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新编大学基础英语综合教程4教案
Lesson1Dedication
LearningObjectives:
1.Describingpeopleandidentifyingcommonfactors.
2.Definingwordsanddiscussingtheconnotations.
3.Readingatextaboutamanwithanobsession.
4.Discussingbodytransformations.
Speaking
1.Workinpairs.Lookatthephotosanddiscussthesequestions.
1)Whatdoeseachpictureshow?
2)Howwouldyoudescribethepeopleinthepictures?
3)Whatdoyouthinktheymighthaveincommon?
4)Doyouthinkyouarelikeanyofthesepeople?
Ifso,inwhatway?
Vocabulary:
Talkingaboutpeople
1.Lookatthesedefinitions.Canyouguessthewords?
Inwhatwayarethewords
different?
Dotheyhavepositiveornegativeconnotations?
Thethreewordsmeanunmarried.
Singleisusedtodescribemenorwomenandhasaneutralconnotation.
Bachelorisusedtodescribeamanandhasafairlyneutral
2.Canyouthinkofanyothersimilarexamples?
Spinsterisusedtodescribeawomanandisanold-fashioned(often
traditional—old-fashioned—conventionaldisapproving)termtheimplicationthatthewomanwillnevermarry.with
Traditional:
inaccordancewithtradition,beliefsandcustoms;itcanhaveapositiveItsconnotationisnegative.
ornegativeconnotation.CompareItistraditionaltogivechocolateeggsasEaster
presentsintheUKwithHewasaverytraditionalfatherandtheyoftenhadarguments.
Old-fashioned:
notmodern,apersonwhobelievesinout-datedideasandcustoms;ithas
anegativeconnotation.
Conventional:
followingconventionsornorms;itcanhaveanegativeconnotation:
He
holdsveryconventionalviewsonpolitics.Itmayalsohaveaneutralconnotation,.
Mynewcarisaveryconventionaldesign.
3.Lookatthefollowingwords,whichareallsynonymsofdetermined.Dothewords
havepositiveornegativeconnotations?
Dividethemintotwogroups,usinga
dictionarytohelpyou.
Positive:
resolute,unwavering,dedicated
Negative:
stubborn,wilful,obstinate,dogged
(single-minded,strong-willedandpersistentaredependentoncontext.).
Hehashadtiger-stripetattoosonhisbody,afelinecleftlip,
aflattenednose,implantstowidenthelowerpartofhisforehead,
elongatedearsandattachmentspiercedthroughhislipforhimtofixwhiskersto.
4.Workinsmallgroupsandcompareyouroneofthewordstodescribesomeoneyou
know.
My11-year-olddaughterisreallyobstinate—nothingIsaycanpersuadeherto
readabook,shejustwatchesrubbishonTVallthetime.
5.ReadtheshortprofilesbelowanddecidewhichwordinExercise3bestdescribes
theperson.Morethanonewordmaybeappropriate.
1)Apoliticianwhoalwaysgivesherfullsupporttoherpartyleader,evenwhen
shedoesnotagreewithalltheparty'spoliciesunwavering
2)Anemployeewhoworksdayandnighttogetapromotion,eventhoughitwillprobably
begiventosomeoneelse.dogged/determined/persistent
3)Awomanwhohasrecoveredfromcancerthreetimes
strong-willed/resolute
4)Amanwhohasfailedhisdrivingtesttentimesandistotakehistestagain
nextmonth.
determined/persistent
5)Achildwhorefusestowearbluetrouserstoday.stubborn/wilful
6)Apresidentdefendinghisclub,whichrefusesmembershiptowomen.obstinate
7)Agirlwhodevotesallherfreetimetotennispracticeandhasnosociallife
asaresult.single-minded
8)Asingle-parentfatherworking,studyingandbringinguptwochildren.
resolute/determined
Speaking&Reading:
Lexicalpreparation
(1)gobysth.:
tobeguidedbysth.;toformanopinionfromsth.
.That'sagoodruletogoby.
2)losecount(ofsth.):
toforgetthetotalofsth.beforeyouhavefinished
countingit
.Shehadlostcountofthenumberoftimesshe'dtoldhimtobe
careful.
Speaking&Reading
1.Workinpairs.Makealistofthedifferentwaysthatpeopletypicallychoose
tochangetheirbodies.
2.YouaregoingtoreadanarticleaboutamancalledStalkingCat.Whatchanges
doyouthinkhehasmadetohisbody?
3.Readthearticleandcheckyourideas.
4.Readthetextagainanddecideifthesestatementsaretrue(T)offalse(F).
Iffalse,explainwhy.
(1)Plasticsurgeryisstillrelativelyunusual.F
Itisnowcommonplace
2)DennisAvnercan'trememberhowmanychangeshavebeenmadetohisbody.T
3)ItisthoughtthatapsychologicalillnessmaybethecauseofStalkingCat'Tsbehaviour.
4)Becauseofthechangestohisbody,Catisinconstantpain.F
Theprocedureshurtatthetimebutthereisnoongoingpain.
5)TheproceduresCathasundergonehavebeencarriedoutillegally.F
Hehastohavethesurgerycarriedoutbyabodymodificationartistbecauseitwould
beillegalforamedicalprofessionaltoalterappearancetothisextent.
6)Catdoesnotsufferanypainduringtheoperations.F
Hecannothaveanaestheticbecauseonlyqualifieddoctorscanadministerit,sothe
operationsareverypainful.
7)Hedoesnotparticularlyenjoymakingthechangestohisbody.T
8)Hewillprobablynotmakeanymorechangestohisbody.F
Hisgoalistobecomeaperfectcrossbetweenacatandahuman,soitislikely
hewillcontinue.
5.LookagainattheadjectivesinVocabulary,Exercise3.Whichwouldyouuseto
describeStalkingCat?
6.Workinpairs.Discussthesequestions.
1)Thinkofsomeoneyouknowwhohasmadechangestohis/herbody.Washe/she
happywiththeresults?
Why?
/Whynot?
2)Inwhatcircumstanceswouldyouconsidermakingchangestoyourbody?
3)Ifyoucouldtransformyourselfintoaperfectcrossbetweenahumanandananimal,
whichanimalwouldyouchoose?
Why?
7.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1)如果可以依据以往的经验,这个航班会晚点的。
(goby)
Ifpastexperienceisanythingtogoby,theflightwillbelate.
2)失去配偶以后,人们必然要经历一段调整期。
(undergo)
Peopleinevitablyundergoaperiodofadjustmentafterthelossoftheirspouse.
3)这是首次向公众展出这幅画。
(display)
sthefirsttimethepaintinghasbeendisplayedtothepublic.'It
4)这条道路穿过沙漠伸向远方。
(stretch)
Theroadstretched(out)acrossthedesertintothedistance.
5)政府声称战争是必然的,这种说法显然是错误的。
(claim)
Thegovernment'sclaimthatthewarwasnecessarywasclearlymistaken.
Lesson2MindtheGap
LearningObjectives:
1.Discussingphotosfromanexhibitionaboutdifferentcultures.
2.Listeningtopeoplediscussingtheexhibitionandidentifyingtheiropinions.
3.Pronunciation:
Howdoyoupronounceit?
4.ZoomIn:
Contrastingusesofso.
5.Readingane-mailfromafriendinadifferentculture.
6.Discussingattitudesandopinions.
7.Revisingandpractisingbeusedto/getusedto.
Speaking&Listening
1.Lookatthepictures.Theyarepartofaphotographicexhibitionbyvarious
photographers
aboutdifferentworldcultures.Whatdoeseachphotoshow?
Wheredoyouthink
thephotosweretaken?
2.Whatistheconnectionbetweenthepairsofphotos(a&b,c&d,etc.)?
Bothphotosshowtraditionaldancingwithagroupofpeople.a&b:
c&d:
Bothphotosshowfashion/clothes.
e&f:
Bothphotosdepictweddings.
g&h:
Bothphotosshowanimalsbeingridden.
3.Listentothreefriendstalkingabouttheexhibition.
Whichpairsofphotosdotheytalkabout?
Photographsa—b,e—f,g—h.
Dotheyagreeabouttheexhibition'smainpurpose?
No,thespeakersdon'tagree.
4.Listenagainandcompletethesentences.
1)Thethreefriendswent...
toseeanexhibition.
2)Tanyanormallygetstired...
afterabouthalfanhourorso.
3)WhatimpressedPaulwas...
thefacttheyseemedtorefertoeachother—thattheydealtwithsimilar
themes.
4)Tanyabelievesthattheexhibitiontalksabout...
whatissimilarbetweenculturesratherthanwhatisdifferent.
5)Shealsothinksthatoursocietyis...
becomingmoreinternational.
6)Rashiddisagreeswithherinthat...
somedifferencesbetweenculturesareimpossibletoreconcile.
5.Workinpairs.Discussthesequestions.
(1)Whataspectsofyourcultureareyoumostproudof?
2)Doyouthinkweshouldemphasiseculturaldifferencesorsimilarities?
Why?
3)Whatkindofphotoswouldyouincludeinaphotographicexhibitionaboutyour
culture?
Thinkaboutfood,music,architecture,art,customs,etc.compareyour
ideaswithotherpairsanddecidewhichexhibitionsoundsmostinteresting.
I'dwanttoincludephotosofourmostimpressiveandiconicbuildings,
likethe...
Pronunciation:
Howdoyoupronounceit?
StudentAsaysawordinphoneticscriptfromhis/hercard.StudentBsays
awordfromtheright-handcolumnofhis/hercardthatgoeswiththewordStudent
Asaid.
Forexample:
StudentA:
/a:
'tIstIk/
B:
aspirations
ThenitisB'sturn.Writedownallofthecollocationsinthespace.
Zoomin:
So
totheusesbelow.themthewordso.Match1.Thefollowingsentencesalluse
1)Itwassogood.
2)Inormallygettiredafterabouthalfanhourorso.
3)They'retheresowecanseehowsimilarculturesare.
4)A:
Istheexhibitiononformuchlonger?
B:
Idon'tthinkso.
1)Itwassogood.
veryorextremely
2)Inormallygettiredafterabouthalfanhourorso.
sayingthatcertainfactsareimprecise
3)They'retheresowecanseehowsimilarculturesare.
expressingpurpose
4)A:
Istheexhibitiononformuchlonger?
B:
Idon'tthinkso.
referringbacktosomethingthathasbeensaid
2.Rewritethedialogueusingsowherepossible.
A:
IsJohncomingtotheexhibition?
B:
Yes,