新视野大学英语第三版第二册第二课教案

Unit 2 Section A Swimming through fear 教学重点：1. to learn to get the key idea and detailed information2. to understand the text with the questions given 3. to translate some long and difficult sentences and learn some ways to express ones feeling (horror, relief, relaxation)4. to understand the problem-solution pattern教学难点： 1 to separate the Chinese sentences and set the new sentence structure in English2. to grasp and translate some expressions and long sentences3. to learn the meaning of some detailed description4. to ask for and give directions5. 教学过程：Task 1Lead-in (Ss work in groups to discuss the following questions)1. Did you experience some moments when you feared? 2. How did you overcome the fear? 3. Listening: pre-reading activities4. What can we infer from the title?Tips:1. A piece of narration (an event or a story)2. He or she was afraid of swimming. 3. He or she succeeded in doing sth (according to “through”)Learn to swim? Task 2Text study1. Ss read the passage and discuss the following questions in groupsA. Why was Jason scared of water? B.Could the would-be rescuers succeed in saving the drowning boy? Why or why not?C. Why did Jason decide to intervene to save the boy in spite of his fear of water?D. Why did Jason become hesitant when he raced down the beach, out onto the jetty?E. How did Jason feel when he jumped into the water?F. How did the boy respond when Jason grabbed him?G. Was Jasons swimming back to safety smooth? Why?H. Why did Jason feel the water had never looked so beautiful when he reac hed the jetty?2.Language focusSs read the passage and try to find out all new words and phrases of this unit.1) take hold sb. captive2) turn sb./ sth . down3) embark on/ upon sth.4) Share in sth.5) lead by example6) be stricken by/ with 7) live onTask 3A paragraph of problem-solution patternWriting tips:I. IntroductionEstablishes the plot ( setting, characters, and time period )II. Body First major event Second part of the story Third part Climax, the high point in the narrative Resolution in which the conflict / tension is resolved. III. ConclusionWhat is the moral of the story?Assignment：Write a paragraph of no less than 200 words on the following topic: slow downTask 4 Listening part A. Discuss the following questions.1.talk about your own traveling experiences2.Make a plan for a dream journey3.what do you like about traveling?4.what dont you like about traveling?B.