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大学英语精读第二册第二单元教案

Book2

Unit2LessonsfromJefferson

TeachingHours:

4hours

Students’Level:

Freshmenofnon-Englishmajorsinthe2ndsemester.

TeachingObjectives:

1.GettounderstandJeffersonandlearnhisideasanditsmeaninginthesocietyof

present.Understand“Goandsee”,“Youcanlearnfromeveryone”,“Judgeforyourself”,“Dowhatyoubelievehisright”,“Trustthefuture;trusttheyoung”,“onlyanationofeducatedpeoplecouldremainfree”.TrytounderstandthehistoryoftheDeclarationofIndependence;Jefferson’sdevotingandachievements;thepresidents:

WashingtonandLincoln

2.Aboutthetext,Ssshouldgraspthetextcontent,textstructure,basicvocabularies

andrequiredgrammarpointsofthesection.

KeyTeachingPoints:

KeyWords:

action,agreement,appoint,conflict,constantly,create,custom,educate,

error,existence,false,hesitate,influence,latter,obtain,hesitate,talent,threaten.etc.

Phrases&Expressions:

getoutofone’sway,leaveto,acton,leavebehind,in

existence,aboveall,etc.

Grammar:

omittingsentences,…nor,emphasizesentences

TeachingProcedures:

PartIWarm-upQuestions

Askstudentssomequestionsasalead-intothetext.

1）Doyouadmireanygreatpoliticalfiguresorstatesmenbothathomeandabroad?

Whoarethey?

Andwhy?

ZhouEnlaiwasoneofthemajorleadersoftheChineseCommunistmovement.HewasthefirstpremierofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,aposthehelduntilhisdeathin1976.HewaseducatedinJapanandEuropeandachievedhighrankintheCommunistmovementatanearlyage.Hewaswellknownasaskilledinternationalnegotiator.

TheChineserevolutionaryleaderSunYat-senhadatremendousimpactonthedevelopmentofmodernChina.SunwasthecatalystintheoverthrowofManchurule.

AsprimeministerofBritainduringWorldWarII,ChurchillrousedtheBritishtostandagainstNaziGermany.ThesightofChurchill,withhiscigarandtwofingersraisedina"Vforvictory"salute,inspiredBritonstorisetowhathecalled"theirfinesthour."

NapoleonBonapartewasthegreatestmilitarygeniusofthe19thcentury.HeconqueredmostofWesternEuropeandEgyptforFrance,whileinstitutingreformsinthesenewterritoriesaimedatguaranteeingcivillibertiesandimprovingthequalityoflife.HecrownedhimselfemperorofFrancein1804andintroducedreformsintendedtounifytherevolution-fracturednation.ManyofNapoleon'sreformsarestillineffecttoday.

2）.OftheAmericanpresidents,howmanydoyouknow?

Canyourecognizethepeopleinthefollowingpicturesandsaysomethingaboutthem?

GeorgeWashington（1732-1799）:

Commander-in-ChiefoftheContinentalArmyduringtheAmericanRevolution,statesmanandfirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates,borninWestmorelandCounty,VirginiaonFebruary22,1732.

AbrahamLincoln（1809-1865）:

the16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,bornonFebruary12,1809inabackwoodscabinthreemilessouthofHodgenville,Kentucky,preservedtheUnionduringtheCivilWarandbroughtabouttheemancipationoftheslaves.

FranklinD.Roosevelt（1882-1945）:

the32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates;electedfourtimes;institutedNewDealtocounterthegreatdepressionandledcountryduringWorldWarII.

BillClinton（1946-）:

the42ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates（1993-1996）andthefirstpresidentbornafterWorldWarII,electedtoasecondtermin1996

PartIIPre-readingActivity

I.Proverbs&Sayings

Leadthestudentstolearntheproverbsandsayingsrelatedtothetopic.

1.Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

2.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

自助者天助。

3.Practiceisthebestmaster.

实践出真知。

4.Nopains,nogains.

没有付出就没有收获。

5.Doingisbetterthansaying,

行动胜于言语。

/坐而言不如起而行。

6.Hethatwillnotworkshallnoteat。

—日不工作，一日不该食。

7.Youneverknowwhatyoucandotillyoutry.

除非你亲自尝试一下，否则你永远不知道你能够做什么。

II.ABriefIntroductiontoThomasJefferson

ThomasJefferson（1743-1826）isbestrememberedasagreatPresidentandastheauthoroftheDeclarationofIndependence.Healsowonlastingfameasadiplomat,apoliticalthinker,andafounderoftheDemocraticParty.

Jefferson'sinterestsandtalentscoveredanamazingrange.HebecameoneoftheleadingAmericanarchitectsofhistimeanddesignedtheVirginiaCapitol,theUniversityofVirginia,andhisownhome,Monticello.HegreatlyappreciatedartandmusicandtriedtoencouragetheiradvancementintheUnitedStates.

Jeffersoninventedadecodingdevice,alapdesk,andanimprovedtypeofmoldboardplow.Hiscollectionofmorethan6400booksbecameamajorpartoftheLibraryofCongress.JeffersonrevisedVirginia'slawsandfoundeditsstateuniversity.HedevelopedthedecimalsystemofcoinagethatallowsAmericanstokeepaccountsindollarsandcents.

Jeffersondidnotconsiderhimselfaprofessionalpolitician.Instead,heregardedhimselfasapublic-spiritedcitizenandabroadminded,practicalthinker.Hepreferredhisfamily,hisbooks,andhisfarmstopubliclife.Buthespentmostofhiscareerinpublicofficeandmadehisgreatestcontributiontohiscountryinthefieldofpolitics.

Jefferson’sChronology

DateEvent

April13,1743BornatShadwell,GoochlandCounty（nowAlbemarleCounty）,

Virginia.

1762AttendedtheCollegeofWilliamandMary,wherehestudiedlaw.

1769JoinedtheVirginiacoloniallegislature.

1770Begantobuildamansionhomehedesigned,calledMonticello.

1772Marriedawell-to-dowidow,MarthaWaylesSkelton.Theyhadsix

children.Onlytwodaughterslivedtobeadults.

1776AskedbytheContinentalCongressinPhiladelphiatodraftthe

DeclarationofIndependence.

1776—1779RepresentedthestateofVirginiaattheContinentalCongress.

1779—1781ChosenasthegovernorofVirginia.

1782HiswifeMarthadied.

1785—1789ActedasAmericanministertoFrance.

1789—1793Servedasthenation'sfirstsecretaryofstateunderPresident

GorgeWashington.

1797—1801ServedasvicePresidentunderJohnAdams.

1801—1809BecamethePresidentoftheUnitedStates.

1819FoundedtheUniversityofVirginia.

July4,1826Diedonthe50thanniversaryoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

PartIIIClassroomActivity

I.Presentation

Letthestudentsdothepresentationvoluntarilybasedonthefollowingtopics.

1）Doyouagreewiththeideathatcollegestudentshouldtakepart-timejob?

Yesorno.（Giveyourreasons.）

2）Asacollegestudent,howcanyouimprovetheabilitytobeindependent?

II.WordGames

Chinese

English

有趣

beofinterest

某人的遗训

lessonsfromsomebody

至少

atleast

独立宣言

DeclarationofIndependence

现代青年

modernyouth

获得知识

obtainknowledge

来源很广

frommanysources

亲自做调查

personalinvestigation

被任命为

beappointedto

调查

tofindout

州议会大厦

thestatecapitol

研究文件

studypapers

有关这一问题

onthesubject

做现场调查

makeon-the-spotinvestigations

向…..学习

learnfrom

论出身

bybirth

论所受的教育

byeducation

属于

belongto

社会阶层

socialclass

出身卑微

ofhumbleorigin

发号施令

giveanorder

想尽办

gooutofone’sway

烧饭锅

cookingpot

自己作判断

judgeforoneself

接受别人的意见

acceptotherpeople’sopinions

不经认真考虑

withoutcarefulthought

判断真理和谬误

judgetruthanderror

一切真实和虚伪的东西

everythingtrueandfalse

做出正确的判断

formacorrectjudgment

完全信任

besafelytrusted

毫不犹豫

nothesitateamoment

相互冲突的思想

conflictingideas

力量的源泉

sourceofstrength

绝对的一致

unquestioningagreement

保持活力

keepalive

批评的对象

theobjectofcriticism

反驳

answerthecritics

付诸行动

acton

表达观点

expressone’sphilosophy

站在一面

takeoneside

坚决地

withdecision

对某人的行动不满

resentone’sactions

被束缚于

bechainedto

无用的习俗

customswhichhavelosttheirusefulness

活着的一代

thelivinggeneration

基于

bebasedon

同时代的人

menofone’sage

擅长

beanexpertin…

农作物轮作

croprotation

土壤保持

soilconservation

普遍作法

standardpractice

优于

superiorto

现有的

inexistence

日常生活中的工作

thetasksofordinarylife

IIITheDeclarationofIndependence

InApril1775,colonistsinMassachusettstookuparmsagainstBritishtroops.TheAmericanRevolutionhadbegun.Thefollowingyear,theContinentalCongressinPhiladelphiaaskedJeffersontowriteadocumentdeclaringAmerica'sindependencefromBritain.

TheContinentalCongressapprovedJefferson'sworkwithfewchanges.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedonJuly4,1776.ThebondsthattiedthecoloniestoBritainwerebroken.

JeffersonwantedthereasonsforAmerica'sindependencestatedclearlysotheworldwouldunderstand.Hewrote"allmenarecreatedequal,"withrightsto"life,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness."Governmentsarecreatedtosecurepeople'srights.Thepeoplecouldchangeagovernmentthatnolongerprotectedtheirrights.

JeffersonandtheFrenchRevolution

JeffersonservedasministertoFrancefrom1785to1789whenrevolutionwasimminentinFrance.Hesympathizedwiththerevolution,feelingitwassimilarinpurposetotheAmericanRevolution.ThankstohispoliticalwritingsandhislegalreformsinVirginia,FrenchreformersregardedJeffersonasachampionofliberty.MarquisdeLafayette,whohadfoughtforAmerica’sIndependence,andotheradvocatesofdemocraticprinciplesoftensoughthisadvice.

III.PartIVIn-classReading

I.GlobalReading

First,allthestudentsarerequiredtoreadthetextwithin10minutesandpaycloseattentiontothekeyelementsandthethemeofthestory.

II.StructureoftheText

Afterglobalreading,studentsshouldbeabletoworkoutthestructureofthetext.

Pars

Lines

MainIdeas

1

1-3

AbriefintroductiontoThomasJefferson.

2

4-43

SomeideasandprinciplesgivenbyThomasJefferson.

3

44-62

HistalentsinmanyfieldsandhiscontributiontoUSA.

III.ThemeoftheText

Wecanlearnfromt