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教案新视界大学英语第四册unit1
章节
名称
Unit1:
AWorkingLife
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课序
学时
10
本章主要参考文献资料:
新视界大学英语第四册教师用书
教学
重点
1.EncourageSstotakepartinclassactivitiesandtotalkabouttheirexpectedworkinglife.
2.Understandingofthetextstructureandmainideaofthetwopassages;somekeywordsandphrases;
3.Learntowritearesume.
教学目的与教学思路
1) grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) and structure of the text (narration in chronological sequence);
2) appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (selection of details, repetition and the use of synonyms.)
3) master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
4) conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.
练习与思考题
LanguageinUse
过程考核要点
Performanceintheclass
教学
方法
Audio-lingualapproach,combinedwithtask-basedapproach
教学内容提要
具体内容
ActiveReading
Aboutmen:
oneman’skids
PartIWarming-upactivities
➊Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.
Answer:
1afactoryanoffice
2machinescomputer
3openingtimelunchtime
4Imean
5criticalcreative
6colleaguesthechildren
➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.
1Whydoesthemanlikehisjob
Hefindstheworksatisfyingandenjoysthefactthatitisnotroutine.Newthingsarealwayshappeningandthereisnotimetofeelbored.
2Whatisdifficultaboutthejob
Theworkistiringandhiscolleaguesgivehimsomeofthehardesttasks.
3Whatdoyouthinkthejobis
Heisworkingwithchildren,somostprobablythejobisteaching;itisalsopossiblethatheisworkinginahomeforchildrenororphanage(孤儿院).
4Doyouagreethatanewpersononajobalwaysgetsthehardesttasks
Itdependswhatyoumeanby“hardest”.Idon’tthinknewcomersaregiventhemostdifficulttasksastheydonothavetheexperiencetohandlethemwell,buttheymaybegiventhetasksnoonelikesdoing–that’sjustsomethingajuniorhastoaccept.
5Whatkindofsatisfactiondoyouhopetogetfromajob
IhopeIcandosomethingwhichwillmakemefeeluseful.IwouldliketofeelIamcontributingtosocietyandnotjustmakingmoney.
PartIISkimming
Backgroundinformation:
DanielMeierisanexpertinchildeducation.Aswellasteachingyoungstudentshimself,hehastrainedelementary-schoolteachersatSanFranciscoStateUniversity.Heisparticularlyinterestedinliteracydevelopmentandisthewriterofmanyarticlesandbooks.
Task:
◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.
◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage5.
➋Check(✓)thetaskswhichthewriterdoesonatypicaldayasafirst-gradeteacher.
Answer:
1,2,6,7
➌Answerthequestions.
1Whatpicturedoesthewritergiveofhisclassroom
Abusyandlivelyplacewithallsortsofthingsgoingonatonce.
2DoyouthinkitisahappyclassWhy/Whynot
Yes,thechildrenareinteractinghappilywiththeteacher,enjoyingthemselves.Ofcourse,therearemomentsofupset,buttheysoonpass.
3Howisteachingfirstgradersdifferentfromothertraditionalmalejobs
Itdoesnotinvolveachaseaftersomethingortheconquestofaproblem.Itisaboutcaringandinvolvestheheart.
4Whatdidthewritertelltheinterviewerswhenhewasapplyingforthejob
Hetoldtheinterviewersthathewantedtoobserveandcontributetotheintellectualgrowthofamaturingmind.
5Whatdidn’thetellthem
Hewouldprefertotalkabouthispersonalinteractionswithchildrenratherthanabstractintellectualpoints.
6Howdidtheinterviewersreacttowhathesaid
Theinterviewerslikedthewriter’sresponseandnoddedapprovingly.
7Whatdomenaskthewriterwhentheyfindouthe’safirst-gradeteacher
Mostmenaskaboutthesubjectsthewriterteachesandthetrainingcourseshetook.
8Howdowomenreactwhentheyfindouthe’safirst-gradeteacher
Womentalkaboutchildrenofthatage.
9Thewriterdescribeshimselfas“softaroundtheedges”–whatdoyouthinkhemeans
Heisadaptableanddoesnothavejustonewayofdoingthings.Hefitsinwiththechildrenand“goeswiththeflow”.
PartIIIMainidea
Thewriterfeelsteachingyoungchildrenisanexcitingcareerwhichgivesrichemotionalrewardstoanyonewhodoesit,buthefindsthatpeoplefeelitisajobforwomen.Men’sjobsaresupposedtobesharplyfocusedonachievingdefinitegoals,butteachingyoungchildrenisfarmoreaboutpersonalrelationshipsandisthoughttobewomen’swork.
PartIVInterpreting
1.Aboutmen;oneman’skids(Title)
Thetitlepointstothetwomainthemesofthepassage:
differentideasofmalenessandamanteachingyoungchildren.
2.ILIVEinaworldofskinnedknees,double-knottedshoelaces…stalebirthdaycakes,hurtfeelings,wanderingstories…(Line1,Para1)
Thesentencedescribeswhatthewriterdoesonatypicalworkingday.
skinnedknees:
kneeswoundedlightlyonthesurfacebyafall
double-knottedshoelaces:
shoelaceschildrencannotuntieandneedhelpwith
stalebirthdaycakes:
cakesthatkepttoolongandnolongerfresh
wanderingstories:
storieswhichgoonandonwithoutaclearpoint
3.It’s,themiddleofsnack…(Line6,Para1)
snack:
amorningbreakorrecesstimewithmilkandbiscuits.ManyAmericanstatesprovidefreemilkforschoolchildren.
4.ThenIturntohelpScottcleanupsomemilkhehasjustspilledontoRebecca’swhalecrosswordpuzzle.(Line11,Para1)
whalecrosswordpuzzle:
acrosswordaboutwhales
5.Istopthesnackmid-flight,complyingwiththeirrequestforgrahamcrackers.(Line5,Para3)
ItellSarahtobringthesnackbackandgivethetwochildrenthesnacktheywant.
6.Myenergyisnotspentinpursuing,climbing,achieving,conqueringorcorneringsomegoalorobject.(Line9,Para4)
WhenIworkmyaimisnottochase,achieve,gaincontroloforcapturesomething–asisthecasewithmanytraditionalmaleoccupations.
7.Inteaching,theinnerrewardscomefromwithout.(Line2,Para5)
Thepleasureofteachingchildrencomesfrommanysmallphysicalorexternalservicestheteacheroffersthem.
Heretheword“without”isusedasanoun,andisanoldusagemeaningoutside.
cannotcomefromwithout.Itmustcomefromwithin.
8.Onanygivenday…(Line3,Para5)
anygivenday:
anydayyouchoose
9.Thedayisreallywonthroughmattersoftheheart.(Line6,Para5)
Childrenareopenlyemotionalbeingsandthedaycanbejudgedmoreintermsofemotionalgainsthanpracticalresults.Asuccessfuldayisonewhenchildrenarehappyandenjoyinglearning.
10.Ihavetobesoftaroundtheedges.(Line9,Para5)
Ihavetobenottoorigidorserious.
11.Butinthenextbreath…andcontributetotheintellectualgrowthofamaturingmind.(Line5,Para6)
Themaleprincipalsworriedthattherewassomethingoddaboutamanwantingtoteachyoungchildren.Inexplainingwhyhewantedto,thewriterreferredinabstracttermstoaninterestinmentaldevelopmentashethoughtthiswouldbeacceptableasanormalmaleattitude.
inthenextbreath:
onemomentlater
12.SomeoftheprincipalsalsoaskedwhatIsawmyselfdoinglaterinmycareer.(Line1,Para8)
Someoftheprincipalsalsowantedtoknowmyaimsforthefuture,thatis,howinmyimaginationIpicturedmyselfinafewyears’time.
13.Then,unlesstheybringupanissuesuchasmeritpay…(Line5,Para10)
meritpay:
extrapayforachievingsuccessfulresults,usuallyasmeasuredintermsofemployeeperformance.Itisatermmostfrequentlyusedinthecontextofeducationalreform.IntheUnitedStates,policymakersaredividedonwhethermeritpayshouldbeofferedtopublicschoolteachers,asiscommonlythecaseintheUK.
14.Mostwomen,ontheotherhand,begintheconversationonamoreimmediateandpersonallevel.(Line7,Para10)
Whilemenaskthewriterfactualquestionsabouthiswork,womengostraighttothemainissueandfocusonthefeelingsofthewriterandhispupils.
15.We’rethenoffandtalkingshop.(Line14,Para10)
Theconversationbecomeslivelyandwetalkaboutmattersrelatedtowork(forateacher,teaching;foranaccountant,financialfigures,andsoon).
16.Possibly,menwouldhavemoretosaytome,andItothem,ifmyjobhadmoreofthetrappingsandbenefitsofmoretraditionalmalejobs.(Line1,Para11)
Thewriterfeelsothermenfindhisjobhardtotalkaboutbecauseitisunliketheusualmalejobs.Theycannotcompareoffices,businesstrips,promotionsetc.
17.Nopowerlunches.(Line8,Para11)
powerlunches:
businessmealswheremajordealsarediscussedandsettled
1DowomenmakebetterteachersofyoungchildrenthanmenWhy/Whynot
Oh,Ithinktheydo.Womenaremothersandunderstandchildrenbetterthanmendo.Theyaregentlerandmorepatientandthat’swhatchildrenneedandlike.
Ithinkindividualpersonalityismuchmoreimportantthangender.Therearesensitiveandgood-temperedmenandwomeninequalnumbers,aswellasimpatientandaggressiveones.Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenwereamatterofeducationandtraining.Nowtheyaretreatedinalmostthesamewaythesedifferencesarefarlessnoticeable.
2Whichageofchildrendoyouthinkishardesttoteach,andwhy
Ithinkthemiddleteensarethehardesttoteach.It’snotreallytheirfault,butadolescencemakeschildrenofthatageunreliableandfranklyratherstrange.Pre-teensaremuchnicer.
Idon’tthinkanygroupishardertoteachingeneral,butyouneedtomatchteachersandagegroups.Someonewhoisverygoodwithyoungchildrenmaybehopelesswithteensandviceversa.
3Whatspecialresponsibilitiesdoesas