新进阶3综合Unit3

1、New Progressive College English BooldlUNIT 3 Cultural Differe nces课程名称大学英语（三）使用教材全新版大学进阶英语 综合教程（3）授课内容How My Chinese Mother-in-Law Replaced My HusbandReading 1Cultural Differences: Praise（精读）Reading 2 Mandarin Madness: The Tones （泛读）授课学时6教学目的1. Discuss the con cept of cultural differe nces2. Have a

2、thorough un dersta nding of the text con textually and lin guistically3. Master the key words and expressi ons in con text properly4. Become familiar with the writing of a comparison/contrast essay教学 重点与难点1. Analyze the structure and grasp the main idea of Text2. Master the key Ian guage points and

3、grammatical structures in the text3. Lear n to write a comparis on/con trast essay4. Critical thi nki ng教学 方法 与手段1. Audio-visual method and audio-l in gual method.2. Task-based Ian guage teachi ng method3. Communi cative approach4. Usi ng CAI, PPT5. Smart teaching （using online tools or materials）教学

4、 过程1. Lead-in ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesStep 2. Discussi on about cultural differe nces2. Global ReadingStep 1. Approach ing the themeStep 2. An alyz ing the text orga ni zati on3. Detailed ReadingStep 1. Un dersta nding the text in a deeper level Step 2. Lear ning useful expressi ons Step

5、 3. Lear ning difficult sentences structures Step 4. Lear ning new words4. Comprehending Reading 1Step 1: Skimming the textStep 2: Expla ining the difficult senten ces of the textStep 3: Doing sentence tran slati on5. After readingStep 1. View ing and Liste ningStep 2. Speak ingStep 3. Assig nment作业

6、Assig nment:1. Read the text i n Readi ng 2 and finish the exercises.2. Write a comparis on/con trast essay3. Preview the n ext un it.Unit 1 Cultural Differences1. Teaching Objectives:Stude nts will be able toA. have a thorough un dersta nding of the text con textually and lin guisticallyB. illustra

7、te the con cept of cultural shock by givi ng examplesC. lear n Ian guages, e.g. words, phrases, difficult structureD. become familiar with the writi ng of a comparis on/con trast essay2. Time Allotment:st1 Period: Lead-i n Activities (Warm-up activities; Discussi on about cultural differe nces)2 nd

8、Period:Global-readi ng (Text: Approach ing the theme; an alyz ing the text orga ni zati on)rd3 Period: Detailed reading (Understanding the Text A in a deeper level, analyzing difficultsentence structures)4 th Period:Detailed readi ng Activities (Lear ning new words, summariz ing good usage)5th Perio

9、d:Comprehe nding Readi ng 1 (Skim ming the text, expla ining the difficult sentencesof the Text, doing sentence tran slati on)6 th Period:After-readi ng Activities (View ing and Liste ning; Speak ing; Assig nment)3. Teaching Procedures:3.1 Lead-in ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesThe teacher in t

10、roduces the topic to the class by ask ing if they can give any example of how Chin ese and non-Ch in ese behave or think differe ntly in life.Step 2: Discussion about cultural differencesThe teacher explains the pictures in Opener that illustrate the differences between the Wester ner and Chin ese i

11、n their perspectives on differe nt issues. The teacher asks Ss to look at the pictures and discuss the differe nces in pairs with the aid of the questi ons that follow. The teacher has differe nt pairs report to the class their discussi on on the pictures, one pair for one picture.Method: Usi ng tas

12、k-based Ian guage teach ing method, com muni cative approach.3.2 Global readingStep1. Approaching the themeThe teacher introduces the topic of the text by explaining the cultural shocks the author experieneed after the birth of her daughter and her mother-in-laws fulltime presence in her family. Bef

13、ore moving on to the authors account, The teacher explains to Ss the text can roughly be divided into six parts.Method: PPT; com muni cative approach.Step2. Analyzing the text organizationThe teacher guides Ss to explore the text by asking them to work on the table in Text Organization and do the ta

14、sk in Digging into detail.Then students should sum up the differences of views between the author and her mother-in- law on matters described in the text.Method: skim ming and sca nning, com muni cative approach3.3 Detailed Reading3.3.1 Procedure1) Students are asked to read the passage carefully ag

15、ain and for each paragraph (sometimes two-three paragraphs), invite students to answer questions related difficult sentences and understanding of each paragraph.2) Help Ss find out the good usage in the text and underlined them.3) Learn new words in details.Purpose: Further understand the text and t

16、rain scanning ability to learn difficult sentence structures as well as new words and expressions.Method: Reading the text together; Using task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach.Step1. Understanding the text in a deeper levelParas.

17、6Q. What made the author so mad about her husband that they began to fight over childcare duties? A: The fact that he wasn ttaking on half of the childcare duties, and he thought it was more important to spend time on his work than on his daughter, and his expectation that his mother would do all th

18、e housework he was supposed to do.Para.8Q: How did her mother-in-law explain her role in the family?A: Her mother-in-law explained that her role in the family was to lighten the burden of her son, allowing him to keep his former way of life, and to help her daughter-in-law out with parenting and hou

19、sehold management.Para.9Q: What did the author think of her mother-in-law s explanation?A: She thought it was absolutely unacceptable, because, in her view, her husband is one of two parents, and therefore their daughter should be half his responsibility; and she married her husband, not her mother-

20、in-law.Para.13Q: How come her husband, unlike the author, failed to adopt daily habits around the schedule of her daughter?A: He obviously believed that mothers are the primary caregiver of children and this was the normal difference between mothers and fathers.Paras.16Q: How did the author react wh

21、en she was told that, now that he mother-in-law helped her out by taking care of he daughter, it was her responsibility to take care of her mother-in-law when she was old?A: She totally rejected the idea, because she thought what her mother-in-law did was fulfilling the parenting responsibility of h

22、er husband, therefore it was her husbands responsibility to take care of his own mother when she was old.3.3.2 Language FocusStep2. Learning useful expressions Difficult words and phrases1) work out: find the solution to(a problem or question) 想出、得到 ( 解决方法 )e.g. Its important to work out a so

23、lution rather than engage in endless discussion.2) presence: n.存在；到场e.g. Its natural for a child to be chatting away in the presence of a loving parent. The tension of the protesters grew with the presence of police.3) extreme: a.(of views or actions)very different from what people accept as reasona

24、ble or normal激的；过激的e.g. Extreme views sometimes can become very popular. Soldiers are trained to carry out orders even if they sound extreme.4) leave behind: depart and not take along 离开；地下e.g. The rough sea crossing served only to emphasize the peace we had left behind. The taxi driver always remin

25、ds his passengers not to leave behind their belongings.5) prominent: a. outstanding, important 笑出的；重要的e.g. I want our brand name to appear in the most prominent position of the stadium.We celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of a prominent ancient Chinese poet.6) primary: a. main 主要的e.g. The

26、 young man failed to see that the primary cause of his failure was his laziness and inaction.7) sacrifice: n.牺性；舍弃e.g. It is common for women to make lots of sacrifice for the family.The downside of a self-driving car is the sacrifice of the pleasure of driving.8) bonus: n .意外收获 ;红利 ;奖金e.g. I receiv

27、ed a box of cookies as a bonus when I bought coffee at a cafe yesterday.Our salespersons pay is made up of a base salary(about 60% of their total income)and a bonus(about 40% of their total income).9) occasional: a. occurring from time to time 偶尔的e.g. To the occasional swimmer, a season ticket is a

28、waste of money.10) devotion: n.奉献，全身心投入e.g. The scientist who passed away last week was fondly remembered for his total devotion to science.11) household:n. the people of a house collectively 家庭e.g. She got up to prepare breakfast while the rest of the household was still asleep.12) look over ones s

29、houlder: keep watch for danger or threats to oneself 不安；小心提防e.g. It was midnight when I left my office and on my way back home I kept looking over my shoulder to see if there was anyone tailing me.13) repay: vt. do sth. in return for a favor 报答 : 偿还e.g. There had never been any doubt in her mind tha

30、t she would look after her parents in their oldage; they had given up a lot for her， she said， and that was how she would repay them. The company has to sell a building to repay its debt.14) kindness: n.仁慈；普行e.g. Very often it would be a kindness to tell a piece of bad news straight away.15) gratefu

31、l: a. thankful 感激的e.g. The war refugees are very grateful to the local government for the timely help.16) phase: n.阶段；时期e.g. The minister claimed in his speech that the manufacturing industry was entering a very different phase with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.College marks a particu

32、lar phase in a young persons life， the phase of newly gained independence.17) in ones eyes/in the eyes of:in the opinion of, from the perspective of 在 .心日中e.g. The educator pointed out that a child could do no wrong in the eyes of some parents.18) fall short of: fail to satisfy 达不到，不符合e.g. I tried m

33、y best, yet my performance still fell short of my hopes.19) hono(u)r: vt. do what is required by a promise or a contract 信守；执行e.g. High school students in Shanghai must honour their community service commitments and complete at least 40 hours of volunteer work.The international company informed us t

34、hat it will not be able to honour its contract with us. 20) apparent: a. clear and obvious 明显的e.g. The professor said the young man had many good qualities despite his apparent assertiveness rudeness.21) wash up: wash dishes 饭后洗餐具e.g. Do Chinese husbands help to wash up after dinner?22) aspect: n.方面

35、e.g. Dealing with people is a primary aspect of my work as a manager.23) burden: n.负担；重负e.g. I hate to be a burden on other people.She sat down on the floor and breathed heavily as though she had come up a hill with a burden beyond her strength.24) maintain: v. keep In a Certain state, position, or

36、activity 维持；保持e.g. A police force is needed to maintain law and order.It is essential to build up and maintain a reasonable level of physical fitness.25) parenting: n养育，抚养e.g. There are many programs aiming to teach new parents parenting skills.26) relieve.of: help(sb.)by taking (sth. heavy or diffi

37、cult)from them解除(某人)的(负担,困难等)e.g. Some people eat a lot to relieve themselves of anxieties.27) in ones view: in ones personal opinion 在.看来；按 .的看法e.g. In my view, the local government should do more for the elderly.28) responsibility: n. 责任；义务e.g. The mine owner denied all responsibility for the deat

38、h of the trapped miners. A single parent has to struggle to balance work and family responsibilities.29) get.wrong: (informal) not understand correctly what(sb./sth.)means 误会e.g. Don t get me wrong, please: Im not quitting despite the setbacks.30) preference: n.喜好；偏好e.g. Customer preferences must be

39、 taken into consideration when designing a new product. Employers have a preference for college graduates who think critically and can communicate effectively.31) equivalent: a. equal as in value, force, or meaning 对等的e.g. His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.32) strike a balance: find

40、 a sensible middle point between two demands, extremes, etc.; compromise 调和；折衷e.g. The speaker set out his viewpoints on how to strike a balance between the freedom of the press and the right to/of privacy.We have to strike a balance between offering people what they liked with the first movie and c

41、oming up with something new.33) put.in(to)perspective: judge(sth.)by considering it in relation to everything else全面客观地看待 (或判断 )e.g. Before you begin to think that it might be safer to starve than to eat and run the risk of food poisoning, its important to put the whole matter of food poisoning into

42、 perspective.34) barely: ad. .hardly 很少；几乎没有e.g. We had barely enough to eat, let alone to spare.It seemed that everyone was speaking and we could barely hear the speaker.35) in response to: in reaction to sth. that has happened or been said 对做出反应e.g. In response to traditional Chinese medication, t

43、he elderly gentleman quickly recovered.Step3. Learning difficult sentences structures Difficult sentences1) In my Western eyes, he was falling short of my expectations and wasn t honoring his roleas a father. (Para.6)As a Westerner, I found his conduct disappointing, and felt that he was fail

44、ing to take on his responsibilities as a father.2) Our fights seemed to get us nowhere, however.(Para. 7)However, we failed to reach any agreement over the issue in spite of the arguments.3) I felt myself teetering backwards. (Para.9)I was totally shocked to hear what I was told, so much so that I f

45、elt as if I was thrown off balance.4) While the men were locked in their own conversation, I vented some of this conflict with the wife.(Para.14):While the men were engaged in talking among themselves, I voiced to the wife my complaints about the conflict.5) After getting away with not changing very

46、 many for his daughter, when the time comesTo change my mother-in-law s diapers.(Para.16)Note that here “very many ”refers to very many diapers. In speaking, “very many ”in a negative context is common and acceptable.4. Comprehending Reading 1Teacher asks Ss to read aloud the new words and expressions in the margin, and guide them to sum up the different views regarding the value of praise between the author and her husband.Teacher has Ss completeComprehension Check for Reading 1.Teacher clarifies some difficult points and do the task in Translation .5. After Reading5.1 V