新视野大学英语4第四版Unit1sectionA教案

1、Unit 1 Section ALove and logic: The story of a fallacyObjectives :To talk about love and logicTo further understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the narrative essay writing skillContentsWarming-up ActivitiesText StudyLanguage ApplicationSummaryWarming-up ActivitiesLead-in1. Wha

2、t do you know about logicWhen it comes to making a choice, many people tend to use rational and logical reasoning;Males are more rational than females;2. Do you think it is possible to deal with life in a completely rational and logical wayRational world is not necessarily a wonderful one;Rational i

3、ndividuals can make choices that are bad news for others;It is ridiculous to deal with love in a logical way.Pre-reading Activities1. The following are some statements to test your reasoning ability. Tell whetherthe conclusions after the word “Therefore “ are true (T), false (F), or uncertain(U). Wr

4、ite your answer on the line before each statement.numberstatementsTrueorfalse1All odd numbers are integers (整数).All even numbersare integers. Therefore, all odd numbers are even numbers.2There are no dancers that aren' t slim and no singersthat aren' t dancers. Therefore, all singers are sli

5、m.3A toothpick ( 牙签)is useful. Useful things are valuable.Therefore, a toothpick is valuable.Three pencils cost the same as two erasers. Fourerasers cost the same as one ruler. Therefore,pencilsare more expensive than rulers.5Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B. ClassChas a lower enrollment

6、 than Class B.Therefore,Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.6A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.Thereare more lemons in the basket thanoranges.Therefore,the basket contains more apples thanoranges.7Taking the train across town is quicker than takingthe bus. Taking the bus across

7、 town is slowerthandrivinga car. Therefore, taking the trainacross townis quicker than driving a car.8All the tulips in Zoe' s garden are white. All the rosesinZoe' s garden are yellow. Therefore, all theflowersin Zoe' s garden are either white or yellow.2. Listen to a short passage on l

8、ogic, and fill in the missing information.Cultural Background- Logic and Fallacy1. What is a fallacy And how is it usedare often used in debate orAn error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid;By accident or design, logical fallacies propaganda;To mislead people;To distract people

9、from the real issue for the purpose of winning an argument.2. How many types of fallacy do you knowRed Herring （ 转移话题）/Begging the Question（循环论证）/Slippery Slope （ 滑坡谬误）/Bandwagon （从众谬误）/False Dilemma （伪两难谬误）/False Cause （post hoc） （假因谬误）/Ad Hominem （ 人身攻击）/Appeal to Authority （诉诸权威）/DictoSimpliciter

10、 （绝对判断）/Hasty Generalization（草率名论）/Ad Misericordiam （文不对题）/False Analogy （错误类比）Text Study1. Main idea and structureWhat did the narrator do with his roommate RobThey made a deal that the narrator gives Rob his leather jacket, and Rob, in exchange, gives the narrator his girlfriend.Why did the narrat

11、or want to have Polly as his girl friend （Paras. 2-3）Pretty, well-off, radiant;The right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer;Help the narrator in his competition with other applicants to some elite law firms.Part I Paras. 1 3The author sets the scene of the story by providi

12、ng information about the four "wh-" words: who, where, what, and why. a Who refersto the narrator,his roommateRob, and the beautiful girl Polly. "Where" refers to ."What" and "why' refer to what to do and why to do it: The narrator decides to make Polly because

13、 as a promisingly brilliant lawyer, he wants to havea girlfriend who is not only beautiful but also intelligent.Part II Paras. 4-25The narrator tries to help Polly become smarter by giving her lessons in logic.Altogether he spends five nights teaching Polly four logical fallacies , namely, Dicto Sim

14、pliciter,Hasty Generalization , Ad Misericordiam, False Analogy.Part III Paras. 26-43When asked to be the narrator ' s girl friend, Polly refutes his arguments with the exact logical fallacies taught by him andrefuses by making full disclosure that she isdating the narrator simply because it is

15、a trick she and Rob have decided to play on him in order to get his leather jacket.2. Structure of the textIntroduction to the storyThe narrator and Rob make a deal: the exchange of a leather jacket for Polly.XPolly has some basicqualities to be thegirlfriendofPolly needs to be made moreintelligent.

16、 (Para. 3)Body (Development of the story)ThefirstWhy logic islogical fallacyimportant (Para.taughtto4-8)Polly:Dictoesecond logicalfallacy taughtto Polly: HastyThethirdlogicalfallacytaught to Polly:GeneralizationAd MisericordiamThe fourthlogical fallacytaught to Polly:Climax & End“We makea“Youdon

17、' tClimax ofthe“Pleasesay“You know theprettygoodhaveto eatastory:you' llgo outthings you learncouple.”wholecaketowith me. I ' min school don ' tHastyknowit 'sPolly refusestonothingwithouthave anything toGeneraliza-tiogood.，bethe_ 一 ” you.do with realnarrators3. Summary of the tex

18、tLove and logic: The story of a fallacyMy roommate Rob made a pact with me that he ' d give me his girlfriend Polly in exchange for my jacket. And I agreed.Polly had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer like myself. She was pretty, well-off, and radiant. Still,

19、 I want to dispense her enough pearls of wisdom to make her“well - spoken".So I tried my best to teach her such logicalfallacies as Dicto Simpliciter, HastyGeneralization, Ad Misericordiam, and False Analogy. After five nights of diligent work,I actually made alogician out of Polly. She was an

20、analytical thinker atlast.4. Practical phrasesSpecificgsMeaninExamples1. In exchange for作为对的交换In exchange for a peaceful environment for the future generations,our revolutionarypredecessors shed their blood and even sacrificed their precious lives.2. Set a date for为定日期In order to achieve success, on

21、ehad better start immediately rather than set dates for his/her efforts.3. Appeal to唤起；吸引This universityboasts manyworld-famousexperts,professors, and the world ' s best research library, therefore, it appealstostudentsandresearchers from all over the world.4. make/draw an analogy between在之间作类比W

22、e often make an analogy between studying and climbing a mountain: both of them require great efforts before you can reach the top.5. Make sth. outof sb./sth.使变成The aim of the military academy is to make qualified officers out of the young cadets after four years ' study and training.6. Give sb.

23、the a xe心"2"、）；"雇If you continue playing your precious college years away, success will give you the axe upon graduation.7. Be dripping with Though the beautifullady isdripping with jewels, her words and actions are dripping with vulgarity and rudeness.5. Functional patternsFunctionalPatternsFunctions & UsagesExamples1. If sb. coulddo ， sb. justmightdo 用于表达“假设”如果我能够让我所申请的顶尖律师事务所看到 我身边伴随一位光彩照人、谈吐优雅的另一 半，我就很有可能在竞聘中以微弱优势获胜。If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.2