herself to focus on her work. 18. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the gift he had been given. 活干完了，老人坐在椅子上注视着他收到的礼物，就这样度过了圣诞节。his task completed 独立结构(absolute structure)作时间状语, 相当于 “after his task was completed”. gaze at: 盯着，凝视e.g. She gazed at me in disbelief when I told her the news. 区别： look, gaze, gape, glance, glare, glimpse, peer, peep, stare. look 看，望；瞧（是最普通意义上的看）Please look at the blackboard. 请看黑板。gaze 凝视，注视，指由于好奇，感叹，敬畏，或赞叹等而长时间目不转睛地看For hours he sat gazing at the stars. 他坐着看星星看了几小时。glare 怒目而视，强调怀有仇恨，敌意或在蔑视的情绪下看He glared at me like a bull at a red rag. 他对我怒目而视，像斗牛怒视红布。stare 凝视，盯着，指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地，直接地注视，常常含有粗鲁无礼的意思The little boy stared at the stranger for a few minutes before answering his questions. 这个小男孩盯着那个陌生人好几分钟才回答他的问题。glance （粗略地、随便地）一瞥，看一眼I glanced at his work, and I saw at a glance that it was well done. 我瞅一下他的工作，一眼就知道它做得很好。glimpse （与glance意思相近）短促地看一眼，一瞥Hed glimpsed her through the window as he passed. 他路过时透过窗户瞥见了她。gape （张着嘴，瞪大眼睛）看，强调一种吃惊的状态The children gaped at the big elephant in the zoo. 在动物园，孩子们张大嘴巴呆呆地看着大象。peer指眯起眼睛仔细看，尤指看不清楚的情况下；费力地看，凝视Being somewhat short-sighted, she has the habit of peering at people. 因为有点近视，她有眯着眼睛看人的习惯。peep窥视，偷看The mother peeped at the bed to see if her child was asleep. 母亲偷偷向床上看了一下，看孩子是否睡着了。19. He would soon learn that his son had rescued dozens of wounded soldiers before a bullet stilled his caring heart. 他也会很快了解到，在儿子充满爱心的胸膛被子弹击中之前他救了许多受伤的战友。still: vt./vi.（使）静止；（使）平息e.g. The food can still the babys cry. The wind stilled. Notes to Paras. 10-1120. As the stories of his sons gallantry continued to reach him, fatherly pride and satisfaction began to ease his grief.随着儿子的英雄事迹不断传入他的耳中，作为父亲的骄傲和欣慰开始减轻他的悲伤。fatherly a. 父亲的n. + -ly = a. fatherly, friendly, motherly, sisterly, lovely, daily, weekly, homely, etc.ease: vt./vi. 减轻，缓解e.g. The pain eased immediately. Talking eased his anxiety. ease ones grief: 减轻悲伤e.g. Nothing can ease her grief over her daughters death. 21. The art world was in anticipation, that with the collectors passing, and his only son dead, those paintings would be sold at auction. 艺术界开始期待，收藏家已过世，他唯一的儿子又牺牲了，他那些画肯定会被拍卖的。anticipation: n. U n 期盼，期望e.g. The courtroom was filled with anticipation. in anticipation: 期待着e.g. The Spring Festival is around the corner. We are all in anticipation, since we will be able to have a family reunion. We waited at the railway station in anticipation of her arrival. 22. The day soon arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to bid on some of the worlds most spectacular paintings. 圣诞节很快就到了，全世界的艺术品收藏家都赶来竞买那些举世瞩目的画作。from around 介词叠用 e.g. The dog ran out from behind the door. The boy came out from under the table. Note to Para. 1223. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid, but the room was silent. 拍卖师开价拍卖，但房间里一片沉默。-eer 从事的人；者 e.g. mountaineer登山者；engineer 工程师；profiteer 投机商；electioneer 积极竞选的人；black marketeer 黑市交易者Notes to Paras. 16-1824. Cheers filled the room and someone exclaimed, “Now we can get on with it and we can bid on the real treasures!”欢呼声充满了整个房间，这时有人喊道：“现在，我们可以继续了，我们可以竞买那些真正的珍品了！”exclaim: vi. （由于生气、惊讶、疼痛等引起的）突然大叫，高声叫唤e.g. “What!” He exclaimed, “Are you leaving without me?” He exclaimed that it was untrue. get on with: 继续进行e.g. Be quiet and get on with your work. 25. We didnt come here for a picture of some old guys son.我们大老远跑过来可不是为了那个老家伙儿子的一幅画像！Meaning: The reason why we came here had nothing to do with a picture of the old mans son. some是限定词 (determiner)，意为“某”e.g. There must be some reason for her behavior. 26. According to the will of the father, whoever takes the son.gets it all. 根据这位父亲的遗愿，谁买走他儿子的画像，谁就得到这里所有的名画。Meaning: No matter who buys the portrait of the son, all the fathers collection of paintings will go to the buyer free of charge.whoever: pron. （引导名词从句）谁; （引导副词从句，表示让步）无论谁；不管什么人e.g. Youre responsible for whoever (anyone that) is in charge of sales. Whoever (anyone that) disclosed the secret is none of my business. Whoever (no matter who) wants to speak to me on the phone, tell them Im busy. 2. Period Three: l Step One: Post-reading interactionAfter the text teaching, the instructor can have the students listen to the recording of the whole text and see if they have any questions. Then go on with the interaction activity (if necessary).This step shall take not more than 18 minutes. l Step Two: Working with words and phrases Ask students to do Exercise 4 for the consolidation of text learning. While checking the answers, make explanations when necessary. This step shall take 10 minutes. l Step Three: DiscussionProceed to Exercises 5 to enhance students oral English. Divide students into groups of 4 to 6 for the discussion task. Some of the answers to the questions in this section are open-ended. And the answers provided are merely for the instructors reference. After group discussion, ask 3-5 students to report their answers to the whole class. This step shall take not more than 15 minutes. 3. Period Four: l Step One: Practice: interpreting and translationAfter a brief revision of the whole text, ask students to do Exercises 6 together with their partner. Do this exercise to improve their interpreting skills as well as strengthen their text learning. Give them a few minutes to interpret the conversation into English before showing them the reference answer to help them improve their interpretation work. If time permits, have a few pairs to role-play the conversation in front of the class. When doing Part A of Exercises 7, remind them to pay special attention to the italicized parts of the sentences. As for Part B of Exercises 7, ask them to compare their translation with the reference answers to improve their translation skills. This step shall take not more than 20 minutes. l Step Two: Practice: writing When doing part A of Exercises 8, the summary writing may be assigned as homework after going through the outline quickly in class. When doing Part B of Exercises 8, illustrate the basic sentence writing techniques: how to avoid unnecessary shifts in writing. In doing this exercise, the instructor should make it clear to the students that related parts of a sentence should fit harmoniously. A needless shift such as in verb tense or in subject can ruin the unity and the strength of a sentence. The specific tips on how to avoid unnecessary shifts are provided along with the reference answer. In correcting the sentences the instructor can refer to these tips, which, in fact, throw light on the causes of the errors. If time permits, ask students to finish the exercises after finishing the explanations, or assign it as homework. This step shall take not more than 15 minutes. l Step Three: Surfing the InternetThe Internet-based task shall be assigned as homework. Yet it is important to go through the instructions of Exercises 9 and make sure the students know the purpose of the task: to train the students to give an oral presentation by summarizing the information they have read, and to help them get a general picture of online auctions.Second give students instructions on how to search for rel