大学英语精读第三版第2册 第 4 课教案文档格式.docx

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教学重点

和难点

TeachingFocus【教学重点】:

1.Keyexpressions—ambition,application,approach,bewilder,profound,frustrate,cometotermswith,meannothingto,offbalance,workout,singleout,etc

2.Understandingthetextstructureandimportantsentences

3.Structure:

1）bemadetodosth.（被动态中小品词不能省略）

2）usingthesubjunctiveinathatclause

4.GrammarFocus

Usage:

piecesandamounts

Difficulties【教学难点】:

1.Structureanalysisofthetext

2.Rearrangingsentencesinlogicalorder

3.Howtowriteapassagebycitingexamples

教学方法

和手段

TeachingMethods【教学方法】:

Questionandanswers,explanation,analysis,sentence-making,oralpractice,groupdiscussionandexercises.

TeachingAids【教学手段】:

Multimediateachingfacilities

课后作业

和思考题

1.FinishtheexercisesforTextA

2.Finishthereadingpassage

3.Writeaparagraphofabout120wordsto150wordsabouttwoaspectsofAlbertEinstein’spersonality.

Groupdiscussion:

thegreatvirtuesofAlbertEinstein.

教学过程

备注

STEP1—IntroductoryRemarks（5minutes）

Einsteinisoneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime.Hisideasandtheorieshave,directlyorindirectly,influencedmanyareasofthemodernworld---science,art,andphilosophy.Inspiteofhisgreatachievementsandfame,healwaysremainedasimpleman:

hewashonestandopen,veryeasytogetalongwith;

helivedaplainlifeandhadsimplehabits,caringverylittleformaterialwell-being.AndthetextTheProfessorandtheYo-Yo,whoseauthoristhesonofaclosefriendofEinstein’s,shedsmorelightonEinstein’spersonalitybothasascientistandasaman.

STEP2—Warming-up（20minutes）

1.Discussion

Teacher:

Beforewestudythetext,letmeaskyousomequestions.

1）WasEinsteinbrightinhisearlychildhood?

Giveexamples.

2）Whatishisgreatestcontributiontothemankind?

3）WhatdoyouknowaboutthelifeofEinstein?

4）DoyouthinkEinsteinwasresponsibleforthesearchworkontheatomicbomb?

Why?

5）DescribetheappearanceofEinstein.

2.QuestionsabouttheText

1）Basedonthetitle:

ProfessorandtheYo-YojustguesstheProfessor’sPersonality..

2）Whydoestheauthorwantustolearnfromtheprofessor?

3）Doyouwanttobefamous?

What’syourideatowardsfamouspeople?

3.InformationRelatedtotheText

1）AlbertEinstein

AlbertEinstein,whoseSpecialTheoryofRelativityandGeneralTheoryofRelativityrevolutionizedscientificperceptionsoftheuniverse,isacknowledged,alongwithNewton,asoneofhistory’sgreatestphysicists.

Sonoffree-thinking,culturedJews,Einsteinwasunabletospeakuntilhewasthreeanddisplayednospecialpromise.Anti-Semitismalsohamperedhistalentwhenitbegantoemerge.HebecameaSwisscitizenin1901,obtainingadoctoratefromtheUniversityofBernin1905.Hisresearch,whichendedinthefamousequationE=mc2,waspublishedinthesameyear.

AfterWorldWarI,Einstein’sfameextendedbeyondthescientificcommunityandin1921hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforphysics.Duringthe1920sheregardedtheriseoftheNazisinGermanywithhorror,eventuallyemigratingtotheU.S.where,in1933,hetookupapostatPrincetonUniversity.In1939hisearlywarningsofGermanscientificattemptstomakeanatomicbombpromptedthestartoftheManhattanProject.

2）TheYo-Yo

TheYo-Yoisasimpletoyconsistingofagrooveddoublediskwithastringaboutthecenter.Theplayerholdstheendofthestringwhichunwindsitselfasthediskisdropped.Thenbyaslightjerkonthestring,theplayercausesittorewinditself,andtoreelupbacktothehand.ThetoyissaidtohaveoriginatedinthePhilippines.Since1930ithasbecomeapopulartoyandeventodaychildrenindifferentcountriesplaytheYo-Yoandcompeteinvariouscontests.

3）TheNobelPrize

NobelPrizesareannualmonetaryawardsgrantedtoindividualsorinstitutionsforoutstandingcontributionsinthefieldsofphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicine,literature,internationalpeace,andeconomicsciences.TheNobelPrizesareinternationallyrecognizedasthemostprestigiousawardsineachofthesefields.TheprizeswereestablishedbySwedishinventorandindustrialistAlfredBernhardNobel,whosetupafundfortheminhiswill.ThefirstNobelPrizeswereawardedonDecember10,1901,thefifthanniversaryofNobel’sdeath.

4）Woolworth’s

FrankWinfieldWoolworth（1852~1919）,anAmericanmerchant,wasborninRodman,NewYork.Heestablishedin1879afive-centstoreatUtica,NewYork,whichfailed,andthesameyearhestartedasuccessfulfive-and-ten-centstoreatLancaster,Pennsylvania.WoolworthopenedmanyothersandsoonextendedbusinessthroughouttheUnitedStatesandtoseveralforeigncountries.In1911theF.W.WoolworthCompanywasincorporatedwithownershipofover1,000five-and-tens,andhebecamedirectorofvariousfinancialfirms.（ThelastWoolworthstoreswereclosedin1998.）WoolworthhadtheWoolworthBuildingerectedinNewYorkCityin1913,thehighestbuildingintheworld（792ft/241.4m）atthattime.

STEP3—ComprehensionoftheText（25minutes）

1.Directions:

ToshowEinsteinispurelyandexclusivelyatheorist,theauthorgivesusthreeexamplesinthispart.Youarerequiredtowritethreesentencesto

summarizethethreeexamples.Eachsentenceshouldbefewerthan20words.

Keys:

（1）Hewouldn’twalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.

（2）Hedidn’thaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTVpossible.

（3）Hepursedvarioustheoriesfortheworkofatoybutfailedtoknowitsoperatingprinciple.

2.MultipleChoice

1）WhentheyoungvisitorcametoEinstein’shome,hewas__（B）_____.

A）frightenedB）uneasyC）self-confidentD）frustrated

2）WhatdidEinsteindoaftertheauthorsuggestedhimtryshavingcream?

（A）

A）Hetriedtheshavingcreamthenextmorningandwasreallysatisfiedwithit.

B）Hedeclinedtheofferandusedrazorandwaterasbefore.

C）Hethoughtthecreamwasofnouse.

D）Hebecamecuriousaboutthecomponentsofthecream.

3）Thewatermark—W—forWoolworth’sinEinstein’sstationerysuggests

that___（C）_____.

A）hedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuythebetterstationery

B）hewasintendedtoshowthatheasimportantasotherpeople

C）hedidnottakeanyinterestinprestige

D）hedidn’thavepersonalambitionthoughhewasworld-famous

3.AnAnalysisofEinstein’sPersonality

Statements----SupportingDetails

Einsteinhadnopersonalambition.

1）Hewasreadytocometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.

2）Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.

3）Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.

4）Henevershowedjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.

Einsteinbelievedinsimplicity.

1）Hewasbeyondpretension.

2）HeboughthisstationeryinWoolworth’s,afive-and-ten-centvarietystore.

3）Henevercarriedmoneywithhimbecausehehadnouseforit.

4）Heusedonlywaterandsafetyrazortoshave.

5）Heneededonlyapencilandapadofpaperto

Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.

1）Hedidnothavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.

2）Hewouldnotwalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.

3）HedidnothaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhisPhotoelectricTheorycouldmakeTVpossible.

4）Hetriedinvaintodeducetheoperatingprincipleofatoybirdbutrefusedtotakeitaparttoseehowitactuallyworked.

Einsteinwaseasytoapproachandwasbeyondanypretension.

1）HewrotealongpoemofthankstoasmallboywhohadsenthimaYo-Yo.

2）Hecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'

smostimportantpeoplewithordinarystationery.

3）Hethoughtthathisideashadbeenacceptedbecausehewasaluckyman.

STEP4—TextOrganization（10minutes）

1.Whattypeisthetext?

A.narrationB.expositionC.descriptionD.argumentationKey（A）

2.Analyzethestructureofthetext

1）PartI（para.1–para.6）:

Einsteinwasaplainandsimplemaninhisdailylife.

2）PartII（para.7–para.9）:

Thoughhewasworldfamous,Einsteinremainedpurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.

PartI（para.10）:

Einsteinneverunderstoodhisfame.

STEP5—LanguageStudy&

DifficultiesExplanation（50minutes）

I.LanguageStudy

1）.modest:

a.having,showing,notatoohighopinionofone’smerits,abilities,etc.

Forexample:

Asianwomenaremoremodestandshy,yettheytendtohaveaninnerforce.

b.moderate;

notlargeinsizeoramount.

Forexample:

Thepolicecametosuspectthemanwholivedaluxuriouslifeonamodestincome.

2）.balance:

Usefulphrases:

keepone’sbalance;

loseone’sbalance;

beinbalance;

beoutofbalance;

offbalance.

Specialattention:

‘inthebalance’means‘undecided’.

Thoughherlifewasinthebalance,shethoughtonlyofthesafetyofherfellows.

3）.impress:

haveastrongeffectonthemindorfeelingof.

Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythescenerythere.

Heimpressedmeasamodestscholar.

Myparentsimpressonmetheimportanceofhonestytimeandagain.

4）.immune:

beimmuneto:

befreefromorunaffectedby.

Vaccinationmakespeopleimmunetosmallpox.

Itseemstomethatfewpeopleareimmunetovanityorjealousy.

5）.exclusively:

only;

completely.

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