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5,Exercise
6,Homework
四、教学方法
lecture+discussion+exercise
五、板书设计及教学手段
板书设计:
重点词汇及paraphrasing
教学手段:
常规手段
六、教学步骤及分配时间
.Preparationtothetext(25minutes)
1.Greetingandintroductiontothecourseplanforthissemester
Altogetherninelessonswillbedealtwithinthissemesterandfourlecturesforeachlesson:
oneforglossarystudy,twofortextanalysis,oneforvocabularyexercisesandoneforgrammarexercises.Oralquizmaybedonebeforelecturetocheckwhatthestudentsareexpectedtograspinthepreviouslecture.
2.introductiontothetext
TheBritishnovelistandessayistWilliamGolding(bornin1911)isbestknownastheauthoroftheinternationalbestsellerLordoftheFlies(1945).In“ThinkingasaHobby”,hedefinesthreegradesofthinkinganddescribeshisintellectualandnotsointellectualchildhood,adolescence,andmaturity.
Venusstatue
TheancientVenusstatueisalsoknownastheAphroditegoddess.TheoriginalgoddessVenusstatuecanbefoundinPairsattheLouverMuseum.VenusDeMiloAphroditewascarvedbythesculptorofAntiochontheMaeanderRiveratabout150BCanditwasonlylaterrediscovered.InthegoddessAphrodite’ssonwasnamedErosinGreekMythologyfortheGreeksandCupid,thegodofloveandsexualdesireandthemessengeroflove,inRomanMythology.TothisdaytheVenusstatueremainsasculpturalmasterpiecewithfewequals.
Leopardstatue
ThelonelyleopardstatueisnearHoutBay,whichislocatedonthewesternsideoftheCapePeninsula.ThefamousbronzestatuestandsontherockyoutcropatthefootofChapman’sPeakDrive,facingthemouthofHoutBayharbour.ItcommemoratestheseanimalsthatfreelyroamedtheHoutBayMountainsasrecentlyasthe1930s.ItwasagifttothepeopleofHoutBayfromsculptorIvanMidford---Barberton,thestatuehasbeenguardingthebayandfacingtheelementssinceMarch1963.
Rodin’sThinker
ItisthemostfamouspieceofartbytheFrenchsculptorAugustRodinin1917.Itissaidtobethestatuethatmostclearlyshowstheabstractideaofthoughtorthinking.“TheThinker”isponderingsointenselythatevenhistoesaretightlyclutchingtheground.Rodinoftenportrayedstrongcontrasts,asisshownbythissculpture,suchasthefinishedfigurecombinedwiththeunfinishedmarbleonwhichheisseated.TheoriginalisnowondisplayattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.
.Thegeneralanalysisofthetext(15minutes)
Theme:
Thinkingisnotjustforprofessionalthinkerslikephilosophers.Itissomethingalleducatedpeopleshouldenjoydoing,anditisconsideredoneofthemostpreciousqualitiesinyoungscholarsforthehealthymentaldevelopment.
Structure
Part1(Paras.1—24)about:
Howthesubjectofthinkingwasfirstbroughtuptotheauthorandhisunderstandingofthenatureof“grade-threethinking”
Part2(Paras.25—29)about:
Theauthor’sanalysisofthenatureof“grade-twothinking”
Part3(Paras.30—35)about:
Theauthor’sunderstandingofthe“grade-onethinking”andhisdesireforit
.DetailedDiscussiontothetext(160minutes)
1.Icametotheconclusionthattherewerethreegradesofthinking…
Thecollocationsof“conclusion”:
tocometoa~;
toreacha~;
toarriveata~;
todrawa~;
tojumptoa~,etc
grade:
degree;
level;
stageinaprocess,e.g.low-gradesteel,high-gradealloy
2.grammarschool
InBritain,itreferstoaschoolforchildrenover11whoareacademicallybright.Today,therearefewgrammarschools.Mostsecondaryschoolsarecalled“comprehensive”andtakeinallchildrenover11whatevertheirabilities.IntheUnitedStates,agrammarschoolusedtomeananelementaryschool,butitisnowconsideredold-fashioned.
3.Onewasaladywearingnothingbutabathtowel.
nothingbut:
nothingexcept;
only,e.g.
e.g.Thedoctortoldherthatitwasnothingbutacold.
e.g.Hecaredfornothingbuthisnameandposition.
4.Sheseemedfrozeninaneternalpaniclestthebathtowelslipdownanyfarther…
lest:
(fml)forfearthat;
tomakesurethatsthwouldnothappen,e.g.
e.g.Weranasfastaswecouldlestwemissthetrain.
thesubjunctivemoodisusedintheclauselestintroduces.
farther&
further:
theformerreferstophysicaldistancewhereasthelattertodegree,timeandallotherfigurativeuses,e.g.
Thenextvillageturnedouttobemuchfartherthanwehadthought.
5.…shewasinanunfortunatepositiontopullthetowelupagain.
(not)tobeinapositiontodoit:
(not)tobeabletodosthbecauseyou(donot)havetheability,moneyorpowertodoit,e.g.
e.g.I’msorry,butIamnotinapositiontoanswerthatquestion.
6.Nexttoher,crouchedthestatuetteofaleopard,readytospringdownatthetopdrawerofafilingcabinet.
nextto:
situatedveryclosetosb/sth
7.Beyondtheleopardwasanaked,musculargentleman.
Payattentiontothefollowingwordsinwhich“–ed”ispronouncedas/-id/:
anakedmanalearnedprofessorthatblessedmorningawickedboy;
thewretchedlife;
ourbelovedcountry;
raggedpants;
myagedparents(Butnotin“amanaged45”);
ruggedindividualism;
doggedefforts
8.delinquentchildren
delinquent:
failingtodowhatisrequiredbylaworobligation,e.g.
delinquentbehavior;
delinquentstudents;
youngdelinquents;
juveniledelinquency
Intheoriginaltext(Thepresenttextisanabridgedversion.),theauthormentionedsomeofhis“delinquent”behaviorforwhichhewaspunished:
breakingawindow,failingtorememberBoyle’sLawandbeinglateforschool.Buthesaid,“IhadbrokenthewindowbecauseIhadtriedtohitJackArneywithacricketballandmissedhim;
IcouldnotrememberBoyle’sLawbecauseIhadneverbotheredtolearnit;
andIwaslateforschoolbecauseIpreferredlookingoverthebridgeintotheriver.”
9.…becausetheysymbolizedtohimthewholeoflife.
…becausetheyrepresented/stoodforthewholeoflifetohim.(Theleopardstoodforallanimalneedsordesires;
VenusstoodforloveandtheThinkerstoodforthinkingasauniquelyhumanfeature.)
10.ThenakedladywasVenus.
Venus:
(Romanmythology)thegoddessofloveandbeauty,identifiedwiththeGreekgoddessAphrodite
11.Shewasjustbusybeingbeautiful.
tobebusydoingsth:
Inthispattern,whatfollowstheword“busy”isusuallyanactionverb.Thissentencemeansthatfromtheboy’spointofview,theGoddessofLovewassimplytryingtoremainbeautiful.
12.Rodin’sThinker
ThisisthemostfamouspieceofartbytheFrenchsculptorAugustRodin.Itissaidtobethestatuethatmostclearlyshowstheabstractideaofthinking.Thethinkerisponderingsointenselythathistoesaretightlyclutchingtheground.
13.Iwasnotintegrated.Iwas,ifanything,disintegrated.
integrated:
formingapartofaharmoniousgroup
disintegrated:
Here,itisusedbytheauthortomeanthedirectoppositeof“integrated”,andthereforemeanssomekindofatrouble-maker.
Note:
Thisisnotthewaythewordisnormallyused.
ifanything:
onthecontrary,e.g.
e.g.Heisnotknownforhisgenerosity.Heis,ifanything,quitemiserly.
Theweatherforecastsaysthatitwillnotbewarmerthiswinter.Itwill,ifanything,evencolderthanlastyear.
14.“Whatarewegoingtodowithyou?
"
Well,whatweretheygoingtodowithme?
Whentheschoolheadmasterasked,"
Whatarewegoingtodowithyou?
hemeant"
Howcanwemakeyoumendyourwaysandbecomeaniceboy?
Butwhentheboymused,"
hewaswonderinghowtheschoolauthoritiesweregoingtopunishhimthistime..
15.themusculargentlemancontemplatedthehindquartersoftheleopardinendlessgloom
tocontemplate:
tothinkforalongtimeinordertounderstandbetter
thehindquarters:
therump;
thebackpartofananimal
16.Hisspectaclescaughtthelightsothatyoucouldseenothinghumanbehindthem.Therewasnopossibilityofcommunication.(Para.9)
tocatchthelight:
tohavethelightshineonitbrightlyandsuddenly
Paraphrase:
Theteacher’sglassescaughtthelightandthereforetheboycouldnotseetheteacher’seyes.Hecouldnothaveanycommunicationwithhimwithouteyecontact.(Infacttherealreasonisthattheteacherlackedtheunderstandingoftheboy.)
17.Ononeoccasionstheheadmasterleapedtohisfeet,reachedupandputRodin’smasterpieceonthedeskbeforeme.(Para.13)
toleaptoone’sfeet:
jumpup
Refreshstudents’memoryof:
torisetoone’sfeet;
tostruggletoone’sfeet;
tostaggertoone’sfeet;
tohelpsbtoone’feet
toreachup:
tomoveahandorarmupwardinordertotouch,hold,orpickup.
Also:
toreachsthdown;
toreachoutfor;
oreachinto
18.Naturehadendowedtherestofthehumanraceeithssixthenseandleftmeout.(Para.15)
asixthsense:
akeenintuitivepower
toendowsbwithsth:
toprovidesbwithanaturalqualityortalent
eg.Sheisoneofthoseluckwomenwhoareendowedwithbothasharpbrainandgreatbeauty.
Godhasnotendowedhimwithmuchhumor.
19.Orwastheremoresenseindrinkingthanthereappearedtobe?
Butifnot,andifdinkingwereinfactruinoustohealth---andMr.Houghtonwasruined,therewasnodoubtabo