实用英语 大学英语三教案unit 8.docx

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实用英语大学英语三教案unit8

UnitEightMysteriesoftheUniverse

Ⅰ.TeachingAims

1.LanguageLearning:

tohaveagoodcommandofpronunciationand

practicaluseofnewwordsandphrases.

2.AbilityTraining:

tomasterthetranslationskill—denotationandconnotation,logiclinktranslationIII.

3.MoralityDevelopment:

tolearnabouttop8mysteriesoftheuniverseanddevelopthestudent’scuriosityoftheuniverse.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints

1.Explaintheimportantnewwordsandphrasesinthetext.

2.Themainideaandstructureofthetext.

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints

1.Understandthemeaningofdifficultsentences.

2.Enablestudentstomasterthewritingskill.

Ⅳ.TeachingMethodsandAids

1.presentation,task-basedapproach,situationalteaching,discussion,groupstudy,role-play.

2.audio-visualmaterial.

.TeachingProceduresandTimeAllotment

Periods1—2:

Discusswarm-upquestions,gothroughPassageA,docomprehensionexercisesofthetext.

Periods3—4:

DetailedstudyofPassageAanddolanguage-relatedtasks.

Periods5—6:

FinishPassageAandallexercises.

Periods7—8:

ListeningComprehension

TheFirstTwoPeriods

Ⅰ.TeachingAims

1.Beacquaintedwithallthenewwordsandphrases.

2.Gothroughthetextandgraspthemainideaandbackgroundinformationofthetext.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints

1.Allthenewwordsandphrases（P179-180）.

2.Themainideaandstructureofthetext.

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints

Whatistop8mysteriesoftheuniverse.

Ⅳ.TeachingMethods

presentation,task-basedapproach,discussion,groupstudy,role-play

.TeachingProcedures

1.Discusssomewarm-upquestionsaboutthetext:

1）Doyouagreethattheuniverseisamystery?

Whyorwhynot?

2）Canyoulistsomewordstodescribetheuniverse?

3）Discussthepictureonpage177.

Reference:

StephenHawkingisaninternationallyrenownedmathematician,theoreticalphysicist.In1942hewasborninEngland.Whenhewasincollege,begansufferingfrom“spinalmuscularatrophylateralsclerosis”.Later,hewasalmostentirelyparalyzed.In1985,thelossoflanguageskills,theonlytooltoexpressideasisacomputervoicesynthesizer.Hecanonlycontroltheactivitiesofseveralfingersofaspecialmousetoselectlettersonthecomputerscreen,wordstosentences,andthenplaythesoundthroughthecomputer,usually5-6minutestocreateasentence,toaone-hourrecordingspeechsynthesistoprepare10days.In1988hewroteABriefHistoryofTime:

fromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles.

2.Allowstudents10minutestogooverthetextandobtainaglobalunderstandingofthetext.Thendiscussthemainideaandstructureofthetext.

Structureofthetext:

PassageAcoverseightparagraphs.Thedesignofthetextisoneiteminoneparagraphwiththekeywordsasthesubtitle.Themomentyoureadthekeywordsyouknowwhattheparagraphisabout.

The8SubtitlesoftheText:

Para.1.ExtraterrestrialIntelligence

Para.2.TheTunguskaExplosion

Para.3.RareAntimatter

Para.4.Consciousness

Para.5.DarkMatter/DarkEnergy

Para.6.Time

Para.7.TheBeginningoftheUniverse

Para.8.EndoftheUniverse

3.Discussingsomebackgroundinformationofthetext.

1）CarlEdwardSagan

CarlEdwardSagan（1934–1996）isanAmericanastronomer.Heisworld-famousforwritingpopularsciencebooksandforco-writingandpresentingtheaward-winning1980televisionseriesCosmos:

APersonalVoyage,whichhasbeenseenbymorethan600millionpeopleinover60countries,makingitthemostwidelywatchedPBSprograminhistory.

2）TheTunguskaExplosion

IthappenedonthelastdayofJune1908.Atthatprecisemoment,anobjectbrighterthanthemorningsunrippedthroughtheatmosphereoverSiberia.Atrainloadofpassengersonthetrans-Siberianrailwaystaredinhorroratthetoweringpillarofflameroaredthroughtheclearblueskies.Thesonicboomshooktherailwaytrack,convincingtheenginedriverthatoneofhiscoacheshadbeenderailed.

3）UFO

UnidentifiedFlyingObject（commonlyabbreviatedasUFO）isthepopulartermforanyapparentaerialphenomenonwhosecausecannotbeeasilyorimmediatelyidentifiedbytheobserver.TodaythetermUFOiscolloquiallyusedtorefertoanyunidentifiablesightingregardlessofwhetherithasbeeninvestigated.

5.Finishdoingcomprehensionexercisesonpage182.

6.Readanddiscussthenewwordsandphrasesofthispassage.

Assignments:

1.Recitethenewwordsandphrases.

2.PreparePassageA

TheSecondTwoPeriods

Ⅰ.TeachingAims

1.Undertakeadetailedlearningofthenewwordsandphrases.

2.Studythetextindetail.

Ⅱ.KeyPoints:

Importantwords,phrasesandsentences

Ⅲ.DifficultPoints

Trytounderstandsomedifficultsentences:

1....nomatterhowrareintelligenceisintheuniverse,howhugetheuniverseis,wemusthavemanyneighborsouttheresomewhere.

2.Currentmodelsoftheuniverse,andobservationsmadebyhigh-techinstruments,pointtotherebeinganenormousamountofmatterintheuniversebeyondwhatwecanactuallysee.

Ⅳ.TeachingMethods

presentation,task-basedapproach,situationalteaching,discussion,groupstudy.

.TeachingProcedures

1.Reviewthenewwordsandphrases.

2.StudypassageAindetailanddealwiththelanguagepoints

1）.Thepursuithasgivenrisefirsttoreligion,thentophilosophy,thentopeoplewhomakefunofreligionandphilosophy….（Introduction）

pursuitn.theactofpursuinginanefforttoovertakeorcapture

e.g.

Ironically,thepursuitofmaterialisticgoalsusuallyhindersthepursuitofhappiness.

具有讽刺意味的是，以追求物质生活为目标往往会阻碍我们对幸福的追求。

firstto…,thento…,thento…

Thispatterncanbeusedtodescribeaseriesofactionsoccurredoneafteranother.

e.g.

FleeingGermany,EinsteinwentfirsttoFrance,thentoBelgium,andthentoBritain.

爱因斯坦逃离德国以后，先是到了法国，然后到了比利时，最后到了英国。

Translation:

你首先得激发孩子的学习兴趣,然后再去教他们。

Youhavefirstgottomotivatechildrenandthenteachthem.

此后彼得两次易名；开始改为路易斯，后来，改为汤姆。

SincethenPeterhaschangedhisnametwice,firsttoLuisandthentoTom.

2）....Appreciatethefactthatit’ssocomplexthatitfascinatesus.（Introduction）

...thefactthat...Itistointroduceaclause.

e.g.

Hisaccentbetrayedthefactthathewasforeign.

他的口音显露出他是外国人。

Herevealedthefactthathehadbeenaspy.

他透露了他曾为间谍的事实。

...so...that...Thispatternisusedtostressthecauseandtheresult.

e.g.

HispronunciationwassobadandhisvoicewassolowthathisspeechwasdoubleDutchtome.

他发的声音太差，声音又小，因此他的演说我根本听不懂。

3）.ExtraterrestrialIntelligence（Para.1）

extraterrestrialn./a.aformoflifeassumedtoexistoutsidetheEarthoritsatmosphere

外星人;外星太空生物;地球（大气圈）外的;行星际的;宇宙的收藏的价值在于购买或者拥有一件体现收藏家们爱好的特殊物品.

e.g.

Thisisnotanextraterrestrial.

Translation:

外星人会觉得，我们都在讲一种语言中的不同方言。

Anextraterrestrialwouldsayweallspeakdialectsofonecommonlanguage.

4）.…nomatterhowrareintelligenceisintheuniverse,howhugetheuniverseis,wemusthavemanyneighborsouttheresomewhere.（Para.1）Paraphrase:

…nomatterhowrareintelligenceisintheuniverse,howhugetheuniverseis,wemusthavequitealotofintelligentbeingsasourneighborsonplanetslikeourearthinspace.

nomatterhow…how…

Inordertoavoidrepetition,thesecond“nomatter”beforethesecond“how”hasbeenomitted.

e.g.

Nomatterhowharditis,howlongitwilltake,Imustlearnhowtodoit.

Translation:

无论天气多热，路有多难，他都会去那里的。

Nomatterhowhotitis,howhardtheroadis,hewillgothere.

5）.FrankDrake,anastrophysicist,createdanequationthathelpsfigureout…（Para.1）

figureout:

tofindthesolutionto（aproblemorquestion）orunderstandthemeaningof

e.g.

Canyoufigureoutthispuzzle?

Translation:

你能想出解决问题的好办法吗？

Canyoufigureoutagoodideatosolvethisproblem?

6）.…andestimatedthatifonlyoneinabillionplanetshasintelligentlife,then…（Para.1）

estimatevt.toformanapproximateideaof（distance,size,cost,etc）;calculateroughly

e.g.

Iestimatehisageatthirty-five.

Translation:

据估计，这座桥梁今年年底可以完工。

Itisestimatedthatthebridgecouldhavebeenfinishedbytheendofthisyear.

ifonly:

toexpressawishordesire要是多好。

e.g.

Ifonlyshewouldcome!

Translation:

要是你早些时候告诉我就好了。

Ifonlyyouhadtoldmethatsometimeago.

7）.WhatisitaboutEarththatmakesnooneintheuniversewanttoplaywithus?

（Para.1）

Paraphrase:

Whatiswrongwiththeearth?

Whydohumanbeingsontheearthnotgetanyintelligentbeingsinspacetocommunicatewith?

tomakesomebodydosomething使某人做某事

Thesentencepatternis“make+sb.+dosth.”

e.g.

Theboymadethebabylaughbymakingafaceathim.

Translation:

无论什么事都不能使我改变主意。

Nothingwillmakemechangemymind.

toplay（with/sb./sth.）玩耍；游戏

e.g.

Thekidwasplayingwithhisball

Translation:

玛丽的妹妹正和伙伴们在屋子附近玩。

Mary’ssisterwasplayingwithherfriendsnearthehouse.

8）.Localsmanymilesawaysawsomethingbrightbluestreaktowardtheareaandexplodewithincredibleforce.（Para.2）

Paraphrase:

Thelocalpeoplesawasuddenbrightflashmoveveryquicklyinadirectiontowardsanareaandheardaveryloudexplosion.

Theword“locals”isusedasanountorepresentthelocalpeople.Therearesomewordsthatcanbeusedinthisway,liketherich,thepoor,etc.

streakvi.n.

1）tomovequicklyinastraightline

2）asuddenflash（astreakoflightning）

e.g.

Theplanestreakedacrossthesky.

Translation:

有只狗在后面，这只猫飞快地越过马路。

Thecatstreakedacrosstheroadwithadogbehindit.

9）.Matterandantimatterare,intheory,createdatthesametimebythe

sameevent.（Para.3）

antimattern.matterconsistingofelementaryparticlesthataretheantiparticlesofthosemakingupnormalmatter

e.g.

Whydoestelevisioncreateantimatter?

Matterandantimatterareperfe