新视界3第五单元教案汇总.docx

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新视界3第五单元教案汇总

Unit5KnowYourPlace

IActiveReading:

TheLonelyAmerican

ⅰWarmingup

1.Workingroupsofthreeorfouranddiscussthequestions.

1Whoisthemostsocial?

2Whatisyourideaofasocialanimal?

3Whatisthemostantisocialthingyoueverdid?

2.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandchoosethemeaningofalonelypersonwhichisclosesttoyourownidea.

（a）someonewhohasnofriends

（b）someonewhohasnotimeforotherpeople

（c）someonewhofindsitdifficulttorelatetootherpeople

（d）someonewhodoesn’tlikespendingtimeinotherpeople’scompany

（e）someonewhoprefersnewtechnologytorealpeople

ⅱSkimming

◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.

◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage99.

Answerthequestions.

1HowhavetherelationshipsthatAmericanshavewiththeirneighborschangedinrecentyears?

Peopleusedtofeeltheyhadtobeactivelynicetotheirneighborsandseethemregularly,butnowtheytryhardnottodisturbtheirneighborsortakeuptheirtime.

2InwhatwayareAmericans“pulled”aswellas“pushed”tobeingisolated?

Americansarepulled（attracted）towardsisolationbyanimageofthemselvesasself-reliantpeopleabletostandontheirowntwofeet,andpushed（forced）toitbylackoftimetosocialize.

3Howdoesbeingpartofasocialgroupaffectpeople’shealth?

Itcanmakepeoplelivelonger,handlestressbetter,haveaneffectiveimmunesystemandsufferlessfromvariousundesirablehealthconditions.

4Whyisitimportanttorecognizeone’sloneliness?

Untiltheproblemisnotedandacknowledged,therecanbenostepstowardsasolution.

5Whicharethesmalleverydaychoiceswhichpeoplemake,andwhichcanmakethemmoreorlessisolated?

Theexamplesgivenareallofchoosingtointeractwithpeopledirectly（seeingandtalkingtotheminashop,talkingonthephone,goingoutwithafriend）orofavoidingthatsortofcontact（e-shopping,listeningtomessages,watchingafilmathomeonone’sown）.

6WhatpositivecharacteristicsofAmericansdoesthewriterhighlightinthepassage?

Self-confidence（Para3）,considerationforothers,lackoftime（Para4）,andself-reliance（Para6and7）.

7Whatnegativecharacteristicsdoesthewriterhighlight?

Beingtoobusy（Para3）,neglectingsocialrelations（Para5）,andmaterialism（Para3,5and10）.

ⅲTextanalysis

Difficultsentences

1.Americansinthe21stcenturydevotemoretechnologytostayingconnectedthananysocietyinhistory,yetsomehowthedevicesfailus:

Studiesshowthatwefeelincreasinglyalone.（Line1,Para1）

WiththeirloveofallthemoderncommunicationsdevicesAmericansshouldfeelinclosecontactwithoneanother,butactuallytheyfeelalone.

2.Welurchbackandforth,…Howdoweknowwhenwe’vegotitright?

（Line9,Para1）

Thephrase“backandforth”heremeansfrombeingsociabletobeingindividualistic.To“getitright”meanstofindthecorrectbalance.Thesentencesmeanweswingfromoneextremetoanothertryingtobeconnectedandatthesametimeindependent.Eachgoalharmstheother.Wherecanwefindthecorrectmiddleposition?

3.First,let’slookatthefreneticbusynessofourlives.（Line1,Para3）

busyness:

beingbusy,usedasthenounbusinesshastakenonothermeanings

4.…fitwhateverheorshewantsintoonesmalllife.（Line5,Para3）

Itmeanstoachievealltheirgoalsordreamsinoneshortlifetime.

5.Americaistheoriginal“Youcanbeanythingyouwantifyoureallytry,andit’snevertoolatetostarttrying!

”country.（Line6,Para3）

Americaistheplacewheretheideathatanyoneregardlessofbirth,educationetccanachievewhatevertheywantstarted.

6.Livesalsoareshapedbytherespectanddeferencethatisgiventobusyness–especiallywhenitisvaluedaboveconnectionandcommunity.（Line6,Para4）

Livesarecontrolledbytheattitudepeoplehavetowardsbeingbusyasitisregardedasmoreimportantthansocialrelationships.（Achievingthingsisvaluedmorehighlythanordinaryhumanrelations.）

7.Wetreatsocializingasifit’safrivolousdiversionfromthetasksathandratherthananactivitythatisessentialtoourwell-beingasindividualsandasacommunity.（Line1,Para5）

Weregardbeingfriendlytoothersasanunimportantamusementtakingusawayfromimportantthings.Weshouldregarditasaveryimportantpartofbeingahealthyandhappyperson.

8.Ourrelativesmaybeindignant,buteventheyknowhowharditis.Anunspokenunderstandingdevelops.（Line9,Para5）

Whenweneglectourfriendsitdoesnotreallysurprisethemastheyunderstandwearebusyandacceptthatasagoodexcuse.Familyarelesshappywiththesituation,butdostillunderstand.

9.Thepaceofeverydaylifemaypushustowardisolation,butthereisapull,aswell:

averyseductivepictureofstandingapartasavictory,notaretreat.（Line1,Para6）

Wearenotonlypushedtowardsleadinganunsociablelifebyourbusyness,butarealsodrawntowardsit/attractedtoitbytheideaofbeinglikeacowboy,aloneagainstnature.Beinganindependentlonerissomethingverypositive（avictory）;notaloss（retreat）.

10.…alongseriesofAmericaniconshaveidealizedtheconceptofself-reliance.（Line7,Para6）

Respectedwritersandthinkershavemadedependingononeselfandnotonothersanimportantculturalvaluethatpeopleshouldaimfor.

11.Andwhenwedofindourselvesisolated,…go-it-aloneentrepreneurs.（Line1,Para7）

Whenwedofindourselvesisolatedandapartfromourgroup,wearecomfortedbecausewefeelapartofalargergroup,alltheAmericanloners,alongtraditionofpeoplewhotrustedthemselvesandachievedgreatthingsontheirown.

12.Wemayhaveisolatedourselveswithoutentirelymeaningto,butwealsohaveendedupinaplacethatlooksalotlikewherewealwaysknewthatweweresupposedtostand.（Line9,Para7）

Wemaynothaveplannedit,butitdoesnotshockusasitisasituationthatseemsculturallyright.

13.Itisalsothelastplaceonearththatapersonwouldwanttobe.（Para8）

Itisaterriblesituation.Americanculturemakesitfeelrighttobeveryindependentandself-reliant,peopleareevenproudofit,butthewriterthinksitisverybad–peopleshouldbepartofteamsandcommunities.

14.Weoncepassedanelegantstore…Wewatchedtheshopfromacrossthestreet,keepingasafedistance.（Line8,Para10）

Wedislikedthematerialisticnamesomuchthatwefeltnervouspassingitandkeptaneyeonitasonemightwatchadangerousdogontheothersideoftheroadasonegoesby.

15.Theselittledecisionsarecumulative.（Line5,Para12）

Smallthingsintheendleadtobigresults.

16.Feelingleftout,unexamined,leadsyoutostepbackfurther.Butfeelingleftout,whenit’sexamined,canleadpeopletoworkalittlehardertoreconnect.（Line8,Para12）

Whenyoufeelyouarenotclosetopeople,instinctivelyyouwillmoveevenfurtherawayfromthem.Butifyouthinkaboutit,itshouldleadyoutomaketheefforttoremovethebarriersandgetcloser.

Wordsandphrases

1.lurch

释义:

vi.tomovesuddenlyinawaythatisnotsmoothorcontrolled蹒跚而行；颠簸着行进

Thetrainsuddenlylurchedforward.

Theplanelurchedinthemostterrifyingmanner.

2.frenetic

释义:

a.doneveryfastandwithalotofenergy,oftenbysomeonewhoisinahurry忙乱的；狂热的；非常激动的

Eg.We'reafraidthatwewon'tadapttothefreneticpaceoflifeinthecity.

Thisfreneticactivityisthesignofaworriedman.

3.capacity

释义1n.[C,U]（~todosth）theabilitytodosomething能力

Herpoorhealthlimitsherearningcapacity.

释义2vt.[C,U]theamountofsomethingthatcanbeputinacontainerorthenumberofpeoplethataplacehasroomfor容量；容积；容纳力

Thetheaterhadaseatingcapacityof1,400people.

4.deference

释义n.[U]behaviorthatshowsyourespectsomeoneandarewillingtoaccepttheiropinionsordecisions敬重；尊从；恭敬

Visitingofficialsweretreatedwithgreatdeference.

5.considerate

释义a.thinkingaboutthefeelingsandneedsofotherpeople关切的；体贴的；体谅的

Itwasveryconsiderateofyoutoletusknowyouweregoingtobelate.

6.intrude

释义vi.（~into/on/upon）tobecomeinvolvedinasituationinawaythatisnotwelcometootherpeople,forexamplebygettinginvolvedintheirprivatelives干涉；打搅；侵扰

Employersshouldnothavetherighttointrudeonemployeespersonalsituations.

7.frivolous

释义1a.lackinganyrealpurposeorimportance无聊的；琐屑的

Worktimeistoovaluabletowasteonfrivolousgames.

释义2a.behavinginasillywayinsituationswhereyoushouldbebehavinginaseriousorsensibleway轻佻的；轻浮的

Shejustdecidedthatshewasabittoofrivoloustobeadoctor.

8.seductive

释义a.attractiveandlikelytopersuadeyoutodosomethingthatmaybeharmfulorwrong有吸引力的；有诱惑力的

Thisofferofahighsalaryandafreehouseisveryseductive,buttheworkitselfisveryboring.

9.be/getcaughtupinsth

释义tobeorgetinvolvedinsomething,especiallysomethingbad被卷入某事，陷入某事（尤指坏事）

Thatnaughtykidwascaughtupinshoplifting.

10.be/feelleftout

释义tofeelthatyouarenotacceptedorwelcomeinasituation（觉得）被忽视；（觉得）被冷落

Whowouldliketofeelleftoutatsuchafunction?

11.ontheoutside

释义usedfortalkingaboutthewaysomeoneorsomethingseemstopeople,whenthisdoesnotshowwhattheyarereallylike表面上；从外表看

SheseemscalmontheoutsidebutIknowhowworriedshereallyis.

ⅳCriticalThinking

1Doyouthinkotherpeople（andnotjustAmericans）alsofeelincreasinglyalone?

Familieshavegotsmallerformanysocialandeconomicreasons,sopeoplehavefewerrelatives,andmoderncityhousingtendsnottobuildthesortofconnections