《新视野大学英语读写教程》第二册Unit 3Marriage across the Nations.docx

1、新视野大学英语读写教程第二册Unit 3 Marriage across the Nations教 材New Horizon College English新视野大学英语读写教程（第二册） 外语教学与研究出版社授课内容Unit 3 Marriage across the Nations学时2*3教学目的Teaching Objectives1. Learn the Main Idea of the Text Mixed marriage2. Develop Reading SkillsFacts and Opinions.3. Learn the LanguageMaster the Key

2、Language Points and Grammatical Structures in the Text.4. Integrate the Four SkillsConduct a Series of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing Activities Related to the Theme of the Unit.教学重点与难点Teaching emphasis: 1. Get the main idea of the passage;2. Master some useful expressions & sentence struc

3、ture in the passage;3. Understand the structure of the text A.Teaching difficulties: Recognizing between facts and opinions教学方法与手段Teaching method: lecture with pair work and group discussionTeaching aids: textbook，Multi-media and blackboard课时安排第一次课1-2 periodWarm-up Activity 1. Group work 15m2. Quest

4、ions for thought and discussion 15mBackground Information 10m listening 15m Watch and Discuss 15m Text AnalysisGlobal Reading 20m1. Main idea2. Text structure第二次课3-4 periodDetailed Reading 90mWordsPhrasesLanguage points第三次课5-6 period Text Summary 1. key expressions quiz 15m2. Students Presentation 1

5、0m Writing 20m Exercise Explanation 45m教学要点Teaching Points:1. Let the Ss understand the problems that two different races bring to their marriage; 2. Help the Ss understand the text as a whole and know some background knowledge; 3. Have the Ss write a paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by

6、 some other opinions;4. Guide the Ss use freely the active expressions, key grammatical points and sentence patterns in this text.作业布置与思考Assignments: 1. Finish the exercise on page 72 of the textbook of reading and writing2. Develop a paragraph by trying to use some of those sentence patterns, in wh

7、ich the following argument should be introduced and refuted Some numbers bring fortune to people while some others misfortune.3. Writing：Has Science Made Us Lazy?1) 科学技术的发展对现代人的生活产生了巨大的影响2) 有人认为科学技术的发展使人变懒了3) 你的观点教学参考书和网络资源Reference Books and Resources:1. Teachers Book of New Horizon College English

8、 2. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 3. Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary4. Longman Dictionary of American English5. On-line resources: English on line教 学过 程1-2 PeriodWarm-up Activity （提问 板书）1. Group work: Discuss the following question in groups and the

9、n choose a group member in each group to give your presentation about the result of your discussion.1) Whats your opinion on the marriage across the nations? 2) Is it possible for you to fall in love and get married to a foreigner? Why or why not? Give your reasons.2. Questions for thought and discu

10、ssion: Listen to a short passage and discuss the following topics. 1) Why did we decide to get married?2) What did her mother think?3） What was her fathers response? Background Information: （讲解 课件）1. Choosing a life-long partner can be one of the most challenging communication tasks for many people.

11、 Staying with that partner during sickness and health, in hard times and in good times, takes much skill and patience beyond the initial love that brings two people together. In this unit we will see Gail and Mark who face the added problems that two different races bring to a marriage. We will obse

12、rve how both cultures misunderstand each others customs when we read about Richs first meeting with his girlfriends Chinese family.Interracial marriage: On June 12th, 1967, interracial couples became legal thanks to the US Supreme Court decision entitled Loving v. Virginia. listening: （练习 课件）Directi

13、ons: You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the secondtime, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they dec

14、ide to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose t

15、hat finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the tradition continues.Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year, if they are planning a wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, f

16、riends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing. Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night bef

17、ore the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party. Watch and Discuss (提问 视频)Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:1) What may constitute barriers for one to marry his or her true love? 2) What is your opinion about divorce? Text Analysis （讨论 课件）Global Reading T

18、ask: Talk about the main idea of the text in groups and finish the following comprehension task.(see exercise 2). 1. Main Idea: Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with

19、 opposition from the girls parents. 2. Text Structure: The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part I (paras 1-4) Gail and Mark decided to marry after being together for two years to get to know each other better and learn to take a realistic view on a mixed marriage.Part II (paras 5-9) Their planne

20、d marriage met with Gails mothers resistance, who reminded her to be very certain that Mark was the right life-long partner, though she did not oppose their plan because of his color. Part III (paras 10-21) Gails fathers reaction to their planned marriage.3-4 PeriodDetailed Reading Task: （讲解 课件） Lan

21、guage points and some expressions to be explainedThe students are to be divided into several groups and are encouraged to ask questions about some words or sentences in a certain part, and then the group, which is responsible for it, will answer the questions. The group members will take turns to be

22、 the speaker in the presentation. The teacher can also ask some questions to guide the students, or give more information, or ask them to do the corresponding exercises in the book.Words & Language Points1. Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. (Para. 1)Meaning: Gail and I planned to have (or: though

23、t about having) a wedding without many people or without much activity. imagine: vt. (Here) plan to have, think about having . We imagine a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year. 忙碌了一年, 我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期。 If “imagine” is followed directly by a verb or a “noun + verb” structure, the

24、 verb should be in the -ing form. Examples: Its hard to imagine living in a place where there are no telephones or cars. 很难想象生活在一个没有电话、没有汽车的地方会是个什么样子。 She couldnt imagine living in a small town like this; she likes big cities. 她无法想象竟会住在这么一个小城镇里; 她喜欢大城市。 I cant imagine George being unfair to anyone.

25、我不能想象乔治竟然会对谁都不公正。2. we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. (Para. 1)Meaning: Like any other couples who were learning to know, understand, and respect each other, we had had both happy and unhappy periods.ups and downs: a mix of g

26、ood experiences and bad experiences Life is full of ups and downs. 人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。 He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relations between the two countries. 他经历了两国关系史上的圆缺阴晴。3. Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, comprom

27、ise, and being open with each other. (Para. 2)Meaning: Our racial and cultural differences helped to better our relationship and taught us a great deal about how one recognizes and respects the beliefs or practices of the other (that is, tolerance), how one settles differences between us by sharing

28、decision responsibilities (that is compromise) and being honest with each other.tolerance: n. 1) U willingness or ability to accept sth., quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree or like it Try and show some tolerance. 试一试表现得宽容些。 Its a culture in which th

29、ere is absolutely no tolerance ofdisagreement. 在这种文化里，持有异议是绝对不容许的。 This period in history is not famous for its religious tolerance. 历史上的这个时期并不是以宗教上的宽容为特征的Try and show some tolerance. 试一试表现得宽容些。 Its a culture in which there is absolutely no tolerance of disagreement. 在这种文化里，持有异议是绝对不容许的。 This period

30、in history is not famous for its religious tolerance. 历史上的这个时期并不是以宗教上的宽容为特征的。 2) U the ability to bear sth. unpleasant, or to continue existing in spite of bad conditions My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the Far East for a couple of years. 在远东住了几年后, 我耐热的能力增强了许多。 Many old people

31、have a very limited tolerance to cold. 许多老人的耐寒能力十分有限。 compromise: n. A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of situations or because they are considering the wishes of other people. Examples: He asked $1,500 for his old car, but I thought it was only worth $1,000. We finally reached a compromise and I paid $1,250. 他开价1,500美元出售他那辆旧车，可我觉得那车只值1,000美元。我们双方最后达成妥协，我付了1,250美元。 Both sides are determined to get what they want, and there seems to be no possibility of compromise. 双方都决心要得到各自所要求的东西，似乎没有妥协的可能性。 “