21世纪大学实用英语Unit 8 Book 4Word文档下载推荐.docx

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授课方式

课堂讲授（√）实践课（）

教学时数

9

授

课

要

点

本（章）节教学目标

1.graspthemainideaofTextA（theauthorpresentsadetaileddescriptionofhervisittotheNapoRiverintheheartoftheEcuadorianjungleandherreflectionsonthejourney）;

2.appreciateafluidandsensualwritingstyle;

3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinTextA;

4.understandtheculturalbackgroundrelatedtothecontent;

5.expressthemselvesmorefreelyonthethemeofGoTravelingafterdoingaseriesoftheme-relatedreading,listing,speakingandwritingactivities;

6.writetoaresorthotelrequestingthataroombereserved.

教学重点和难点

1.Textappreciation（theme-relatedreading）

2.Wordsandphrases:

bare,dart,disembark,dissolve,fleet,fringe,fuss,glide,heap,heave,hollow,hop,hush,illumine,loop,mute,opaque,paddle,repute,slap,slump,smear,spectacular,strip,stuff,swarm,tangle,thrash,trail,warm,attheedgeof,bedyingtodeathforsth.,getone’shandson,in（all）silence,intheheartof,outofrange

3.Structureandgrammar:

Massnounsusedascountablenouns

BeforeReading

1.ListeningComprehension

2.BackgroundInformation

Amazon

Ecuador

Andes

Orion

Hollywood

Manhattan

3.Warm-upQuestions

GlobalReading

1.PartDivisionoftheText

2.FurtherUnderstanding

ForPart1Blank-filling

ForPart2TableCompletion

RolePlay

ForPart3Blank-filling

QuestionsandAnswers

3.TextAnalysis

4.GroupWork

DetailedReading

AfterReading

1.UsefulExpressions

2.Brainstorming

3.SpotDictation

4.SentenceTranslation

5.WritingPractice

6.TalkaboutthePictures

7.RolePlay

8.ProverbsandQuotations

SupplementaryReading

1.CultureNotes

2.Reading

3.ComprehensionTask

1.Whereistheauthorliving?

（=theNiagararegion）

2.Whatwashe/shesurprisedtolearnwhenhe/shewenttouniversityinToronto?

（=NiagaraisoneofthetopcropproducersinnotonlyOntario,butalsoCanada.AndmanyofthepeopleImetwhowerefromTorontohadneverseenafarmbefore,orenjoyedthesmallpleasuresofpickingtheirownfruitorgoingforhikesinscenicareas.）

3.Howdidhe/shefeelwhenhe/shedecidedtostopbyandtakealookatthefallsthroughtheeyesofatourist?

（=awed,mystified,asenseofwonder）

4.Haveyoueverhadthesamekindofexperienceastheauthordid?

（Thisisanopen-endedquestion.）

Welivebusyliveswithsolittletimetoenjoytheworldaroundusthatoftentimeswealmostforgetitisthere.

LivingintheNiagararegion,anareathathassomuchtoofferbothscenicallyandhistorically,weforgetaboutthediversityofnatureandthefactthatnoteveryonelivesaswedo.

GoingtouniversityinTorontothisyear,IwassurprisedtolearnthatNiagaraisoneofthetopcropproducersinnotonlyOntario,butalsoCanada.IwasevenmoresurprisedthatmanyofthepeopleImetwhowerefromTorontohadneverseenafarmbefore,orenjoyedthesmallpleasuresofpickingtheirownfruitorgoingforhikesinscenicareas.IrealizedthatIwasluckytohaveexperiencedboththeurbanandrurallife.

IntriguedbythequestionofhowIfeltaboutlivingsoclosetoNiagaraFalls,Idecidedtostopbyafterworkonenightandreallylookatthem.IfeltasthoughIwasreallyseeingthefallsforthefirsttime,andtheytrulywereeverythingthatthetouristshadpromised.Staringintothenever-endingcascadesofwater,Iwasmystifiedbyitall.

HereIwas,standingatthetopofsuchaglorioussightthatIhadseensomanytimesbefore,butforthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwastrulyseeingitthewaythatitwasmeanttobeseen;

throughtheeyesofatourist.

Amazon（river）

（Questions:

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutAmazon?

2.Accordingtothetwopictures,describethegeographiclocationofAmazon.）

（文字材料）

AmazonriverinnorthernSouthAmerica,largelyinBrazil,rankedasthelargestintheworldintermsofwatershedarea,numberoftributaries,andvolumeofwaterdischarged.Measuring6,400km（4,000mi）fromsourcetomouth,itissecondinlengthonlytotheNileamongtheriversoftheworld.Withitshundredsoftributaries,theAmazondrainsaterritoryofmorethan6millionsqkm（2.3millionsqmi）,roughlyhalfofwhichisinBrazil;

therestisinPeru,Ecuador,Bolivia,andVenezuela.ItisestimatedthattheAmazondischargesbetween34millionand121millionliters（9millionand32milliongallons）ofwaterpersecondanddepositsadailyaverageof3milliontonsofsedimentnearitsmouth.Theannualoutflowfromtheriveraccountsforone-fifthofallthefreshwaterthatdrainsintotheoceansoftheworld.TheoutpouringofwaterandsedimentissovastthatthesaltcontentandcoloroftheAtlanticOceanarealteredforadistanceofabout320km（about200mi）fromthemouthoftheriver.

EcuadorrepublicinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,boundedbyColombiaonthenorth,byPeruontheeastandsouth,andbythePacificOceanonthewest.ThecountryalsoincludestheGalá

pagosIslands（Coló

nArchipelago）inthePacific,about965km（about600mi）westofthemainland.Ecuadorstraddlestheequator（EcuadoristheSpanishwordfor“equator”）andhasanareaof272,045sqkm（105,037sqmi）.Quitoisthecountry’scapital.

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

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

Accordingtothepicture,describethegeographicsituationofAndes.）

TheAndesaretheprincipalmountainsofSouthAmericaandoneofthegreatestmountainsystemsoftheworld.TheAndesincludesomeoftheworld’shighestpeaks.Morethan50ofthemsoarhigherthan6,100m（20,000ft）abovesealevel.OnlytheHimalayasofsouthcentralAsiaarehigher.TheloftyplateausandhighmountainvalleysoftheAndescontainsomeofthehighestpermanenthumansettlementsintheworld.TheAndesarethelongestsystemofhighmountainrangesonearth.Theyextendformorethan8000km（5000mi）inanarrowbeltalongthewesternedgeoftheSouthAmericancontinent,fromthecoastoftheCaribbeanSeainthenorthtotheislandofTierradelFuegointheextremesouth.Alongalmostitsentirelength,theAndesriseabruptlyfromthePacificcoast.Themountainsreachintosevencountries:

Venezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia,Chile,andArgentina.

Orion（astronomy）,constellationlocatedonthecelestialequatoreastofTaurus.Itisanoblongconfigurationwiththreestarsinlinenearitscenter.ItisrepresentedonpictorialchartsasthefigureofOrion,thehunterinGreekmythology,standingwithupliftedclub.Threebrightstarsrepresenthisbeltandthreefainterstarsalignedsouthofthebeltrepresenthissword.Alpha（α）Orionis,orBetelgeuse,islocatedintheleftcorneroftheoblong,correspondingtoOrion'

sshoulder.Beta（β）Orionis,orRigel,isdiagonallyoppositeBetelgeuse.AnebulasurroundingthethreestarsmarkingOrion'

sswordisoneofthemostconspicuousbrightnebulasintheheavens.

Dictation

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

Hollywood（California）,unincorporateddistrictinthenorthwesternpartofthecityofLosAngeles,southwesternCalifornia,famedasacenterofthemotionpictureindustryintheUnitedStates.ItisalsoamajorcenteroftheU.S.televisionindustry.Themainthoroughfares,SunsetandHollywoodboulevardsandVineSt.,containwell-knownrestaurants,nightclubs,andbroadcastingstudios.TheHollywoodBowl,anaturalamphitheaterintheHollywoodHills,isthesiteofnumerousculturalevents.Thecommunitywaslaidoutinthelate1880s,afterarealestatedevelopernamedHarveyWilcoxregisteredhis120-acrecitrusranchasHollywoodonFebruary1st,1887,andstartedsellingsubdivisionsoftheproperty.Incorporatedin1903,itmergedwithLosAngelesin1910.Thefirstmoviestudiowasestablishedhereinabout1911.

Manhattan（NewYork）,boroughofNewYorkCity,coextensivewithNewYorkCounty,southeasternNewYork,attheheadofUpperNewYorkBay.ThemaineconomichubofNewYorkCity,Manhattanisoneoftheworld’sleadingcommercial,financial,cultural,manufacturing,medical,andtouristcenters.ManhattanIsland,whichmakesupalmostalloftheborough,isboundedonthenorthandnortheastbySpuytenDuyvilCreekandtheHarlemRiver,whichseparateitfromtheboroughoftheBronx;

ontheeastbytheEastRiver,whichseparatesitfromtheboroughsofQueensandBrooklyn;

onthesouthbyUpperNewYorkBay;

andonthewestbytheHudsonRiver,whichseparatesitfromNewJersey.Theborough,about80sqkm（about31sqmi）inarea,alsoencompassesasmallexclave（MarbleHill）ontheBronxmainland;

severalislandsintheEastRiver,includingFranklinD.RooseveltIsland（thesiteofalargemodernhousingcomplex）,RandallsIsland,andWardsIsland;

andGovernorsIslandinUpperNewYorkBay.

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