UNIT11大学英语教案

Unit11 Letter to a B studentI. Lead-in (Group work）：1. What do you usually do on weekend? (Shopping/ watching TV/ surfing the internet)2. How many scores do you mostly get for the English courses you have been taking? If we use grade A, B, C and D to mark your scores, which grade do you get?（A：70 B：60 C：50 D: 40 F:Failed）3. Are you feel happy or are you disappointed when you get a B? Why?(Disappointedlose confidenceacquired knowledgelearn new ways of thinkingput in practice)4. Imagine yourself to be a teacher and that you are to write a letter to a student who is disappointed with the grades he gets. What would you say to him in the letter?(Judgment of knowledge not represent qualities)II. Cultural background American Education System versus Asian Education System (ppt)III. Structural analysis (Group work）Key words Key sentences Main idea of the text (ppt)IV. Text analysis1).Part I: Paragraph 1-The 1st paragraph serves as an introduction. Language work:1. far superior tobetter in quality thane.g. The boy is far superior to that girl in study.2. Gentlemans C a decent grade. ThebasicdefinitionofthegentlemensCis:apassinggradeateachergivestoastudentwhoshouldntbepassing.e.g. AnemptyAisequaltoagentlemensC.3. eligibility the qualification or abilities required for doing sth. eligible (adj).:to be able to do sth.e.g. Citizens above the age of 18 are eligible to vote and be voted. Problems?Questions: (Pair work） (ppt)1. What change about grades has the writer mentioned briefly?(The writer has mentioned briefly the change in the way grades are regarded, I .e the norm has shifted upward.)2. What, according to the writer, has caused the change?(The change has to do with the general social climate where grades determine eligibility for graduate school and special programs .This is why the writer says there is nothing he can do to remove the feeling of disappointment.)Main idea: The 1st paragraph serves as an introduction.2).Part II: Paragraphs 2-5 constitute the first main part of the letter.Language work:1. off setto counterbalance 2. Youve grown up in a society where winning is not the most important thing - its the only thing.P1543. “sins”salvation” According to the Bible, people are born with sins, if you want to get salvation / be rescued; you have to believe in God and obey it, and do many goods. But in modern society, being failure is a sin, and only success can rescue you. Problems?4 Where does the author state his purpose of writing the letter? What is that purpose?(Para 3, to put your disappointment in perspective) put sth. in perspectiveto judge the importance of something correctly. So what the author wants to do is to show the students how they should regard/view disappointment correctly. 5 Then how to put your disappoint in perspective? By considering exactly what your grade means and doesnt mean. Do people correctly consider this problem? No. Peoples understanding of grade is misled. 6 Pay attention to the phrase “taken at face value”, which means to accepts something for what it appears to be (no matter it is true or not). Problems?7 Then, in para4, the author states what a grade means. (1st sentence)8 In what way is the level of proficiency determined?9 Do you think these testing ways really correspond to the knowledge you have acquired and will retain? (No.)10 How to interpret your B correctly? (As a rather fuzzy symbol at best.)On the most optimistic view充其量不过是11 What does a grade not mean? (Not represent a judgment of your basic ability of your character.)12 What are the important characteristics of human being? 13 Why are they so important? 14 Explain the last 3 sentences. 1) People measured by the characteristics like courage, kindness, wisdom, good humor, etc V.S. people measured by little marks on a piece of paper, the former are more valued.2) “B” just reflects the appearance but not the inner qualities. Problems?Questions for para2-5: (Pair work）(ppt)1. How does the writer explain the notion of disappointment? (Refer to paragraph2.Disappointment is a negative feeling. It is the stuff bad dreams are made of. What deserves our attention here is that the writer explains disappointment in relation to success.) 2. What is the relationship between disappointment and success in modern society according to the author? (There does not exist the situation in which all those are involved will turn out successful and no one feels disappointment. Wherever there are winners, there are losers. When someone feels highly competitive society where the importance of winning is emphasize so much, it is inevitable that those who fail in the competition will feel disappointment. )Main idea：purpose of writing: to put your disappointment in perspective by considering exactly what your grade means and doesnt mean3).Part III:Paragraphs 6-8 After stating what a grade means and not means, the author aims to show us there if a distinction between the student as a performer in the classroom and the student as a human being. The contents cover from para6 to para8. The author uses his personal experience to illustrate this distinction.Language workmake a point of doing something to take particular care to do something/ insist on doing sth. handleto deal with sth or someone; to control with hands; to be in charge of (3 examples)resent to feel bitter or indignant at Problems?Questions for para6-8 : (Pair work）(ppt)1. Students work in group to relate the writers experience, and discuss the revelation. Main idea：distinction between the student as a performer in the classroom and the student as a human being4).Part IV: Paragraphs 9-10 The last two paragraphs constitute the last part. Language work:Make s distinction to say what the difference is between two or more similar persons or thingshamper to cause difficulty in activityQuestions for para9-10 : (Pair work）1. What is the writers view concerning social labels?Social labels are, on the one hand, irrelevant, and, on the other hand, necessary in a complex society.2. How do you interpret the sentence “To recognize them is to recognize that social labels are basically irrelevant and misleading”? The pronoun “them” does not refer to a single plural noun in the context such as “coordinates”, but it refers to what has been said in the first few lines in this paragraph. If we are aware that human beings, despite their apparent differences, are basically identical physically and