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新视野大学英语第三版B4U5教案
新视野大学英语
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B4U5
Unit5
Whyculturecounts
*TeachingObjectives:
StudentswilllearntouseEnglishto
1。
TotalkaboutastereotypeofChineselanguageandculture
2.Tofurtherunderstandthetext
3.Toapplythephrasesandsentencepatterns
4。
Tomastertheparagraph(essay)writingskill
*TimeAllotment:
eachunit8classes
1st--—2ndclasses:
PartIWarmingup
1.Lead—in:
Backgroundintroductionandtheme-relatedquestionsforwarmingup
2.Understandingofthetext:
DetailedunderstandingfocusonReadingStrategyincludingTopicSentence,KeyWords,LogicWords,ReadingCluesetc。
inordertohelpstudentshaveabetterunderstandingaboutthepassagebyaskingsomequestionsaboutit.
3rd--4thclasses:
PartIITextStudy
3.ReadinginDepth:
StructureAnalysis,Summary,Difficultsentencesanalysis
4.LanguageFocus:
MorepracticeinLanguagePoints(languagepointsexplanation,SentencePatterns,UsefulExpressions)
5th-6thclasses:
PartIIIReflection
5.Criticalthinking:
Morespeakingpracticeindiscussionrelatedtostereotypesofaforeigncountryandhowtodealwithculturaldifferences。
6.WritingPractice:
Essaywriting
•Afrustratingexperience
•Anunforgettableexperience
•Adifficultdecision
7th-8thclasses:
PartIVAssignment
7.Post—readingactivities:
reviewwordsandexpressions,role-play,exercises,etc
8.SectionB:
FocusonfastreadingandPracticeinreadingskill
UNIT5
SectionASpeakingChineseinAmerica
PartIWarmingup
1。
Lead-in:
1)AnswerQuestions
Q1。
SomeWesternersthinkthatChinesepeopletendtoavoidsaying“no”directly。
WhatarethecommonwaysinwhichtheChineseexpressdisagreement,rejectionorrefusalindailycommunication?
Tips:
Chinesepeoplegenerallyuseexpressionslike“possiblyno”or“I'mafraiditwon’twork”tosay“no”toothers.Thismakesthemlessdirectingivingrejections。
Q2。
AreallChineseso“discreetandmodest”thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“no”?
Tips:
No。
Whenpeoplewithgreaterauthorityorpowersay“no”tothoseinalowerstatus(e.g.parentstochildren),theycanbeverydirectandstraightforward,e.g.“absolutelyno”.
2)Listenandtalk
ListentoaradioprogramoncomplimentsinAmericanEnglish。
Completetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.
Q1.WhatarethecommonstructuresAmericans
usetocomplimenteachother?
(a)Whata…!
(e.g。
“Whatanicehat!
”)
(b)___________________________________
(Giveonestructureandoneexample)
Tips:
Ilikeyour…(e。
g。
“Ilikeyourhat.”)
Iloveyour…(e。
g。
“Iloveyourshoes.”)
Q2.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesinhowpeoplecomplimenteachotherandhowtheyrespondtoacompliment?
Tips:
Yes,thetraditionalwayistosaysomethingtoshowthatweortheobjectweownisnotthatgood.Forexample,wemaysay“哪里”(meaning“itisnothing”)。
Butinmoderndays,manypeoplehaveadoptedtheEnglishwayofrespondingtoacompliment。
Theysay“thankyou”veryoftentoo。
3)Compounddictation
Chinaiscastingsuchahuge__________ontheUnitedStatesthatmanyAmericansare______________tolearntheChineselanguage_____________retaintheircompetitiveedge.“InterestinlearningChineseamongAmericanyouthandtheirparentshasgrowndramaticallyinthepastfiveyears。
”saidVivienStewart,vicepresidentattheAsiaSociety,aUSgrouptryingto__________________betweenAmericansandthepeoplesofAsiaandthePacific.China'sdramaticrisetonearsuperpower________anditstellingeffectspolitically,economically,and___________aredrivingtheinteresttolearnthelanguage,expertssay.From
_________________tohighschools,studiesbytheAsiaSocietyshow,thereisa“rapidrise"in__________amongpupilstostudytheChineselanguage。
TheChineserichculturaltraditionsandblossomingeconomymeanthatisnow______________allofourstudentstobebetterpreparedtoengagethemand_______opportunitiestogether,”saidMichaelLevine,AsiaSociety’sexecutivedirectorofeducation.
Keys:
shadow,scrambling,inabidto,bridgethegap,status,culturally,kindergartens,interest,essentialfor,seize.
2。
CulturalBackground:
ChineseAmericans
Discusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions:
1)WhatdoesChineseAmericansreferto?
Tips:
Theterm“ChineseAmericans”referstoAmericansofChinesedescent。
ItalsoincludesthosewithpartialChineseancestry。
2)WhatstereotypesofChineseAmericansaredepictedinthemedia?
Tips:
·ChineseAmericansare“foreign”and“unassimilated”。
·Chinesearealienpredators.
·ChineseAmericansarerestrictedtoclichédoccupations.
·ChineseAmericansarepolite.
·ChineseAmericansasawholeareamodelminority。
3)WhatarethepopularcolumnsinthehistoryoftheNewYorkTimesMagazine?
Tips:
Someofthepopularcolumnsinthehistoryofthemagazineare“OnLanguage”,“TheEthicist",“Consumed”,and“TheFunnyPages”.
PartIITextStudy
1。
GlobalReading:
TipsforReading:
AGoodReadershould
1)Trytobecomeanactivereader。
2)Learntoaskmorequestions。
(what,why,how)
3)Dotheefficientreading.(keypoints,topicsentence,keywords,locatingwords,necessaryandsufficient)
4)Developahabitofmarkingduringreading。
1。
1AnswerQuestions
1)Whydidtheauthor’smotherdescribeherSau—saubyusingtheexpression“nominalcourtesy”atthedinner?
(Para。
1)
Tips:
Shejustpretendedtobepolite。
(ateupthedishintheend;althoughshedidn’twantitatfirst。
)
2)Whentheauthor’smotherofferedthelastscallopfromthegarlicseafooddish,Sau-sau’sresponse:
(Para。
2)
Tips:
3)Whatdidtheauthor’smothersuggestastherightwayfortheChinesetorespondatthedinnertableinAmerica?
(Para.8)
Tips:
Theysaydirectlywhethertheywanttohaveanythingornot.Theywouldratherthanrefuseforthesakeofpolitenesseveniftheyinfactwanttoeatit.
4)HowdidthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesMagazinedescribeChineselanguageandculture?
(Para.10)
Tips:
ItsaidthatChineselanguageandculturewereveryindirectandpolite。
5)Whydidtheauthor’sparentsscoldherwhensheansweredthemwithaquestion?
(Paras.13—17)
Tips:
Theythoughtthatshewasnotrespectfulifshequestionedthem.
6)InParagraph21,theauthormentionshowanoutsideobservermightviewChinesepeoplebyjustlisteningtohermotherspeak.Whydoesshediscussthis?
Tips:
Tosupportheropinionthattounderstandthedifferencebetweenlanguagesandbehaviorjustthroughliteraltranslationmayleadtowronggeneralizations。
7)Whatdidtheauthorworry?
(Para。
22)
Tips:
SeeChinesepeoplefromalimitedperspective;
Leadtoactualintoleranceandfew
Chineseintopmanagementpositions;
Thepoweroflanguage。
8)HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutthedescriptionofChinesepeopleasbeing“modestandpolite"?
(Para.24)
Tips:
Shefeelsthatitisannoyingbecausesuchadescriptiondoesnotexpressnewideas,honestemotionsorconsideredthought。
9)Accordingtothetext,howdoChinesepeoplesay“yes"or“no”whenansweringquestions?
(Para。
28)
Tips:
SayingsomethingspecifictowhatisaskedbecausethereisnoonewordinChinesefor“yes”or“no”.
Referringdirectlytothepropositionbeingassertedordenied。
1.2StructureAnalysis:
1.3Summary
Once,atadinner,mymotherwhisperedtomeconfidentially:
“Sau-saupretendstoohardtobeapolite__________!
Whybotherwithsuchnominal___________?
Intheend,shealwaystakeseverything.”Mymothernolongerpatientwitholdtaboosandcourtesies.
IreadanarticleinTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,wheretheauthormentionedthattheinterwoven_______________ofChineselanguageandculturerendersitsspeechindirectandpolite。
Chinesepeopleareso“_________andmodest”,thattherearen'tevenwordsfor“yes”and“no”。
IfIconsidermyupbringingcarefully,IfindtherewasnothingdiscreetabouttheChineselanguageIgrewupwith,no____________forthesakeofpoliteness.HavinglistenedtobothChineseandEnglish,I’m______________comparisonsbetweenthetwolanguages,asInoticethereciprocalchallengestheyeachpresent。
Evenmoredangerousisthetemptationtoviewthe_____betweendifferentlanguagesandbehaviorintranslation。
Thereisnoonewordfor“yes"or“no",butnot_________________tobediscreet.____________,IwouldsaytheChineseequivalentofanswering“yes”or“no”isspecifictowhatisasked。
Keys:
recipient,courtesy,configuration,discreet,censorship,suspiciousof,gulf,outofnecessity,Ifanything.
2.LanguageFocus:
2.1PracticalPhrases
1)。
beattachedto:
与……有联系
举例:
不要担心,因为这仅是意外,学生不应该受到指责。
译文:
Don’tworrybecauseitwasanaccidentandnoblameisattachedtostudents.
2).ontheside:
作为副业;作为兼职
举例:
她的丈夫是个医生,业余时间做些雕塑。
译文:
Herhusbandisadoctorwhomakessculpturesontheside。
3).get/cometothepoint:
切入主题
举例:
我们时间不多,所以我就直入主题吧。
译文:
Wedon’thavemuchtime,soI'llcomestraighttothepoint.
4).hedge…inwith/by…:
以……限制某人(的自由、机会等);包围;围住
举例:
很明显,政客们通常受到本身利益的制约。
译文:
Itisclearthatpoliticiansareoftenhedgedinwiththeirowninterests。
5)。
berepresentativeof:
有代表性的;代表……的
举例:
这些短篇小说代表了20世纪具有主导性的文学主题。
译文:
Theseshortstoriesarerepresentativeofthedominantliterarythemesofthe20thcentury.
6)。
ifanything:
如果有什么不同;甚至正相反;甚至还不如说
举例:
小明看上去对输掉比赛并不是太失望。
相反,他好像因为比赛都已结束而感到如释重负.
译文:
XiaoMingdidn’tseemtoodisappointedatlosing.Ifanything,heseemedrelievedthatitwasallover。
2.2FunctionalPatterns
1).原文:
Whybotherwithsuchnominalcourtesy?
译文:
何必费劲讲究形式上的客套呢?
功能:
用于含蓄地表达观点.
句型:
why+v./n./prep。
phrase
举例:
你可以在电脑上看电视节目,何必费劲买个电视机呢?
译文:
YoucanwatchTVprogramsonthecomputer,sowhyatelevision?
2)。
原文:
IfIconsidermyupbringi