现代大学英语精读1教案

南南 昌昌 理理 工工 学学 院院 教教 师师 备备 课课 本本 专专 业 业 商务英语商务英语 科科 目 目 现代大学英语精读 现代大学英语精读 1 教教 师 师 曹祥英曹祥英 班班 级 级 2010 至 2011 学年度第 一 学期 课程名称 课程名称 基础英语 一 教学对象 英语专业 2010 级本科一年级 英文名称英文名称 Essential English 1 学学 时时 106 课程类别课程类别 必修 参考教材 参考教材 现代大学英语精读 1 杨立民总主编 外语教学研究 出版社 2002 2 Unit 1 Half a day Teaching content 1 Introduce the writer his major works and his viewpoints about creation 2 Appreciate the text and analyze its structure 3 Analyze the writing skills employed in this text 4 Develop the students insight into the society and help them grasp the language points Important points 1 Understanding of the language 2 Analysis of long sentences 3 The study of the core words and expressions Difficult points 1 Elliptical question rhetorical question and inverted sentences 2 with absolute structure Detailed study of the text 一 一 Background Information 1 About the writer Naguib Mahfouz Education meanwhile life is a tragedy 2 Quotes and sayings of time and life If you want to make good use of your time you ve got to know what s most important and then give it all you ve got Lee Iacocca Nothing is worth more than this day Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Every second is of infinite value Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save Will Rogers Don t say you don t have enough time You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller Pasteur Michaelangelo Mother Teresea Leonardo da Vinci Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein H Jackson Brown Jr Time is what we want most but what we use worst William Penn 二 二 Text Appreciation 1 Structure of the text The text can be conveniently divided into three parts In the first part para 1 7 we learn about the boy s misgivings about school He found it hard to be away from home and mom and thought school was punishment The second part para 8 16 describes how the boy felt about school He found that life at school was rich and colorful in many ways although it also required discipline and hard work In the last part of the text the boy walked out of the school to find that the outside world had changed beyond measure and that he had grown into an old man 2 How to appreciate literature Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonist v s Antagonists Drama of the story lies in Writing technique Have you ever read a story using the similar technique Theme of the story 3 Further discussion Read the following suggestions made by the father Which ones do you agree with and which ones not Have you ever been given some suggestions by your parents when entering the university List them out School is a place that make useful men out of boys Don t you want to be useful like your brothers Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others Be a man Today you truly begin life 4 Writing devices 1 Elliptical question not release one s grip on eg The little child clung to his mother for comfort Some of the victims of the fire climbed out of the building clung to the window ledges for a minute or two and then dropped to their death a hundred feet below She still clings to the belief that her son is alive 5 burst into tears sobs laughter a guffaw song begin suddenly and or violently to cry laugh sing etc eg Aunt Annabel who has been nervous and jumpy lately suddenly burst into tears As the comic got into his stride the audience burst into hoots of laughter cf The aircraft turned on its back and burst into flames The orchards seemed to have burst into blossom overnight I mentioned the incident later to a tailor friend and he burst out laughing crying 6 sort people into ranks put in order arrange They sorted the apples according to size into large ones and small ones cf She spent a happy afternoon sorting out her coins and stamps It s no good standing back and waiting for things to sort themselves out 7 to resort to to make use of to turn to sth esp sth bad as a solution eg Terrorists resorted to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims These are means we have never resorted to to obtain information 8 to present oneself to appear happen eg When the chance to study at Harvard presented itself I jumped at it He was ordered to present himself at the chairman s office at nine o clock next morning 四 四 In class discussion and presentation 1 If you had only half a day left to live what would you most want to do List the top five things you would do and give us your reason 2 Suppose the narrator found his home at last What would happen after that 3 Work in group Make up your own story of Half a Day and perform it 五 五 Textbook exercises 1 In class news report 2 In class dictation 3 P 11 P 21 Contemporary College English 1 Unit 2 Going Home Teaching content 1 Introduce the writer of the text Pete Hamill 2 Provide some background information 3 Analyze the structure of the text Important points 1 Differentiate some major words which are similar in meaning 2 Explain the meanings and the usages of the words plain pull into sea captain brightly sty married really something couldn t stand it come though be caught up in sth etc 3 Help the students understand difficult sentences Difficult points 1 The past modals 2 The main idea of the text Author Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn N Y in 1935 He attended Mexico City College in 1956 1957 studying painting and writing He has been a columnist for the New York Post the Daily News and New York Newsday and has won many journalistic awards Introduction to the Text 1 The plot follows three stages Part I Para 1 4 Introduction of the setting time spring place a bus from New York to Florida protagonist Vingo minor characters six young people Part II Para 5 9 The plot develops where Vingo was going and what for how the young people got interested in what was going to happen Part III Para 10 12 Conclusion Vingo was forgiven and welcomed home Language study 1 get VP p 38 get on get off get along with get to 2 to dream of about doing sth to imagine and think about sth that you would like to happen On the way to school the boy dreamed about the football match in the afternoon The girl dreamed of becoming a movie star r 3 vanish to disappear suddenly to cease to exist Madeleine ed without trace ing species Syn Evaporate fade Hopes of reaching an agreement are beginning to Hopes of a peace settlement are now ing 4 Mask to cover Eyes ed by huge round sunglasses Our opponents their antagonism behind sweet words To conceal one s annoyance with a of politeness Syn Screen veil shield Part of the room was screened off as a reception area hide from view He screened his eyes with his hand protect He admitted the crime in order to screen his wife who was the real criminal protect from punishment The negotiation was veiled in secrecy She lied to the police to shield her friend to hide protect from harm or danger 5 to be unaware of sth not knowing or realizing that sth is happening or that sth exist eg He worked at his computer for hours unaware of the noises outside 6 Pull in into 车等 到站 船 靠岸 They will pull into the station at seven sharp The train pulled into the station on time 7 to engage sb in sth to make sb take part in sth eg She tried to engage her roommate in a philosophical discussion Engage sb in conversation They allowed him to the woman in further conversation Engagement I called my wife to cancel our lunch Their relationship came to an end all of a sudden during the engaged adj 1 having agreed to marry to 2 busy spending sometime on doing sth in on 3 of a telephone line in use Sorry The line is engaged BrE engaging charming 8 forget it spoken used to tell sb that something is not important and that he she shouldn t worry about it eg I still owe you 70 cents Forget it 9 retreat to move back or leave a center of fighting or other activity to give up She ed from him pressing her back against the door The country ed into neutrality More and more the little girl retreated into books retreat into oneself 隐退 He retreated into himself after 30 years of public service Syn retire Antonym advance Tired of the ongoing conversation he retired to his study upstairs go away to a quiet or less central place His provocative comments will do nothing to advance the cause of world peace help improve or bring advantage to N The army fell back in full retreat 全线溃退 the retreat from reality 逃避现实 retreating eyes forehead chin Howard Johnson s The first turnpike restaurant in the United States was opened in 1940 by Howard Johnson s on the Pennsylvania Turnpike The company soon became the leading toll road operator in the country Each restaurant is topped with a bright orange roof so the traveler could immediately recognize the restaurant This has become a beacon to travelers as Howard Johnson s is known for quality food at reasonable prices and with the added lure of ice cream in 28 flavors 10 insist 1 declare firmly place great importance on e g He insisted on the accuracy of his account Our teacher insists on discipline in the classroom The suspect insisted that he was innocent 2 order or demand sth sth must happen or be done e g Our boss insists on punctuality He insists on driving her home Syn persist to continue to do sth in spite of opposition or warning If you in causing trouble the company may be forced to dismiss you The pain ed until the morning continue to exist 11 come through of news results etc to become publicly known e g News has just come through that your daughter has been admitted by a prestigious university News has come through that Fu Dan is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the university 12 be caught up in be involved in He was determined not to get caught up in any political nonsense unwillingly The government got caught up in a bitter dispute between the miners and their employers against one s wishes 13 tighten to hold more firmly to make become tense and stiff to make rules stricter or more efficient His face and eyes ed with hatred The authorities security around the embassy Tighten up Adj en v Classroom Activities Performance Vingo returned back home 2 pairs Journal Forgiveness and forget is important in human relationships Love makes all hard hearts gentle If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive In the 1950 s the United States began to send troops to Vietnam during the following 25 year period the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history Almost 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what was a questionable cause In total it is estimated that over 2 5 million people on both sides were killed This site does not try to document the entire history of the Vietnam War but is intended as a picture essay illustrating some of the incredible conditions under which soldiers from both sides lived fought played and ultimately died The legendary combat photographer Tim Page took almost all of the images shown they are nothing short of stunning Unit 3 Message of the Land Teaching content 1 Introduce the writer of the text Pira Sudham 2 Provide some background information 3 Analyze the structure of the text Important points 1 Differentiate some major words which are similar in meaning 2 Explain the meanings and the usages of the words afford now and then mind bleed barter replace litter fashion spring v occur pass sth on to sb tie sb Down etc 3 Help the students understand difficult sentences Difficult points 1 Simile and metaphor 2 The main idea of the text Detailed study of the text 一 一 Background information 1 About the Author Pira Sudham spent his childhood in the rice fields on the Korat Plateau helping his parents and tending a herd of buffaloes until he went to Bangkok at the age of fourteen to be a servant to monks in a Buddhist temple where he was also admitted to a school To support himself through high school and the first year at the Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University he sold souvenirs to tourists until he won a New Zealand government scholarship to study English literature at Auckland University and later at Victoria University Wellington His writings began to appear in literary publications in New Zealand Hong Kong and the United States before his first book Siamese Drama entitled Tales of Thailand in the latest editions was published in 1983 followed by People of Esarn in 1987 He has lived for over ten years in Australia and the United Kingdom where he wrote Monsoon Country 1988 and its sequel The Force of Karma 2002 Pira Sudham s literary works are concerned with social economic political changes occurring in Thailand Widely read and highly acclaimed his books have given an expedient voice to the poor and the voiceless Considered Thailand s leading English language writer he was nominated for the 1990 Nobel prize for literature 2 2 Monsoon Country Depicts the problems of social transition in present day Thailand and gives insights into Thai life in the rural northeast Pira Sudham s novel Monsoon Country is set in Thailand England and Germany to convey the cultural tension between the East and the West the clashes between the new powers and the old values covering the span of 25 years of the socio economic and political changes occurring in Thailand 3 3 People of Esarn Pira Sudham conveys the inner voices of his subjects regardless of how illiterate timid and insignificant they seem in their daily lives Their simplicity and sensitivity come through his direct and clear prose yet moving and touching He writes with understanding and compassion for his people Foreign writers writing about the Thai people look at Thailand from the outside but Pira Sudham writes about his people and country as seen from the inside This is one of the things that makes them so fascinating 4 4 Tales of Thailand Out of the relocation of millions of people in the path of dam constructions and eucalyptus plantations the suppression of wages and the price of agricultural produce the forceful drive to gain more land to grow eucalyptus trees the corruption prostitution child trade slave labour the horror of the Thailand Burma Death Railway during the World War II the economic crisis in July 1997 the war to win the people in impoverished Esarn in the seventies and the daily grind in the Mother of Gridlock Bangkok come tales of hope and tales of woe tales of acceptance and tales of the struggle for survival that become Tales of Thailand a book by Pira Sudham 二 二 Language understanding I Word study 1 marry vt vi They married young John is going to marry Jane marry sb off married a married to sb He is married to a famous writer married to sth dedicated to sth He is whole heartedly married to his work marriage n 2 afford to can could be able afford sth to do sth They walked because they couldn t afford to take taxi I mustn t annoy my boss because I can t afford to lose my job 3 despite prep without being affected by They had a wonderful holiday despite the bad weather 4 mind one s own mind one s own business not interfere in other people s affair mind one s own p s and q s be careful and polite about what one says or does 5 bleed v bled bled loose or emit blood bleed to death bleed for sth suffer wounds or die for a cause one s country bleed for revolution bleed sb for sth infml extort money from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had 6 barter v n exchange goods property etc for other goods etc without using money barter sth for sth barter wheat for machinery barter with sb for sth The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom 7 replace v put back in its place replace the book on the shelf take the place of Can anything replace a mother s love provide a substitute for sb sth replace a broken window with a new one 8 litter n light rubbish eg bits of paper wrappings bottles Please do not leave litter v make untidy with scattered rubbish Newspapers littered the floor 9 occur v come into being as an event or a process happen Death occurred at midnight the doctor says occur to sb come into a person s mind An idea has occurred to me Did it ever occur to you to think of him It never occurred to her that she should be on time occurrence n event incident happening 10 rag n torn frayed odd cloth I use an oily rag to clean my bike rags pl old worn or torn clothes He gave five dollars to a tramp dressed in rags and tatters II Sentence Paraphrase 1 My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn When we got married my husband came to live in our house It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride s family 2 and tell us that they are doing well I know this is not always true although they always tell us that everything is fine with them I know they also have difficulties and problems They just do not tell us because they don t want us to worry 3 It s easier for my husband He has ears which don t hear a mouth which doesn t speak and eyes that don t see News about my children s problems doesn t make my husband as sad He doesn t bother about what is happening around us and to our children He never says anything about them 4 All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence Although they are often away for a long time I love and care about them as always because they are my children 5 In my day if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now lightning would strike me When I was young I surely would dbe punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today 6 My eyes do see they see more than they should My ears do hear they hear more than is good for me I m not what my wife says I am I do see and hear I see and hear too much evil too many ugly and terrible things things that I wish I did not have to see and hear And this is not good for me 7 Still the land could not tie them down or call them back My children grew up and had happy days on this land But this couldn t prevent them from leaving or making them return 三 三 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