大学体验英语教案第三册

大学体验英语教案第三册 xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案Teaching planfor Unit1,Experiencing English,Integrated Book3Caring forOur EarthTeaching Objectives:1)To memorizenew words and expressions;2)To learnto talkabout environmental issues;3)To getsome knowledge about the serious condition of environmental pollution and arouse studentsawareness aboutenvironment protection;4)To practicereading skillword attackstrategies andtranslating skillextension;5)To practicetopic sentencewriting;6)To learnhow to write a letter of invitation to a symposium,forum orconference.Teaching Contents&Time Allotmentperiods1-2Teaching Contents1.Listen andtalk2.Background information3.Topics fordiscussion4.New words and expressions in Passage A5.Text analysis and discussion1.More detailedinterpretation in Passage A2.Exercises1.New words and expressionsin Passage B2.Brief discussionof the text3.Exercises4.Reading&translating skillsand writingpractice Listeningand Speaking3-45-67-8Important Points1)Get some knowledge about theseriousconditionof environmentalpollutionand arousestudentsawareness aboutenvironment protection;2)Key words&phrases:addicted,convenience,isolate,priority,release,specific,trap,all the way,(be)blind to,impact on,sit back,take action,the/a point of no return3)Structure:“祈使句+and并列句”相当于含有if条件句的复合句；On onehand,At thesame time,4)World building:prefix inter-5)Writing:paragraph developmentwith a topic sentenceand aconcluding sentenceDifficult Points1)Words and expressions aboutenvironmental problems2)Some longand difficultsentences TeachingMethods Under the guidance of student-centered principle,apply municativeand heuristicteaching methods,stimulate studentsinterest inlearning Englishand getstudents involved in1xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案class participation.Contents I.Lead-in1.Listen to the passageabout global warming andtry to fill themissing words in theblanks.2.Talk aboutenvironmental issueswith thehelp of some powerpointpictures.II.Communicative tasksTask1:Situation:A debatebetween foreignvisitors,who havejust e to visitChina,and theirChinese friends,college students,about theadvantages anddisadvantages ofbuilding theThree GorgesDam.Useful wordsand expressions:Theres nodoubt.From previousexperiences,we know.With moderntechnologies,we can.It mattersbecause.There will be othereffects.I seewhat youmean,but.influence ofenvironment blockingthe passageof fishinfluence on the weathersystem disastersof frequentfloods smokefrom powerplants Task2:Situation:A Chinesestudent discussessome resource-saving andenvironmental protectiontechniques withher hostmother inBritain.Useful wordsand expressions:Thats incredible!.cut downthe powerbill by.Not onlyis it.,its.to keepthe air-conditioner runningWhy doyou.rather than.?When you.,youre onyour way to.environmentally consciousleading to.artificial atmospherefresh airlife stylePassage ACare forOur Mother Earth I.Warm-up activitiesto arousestudentsinterest inlearning Passage A1.Lead-in questions1)Why shouldwe call the earthwe liveon our MotherEarth?2xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案2)What is the rootof the environmental problems?3)What shouldwe doto takecare of ourMotherEarth?2.Related Information1)Global climatetrends The main drivebehind climatechange isthe increasingamount of carbon dioxidein the atmosphere.Its levelhas risenby athird sincethe industrialrevolution startedin the1760s.As CO2has builtup,so temperaturehas risen.Themainculprits behindincreasing CO2levels areburning fossilfuels anddeforestation.The USalone pumpsout a quarter of the worlds CO2emissions.2)Global pollutiontrends Ifthe numberof carskeeps increasingat thepresent rate,there willbe more than abillion on the roadby2025.Today,motor vehiclesput out900million tonsofcarbon dioxide ayearabout15per centof ourtotal output.More vehicleswill meanmore globalwarming.Also by2025,two-thirds of the worlds peoplewill livein cities,so trafficjams andpollution willloom largein most peoples lives.3)Global populationtrends Neverhas thepressure on the worlds resourcesbeen sogreat.Over thenext20years,the globalpopulation is expected togrow by aquarterthatsanextra1.5billion mouthsto feed.Water is also underpressure asnever before.Today,some500million peopledo not have enoughwater.By2025,that numberisexpectedto hit2.5billion.II.Detailed Studyof thetext:1.A briefintroduction of the interview.2.Some questionsfor groupdiscussion.Divide thewhole classinto fourgroups,each groupdealing with the interviewwith oneexpert.Then askone representative of each group to answer thequestions.1)Aording toAman Motwane,what isthe biggest threat to the environmenttoday?The wayhumans see the environment isthebiggestthreat.2)What environmentissues Walter Semkiw findmost pressing?The deforestingand globalwarming arethe most pressing environmentissues.3)What doLeon Macsonsuggest the readers of awareness Magazinecan doto help the environmental problem?The simplestwaytohelptheenvironmentis not toimpact onit.4)What isLeon Nacsons specificarea ofconcern regardingthe stateofenvironment?He concernsabout air and water pollution.3.The structure of thetext:Part1The interviewwith Aman Motwane?Main idea:Aman Motwanebelieves that we haveto realizethat everythingis interrelated,and therefore,every action has a consequence.?Difficult sentences:1)How wesee our environment shapesour wholeworld.(para.1)How wesee ourenvironment为主语从句。 2)Look at the relationship between the tree and its environmentand you will see the future of the tree.(para.2)了解这棵树与其生长环境的关系，你就能预见它的未来。 本句句型“祈使句+and并列句”，可转换为含有if条件句的主从复合句，即If youlook3xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案attherelationshipbetweenthetreeanditsenvironment,youwillseethe futureof thetree.3)It is time foreach ofus toopen oureyes andseethe world asit reallyisone pletewhole whereevery causehas aneffect.(para.3)现在我们每个人都应该睁开双眼，看清这个世界的真实面貌它是一个因果相循的完整集合体。 Part2The interviewwith WalterSemkiw?Main idea:WalterSemkiw is especially concerned with deforestation and globalwarming.?Difficult sentences:1)The lossof treesupsets theecosystem as trees arenecessary tobuild topsoil,maintain rainfallin dryclimates,purify undergroundwater andto convertcarbondioxideto oxygen.(para.4)毁掉树木也就破坏了生态环境，因为树木可以维护表层土壤，保持干旱气候地带的降雨量，净化地下水，并将二氧化碳转化为氧气。 2)Global warmingresults from the burningof fossilfuels,such aspetroleum products,resulting in the releaseof greenhousegasses into the atmosphere.(para.5)全球变暖是燃烧石油等矿物燃料引起的，从而导致了温室气体被排放到大气中。 Part3The interviewwith LeonNacson?Main idea:Leon Macsonis particularlyworried aboutair andwater pollution.?Difficult sentences:1)Tread aslightly asyou can,take aslittle as possible,and putback asmuch asyou can.(Para.6)要尽量少摧残它，尽可能少索取，多回报。 2)These aretwo elementsthat are not inexhaustible,and we must realizethat oncewe reachthe pointof noreturn,there willbe nothingleft forfuture generations.(Para.7)空气和水这两种物质并非取之不竭，我们必须认识到，一旦到了无可挽回的地步，我们的子孙就将一无所有。 Part4The interviewwith Amrit Desai?Main idea:AmritDesai makes a link between consumption and global resources,arguing thathuman greedposes a serious threatto MotherEarth.?Useful sentencestructure:On onehand,.At thesame timeIII.Language pointsNew words1.addicted adj.dependent onsth,esp.a drug成瘾的Examples:Some studentsare soaddicted toputer gamesthat theyneglect theirstudies.The girlis addictedto chocolates.2.convenience n.1)the qualityof beingsuitable fora particularpurpose,especially becauseit iseasy to use orsaves oneenergy方便Examples:Many womenprefer theconvenience ofworking athome whiletheir childrenare small.I decidedto buythe housefor theconvenience ofliving closeto myparents.2)an apparatus,service,etc.,which gives fort oradvantage便利设施或用具The supermarketoffers abag-packing service,as aconvenience tocustomers.public convenience(usu.plural)(formal)a publictoilet公共厕所convenient adj.suited orfavorable toonesfort,purpose,or needs方便的4xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案Examples:I findmy bikea veryconvenient wayof gettingaround.Will itbe convenientfor you to startwork tomorrow?3.isolate v.to setapart orcut offfrom others使?孤立，使?隔离Examples:Presleys earlysuess isolatedhim fromhis friends.This policycould isolatethe countryfrom othermembers of the UnitedNations.4.priority n.something thatmust bedealt with as soonaspossibleand beforeother lessimportant things优先（权），重点Examples:Agriculture isstill ahigh priorityin mostdeveloping countries.Banks normallygive priorityto largebusinesses whendeciding onloans.prior adj.preceding beforein time,order,importance,or value在?之前，预先的Examples:She couldnt goto theparty because of aprior engagement.The widows nephewhas aprior claimto theproperty aordingto anearlier legalagreement.5.release v.to stopholding somethingthat onehas beenholding tightlyor carefully释放，放出Examples:The judgeagreed torelease theprisoner inconsideration of his worseninghealth.Thousands ofballoons werereleased atthe beginningof therally.6.specific adj.special,distinctive,or unique;detailed andexact明确的，具体的Examples:Massage mayhelp toincrease bloodflow tospecific areasof thebody.This bookgives specificinstructions onhow to make patentleather.7.trap v.1)to catchbyatrick ordeception设陷阱，诱捕Examples:The innocentgirl was trapped into an unhappymarriage.The scoundrelwastrappedinto tellingthe policeall heknew.2)to preventsomeone orsomething fromescaping froma dangerousplace挡住，拦住Examples:The greenhousestays warmbecause theglass trapsthe heatof thesun.Twenty minerswere trappedunderground and only fivesurvived.Expressions1.allthe way(from,over)a longdistance从远道Examples:Football fanscame allthewayfrom everycorner of the worldto watchthe WorldCupxx.Beauty isonly skindeep,but uglinessgoes allthewaytothebone!2.(be)blind toto pletelyfail tonotice orrealize something对?没有察觉到的Examples:They seemedto beblind tothe consequencesof theirdecision.Davids goodlooks andimpeable mannershave alwaysmade Rebeablind to his faults.3.impact onto havean importantor noticeableeffect onsomeone orsomething对?产生影响Examples:How willthis programimpact on the localmunity?Falling exportrates haveconsiderably impactedon thecountrys economy.4.result fromto happenor existas aresult ofsomething起因于Examples:Those problems resulted fromthe poormanagement.Many hairproblemsresultfrom whatone eats.5.result into makesomething happen;to cause造成Examples:The talksbetween Russiaand theUnited Statesresulted inmissile reduction.Regular tripsback toher motherlandhave resultedin herfirst book,Tiger Balm.6.sit backto relaxand makeno effortto getinvolvedinsomething不采取行动，观望Examples:Can wejust sit back anddo nothingwhen thereare somany homelesspeople on5xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案the streets?Dont justsitbackand waitfor newbusiness to e toyou.7.take action to follow the processof doingin orderto deal with aproblem ordifficult situatio开始行动Examples:The policetook firmactionto dealwith the riots.The governmentis takingemergency actiontodealwiththepower shortage.8.the/a pointof noreturn the point in a courseof actionbeyond whichreversal is not possible.Examples:Something must be donebefore thesituation reached the pointof noreturn.If hedoesnthavehis heartoperation verysoon,hesindanger ofreaching apointofnoreturn.IV.Review1.Summary ofPassageAIn aninterview forAwareness magazine,four specialistsdiscuss theirviews onenvironmental issueswith Dr.McKinley.Leon Macsonis particularlyworried aboutairandwaterpollutionand WalterSemkiwisespeciallyconcernedwithdeforestationandglobalwarming.AmanMotwanebelieves thatwe haveto realizethat everythingis related,and thereforethat everyactionhasaconsequence;and AmritDesaimakes alinkbetweenconsumptionandglobalresources,arguing thathuman greedposes aserious threatto MotherEarth.The messageis that theenvironmentis OURresponsibility andthatweall havea partto playif wewant tosave ourpla.2.Ask onerepresentativeof eachgroup to state thepointof viewofeachexpert.3.Role-play:Invite somevolunteers toact asthe interviewerand thefour experts.V.Doing exerciseson pages14-18.VI.Homework:Ask studentsto write a shortparagraph(100-120words)about someenvironmental problemin hisor herhometown.Passage BFrog StoryI.Warm-up Questions:1.What happenedtothe author and the frog?The frogwas endangeredby theworsening environmentand cametoinformthe authorof thesevere situations.2.What doesthe storyimply toyou?Man and animals arerelated asthey livein thesame environment.II.Summary ofPassageBIn thisstory theauthor whoworks withenvironmental topicsis surprisedwhen atree frogtakes upresidence in his studio.Puzzled atfirst by the frogs apparentpreference for the studiorather thana greenhouseattached tothe cabin,one daytheauthorseems to make telepathic(心灵感应的)contact withthe animal.At firsthe seemsto understandthat thefrog is attracted bythe soundof theputer thatresembles thesounds madeby othertree frogs,but thenhe startsto realizethatthefrog isthere toremind himof hisresponsibilities toprotect theenvironment.Related InformationTree Frog6xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案Also knownastreetoad,tree frogrefers toa familyof smallto medium-sized frogs,found intemperate andtropical areasthroughout theworld.Most tree frogs haveexpanded diskson theirtoes thatenable themto clingto surfaces.Body colorranges frombrown andgray togreen.They eatmainly insects.The graytreefrogis monthroughout theeastern UnitedStates.III.Language points1.audio adj.related torecording andbroadcasting sound听觉的，声音的Examples:With suchan audiocard inyour puter,you canproduce yourown music.Audio signalswillbegiven whentraffic lightchanges.2.brilliant adj.bright,shining光辉的，灿烂的Examples:The womanhad brilliantgreen eyes.The skywas a brilliant,cloudless blue.3.municate v.to exchangeinformation orconversation withother people告知，传达Examples:They municatein signlanguage withease.Its cheapand efficienttousee-mail tomunicate withyour friendswherever theymay be.4.focus v.to payspecial attentiontoaparticular personor thinginstead ofothers集中（注意力）Examples:I cannotfocus myattention onmy studyin sucha noisyroom.The TVprogram focuseson thereason whypeople takedrugs.5.overtake v.toe upon unexpectedly;take bysurprise追上，赶上Examples:Something likepanic overtookme in a flash.The peopleall overtheworldwere overtakenbythe9-11attack inNew York.6.survive v.to continueto existin spiteof manydifficulties anddangers存活Examples:When marketeconomy isintroduced,many factorieswill findit difficultto survive.The chanceof survivingan aircrash isslim ifnot nil.7.urge n.a strongwish orneed强烈的渴求，冲动Examples:The peoplewithapowerful urge to peteand sueedare more likely to have heartattacks.When I was young,I oftenfelt anurge forchocolates8.at this/that rateat this/that speed按这样的速度Examples:At thisrate,we shallsoon bebankrupt.At thisrate,well neverbe homeby midnight.9.for the sake ofbecauseof,or for the purposeof为?（的利益，好处）着想Examples:Lets notdisagree for thesake ofsomesmall details.For thesake ofhistorical auracy,please permitmetostatethetrue facts10.vice versathe oppositeof thesituation thathas beenjust describedisalsotrue反之亦然Examples:He doesnt trusther,and vice versa.Teachers qualifiedto teachin Englandarenotaepted inScotland andviceversa.IV.Notes tothe passage1.After awhile Igot quiteused tothe factthat asI wouldcheck mymorning emailandon-line news,he wouldbe there with mesurveying theworld.(para.4)过了一些日子，我就习惯了早晨上网查收邮件、阅读新闻的时候有他做伴，一同浏览这个世界。 7xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案2.For fivemonths nowhe had been ridingtherewithme andIwassuddenly overtakenby anurgeto know whyhe wasthere andnot in the greenhouse,where Ifigured hed livea happierfrog life.(para.6)五个月了，他一直这样陪着我。 我突然有一股冲动想了解他为什么愿意呆在这儿而不是在花房里？我认为树蛙在花房里要过的舒服得多。 3.It saidthat frogswere beingfound whoseskin waslike paper.(para.12)据说已经发现有些青蛙的皮肤已变得像纸一样完全干瘪了。 4.We havereachedthetime whenwemustbe theadults for the pla,forthesakeof thefuturegenerations ofhumans andfor frogs.(para.14)我们已经进入了关键时刻，为了人类的子孙后代，也为了青蛙，我们必须对这个星球负起成年人的责任。 Doing exerciseson pages21-22.V.Reading SkillsPractice:word attackstrategies Whenyou eacross anew wordor expressionwhile reading,you canfigure outits meaningfromthecontextthe otherwordsin the sentenceand theother sentencesin the paragraph,or yourown knowledge.There are,at least,five majortypes ofcontext clues:1.Definition andrestatement2.Words withopposite meaning3.Examples4.Words withsame orsimilar meanings5.General knowledgeDoing exercise14on pages23-24.VI.Translating SkillsPractice:Extension（词义的引申）1.Abstract themeaning ofa wordthat usuallycontains animage（将词义作抽象化的引申）2.Concretize themeaning ofa wordthat impliesan abstractconcept（将词义作具体化的引申）Doing exercise15on page24.VII.Write andproduce GeneralWriting:Sentence functionsin paragraph development Towriteagood paragraphin munication,the writerfirst needsto decideupon hispurpose oridea andto try to make it cleartohisreader inatopicsentence.Then,almost immediately,he shoulddevelop hisidea bypresenting relevantsupporting details.After that,he needsto givea logicalconclusion tothe ideajust discussedto satisfythereaderpsychologically.With allthis,and withvarious othermeans ofparagraph development,he organizestheparagraphand givesit anoverall structureof unity.Doing exerciseson P25-26.Exercise171.Global warmingis oneofthemost pressingenvironmental issuestoday.Sample:Global warmingis oneofthemostpressingenvironmentalissuestoday.Cars andfactories releaselarge amountsof greenhousegasses intotheatmosphereeach year.These gassestrap heatand makeour atmospherewarmer andwarmer.If wedo notstart todo somethingabout itright now,we willsuffer growingconsequences such as floodsand droughts,and vastcoastal areaswill8xx-xx学年第一学期大学英语课教案be underwater.2.Plastic wastesare beingaseriousenvironmental problem.Sample:Plastic wastesare beinga harmfulenvironmentalproblem.Plastic products,such asbags,containers,boxes,etc.have broughtus convenience,but theyhave alsobrought disastrousproblems to ourenvironment.As itis difficultto disposeof plasticwastes,they willpile upontheearth fortens,or evenhundreds ofyears.Besides,plastics arethe causeof manydeaths of animals andfish becausethey mistakethem forfood.We mustfind asolution toplastic pollutionbefore ourearth iscovered withplastics.Practical Writing:Letter o