新视野大学英语第三版第三册第八单元教案.docx

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新视野大学英语第三版第三册第八单元教案

Unit8book3-3rdTheartofparenting

SectionAReflectionsofaChinesemotherintheWest

Ifyouraiseyourchildrentofeelthattheycanaccomplishanygoalortasktheydecideupon,youwillhavesucceededasaparentandyouwillhavegivenyourchildrenthegreatestofallblessings.

—BrianTracy（Canadianauthor）

Aboyorgirlwhoknowsthatloveaboundsathomewillnotresentwell-deservedpunishment.Onewhoisunlovedorignoredwillhateanyformofdiscipline.

—Dr.JamesDobson（Americanauthor）

Preview---Beforelearningthisunit,readthefollowingparagraphandthink.

Fromthemomentachildisborn,parentsimagineabright,successfulfuturefortheirchild.Reachingthatbrightfuturedependsuponafirst-classeducation.Aprimaryroleparentsfulfillfortheirchildisensuringthechildlearnstoworkhardtomaximizeeducationalopportunitiestosucceedinschoolandinlife.WhileparentsintheEastandWestbothpassionatelybelieveineducation,encouragingsuccessandexcellenceintheirchildren,thereareprofounddifferencesintheirapproaches.Suchdifferenceshavelongcausedheateddiscussionsamongbothparentsandeducators.Considerthewaysinwhichyourparentstaughtyoutolearn.Whatweretheirexpectationsofyourperformanceinschoolorotherareaslikelearningmusic,dancing,orpainting?

Didyourparentseverforceyoutolearnsomethingthatyoudisliked,atthetime,butthankedthemlater?

Lookingback,whatdoyouthinkofthatapproachtoeducationnow?

Lead-in:

Shortanswerquestions

Watchavideoclipandanswerthetwoquestions.

Q1:

IsyourmotheraTigerMother?

Whatwouldyourparentsdoifyoufailedtomeettheirexpectations?

Yes.

Assumestrengthratherthanfragility;

Bestrictwithme;

Notpermitmetodo…;

Physicallypunishme.

Q2:

Haveyoueverhatedyourparentswhentheyforcedyoutodosomethingyoudislikedbutwhichlaterprovedtobeworthyofyourefforts?

Yes.

ForcemetolearntheChinesecalligraphy;

Physicallypunishedmebecauseofmylackof

self-discipline;

Beallformygood;

Betterappreciatetraditionalculture;

Fosterpatienceandpersistence;

Beforevergratefulfortheirguidance.

Pre-readingactivities:

Listenandtalk

1.Listentoashorttalkaboutaninterestingcompetitionandfillintheblankineachsentencebasedonwhatyouhear.

1.Acompetitionwasorganizedtoinvestigatewhatparentsreallylikedmost_abouttheirchildren.

2.Accordingtothespeaker,theGladometeristheonlycontraption（奇特的装置）everbuiltcapableofmeasuring___joyandhappiness_____.

3.Afterthechildrendemonstratedtheirparticulartalents,theGladometerfaithfullymeasuredtheirparents'__reactions_.

4.TheGladometershowedclearlythattheparentswerevery__happy__toseetheirchildren'sperformance.

5.TheGladometershowedthatwhatpleasesparentsthemostabouttheirchildrenisthey"always___obey_____theirparents".

Onceuponatime,inasmallcountry,peopledecidedtoinvestigatewhatitwasthatparentsreallylikedmostabouttheirchildren.Acompetitionwasorganized.ItwouldusethelatestinventionofProfessorCrank-Shafte:

theGladometer.

Todate,theGladometeristheonlycontraptioneverbuiltcapableofmeasuringjoyandhappiness.

So,onebyone,thechildrendemonstratedtheirownparticulartalentstotheirparents.AndtheGladometerfaithfullymeasuredtheirparents'reactions.

Oneboyturnedupwithatrainedpig;thepigsanganddanced.Agirlcameandplayedtheviolinlikeanangel,andanintelligentboycameandreadhisverybigbook.Theparents'happinesswasplaintosee.

Finally,aboycametotheGladometercarryingnothing.Nordidheknowhowtodoanything.Whentheorganizersaskedhimwhathewasgoingtodo,hesimplysaid:

"Ialwaysobeymyparents."

Themachinemeasuredsuchahighreadingthatitbeganviolentlyshaking,andfinallyexploded.Theboywhohaddonenothingwonalltheprizesthatday,forsolvingthemysteryofwhatpleasesparentsthemost.

Listentoashorttalkaboutaninterestingcompetitionandthendiscussthequestions.

1.Whydidtheboywhohaddonenothingwinalltheprizesthatday?

Toobeyhisparents;

Obedienceisthemostimportantquality;

Tofeelextremelyhappyifparentshavesuchanobedientkid.

2.Whatdoyouthinkyourparentsexpectmostfromyou?

Tohaveagoodeducation;

Tolandasatisfactoryjobtosupportmyself;

Tobehonestandmature;

Tobethebest.

Culturalbackground

TheGradingSystemintheUS

Ineducationgradesarestandardizedmeasurementsofthelevelsofcomprehensionofagivensubject.Gradescanbeassignedinletters（forexample,A,B,C,D,orF）,asarange（forexample4.0-1.0）,asanumberoutofapossibletotal（forexampleoutof100）,asdescriptors（excellent,great,satisfactory,needforimprovement）,inperce