第二版新视野5单元备课

TeachingPlanforBookFourof

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish

新视野大学英语(四)

教师姓名：刘传贤2012.02.10-06.26

课程名称NewHorizon授课专业和班级10级学前/教育本1;医护/化工

CollegeEnglish本1；会电1；语文2

授课内容UnitFive:ChoosetoBeAloneon授课学时4

Purpose

教学目的Introducebackgroundinformationconcerningtheauthorandotherfigures

mentionedinthetext.Learntheusefullanguagepointsinthisunit.

教学重点StudyandculturaldifferencesbetweentheeasternAsiansandwesterncountries;

analyzethestructureofthetext;practicethelanguagepoints.

教学方法Student-orientedcommunicativeteaching,freediscussionandinteraction.

教学过程1.Warm-upactivities(5minutes)

2.Understandingthetext(10minutes)

(Askthestudentssomequestionsrelatedtothetext.)

3.Detailedstudiesofthetext(50minutes)

4.Grammarandexercises(20minutes)

5.Writingskillsintroduction(15minutes)

作业Assignhomework:1.writingacompositiononprivacy.

2.Translationandafter-classreading.

3.sentence-structureassignments.

辅助手段MultimediasoftwareorCD-ROMafterclass

教学内容

1.Warm-upactivities

IntroductoryRemarks:

Step1:Starttheclassbysomewesternsayingsonprivacy.

Step2:Sharewiththestudentswhysomepeopletendtobealone.

ILUnderstandingthetext

1.Somepeopleprefertospendmostoftheirtimealone.Othersliketobewithfriendsmostofthe

time.Doyouprefertospendyourtimealoneorwithfriends?Usespecificreasonstosupportyour

answer.

2.Somepeopleprefertospendtimewithoneortwoclosefriends.Otherschoosetospendtime

withalargenumberoffriends.Comparetheadvantagesofeachchoice.Whichofthesetwoways

ofspendingtimedoyouprefer?Usespecificreasonstosupportyouranswer.

3.Manypeoplehaveacloserelationshipwiththeirpets.Thesepeopletreattheirbirds,cats,or

otheranimalsasmembersoftheirfamily.Inyouropinion,aresuchrelationshipsgood?Whyor

whynot?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

III.Detailedstudiesofthetext

1.onpurpose(L.5)

deliberately;intentionally故意地;有目的地

Icamehereonpurposetoseeyou.

我特地来这里看你。

Don'tblameMaryforthatmistake.Pmsureshedidn'tmakeitonpurpose.

Thespeakerstoppedonpurposetowaitfortheaudiencetoapplaud,buttheydidn't.

2.castout(L.6)

todriveoutbyforce;expel;makesb.leaveaplace

Afterthescandal,hewascastoutofthecompany.

出了那桩丑闻后，他被公司开除了。

3.venture(L.7)

Totakearisk;dare;Toexposetodangerorrisk冒险;大胆行事[(+on)]

Heistootimidtoventureuponanewundertaking.

他太胆小,不敢从事新的事业。

Thechildrenventuredoutonthethiniceandfellthrough.

孩子们冒险踏上薄冰，结果掉了进去。

以…作赌注K+on)]

Heventuredlargesumsofmoneyonspeculativestocks.

他将大笔的钱拿去做股票投机。

4.inspiration(L.10)

something,suchasasuddencreativeactoridea,thatisinspired灵感

Afteragoodnightssleep,hehadabrilliantinspiration.

他美美睡了一夜后想到一个绝妙的主意。

Poetsandartistsoftendrawtheirinspirationfromnature.

诗人与艺术家往往由自然得到灵感。

构词知识：

spir:breath,life

aspirant

aspiration

aspire

conspiracy

conspire

dispirited

perspiration

respiration

respire

spirits

transpire

5.seekout(L.11)

findsth.orsb.bylookinghard搜出,找出,想获得

Hesoughtouthisfriendinthecrowd.

他在人群中找到了他的朋友。

Thepoliceweretryingtoseektherealmurdererout.

6.setforth(L.14)

tobeginajourney;topresentforconsideration;propose

Theysetforthontheirhikeimmediatelyafterbreakfast.

他们早饭后马上启程开始徒步旅行。

Isthisconditionsetforthintheagreement?

这一条件协议中提到了吗？

Shehassetforthherideas.

她已经表达出了想法。

7.dictate(L.24)

tosayorreadaloudtoberecordedorwrittenbyanother;toprescribewithauthority;impose□

述；命令，指示

TheFrenchteacherdictatestotheclasseveryotherweek.

法语教师每隔一周给这班学生做一次听写。

Theunionleadersaretryingtodictatetheirdemandstotheemployer.

工会领导人正设法迫使雇主接受他们的要求。

Thepolicedictatedwherethelarge,noisycrowdshouldstandduringtheparade.

警察指定在游行时那一大堆喧闹的人群应站的位置。

构词知识：

diet:speak

addict

addiction

benediction

contradict

dictate

dictator

dictatorship

diction

dictum

edict

indict

indictment

interdict

malediction

verdict

8.fillup(L.44)

becomecompletelyfull;pletelyfull装满，填满

Theyfilledupwithdieselatthepetrolstationontheirwayhome.

他们在回家的路上去加油站加满了柴油。

Thechanneloftheriverwillfillupwithmudifitisnotregularlydredged.

9.atone'sownpace(L.46)

atthespeedatwhichsb.doessth.asfastasorasslowastheycan

Ifhecontinuestoworkatthatpacehe'llcertainlycrackup.

Histemperamentcannotadjusttoaslow,evenpaceoflife.

固定表达：

atagoodpace相当快地

Theoldmancannotwalkatagoodpace.

那老人走不快。

keeppace齐步并进;并驾齐驱

Theywerewalkingsofastthatthesmallboycouldhardlykeeppacewiththem.

他们走得太快，那小男孩几乎跟不上。

putsb.throughhispaces检验某人的能力

Thecoachspentthewholemorningputtingthenewcomerthroughhispaces.

教练花了整个上午测试新队员的能力。

set/makethepace定速度

Ifyouaskthefastestrunnertosetthepace,thenmostofthemwillbeleftbehind.

如果你让跑得最快的人来定速度,那么他们中的大多数人都将落后。

showonefspaces显出自己的本领

Heisalwaysreadytoshowhispaces.

他总想显露自己的本领。

10.backup(L.53)

Tocausetoaccumulateorundergoaccumulation使聚集：引起堆积或经过积累:

Theaccidentbackedthetrafficupforblocks.Trafficbackedupinthetunnel.

事故引起了交通阻塞。在地下道中引起了交通阻塞

tosupportsb.orsth.支持

Hewouldhavelosthispositionifyouhadn'tbackedhimup.

假如你当初没有支持他，他可能已经失去职位了。

Thenewevidencebackedupmyargument.

新的证词有助于我的辩论。

11.atlength(L.56)

foraconsiderabletime;fully详尽地

Hetalkedatlengthabouthiswork.

他详细地谈了他的工作。

aftersometime;eventually终于

Atlengthwearrivedatourdestination.

我们终于到达了目的地。

Atlength,webegantounderstandwhatshewanted.

最后，我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。

12.forthetimebeing(L.69)

temporarily,notforlong暂时的，眼下，目前

Let'ssharetheroomforthetimebeing.

我们暂时合住一个房间吧！

Let*sdoitjustforthetimebeing.

我们眼下这么做吧。

IV.Grammarandexercise

1.Dotheexercisesofunitfive.

2.SentenceStructureAnalysis:.

1).Then,ratherthantroubletoputitinhisownhandwriting,hecallsthegirlstocomebackand

writeitdownwhilehedictates.(L.24)

然而，他并不自己费神将诗歌写下来，而是唤回女儿们，向他们口述，由他们写。

本句为...ratherthan...的一种变形，通常的句型为：主语+动词+ratherthan...,表示选择对比。

当问到愿意将孩子送到哪种学校的时候，许多父母认为他们会选择寄宿学校而不是日制学

校。Whenaskedwhatkindofschooltheyarewillingtosendtheirchildrentoattend,manyparents

saytheywouldchooseaboardingschoolratherthandayschoolsfortheirchildren.

我设法自立而不求助于我的父母。

Itriedtostandonmyowntwofeetratherthanturnedtomyparents.

2).Whiletheothersareabsentyoucanstretchoutyoursouluntilitfillsupthewholeroom,

and...(L.43)

其他人不在的时候，你可以放飞你的灵魂，让它充满整个房间。

until,till表示"直到…才等于"not...before”,当连词时,一般与前面的not连用，构成

若由noluntil开头，则要用倒装句型。until,lill也可用作介词。

失去健康才知道健康的可贵。

Wedonotknowthevalueofhealthtillweloseit.

会议将推迟到下周，到那时我们就会做好所有的准备工作。

Theconferencewillbeputofftillnextweek,whenwewillhavemadeallthepreparations.

3).Weaskthecatwhetherweshouldwearthebluesuitortheyellowdress.(L.57)

我们问猫儿今天该穿蓝色套装还是黄色裙装。

Whether...or...

不管她生不生病,她总是开开心心的。

Whether(sheis)sickorfine,sheisalwayscheerful.

我真的不在意他要留下来还是要走。

Whetherhewillstayorleave,Ireallydon'tcare.

IV.LanguagePoints

Para.1

1.Hereweare,allbyourselves,all22millionofusbyrecentcount,aloneinourrooms,someof

uslikingitthatwayandsomeofusnot.

Meaning:Wearehere,livingallalone-accordingtorecentstatisticsupto22millionofusare

livingaloneinourrooms;somelikethesolitarywayoflifeandsomedon*tlikeit.

bycount:bycalculatingthenumberofunitsinagroup数一下

Byourcountthat'sthefifthcakeyou'veeaten.

我们数了一下，这是你吃的第五块蛋糕。

Bymycountthereare270peoplepresent.我统计了一下，有270人出席。

Compare:

atthelastcount

Thenumberofstudentswas665atthelastcount.

最后•次点数时，学生的人数为665人。

Wehad450membersatthelastcount.上次点人数时我们有450个成员。

2.Someofusdivorced,somewidowed,someneveryetcommitted.

Meaning:Someofuslivealoneafterdivorcingmarriagepartners,someofusliveinsolitude

becausethemarriagepartnerspassedaway,somesolitaryconditionsresultfromthefactthatsome

ofushavenotyetmarried.

Para.2

1.Lonelinessmaybeasortofnationaldiseasehere,andit'smoreembarrassingforustoadmit

thananyothersin.

Meaning:TofeelunhappywhenbeingalonemaybeakindoftypicalAmericanbadhabitand

Americansfeelmoreembarrassedtoadmithavingthisbadhabitthananyothersin.

disease:abadattitudeorhabit,usuallyonethatagroupofpeoplehave.

2.Ontheotherhand,tobealoneonpurpose,havingrejectedcompanyratherthanbeencastout

byit,isonecharacteristicofanAmericanhero.

Meaning:Ontheotherhand,thedeliberatechoiceofsolitudebyrefusingcompanionsinsteadof

beingexcludedbyothersisonespecialqualityofanAmericanhero.

3....needsnooneastheyventureoutamongthedeerandwolvestotamethegreatwildareas,

ventureout:riskgoingsomewherethatmightbedangerousorunpleasant

FdrathernotventureoutinpouringrainifIdon'thaveto!

如果不是非出去不可，我可不愿冒着倾盆大雨出去。

Today'sthefirsttimeFveventuredoutofdoorssincemyillness.

今天是我病后第一次冒险出门。

4.Thoreau,aloneinhiscabinonthepond,hisbackdeliberatelyturnedtothetown.Now,that's

characterforyou.

Meaning:Thoreaustayedaloneinhiscabinonthepond,withtheintentionofrejectingthelife

amongothersinthetown.Nowthishasbecomethelifestyleofordinarypeople,

turnone'sback:turnsothatoneisfacingtheoppositedirection

Heturnedhisbackandwalkedaway.他转身走开了。

Para.3

1.Inspirationinsolitudeisamajorcommodityforpoetsandphilosophers.TheyYeallforit.

Meaning:Inspirationinsolitudeisthemostusefulthingforpoetsandphilosophers.Theyareall

infavorofit.

befor:support;favor

Fmforthechairman'splan.我赞成主席的计划。

"I'mallforsexualequalitybutIdon'twantmywifetoworkJsaidtheman.

那个男子说：“我完全拥护男女平等，但是我不想让我妻子工作。”

beagainstAnt.

Para.5

Nodoubtaboutit,solitudeisimprovedbybeingvoluntary.

Meaning:Undoubtedly,onecanevenfindpleasureinlivingaloneifheorshechoosestostay

aloneofhisorherownfreewill.

Para.6

...beforetheysilentlycreepaway,sohecancreatepoetry.

creepaway:leaveratherslowlyandquietly,orcarefullyinordertoavoidbeingnoticed

Theycreptawayinordernottowakethebaby.

为了不弄醒婴儿，他们蹑手蹑脚地走开了。

Para.7

...theseartistictypes...

Meaning:...theseartisticpeople...

Theword"type11referstoapersonofastatedkind.

Para.8

TheAmericanhighpriestofsolitudewasThoreau.

Meaning:TheAmericanrepresentativefigureofthesolitarywayoflifeisThoreau.

Para.9

Hehadcompanyinandoutofthehutallday,askinghimhowhecouldpossiblybesonoble.

Meaning:PeoplecameinandoutofThoreau*shutallday,astheywantedtoknowhowhe

managedtobesosacred,asifnothingsecularcoulddisturbhim.

Para.10

1.Thoreauhadhisownself-importanceforcompany.

Meaning:ThereasonforThoreau'sholylifewasthethoughtthathewasmoreimportantthan

otherpeople,whichaccompaniedhimandhelpedexpelthedisturbancefromtheworldoutside.

2.Perhapsthere'samessagehere.Thelargertheego,thelesstheneedforotheregosaround.The

moremodestandhumblewefeel,themorewesufferfromsolitude,feelingourselvesinadequate

company.

Meaning:Perhapsherethemostimportantideais:ifaperson'ssenseofhisownvalueand

importanceisstronger,heislesslikelytostaywithothers.Onthecontrary,ifwethinklessofour

ownvaluesandabilitiesandthinkuslessimportantthanothers,wearemorelikelytofind

unbearablethestateofbeingaloneandbediscontentedwithstayingallbyourselves.Wewantto

staywithothers.

Para.11

1.Ifyoulivewithotherpeople,theirtemporaryabsencecanberefreshing.

Meaning:Ifotherpeoplekeepyoucompanyindailylife,theirshortperiodofleavingcanbe

pleasantlynew.

2.Whiletheothersareabsentyoucanstretchoutyoursouluntilitfillsupthewholeroom,and

useyourfreedom,comingandgoingasyoupleasewithoutapology,stayinguplatetoread,

soakinginthebath,eatingawholepintoficecreamatonesitting,movingatyourownpace.

Meaning:Whiletheothersareaway,youcanletyoursoulspreadtothepointwhereitreaches

everycomeroftheroom,andenjoyyourfreedomtothefullextent.Youmaycomeandgoatwill

withouttheirritatingthoughtthatitmaybothersomeoneandyoushouldapologize,orgotobed

laterthanusualforthesakeofreading,orenjoythepleasureofbathing,oreatupawholepintof

icecreamatatime,ormoveandbehaveatthespeedthatsuitsyouthebest,

soak:v.

1)(causeto)remaininorbecompletelycoveredbyaliquid,esp.soasto

becomesoftorcompletelywet

WhatIneedistosoakinahottub.我所需要的是泡在热浴缸里。

Soakthebeansfor2hours.把这些豆浸泡两小时。

2)(ofaliquid)enter(asolid)throughthesmallopeningsofasurface

arain-soakedfield雨水浸透的田地

Theinkhadsoakedthroughthethinpaperontothepicturebeneath.

墨水渗透到这张薄纸下面的图片上去了。

atonesitting:aperiodoftimethatapersonspendssittinganddoinganactivity

Ireadthebookatonesitting.我坐着一口气把书读完了。

atone'sownpace:atthespeedatwhichsb.doessth.asfastasorasslowashecan

Weencourageallstudentstoworkattheirownpace.

我们鼓励所有的学生按自己的进度学习。

Hepreferstoworkathisownpace.他更喜欢按照自己的节奏工作。

3.Butwhenyoulivealone,thetemporaryabsenceofyourfriendsandacquaintancesleavesa

vacuum;theymaynevercomeback.(Para.11)

Meaning:Butifyouliveinsolitudeandyourfriendsandacquaintancesleaveforthetimebeing,

youwillhavethefeelingofemptiness,andtheymaynevercomeback.

Para.12

1.Theconditionoflonelinessrisesandfalls,buttheneedtotalkgoesonforever.

Meaning:Aperson'sfeelingoflonelinesskeepschanging,nowstrengthens,nowweakens,buthe

alwayshastheneedoftalkingtoothers.

2.It'sthedailysuccessionofsmallcomplaintsandobservationsandopinionsthatbacksupand

chokesus.

Meaning:Itrsthedailyseriesofourcomplaintsandobservationsandviewsonvariousissuesthat

stuffusandmakesusfeeluneasy,fillinguswiththedesiretotalktoothers.

Para.14

Il'simportanttostayrational.

Meaning:Itisimportanttoalwaysthinkclearlyandnotgetemotionallyunbalanced.

Para.15

It'simportanttostopwaitingandsettledownandmakeourselvescomfortable,atleast

temporarily,andfindsomegraceandpleasureinourcondition,notlikeaself-centeredBritish

poetbutlikeapatientprincesssealedupinatower,waitingforthehappyendingtoourfairytale.

Meaning:Atleastforthetimebeing,theimportantthingforussolitarypeopletodoistostop

meaninglesswaitingtogetintoacomfortablepositionandfindsomepleasantthingsinthe

solitude.Weshouldn'tlivelikeaBritishpoetwhotendstothinkonlyabouthimselfandturnsa

blindeyetotheneedsorfeelingsofotherpeople;instead,weshouldbehavelikeaprincessofthe

fairystorywho,inspiteofthestateofbeingshutupinatoweralone,stillpatientlywaitsforthe

arrivalofasatisfactoryending.

Para.16

Itmaynotbewhereweexpectedtobe,butforthetimebeingwemightaswellcallithome.

Meaning:Wemaynotbecontentwiththeconditionwearenowin,butatpresentthereisnoharm

incallingtheplacewherewelivehome.

VI.In-depthLearningofSectionB:ChoosetoBeAloneonPurpose

1.TeachingObjectives:

XToknowthemeaningandusageofsomeimportantwords,phrasesandpatterns

A,Tobefamiliarwiththewritingskillsofthetextandmakeuseofitinwriting

XToimproveSsreadingskillsbystudyingsectionB

Torespondandcooperatewithclassmateswillingly

XToparticipateactively

Toreadsentencesandtextswithproperintonation

XTowritesmoothlyandlegibly

2.TimeAHotment:

SectionA(3periods):

Pre-readingactivitiestheme-relatedquestionsforwarmingup

While-readingactivitiesculturalnotes;usefulwordsandexpressions;difficultsentences

While-readingactivitiestextstructure;mainideas

Post-readingactivitiescomprehensionquestions;exercises

SectionB(1period):

PracticeofthereadingskillPredictingthewriter'sideas

TchecksonSs'homereadingbyaskingquestionsbasedonthepassage.

Texplainssomedifficultsentences

3.TeachingProcedures:

3.1Pre-readingActivities

Step1Greetings

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

Step2.Review

1.Askstudentssomequestionstoreviewthelastlesson(showthemonthescreen).

2.Checkthehomework

Step3.Lead-inandpreparationforreading

ShowtheSssomequestionsandletthemtalktoeachotheraboutthetopiconthescreen.

1.WhyislonelinesscalledanationaldiseaseoftheUS?

2.Whydopoetsandphilosopherslikesolitude?

3.Howwillthetemporaryabsenceoffriendsaffectaperson?

4.Whyisitimportantforapersonlivingalonetotalktoothers?

5.Howisasolitarymanadvisedtoenjoylife?

Purpose:Arousethestudents,interestofstudy.Bringinnewsubject:ChoosetoBeAloneon

Purpose.

Method:UsetheCAI,PPTsoftwareandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,communicativeapproach,audio-visualmethodandaudio-lingualmethod.

Step4.Fastreading

AsktheSstoreadthepassageasquicklyastheycanandtoanswerthequestionsonthe

screen.Letthemgetthemainideaofeachparagraphandmakeclearaboutthetextstructure.

Textstructure:

Purpose:Improvethestudents'readingandwritingabilityandunderstandthegeneralidea

ofeachparagraph.

Method:Readthetextindividuallyandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

TextStructureAnalysis

Thepassagefocusesonasocialphenomenonchoosingtobealoneonpurpose.Thepassagefalls

intofourparts.TheauthorbeginswiththebriefdescriptionofbeingaloneinUSA.Next,two

differentviewsonsolitudearepresented.Then,threeexamplesaregiventoillustratewhyand

howsomepersonageschoosetoliveinsolitude.Finally,theauthorgivescommentsandadviceon

livinginsolitude.

PartI(Para.l):Thephenomenonoflivingalone:Asasocialtrend,lotsofpeopleareliving

alone.

PartII(Para.2):twodifferentviewsonlivingalone:Loneliness:asortofsocialdiseasebuta

characteristicofanAmericanhero.

PartIII(Para・3~10):Whopreferslivingalone:poets&philosopherspreferlivingalone.

PartIV(Para.Theauthor'scommentsandadviceonlivinginsolitude

Step5.Preparationfordetailsofthetextonthescreen

SsarerequiredtolookatthewordsandPhrasesonthescreenandgiveabriefpresentationin

class.

WordsandPhrases:

Purpose:TraintheSs'abilityofunderstandingandusingforeignlanguage.

Method:Talkingroups,Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,communicative

approachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

1)humble

Theyoungman'shumblebehaviormadeafavorableimpressionontheboss,(havinga

modestopinionofoneself;notproud)

这个年轻人谦恭的举止给老板留下了很好的印象。

amanofhumblebirth/origin(notgreatorimportant)出身低微的人

2)speakhighlyof:expressagoodopinionofsomeoneorsomething

Thestudentsspeakhighlyofthenewteacher.学生对新来的老师评价很高。

Compare:speakill/wellof:expressabad/goodopinionofsomeoneorsomething

3)backup:

Trafficduringthepeakhourstendstobackup.(causetoblockup)

上下班高峰期往往会塞车。

Hebackedmeupwhole-heartedlyashealwaysdid.{supportsomeone,esp.inan

argument)他一如既往地全心全意地支持我。

4)atlength

Wehavealreadydiscussedthismatteratgreatlength.(foralongtimeandingreatdetail)

我们J经失分详尽地讨论了这个问题。

"I'munabletogiveyouadefiniteansweratthemoment,“hesaidatlength,(afteralong

time)

5)settledown

Italwaystakestheclassawhiletosettledownatthestartofthelesson.

他们打算成家，安定下来。

TheydecidetogetmaiTiedandsettledown.

6)mightaswell：dosomethingbecauseitseemsbestinthecircumstances,thoughoften

reluctantly

Sinceyouarehere,youmightaswellstay.你既然来了，就不妨呆在这儿吧。

3.2While-readingActivities

Step6.Intensivereading

Ssareaskedtoreadthepassagecarefullyagainandanswersomedetailedquestionsonthe

screen.Duringthereading,thereisanexplanationforthefollowingpoints:

LanguagePoints:

1)Lonelinessmaybeasortofnationaldiseasehere,andit'smoreembarrassingforusto

admitthananyothersin.(Para.2)

Meaning:LonelinessisakindoftypicalAmericanillness,andAmericansfeelmore

embarrassedtoadmitthisthananyotherproblem.

Heretheword“disease“isusedfiguratively,meaningsomethingunpleasant,usuallyonethata

groupofpeoplehave.

2)Nodoubtaboutit,solitudeisimprovedbybeingvoluntary.(Para.5)

Meaning:Undoubtedly,onecanfindpleasureinlivingaloneiftheychooseitaccordingtotheir

ownfreewill.

3)TheAmericanhighpriestofsolitudewasThoreau.(Para.7)

Meaning:TherepresentativefigureofthesolitarywayoflifeisThoreau.

A“highpriest“isapersonwhohasaleadershippositioninacertainfield.

4)Thoreauhadhisownself-importantforcompany.

Meaning:Thoreau'slifewasself-content;heenjoysbeingalone.

5)Thoseabsentwillbeback.Theirwaterproofwintercoatsareintheclosetandthedog

keepswatchingforthematthewindow.(Para.11)

Meaning:Thosewhoarestayingawayfromyouwillbeback.Theyhavetheirwintercoats

keptintheclosetandeventhedogkeepswatchingatthewindowfortheircomingback.

Notethat”・proo/'isasuffixusedwithsomenounsfordescribingsomethingthatwill

provideprotectionagainstthedamagingeffectofsomethingelse.Forexample:

bulletproof防弹的；soundproof隔音的；fireproof防火的

6)Afterall,hereweare.Itmaynotbewhereweexpectedtobe.Butforthetimebeingwe

mightaswellcallithomeAnyway,thereisnoplacelikehome.(Para.16)

Meaning:Wemaynotbecontentwiththeconditionwearenowin,butatpresentthereisno

harmincallingtheplacewherewenowlivehome.

afterall:inspiteofwhathasbeensaid,doneorexpected

Afterall,youareyoungandthereisalotmoreoflifeyettocome.毕竟你还年轻，生活

的道路还长着呢。

Afterallmoneyisnoteverything.Therichestpeoplearenotnecessarilyhappiest.

forthetimebeing:forashortperiodoftimefromnow,butnotpermanently

Theywilltakenoactionforthetimebeing.他们暂时还不会采取行动。

Typicalpatterns:

1)not/neverso...as

Theyounggirlisnotsoinnocentassheappears.

Menareneversopeaceful,soharmoniouswitheachotherastheyarenow.

2)mightaswelldosomething

Sinceyouarehere,youmightaswellstay.你既然来了，就不妨呆在这儿吧。

Whileyoulivealone,youcandowhateveryoulike.Wemightaswellcallitfreedom.

Purpose:Furtherunderstandthetext(Trainfurtherreadingability)tofindoutsome

difficultsentencesanddetailsofthetext.

Method:Readthetexttogether;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,reading

approach,communicativeapproach,grammar-translationapproachandtotalphysicalresponse

method.

3.3Post-readingActivities

Step7.Consolidation

Questionsfordiscussion:

1)Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsolitudeorlivingalone.

2)Doyouhavethemomentswhenyoufeelsolitudeisthebestcompanion?

3)Doyouthinksolitudecangiverisetoinspiration?Giveyourreasons.

Purpose:Toknowifthestudentsunderstandthewholetext.Atthesametime,Toshowthe

textstructureonthescreen,sothattheycanretelliteasily.

Method:Readthetextstructuretogether;Usetask-basedlanguageteachingmethod,

readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponsemethod.

Step8.Assignment

ReviewthekeypointsofSectionA

Finishonlinehomework

PreviewSectionB

Step9Assessment

Writeacompositionofcomparisonofnolessthan120wordsonthefollowingtopicwitha

focusonhowtogiveandorganizeyourreasonstosupportthestatement.

Topic:Peoplelivingaloneonpurposeandpeoplewhohavetolivealone

Comparingpoints:1.Peoplelivingalone:

reasonsforpreferringliving

representatives

2.Peoplewhoareforcedtolivealone

V.SectionBRoommateConflicts

TeachingProcedures:

1.ReadingSkills

Predictingthewriter'sideas

Tomakepredictionsofthewriter'snextpointisanimportantskillinactivereading.

Althoughwemaynotbeabletopredicteverydetailandalthoughawritermaysurpriseuswith

unexpectedideas,wecanoftenanticipatethegeneraldirectionthewriterisgoing.Making

predictionswhileyoureadkeepsyourmindalert;itisawaytodouble-checkyourcomprehension

ofwhatyou'vereadsofar,anditcanbeagreataidtounderstandwhatcomesnext.

Purpose:IntroducethereadingskilltotheSsandimprovetheirreadingabilities.

Method:Usemultimediainstructionandtalkingroups;Usetask-basedlanguageteaching

method,readingapproach,communicativeapproachandtotalphysicalresponse

method.

Texplainsthereadingskill(Predictingthewriter'sideas).

Sspracticetheskillbyansweringthequestionsinsertedinthetext.

2.PassageReading(RoommateConflicts)

2.1Lead-inandpreparationforreading

AskSstotalkabouttheirroommates,habits,personalities,in