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Unit4
一、授课时间:
第9--10周
二.授课类型:
课文分析10课时;习题讲解2课时
三.授课题目:
LionsandTigersandBears
四.授课时数:
12
五.教学目的与要求:
通过讲授课文使学生了解美国中央公园的有关知识,并以此游记展开对美国社会、文化的讨论,认识到美国文化的优势与不足之处,更好地有利于跨文化交际。
要求学生主动地预习课文,课前准备练习,学会分析文章体裁与进行段落划分。
六.教学重点与难点:
1）背景知识的传授:
CentralPark;OgdenNash;TheTamingoftheShrew;HenryJames;theEmpireStateBuilding;DanielBoone
2）文章的体裁分析及段落划分;
3）语言点的理解:
Wordstudy:
stuffsth、withsth、;muggy;curlup;dropoff;outdoorsy;needlesstosay;observe;beckon;snatch;nottomention;makeforsth;nocturnal;tame;conspicuous
GrammarFocus:
Identifythesubject;Learnmoreaboutthefunctionanduseofexcept
七.教学基本内容与纲要
PartOneWarm–up
1、1Warm-upQuestions
1、Whydoyouthinktheauthorwrotethisessay?
TodescribethehistoryofCentralpark?
Todescribethebeautyofthepark?
Totellthestoryofhowhespentanunforgettablenightintheparkonce?
Tolamentwhataterribleplacetheparkhadbecomewithallthosepurse-snatchers,loons,prostitutes,drugdealers,bullies,garrotters,highwayrobbersandmurdererslurkingsomewhere?
Toprovethatallthoseterriblerumorsabouttheparkatnightareungrounded?
Oracombinationofallofthese?
PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2、1Author
2、2CentralPark;OgdenNash;TheTamingoftheShrew;HenryJames;theEmpireStateBuilding;DanielBoone
PartThreeTextAppreciation
3、1TextAnalysis
3.1.1Themeofthetext
3.1.2Structureofthetext
3、2WritingDevices
3.2.1Theessayisagoodexampleofrhythmicwriting,crispconciseness,remarkableaccuracyanddelightfulhumor、Italsopresentsagoodopportunitytolearnthetermsofonomatopoeia,wordsdenotingdifferentwaysofwalkingandrunning,andmanyspecificwordsforminutedescriptions、
3、3SentenceParaphrase
PartFourLanguageStudy
4、1PhrasesandExpressions
4.1.1Wordlist:
4.1.2Phrasesandexpressionslist:
4.1.3WordBuilding
4、2Grammar
4.2.1Object
PartFiveExtension
5、1Groupdiscussion
5、2Debating
八、教学方法与措施
本单元将运用黑板、粉笔、多媒体网络辅助教学设备等教学手段,主要采用以学生为主体、教师为主导的任务型、合作型等教学模式,具体运用教师讲授法、师生讨论、生生讨论等方法进行教学。
九.作业,讨论题,思考题
完成课后练习;
多瞧英语报刊杂志及英语经典小说,扩大阅读量;
精听与泛听相结合,逐步提高自己的听力水平;
积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动;
坚持用英语写日记;
做一些专四相关练习;
十.参考资料:
1）杨立民主编,《现代大学英语精读》（4）第二版,学生用书。
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,2012。
2）杨立民主编,《现代大学英语精读》（4）第二版,教师用书。
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,2012。
3）李观仪主编,《新编英语教程》（第三、四册）。
上海:
上海外语教学研究出版,1999。
4）黄源深,虞苏美等主编,《综合英语教程》（1-4册）。
北京:
高等教育出版社,1998。
5）《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》,北京:
外语教学研究出版社,2000。
6）JudyPearsall主编,《新牛津英语词典》。
上海:
上海外语教育出版社,1998。
7）丁往道、吴冰等编著,《英语写作手册》。
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社。
8）张道真,《现代英语用法词典》（重排本）。
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,1994。
9）张道真,温志达,《英语语法大全》上、下卷。
北京:
外语教学与研究出版社,1998。
十一、课后小结
Unit4
TextALionsandTigersandBears
PartOneWarm–up
1、1Warm-upQuestions
1、DoyouthinkthisstorywillinterestAmericanreaders?
Whatkindofpeoplearelikelytofindthestoryappealing?
Forwhatreasons?
2、Doyoulikesimilarstoriesinourownliterature?
Whydopeopleusuallywriteorreadaboutplacestheyhavevisitedorwouldliketovisit?
Haveyoureadanytravelnotesthatareparticularlyinteresting?
3、Howisthestoryorganized?
Doestheauthorsimplynarratehisexperiencethatnightchronologically?
Howdoeshecombinethenarrationofhisexperiencewithdescriptionsofthepark’shistory?
Doyoufinditclever?
Howdoesthenarrationend?
Whydoyouthinktheauthordecidestoendthenarrationwiththeraccoons?
Whatkindofeffectdoesheaimtocreate?
4、Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardsCentralPark?
5、Doyouagreethattravelnotesoftenrevealalotabouttheauthor?
Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkthisauthorisjudgingbythetext?
PartTwoBackgroundInformation
2、1OgdenNash
anAmericanpoet;wellknownforhislightverse;best-knownproducerofhumorouspoetry
2、2TheDelacorteTheater
establishedin1962,isanopen-airtheaterlocatedinManhattan'sCentralParkandhasaseatingcapacityof1,800、TheDelacorteisownedbytheCityofNewYorkandoperatedbyThePublicTheater、Itisanopen-airamphitheater,withtheTurtlePondandBelvedereCastleasitsbackdrop、ItprimarilyservesasthevenueforThePublicTheater’sannualShakespeareintheParksummerseries
2、3Belvedere-castle
BuiltasaVictorianfollyin1869,thecastlecapsVistaRock,thepark'ssecond-highestnaturalelevation[1]ConstructedofManhattanschistquarriedintheparkanddressedwithgraygranite,ittopsthenatural-lookingwoodlandsofTheRamble,asseenfromtheformalBethesdaTerrace、ItwasdesignedasanadditionalfeatureoftheCentralPark"Greensward"planbythearchitectsCalvertVauxandJacobWreyMouldafterthey,alongwithFrederickLawOlmsted,werereappointedtooverseethepark'sconstructionin1865、
2、4ShakespeareGarden
AShakespearegardenisathemedgardenthatcultivatesplantsmentionedintheworksofWilliamShakespeare、InEnglish-speakingcountries,particularlytheUnitedStates,theseareoftenpublicgardensassociatedwithparks,universities,andShakespearefestivals、Shakespearegardensaresitesofcultural,educational,andromanticinterestandcanbelocationsforoutdoorweddings、
PartThreeTextAppreciation
3、1TextAnalysis
3.1.1Themeofthetext
1）BytravelingtheCentralParkatnight,theauthor’sambivalencemakesclearNewYorkers’attitudetothePark、Ononehand,thereisloveandprideNewYorkershavefortheculturalrichnessandthebeautytheParkoffers;ontheotherhand,thecrimeandfeartheyhaveassociatedwiththePark、
3.1.2Structureofthetext
Part1（Paras、1-2）:
TheauthordecidedtocampintheCentralPark、
When?
FridayeveninginJuly;9:
15
What’stheweatherlike?
Heavy,muggy、
WhatdoyouknowaboutCentralPark?
1）Itisknownthattheparkisadangerousplace、
2）Ordinarypeopledon’twanderaroundCentralParkatnight、
3）Onlyfoolorbadpeoplegothereatnight、
Evidence:
thepoembyOgdenNash
Whatdidthepoemtrytotellus?
Thepoemtriestotellsusthatthetiger’slairisthemostsafeplaceinthePark、
WhydidtheauthordecidetocampinCentralParkatnight?
Humanpsychology—wishingtodosth、preciselybecauseitissomethingpeoplenormallydon’tdo、
Part2（Paras、3-6）:
ThefirstortwohoursandhisfeelingandthefearCentralParkinspired
（Paras、3—4）
Whatdidhedointhefirsttwohours?
hevisited:
1.TheDelacorteTheatre
2.BelvedereCastle
3.TheHenryLuceNatureObservatory
4.ShakespeareGarden
Whatwashisgenerallyfeeling?
Whydidhefeellikethat?
Exhilaration;enjoy/experiencetherichculturesleisurelyinthepark
（Paras、5—6）Hewaslost
Whathappenedtohim?
Hewasscaredbyfivemenhuddlingaroundthebench、
Whywashesoscared?
Whatdidhesee?
thereassuringcity,NewYorkSkyline
alight,someonerowingboatonthelake
Whatdidherecall?
adreadfulcrime
Whydopeoplehavesuchconstantfearinthe
Park?
•darknessinthewild（Ramble）
•witnesseddreadfulcrimes（lake）
Part3（Paras、7-12）:
CentralParkhistoryandanotherscare
（Para、7）thefirstperiodinCentralPark’shistory
1ststage:
1857—1878
WhatwastheParklike?
1、intermsoffunction:
thedomainoftheprivileged;
bandconcertonSaturday;
keeptherougherelementout;
luxuriousandsecluded
2、inarchitecturalterms:
acombinationofRomanticismandFrenchclassicism
（Paras、8—9）anencounterwithacouple
Doyoufindthelittleepisodeinteresting?
Howdidthecouplereactwhentheysawtheauthor?
panicking,jerked,herfacerigid,shriekinguncontrollably,awayfromahundredfeet
Whatwasitabouttheauthorthatmadehimsofrightening?
Icouldn’tresistwhenpassingthecouple;
Addressedthemforthrightly
（Para、10）2ndstageinCentralPark’shistory（1900
—1934）
WhatchangestookplaceintheParkinthefirstthreedecadesoftwentiethcentury?
WhotransformedtheParklateron?
Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetothisreform?
（Para、11）anotherscareatthenorthernendof
thePark
the3rdperiodintheCentralPark’shistory
3rdstage:
1934—1960
WhatdidheseeattheReservoir?
NearthereservoiragroupofkidsonbicyclescycledacrosstheEighty-fifthTransverse,ringingthehornloudly、
Whatmadehimkeephisheaddownandpickuphispace?
Theyounginvestmentbankerwasbeatenandsexuallyassaultedbyagroupofkidsonarampage、
（Para、12）anotheraestheticexperience
Whatstrucktheauthorasverybeautiful?
Thecityatnight,viewedfromwhatwasmeanttobeanescapefromit（shimmering）、
Whatkindofbeautyisit?
Cantheauthordescribeit?
Whycan’thefindthevocabularytodescribetheappealofthecity?
Doeshelikethecity?
Orhatethecity?
SumuphisattitudetowardthePark、
MixedfeelingtowardCentralPark、
（Moreexamples）
Part4（Paras、13-25）:
Mysleepoverinthewood
Whenandwherewashenow?
TheNorthWoodsat1:
30a、m、
（Paras、18—24）myencounterwithraccoons
Doyoufindtheendingoftheessayinteresting?
Whatkindofeffectdidtheauthorwanttocreatebydescribingtheraccoons?
Canyouunderstandhisimaginarydialoguewithraccoons?
（Para、25）theending
Iwokeupafterrainandchirpsofbirds、
Anatural,naturallybeautifulsound、
Howdoyousumuptheauthor’sattitudetothepark?
Ambivalence/mixedfeelings:
1）theprideandloveofthecityandtheparkforitsculturalrichnessanditsbeauty（bothnaturalandman-made）;
2）thefearofthecrimeassociated;thedarknessinthewild
3.1.3Plot:
traveldescriptionscombinedwitheverythinghehasheard,read,observedandexperiencedinconnectionwiththeplace:
hismovementsinCentralPark,theeventsandfamouspeopleassociatedwithitshistory,thebeautyofNewYorkatnight,thecrimeoffearit’sinspired
3.1.4Setting:
Central
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