Unit6TheGreenBanana

1、Un it 6 The Gree n BananaDon aid Bechelder一、教学目标通过对课文的学习，提高学生听、说、读、写和译的能力；掌握本课中的重点词汇、短 语、语法等；了解课文的相关背景知识和写作技巧；学会分析课文结构和提高英语课文的欣赏能力。二、教学重、难点1. Listening: news and dictation2. Speaking: attitudes on cultures3.Grammar : so that三、主要内容1。Listening : news broadcast & dictation2。 Speaking: attitudes on

2、cultures3。Vocabulary : acceptanee, armful, assure, Brazil , casually, chatter, claim , conscious, dawn,destination, encounter, formation, genius, identity, ignorance, inspect, instantly , locate, mechanic, melt,numerous , occasion, particularly, pat , perspective, potential, radiator, recognition ,

3、refill, region ,scattered, spout, tease, unexpected.4。 Grammar: so that5。 Gen eral an alysis of the text四、实践要求1。课堂集中讲授，学生课堂积极参与和课后自主学习相结合。五、练习作业Writing : Descri be in about 150 words the writers twoLan guage Studyappreciatev。 to understand and enjoy sth.Examples:旳 I really appreciate your help.金 The

4、 judge appreciated the courage stude nts had displayed in the speech con test 怪 Its hard to fullyappreciate the esse nee of foreig n literature in tran slati on.learning mome ntsassurev。 to tell sb. that sth。is sure to happen sothat he does not have to worryassure sb./on eself( of sth.) : to cause s

5、b。 to feelcertain about sth。rest assured (that ) : to be certain that .breakthroughn. a. the act of making a sudden,quick advanee through an enemy sdefenses b. the importa nt discovery ordevelopme nt心 a major breakthrough in clone research克隆研究方面的重大突破怡 a breakthrough inn egotiatio ns谈判的重大进展casuallyEx

6、amples :倉 Jerry met his ex-girlfrie nd on his way home casually.监 It s embarrassed to dress so casually in this kind of situationdesti natio nn. a place sb. is going toarrive at/reach one s destinationExamples:怡 Lhasa is the desti nati on of our trip。矗 Keep your con fide nee up , and you ll reach yo

7、ur desti nati on。encoun terv。 to meet sb。or experienee sth.sudde nly or un expectedlyn. sudde n or un expected meet ingencounter with sb。/sth。Examples:岛Catheri ne encoun tered an old frie nd in theshopping center。怜 The players encoun tered a lot of difficultieswhe n they first started the training。百

8、 He had an encoun ter with an angry clie nt.ide ntityn. who or what sb。/sth。isidentity card (ID card ) : an officially issued card, often with a photograph, to show who apers on isExamples :怜 There is no clue to the ide ntity of the murderer。旨 The cheque will be cashed on proof of ide ntity。11。 igno

9、rancen。 hav ing no kno wledge or in formati on of sth.perspectiven。 a way of thinking about or look ing at sthExamples :綁 Stand here and you can get a perspective of the whole valley。社 The vase on the right of the picture is out of perspective.苗 Please draw the buildi ng in perspective。曲 We can view

10、 the matter in the historical perspective。pote ntialn. a. the possibility that sth。will have a certa in effectb。qualities that exist and can be developedExamples :倉 We recog ni zed the pote ntial for error in the method being used。恃 The compa ny did a survey to in vestigate thepote ntial for further

11、 in vestme nt.ITiThe boy has the pote ntial as a composer.的The pote ntial of the product is immeasurable。teasev. to make jokes or laugh at sb。in order to have fun either in a friendly way or in an unkind way call off:to can cel; give upExamples :沟 You d better call the deal off。恋 The football match

12、was called off due to the fog。call by: to visit briefly whe n pass ing a house顺便拜访call on/upon sb. : to make a short visit to 短暂拜访call on/upon sb. to do sth。: to require sb。要求，恳请Theme of the storyWe should respect all civilizati ons in the world. Wisdoms are to be discovered with an ope n mind to ot

13、hercultures.What is“learning moments?Have you ever experieneed“learning moments? Have you everheard of or encoun tered the experie nee of cultural differe nces?List the examples.尖 The occasi on called for some show of recog niti on on my part.(para. 3) What does this sentencemean?trying to show inte

14、rest if not comp lete acceptanee。(para. 3)Does the author agree with thevillagers?& its time had come to meet my need。It was my own time that had come, all in relationto it.(para。5)It was my own time”tocfowWhy is it, in the authors opinion,that many useful things rema in unknown to us? Who is to

15、 blame?亦 But once a con scious breakthrough to a sec ond cen ter is made, a lifelong perspective and collect ioncan begi n.(para。7) What does he mean by the“ secondcWhuh isthe first center? How can we make a conscious breakthrough to a second center?What does hemean by “ perspective ” and “ collecti

16、on ”?My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak. （para. 1）When the radiator started to drip ，my old jeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the picturesque ruralarea 。The over heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which cons

17、isted of a small store and a fewhouses that were scattered here and there. （para 。 1）The over heated engine forced me to stop at the next village， which consisted of a smallstore and a few houses that were scattered here and there 。 （para 。 1）Due to the high temperature of the engine ， I had to stop

18、 at the next village ， which contained a small shopand several houses that were loosely distributed.He patted me on the shoulder, assuring me that everything would work out.（ para. 1）He patted my shoulder, confirming that all the things would be resolvedI did not ask them ， though, as that would sho

19、w my ignorance.（ para. 2）However, I did not inquire about the reason ，since it would reveal my lack of knowledgeHe ， in turn, inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement 。 （para.3）Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring that I understo

20、od the importance of his wordsI looked to see if he was teasing me, but his face was serious.（ para 。 3）I looked in order to find out whether he was joking, but he seemed deeply earnest。They then refilled my radiator and gave me extra bananas to take along in case my radiator should give metrouble a

21、gain. （ para. 4 ）Then my radiator was filled again by them and I was provided with more bananas as a precaution my radiatorshould leak again.As a product of American education ， I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana ， exceptto regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come。

22、（para. 5）As someone educated in the United States, I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana ，except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten 。It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. （para。 5）everything connect

23、ed with it. According to It was me who had come to know the green bananas ， and theauthor ， every civilization has special geniuses （symbolized by the green banana ） , which have existed formany years. But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out andmeet them.I had been wondering for some time aboutwhat educators like to call“ learning moments,and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once. （para。 5）The two things that sudd