21世纪大学英语第三册教案第2单元n3-unit2.doc

21st Century College English Book 3 Unit 2Unit 2 Text A The Titanic PuzzleShould a good feminist accept priority seating on a lifeboat?I. Teaching Objectives1.To understand the writers purpose to write the text and the attitudes towards the equal rights between men and women.2.To grasp the key words and phrases.Variety of words(1) women and children first; ladies to the lifeboat; a somewhat more urgent variation on giving up your seat on the bus to a woman(2) helpless(ness); defenseless; dependence(3) innocence; blameless; dependence(4) insulting to women; reduce them to the status of children; depressing reductionism(5) group women with children; adult women are routinely classified with children(6) grant them special protection; be entitled to special consideration; protected by special immunity(7) disabilities attached to womanhood; legal and social constraints placed on women(8) an instinct that developed to perpetuate the species; disguised survival strtegies3.To master the skills of writing and reading in this unit.1)To develop a passage by presenting a possible explanation for the attitude hes discussing and they showing why he disagrees with it.2)To identify the writers purpose in reading comprehension. II. Teaching Content1Lead-in Activities2. Text Organization3. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading4. Language Points( key words, phrases and difficult sentences)5. Grammar Focus ( the word given used as a preposition and the use of the present participle in the absolute construction.) 6. Guided Practice (exercises, oral practice and group work)III. Teaching Process1.Warm-up Questions1)For gentlemen: There are many traditional ways of showing courtesy to women gestures like lighting their cigarettes for them or standing up when they enter a room. What other things can you think of? Name some of those you know!2) For ladies: What do you think of the womans argument about everyday reality? What about you view of common courtesy?Text OrganizationPart I (Paras.1-2) Presenting controversial responses to “women and children first”. (The text starts with a fabricated story that Titanic II is sinking when the captain shouts “ Women and children first!” Then a negative response “ Why women?”)Part II (Paras.3-8) The authors opinion versus the traditional attitude of “women and children first”.(Establishing the authors viewpoint against the priority of women through rhetorical questions.)Part III (Paras.9-17) Arguing against the point of view that women should be grouped with children to enjoy priority.2. Skill Learning in Writing and Reading1) To get readers to think about a commonly accepted attitude the author is interested in. Start by stating what the issue is, the present a viewpoint that seems to explain it. Go on to explain why you disagree with this view. 2) To identify the writers purpose in reading comprehension. (The common purposes of writing are: a) to inform; b) to persuade; c) to entertain.) To identify the purpose with the help of some clues.(subject, the use of language, etc.)3. Language Points1) priority - n. right to have or do sth. before others (the title)Examples: I have priority over you in my claim.Banks normally give priority to large business when deciding on loans. (the title) 2) The Titanic Puzzle - The Paradoxical Question Concerning the TitanicA puzzle is a question that is difficult to understand or answer, or a game or toy that demands skill or careful thought to answer it or to put it together.3) An audience can enjoy these at a distance.- From far away in time, viewers can take pleasure in looking at these (period things). (para.2)at /from a distance - a long way away in space or timeExamples: Remembering the disaster at a distance, l now feel sure that it was not his fault.4) , let alone feminist, object to it as insulting to women? (para.3)let alone - (used to indicate that a particular situation is even less likely or possible) not to mention; without consideringExamples: There wasnt enough room for us, let alone three dogs and two cats.I was too tired to walk, let alone running.object to - oppose; be againstExamples: Professor Hawking objects to being treated like someone special.The embassy objects to their requests to take refuge there.5) at random - without method or conscious choice (para.4)Examples: The enemy soldiers couldnt have seen us; they were shooting at random.I chose a name at random, and it turned out to be an old acquaintance. 6) ,how can one not wince when adult women are routinely classed with children? (para.8)class-vt. consideras belonging to a particular group; classify.Examples: At nineteen you are still classed as a teenager.He was classed with the top ten American novelists. 7) Children are entitled to special consideration for two reasons: helplessness and innocence. (para.9) be entitled to -be given the right to have or do (sth.)Examples: Im entitled to know how my own money is being spent.You are entitled to high praise for handling this difficult situation successfully all alone.helplessness -not acquiring the faculty of reason, being defenseless, and being incapable of fending for themselves.innocence-not acquiring the wisdom of experience, being blameless, and being incapable of real sin in the other.8) fend for oneself- look after oneself without depending on anyone else (para.9)Examples:It is time you left home and fended for yourself.Their parents being away on business, the children were left to fend for themselves at home.9) put ones life in sb.s hands - rely solely on sb. (para.9)10) The phrase “women and children” attributes to women the same dependence and moral simplicity we find in five-year-olds. (para.10)attribute (a quality, feature, etc.) to sb./sth. - say or think that sb./sth. has got (that quality, feature, etc.)Examples: I wouldnt dream of attributing such a lack of judgment to you.I wouldnt dream of attributing such a lack of judgment to you.dependence and moral simplicity= helplessness and innocence11) Given the disabilities attached to womanhood in 1912, it was only fair that a new standard of gender inequality not suddenly be proclaimed just as lifeboat seats were being handed out. (para.10)attach sth. to sth./sb. - connect sth. to sth. else; attribute sth. to sb.Examples: A label is attached to each piece of luggage.Chinese movies used to attach every good quality to a hero.gender equality = sex equalityGender means sex but is especially used in job advertisements. In writing about politics and society, as well as in grammar, while sex is a general word. Examples: The job is open to any suitably qualified person regardless of age. gender or race. proclaim - vt. make known officially or publicly; declareProclaim implies a clear, forceful, authoritative oral declaring of something, often of national importance.Examples: The American colonies proclaimed their independence in l776.The president proclaimed a day of mourning. hand out - distributeExamples: Make a list of names, see if theyre all present. and hand out the books.Would you hand the cake out while I pour the coffee?12) ,what entitles women to the privilegesand reduces them to the status of children? (para.11) reduce sb. to - bring sb. to (a specified, usu. worse, state or condition)Examples: We were reduced to selling the car to pay the rent.He ran out cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays. 13) evolution has conditioned us to give them the kind of life-protecting deference we give to that other seed of the future: kids. (para.12) condition - vt. influence the attitudes, opinions or actions ofExamples: She had conditioned the child to see me. as an enemy.Environment conditions that development of an animal.life-protecting deference-acts, respect and politeness done to women for the protection of their lives.14) Its like a serious version of the geneticists old joke that a chicken is just an eggs way of making another egg. (para.13)Paraphrase : Its like a repetition in serious words of what geneticists used to say jokingly about the relationship between a chicken and an egg-a chicken is nothing but an egg-layer.15) more than just-not just; not simply. (para.13)16) But kiddie-centrism gets you only so far. (para.15)Paraphrase : The explanation that women are given priority to survive just because children need them is convincing up to this point only.5. Grammar Focus 1) The word given used as a prepositionThe word given can be used as a preposition followed by a noun phrase or noun clause. If you say given something or given that something is true, you mean what is mentioned is considered or is taken into account.Examples:Given his age, he is a remarkable fast runner.Im sure teaching is the right career for her, given (the fact ) that she is interested in children.In formal English, given the chance, given the opportunity, etc. mean if you have the chance, the opportunity etc.Examples:Given imagination, anything is possible.She could have done just as well as you have, given the chance.-go to page 48 and the relevant exercise.2) Use of the present participle in the absolute constructionThe adverbial present participle phrase has no overt subject and its understood subject provides a link with the main clause, while the absolute construction using the present participle has its own logical subject and is not overtly bound to the main clause, even on a semantic level, by any shared element. In grammatical functions, however, the two forms are similar.Examples:No further discussions arising, the meeting was brought to a close.Weather permitting, well start tomorrow.6. Guided Practice1) Answer questions with imagination: Page 46a)The main reason that its so hard to achieve real equality isb)Theres no reason why both men and women cantc)If both males and females could give birth2) Summary: The Titanic Puzzle is and entirely imaginary question posed to the reader to provoke deeper thoughts upon the feminist movement. On the one hand, equal rights are demanded for both sexes, but, on the other, priority is given to women. This paradoxical problem is difficult to solve, but it needs to be explored before truly equal rights are ensued for women. 3) Group discussion: I. Why should women, really, be given priority? II. Are they entitled to it all? III.What would feminists say if women were deprived of any priority?7. After-class Assignments1)Review Text A2)Do exercises: Cloze (Ex., XII p. 209) Translation (Ex. X, XI, p. 49)3) Structured Writing(p. 53)To grasp the key words and phrases.Go over the text and find the variety of the following words and then fill in the blanks(1) women and children first; _; _(2) helpless(ness); _; _(3) innocence; _; _(4) insulting to women; _; _(5) group women with children; _(6) grant them special protection; _; _(7) disabilities attached to womanhood; _(8) an instinct that developed to perpetuate the species;_If you can find more ways to express the similar idea in the text, also write them down.Text B Unjust Desserts1. unjust desserts-unfair ways of paying for dinner out.get ones just deserts-be punished for a wrong act2. the boy in questionpaid the bill with a flourish.-the boy who invited mepaid the bill in a ready manner easily noticed. in question-being considered or referred toExamples:The woman in question is sitting over there.Did James have dinner with you on the night in question?flourish-n. a bold waving or sweeping movement esp. one that is intended to make people notice you. Examples:He took off his hat with a flourish.He drew his knife with a flourish.3. It didnt occur to me to offer to split the bill.-I didnt even think of saying that I would pay my half of the