新视野第2版第2册UNIT2教案.docx

1、新视野第2版第2册UNIT2教案Unit 2Course： College EnglishInstructorModuleUnit 2A Learning the Olympic Standard for LoveB The Standard for Olympic ExcellenceTime180mTeaching AidsMulti-mediaTeaching Objectives1.To help the students have a good understanding of the passages in this unit ；2.To help the students gra

2、sp the usages of some important words, phrases and expressi ons in the units 3. To enable the students to analyze the structure of Text A and summarize paragraph meaning of Text B4.To introduce the basic reading skills of this unit: Reading for the Main Idea in a Paragraph5.To help the students mast

3、er how to develop a paragraph a gene， stateme nt supported by specific details.Chief Points & Difficult Points1.Get the main idea of the passage.2.Master some useful expressions & sentence structure in the passage.3.Understand the structure of the text.PrerequisitesBefore coming for class, students

4、should1.identify some important words for the topic.2.scan the text for main ideas.3.visit library to research about information concerning the unit.Teaching MethodsThe mixture of liste ning, speak ing, readi ng, practici ng and writ ingReference BooksTeacher s Book of New Horizon College EnglishLon

5、 gma n Dictio nary of Con temporary En glish (En glish-Ch in ese)Oxford Advaneed Learner s Eng-iCIhinese DictionaryLon gma n Dicti onary of America n En glishTeaching Contents Time AllotmentSectio n AI.Warm-up Activity1.Topic Discussioni.Student s Discussionii.Teacher s Summary2.Questions on the Top

6、ic and the PassageII.Backgro und In formati on I. Text Structure An alysisIV.Structured WritingV.Detailed Study of the Texti.Words and Phrases Studyii.Language PointsVI.Text Summary1.Student s Presentation2.Teacher s SummaryVII . After-text A ExercisesSection BI.Readi ng SkillII.Warm-up Activity1.To

7、pic Discussion2.Questions on the Topic and the PassageIII.Text Structure An alysisIV.Text Study1.Paragraph Meaning2.Words and Phrases Study3.Lan guage Points4.Summary or Main Idea of the Passagei.Student s Presentationii.Teacher s SummaryV.New Words DictationVI.After-text B ExercisesVII . Supplement

8、ary exercises15m5m10m5m50m5m30m5m10m5m20m5m15mAssignments1.Hand in the exercise of TRANSLATION.2.Finish the other after-text A & B exercises after class.3.Supplementary Exercisesi.English-Chinese Translation (5 sentencesii.Chinese-English Translation (10 sentences4.Preview Unit 3Section A Learning t

9、he Olympic Standard for LoveI.Warm-up Activity1.Topic Discussioni.Student s Discussion1)Do you understand the meaning of commitment?It means you are willi ng to sacrifice everyth ng you have in order to achieve great ness in one specific area.2)What is most important in the making of an excellent at

10、hlete?Sportsma nship, commitme nt, the passi on to win3)How do you understand love?Love is giving.Love is shari ng.Love is mom s kiss and dad s pat.Love is sweet roses to a lover and ten der caresses to a child.Love is the tree of frie ndship.Love is mutual un dersta nding and support.Love is forgiv

11、e ness and sacrifice.Love is the n ever-setti ng sun in the sky.Love is the spri ng of the in spirati on.Love is the can dle in the dark and the fireplace in the cold.Love is a key to ope n the door of a closed heart.Love is an oasis on a boun dless desert which gives a tired walker stre ngth and ho

12、pe.Love is a harbor in a turbulent sea which makes a weary seaman safe and sou nd.Love is a kind of subtle and precious sensation among human beings. Love is all.ii.Teacher s SummaryFor some athletes, the passi on to win at sports is greater tha n anything else. However, there is more to be a true O

13、lympian than just competing to win. To truly achieve glory one must also uphold the highest sta ndard of sportsma nship and serve as a role model for other people.2.Questions on the Topic and the Passage1)As a self-confident amateur skier, the writer was already thinking of participating in the Olym

14、pics before she met Nokolai, wasnt she? No. Actually she was quite surprised when Nokolai suggested that.2)How would you describe the training sessionsafter Nokolai began to coach the writer? They went through a lot of hard training sessions full of pain and tears. Yet the training was really produc

15、tive.3)Did Nokolai himself try very hard at skiing when he was young?Yes, he did. He was always practici ng while others were relaxi ng themselves.4)How would you describe the relationship between the writer and her coach? In training, they were strict coach and determined athlete; at other times, t

16、hey were on good terms with each other, like friends.5)What did the writer learn from Nokolai?Besides improving her skills under Nokolais instruction, she also learned the importance of determination with courage, heart, and discipline; most important of all, she learned to be thankful and loving wh

17、ile living in this world.II.Background Information1.Salt Lake City is the state capital and most populous city in the US state of Utah.The city occupies the north end of the Salt Lake Valley at an elevation of 4,327 feet (1,320 m). The valley is surrounded by mountains that rise up to 6,500 feet (1,

18、980 m) above the valley floor. Named after the nearby Great Salt Lake in fact, the original name was “GreaStalt Lake City ”the city iseparated from the lake s shore bymarshes and mud flats. Resiednts are known as “Salt Lakers ”. Founded in 1847 by a group of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) led by Brigha

19、m Young, Salt Lake City isamong the regions oldest cities and is the location of the headquartersof The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mining and railroads initially brought economic growth, and the city became known as the “Crossroads of the West ”. Thecity has developed a strong tour

20、ism industry and was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics.2.Carl Lewis, the greatest and most famous athlete of the last century, won 9 Olympic gold medals in four different events (100m, 200m, long jump and 4 x 100m relay). Carl Lewis was born on 1st July 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama. Since his first ye

21、ars of life he could breathe the soft and clean air of sport: His father used to train athletes at universities and his mother was 6th at 80m hurdles in the Pan-American games of 1951. He saw the Olympic Games of 1968 on TV andadmired Bob Beamon. He was so impressed that after Beamon s jump of 8.90m

22、, hewent out with a friend to take the length of a limousine in order to realize how farBob flied! But for the moment, Carl was so thin that the doctor suggested making him do sports. His education, beyond studies, embraced a lot of fields. He learned to play musical instruments, to dance, to sing a

23、nd applied himself to a large variety of sports: football, soccer, diving and, obviously, track and field.Amazingly, his father was a friend of Jesse Owens and so Carl grew up under the legend of this man, who won four gold medals in the Olympic Games of Berlin in 1936. Carl began with long jump and

24、 after a competition, at the age of 10, he was awarded by Owens himself. At the age of 13 he jumped 5.51m and when he was 17, 7.85m. Trainers pointed him out as a young promise. In fact, in 1979 he was allowed to join the national team and to take part in the Pan-American games in San Juan, Puerto R

25、ico. He placed third with 8.13m on his last jump. Meanwhile, he spent part of his time training for the 100m and in 1979 he ran this in 10.67 seconds.3.Ben Johnson was born in Falmouth, Jamaica on 30 December, 1961. He emigrated to Canada in 1976. Ben made his debut at a major international tourname

26、nt in the 100m at the 1983 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals. The following year, Ben Johnson reached the final of the 100m at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing third behind Carl Lewis. With the Can adia n 4 lOOrtKrelay team, he won a sec ond bronze med

27、al. At the 1987 World Championships, in Rome, Johnson gained instant world fame when he beat Lewis for the title, setting a new world record of 9.83 seconds as well. Johnson and Lewis were also the favorites for the 1988 Olympic title. In the final, Johnson beat Lewis, clocking a new world record of

28、 9.79 seconds. A few days later, however, Johnsons urine samples were found to contain steroids, and he was disqualified for doping.III.Text Structure AnalysisThe passage is a first-narration about the writers training experiences for Olympic Games with an ex-Soviet coach, through which the writer l

29、earned the Olympic standard for love. The whole passage can be roughly divided into four parts.Part One (Para. 1-4) The first two paragraphs are an introduction to the ex-Soviet coach, Mikolai. Nokolai Petrovich Anikin was not half as intimidating as the writer had imagined he would be, bit the writ

30、er was very nervous in his presence. Paragraphs 3 and 4 are about Nikolais high expectations: He encouraged the writer to get ready for 2OO2 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Although this would require many hard training sessions, Nikolai was sure that the writer would improve and that she could be ready

31、.Part Two (Para. 5-19) This part deals with the Olympic standard of love as shown by Nokolai. Paragraphs 5 to 9 set up an Olympic standard for love: encouragement mingled with good humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity. Paragraph 5 tells us that the writer could always count on being e

32、ncouraged by Nokolai s amusing stories and senseof humor. Paragraphs6 to 8 are about the supporting details as to show the writer was encouraged by Nokolais amusing stories and sense of humor, paragraph 9 could be taken as a conclusion for the part of encouragement.Paragraohs 10 and 11 deal with another aspect of the Olympic sta ndard for love: Nokolai was in differ