新视野第2版第2册UNIT4教案

1、teaching plan for unit 4course: college english instructormoduleunit 4 a a test of true love b love under the nazistime180 mteaching aidsmulti-mediateaching objectives1. to help the students have a good understanding of the passages in this unit；2. to help the students grasp the usages of some impor

2、tant words, phrases and expressions in the unit；3. to enable the students to analyze the structure of the 2 passages in this unit；4. to introduce the basic reading skills of this unit：recognizing differences between facts and opinions, in order to help the students to achieve a deeper understanding

3、in their reading；5. to help the students master how to develop a paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opinions；chief points & difficult points1. get the main idea of the passage.2. master some useful expressions & sentence structures in the passage.3. understand the st

4、ructure of the text.prerequisitesbefore coming for class, students should 1. identify some important words for the topic.2. scan the text for main ideas.3. visit library to research about information concerning the unit.teaching methodsthe mixture of listening, speaking, reading, practicing and writ

5、ingreference booksteachers book of new horizon college english longman dictionary of contemporary english (english-chinese) oxford advanced learners english-chinese dictionarylongman dictionary of american englishteaching contentstime allotmentsection a i. warm-up activity1. topic discussion i. stud

6、ents discussionii. teachers summary2. questions on the topic and the passageii. background informationiii. text structure analysisiv. structured writing v. detailed study of the text i. words and phrases studyii. language points vi. text summary1. students presentation2. teachers summaryvii. af

7、ter-text a exercisessection bi. reading skillii. warm-up activity 1. topic discussion2. questions on the topic and the passageiii. text structure analysisiv. text study 1. words and phrases study2. paragraph meaning3. language points4. summary i. students presentationii. teachers summaryv. new words

8、 dictation vi. after-text b exercisesvii. supplementary exercises15 m5 m10 m 5 m50 m 5 m 30 m 5 m10 m 5 m20 m5 m 15 massignments1. hand in the exercise of translation.2. finish the other after-text a & b exercises after class.3. supplementary exercisesi. english-chinese translation （5 sentences）

9、ii. chinese-english translation （10 sentences）4. preview unit 5新视野二册 unit four section a a test of true lovei. warm-up activity1. topic discussioni. student's discussion1) should we judge a person by his or her appearance?of course we shouldn't judge a person by his appearance. since some ti

10、mes the beauty of a person doesn't match his mind and appearance is the thing which is easy to change while the mind of a person is relatively unchangeable.2) what is true love? and what does love mean to you?true love refers to the love which can't be changed easily by the environment, the

11、outside world and the status of the lover etc. at the same time, true love can afford the test of time, the hardship of life etc. ii. teacher's summarylove is important because without it life has no meaning or purpose.love may be many things to many people, among which are as follows.1) love me

12、ans sunshine that makes one thirsty for the other. 2) love means a game of emotion that is always deprived of reason. 3) love means a tree whose fruit is sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.4) love means a bottle of wine with which both sides like being drunk.5) love means a river in which both sid

13、es seek to be drownedpeople who have fallen in love are the happiest in the world and are admired by others. everyone wants to be loved and get true love. but what is true love? and how to judge it? true love can afford the test of time and live forever in our heart. it wouldn't be influenced by

14、 the outside world and it refers to the communication of the minds between the lovers.the course of true love never did run smooth. shakespeare(真爱之旅从无坦途。)the word “course” originally refers to “the route followed by a ship or an aircraft”. in this saying, it is used metaphorically to mean the proces

15、s of the development of love. this sentence indicates that true love will not come along readily.2. questions on the topic and the passage:l) how did john get connected to the woman?soon after he volunteered for military service, he received a book and a letter from this woman. 2) how was john's

16、 first response to the woman different from that of his friends?john was the only person to write her back.3) when he asked her for a photo, what did she do?she declined his request and explained her objection. 4) how did he feel as long as he received her letters?as long as he received her letters,

17、 he felt as though he could survive.5) why did hollis meynell want to test john? she wants to be sure that john didn't love her just for her beauty.ii. background information1. grand central station: (often popularly called grand central terminal) the monumental railway station was constructed i

18、n 1903-1913 by the new york and harlem railroad company. it is a grand building which serves as a transportation hub connecting train, metro, car and pedestrian traffic in an efficient way. it has 67 train tracks on two different levels. these two levels are both below ground, with 41 tracks on the

19、upper level and 26 on the lower.grand central station is located in midtown manhattan in new york city, 42 street and park avenue intersection. it is the world's largest train station.车站的地下部份有2层，地下一楼有41条铁轨，第2层则有26条铁轨。 grand central station was officially opened in 1913. since the station is comp

20、leted, the park avenue near the station like mushrooms on a number of hotels, office buildings and luxury, and thus become the manhattan island where the highest in the land. in 1983, grand central station was included in the roster of national historical heritage. 1992年，大中央车站开始进行全面整修的工作，以应付日趋增长的通勤人

21、潮。in 1992, grand central station started to conduct a comprehensive renovation work to meet the growing crowds of commuters.2. love is usually likened to a candle in the dark or a fireplace in a cold room. it is so important in our lives that we cannot live without it. although most people believe t

22、hat true love is nurtured through frequent contacts and regular face-to-face communication between two people, many would understand the thrill of “love at first sight”. however, could anyone imagine that there could be true love between a man and a woman who had never met? in this section, the auth

23、or is going to tell us a story about a love affair between an army officer and a young lady who took to each other first through correspondence and then after a severe test their mutual liking turned to true love.3. love, mutual or one-sided, long or short, strong or tender, is usually blind. accord

24、ing to shakespeare, reason and love keep little company together. in that light, love at first sight is bound to last so long as love from both sides remains blind. 4. it takes time for true love to grow, just as a tree needs time to bear fruit. without passage of time or exertion of effort, any for

25、m of love, including love at first sight, will stand no chance of eternity. 5. love is born of beauty in the distance. as an old chinese saying goes, distance produces beauty. a case in point is the popular poemyou live at the head of the yangtze river while i live at its end; i miss you day and nig

26、ht without seeing you ever; but the truth is we drink water from the same river. 6. true love is based on the ups and downs of lovers in daily life. deprived of such rises and falls in everyday life, lovers find no way to know, understand, and respect each other from all sides, thus making it imposs

27、ible for both to be sure whether they are a good match. 自车站落成後，车站附近的公园大道上如雨後春笋般出现了许多饭店、办公大楼及豪宅，也因此使这裏成为全曼哈顿岛地价最高的地区。.text structure analysisthe passage is a narration article. it is a short story, and its structural organization can be brought to light when we insert some questions between paragraph

28、s. generally speaking, the story can be divided into nine parts. part one (para. 1) this part is the beginning of the story. the paragraph tells us about a tall young army officer, john blandford, waiting to meet a woman at six o'clock. we learn something strange here. he had never actually seen

29、 her before, but this woman had filled a special place in his life and her written words have given him strength.part two (paras.2-3) paragraph 2 tells us who the woman is and how she emerges in the young man's life. the woman is hollis meynell who writes him letters, wishing him safety and cour

30、age and giving him her support during his military service. paragraph 3 goes on to tell us more about the woman, which makes the relationship between the two clear. the woman's letter-writing goes on nonstop for 13 months. she even writes to him when not getting his letters of reply. during the

31、difficult time of war, her letters give him much courage to survive the war. then gradually he believes that he loves her and she loves him. fate has brought them together.part three (para.4) this part tells us what had happened after they fell in love with each other. naturally john wants to have a

32、 photo of the woman since they have never met each other before. dramatically enough, the woman declines the request. detailed reasons have been offered by the woman. the woman is seeking true love, not love because of beautiful looks or loneliness. she would rather leave the question of love undeci

33、ded until they meet each other in new york some time later.part four (paras.5-7) this part describes the moment of their meeting. only one minute to six, a young woman comes toward him. she is beautiful, just like springtime coming alive. instinctively, he moves toward her. but the young woman is no

34、t wearing a rose, which was supposed to identify her.part five (paras.8-9) in these two paragraphs we can find that the young woman asks him if he's going in her direction. john blandford, instantly moves one step closer to her. then he thinks he finds the woman he is waiting for-hollis meynell.

35、part six ( para. 10) paragraph 10 is a surprise to readers. the woman who is wearing the rose is not the beautiful woman. this comes as quite a shock! instead, hollis is apparently a woman well past forty, who looks like a fossil to him. she has patches of gray hair and legs that are so fat that the

36、y are shaking. it is this older woman who is wearing the red rose.part seven (para. 11) this part clears readers' doubts. the beautiful young girl vanishes out of sight. blandford is then left with a serious choice. should he give in to his desire and follow the young woman? after brief thought,

37、 he decides not to. he holds himself back, because he wants to meet hollis, the woman whose spirit has brought him warmth. in her eyes, he even finds, under the older woman's appearance, warmth, gentleness and intelligence.part eight (para. 12-13 ) blandford successfully resists the urge to foll

38、ow the younger woman. he takes out the book which is to identify him to hollis meynell. he believes his relationship with hollis will be something precious, something perhaps even less common than lovea friendship for which he has been, and would always be, thankful. he holds the book out toward the

39、 woman. that is the meeting between them.part nine (para. 14) paragraph 14 is really an unexpected ending for readers. john blandford, as planned before, introduces himself and invites the woman to dinner. but the woman's reply is very surprising. her answer makes it clear that she is not the wo

40、man that blandford has been waiting for. she was asked by the young woman who appeared before to wear a rose on her coat. the young woman is giving blandford a test to see whether he is seeking true love, not appearance. the real hollis, the beautiful young woman, is waiting for him in a restaurant.

41、 this is an unexpected but happy ending of the storythe beginning of the story:john blandford, a tall young army officer, standing at a station, focused his eyesight on the exact time: six minutes to six. he was waiting for a woman never seen before, who had filled a special place in his life and wh

42、ose written words had given him strength. (para. 1)possible questions: who was that woman? how had she given him strength? what had happened between them?the woman was hollis meynell who wrote him letters wishing him safety and courage and giving him support. before he went into battle, she read her

43、 letter to him again and again (para.2)for 13 months, she had written to him even when not getting his letters of reply. during war time, her letters gave him courage to survive. gradually, he believed he loved her, and she loved him.(para.3)possible questions：did they meet as planned?one minute to

44、six, john blandford saw a young woman coming toward him. she was beautiful, just like springtime coming alive. instinctively he moved toward her, without noticing that she was not wearing a rose which was supposedly agreed between them before. (paras.5-7) possible questions：what had happened after t

45、hey fell in love?john blandford asked her for a photo, but hollis meynell declined his request, saying that he could make his decision when they met in new york. (para.4)possible questions：was the young woman the very one he had been waiting for so impatiently?suddenly the young woman addressed him:

46、“going my way, soldier?” uncontrollably, he made one step closer to her. then he saw hollis meynell . (para.8-9)possible questions：how did the woman who addressed him look?surprisingly, she was the woman standing behind the beautiful girl, a woman well past forty, just like a fossil to his young eye

47、s, with patches of gray hair and with her thick legs shaking. but she was the woman who wore a red rose on her coat. (para.10) possible questions: what was john thinking then with the old lady before him ?with the young beautiful girl vanished, he was of two minds: his strong desire to follow the yo

48、ung woman and his deep longing to meet the woman whose spirit had truly brought warmth to him. now here he found the woman he expected to meet was standing before him: her face was gentle and intelligent and her gray eyes had a warm, kindly look. (para. 11)possible questions: what was the result ? w

49、hat did the man do?blandford resisted the urge to follow the younger woman. he took out the book which was to identify him to hollis meynell. he believed it would be something precious, something perhaps even less common than love a friendship for which he had been, and would always be, thankful. he

50、 held the book out toward the woman. (para. 12-13)possible questions: what did the old woman say ?blandford was so glad that he invited the woman to dinner. the old woman told him that she didnt know what this was all about. she was wearing the rose out of the request from the young lady who just pa

51、ssed by. and the old woman said，“if you asked me to go out with you, i should tell you that shes waiting for you in that big restaurant near the highway. it was some kind of a test.” (para. 14). structured writinga paragraph of a point of view supported by reasonsin text a, the writer uses a common

52、way to present an opiniona point of view supported by reasons. the point of view might appear at the beginning of a paragraph and then reasons follow. however, sometimes the point of view appears at the end as a natural conclusion of the reasons. for example, in paragraph 3 we have a point of view:

53、he believes he loves her, and she loves him. however, the point of view comes at the end of the paragraph as a natural conclusion. before the end of the paragraph, the writer tells why they have fallen in love with each other. in paragraph 4, the point of view comes at the beginning: she declines hi

54、s request for her photo. then she explains the reasons. thus we have the structure of a point of view supported by reasons.detailed study of the text:words & phrases study1. digital adj. giving information in the form of numbers 数字的，数字显示的digital clock/watch电子钟(表)，数字时钟; digital data数字数据compared t

55、o the original analog tv, digital tv has high-definition television screen and can be comparable with the dvd. 与原来的模拟电视相比，数字电视有高清晰的电视画面，可与dvd相媲美。2. eyesight n. u the ability to see视力have good/bad/poor eyesight 视力好差弱you need have your eyesight tested. 你需要测视力。they focused their burning eyesight on eac

56、h other, with their hearts full of passion. 他们彼此用炽热的目光注视着，心中充满了激情。 3.volunteerv. offer to do sth. without being paid自愿(做某事)(1) volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事they volunteered to repair the house for the old lady. 他们主动提出替老太太修缮房子。during the emergency, many staff volunteered to work through the weekend.在紧急时

57、刻很多员工自愿周末上班。(2) volunteer sth. 自愿提供（消息，解释等）he volunteered some information. 他自愿提供一些消息。my friend volunteered an interesting piece of news. 我的朋友自愿说了一条有趣的消息。(3) volunteer for sth. 自愿效劳he volunteered for the hard and unprofitable job. 他自愿做这苦差使。when the war broke out, he volunteered for the navy. 战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军。 n. someone who offers to do sth, without being paid 志愿者the volunteers for community service are doing a good job. 社区服务志愿者做得很出色。one of the volunteers died in the fight against the flood. 在抗洪斗争中有