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大学英语全新版第二册电子教案

大学英语（全新版）第二册电子教案

Unit5OvercomingObstacles

TextA:

TrueHeight

I.Teachingobjectives:

Studentswillbeableto:

1.gaspthemainidea（dreamingandhardworkhelpedMichaelStoneonhiswaytosuccess）andthestructureofthetext（narrationwithaflashback）;

2.appreciatethenarrativeskills（usingdetailstobringoutacharacter:

asurprisingending:

useofpuns）;

3.masterthekeylanguagepointandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;

4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.

II.TextAnalysis

Thosewhohavereadthisstorywillprobablyagreethatitsmoststrikingfeatureistheclosingline.Aswereadon,ouradmirationforMichaelisbuildingupuntilwebelievingthat,whenMichaelbrokebothnationalandinternationalrecords,wehavereachedtheclimax.However,therealclimaxisinthelastsentence.Whenwefindthatout,Whatagreatimpactithasonus!

Thetextplaysonwordsonmorethanoneoccasion,Thetexttitle,TrueHeight,itselfhasmorethanonemeaning.WemayunderstanditasthenewbarheightsthatMichaelclearedoneafteranother,orwemayviewitasthetremendousobstaclesMichaelhadovercomeinattaininghisgoal.AsmentionedintheSuggestedTeachingPlan,theword“hot”inthefirstparagraphalsoontwodifferentmeanings,oneliteral,theotherfigurative.

Wewillalsonoticehowtheauthorusesdetailsskillfully.HowdoweknowthatMichael’ssuccessatpole-vaultingisespeciallysignificant?

Weknowitbyinferring,becauseeven“Bert’IfYouWantIt,WorkForIt’Stonewascryinglikeababyinhiswife’sarms.HewascryingharderthanMildredhadeverseenbefore”.HowdoweconcludethatMichaelisahighlymotivatedpersonwithapassionfordetails?

Becausetheauthortoldusindetailhowhehadfollowsarigidtrainingprogram,aswellashowheappearedunmovedbyhisownsuccessandgoingondoggedlytoscaleanewheight,notonceforgetting“hisroutineofthree-tippedpush-ups”.

Englishproverbs

●Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.

●Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.

●Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

●Youshallreapwhatyousow.

●Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.

●有志者事竟成。

●伟业非一日之功/罗马非朝夕建成。

●皇天不负有心人/自助者天助。

●种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆/一分耕耘，一分收获。

●锲而不舍，金石可镂/滴水穿石。

●

III.Culturenotes:

1.Sports:

SportsplayasimportantpartinAmericanlife.Professionalbaseballand（American）footballgamesattractlargecrowds,andmanypeoplewatchgamesontelevision.Althoughmanyparentscomplainabouttheirchildrenbeingcouchpotatoes（=peoplewhospendalotoftimewatchingtelevision）,therearesportssessionatschoolforallages.Collegestudentsareusuallyalsorequiredtotakephysicaleducationclassestocompletetheirstudies

2.Olympics:

TheOlympicGamesarethemostimportantinternationalsportseventintheworldheldeveryfouryears.

TheancientOlympicGameswereheldinOlympiaeveryfouryearsfrom7775B.C.to392A.D.ThemodernGameswerefirstheldin1896inGreeceand,withtheexceptionofthreegamesnotheldbecauseofthetwowars,havebeenheldinvariouscitiesoftheworldatregular4-yearintervals.Since1924,aseparateprogramofwintersportshasbeenaddedtotheGames.In2008Beijingwillhostthe29thOlympicGames.

TheOlympicsymbol---fiveinterlockingred,blue,yellow,black,andgreencirclesonawhitefield---representsthecontinentsofheworldjoinedinfriendship.

TheOlympicmottoisCitius-Altius-Fortius.Thesewordsmean“Swifter,Higher,Stronger”.

TheOlympicGamesareorganizedandgovernedbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）.IthadofficesinLausanne,Switzerland.TheCommitteehasmademanydecisionsthataffectthemodernOlympics.Forexample,in1912,theCommitteedecidedtoallowwomentocompeteintheGames.

IV.LanguageStudy

1.bearout:

provethat（ssth.）istrue

e.g.:

TheevidencethattheUsCentralIntelligenceAgencyhasobtainedbearsouttheirclaimsthatBinLadeniscloselyrelatedtotheSeptember11terroristattacksintheUSA.

Thewitnesswillbearyououtincourt.

2.sweat:

dropsof;liquidsimilartowaterthatcomethroughtheskinwhenoneishot,ill,afraid,etc.

e.g.:

Afterthe1000-meterracesweatwasrunningofftheathletes.

Sweatwasdrippingfromhisforehead.

v.producesweat

e.g.:

Thelongclimbmadeussweat.

Alreadytheyweresweatingasthesunbeatdownuponthem.

Hewassweatingheavilywhenhereturnedfromhisrun.

3.grace:

qualityofbeingsmoothandelegant,esp.inmovementorstructure.

e.g.:

Classicallytraineddancerhaveanextraordinarygraceofmovement.

Thedancersmovedwithaneleganceandgraceonthestagethatfascinated

alltheaudience.

4.mere:

nothingmorethan

e.g.:

It’samere200metersfrommyhousetothecollege.

Howcanyouexpecthertoworkoutsuchacomplicatedmathproblem?

Sheisamerechild.

5fantasy:

.imagination,esp.whenithasnoconnectionatallwithreality

e.g.:

IstillhavethefantasythatonedayIwillwintheNationalLottery.

Havingwatchedsomanyanimatedcartoons,somechildrencan’ttellfantasyfromreality.

6.numerous:

verymany

e.g.:

DuringtheDepression,numerouspeoplewanderedfromtowntotownlookingforwork.

NumerousscholarsbeforeCopernicushadsuggestedthattheearthwentroundthesun,buthewasthefirstpersontobearitoutmathematically.

（antonym:

few）

7.passion:

strongfeeling,esp.oflove

e.g.:

Helovedherstill,withthesamepassionashealwayshad.

Shehadneverbeforelovedanyonewithsuchpassion.

（phrase:

haveapassionfor:

haveastronginterestinsth.andlikeitverymuch

e.g.:

Shehadapassionfordancingwhichinterferedwithherschoolwork.）

8.detail:

1）small,particularfactoritem

e.g.:

Nodetailsofthenegotiationbetweenthetwocountrieshavebeenrevealed.

IcanstillrecalleverydetailofmyGraduationDay.

2）sth.whichisunimportantanddoesn’taffectthemainissue

Thesalaryisadetail;themainthingistofindajob.

Shedoesnotenjoythedetailsofhousekeeping

phrase:

gointodetail（s）:

explainsth.thoroughly

Canyougivemearoughideaofwhathappened,withoutgoingintodetail?

indetail:

fullyorthoroughly

e.g.:

Shetoldthemindetailwhattheyweregoingtosayatthemeeting.

Asforthepayincrease,wehaven’tyethadachancetodiscussitindetail.）

9.recur:

comeorhappenagain

e.g.:

Thethemeofloverecurredinmanyofhisbooks.

Theschoolauthoritieswarnedthestudentthathewillbeexpelledifthischeatingrecurs.

10.coincide;1）happenatthesametime（followedby）with

e.g.:

HisarrivalinTokyocoincidedwiththebeginningofthewar.

Theartexhibitioncoincideswiththe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.

2）beinagreement（with）

e.g.:

Hegavegreatencouragementtohisstudents,especiallyiftheirpassionhappenedtocoincidewithhisown.

100degreecentigradecoincideswith212degreesFahrenheit.

Ourinterestscoincide

11.core:

themostimportantpart

e.g.:

Thecoreoftheproblemistheirobjectiontoeducationalreform.

Thebeliefinfreeenterpriseisatthecoreoftheirpoliticalthinking.

12.alternate:

everyotherorsecond;happeningbyturns

e.g.:

Heexperiencedalternateboutsofdepressionandcheerfulnesswithinoneday.

WespendalternateSundayswithmyhusband’sparents.

13.relax:

makeorbecomelesstense,worriedornervous

e.g.:

Thebeststrategyforavoidingstressistolearnhowtorelax.

Massageisusedtorelaxmuscles.

Afterahardday’swork,helikedtorelaxbygoingforaswim.

14.onone/two/severaloccasion（s）:

once/twice/severaltimesinthepast

e.g.:

Onseveraloccasions,Iattemptedtotalkwithmyparentsaboutmytakingapart-timejob,butmymotherinstantlyinterruptedmebyaskingmequestionsaboutmystudies.

Hedrinksfartoomuch.OnoccasionIsawhimdrinkawholebottleofvodka.

15.vain:

toopleasedwithone’sownabilitiesorlooks

e.g.:

Toomuchpraisecanmakeapersonvain.

Shewasvainof/aboutherappearance.

16.emotion:

astrongfeelingofanykind

e.g.:

Love,joy,hate,andjealousyareallemotions.

Jackisamanofgreatemotion,easilygiventotears.

Hisvoicewasfullofemotionashetoldusstoryofhischerishedmother.

17preparation:

theactorprocessofpreparing

e.g.:

Bankshavemadeadequatepreparationsfortheintroductionoftheeuro,thenewcommoncurrencyin12Europeancountries.

Iamnotworriedabouttheexams—I’vedonelotsofpreparation.

18.beashamedof:

feelingfoolishoruncomfortablebecauseof（sth.）

e.g.:

Shewassoashamedofcheatinginthetestthatshewentandtoldtheteacher.

Youshouldbeashamedofyourself,tellingliesatyourage

19.startle:

giveasuddenshockorsurpriseto

e.g.:

Youstartledme---Ididn’thearyoucomein.

Goodness,howyoustartledmeappearingoutofnowherelikethat!

20.intensity:

thestateofbeingintense

e.g.:

Inordertofinishthejobintime,wehavetoworkwithgreaterintensity.

Lookingatherwithintensity,themansaid,“Wouldyoupleasemarryme?

”

Themayordidn’trealizetheintensityofpeople’sfeelingsonthehousingissue.

21.anxiety:

afeelingofworryorfear

e.g.:

Theincreaseinthetaxonheatingfueliscausingalotofanxietyamongelderlypeople.

Manypeopleexpressedtheiranxietiesabouttheeconomicchaosinthecountry.

Agoodcrycanbeahealthywaytorelieveyouranxiety.

22.tension:

worryornervousness

e.g.:

TensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistanhaverisensincetheDecember13attackontheIndianParliament.

Smilingandlaughinghasbeenshowntorelievetensionand.stress

23.tense:

feelingworriedornervous;makingpeopleworriedornervous

e.g.:

Facing