新视野大学英语读写教程I Unit1Section A教案.doc

New Horizon College English Book I Unit 1 Section A Learning a Foreign LanguageI 讲授新课Unit 1 Section A Learning a Foreign Language (75)1. Warm up questions1. When and where did you begin to learn English?2. Do you enjoy learning English? Why?3. How was your English teacher in junior or senior middle school?Make a list of expressions to describe good teachers and bad teachers. Good teachersBad teacherskind, patient, encouraging, responsible, l, knowledgeable, humorous, helpfulrude, impatient, critical, irresponsible,lack of knowledge, dull2. Pre-reading ActivitiesFirst Listening: Listen to a speaker talking about his experience of learning English online.Second Listening: Listen to the passage again and answer questions.1. When did the speaker start to learn English, and when did he gain command of the language?2. Besides the language itself, what else did the speaker gain from learning a foreign language online?3. How could online learning help you with your English?3. While ReadingWords and expressions1. rewarda) vt. give sth. in return for good and valuable doings 报答，酬谢，奖励。指对劳苦功高的人给予的奖励，有时也指为某事付给的酬金。b) n. sth. as a return for good and valuable doings（常与for 连用）报答，奖赏；报酬，酬金。常用短语：1) give / offer a reward to sb. for sth. 为某事而给某人报酬She began to reap/get the rewards of all her hard work. 她的努力工作开始得到回报。2) reward sb. with for (doing) sth. 为某事而以报答某人（见上两例）2. frustrate v. a) to cause sb. to feel disappointed 使沮丧，使灰心 She was frustrated by her failure in the college entrance exam.近义、同义词：discourage; disappoint; upsetb) cause the failure of sth. 使挫败， 使受挫折frustrated: adj. 挫败的，失意的，泄气的He felt extremelyfrustratedwhen things went against him.形势对他不利时，他感到非常失望。frustrating: adj产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的frustration: n. 挫折；失败；挫败；失意3. positive: a.a) effective; helpful 积极的Dont just watch me, give me some positive advice. 别只看着我，给我提些积极的建议。b) definite; allowing no room for doubt 明确的We still dont have a positive answer as to how he died. 他究竟是怎么死的，我们还没有得出明确答案。c) sure; having no doubt about sth. 确定的，确实的Are you positive he is the man you saw yesterday? 你能确定他就是你昨天看到的那个人 ？反义词： negative: a. 消极的，否定的a negative factor 消极因素a negative answer 否定回答negative sentence 否定句4. unlike: prep. not like; not the same 和不同，不像Unlike the north part of China, it is not likely to snow in winter here. 与中国的北方不一样，这里的冬天不太可能下雪。形近词:alike a.（只用作表语）相同的，相像的 ad. 一样地likely: a. 很可能的，看来要发生 5. opportunity: n. a good chance; a favorable moment 机会，时机The month of May offers a wonderful opportunity to go traveling.5月份是旅游的好时机。waste/lose/miss an opportunity 错过一次机会take/seize/use an opportunity 抓住一次机会近义词：chance n.a)=opportunityIf someone invited me over to Florida, Id jump at/grab the chance.如果有人邀请我去佛罗里达，我一定会抓住机会。a chance in a million 十分难得的机会b)=possibility 可能性There is little chance of her being found alive. 她被发现生还的可能性极小。5. access: n.a) way of entering; 通道, This is the only means of access to Hotel. 这是通向宾馆的唯一通道。b) right of using; entering 接近，进入 (常用于如下短语中)get / have / gain access to: have the right or permission to approach, enter, or use; have admittance of 能够接近，有权得到、使用等6. participate: vi. take part or become involved in 参与，参加 Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the English recitation contest.班上的每一个同学都要参加英语朗诵比赛。participation: n.7. embarrass: vt. make sb. feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable 使尴尬，使难堪 The others embarrassed her when they laughed at her mistake. 人们嘲笑她的错误让她感到尴尬。 embarrassed: adj. 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的embarrassing: adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的embarrassment: n. 窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事8. virtual: n. 虚拟的；实际上的the virtual world虚拟世界9. commitment: n.a) devotion to 信奉，献身The online course would not have succeeded without the commitment of all the teachers. 没有所有老师全身心的投入，网络课程不会成功。b) promise; pledge; undertaking 承诺，许诺，保证。正式用词。表示某人答应做某事的“承诺”。Come and look round our shop without commitment to buy anything. 请进来看看我们的商店，不一定要买东西。 commit v. a) to do something wrong or illegal 犯(错误等), 干(坏事等)commit murder谋杀 b) to say that someone will definitely do sth. or must do sth.使承担义务，使作出保证commit sb. to sth./doing mit oneself to sth./doing sth.c) to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purpose拨出供使用 commit sth. to sth.A lot of money has been committed to this project.许多钱已经投入到这个项目中。9. minimum a. the smallest最低的，最小的 n. the smallest amount 最低限度，最少量反义词 maximum: a. 最高的，最大的 n. 最高限度，最大量10. insight n. the act of seeing or understanding something very clearly 洞悉，洞察力，深刻的见解。(常与into连用)。The novel shows insight into human character. 这部小说表现出对人性的深刻了解。11. gap n. an empty space between two objects 缺口，裂口 generation gap 代沟 bridge the gap between two cultures 架起两种文化之间的桥梁Detailed study of the text 1. be well worth sth. / doing sth. (L3): be rewarding enough for the time or effort; deserving (of, to be, etc.) 值得的。What is worth doing is well worth doing well. 值得去做的事情值得去把它做好。worth, worthy, worthwhile 辨析 worth: 表语形容词，只能做表语，后接名词、代词或动名词的主动形式。接动名词时，句中的主语即是动名词逻辑意义上的宾语，因此动名词后不可再有宾语。Ive decided to have a look at the house for it is well worth buying. buying it (=the house)为动宾关系我决定去看看这幢房子，因为它非常值得去买。The event is not worth looking forward to. (looking forward to the event为动宾关系, to 不可省)worth 也可做名词。如：Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage annually. 洪水每年造成数十亿美元的财产损失。 worthy: a. deserving (of, to be, etc.) 值得，有价值做定语修饰名词时表示“有价值的，值得敬重的”，如：a worthy cause 正义的事业，a worthy man 高尚的人 做表语时，常用于如下结构：be worthy of + 名词 e.g. This book is worthy of careful study. 这本书值得仔细研究。be worthy + 不定式被动体 e.g. The book is worthy to be read. 这本书值得一看。be worthy of + 动名词被动体 e.g. The film Hero is worthy of being seen. 电影英雄值得一看。 worthwhile: deserving (of, to be, etc.) 值得。用不定式或动名词做主语，其结构是“it is worthwhile ”，it为形式主语，把不定式或动名词放在句末。The novel is worthwhile reading. () 应改为：It is worthwhile reading the novel. 这本小说值得看。2. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about making mistakes.(L6-8) Difference between “because of” and “because” because of + sth. /doing sth. because + a sentence “worrying about making mistakes” 是现在分词短语作状语3. While my former teacher had been patient with all the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. (L11)while: conj. whereas而（连接两个分句，表示前后对照）“While” is used to show contrast.Jane was dressed in brown while Mary was dressed in blue.Jane穿褐色衣服，而Mary却穿蓝色衣服。while的其他常用意义 conj. 当时候; 尽管(表让步)While she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag.当她睡着的时候，小偷进屋偷了她的手提包。While never a big eater, he did snack a lot. 尽管他饭吃得不多，但零食吃得不少。former:a) a. previous 以前的the former President 前总统b) the former/ the latter （二者中的）前者/后者Of the two the latter is far better than the former. 两者中后者比前者好得多。4. Not only did I lose my joy in answering questions but I also lost my desire to say anything at all in English. (L15-17)5. not only but also 不仅而且With “not only” or “only+adverbial” placed at the beginning of a sentence, the sentence order should be inverted. 当“not only”或“only+状语”置于句首的时候，句子要用倒装语序，谓语动词用部分倒装。本文的最后一段也有一句类似的句子:Not only did learning another language teach me the value of hard work, but also gave me insights into (L47-48). 再如：Only in this way can you hope to succeed in your experiment. 只有用这种方法，你的实验才有希望成功。Not only did we see the film, but we also had a wonderful time. 我们不仅看了电影，而且玩得很痛快。6. far from (L21)：not at all一点都不Although our environment is still far from perfect, we havent lost the desire to change it for the better. 尽管我们的环境还远不尽人意，我们并没有失去使其改善的意愿。7. a couple of (L27)：two or three两三个Could you please lend me a couple of dollars? 你能借给我两三美元吗？英语中下列修饰可数名词且表达数量的词从少到多的顺序为：few a couple of a few several a lot8. participate in (L31): a) to take part in sth. 参加，参与They are eager to participate in the festivities. 他们急切地想参加庆祝活动。b) to share in sth. 分享，分担If only I could participate in your good fortune! 如果我能分享你的好运有多好啊！派生词：participation . 参加，参与；分享，分担 participant n. 参加者，参与者9. feel like sth./doing sth. (L39): want to do something, would like to do sth. 想做想要I feel like taking a walk by the lake. 我想在湖边散散步。She suddenly felt like a glass of beer. 她突然想喝一杯啤酒。10. trade for (L48)： exchange for 用 换 He decided to trade his car for a truck. 他决定用他的小汽车换一辆卡车。In order to pay off his debts, he had to trade (in) his piano for money.为了还债，他只好把钢琴拿去换钱。11. Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. (L55-56)now that: conj. because (sth. has happened) 既然，由于 （= since）Now that you have come, you may stay here. 既然你来了，就留在这儿吧。Now that you mention it, I do remember the incident. 经你一提，我想起那件事了。相关词语： in that: 因为； with that: 于是，接着。 provided/providing that: 假若，倘若12. The most wonderful result of having learned a foreign language was that I could communicate with many more people than before. (L50-52) sth. is + that (clause) 是For me, the most amazing gain of having come to college is that I have learned how to learn and how to communicate with others. 对我来说，上大学最大的收获是学会了如何学习和与人交流。Text Structure AnalysisMain idea: Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.The Writing Model of Passage A:General Statement + Specific Details + ConclusionThe General Statement: (the Main Idea)The Specific Details: English Learning Experiences:Conclusion: Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn t trade for anything.Part I Para. 1 (main idea of the text) Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.Part II Para. 2-7 The paragraphs are arranged in time sequence: Language learning experiences from junior middle school to senior middle school to college and then to online learning. There is also comparison between traditional learning and online learning.Para. 2-4 My different experiences with the regular course in junior and senior middle schools and at collegeCause-and-effect relationship can be found in this part.Para.2 Cause: “a kind and patient teacherpraised all of the studentspositive method.”Effect: “eagerly answered all the questions.at the top of my class.”Words or phrases show cause-and-effect relations:Cause: because of, due to, owing to, as, since, because, now that, on account of, for, etc.Effect: so, therefore, as a result, consequently, in consequence, accordingly, hence, thus, etc.Para.3 Cause: “new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answersshouted, No, no, no.”Effect: “lose my eagerness to answer questionstotally lost my desire to say anything in English.”Para.4 Cause: “our classes were very largethere were many students who spoke much better than I did.”Effect: “I began to feel intimidatedI was afraid to speakmy English was going to stay at the same level forever.”Para.5-7 My experiences with the online course helped me reap the benefits of hard work.Para.7 Writing style used in this paragraph: A paragraph of a generalstatement supported by specific detailgeneral statement: I practiced all the time.specific detail: I carried a little dictionary with me everywhere I went, as well as a notebook in which I listed any new words I heard. I made many, sometimes embarrassing, mistakes. But I didnt feel intimidated by students who spoke faster than I did because I took all the time I needed to think out my ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen.Part III Para.8 Learning English brings me benefits: the value of hard work, insights into other cultures, new ways of seeing things, ability to bridge the gap between different cultures.3. After reading1. Comprehension of the text.2. Vocabulary1) Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the