全新版大学英语第一册Unit4教案..doc

章节名称Romance课 时5+3授课时间授课地点学生人数教学目标与要求1. Practice reading skills such as scanning, skimming, predicting, etc;2. Understand the texts and grasp the main idea and related information;3. Grasp some new words new words and expressions to enrich students vocabulary;4. Know How to write a letter of invitation.重点难点分析How to have students1. understand the main idea (the way one reacts to unattractive people reveals ones true character) and structure of Text A;2. learn to describe a person by his/her characteristic features, together with supporting details which demonstrate the features; 3. grasp the key language points in Text A and learn how to use them in context;4. understand the cultural background related to the content;5. express themselves more freely on the theme the American Dream after doing a series of theme-related reading, listening, speaking and writing activities;6. write a narrative essay in the third person singular about the story of Tony Trivisonno.课程资源准备Mp3 Listening materialMedia playerTeachers Manual Oxford Advanced DictionaryPPT教 学 预 设调控对策Teaching StepsStep 1: Warming Up1. Ask Ss questions on the recording. They are supposed to have listened to it before class.2. Have Ss move ahead to do Theme-related Cloze, p.94, to have a better understanding of the American Dream.3. After doing the above activities, ask Ss what is the essence of the American Dream.Step 2: Global Analysis of Text A1. Have Ss scan the text and circle all the time words, phrases or sentences in it. 2. Guide Ss through Text Organization exercise 1, p.88.Step 3：Language/Culture Study and Practice1Explain language points and have Ss practice them.2. In the meantime ask Ss to do part of Vocabulary exercises, and the text-related and the theme-related Cloze exercises. 3. Draw Ss attention to how to write a personal description with a focus on the persons characteristic features (see Text Analysis). 4. Discuss with students the cultural background related to the story.Step 4: Further Study and Practice1Have Ss do in class Part IV: Comprehensive language Practice2. Ask Ss to prepare Home Reading Task.Step 5: Check on Homework1. Check if Ss have done in their spare time the rest of the exercises on Text A and discuss with them common errors that crop up.2. Check on Sshome reading.Step 6: Global studying Text B1. Cultural Notes2. Language PointsStpe 7: Exercises & Writing Practice复习思考题Memorize the useful expressions, including words, phrases & sentence pattern.Finish fast reading exercises on Exercise Book.Have a critical thinking on “ How science changes our lives?”课后记录Before ReadingBackground InformationAmerican DreamAmerican Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. For ordinary people, it means a happy family, an ideal job, and a nice house. For minorities and immigrants, it also includes freedom and equal rights.ImmigrantThe first immigrants to America came almost from western Europe. During the first decades of the 17th century, settlers from England colonized Virginia and New England. Immigration to New England began in 1620 when English Puritans established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts. The values of these Puritan settlers strongly influenced the culture of the American colonies and later of the United States.The Great Depression The Great Depression is considered the most severe economic crisis in the industrialized world. It began when American stock market fell on Friday, Oct. 24, 1929, and continued the following Tuesday, known as Black Tuesday, with a greater fall. The Depression struck many other countries as well, particularly Germany, Japan, and Britain. In the early 1930s millions of people lost their jobs, and millions of businesses and banks failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal policies improved the situation, but the Great Depression did not come to an end until World War II when industrial production for the war increased.MortgageMortgage is an agreement to have money lent, especially to buy a house or land, with the house or land belonging to the lender until the money is repaid. It enables a person to buy a house without having enough money to pay for it completely. If the borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender may force the sale of the house to recover the amount of the loan. How to Get a Mortgage Aborrowercanget a mortgage from a bank, credit union, or other lender. Most lenders require the borrower to have a certain amount of money to use as a down payment. For example, if an individual wants to buy a home priced at $50,000 and the lender requires a down payment of $2,000, the individual will apply for a loan of $48,000 to pay for the difference. Payments for the loan are usually made monthly. The life of the mortgage can be 15, 20, 30, or even 40 years.Warm-up Questions1. What is the American Dream in your opinion?2. In what ways can a person be considered as being successful?3. What is the key to success?4. Tell a story of a successful person.Global ReadingPart Division of the TextPartsPara(s)Main Ideas1129With determination and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of having his own farm.23033Tonys career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.Further UnderstandingTable CompletionHow Tony Fulfilled His American DreamPara(s)Time ExpressionsTonys Steps toward Success110one evening during the Great Depression Tony started to work as a help at Mr. Crawfords house.1113summer passed into fallTony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawfords factory.1416one dayTony asked to be trained as an apprentice, and later learned to be a skilled worker.1721a year or two passedTony bought a house with the help of Mr. Crawford.2227after about two yearsTony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy.2833during the warTony died, leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated.Match the following three columns.Tonys requestThe authors feelingResults1. “I mow your lawn.”A. Well, what do you do with such determination and hope?I. he had graduated as a skilled grinder. My wife and I felt it was a satisfying end of the story.2. “When winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”B. I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work. II. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.3. “I want to be prentice.”C. I went into my house unhappy . but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?III. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said Tony was a very good worker.1 C II 2 A III 3 B IScanningScan the text to find out descriptions of Tonys physical appearance. Para. 1 He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.Para. 22 He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He had a look of confidence.Para. 27 neatly dressed Questions and Answers1. What is the key to Tonys success?Tony worked very hard to create his American Dream. Besides, he was determined, self-controlled, optimistic, self-respected, honest and responsible. All these helped him become successful. 2. Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists.Both Tony and the greatest industrialists are successful in pursuing their American Dreams. They reached their success by working hard, and by the same values and principles. The only difference was that they had different financial achievements. Detailed ReadingSentencesSentence 1 -“I mow your lawn,” he said. How many times is the sentence “I mow your lawn.” repeated in the text? Why is it repeated?The sentence is repeated four times. Thats because it shows Tonys determination in finding a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job. Sentence 2- Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? Paraphrase- It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job. Sentence 3- My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story. 1. Paraphrase the sentence.My wife and I were happy with what Tony had achieved, and thought that the whole thing had thus been settled. 2. Was Tony satisfied with this end? Tony was not satisfied. He kept on working hard until he fulfilled his better dreams. Sentence 4- From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing Tony would gather and take home.1. Why did Tony take home the discarded odds and ends?Tony bought a house, which was a complete wreck. To fix and decorate it, and, above all, to save money, he took home the discarded odds and ends. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。 Sentence 5-He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed.1. What does “property” refer to?“Property” refers to the farm he wanted to buy. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。 Sentence 6- He grew in stature in my mind. 1. Paraphrase the sentence.He grew taller and greater in my mind. His social status greatly improved in my mind. 2. Describe the change of Tonys social status in Mr. Crawfords mind.When Mr. Crawford first met Tony, Tony was “about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin”, and his English was broken. He remained standing when he talked to Mr. Crawford. He did not have high social status. After he bought his farm several years later, he “seemed to stand a little straighter”, and he “had a look of confidence”. He and Mr. Crawford “sat down and talked”. His social status improved enough to allow him to sit down with Mr. Crawford. After he passed away, Mr. Crawford thought “he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.” Sentence 7-Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. 1.What does “ladder” refer to? And what does “basement” refer to?“Ladder” refers to the way to success. “Basement” refers to Tonys starting point. He was worse than ordinary people. He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream. 2. What can you infer from the sentence?Tony had nothing when he arrived in the United States, and he built up from nothing. Sentence 8- But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.1. What do balance sheets refer to? And what does decimal point refer to?Balance sheets are used to show whether a person or a company is financially successful. Here they are used to judge a persons life achievements. If the decimal point is moved, a number will become either smaller or bigger. Here it shows the difference in the amount of money Tony and the greatest industrialists had made. 2. What can you infer from the sentences?What Tony and the greatest industrialists achieved was exactly the same. The only difference was that they had different financial success. Words & Expressions1. turn away: refuse to help (sb.) or allow (sb.) to enter a placeHe turned away several people who didnt have the tickets. He turned all the applicants away. 他拒绝了所有的应征者。 Collocation:拒绝；调低turn down turn out 生产，制造；证明，结果交还，上交turn in turn over仔细考虑使变成turn into turn up出现，来到；开大，调大 关；拐弯turn off2. work out: plan; solve; calculateTheyve worked out a method of sending a spacecraft to the space. 他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法。 The accountant has worked out your share of the expense at 1,000 yuan. 会计已算出你的那份花费为1,000元。 Collocation:work at 从事于，致力于 work up 引起，激起，逐渐上升3. weekly： 1）. adj. happening once a week or every weekHe thinks his weekly wage of 400 yuan is enough. 2）adv. once a week; every week; by the week21st Century is published weekly. 21世纪报每周出版一次。 3. n. a publication issued once a weekBusiness Weekly 商业周刊 Publishers Weekly (美)出版商周刊a twice weekly 半周刊 4.do with:1) (used in questions with “what”) deal withTell me what you did with yourself this week. The child didnt know what to do with himself for excitement. 2) tolerate I cant do with him and his impoliteness. 我不能忍受他和他的无礼。 3) (often with “could”, “can”) desire I could do with a cup of tea. Collocation:没有也行，将就do without 废除，去掉do away with代替，适合do for 对有益do good (to) 重复do over5. determination: n. the ability to continue trying to achieve what you have decided to do even when this is difficultHe has great determination to learn English well. 6. personnel: n.1）the department in a large organization that deals with employees; human resources (uncountable noun, used with a singular or plural verb).人事管理personnel administration人事部/处/科personnel department 人事部长/处长/科长personnel director2) all the persons working in an organization, in the army, etc. (often used with a plural verb) The personnel of the company has been increased.All personnel were allowed to take part in the party. 全体员工都允许参加晚会。 NB: 此外注意与 personal 的区别。personal: 个人的，私人的，亲自的，秘密的a personal appearance亲自出面 I have something personal to tell you. 我有私人的事要告诉你。 7.capacity: n. 1) the ability to understand or do sth.His capacity for remembering things is interesting. 2) the ability to hold or contain sth.the maximum amount that can be containedThe trunk is filled to capacity. CF: capacity, ability, capability & proficiency这些词都可以表示“能力”的意思。capacity 用于物时，指容纳接受的能力，如容积、容量、生产能力；用于人时，指潜在的能力，多用于才智、道德，尤指接受能力、领悟性、敏感性等。ability 既指天赋的能力，也指培养造就而获得的本领；主要用于人，指已经表现出来的实际能力，尤指人的思维能力。capability 较多用于人，指胜任某项工作的能力、本领。proficiency 正式用语，带有技术性，指对业务的精通和熟练。8. skilled: adj. 1) having skill; trained; experienced a skilled worker 技术熟练的工人2)needing skill skilled work 技术性工作CF: skilled & skillfulskilled, skillful 表示“有技术的，熟练的”时可以互换。skilled 通常是指受过正规训练，有多年实践经验而掌握某项专门技术。skillful 是指人聪明，做事很灵巧，尤指手的灵巧。He is a skilled / skillful surgeon. Roses father is a skilled mechanic so she has become skillful at repairing bicycles too. 罗斯的父亲是个熟练的机械师，因而她也很会修理自行车。 9. for sale: available to be bought 待售，供出售 The company will put the houses for sale. Not for Sale. 非卖品。 Collocation：上市，出售；减价，贱卖 on sale赊购 a sale on credit 包退包换的，无法销售可以退货的 on sale or return10call on: 1) visit sb. for a short time Ill call on him tomorrow. 2) summon; appeal They called on the workers of the city to support the strike. 他们号召全市工人支持这次罢工。 3) invite; require The host of the party called on the Chairman to speak. Collocation：邀约；要求；需要call for 取消call off 打电话；召集；使人想起call up 顺路到某处；收回call in 11. loan: 1）. vt. lend The bank loaned me some money. The artist loaned her pictures to the museum. 2）. n. sth. lent, esp. a sum of money The dictionary is a loan, not a gift. Does the loan carry any interest? lendingMay I have the loan of your typewriter? 我可以借你的打字机用一下吗?Collocation：请求借用 ask for the loan of 借 have the loan of 出借的 on loan内（外）债 a domestic (foreign) loan 公债, 国库券 a public / government loan 消费贷款 a loan for consumption 担保贷款 a loan on security 无息贷款 a gift (interest-free) loan 长期贷款 a long-term loan 抵押贷款, 抵押借款 a mortgage loan12.character: n. the particular collection of qualities that make sb. / sth. different from othersHe has a strong but gentle character.The new buildings have changed the character of the village. Character building should be the main point of education. 品质的培养应是教育的重点。 2) person in a play, movie, etc.I find all the characters in his new play very real. 3) letter, sign or mark used in a system of writing or printing a Chinese character一个汉字 The characters in Chinese writing look like small pictures. 汉字看起来像是一幅幅小图画。 CF: character, characteristic, feature & personality这些词都是名词，都有“性格”、“品质”、“特征”的意思。character 指成年人已经充分发展的生活方式，而且往往与品格有关。characteristic 指某物的任何方面，不涉及全局的重要性，但常指有代表性的一个侧面，常用于科技领域。feature 通常指外貌的特征或特别的、附加的、有吸引力的东西。 personality 偏重指一个人表现出来的无法明确阐述的整个情绪方面的特点，不与形容词连用时表示情感上的吸引力。Fill in the blanks with the words given above and translate the sentences into Chinese. 1). An aquiline nose was her best feature 鹰钩鼻是她最明显的特征。 2). He can read a guys character at the first glance. 他一眼就可以看出一个人的品质。 3). He has character but no personality. 他有性格但没有个性。 4). A psychological report lists every possible characteristic of the person being studied. 一份心理学报告列举了研究对象所有可能有的特性。 13.confidence: n. the quality of being certain of ones abilities or of trusting other peopleI took them into my confidence. I am telling you this in strict confidence. 我告诉你这件事是因为绝对相信你会保守秘密的。I have every confidence in your ability to succeed. 14.send for: ask for the arrival of Do you want to send for the police? I was seriously ill and my father had to send for a doctor. 15.hunt: v. 1) search thoroughly (for)The police are hunting for the escaped criminal in the mountain. 警察在山中搜索逃犯。 They were hunting the area for a new apartment. 2) go after (wild animals) for food or sport We often go out hunting in the holiday. 16.abandon: v. give up completely and forever The cruel father abandoned his newborn daughter. One of my classmates had to abandon the trip because of his fathers illness. 17.property: n. 1) land, buildings or both togetherLittle property was left in the small co