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1、新进阶3综合Unit4New Progressive College English Book IIIUNIT 4 Emerging Adulthood课程名称大学英语（三）使用教材全新版大学进阶英语综合教程（3）授课内容Text: Is 30 the New 20 for Young Adults? (精读)Reading: When Are You Really an Adult? (泛读）授课学时6教学目的1. Have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;2. Build up an

2、active vocabulary to talk about growing up and adulthood and know how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;3. Discuss the important aspects of becoming an adult;4. Compare American and Chinese views on emerging adulthood;5. Talk about changes in expectations of young adults and c

3、hanges in the degree of independence from their parents young adults are able to achieve in todays world;6. Write an essay about their views on emerging adulthood.教学重点与难点1. Analyze the structure and grasp the main idea of Text 2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text

4、3. Learn some techniques in writing4. Critical thinking教学方法与手段1. Audio-visual method and audio-lingual method.2. Task-based language teaching method3. Communicative approach4. Using CAI, PPT5. Smart teaching (using online tools or materials)教学过程1. Lead-in Activities Step 1. Warm-up activities Step 2

5、. Discussion about adulthood2. Global Reading Step 1. Approaching the theme Step 2. Analyzing the text organization3. Detailed ReadingStep 1. Understanding the text in a deeper levelStep 2. Learning useful expressions Step 3. Learning difficult sentences structuresStep 4. Learning new words 4. Compr

6、ehending Reading 1Step 1: Skimming the textStep 2: Explaining the difficult sentences of the textStep 3: Doing sentence translation5. After ReadingStep 1. Viewing and Listening Step 2. Speaking Step 3. Assignment作业Assignment：1. Read the text in Reading 2 and finish the exercises.2. Write a compositi

7、on about your views on emerging adulthood. 3. Preview the next unit.Unit 4 Emerging Adulthood1. Teaching Objectives: Students will be able toA. have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;B. build up an active vocabulary to talk about growing up and adulthood and know h

8、ow to use the key words and expressions in context properly;C. discuss the important aspects of becoming an adult;D. compare American and Chinese views on emerging adulthood;E. talk about changes in expectations of young adults and changes in the degree of independence from their parents young adult

9、s are able to achieve in todays world;F. write an essay about their views on emerging adulthood.2. Time Allotment:1stPeriod: Lead-in Activities (Warm-up activities; Discussion about adulthood)2nd Period: Global Reading (Text: Approaching the theme; Analyzing the text organization) 3rd Period: Detail

10、ed Reading (Understanding the text in a deeper level; Analyzing difficult sentence structures)4th Period: Detailed Reading Continued (Learning new words; Summarizing good usage)5th Period: Comprehending Reading 1 (Skimming the text; Explaining the difficult sentences of the text; Doing sentence tran

11、slation) 6th Period: After Reading (Viewing and listening; Speaking; Assignment)3. Teaching Procedures: Lead-in ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesThe teacher leads students to figure out the five stages of life (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age) and tells them a new life stag

12、e “emerging adulthood” has been proposed by psychologists to describe the period of time between adolescence and adulthood.Method: PPT, communicative approach.Step 2: Discussion about adulthood The teacher has students work in pairs and discuss the questions in Opener about their own criteria for re

13、aching adulthood. The teacher reminds students to refer to the helpful words and expressions given below the pictures.Method: Using task-based language teaching method, communicative approach. Global ReadingStep 1. Approaching the themeThe teacher has students know the background information about t

14、he term “emerging adulthood” in Culture Notes.Emerging Adulthood: Starting in 1995, psychologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett interviewed 300 young people aged 18 to 29 in cities around the nation over five years, asking them questions about what they wanted out of life. Working from those interviews and e

15、xamining broad demographic indicators, Arnett proposed a new period of life-span development he calls “emerging adulthood”.从1995年开始，历时5年，心理学家杰弗里阿内特在美国许多城市访谈了300位18-29岁的年轻人，就他们想从生活中取得什么进行提问。基于研究结果，阿内特提出了人一辈子进展的一个新时期，即“成年形成期”。Method: PPT; communicative approach. Analyzing the text organizationThe teac

16、her tells students that the text can be divided into four parts which have been given in the Text Organization. Then students should summarize the main idea of each part and compare notes with each other.PartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart One Para. 1Todays twenty-somethings seem like a whole new breed.Pa

17、rt Two Paras. 2-7Five typical features of emerging adulthood Part ThreeParas. 8-10Advantages and disadvantages of the rise of emerging adulthood Part FourParas. 11-12 Suggestions for parents on how to deal with emerging adults Method: skimming and scanning, communicative approach Detailed Reading Pr

18、ocedure1) Students are asked to read the passage carefully again and for each paragraph (sometimes two-three paragraphs), invite students to answer questions related to the details of the text and the difficult sentences.2) Help Students find out the good usage in the text and underlined them.3) Lea

19、rn new words in details.Purpose: Further understand the text and train scanning ability to learn difficult sentence structures as well as new words and expressions.Method: Reading the text together; Using task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translat

20、ion approach.Step 1. Questions related to the details of the textPara. 1Q: What is the average age of entering marriage now in the .?A: Today the average age of getting married is 26 for women and 28 for men.Para. 1Q: Why do young Americans change jobs much more frequently than their parents did?A:

21、Because they expect a lot more out of work. They want to find that work is personally fulfilling and is itself an adventure.Para. 2Q: What do the authors refer to by “emerging adulthood”?A: By emerging adulthood, they refer to a new life period which runs typically from age 18 to 25. -7Q: What are t

22、he five features typical of emerging adulthood?A: Identity explorations, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between and a sense of possibilities.Para. 9Q: Why do the authors say the rise of this new life stage is a good thing? A: Because they think that young people can make use of the freedom of e

23、merging adulthood to have experiences, otherwise they couldnt have no matter when they were younger or older.Para. 10Q: What is the disadvantage of this new life stage according to the authors?A: Some emerging adults feel overwhelmed by the challenges of this life stage.Para. 11Q: What do the author

24、s suggest parents do?A: Be patient with emerging adults.Para. 12Q: What is the benefit of seeing emerging adulthood as a normal stage of life?A: It can help ease our anxiety and may allow us to appreciate their energy, optimism and appetite for life. Language Focus3.3.2.1 Difficult sentences:1) as t

25、hey search for work that is personally fulfilling, not just a job but an adventure. (Para. 1)Paraphrase the sentence: as they look for work that can satisfy themselves and be viewed as not only a job, but also an adventure.Translate the sentence:他们寻觅的是能使自身知足的工作，是一种带有风险的探讨，而不单单是一份工作。2)Your 18-year-ol

26、d may head for college with pre-med in mind . (Para. 3)Paraphrase the sentence:Your child may consider majoring in medicine when he/she goes to college at 18 .Translate the sentence:你那18岁的小孩上大学时，想的是念医学预科3)Its important to them to carve out a space where they can make their own decisions. (Para. 5)Pa

27、raphrase the sentence: Its important to the young people to strive to free themselves from adult control in certain areas of their lives where they wish to make their own decisions.Translate the sentence: 重要的是要开拓能够由自己做决定的空间。4)And most are in no particular hurry, although nearly all get there eventua

28、lly. (Para. 6)Paraphrase the sentence:And most often emerging adults are not very anxious to become an adult, though they will certainly grow into adulthood one day, whether they like it or not.Translate the sentence:而且，多数人并非专门着急，尽管几乎所有的人最终都要进入成人期。5) something they regard with mixed feelings. (Para.

29、 6)Paraphrase the sentence: something about which they feel uncertain because they see both the good and bad in it.Translate the sentence:而在这一点上他们的心情很矛盾。6)But theres a downside as well. (Para. 10)Paraphrase the sentence: But we can also see the disadvantage brought on by this new life stage.Translat

30、e the sentence: 但也有不那么理想的一面。7)Sometimes parents are surprised and dismayed to find that the emotional and financial responsibilities of parenting last for many years longer than they had anticipated. (Para. 10)Paraphrase the sentence: Sometimes parents are surprised and alarmed to find that they hav

31、e to support their children emotionally and financially for more years than they had expected.Translate the sentence:有时候，他们的父母亲发觉其养育责任不管在情感上仍是在经济上都比他们预期的要多持续很连年，这让他们感到吃惊乃至沮丧。8)Encourage them and provide support when they seem open to it, but learn when to step back and let them make their way on the

32、ir own . (Para. 11)Paraphrase the sentence:Encourage them and provide support when they seem willing to accept it, but learn when to leave them alone and let them move forward by themselves .Translate the sentence:要鼓舞他们，并在他们看起来情愿同意时，为他们提供援助和支持，但要学会择时放手，让他们走自己的路9)Its a delicate balance. (Para. 11)Parap