大学英语全新版第一册电子教案.docx

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大学英语全新版第一册电子教案

大学英语（全新版）第一册电子教案

UnitEightTravel

I.TeachingObjectives:

Studentswillbeableto:

1.understandthemainideaandstructureofthetext;

2.appreciatethefluidandsensualwritingstyle;

3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;

4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivities.

II.TextAnalysis:

Thetextisbeautifullywritten.That’swhywearrangeapost-readingactivitysimplyforstudentstosharefavoritesentenceswitheachother.ItmaybetruethatthefunctionaluseofEnglishwilldominateintheirlife,butitpaystoexposethemtotheaestheticsideofEnglish.

Thereisanabundanceofsensoryimpressionsintheessay.Allofourfivesensesareappealedtohere.Wehearthesongsofbirds,insectsandchildren.Wefeelthecoolnessofdrinksandthenight.Wesmellthesweetnessintheair.Weobservethewonderfulsightsandgracefulmovementsontheriver,onthelakeandinthejungle.Wetastethedeliciousvillagefood.

Notonlydoestheauthormoveeffortlesslyfromonesensoryimpressiontoanother,butshealsohandlesthechangesintimeandplaceinasmooth,seamlessway.InpartII,shefirstwritesaboutwhathappened“laterthatnight”,thenmovedbacktonarratetheincidentsof“thatafternoon”,finallybackto“now”.shewassittingonatreestumpontheriverbanknearapalm-thatchvillageinPartI,thenshesatinacampinPartII,wentonajourneyawayfromtheriverintothejungleandfinallyreturnedtoriversidevillageinPartIII.

Allthroughthesemovementsthereisoverallcoherence.Thereisanecho—“Itwouldbeworthit”,“TheNapoRiver:

itisnotoutoftheway.Itisintheway.”

III.CulturalNotes:

1.Amazon（river）:

riverinnorthernSouthAmerica,largelyinBrazil,rankedasthelargestintheworldintermsofwatershedarea,numberoftributaries,andvolumeofwaterdischarged.Measuring6,400km（4,000mi）fromsourcetomouth,itissecondinlengthonlytotheNileamongtheriversoftheworld.Withitshundredsoftributaries,theAmazondrainsaterritoryofmorethan6millionsqkm（2.3millionsqmi）,roughlyhalfofwhichisinBrazil;therestisinPeru,Ecuador,Bolivia,andVenezuela.ItisestimatedthattheAmazondischargesbetween34millionand121millionliters（9millionand32milliongalleons）ofwaterpersecondanddepositsadailyaverageof3milliontonsofsedimentnearitsmouth.Theannualoutflowfromtheriveraccountsforone-fifthofallthefreshwaterthatdrainsintotheoceansoftheworld.TheoutpouringofwaterandsedimentissovastthatthesaltcontentandcoloroftheAtlanticOceanarealteredforadistanceofabout320km（about200mi）fromthemouthoftheriver.

2.Ecuador:

republicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalapagosIslandsinthePacific,about965km（about600mi）westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequatorandhasanareaof272,045sqkm（105,037sqmi）.Quitoisthecountry’scapital.

EcuadorhasadiversepopulationcomposedofpeopleofEuropean,NativeAmerican,andAfricandescent.ThemajorityareMestizos,individualsofmixedEuropeanandNativeAmericanancestry.MostoftheNativeAmericansliveinpovertyinthehighlandsregion,whereasmalleliteofEuropeandescentcontrolsmostofthelandandwealth.

EcuadorwasaSpanishcolonyuntil1822,whenindependenceforceswonadecisivevictoryoverSpain.Ecuadorhashadademocraticallyelectedgovernmentsince1979,buthistoricallythegovernmenthasalternatedbetweencivilianruleandmilitarydictatorship.Mostpoliticalconflictsinvolvedsquabblesamonggroupswithintheupperclasseswhocontrolledthenation’swealth.

3.Andes:

theprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld.TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld’shighestpeaks.Morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100mabovesealevel.OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld.TheAndesarethelongestsystemofhighmountainrangesonearth.Theyextendformorethan8000kminanarrowbeltalongthewesternedgeoftheSouthAmericancontinent,fromthecoastoftheCaribbeanSeainthenorthtotheislandofTierradelFuegointheextremesouth.Alongalmostitsentirelength,theAndesriseabruptlyfromthePacificcoast.Themountainsreachintosevencountries.Venezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,ChileandArgentina.

IV.LanguageStudy:

1.intheheartof

inthecenterof在…中心

 e.g.Apartmentsintheheartofthecityaretooexpensive.

Themetropolitanmuseumislocatedintheheartofthecity.

2.hush

vi.beorbecomesilent安静下来，变得安静

e.g.Havingcriedforhalfanhour,thelittleboyhushed.

Hush,you’llwakeupthebaby.

3.illumine

vt.shinelighton照亮，照明

 e.g.Theskywasilluminedbyflashesfromthevolcano. 

Myballoonwasilluminedbythesunthatwasjustrising.

4.now...now...

atonetime...atanothertime...忽而…忽而…

 e.g.Thejuniorofficerwhocameintotheroomlookednervous;hiseyesswiveledquickly,nowthisway,nowthat,asifhewerescanningtheroomfordanger.

Nowsoft,nowloud,nowcheerful,nowsorrowful,thevoiceofUncleTomtoldasmuchofthetaleashiswordsdid.

5. in（all）silence

with（complete）absenceofsoundornoise（完全）不出声地

 e.g.Thekidswerelisteningtothemusicintheclassroom,incompletesilence.

Thesoldiersstoodintheglaringsinastheminutestickedaway,inallsilence.

6. tangle

vt.catchinorasinanet,trap;mixtogetherorintertwineinaconfusedmass使卷入，使陷入；e.g.Ihavethesortofhairthattangleseasily.

Thebushesweretangleswithvines.

7.trail

vi.extendoverasurface蔓延，伸展

e.g.Rosestrailingoverthewallsmadehergardensobeautiful.

Thestrawberryisatrailingplantbelongingtotherosefamily.

8.loop

vt.formorbendintoaloop使成环状

e.g.Sheloopedthescarfroundherneckandwentoutintothecoldnightair.

Themanloopedtheropeoverthewoodenpole.

9. mute

vt.reduceorstopthesoundof减弱（或停止）…的声音

e.g.Atthesightoftheirteacherwalkingintotheclassroom,theymutedtheirvoices.

Thestringsaremutedthroughouttheclosingbarsofthesymphony.

10.dissolve

v.fadeaway,disappear消散，消失

e.g.Thecharacteristicsofgasesvarywidely.Somegasesaretransparent,somedissolveinwater,andsomehaveastrongsmell.

Thepandaatethebamboorapidlyandthendissolvedintotheshadows.

11.loose

vt.untie,release解开，放开

 e.g.Thehunterloosedthearrowwithoutwarning.

It’snotahealthyhabittolooseyourbeltwhenyouarefull.

12.slump

vi.sitorfalldownheavily重重地坐下（或倒下）

 e.g.Kennedyhadbeenhitandslumpedtotheflooroftheautomobile.

Heslumpedintoachair,completelyexhausted.

13. bedyingtodosth./forsth.

desire（todo）sth.eagerly非常想做某事（或得到某物）

 e.g.Shewasdyingtotellthemthegoodnewsthatshehadwonfirstprizeinthespeechcontest.

Havingworkedinthesunforfourhours,Iwasdyingforacupoftea.

14.getone'shandson

catchholdof,findorget（sth.）抓到，得到

 e.g.IwishIcouldgetmyhandsonacopyofHarryPotter.

Thebook’sheresomewhere,butIdon’tseemtobeabletogetmyhandsonitjustnow.

 15.takeapart

separateintoitsdifferentparts拆开，分开

e.g.WhenIwasyoung,myparentsneverblamedmefortakingmytoysapart.

Whenmycomputerbrokedown,Itookitapart,foundwhatwaswrong,andputthewholethingtogetheragain.

16.spectacular

a.extraordinary;veryattractiveorimpressive与众不同的；引人入胜的，壮观的

 e.g.TheBritishMuseum,oneofthemostspectacularmuseumsintheworld,isrenownedforitsextensiveanddiversecollection.

TheSun’smovementcanproducespectacularsunrisesandsunsetsundertherightatmosphericconditions.

17.fringe

n.theouteredgeorlimitofsth.边缘，边界

 e.g.NeartheouterfringesofthesolarsystemliesdarkblueNeptune,agasgiantthatprobablyhasnotruesurface.

Withthenewsuburbsspringinguponthefringesofthecity,theurbanlifehaschangedcompletely.

18. indetail

withspecifics详细地

 e.g.Thepoliceaskedthevictimoftherobberytodescribewhathappenedtohimindetail.

Tomaintaintheirplaceinthemediaworld,newspaperstryhardtocovernewseventsingreaterdetailthantelevisionandradiodo.

19.opaque

n.notclearenoughtoallowlightthrough不透光的，不透明的

e.g.Milkisoftenstoredinopaquecontainerstopreventvitaminsfrombeingdestroyedbylight. 

Usuallytransparent,glasscannonethelessalsobeopaque.

20.smear

vt.make（sth.）dirty；spread（athickliquid,etc.）overasurface弄脏；涂抹

 e.g.Don'tsmeartheglasses;I'vejustpolishedthem.

Mysistersmearedherselfwithsuntanoilasshesatbytheswimmingpool.

21.flock

n.agroupofcertainanimals（动物）群

inflocksa.ingroups成群地

e.g.Penguinsaregregariousbirdsandarefoundinflocksevenatsea.

Manysmallbirdsfeedinflocks.

22.dart

vi.movesuddenlyandrapidly迅疾地飞（奔）

e.g.Theboydartedbehindthesofaashisfatherstormedintothelivingroom.

Thelizarddartedoutitstongueatafly.

23.repute

vt.believe,consider认为，称为

e.g.Sheiswidelyreputedtobe25yearsyoungerthanherhusband.

Maradonaisreputedtoearnovertwomillionpoundsayear.

24. strip

n.alongnarrowregionoflandorbodyofwater;alongnarrowpiece狭长的地域（或水域）；条，带

e.g.About30millionpeoplelivealongtheCaliforniancoastalstrip.

Ourpayslipsusedtobeprintedonlongstripsofpaper.

 25.pa