现代大学英语精读4Lesson7SpringSowing

1、哈尔滨学院授课教案章 序名 称 Lesson Seven Spring SowingLiam OFlaherty周 次第 9 周 至 第 10 周授课时间2005年4月18日至2005年4月29日教学目的要求1. Part One: Introduction to the Text2. Part Two: Explanation of the text in detail3. Part Three: Vocabulary pretend, compare, burst, dot, rebel4. Part Four : Grammar Sentence analysisSome uses of

2、 “as”Absolute constructionTenses & verb forms5. Part Five: More work on the Text.教学重点1. The emphasis in teaching should be on content and clear presentation.2. Emphasize the importance of understanding the values and moral principles of life, the nature of happiness.3. Let students understand th

3、at in Ireland at that time, most people still depend on farming for a living, and the main crop was the potato. Modern science and technology had not yet caught up with the land. There was little machinery. Practically everything was still done by hand. A typical farmer believed in traditional virtu

4、es: hard work, simple living, discipline, and above all, a strong sense of responsibility, responsibility for the happiness of your wife/husband, parent, and children.教学难点1. Liam OFlaherty is considered one of the most important modern Anglo-Irish authors together with James Joyce. He was born in 18

5、96 on an island in Ireland, which must have had very big influence on his character as well as on his writing. He once said: “I was born on a storm-swept rock and hate the soft growth of sun-baked lands where there is no frost in mens bones.” 2. “Spring Sowing” is taken from the authors first collec

6、tion of short stories which bears the same title published in 1924. The story describes the first day of the first spring planting of a newly-wedded couple against the backgrounds of a traditional agricultural country. 3. In Ireland at that time, most people still depend on farming for a living, and

7、 the main crop was the potato. Modern science and technology had not yet caught up with the land. There was little machinery. Practically everything was still done by hand. A typical farmer believed in traditional virtues: hard work, simple living, discipline, and above all, a strong sense of respon

8、sibility, responsibility for the happiness of your wife/husband, parent, and children.教学场所环境In the Classroom or Language LaboratoryEnglish-speaking Environment授 课方 式课堂讲授（ ）； 实验（ ）； 实践（ ）；双语（ ）课时分配12节教 学方 法Teaching and Practice教学手段网络教学（ ）； 多媒体（ ）教 学用 具 Tape-Recorder, Pictures of peasants working in t

9、he field教学内容提要备 注Lesson Seven Spring Sowing Part One: Introduction to the Text1. “Spring Sowing” is taken from the authors first collection of short stories which bears the same title published in 1924. The story describes the first day of the first spring planting of a newly-wedded couple against t

10、he backgrounds of a traditional agricultural country. 2. In Ireland at that time, most people still depend on farming for a living, and the main crop was the potato. Modern science and technology had not yet caught up with the land. There was little machinery. Practically everything was still done b

11、y hand. A typical farmer believed in traditional virtues: hard work, simple living, discipline, and above all, a strong sense of responsibility, responsibility for the happiness of your wife/husband, parent, and children.Part Two Detailed Discussion of the Text1. What the author describes here, of c

12、ourse, is largely a thing of the past. The story describes the first day of the first spring planting of a newly-wedded couple against the backgrounds of a traditional agricultural country. 2. In Ireland at that time, most people still depend on farming for a living, and the main crop was the potato

13、. Modern science and technology had not yet caught up with the land. There was little machinery. Practically everything was still done by hand. A typical farmer believed in traditional virtues: hard work, simple living, discipline, and above all, a strong sense of responsibility, responsibility for

14、the happiness of your wife/husband, parent, and children.3. In spite of their almost primitive living and working conditions, however, they also had their joys and love, and their longings for the future as does the newly-married couple described here. For Mary and Martin Delaney, this was an extrem

15、ely important day, because it not only would determine the crop they would harvest in autumn, but would also show what kind of wife and husband they would prove to be each other and what kind of family they were going to have.4. Detailed Discussion of the Text (see Reference Book)Part Three Vocabula

16、ryThe usage of pretend, compare, burst, dot, rebel 1. pretend (1) to behave as if sth is true when in fact you know it is not(2) to claim that sth is true(3) to imagine that sth is true2. compare(1) ( with) to examine in order to note the similarities or differences of(2) ( to) to represent as equal

17、, similar, or analogous(3) ( with) to be worthy of comparison; to be considered as similar3. burst(1) to break open or apart suddenly or violently(2) to be bursting with: to be full of(3) to move into or out of a place suddenly or quickly(4) to be bursting to do sth: to be eager to do sth(5) to burs

18、t into tears/laughter/song= to burst out crying/laughing/singing: to suddenly start crying, laughing, or singing(6) to burst out: to suddenly say sth forcefully4. dot(1) (n.) a small round mark or spot(2) (v.) to mark sth by putting a dot on it or above it (3) to be dotted with: to have sth spread o

19、ver a wide area5. rebel(1) (against): to oppose or fight against someone in a position of authorityPart Four Grammar Focus1. Sentence analysis2. Some uses of “as”3. Absolute construction4. Tenses & verb formsPart Five More work on the Text.1. Oral Work;2. Vocabulary Exercises;3. Grammar Exercise

20、s;4. Written Work (Topic): The Hardships and Joys of Farmers日程及课时分配节 序内 容学 时绪 论第七章Lesson Seven Spring Sowing第一节Introduction to the text1第二节Teaching the Text (Para1Para3)1第三节Teaching the Text (Para4Para6)1第四节Teaching the Text (Para7Para12)1第五节Teaching the Text (Para13Para15)1第六节Teaching the Text (Par

21、a16Para19)1第七节Teaching the Text (Para20Para26)1第八节Pre-class work1第九节Oral work1第十节Vocabulary1 第十一节Grammar1 第十二节Summary and Quiz1复习思考题1. What do you know about the young couple? Do they love each other?2. What are their lifes ambitions? Why is it that the two of them feel particularly excited this day

22、? Why is it so important?3. Is it just the fact that it is spring sowing, the day that is going to determine, at least partly, what kind of a harvest they are going to have? Is there anything symbolic about this day?4. What do you think is the main strength of the story? A gripping plot? An intrigui

23、ng portrayal of the characters? Or the beautiful description of the sounds, colors and actions? Give some examples to illustrate your point.讨论练习1. What values and moral principles are being idealized here? Is it still the same today? Do you agree that the traditional work ethic is out of date? Are s

24、uch qualities as hard work, diligence, thrift, responsibility, discipline, simple and honest living, rugged individualism and self-reliance, etc still valued?2. What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers time? Is there anything that remains unchanged? Is our interest in th

25、is kind of story about the past simply a matter of idle curiosity?3. Lets pretend that you are Martin Delaney or Mary living in the 21st century. What kind of a person would you like to have as your wife or husband? What qualities would you like to find in your spouse? What lifes ambitions would you have? What would you be doing on a typical spring morning?拓展学习1. Learn more about how spring sowing is done in our country2. Learn more about Toffler, the man who wrote Future Shock. He uses the concept of three waves to describe the distinct stages of human civiliz