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1、全新版大学英语 综合教程教案 Book1 Unit教 材全新版大学英语（一）Unit 5 Romance1.教学目的Grasp the main idea of the text.(the nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive) 2.教学内容及学时分配 1. cultural background （1st period）2. text analysis（2nd, 3rd,）3. assignment（4th period）4. post-reading（5th period）3.教学重点及难点Appreci

2、ate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text：the change of narrators, some rhetorical devices and some language and grammatical points.4.教学方式多媒体及CAI课件讲授法、归纳法、问答式、讨论式、示例法5. 教学内容的深化及拓宽Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.6. 教学步骤I

3、. The origins of Valentine, the narrative skills II. The detailed study of the text2.1 Tell the main idea of the text.2.2. The change of narrators.2.3. The rhetorical devices: Simile, metaphor, euphemism parallelism and inversion. 3.4.The language and grammatical pointsIII. The cultural notesIV. Sum

4、maryV. HomeworkUnit 5 RomanceText A A Valentine Story I. Teaching Plan 1. 教学目标及基本要求：Objectives:Students will be able to:1) grasp the main idea (the nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive) and structure of the text;2) appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (sw

5、itch between tenses, change of narrators), some rhetorical devices (simile and metaphor) and the use of informal language in conversations;3) master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4) conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to th

6、e theme of the unit.2. 教学内容及学时分配：Time Allocation and Course Arrangement:1) Pre-reading tasks: (1st period)Text elicitation and background information 2) While-reading tasks: （2nd, 3rd period）Text organization, text analysis, language learning, summary about the whole text3) Post-reading tasks: （4th,

7、5th period）Writing and homework Speaking and Discussion3. 教学重点及难点：Difficulties and key points in teaching: Appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text：change of narrators, some rhetorical devices and some language and grammatical points.4. 教学内容的深化及拓宽：Ability improvementStudents conduct

8、a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing practice to deepen their understanding of the points taught in class.5. 教学方式及在教学中应注意的问题：Teaching methods and problems should be paid attention to: 1) A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. 2)

9、 Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction. 3) More encouragement and praise should be given to students for their voluntary answers and opinions.4) More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given to them in their extracurricular study.II. Teaching Procedures 教学过程:Pre-re

10、ading Activities:1. Is romance different from love? And if yes, how?2. Did you ever put a test on someone you like to decide if he or she truly loves you? Cultural Background Information (1). St Valentines DayIt falls on February 14th, when valentines are exchanged. Valentines Day is the feast day o

11、f Saint Valentine.Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentines Day .One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young me

12、n who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in p

13、rison, where he remained until his death on February 14.After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentines Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other messages on this day. Now Saint Valentines Day is a time for people to give roses or chocol

14、ates and to send greetings. Now in the west, people choose this day as engagement, weddings; universities and middle schools and some clubs hold dancing party for lovers ,stores sell presents expressing tender love, theatre shows love theme performances, journals on the history of romance.(2). Learn

15、 some Proverbs about Love, Romance and Valentine (Chinese proverb) An old man in love is like a flower in winter. (Welsh proverb) Loving a woman who scorns you is like licking honey from a thorn. (Japanese proverb) A man in love mistakes a harelip (兔唇) for a dimple (酒窝). (English proverb) Love lives

16、 in cottages as well as in court. (Italian proverb) There is no love like the first love. (Swedish proverb) A life without love is like a year without summer.(African-American proverb) Tell me whom you love, and Ill tell you who you are. (French Proverb) Try to reason about love and you will lose yo

17、ur reason.” (Latin Proverb) Love and a cough cannot be hid.(Proverb 17th century) Love makes the world go round.(Proverb 14th century) Love is blind.(Greek Proverb )The heart that loves is always young.(French Proverb) Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.While-reading Activities: 1. This

18、text is a narration. From the description in the first paragraph, what do you think Mr. Blanchard was doing? (He was expecting someone.)2. In the second paragraph, the author narrated that “He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose”. How come Mr. Bla

19、nchard knew her heart without even knowing her face? (They kept corresponding for a year but never seen each other.)3. What kept Mr. Blanchard from seeing Miss Maynell? (He was shipped overseas for service in World War II.)4. Paragraph 4 tells us the reason why Miss Maynell refused to give Mr. Blanc

20、hard a photograph. What is it? (She thought what she looked did not matter to their feelings for each other.)5. From the letter she wrote to him, How would Mr. Blanchard recognize Miss Maynell at their first meeting? (She would be wearing a red rose on her lapel.)6. In paragraph 7, the author change

21、d the narrator and let Mr. Blanchard tell his own story. Why? (He wanted to make the story more real and vivid by letting the hero tell his own story.)7. Compare paragraph 7 and 10, 12 and say what your feeling is after reading the two paragraphs. 8. What was Mr. Blanchards feeling when he saw “Miss

22、 Maynell”? (He felt very disappointed.)9. Why didnt Mr. Blanchard turn away from “Miss Maynell”? 10. Did the elder lady know what was going on? (No, but she told Mr. Blanchard why she was wearing the red rose and asked him to meet Miss Maynell.)11. How come the elder lady wore the rose instead of th

23、e real Miss Maynell? (It was a test Miss Maynell put to Mr. Blanchard.)12. Paraphrase the second sentence of paragraph 16 and see the purpose of the test Miss Maynell put to Mr. Blanchard. 13. What does the last paragraph mean and how is it related to the story?2. Text Analysis (20minutes) A. Rhetor

24、ic Devices. In this text, there are some rhetoric devices.Simile: a figure of speech, using “like”or “as”, in which one thing is compared to another, which only resembles in one or a small number of the ways.e.g. Her eyes were blue as flowers.(Para 7 L35-36)And in her pale green suit she was like sp

25、ringtime come alive.(Para 7 L36-37)Metaphor-a figure of speech, in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective, etc. It is normally used something else which has greatly similar qualities. e.g. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart.(P

26、ara 4 L 15)Paraphrase: Each letter from one would bring forth a warm response from the other, just as a seed falling on fertile soil is likely to grow into a plant.While I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment (Para 14 L58-59Metaphor is composed of 2 parts, tenor(本体) and vehicle

27、（喻体）.Tenor is the thing we are talking about; vehicle is that to which we are comparing it. Two kinds of metaphors:i. Judging metaphorii. Qualified metaphor.In A , the tenor and vehicle are linked by the verb to be.e.g. Life is a short summer. (Johnson)All the world is a stage.(Shakespeare)In B, the

28、 relationship between tenor and vehicle is to qualify and be qualified, and is linked by of.If music is the food of love, play on.(Shakespeare)The similarity between tenor and vehicle may be based on likeness in form /appearance.e.g. the eye of a needle, the teeth of a comb, the neck of a bottle.On

29、a resemblance in relative position.e.g. the foot of a page ,the side of a hillSometimes the resemblance may be in quality /in function.e.g. bookworm-a person devoted to reading in the pipe line.C. Narrative Skills1. Switch between tenses Para 6 from past tense to future tense, Para 14, Para 16 prese

30、nt tense2. change of narrator: 3rd person narrator(Para 2,3,4),1st person narrator( Para 8,9,13,14),omniscient narrator (Para 3,4,5,11,16).Text OrganizationPartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart OnePara.1John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central StationPart TwoParas 2-6How John Blanchard had fall

31、en in love with Miss Maynell.Part ThreeParas 7-15Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a test.Part FourParas 16-17It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test.Language Points:Words and Expression(1) straighten: v. (cause to) become straight or levele.g.: The road ed after a series of bends.Women used to

32、use a hot iron to their hair.The professor would his tie before entering the classroom. sth. out: settle or resolve sth.; remove difficulties from sth. e.g.: Lets try to straighten out this confusion. sb. out: (infml.) remove the doubt or ignorance in sb.s minde.g.: Youre clearly rather muddled about office procedure but Ill soon straighten you out. (2) ma