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大学体验英语教案第四册第二单元教案
教案
ExperiencingEnglish
大学体验英语综合教程第三版第四册
大学外语教学部
课程名称
CollegeEnglishIV
授课对象
2013级本科各专业
授课内容
Unit2Culture
课堂类型
讲授
教学目的
Enlargestudents’vocabularyandkeysentencepatterns;
Helpstudentstalkaboutsourcesofinformation;
Improvestudents’abilitiestoanalyzethepassagebyintroducingthemsomereadingskills.
教学重点
Getthemainideaofthepassage;
Mastersomedifficultwordsandexpressions;
Understandthereadingskills.
教学方法
Communicativeteaching;
Task-basedlanguageteaching;
Pairwork.
教学过程
1.Warm-upactivities;
2.Understandingthetext
(Askthestudentssomequestionsrelatedtothetext.);
3.Detailedstudiesofthetext;
4.Grammarandexercises;
5.Writingskillsintroduction.
辅助手段
Multimediasoftware;blackboard
作业
1.Writeaparagraphofaround80wordsaboutSpringFestival
2.Exercisesandafter-classreading.
课外
阅读
书目
1.爱迪生的生平和发明Edison,HisLifeandInventions.chm
2.时间简史Hawking,Steven-ABriefHistoryOfTime.
教学内容
PassageAOnGrowingOldGracefully
I.Warm-upactivities
Step1:
StudentsareprovidedwithchancestopracticetheirspokenEnglishbydeliveringaspeechaloneorcooperatingwithhispartner;
Step2:
ListenandTalk
ListentoaninterestingshortplayaboutvisitingShakespeare’sHouse.Trytoanswerthefollowingquestionsafterlistening
Step3:
CommunicativeTasks
Workwiththepartnerandtaketurnstostarttheconversations.
II.Understandingthetext
1.Analyzethestructureofthepassage;
2.IntroducethemainideaofthePassageA.Explainandillustratetheculturalbackgroundandlanguagepointsinthetext;
3.Guidestudentstothecorrectuseofthewords,expressionsinthetextbydoingtherelatedexercises;
4.Leaddiscussionsamongstudentsonsourcesofinformation.
III.Detailedstudiesofthetext
CultureNotes
1.Aprogrambrieflyintroducesaparticularperformance
Itgivesthetitleoftheperformanceanditstimeandplace.Ofcourse,itwillalsoincludethelistofitemswiththenamesofperformersorsponsors.Nowreadthefollowingexample.
2.ConstitutionoftheUnitedStates
TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesisthesupremelawoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThefirstthreeArticlesoftheConstitutionestablishtherulesandseparatepowersofthethreebranchesofthefederal
government:
alegislature,thebicameralCongress;anexecutivebranchledbythePresident;andafederaljudiciaryheadedbytheSupremeCourt.
TheConstitutionwasadoptedonSeptember17,1787,bytheConstitutionalConventioninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,andratifiedbyconventionsinelevenstates.ThefirsttenamendmentsareknownastheBillofRights.TheConstitutionhasbeenamendedseventeentimes(foratotalof27amendments)anditsprinciplesareappliedincourtsoflawbyjudicialreview.
TheConstitutionguidesAmericansocietyinlawandpoliticalculture.Itistheoldestcharterofsupremelawincontinuoususe,anditlaterinfluencesinternationalfigures,establishingnationalconstitutions.
3.Russiancustoms
Wedding
DuringtheSovietperiod,asecular“weddingpalace”wastheonlyplacepeoplecouldgetmarried.Todaysomecouplesgetmarriedinachurchaftertheirofficialcivilceremonyataweddingpalace.
Eating
Soupiscommonforlunchordinner.Traditionally,zakuskiareapopularfeatureofanymealtowhichguestsareinvited.Zakuskiareawiderangeofappetizers––examplesincludesaladsmadeoffreshorcookedvegetables,andslicedvegetables,meat,orcheese.
Potatoes,carrots,beets,andonionsarethemostwidelyavailablevegetablesbecausetheserootcropsandothercool-weathervegetablesgrowwellduringRussia’sshortgrowingseason.
Socializing
Whenmeeting,menshakehandsfirmly.Womenwhoarenoturbanprofessionalsarelesslikelytoshakehands.Friendsandfamilymaykissonthecheek.CommongreetingsincludeZdravstvuyte(“Hello”),Dobrydien(“Goodday”),andPrivet(“Hi”).ThequestionKakdela?
(“Howareyou?
”)istakenliterally;Russiansanswerindetail
andatlength.Askingthequestionwithoutwaitingforafullresponseisconsideredrude.“Kakdela?
”isnotusedasaformalgreeting.
TitlessuchasGospodin(“Mr”)andGospozha(“Mrs”)andsurnamesarepreferredinformalgreetings,however.Nicknamesarecommonlyusedamongfriends,relatives,orpeers.
ClosefriendsandfamilyoftenvisitunannouncedinRussiaandspendhourssittingaroundakitchentableandtalking.Withnewacquaintances,visitsaremoreformal.Russiansremovetheirshoesuponenteringahome.Hostsusuallyofferrefreshments,butitisnotimpolitetodeclinethem.Itiscommonforgueststobringagiftofflowers,food,orvodkafortheirhosts.
4.Hispanics
Americans,alsoknownasLatinos,areresidentsoftheUnitedStateswhotracetheirancestrytocountriesintheWesternhemispherewheretheSpanishlanguageisspoken.PeopleofHispanic
backgroundhavelivedinwhatisnowtheUnitedStatessincethe17thcentury.In1990theUScensuscounted22.3millionHispanicAmericans.Mostexpertsthinkthatanadditional2to3millionillegalHispanicimmigrantsliveintheUnitedStates.HispanicAmericansarethefastest-growingminoritygroupintheUnitedStates.AlreadytheyarethemajorityinthestatesofTexas,NewMexico,andArizona.ExpertspredictthatHispanicAmericanswillnumbermorethan50millionbytheyear2025.
Languagepoints
1.substitute
—n.sth.thatisusedinsteadofsth.else
Examples
•Wecouldn’tgetcream,soweusedyoghurtasasubstituteinthedessert.
•Thereisnodoubtthatapetisapoorsubstituteforhumancompanionship.
•Youcansubstitutechickenforbeefifyoudon’tlikeredmeat.
2.resemblev.
—besimilarto
Examples
•Theanimalmadeastrangesound,resemblingthebarkofadog.
•Soldiersaretrainedunderconditionsthatcloselyresemblerealcombat.
3.eternallyadv.
—foreverorforaverylongtime
Examples
•Therewasawalleternallybetweenthem.
•Doyoubelievetheuniversewillcontinuetoexpandeternally?
commitv.
—dosth.illegalormorallywrong
Examples
•Thestudyaimstofindoutwhatmakespeoplecommitcrimes.
•Itisreportedthatthemoviestarcommittedsuicidelastnight.
4.ashamedadj.
—feelingguiltyorembarrassed
Examples
•Heisextremelyashamedofhisbehaviorlastnight.
•IfeltashamedthatIhadn’tvisitedhermoreoften.
5.constantlyadv.
—alwaysorregularly
Examples
•Weareconstantlyremindedofhissuccess.
•Theviewacrossthevalleypresentedaconstantlychangingpanorama.
6.ultimateadj.
—1)happeningattheendofaprocessoractivity
Examples
•Theincidentaffectedtheultimateoutcomeofthewar.
•Independenceremainstheirultimatepoliticalgoal.
—2)furthestorhighestindegreeororder
Examples
•Parentsmusthavetheultimateresponsibilityfortheirchildren’ssafety.
•Thehouseprovidestheultimateluxuryretreat.
7.schemen.
—1)asystemfororganizingorarranginginformation
—2)anelaborateandsystematicplanofactions
Examples
•Librariesorganizebooksaccordingtoasubjectclassificationscheme.
•It’samajorbusinesswithinCanada,butnotveryimportantintheglobalschemeofthings.
Examples
•Thedepartmenthasintroducedseveralnewtrainingschemes.
•Theproposedschemeshouldsolvetheparkingproblem.
8.mutualadj.
—1)concerningeachoftwoormorepersonsorthings,especiallydoneorgiveninreturn
—2)commontoorsharedbytwoormoreparties
Examples
•Wefoundwehaveamutualinterestinmountaineering.
•Wereachedtheagreementaboutschemethatwouldbetoourmutualbenefit.
Examples
•Ourrelationshipwasbasedonmutualtrust.
•Weshouldrediscoverandshareourmutualinterests.
9.attachv.
—haveaconnectionwithorbepartofsth.
Examples
•Sheisawritertowhomthelabel“feminist”isoftenattached.
•Bothherparentsattachedgreatimportancetoeducation.
PassageBCulturalDifferences
I.Warm-upactivities
Step1:
StudentsareprovidedwithchancestopracticetheirspokenEnglishbydeliveringaspeechaloneorcooperatewithhismate;
Step2:
Introduction:
ProvidestudentswithsomeknowledgeaboutCulturalDifferences;Somequestionsrelevanttothepassagetocheckifstudentshavepreviewedcarefully;
II.Understandingthetext
1.Analyzethestructureofthepassage;
2.IntroducethemainideaofthePassageB.Explainandillustratetheculturalbackgroundandlanguagepointsinthetext;
3.Guidestudentstothecorrectuseofthewords,expressionsinthetextthroughdoingtherelatedexercises.
III.Detailedstudiesofthetext
Languagepoints
1.representativen.
—apersonwhohasbeenchosentoactinplaceofoneorothers
Examples
•MembersofParliamentaretheelectedrepresentativesoftheBritishpeople.
•Whoisyourgroup’srepresentativetogiveapresentationtotheclass?
2.tutor
—v.givepersonalinstructionsto
—n.ateacherwhoworkswithonestudentorasmallgroup,eitheratacollegeorauniversityorinthehomeofachildoryoungster
Examples
•Childrenareroutinelytutoredforhoursafterschool.
•HetutoredusinEnglish.
Examples
•Histutorencouragedhimtoreadwidely.
•Manypoorcollegestudentsearnpartoftheirtuitionfeesbyworkingastutors.
3.interpretern.
—apersonwhoputssth.spokeninonelanguageintothewordsofanotherlanguage
Examples
•Atapressconferenceaninterpretershouldtranslatequicklyandaccurately.
•Aninterpreterplaysanimportantroleinnegotiations.
4.courtesyn.
—politebehavior;goodmanners;politeremarksoractions
Examples
•Youmightgetonbetterwithyourroommateif