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现代大学英语book401

LessonOneThinkingasaHobby

一、教学目的与要求

1.Tomakeaclearunderstandingtowardthethinkinghabitsbeingdividedandthenatureofit.

2.Tolearnsomeconversationalwordsandsomeusefulsentencestructures.

3.Tolearntheneatwritingarrangementoftheauthor.

二、知识点和教学重、难点

1.Introduction;Synopsis;OrganizationoftheText

2.Questionstohelpcomprehensionandappreciation.（P.15）

3.Thinkaboutwhytheauthorchosethinkingashishobby

三、讲课的内容提纲

1,.Preparationorintruductiontothetext

2,Thegeneralanalysisofthetext

3,DetailedDiscussiontothetext

4,Discussion（Oralwork）

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~;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,"Well,whatweretheygoingtodowithme?

"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