教案比赛Unit1-A-Brush-with-the-law教案.doc

大学英语（精读）教案 第3册 教 案 College English （Intensive Reading）Book 3大学英语 （精读） 3教师姓名：XXXPeriod 1Teaching MaterialCollege English（Intensive Reading）Teaching Time2 hoursStudents levelSophomores of non-English majors in the 1st semesterTeaching ContentUnit 1 A Brush with the LawTeachingObjectives1. Ss get ready for the text by learning the background information.2. Ss grasp basic vocabularies of this unit.New words: arbitrary, award, casual, circumstance, commit, complain, conduct, confirm, dismiss, due, given, guilty, meanwhile, obvious, process, regard, reliable, respectable, revolve, subsequent, temporary, wander.3. Ss get a general idea of the text.Teaching ProceduresI. Warm up activitiesII. Lead in activitiesIII. VocabulariesIV. General understanding of the textV. HomeworkTeaching AidsMultimedia softwareTeaching ProceduresI. Warm up activitiesStep 1: Enjoy a video clip about court trial Let students know the chief purpose of law is to maintain peace and order, to protect the right of citizens, but the law in the western country may be unjustly applied or may be unjust in certain situations. Step 2: Warm-up questions1) Have you had any trouble with the law or police?2) Are you more suspicious of some strangers than others? What influences your judgment?3) What unpleasant experience have you had that is caused by misunderstanding?II. Lead in activitiesBackground information1） Magistrates and magistrates court In England, a magistrate is a person appointed to try minor offences. He is either an unpaid layman or, in London and some other large cities, a paid judicial officer. In England, every district has a magistrates court.It is the lowest court of law. The magistrates court can only try people for minor,i.e. not very serious offences.2） Lawyer, solicitor, barristerLawyer: the general term for anyone whose work is to advise his clients about the law and represent them in court.Solicitor(初级律师): a lawyer who gives advise, appear in lower courts, and prepares cases for a barrister to argue in a higher court.Barrister（出庭律师）: a lawyer who has the right of speaking and arguing in the higher courts of law.3） The sixties youth countercultureThe concept of “counterculture”-the attitudes and life styles of mang young people who rejected conventional social values and demanded more personal freedom.Countries:-U.S., Britain, France, other western countriesTime:-from the 1960s to the late 19704） Middle classIn Britain: It refer to the class of people between the nobility and the working class. It includes professional men (such as doctors, lawyers and architects), bankers, owners of business and small gentry.In the U.S.: It refer to the class of people between the very wealthy class and the class of unskilled laborers and unemployed people. It includes businessmen, professional people, office workers, and many skill workers.III. Vocabularies1.brush: a short fight or quarrel; an argument or disagreementEg: -to have a brush with the Police/the Custom men/the enemy -It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.2. arbitrary: based on ones own wishes or will rather than reason.Eg: -If a leader makes decisions without conducting investigations, he is being arbitrary. -The arbitrary decision of the factory owners caused dissatisfaction among the workers.3. circumstances: conditions, facts, etc. connected with an event or a personEg: -We cannot expect him to continue these activities under such unfavorable circumstances. -Because of circumstances beyond our control the meeting was canceled.4. subsequent: coming after, followingEg: -Subsequent even proved that my judgment of the situation was right. -The story will be continued in subsequent issues of the magazine.5. temporary:lasting for a short time only.(Its oppposite is “permanent”-lasting for a long time or forever.)Eg: -Tim has found a temporary job for the summer in a hardware store. -This is not my permanent address; it is only a temporary one.6. wander: walk around a place in casual way, often without a fixed course, aim or purposeEg:- After supper he would go out and wander alone in the street for about an hour. -David wandered through the bookstore, hoping to find a good book for Lilys birthday.7. charge: blame(sb.)officially for having broken the law.Eg:-The police charged the driver with drunken driving. -What is he charged with? -be charge with murder/stealing/theft/neglecting ones duty8. conduct: manage; direct; carry outEg:-After failing a dozen times or so, Dr Wilson decided to conduct the experiment in a different way. -The police are conducting investigations into these murders.9. respectable: deserving respect(cf. Respectful:showing respect to others)Eg:-Dr. Smith is a respectable professor and all his students are respectful to him. -He came from a poor but perfectly respectable family.10. reliable：worthy of trust; dependableEg：-Mr. Johnsons secretary is efficient and reliable. - I got these figures from reliable sources.11. meanwhile:during the same period of timeEg:-The boy had gone back home all by himself. Meanwhile, his parents were looking for him in the park. -Bob went to the post office to send a letter. Meanwhile Lily was preparing lunch at home.12. complain: speak in an unhappy, dissatisfied wayEg:-If I have said anything wrong, I am ready to apologize. -I must apologize to all of you for being so late.13. apologize: say one is sorryEg：-If I have said anything wrong, I am ready to apologize. -I must apologize to all of you for being so late.14. given: prep. considering, taking o account, as far as sth./sb. is concernedgiven+n.given+that-clauseEg: -Given the circumstances, youve coped with the problem well enough. -Given his age, the performance is amazing.IV. General understanding of the textIntroductory remarks: The author tells us about what happened to him when he was involved in the law suit. It was really a very unpleasant experience, yet it provides us with much food for thought.Questions based on Sss preview of the text:1.What type is the text?A. NarrationB. DescriptionC. ExpositionD. Argumentation2. What pattern is the text organized in?A. Problem-solutionB. Cause-effectC. General-specificD. Time/sequence3. How did the author feel about the incident at the time it occurred? What does he think of it now?V. Homework1) Remember the new words.2) Finish the exercises in the textbook which are related to the new words.（on page 9-11) Period 2 & Period 3Teaching MaterialCollege English（Intensive Reading）Teaching Time4 hoursStudents levelSophomores of non-English majors in the 1st semesterTeaching ContentUnit 1 A Brush with the LawTeachingObjectives1. Ss get to know the chief purpose of law are to maintain peace and order, to protect the right of citizens, but the law in the western country may be unjustly applied or may be unjust in certain situations.2. About the text, Ss should grasp the text content, text structure, language points and required grammar points of section.Phrases or Expressions: take sb to court, a couple of, save up, take ones time, turn out, call on, stand a chance, revolve, around, turn againstGrammar: it turns out that., givenTeaching ProceduresI. Lead in activitiesII. Understand the textIII. Detailed studies of the textIV. HomeworkTeaching AidsMultimedia softwareTeaching ProceduresI. Lead in activities1) Check the answers of the exercises in the textbook which are related to the new words.（on page 9-11)Answers for Vocabulary Activities 3put off-postpone; went on-continued; held up-delayed; called on/upon-asked; looked in-directed her eyes inside; turned Joe against-hostile to; getting on-progressing; give in-yield; ask for-request; depended on-determined by2) Spell the words according to the translationbrush n. brief fight or encounter 小冲突；小接触arbitrary a. based on ones own opinion only, not on reason 任意的；武断的subsequent a. following, later 随后的，接下去的temporary a. lasting only for a limited time 暂时的wander vi. move about without a purpose 闲逛；漫游commit vt. do (sth. wrong, bad, or unlawful)干（坏事），犯（错误、罪）conversational a. of or commonly used in talking 会话（用）的confirm vt. make certain; support 证实，肯定；确定magistrate n. civil officer acting as a judge in the lowest courts 地方法官conduct vt. direct the course of; manage 处理；主持；引导；指挥II. Understanding the text1. Ss have the silent reading on the text. 2. Analyze the structure of the passage and generalize the main idea of the each part.1) Structure of the text:Part1(Para1): The narrator has been in trouble with the law, which was a rather unpleasant experience.Part2(Para2-20): The narrator was arbitrarily arrested and released.Part3(Para21-22): The narrator believes that of he come from a different background, he would have been found guilty.2) Questions on each part:Part 1: Question and AnswersWhat function does the first sentence in this part serve?-It serves as a topic sentence of the whole passage. All the other sentences in the whole passage are written around this topic.Which word in the last sentence of this part indicate the authors attitude toward his unpleasant experience? And what is his attitude?-The word is “arbitrary”. It tells the readers that what the police did in the incident was based on their own opinions rather than on evidence.Part 2: Table CompletionTimein February 12 years ago, between the time after the narrators graduation from middle school and before the narrators entering the universityPlaceRichmond, a suburb of LondonMain characterthe narrator and the two policemenSentence Completion1. In the narrators opinion, his obvious aimlessness caused his arrest.2. In the eyes of the police, the narrator is a kind of person who was quite experienced or mature on such an occasion.3. When the police were told the narrator was looking for a job, they thought the narrator was unemployed and was walking in the street with intent to steal.4. His fathers attitude towards the case is serious and he hired a very good solicitor and found all kinds of witnesses.5. The phrase “the things” (in Sentence 2, Paragraph20) refer to right accent, middle-class family, reliable witnesses and the ability to afford a good solicitor.Part 3: Question and Answers1. What did the policemen complain to narrators mother?-The narrator didnt argue with policemen when they arrested him.2. Why did the narrator use several sentences in subjunctive mood in this part?-The narrator used them to show:the weak points of the society; the arbitrary use of law; the snobbishness of some people.III. Detailed studies of the text1. take sb. to court: take legal action against sb.Eg: -I told him that I would take him to court if he did not repay the money in a week. -If you go on ill-treating your wife like this, you will be taken to court.2. .it makes a good story now:.it provides material for a good story now.Here the verb “to make” means “to have the qualities needed for (sth. good)”Eg: -Iced tea makes an excellent drink in summer-The wall calendar makes a nice new year gift.3. “What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate in court.” The author was arrested simply because the Policemen thought he intended to steal milk bottles and later in court he was released from the charge just because he had the “right” accent, respectable middle class parents, reliable witnesses and so on. That is to say, he was arrested arbitrarily and released arbitrarily. And it is this arbitrariness of both his arrest and his release that the author thinks rather disturbing.4.a couple of: a small number of; a few; usually twoEg: -Ive got a couple of tickets. Will you go with me? -Tom is quite busy now. His wife is expecting a baby in a couple of weeks.5.and was not due to go to university until the following October.due: 1) expected or scheduled to arrive or be ready; supposed (to)Eg: -The train from Beijing is due at 1:30. -The next train to Naming is due to leave at ten. -The young man is due to appear in the Magistrates Court next Monday.2) to be paid or returnedEg:-When is the rent due? -The hooks are due today but I want to renew some of them.6. save up: keep future useEg:-It took him a year to save up enough money for a computer -They are now saving up to buy a house in the suburbs.7. take ones time: not to hurry; do sth in an unhurried wayEg:-Just take your time and tell me clearly what happened at the meeting yesterday. -Its better to take your time over a piece of work and do it properly than to hurry and make mistakes.8. It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall.Im sure my arrest was the result of my wandering in the street without any definite purpose.obvious:easy to see or understand; clearEg: -It was obvious that the policeman mistook me for a thief. -For obvious reasons, the magistrate dismissed the case after fifteen minutes.9. .this time in uniform.: the second policeman was wearing uniform while the first was obviously in plain clothes.uniform:a certain type of clothing which all members of a group or organization wearEg: -Policemen wear uniform(s); so do soldiers, postmen and customs men. -The boys and girls take great pride in wearing school uniforms.10. .commit an arrestable offence:.commit an offence which is serious enough for one to be arrested commit; do (sth wrong, bad, foolish, or unlawful)Eg:-If we fail to understand this, we shall commit a lot of mistakes. -During their occupation of China, the Japanese invaders committed many horrible crime against the Chinese people. -The detective concluded that the murder was committed in this very room. -Can you tell us why the gifted American poet committed suicide(killed himself) at the peak of his fame?11.perfectly straight face: a face showing no emotion or humor; a very serious-looking face perfectly; very; completelyEg:-Youre perfectly right. -Im perfectly satisfied with your arrangements.12. turn out: be found or discovered(to do); prove to beEg:-It turned out that the best student in my class is the son of a classmate of mine -The weather turned out pretty nice that day. -After a bad start, our English evening turned out (to be) a great success. -The general manager of the big company turned out to be a young woman of about 30 years old.13. regard.as:.consider.asEg:-I regard him as my best friend. -He used to regard himself as highly intelligent. Later, be realized that his intelligence was not absolute. -Einstein is regarded by many as the greatest scientist of the twentieth century.14.in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage:.trying to sound as unconcerned and informal as I couldCasual: relaxed and unconcerned about what is happening or what one is doing Eg:-Because of his casual attitude toward work, he was fired. -He tried to appear casual as he asked the pretty girl to dance.15.it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable character:.it reinforced their belief that I was a very disreputable person.confirm:1) strengthen; make firmerEg:-The sudden snowstorm during the night confirmed my decision not to leave. -What you have told me about Steve confirmed me in my suspicious that he has stolen my gold watch. -The result of my experiments has confirmed my belief(confirmed me in my belief) that your thump is correct.2) prove to be true or correctEg:-The Mayor confirmed the report that his son had been kidnapped. -Both the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity advanced by Einstein were later confirmed by other scientists.16. call(up)on: invite, require; appeal toEg:-Dr. Smith was often called upon to speak at these gatherings. -The president called on his people to work hard for national unity.17. My “trial” didnt get that far. My “trial” ended before it reached the stage when witnesses would be called on to give evidence. The adverb “far” here means “to a certain point, degree, or stage”.Eg:-I didnt know biological science had got that far. (I didnt know biological science had developed to such a stage as that.) - How far can he be trusted? -He went so far as to cheat openly on exams.18. The magistrate dismissed the case.: As a rule, the Magistrates Court consists of three magistrates, with one speaking for the others in court.Eg:-The magistrate dismissed the case because of lack of evidence.19. stand a chance: have a chanceEg:-I would apply for the post if I were you. I think you stand a good chance. -Without a degree and with no experience in teaching, I dont think I stand a chance of getting the teaching post. -Do you think Mark stands a chance of being elected?20. getting costs awarded against the police:.getting the magistrates to make the decision that the expenses of the case(诉讼费) should be paid by the police. The word “costs” refers here to the expenses of a lawsuit or case which the court requires the losing party to pay.Eg:-He was jailed for 6 months and ordered to pay me 500 pounds costs.The verb “to award” here means “to decide upon or settle by law”(判定)Eg: -A High Court judge awarded him 2 million pounds damages.21.a