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全新版大学英语第四册教案
TeachingPlan
NewCollegeEnglish
(Book4)
Grade2004
by
MiaoZhilin
Feb.11,2006
UnitOneFightingwiththeforcesofnature
TextATheIcyDefender
1.LearningObjectives:
Studentswillbeableto:
1.graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;
2.doacomparisonandcontrastbetweenNapoleon’sinvasionofRussiaandHitler’sinvasionoftheSovietUnion;
3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;
4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
2.Pre-readingTasks:
1.TasksSsthefollowingquestionsontherecording:
✓Whereandwhendidthestormoccur?
✓Whydidthecrewfeartheworstwouldhappentothem?
2.Discussion:
Manornature,whichismorepowerful?
1)Ssaredividedintotwogroups.Onegrouplistsinstanceswheremanconquersnature;theothergroupcomesupwithcaseswheretheforcesofnaturearetoopowerfultoberesisted.
2)SeveralSsfrombothgroupsreporttheirrespectiveliststoclass;
3)TsolicitsopinionsfromotherSs:
manornature,whichdothinkmorepowerful?
3.TmaymoveontoTextAbysaying:
Manchangesnatureinordertolive.However,manmustalsobecarefulnottodisregardthelawsofnature.WhenNapoleonandHitlerfinallyrealizedtheirarrogance,itwastoolate.
3.While-readingTasks:
1.TasksSstosurveythetextwithinthreeminutesandfindoutthemainidea:
-Manchangesnatureinordertolive.However,manmustalsobecarefulnottodisregardthelawsofnature.Inthistext,NapoleonandHitlerlaunchedmilitarycampaignsagainstRussia(theSovietUnion),buttheybothignoredtheraw,bitter,bleakRussianwinter—theIcyDefender.Asaresult,theybothfailed.
2.TdrawsSs’attentiontothesubtitlesinthetext,thenleadsthemthroughTextOrganizationExercise1.InthiswaySswillhaveabetterunderstandingofthetextstructure.
-Thetextcanbedividedintofourparts,ascanbeeasilyseenfromthesubtitlesprovidedbytheauthor.
PartOne(Paras1-2):
Introduction—BothNapoleon’sandHitler’smilitarycampaignsfailedbecauseoftheseverityoftheRussianwinter.
PartTwo(Paras3-11):
Napoleon’smilitarycampaignagainstRussia
PartThree(Paras12-20):
Hitler’smilitarycampaignagainsttheSovietUnion
PartFour(Para21):
Conclusion—Theelementsofnaturemustbereckonedwithinanymilitarycampaign.
3.TexplainsthelanguagepointsinPartsI-IV,andhasSspracticethem.
4.Ssformgroupstoanalyzethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwoinvasions.Whentheyfinish,someSsgroupsreporttoclass.
4.LanguagePoints:
1.inthecaseof:
asfaras…isconcerned
e.g.Theriseininterestratewillbedisastrousinthecaseofsmallfirms.
2.stand/get/beintheway:
preventfromdoingsth.
e.g.Sarahasmadeuphermindthatherleisureinterestshouldnevergetinthewayofhercareer.
Idon’tthinkkidshaveasmuchfunasweusedto.Fiercecompetitionkeepsgettinginthewayoftheirdevelopment.
3.launch:
start;sendsth.onitscourse
e.g.OnOctober4,1957,Sovietscientistslaunchedtheworld’sfirstartificialsatellite.
In1941,AdolfHitler,leaderofNaziGermany,launchedanattackagainsttheSovietUnion.
4.be/getboggeddown:
beunabletomakeprogress
e.g.Ifyouletyourselfgetboggeddowninhomework,you’llneverfindtimetoreadbooks.
Thelocalgovernmentgotboggeddowninproblemsofhowtohandletheairpollution.
5.engage:
beginfightingwithsb.;takepartinordo;occupyorattractsb’sinterest;etc
e.g.Ihavenotimetoengageingossip.
Thecommanderorderedthesoldierstoengagetheenemyimmediately.
Wefailedtoengageanyactivesupportforourproject.
6.crucial:
veryimportant(followedbyto)
e.g.Surprisingly,oursoccerteamwonthevictoryinthecrucialfinalgame.
Unityiscrucialtotheefficientoperationofanorganization.
7.takeagamble:
takearisk
e.g.Ithinkshe’stakingagambleinvestingallhermoneyinstocks.
Thecompanytookagamblebycuttingthepriceoftheirproducts,anditpaidoff.
8.presson/ahead:
continuedoingsth.inadeterminedway(usedinthepattern:
presson/aheadwithsth.)
e.g.Despitefierceopposition,thegovernmentispressingonwithitscampaigntoeliminatecorruption.
9.bideone’stime:
waitpatientlyforachance
e.g.Hispoliticalrivalsarebidingtheirtimeforanattackonhispolicies.
10.dragon:
moveslowlyandwitheffort;continueendlesslyandtediously
e.g.Howmuchlongeristhemeetinggoingtodragon?
11.stroke:
anyofaseriesofrepeatedmovements;blow
e.g.Isawachanceofsolvingallmyproblemsatastroke.
Byastrokeofgoodluck,Tom,whohadbeenburiedintherubbleformorethan26hours,cameoutalive.
12.atthecostof:
withthelossof
e.g.Thesoldiersavedthegirlatthecostofhisownlife.
Thelocalgovernmentdevelopeditseconomybutatthecostofenvironment.
13.catchsb.offguard:
takesb.bysurprise
e.g.Thereporter’squestioncaughttheforeignministeroffguard.
Theinvitationtohisweddingcaughtmeoffguard.
14.instruct:
giveordersordirectionstosb.(usedinthepatterns:
instructsb.todosth.;instructsb.that);teachsb.(usedinthepattern:
instructsb.in/onsth.)
e.g.Myparentsinstructedmetostartearly.
Theprofessorinstructedusthatwehadonemonthtoconducttheproject.
Heinstructedfamilymembersinnursingtechniques.
15.render:
causetobeinaspecifiedcondition(sameasmake)
e.g.Hundredsofpeoplewererenderedhomelessbytheflood.
Hewasrenderedunconsciousbyablowonthebackoftheneck.
16.bringtoahalt:
stopcompletely
e.g.Productioninmanyfactorieshasbeenbroughttoahaltbythedelayedarrivalofrawmaterials.
17.turnthetide(against):
changewhatlookslikedefeatintovictory
e.g.SovietvictoryinStalingradturnedthetideofthewarinEurope.
18.thanksto:
becauseof
e.g.Thankstoherfinancialsupport,thetwochildrenintheremotevillagecouldgotoschool.
Thankstotheirtirelessefforts,theperformancewasagreatsuccess.
19.reckon:
count;consider;think
e.g.Manypeoplereckonhimtobeagreatfootballplayer.
reckonwith:
take…intoconsideration
e.g.Alltheseproblemshadtobereckonedwithastheyarose.
20.toll:
thenumberofpeopleoranimalskilledorinjuredinparticularcircumstances;moneypaidfortheuseofabridgeorroad
e.g.Thetollofroaddeathsandinjuriesisontherise.
Thelocalgovernmentwasallowedtochargetollsfortheuseoftheroads.
5.Post-readingTasks:
1.TguidesSsthroughsomeafter-textexercises.
2.TchecksonSs’homereading(TextB).
3.TasksSstoprepareforthenextunit:
previewTextA.
UnitTwoSmartCars
TextASmartCars
1.LearningObjectives:
Studentswillbeableto:
1.understandthemainideaandstructureofthetext;
2.learnsometechniquesinexpositorywriting(definition,quotes,amixtureoffactsandopinions,etc.);
3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;
4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speaking,andwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
2.Pre-readingTasks:
1.TasksSsthefollowingquestionsonthesong:
✓Accordingtothesong,willtheworldbeabetteroraworseplaceinahundredyears’time?
✓Accordingtothesong,whataresomeoftheeffectsofmodernscienceandtechnologyonmaninthefuture?
Doyouagree?
2.Freewriting:
1)Ssaregiventenminutestofreewrite,beginningwiththesentence:
“EvenifIcouldaffordacar,Imaynotactuallywanttodriveonebecause…”
2)SsexchangetheirpaperswithatleastthreefellowSs,notingdownreasonsgivenbytheothersastowhytheywouldn’tdriveacar.
3.TasksseveralSstoreporttoclassthereasonsfornotdrivingacargivenbothbyhim/herselfandbyothers.
4.TmaymoveontoTextAbysaying:
Somescientistsandengineershavecomeupwiththeideaofa“smartcar”.Let’sreadtofindoutwhatthis“smartcar”cando.
3.While-readingTasks:
1.TleadsSsthroughtheinstructionsforTextOrganizationExercise1,andtellthemthatthemainideaswillbefilledinassoonastheyfinishstudyingapart.
-Computerrevolutionwillhaveadramaticimpactoncarsinthe21stcentury.Wewillownsmartcarsthatcansee,hear,feel,smell,andtalk.
-Thetextfallsintofourparts:
PartOne(Paras1-3):
Newtechnologywillhaveadramaticimpactoncarsandhighwaysinthe21stcentury.
PartTwo(Paras4-9):
Withtheaidofadvancedtechnology,smartcarswillbesodesignedthattheycanhelpeliminatetrafficaccidents,determinetheirownpreciselocationsandwarnoftrafficjams.
PartThree(Paras10-13):
GPSand“telematics”willmakeitpossibletobuildsmarthighways,whichwillbenefitusinmorethanoneway.
2.TexplainsthelanguagepointsinPartsI-III,andhasSspracticethem.
4.LanguagePoints:
1.turnsth.into/becomeareality:
e.g.Herdreamofbeingacollegestudenthasturnedintoareality.
Shoppingathomehasbecomeareality.
2.lucrative:
producingmuchmoney;profitable
e.g.WemadealucrativebusinessdealwiththeAmericancompanyonriceimport.
3.eliminate:
removesb./sth..thatisnotwantedorneeded;getridof(usedinthepatterns:
eliminatesth.;eliminatesth.fromsth.)
e.g.Canthegovernmenteliminatepoverty?
Shewentthroughthetypescriptcarefully,toeliminateallerrorsfromit.
4.vapor:
amassoftinydropsofmoistureformingcloudormist
e.g.Theatmospherealwayscontainssomemoistureintheformofwatervapor.
5.intheair:
intheearth’satmosphere;uncertain,notyetd