Advanced English Reading III lesson 5教案

Advanced English Reading III lesson 5教案 1课程名称Advanced EnglishReading III授课专业和班级F100611/2授课内容Lesson5授课学时4教学目的?Understand themain ideas of Text A and Text B?Understand thestructures andorganization of ideasof Text A andText B?Understand thestating of causes inexpository writing?Understand ellipticalsentences used in Text A?Master thebasic usagesof wordsand phrasesfrom Text AandText B教学重点TextA: (1)the authors attitudetoward gardening:Why hewill garden every springeven ifhe thinksit isnot necessaryto doso? (2)the authors organizationofideas:three levelsof theflow ofideas:level1:para.1-6;level2:para.7-9;level3:para.10-13 (3)language pointsand usefulwords,phrases Text B: (1)the authors mainidea:the feelingof beingout ofwork (2)the logicofcausesand effects:What makesthe author to havedifferent feelingsof beingout ofwork教学过程Session1:introduction totext A,paragraph1-3of textA Session2:paragraph4-9of textA Session3:paragraph10-14of textA Session4:text B;prehensive exercises作业Preview andreview beforeeach session;translation;reading prehension;proof reading辅助手段Multimedia softwareand PPTs教学内容I.Warm-up activitiesStep1:Introducing the author:Arthur Miller(nationality,ethnicity,oupation,works,awards andprizes,etc)Step2:Discussing the title:The Rite of Spring II.Main ideaand structureof TextA Main idea:It is an atavism at workfor gardening,a kind of back-breaking makebelieve hathas noreality.2Structure Part1:Para.1- (6)Main idea:I stillgardenevery year althoughit isnot necessaryto doso.Part2:Para. (7)- (9)Main idea:I gardenbecause thereare neuroticand moralattractions of gardening.Part3:Para. (10)-13Main idea:I mustgarden sinceit helpsto buildour characters.III.Language pointsof TextA (1)And rootcrops especiallyare hard to tellpart,when store-bought,from our own.It ishardtodistinguish thehome-made vegetablesfrom theones bought from the stores.tell apart:If you can tellpeople orthings apart,you areable todistinguish/recognize thedifferences betweenthem andcan thereforeidentify eachof them.Store-bought:mercially madeor grownand purchasedat astore rather than homemadeor homegrown (2)There is an atavismat work here,a kindof back-breaking make-believe thathas noreality.We aredeceiving ourselvesthat welearn from our ancestorsto liketo getvegetables byour ownhard-working laborsGardening inspring is a kindof feelingand behaviorsthat arelike thoseof primitiveancestors.It isnatural andhereditary.Some characteristic of myremote ancestorswho dugup theland forvegetables toeat reappearsin meso thatfollowing theirsuit Iwork back-breakingly inmy garden,fancying that I woulddepend onwhat Idig upor grow in the garden forfood,which byno meanstrue.atavism:atavistic feelings or behaviorseem to be veryprimitive,like thefeelingsorbehavior ofour earliestancestors.an atavisticfear ofthunder andlightening back-breaking:back-breaking workinvolves a lot ofhard physicaleffort.make-believe:(不可数名词或形容词)?make-believe N-UNCOUNT disapproval幻想，臆想的世界，自3欺欺人的世界If someone is living in amake-believe world,they areimaging orpretending thatthings arebetter,different,or moreexciting than they really are insteadof facingup toreality.She squanderedmillions on a lifeof make-believe.?make-believe N-UNCOUNT小孩的办家家游戏You usemake-believe torefer to the activityinvolved whena childplays agame in which theypretend something,for examplethat they are someone else.She used to playgames ofmake-believe withher eldersister.?make-believe ADJ假的，编造的，假装的You usemake-believe todescribe things,for examplein aplay orfilm,that imitateor copysomething real,but which are notwhat theyappear to be.The violencein thosefilms was too unreal,it wasmake-believe.But,why?he askedin make-believe astonishment. (3)Like hot dogs.This is an ellipticalsentence characterizedby extremeeconomy ofexpression oromission ofsuperfluous elements.The pletesentence shouldbe:Id muchrather eatsomething juicyand fat,like hot dogs.It is an after-thought servingas anexample of the previoussentence.Paragraph2 (1)if you could raisethem outside your windowif you could growor raisehot dogsand mustardwith somewarm sauerkrautin the garden as you growvegetables andraise chickens. (2)youd reallyhave somethingyou couldjustify withouta seconds hesitation.You couldprove what you havedone isworth thetrouble.Justify:证明是正当的。 To justifya decision,action,or ideameans toshow orprove that it isreasonable or necessary.No argumentcan justifya war.Ministers agreedthat thisdecision wasfully justifiedby economionditions. (3)Or a hot pastrami vine4Or if you couldgrow outsideyour windowa vinefrom whichhot pastramigrows likegrapes growingonagrape vine.This is an ellipticalsentence characterizedby extremeeconomy ofexpression oromission ofsuperfluous elements.The pletesentence shouldbe:If youcould raiseahotpastramivineoutsideyour window,youd reallyhave somethingyoucouldjustify withouta seconds hesitation.Paragraph3: (1)As it is,though,I cant denythat eApril I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at that cursed rectangle,resolving with all myrational powersnot to plant itagain.But in the present situation,I cant denythat whenApril es,I willinstinctively goingout theleanon the fenceand lookat thecursed rectanglebecause I cant growhot dogsand pastrami.I amdetermined withmy sensesthat I should notplant anythingthis year.?As it is:In thepresentsituation?Come April:the ingApril/When Apriles?Ifind myselfgoingoutto:Im quiteinvoluntarily to do something.Its just like an instinct(learned fromout ancestors)?Cursed:as I cant growhotdogs&pastrami?resolve resolvesresolving resolvedVB=sort out,solve Toresolve aproblem,argument,or difficultymeans tofind asolution toit.(FORMAL)We mustfind away toresolve theseproblems beforeitstoolate.They hopedthe crisiscould beresolved peacefully.resolve resolvesresolving resolvedVB If you resolveto do something,you makea firmdecision to do it.(FORMAL)决定做某事She resolvedto reportthe matterto thehospitals nursingmanager.She resolvedthat,if Mimiforgot thispromise,she wouldremind her.resolve resolves=determination N-VAR:oft Nto-inf Resolveis determinationto do whatyouhave decidedtodo.(FORMAL)So youre sayingthis willstrengthen theAmerican publics resolveto go to warif necessary?Rational power:senses5 (2)And the sun meansbusiness,suddenly,and has a different,deeper yellowin itsbeams on the carpet.Suddenly the sun indicatesthat it is timefor meto plantthegarden.Sun meansbusiness:thesunis alreadyhigh upin the sky.“business”here meanstask,duty,concern orwhat hasto bedone.On thecarpet:theskyinwhichthesunis hung (3)The birdsbegin screaminghysterically,thinking what I am thinking-the worms are deliciouslyworming their way throughthe meltingsoil.Hysterically:actively/joyfully ThinkingwhatIamthinking:everything aroundme isbusy,so Icouldntdo nothing atall.Ishould dosomething.Deliciously:enjoyably,pleasantly Worming:make theirway slowlythrough worm worms N-COUNT蠕虫A wormis asmall animalwithalong thinbody,no bonesand nolegs.worm wormsN-PLURAL寄生虫If animalsor peoplehave worms,wormsareliving in their intestines.worm wormsworming wormedIf youworm ananimal,you giveit medicinein order to killthe wormsthat arelivinginits intestines.I wormall mybirds inearly spring.worm wormsworming wormedVB蠕动If youworm yourway somewhere,you movethere withdifficulty,twisting orbending yourbody ormaking itnarrow.The kittenwormed itsway throughthe just-open door.wormwormsworming wormedVB disapproval处心积虑地拉拢某人，通关系If you say that someone isworming theirway tosuess,or isworming theirway intosomeoneelses affection,you disapproveof the way that theyaregradually makingsomeone trustthem orlike them,often inorder todeceive themor gain some advantage.She nevermisses achance toworm herway into the publics hearts.Everyone knowspeople whohave wormedtheirwayup onold schoolconnections.worm N-SING disapprovalIf youcall a person aworm,you areinsulting themby sayingthat theyhave6a veryweak orunpleasant characterand youhave norespect for them.worm If yousay that someone is openinga can of worms,you arewarning themthat theyare planningtodoor talkabout somethingwhich ismuch moreplicated,unpleasant,or difficultthantheyrealize and which mightbe betterleft alone.Drug abuseis acanofworms nobodywants toopen atsporting events.worm咸鱼翻身Ifyousaythat the worm turns,you meanthatsomeonewho usuallyobeys anotherperson oraepts theirbad behaviorunexpectedly startsresisting thatperson orexpresses theiranger.Now thewormturns,and hiswife Marychucks himout(force himto leave)and takesa loverherself.Paragraph4: (1)itisreallyaconflict.What is the conflicthere by the author?The conflictis whatmethod shouldbe used.The conflictis thecause;the effectis thata bettermethod isemployed.Paragraph6: (1)Keeping a garden makesyou awareof howdelicate,bountiful,and easily ruined thesurface of this littlepla is.Keeping a garden causesthe author to acquirea betterunderstanding ofNature.Land asa partof natureis delicate,bountiful and easilyruined.Little pla:the earthsounds intimateby theword“little” (2)and thesame goesfor the other crops.Goes for:be thecase with (3)I supposeif youloaded the soil withchemical fertilizerthese differenceswould beless noticeable.Loadwith:to coverthe earthin largequantities7Paragraph7: (1)The attractionof gardening,I think,at leastfor acertain numberof gardeners,are neuroticand moral.Neurotic:Gardening islike takingcare ofchildren.It isvery demanding and rewarding as well.Moral:Gardening needs moral courage.It is painstaking.It needsones patience. (2)Whenever lifeseems pointlessand difficultto grasp,youcanalways getout in thegardenand get something done.Get out:getsomethingdone. (3)begin toturn uponyou inmassive numbers.turn uponyou inmassive numbers:e to you inlarge numbers. (4)proliferating moreand moregrowing byrapid reproductionof newplants Paragraph9: (1)then shegives memy good-by kissand saysoffhandedly.Offhandedly:without preparationIt isironical here.Actually shewanted tosay somethingabout mygardening longago.Paragraph10: (1)what annuallytilts my mind towardall that work.what directsmy thoughtsor turnsmymindto all that workevery year.Paragraph11: (1)But youwill feelbetter for not standingon your dignity.But youwill feelbetter fornot disdainingphysical laborand forstriving ceaselesslyto workon land to makea suessofgardening.To standon ones dignity:to insistupon beingtreated withproper respectortorefuse todowhatone thinksto bebelow onesmoralor socialstandards.8 (2)And thats what gardening is all about-character building.Which is why Adam was a gardener.(And weall knowwhere itgot him,too)God madeAdam a gardener inordertobuild hischaracter.Thats whyAdamwasa gardener.(and weall knowwhere heended upasa gardener)Why didGod wantAdam tobuild hischaracter:actually itis a kindofpunishment forAdam violatingGods law.Paragraph12: (1)But isit conceivablethat thefather of us allshould have been amason,weaver,shoemaker oranything butagardener?Is it conceivable?Can youimagine?The father ofus all:Adam But:but not (2)Leave itto Godto havepicked theproper oupationfor hisonly creaturecapable ofsuch perpetualand unregenerate self-delusion.Leave itto Godto explainwhy he had chosengardening as the oupationfor hisonly creaturemen.Men arecapable ofsuch everlasting,obstinate and hard-to-reform self-deception.Paragraph13: (1)that theabove waswritten onone of the coldestdays inDecember.It seemsthat the author wantsto stressthat“gardening givesman hope.”In wiringabout gardeningeven on the coldestdays inDecember,oneisstill filledwith hope.IV.Comprehensive understandingof TextA1.Explain themeaning of the title:Rite ofSpring Gardening is amon practicepeople ingeneral followwhen springarrives.It has bee tradition and routinework evenan instinctfor humanbeings.2.It isnot onlypleasure sendingme backto stareat thatplot ofsoil,itisreally conflict.(para.4)-What is the pleasure sending the author backto theland?9-What isthe conflictthen?The pleasurerefers to the wonderfulvision,smell,sounds broughtby theseason of spring.The conflictrefers to the questionthat whichmethod to plant.3.Why the author doesnt thinkthat itis necessarytoplantvegetables?(para.1)And whythe authorstill plantsevery year?The home-grown vegetablesare just like whatboughtfromthestores.It ischeap tobuy vegetables.He doesntlikeeating vegetables.The authorstill gardensbecause it has beean instinctor atavism.4.What isthe neuroticaspect andwhat isthe moralaspect ofgarden?Please answerthe questionin yourown words.(para.7&8)Gardening isjust likebeing parentsboth ofwhicharevery demanding and rewarding as well.One needs to be patient,careful.Gardening needsmoral courageand itispainstakingsince oneneedstobepatientand perseverant.One cannot dogardening athalves.5.What doesthe authormean“or shewas untilshe learnedbetter”in the sentence“She is an outspoken,truthful woman,or shewas untilshe learnedbetter.”Why Arthur Miller mentionshis mother-in-law?And doeshe soundvery appreciativeof her?Why orwhy not?(para.9)The authors mother-in-law does not figurehigh inMillers gardeningrites,nor doeshe appreciateher rolemuch.This isbecause thereisaconflict betweenthe twopeoples outlooks.There outlooksover gardeningrites aredifferent.One isvery professionaland materialisticwhich isa botanists outlook.The otheris spiritual,moral andeven philosophical.6.Why itisa must for the authorto gardenas in the sentence“I garden,I suppose,because Imust.”(para.10)The authorfeels itamustto gardenbecause gardeninghasbeeaninstinctto the author.It isthe riteofspring.7.What mightbe thesimilar movementsin ones ownspirit mentionedby the author in para.10?(para.10)Human beingsgrow in the wayplants grows.We needto trydifferent things,experience suessesand failures.And we will enjoya lotafter wedo sueed.108.Why didthe authorthink gardening isa“pointless”hobby as in thesentence“April isfor gettingirritated all over againat thispointless,time-consuming hobby?(para.11)It isnot necessaryto people to growthings,especially vegetablesasthe author hasmentioned in paragraph1.9.In whatway is“agardenis anextension of oneself-or selves”?(para.11)Human beingsgrowin thewayplants grows.We needto trydifferent things,experience suessesand failures.And wewill enjoyalotafter wedo sueed.10.What does“it”refer toin thesentence“this yearhe isgoing todo itright.”(para.12)gardening11.Leave itto Godto havepicked theproper oupationfor hisonly creaturecapable ofsuch perpetualand unregenerate self-delusion.(para.12)What does“it”refer to?What isthe“perpetual,unregenerateself-delusion”?It refersto thefirst sentenceof paragraph12:But isit conceivablethat thefather ofus allshould havebeen amason,weaver,shoemaker oranything butagardener?Very yearis hopefulas long as one keeps trying.12.What isthe purposeof writingthe lastparagraph,especially bymentioning the article waswritten onone of the coldestdays inDecember?(para.13)It seemsthat the author wantsto stressthat gardeninggives peoplehope,and“only thegardener iscapable ofendlessly revivingso muchhope.In writingabout gardeningeven inthe coldestdays inDecember,oneisstill filledwith hope.13.Why didthe authordescribed Aprilin detailin paragraph11?In the authors mind,April standsfor spring,and springistheseason forgardening,or gettingoneself startedin gardening.14.The authormentioned that“what gardeningis allabout-character11building”.Then whatcharacter can be builtthrough gardening?(try toget asmany ideasas youcan fromthe whole article)?We needto takecare of thesoilandtobe environmentalfriendly whengardening byusing lesschemical fertilizer.?Gardeningisjustlikebeing parentswhich isdemandingandrewardingaswell.?Gardening needsour perseveranceandhardwork.We cannever dogardening athalves.?Gardening pushesus tothink aboutour lifeexperience whichalso requireshard workingand perseveranceandwhichis alsodemandingandrewardingaswell.?Gardening makesus tobe optimisticand hopefulall thetime,believing aslongaswe tryout bestwewillsueed.15.What arethe abstractionsof Gods purposesfor theuniverse?(again basedon the whole article)The Gods purposesfortheuniverse:Hard working,being perseverantand hopefulall thetime.V.Comprehensive understandingofTextB1.What dose“ambulance”refer toinpara.1Layoffs,unemployment,recession2.What doesthe authorwant to tell usinpara.2-3?Paragraph2tells ushis shockatthe news ofbeing laidoff.He could not believe that wouldhappen to him.We canknow that the authordid workhard for his joband thatswhyhe couldnot believe that he would befired.3.What doesthe“it”inthefirst sentenceof para.3refer to?Unemployment4.What willunemployment bringabout tothe author?Loss ofself-esteem andsecurity.Fear offuture,stress,depression.Tension inpersonal relationship.Feeling ofrejection,desertion anddeception.5.What isaffirmation of unemployment?Plans,helps,training programsthat offeredby governmentto helpthose laid-off toget reemployed126.What does“the chroniircle”mean in paragraph10refer to?It referstothepsychological ormental fluctuationofonewill experienceafter he/she hasbeen laidoff.As theauthor mentionsinthepassage,he feltshocked andcouldnotbelieve that hehadbeen laidoff.Then hegot austomedto beingunemployed,and beganto realizethat hewas notindispensable atall andtried tofind outthe mistakeshe madeat work.After that,he wouldgainsomeconfidence and self-esteem andrenew afight tomaintain them.With therenewed confidence andself-esteem hetried tofind anew job.When heknew hefailed,hewouldlose hisconfidenceandself-esteem again.For oneperiod of time,he felthopeless,and for another period oftime,he felthopeful.7.What isthe satisfactionof theexperience of unemployment whichcan helponekeeponeself strongin termsof sufferingand painwhen unemployed? (1)The experienceofunemploymenthelps theauthorto realize thesatisfaction onecan gainfrom work. (2)The experienceofunemploymentalso helpstheauthortorealizethe importanceof people