《新编英语教程第四册》课文注释.docx

1、新编英语教程第四册课文注释基础英语教案新编英语教程 4( A NEW ENGLISH COURSE 4)张 颖外国语学院英语系武汉理工大学INTRODUCTIONThe main task of Level 4 Of A New English Course is, together with Level 1, 2 and 3, to have students lay a solid foundation in English. But it is quite different from the preceding two levels in format and in language

2、requirements. In brief, its text-based and emphasis is supposed to be laid on reading and writing skills; however, adequate attention is still given to listening and speaking skills. Especially in reading, reading strategies such as predicting and anticipating the content of the text, skimming for t

3、he main ideas, guessing the meanings of words and phrases from the context of the text are to be practiced. In addition, students should gradually learn how to appreciate different types of writing and do lots of practice accordingly.Unit 1 (6 hours)TEXT IThis Year Its Going to Be DifferentI. Pre-re

4、ading QuestionsWhen a person makes New Years resolutions, he makes up his mind to do or not to do certain things in the coming year. Of course, different people make different New Years resolutions. For example, a student may decide to work harder at his studies and not go to the cinema so often; a

5、teacher may decide to improve his/her teaching; a heavy smoker may decide to stop smoking altogether. Some people may be able to carry out their New Years resolutions, but some may not. For most People, its often easier to make New Years resolutions than to carry them out.It is suggested that the st

6、udents should first guess without being given any part of the story.II. The Main IdeaThe statement that best sums up the main idea is (3): “The writer carried out his New Years resolution faithfully to improve himself, but the results all went contrary to his expectations.”III. Teaching Points for R

7、eference1. A brief summary of the ways to express futurity 1) The neutral future is formed by using the auxiliaries will/ shall and infinitive.Examples:Tomorrow will be his Sunday. (Level 3, Unit 3)Is it possible to make an atomic engine that will be really safe in every circumstance?(Level 3,Unit 6

8、) 2) The construction to be going to is used to express future intention.Examples: This year it is going to be different. I know what the kids are going to do.Note: This construction cannot be used for neutral futurity, which does not depend on any persons will or intention. For Example, both the fo

9、llowing sentences are wrong.* Tomorrow is going to be his Sunday.* If you go to the U.S.A., you are going to come across the remarkable, almost legendary hospitality of the American of the West.3) The construction be to do (something) is used to express arrangement or command. Examples:Now let all m

10、en know that crops are to be planted as usual. (Level 3, Unit 11)Shaka ordered: “All women who are found with child are to be put to death with their husbands.”4) The construction be about to is used to express near future. Examples:Roy and Sammy were about to perform open-heart surgery on Mrs. Robi

11、nson with a scout knife.=Roy and Sammy were just going to do an open-heart operation on Mrs. Robinson with a scout knife.She was about to tell us the truth when you entered the building.2. The use of over in the text 1) I tiptoed over and kissed her on the back of the neck. Over adv. ：across a dista

12、nce or open space, either towards or away from someone/something. More examples:We asked Kates two sailor friends over to help us gain our point indirectly.Go over to your Grandmother, my dear. Shes beckoning to you.2)“What did you do over the holidays?” over prep.during, in the course of (a period

13、or an event) More examples: She likes to listen to some light music over the weekend. Paul has become more mature over the years.3) To ease the situation, I picked up her brand-new sweater from the floor and put it over a chair. Over prep. resting on top of something and covering something partly or

14、 completelyMore examples: John was so tired that he was found sprawling on the floor asleep with his dripping raincoat over a sofa.4) Take over one of your wifes chores, shell love you for it. Take overtake charge of More examples: The firm became more and more prosperous after the son took it over.

15、 We expect Mr. Johnson will take over our class when Mr. Shaw retires.3.“It wasnt my idea to stay out until four a.m.” The phrase ones idea to do something is used to express what one wishes to do.More examples: It was not my idea to argue with them. What I wanted was only to seek the truth from fac

16、ts.4. Instead, I got a pencil and drew a sketch of the escapement mechanism.drawmake a picture with a pen, pencil or chalkdraw a sketchmake a rough picture (drawing, diagram) with a pencilMore examples:Fancy him drawing so well at the age of five.She cherished the sketch of the roaring sea not becau

17、se it was drawn by a famous artist but because it brought back some fond memories.Cf.: By now the kids were in the room, drawn by the commotion.be drawn by the commotionbe attracted by the noisy confusion.Here, draw means “attract”.More examples：The film that tells of the unusual faithfulness betwee

18、n a miner and his wife drew large audiences when it was on. Supermarkets, which were unknown to the Chinese people some years ago, have begun to draw large numbers of customers in many cities in China.5. She was in her pajamas.She was wearing her pajamas. inwearing More examples：Jimmy Wells, the pol

19、iceman in uniform, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.Now the fashion is for girls to be dressed in pure silk in summer and in expensive fur coats in winter.6. Maggie always dreads taking down the Christmas tree, so I thought Id to it for her. 1

20、) dreadfeel worried about. Dread is followed by an-ing participle.Another example：Small children usually dread paying a visit to the dentist.It is also correct to say:Small children usually dread a visit to the dentist.Small children usually dread that they will be taken to the dentist.2) take down

21、the Christmas treetake down the tinsel, coloured lights, etc., from the Christmas tree, and remove the tree itself. The antonym for take down is put up.More examples:It often takes a long time to take down a Christmas tree.When they went camping last summer, they had a good time. Every evening they

22、put up their tent and the following morning they took it down.7. I was about two-thirds done when Maggie came in. I had finished about two-thirds of the work donefinished Two-thirds serves as an adverbial modifying done. More examples:His new novel is about two-fifths thicker than his previous one.A

23、t the end of last year the construction project was already four-fifths finished.TEXT My Financial CareerI. Questions 1. Why do you think the hero of the story gets “rattled” when he goes into a bank? 2. What made the manager of the bank take the man for a detective? 3. How did the manager react whe

24、n he heard it was such a small sum of money that was going to be deposited in his bank?4. What was the clerks reaction to the mans eccentric behaviour?5. What did the man do with his money after this experience?6. Was it the first time or the last time the man went to a bank?II. Interaction Activiti

25、esMy ResolutionsSuggestions:1. Study Plan: Read (5) English novels/ Read (Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens) Listen to Radio Beijing/ VOA Special English program/ the English Teaching Program over the radio regularly. Watch TV Serial on English on Sunday / video tapes Speak English not only in the cla

26、ssroom but also in the dorm Write (2) book reviews/ a letter home every week Keep a diary in English2. Hobbies and Interests Collect (100) foreign / Chinese stamps Take at least (10) very good pictures of scenic spots Practice running / swimming / singing / the violin / the piano / the flute (2) hou

27、rs a day Run 100 meters in (22/13) sec. / jump (1.85/ 1.60) meters / throw the discus (24) meters3. Other things: Save (15) Yuan a month Buy a cassette recorder / a large English-English dictionary Be patient and friendly with my roommates Stop biting nails / quarrelling with others without any reas

28、onUnit 2(6 hours)TEXT I AEnglishesI. Pre-reading QuestionsThe title “Englishes”(in the plural number) refers to the various styles of English.The subject matter of the text, the style of English language, is likely to be unfamiliar to the students, but it is necessary for them to be aware that any l

29、anguage has a variety of styles, and that it is important to distinguish one style from another and to use the various styles of language in various situations appropriately. According to M. Joos, the style of a language may be classified from “high” to “low”on a five-point scale：frozen, formal, con

30、sultative, casual, and intimate. Withhold this information before the students have tried to make their guesses.II. The Main IdeaAnswer for reference:As there is a scale of styles in the use of English, it is necessary to know how to tell one style from another and how to use different styles on dif

31、ferent occasions appropriately.TEXT I BStop Being CoyI. Pre-reading QuestionsCoy: shy, affectedly modest (The meaning of the title is ：“Stop being afraid of using plain, simple words.”)euphemism: (an example of) the use of a pleasanter, less direct name for something thought to be unpleasant.Let the

32、 students make their guesses freely.II. The Main IdeasThe title clearly expresses the writers negative attitude towards euphemism, but the students may not be able to catch the meaning of the title or the main ideas of the text easily, because there are quite a number of words, phrases, and special terms which are unfamiliar to them. If the students can det