大学英语精读第三版第二册U7教案.docx

1、大学英语精读第三版第二册U7教案Unit 7 Not on My BlockTeaching Time: 8 hoursStudents level: non-English majors of the second semester of the 1st year.Teaching Objectives:Help students to: 1. Love all, trust a few, be false to none. 2. understand the main idea and structure of this text. 3. grasp the language points

2、 and grammatical structures in this unit.4. appreciate the difference between formal language and colloquial (spoken) language.5. practice writing skill - Paragraph WritingImportant Points:1. Key word and expressions2. Text structure analysis3. Structured writingTeaching Methods:Explanation, discuss

3、ion, exemplificationTeaching Procedures:I. Pre-reading ActivitiesWarm-up Questions1. How much do you know about drugs? Can you name a few drugs you have heard of?2. How do you feel about the photos you have seen?3. What will you do if you know someone living in your neighborhood is taking drugs or i

4、s a drug dealer?4. Do you know the story of the prodigal son? Are there any sayings about the prodigal son?Background information:1. Foster careChildren enter foster care when an assessment indicates a child will be at risk for harm if they remain in the home, and need to live outside of the family

5、home to be safe. A child may need foster care because the child is a victim of a abuse or neglect, or the parent/legal guardian has died, is in jail, abandoned the child, has an alcohol or drug abuse problem, or due to physical or mental illness, is unable to care for the child. Sometimes a youth ma

6、y run away from home to escape abuse and neglect or because he/she has conflicts with the rest of the family.Children who are removed from their parents or legal guardians homes are cared for in out-of-home placement settings such as foster care homes, group residential homes, residential care facil

7、ities or with a family member.2. The Oliver neighborhood of East BaltimoreAn area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential. Interspersed among these structures are quite a few brick and stone church

8、es and public service buildings, such as firehouses and schools. The district contains around 2, 000 buildings. Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance, they are generally in good shape, and a small amount of restoration activity is occurring in the neighborhood. 3. Illegal d

9、rug trade and drug dealersFor some drugs, large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal rather, those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows producers to operate with minimal in

10、terference from law enforcement agencies. High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production, smuggling, and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue.Illegal supply to consumers is generally

11、via criminal “drug dealers” who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own. Such dealers are stereo-typically associated with organized crime syndicates, though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups. The motivations for participation in the drug tr

12、ade vary greatly depending on the specific drug.4. The tragic story of the Dawson family in BaltimoreThis shocking event happened in October, 2002. The Dawson family Angela Dawson, her husband, and five children were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs. Dawso

13、ns undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Baltimore neighborhood. On the picture, you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family.5. A word about the authorLynn Rosellini is a woman writer for the magazine US News World Report and one of the first Prize Winners of the pre

14、stigious 2004 National Awards for Education Reporting.Topic-related PredictionWhat do you think a community activist will do if there is drug dealing in the neighborhood?Introductory Remarks What is your first reaction when you hear about “gangsters” or “drug dealers”? I guess most of us will try ou

15、r best to stay away from them. But what if they are in your neighborhood? Hide inside your house and pray for the best? Ethel Armstead, the heroine of our text, didnt think so. One day she plucked up her courage to go out and talk to the drug dealers who used to hang out on the stoop of her newly pu

16、rchased house. At first she demanded they leave, and later she warned them against the danger of drug dealing. And her efforts eventually worked.Ethel Armstead is a typical example of community activists whose concerns go beyond a single house to the community of which they are a part. They work for

17、 a safer, healthier neighborhood and closer neighborly relationships. They demand better schools, hospitals, buses and other public facilities.II. Key Words & Expressions1. right/straight off/away: at once; immediatelye.g.: -I told her right/straight off what I thought of her.2. tough-looking: (of a

18、 person) violent-looking; rough-lookingtough: rough and violente.g.: -a tough criminal 凶暴的罪犯 -one of the toughest areas of the city该市治安最坏的一个地区 3. peer: look closely, as if unable to see welle.g.: -peer shortsightedly因近视而仔细看 -peer through a gap 从缝隙中窥视 -Her eyes narrowed as she peered at the camera, u

19、ncertain yet curious.4. vacant : empty; not occupiede.g.: -a vacant situation, post, room 空着的职务/空缺职位/空的房间 -a vacant mind 空荡荡的头脑5. stream: steady flow (of liquid, persons, things, etc.) e.g.: -streams of shoppers, traffic 购物者的人流, 车辆的川流不息 -a stream of abuse, complaints 一连串的辱骂, 抱怨等6. shoot up:1) inject

20、 oneself or another person (with a narcotic drug)E.g.: -Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics where heroin addicts can shoot up safely.2) rise suddenly and rapidlye.g.: -Gas prices shot up when the Gulf War broke out.7. occupy: (v.) take up; fill (space, time, attention

21、, country, town, etc)e.g.: -Many problems occupied his mind. 他脑子里装着许多问题.-Her time is fully occupied with her three children. 8. rage : (v.) 1) (of storms, fires, battles, etc) continue violentlye.g.: -The day is clear, one of the warm days of spring, but the wind rages. -Flu raged through the school

22、 for weeks. .蔓延了几个星期.2) be violently angry, at/against sb./sth.e.g.: -He raged against me for disagreeing. .对我大发雷霆. 9. drift: (v.) 1) be carried along by a current of air or watere.g.: -The boat drifted down the river.船顺河漂流而下. 2) (of persons )move casually or aimlessly -The crowds drifted away from

23、the stadium. .慢慢地.散去. -He doesnt want a career, hes just drifting.10. a 50-something mother: a mother who was in her fifties11. it wasnt the first time shed risen to an unexpected challenge: she had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation beforerise to the challenge/occasion: act

24、 successfully in response to a difficult situation which is entirely new or unexpectede.g.: -Responding to the tsunami tragedy, top athletes in the world rose to the occasion by donating generously and by urging others to follow suit.12. be addicted to : be given to, habitually or compulsivelye.g.:

25、-become addicted to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, etc -My sister is addicted to TV soap operas. addict (n.) a heroin addict a chess, TV, football addict 棋迷,电视迷,足球迷13. pray: commune to God; offer thanks; make requests knowne.g.: -The farmers prayed for rain but in vain.14. confront: be, bring, or come fac

26、e to facee.g.: -the problems confronting us -When confronted with the evidence of her guilt, she confessed. 她面对罪证供认不讳.15. keeping her face a mask: trying not to show any of her real feelings16. Armsteads insides were turning over: Armstead had butterflies in her stomach; she was utterly nervousturn

27、over: fall over; upset; turn upside downe.g.: -Eight people died and 31 others were injured when an overloaded bus turned over. -She turned the turkey over in the oven so that one side of the bird wouldnt be overdone.17. property:1) estate; area of land and buildingse.g.: -property development, mana

28、gement 房地产开发, 管理 -She invested her money in property. 她进行房地产投资.2) things owned; possessionse.g.: -Intellectual property rights are the rights given to people over the creations of their minds.18. Armsteads heartbeat rose into her throat: Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding19. check (

29、in) on: look at sb. so as to make sure they are safe or in good conditione.g.: -the International Committee of the Red Cross said it checked in on captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for the first time last Saturday.20. take to : begin to do sth. as a habit; start to likee.g: -I took to her the m

30、oment I met her. -A growing number of people have taken to yoga as a way of relaxation.21. talk back: reply rudely to sth. said by a parent or sb. in authoritye.g.: -When my brother and I were small we hardly ever talk back when we disagreed with our parents.22. fuss:(v./n.) pay too much attention t

31、o unimportant things e.g.: -Dont make so much fuss over such trifles. -Im not too fussed about price as long as it is genuine sterling silver.23. take a stand : declare ones position, opinion, etc.e.g.: -She took a firm stand on nuclear disarmament.她在核裁军的问题上态度很坚决. -Examples abound in history of people who took a stand for what they believed in .24. wage: carry on , engage in (war, campaign, etc.)e.g: -Divorcing couples must choose whether they plan to end a marriage or wage a war.25. cautious:(adj.) careful to avoid problems or dangerbe cautiou