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全新版大学英语第四册教案 全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit One1College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit OneFighting with the forceof natureText AThe IcyDefender I.Objectives1.grasp the main ideaand structureof the text;2.do a parison and contrast betweenNapoleons invasionof Russiaand Hitlers invasionof thesoviet Union3.master thekey language points andgrammatical structuresin the text;4.conduct a series ofreading,listening,speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.II.Teaching ProceduresPre-reading tasks:1.Ask studentsthe following questions on the recording:-Where andwhen didthe stormour?-Why didthe crewfear theworst wouldhappen to them?2.Discussion:Man ornature,which is more powerful?1)Students aredivided intotwo groups.One grouplists instanceswhere manconquers nature;the othergroup esup withcases wherethe forcesof natureare toopowerful to be resisted.2)Several studentsfrom bothgroups reporttheir respectivelists to class.3)Solicits opinionsfrom otherstudents:man ornature,which doyou thinkismorepowerful?3.Move onto Text A by saying:Man changesnature in order tolive.However,man mustalso becareful notto disregardthe lawsof nature.When Napoleon and Hitlerfinally realizedtheir arrogance,it was already toolate.While-reading tasks:1.draw studentsattention to the subtitlesin thetext,then leadsthem throughText Organization Exercise1.In thisway studentswill have a betterunderstanding of thetext structure.2.Explain the language points in PartsI andIV,and hasstudents practice them.3.Students sumup the main ideasof Part I andIV respectively.4.Explain the language points in Part IIIII,and hasstudents practice them.5.Students formgroups to analyze thesimilarities anddifferences between the twoinvasions.Suggest that they make aparison andcontrastanalysis in the form of atable.When they finish,some studentsgroups report to class.6.Students sumup the main ideasof Part II andPart III.全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit One2Post-reading tasks:1.Guides studentsthrough some after-text exercises.2.Checks onstudentshome reading.3.Students doPart IV:Theme-Related LanguageLearning Tasks.III.Text AnalysisA Comparison-and-Contrast Analysisof theTwo Invasions:invading countyFrance Germanycountry invaded Russia Soviet Union starterof warNapoleon Hitlerstarting timeof invasionSpring,18126/22/1994strength ofinvading force600,000the largestland campaignin historyprediction quickvictory,conquest ofRussia in5weeks Blitzkrieg(lightningwar),lasting nolonger than3months initialresistance strategyrefusing tostand andfight;retreating eastwards,burning cropsand homesscorch the earth,fierce fightto defendmajor citiescapture of the Russiancapital yesno majorbattles Smolensk,Borodino,the BerezinaRiver Leningrad,Stalingrad truceoffer byNapoleon,rejected by the Czarno biggestenemy for the invading force snow,freezing temperatureHeavy rain,General Mudsnow,freezing temperatureturning pointOctober1812,when Napoleonordered aretreat1943,when the Soviet troopspushed the German forcesback fateof theinvadingforceonly100,000survived heavylosses war-starters fateNapoleon abdicatedand wentinto exile,his empireat anend Hitlermitted suicide,his empirecollapsing IV.Cultural Notes1.Background InformationThroughout thehistory ofmankind,there havebeen manyconquerors.Chengis Khanspent hisentire life全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit One3conquering neighboringpeoples landexpanding theMongolian Empire.Many RomanEmperors didthe samefor theRoman Empireso muchso that at oime theyruled modern-day GreatBritain.Both theMongolian andRoman Empireshad theirrise andfall in the distantpast.Yet ifwe want to examineconquerors,there isno needto goback thatfar.In1812,Napoleon BonaparteinvadedRussiain awar ofconquest.More thana centurylater,Adolf Hitlerlaunched a massive militarycampaign againsttheSovietUnion.2.the battleof WaterlooFinal anddecisive actionof theNapoleonic Wars,that effectivelyended Frenchdomination of the Europeancontinent andbrought aboutdrastic changesin thepolitical boundariesand thepower balanceof Europe.Fought onJune18,1815,near Waterloo,in what is nowBelgium,the battleranks asa greatturning pointin modernhistory.3.Siege of Leningrad Knownas the900-Day Siege,blockade byGerman forcesof the USSRs secondlargest cityduring World War II,from September1941to January1944.Following theonset ofOperation Barbarossathe Naziplan forconquest of the USSRtheGermanArmy GroupNorth maderapid progressthrough theBaltic republicstoward itsprincipal target,the cityof Leningrad.By September4Leningrad wassurrounded byGerman troopsto thesouth,while Germanys Finnishallies tookup positionsto thenorth of the city.Leningrads onlyremaining linkwith theSoviet Interiorwas acrossLake Ladoga.The totaldestruction ofLeningrad wasone ofAdolf Hitlers majorobjectives in his Russiancampaign.The Germanstrategy wasto laysiege to the cityand cutall waterand powersupplies whilesubjecting the population tomerciless airattacks andartillery bombardment.The populationof about3million wascallously lefteither tostarve orfreeze todeath.To makematters worse,that winterwas extremelyharsh.Nevertheless,thepopulationshowed astonishingcourage andfortitude in the faceof suchadversity.During thewinter aroad link,popularly knownas theRoad ofLife,was establishedacross frozenLake Ladoga,enabling suppliesto bebrought in and providingan escaperoute formore than500,000people.The siegewas finallylifted by advancing Sovietarmies inJanuary1944,by whichtime some1.25million citizenshad perishedasaresult of the blockade.In1945the Presidiumof theSupreme Sovietawarded Leningradthe OrderofLeninfor itsoutstanding resistancetotheGerman invaders.4.Stalingrad DuringWorldWar II,Stalingrad,a strategicallylocated industrialcenter,was avital Germanobjective.German casualtiesalone totaledmore than300,000,and theSoviet citywas almostpletely destroyed.Reconstruction began immediately afterthe war.The five-month battleof Stalingrad,one of the mostimportant battlesin history,was aturning pointin WorldWarII.The Germandefeat endedHitlers advanceinto theSovietUnion.After thisvictory,the Russianarmy advancedacross easternEurope.V.Language Study1.in thecase of:as farasis concernede.g.The risein interestrate will be disastrousin thecase ofsmall firms.2.stand/get/be in the way:prevent fromdoing sth.全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit One4e.g.Many teachersplain that they cant make any improvementin teachingmethods as the existingexam systemis in the way.3.launch:start;send onits coursee.g.Beginning in the early1960s,humans launchedprobes toexplore otherplas.On October4,1957,Soviet scientistslaunched the worlds firstartificial satellite,called Sputnik.4.campaign:a series of militaryoperations orplanned activitieswith aparticular aime.g.Some peopleplained thattoo muchmoney hadbeen spent on politicalcampaigns.5.retreat:move backor withdrawwhen facedwith dangeror difficultye.g.After afierce battle,the troopsretreated southward.6.be/get boggeddown:be unable to makeprogress e.g.Most of the tanks were boggeddown because of mechanicaldefects andinexperienced crews.7.engage:begin fightingwith sb.;(cause to)take partinordo;oupy orattract sb.s interest,ect.e.g.The manderordered thesoldiers to engage theenemy immediately.We failedtoengageany activesupport forour project.engage(sb.)in sth.:(cause to)take partin sth.e.g.They arecurrently engagedin lengthytrade negotiations.8.be facedwith:have todeal withe.g.The librarianswere facedwith thehuge taskof listingall thebooks.9.take a gamble:take arisk e.g.I thinkshes takingagambleinvesting allher moneyin stocks.10.press on/ahead:continue doingsth.in adetermined way(used in the pattern:press on/ahead withsth.)e.g.Our schoolauthorities arekeen topress onwith educationalreform.11.minus:below zero;made lessby;slightly lowerthan themark statede.g.Tomorrows temperaturewill beas lowas minusten degreescentigrade.20minus10is10.The grossprofit of an automobilemanufacturer equalsthe valueof itscar salesminus the cost ofmaking cars.I gotB minusin thefinal examination.12.drag on:move slowlyand witheffort;continue endlesslyand tediouslye.g.These pensationcases havealready draggedon forone year.13.stroke:any of aseries of repeatedmovements;single suessfulor effectiveaction orourrence;blow e.g.I sawa chanceof solvingall myproblems at a stroke.He drovein anail withone strokeof thehammer.He wona car in thelottery lastweek.Thats hisfirst strokeof goodluck.14.at thecost of:with theloss ofe.g.The localgovernment developedits economybut at thecost of environment.15.limp:walk withdifficulty,esp.when onefoot orleg ishurt e.g.I injuredmy ankleand hadto limp.16.catch sb.off guard:take sb.by surprisee.g.The invitationto hiswedding caughtme offguard.The managerdidnt knowwhat tosay.It wasclear thatmy questionhad caughthim offguard.全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit One517.render:cause(sb./sth.)to beinaspecified condition(same asmake)e.g.Hundreds of people wererendered homelessby theearthquake.He wasrendered unconsciousbyablow on the backof theneck.18.casualty:a personwho iskilled orinjured inwar orin anaident e.g.First reportsof the traffic aidenttell ofmore than50casualties.19.bring toa halt:stop pletelye.g.Air trafficin Polandhand beenbrought toa halt by anair traffiontrollersstrike.Our journeywas broughttoahaltbya storm.20.turn thetide(against):change whatlooks likedefeat intovictory(over)e.g.The appearanceof Joanof Arcturned thetide ofwar.Soviet victoryin Stalingradturned thetide of the warin Europe.21.reckon:count;consider;think e.g.The existenceoftheU.S.is reckonedfrom theDeclaration ofIndependence.Many peoplereckon himto bea greatbasketball player.be reckoned with:be takeninto consideratione.g.All theseproblems hadto bereckonedwith as theyarose.22.toll:the numberofpeopleor animalskilled orinjured inparticular circumstances;money paidfor theuse ofa bridgeor roade.g.The rollof roaddeaths andinjuries ison therise.The localgovernment wasallowed tocharge tollsfor theuseofthe roads.take its/a toll:cause damage;injuries ordeaths(often followed by of/on)e.g.The famiook atoll of3,000,000lives.His hardwork hastaken itstoll onhis stomach.VI.Assignments1.Require students to learnthe newwords andphrases byheart2.Let studentsrecite someparts ofText A3.Ask studentswrite aposition onwars全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit Two南昌大学教务处6College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit TwoSmart CarsText ASmart CarsI.Teaching Plan1.Objectives Studentswillbeableto:1.1understand the main ideaand structureofthetext;1.2learn sometechniques inexpository writing(definition,quotes,a mixtureof facts and opinions,etc.);1.3grasp thekey languagepoints andgrammatical structuresin thetext;1.4conduct aseriesofreading,listening,speaking,andwriting activitiesrelated tothe themeoftheunit.2.Teaching Procedures:2.1Pre-reading tasks1.T asksSs the followingquestions on the song:（5minutes）Aording tothe song,will the world bea betteror worseplace ina hundredyearstime?Aording tothe song,what aresome ofthe effectsof modernscience andtechnology onman in the future?Do youagree?values?(Abraham Lincolnregarded honestyas animportant value.)2.Free writing（25minutes）1)Ss aregiven tenminutes tofree write,beginning withthe sentence:Even ifI couldafford a car,I maynot actuallywant todrive onebecause?2)Ss exchange their paperswith atleast threefellow Ss,noting downreasons givenbytheothers asto whythey wouldnt drivea car.3)T asksseveral Ss to report toclassthe reasonsfor notdriving acar givenboth byhim/herself andby others.3.T maymove on the Text A bysaying:Some scientistsand engineers have eup withthe idea ofa“smart car”.Lets readto find out whatthis“smart car”can do.（2minutes）2.2While-reading tasks1.T leadsSs throughthe instructionsfor Text Organization Exercise1,and tellthem thatthe main ideas willbe filledin assoon astheyfinishstudying apart.（3minutes）全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit Two南昌大学教务处72.T explainsthe languagepoints and has Ss practicethem(see LanguageStudy).（10minutes）3.Ss tellsentences thatexpress opinionsfrom factualstatement in Part I.Later,T explainsthat factsand opinionsare ofteninterwoven inexpository writingand thatone mustlearn todistinguish them.（See Text Analysis）（8minutes）4.Sss summarizethe mainidea of Part I.（2minutes）5.T explainsthe languagepoints inPart II and has Ss practicethem.（See LanguageStudy）（30minutes）6.Ss summarizethe mainof Part II.（2minutes）7.Ss doText OrganizationExercise2.（16minutes）8.T explainsthe languagepoints inPart IIIand hasSs practicethem.（See LanguageStudy）（20minutes）9.Ss summarizethemainofPart III.（2minutes）2.3Post-reading tasks1.Finding outdefinitions（20minutes）1)Ss workin pairsand rereadthetextto providedefinitions forblind spot,global positioningsystem,atomic clock,telematicsandautomated driver.2)Several pairsreport toclass.3)T solicitsanswers tothe followingquestions:By whatmeans didyou eup withthose definitions?Besides listingfactsandusing definitions,what otherwriting techniquesare used in thisexpository pieceof writing?Will youuse thesetechniques inyour ownwriting?（See Text Analysis）2.T guidesSs throughsome after-text exercises.（30minutes）3.T checkson Sshome reading(Text B).（3minutes）4.Ss doPart IV:Theme-Related LanguageLearning Tasks.（1period）5.T asksSs toprepare forthe nextunit:（2minutes）1)do thepre-reading task;2)preview Text A.II.Text AnalysisWhat jumpsout firstatabrowser of this textmay bethose termsin quotationmarks orwith capitalizedfirst lettersblind spot,Global PositioningSystem,atomic clocks,telematicsandautomated driver.What do they mean?How wefindout?An efficientreader knows.He/She canmake aguess basedon knowledge of word-formation orknowledgeofthe worldorthe context.For example,when the reader esacrossShould youmakeaserious drivingmistake（eg.,change laneswhen thereis acarinyourblind spot）the puterwould soundanimmediatewarning,he orshe canguess formthecontextthat ablind spotmust bea portionoftheroad behindacar,which adriver cannot observefrom therear-view mirror.What isGlobal PositioningSystem?From thesentence containingthis term（“We alreadyhave全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit Two南昌大学教务处8twenty-four Navstarsatellites orbitingtheearth,making upwhatiscalled theGlobal PositioningSystem.”）,we knowit is a servicelinked with a satellite.From thefollowing sentencewe knowits function（They makeit possibleto determineyour locationon theearth to within about a hundred feet.）What is an atomilock?The answeris foundin exactlythe samesentence.It vibratesataprecise frequency,aording tothe lawsofthequantum theory.We canguess themeaning oftelematicsfrom itsword formation.The prefixtele-meansdistant,the suffix-maticsmay bethe endpart ofinformatics.The sentencein thetextGPS isactually butpart ofa largermovement,calledtelematicstells usmore aboutit.What isan automateddriver?Sentence directlyfollowing theterm givea detailedexplanationThe plancalls forputers,aided bythousands ofthree-inch magicspikes buriedin thehighway,to takeplete controlof drivingof carson heavilytrafficked roads.Cars willbe bunchedinto groupsof tento twelvevehicles,only sixfeet apart,traveling inunison,and controlledby puter.III.Cultural Notesautomobile industry:The automobile industry isone ofthe mostimportant industriesin theworld,affecting notonly economiesbut alsocultures.It providesjobs formillions ofpeople,generates billionsof dollarsin worldwiderevenues,and providesthe basisfor amultitude ofrelated serviceand supportindustries.Automobiles revolutionizedtransportation in the20th century,changing foreverthe waypeople live,travel,and dobusiness.The automobilehas enabledpeople totravel andtransport goodsfather andfaster,and hasopened widermarket areasfor businessand merce.The autoindustry hasalso reducedthe overallcostoftransportation byusing methodssuch asmass production,mass marketing,and globalizationof production.Between1886and1898,about300automobiles werebuilt,but therewas noreal establishedindustry.A centurylater,with automakersand autobuyers expandingglobally,automaking becametheworlds largestmanufacturing activity,with more than53million newvehicles builteach yearworldwide.Automobile manufacturersare amongthe largestpanies in theworld.These corporationsare oftenmultinational.These paniesoften shareparts,or useparts madein foreignfactories.The USautomobileindustryproduced16.8million vehiclesin1999.The threemajor automobilemanufacturers in theUSGeneral MotorsCorporation,Ford MotorCompany,and DaimlerChryslerAGprovide three-fourths ofthe industrys totaldirect employmentintheUS.At thestart ofthe21st century,the trendsof globaltrade andmanufacturing flexibilitycontinue.Computerization continuesto bea majorpart ofauto designand manufactures,as dothe searchfor alternativefuels andmore efficientautomobiles designs.IV.Language Points1.turn sth.Into/bee a reality:全新版大学英语综合教程第四册College EnglishIntegrated CourseBook FourUnit Two南昌大学教务处9Eg.Her dreamof beinga collegestudent hasturned into areality.Working athome andmunicating withfellow workersvia theirPCs hasbee areality forsome.2.lucrative:producing muchmoney;profitable Eg:Many ex-army officershave foundlucrative jobsin privatesecurity firms.We madea lucrativebusiness dealwiththeAmerican panyon riceimports.3.presently:(esp US)atthepresent time,now;after ashort time;soon Eg:We presentlyhave noplans toexpand ourbusiness overseas,but thatmay wellchange inthe future.You willfeel betterpresently.4.manufacture:make goodsonalarge scaleusing machinery5.approximately:fairly corrector auratebut notpletely soEg:Approximately$150million isto bespentonimprovements onschool buildings.The caraident happenedat approximately7a.m.6.eliminate:remove,exp.Sb./sth thatis notwanted orneeded;get ridof(used inthe patterns:eliminate sth;eliminate sth form sthEg:The Chinesegovernment approveda newplan toeliminate i