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1、Unit 5 never judge by appearance全新版 大学英语教案课程名称：大学英语四级 教材：大学英语综合教程4Unit 5 Never Judge by AppearancesI.教学目标ObjectivesStudents will be able to:1.understand the main idea and the structure of the text;2.master the key words and phrases in the text;3.learn to memorize words in association4.express themse

2、lves more freely on the theme of Never Judge by Appearances after doing a series of theme-related reading, listening, speaking and writing activitiesII.课时安排Time AllotmentThe suggested division goes like this:1st period: Pre-reading (warm-up activities, cultural background, global analysis of Text A)

3、2nd period: While-reading (introductory remark; quick check of the students comprehension of the overall text)3rd period: While-reading (check of the students comprehension of the overall text; language points)4th period: While-reading (language points)5th period: While-reading (language points) 6th

4、 period: While-reading (language points; concluding remark; revision of useful expression)7th period: Post-reading (revision of the text content, after-text discussion, check on assignment)III.教学内容及过程 Pre-reading tasks1. Listening PracticeThe story goes that two friends were walking through the dese

5、rt. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped felt hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face. They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲), where they

6、 decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire(陷入泥潭) and started to drown, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: Today my best friend saved my life. The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, After

7、I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why? The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase i

8、t.”Learn to write your pain in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.Dont value the things you have in your life, but people you have in your life.2. Brainst

9、orming1.Do you have any good friends? What makes a friend into a good friend?2.Brainstorm as many possible words and phrases about friend.3.Whats your understanding of the proverb “A friend in need is a friend in deed”? 4.In the text, whether “a friend in need” is really “a friend in deed”? Air your

10、 own understandings.3. Cultural BackgroundThe AuthorWilliam Somerset Maugham1874, born in the British Embassy in Paris An obstetric clerk in the slums of Lambeth. Write his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897). On the outbreak of the First World War, joined a Red Cross ambulance unit in France. 1946，

11、Somerset Maugham AwardMain worksOf Human Bondage （1915) 人性的枷锁自传性质长篇 The Moon and Sixpence 月亮与六便士以高更为主角原型Cakes and Ale 蛋糕与麦芽酒 以哈代为原型The Razors Edge 刀锋Kobe: one of the leading Japanese ports; a major industrial center and railway hub; a cultural center; heavily bombed during World War II but was rebui

12、lt and enlargedYokohama: Japans second largest city; one of the leading seaports in Japan; revived and prospered after the heavy bombardment during World War II;Bridge: Bridge, card game derived from whist, played with 52 cards by four players in two partnerships. Bridge probably originated in the M

13、iddle East in the 19th cent.Gin FizzesCocktail4. Text OrganizationSkimming&scanning Parts Para(s) Main Ideas 11 It is no easy job to judge people, for they arent always what they appear to be. 223Kind and gentle, Edward Burton, a wealthy merchant, appeared as if he could not bear to hurt a fly. 3451

14、As it turned out, Burton was cold-blooded enough to send a friend to certain death.4.1 Further UnderstandingFor Parts 1 & 2Questions and Answers 1. Who narrates Parts I and II? (=Part I and Part II are narrated by “I”, who offers his subjective opinion of Burtons character.)2.Why is there such a dif

15、ference?(=When contrasts abound, it is hard for readers to easily predict what will happen next.)For Part 3Section Division(Directions:) Part Three, which constitutes the main plot, can be subdivided into three sections. SectionsLinesMainly about1 37-66 what Edward knew about Lenny2 67-98how Edward

16、responded to Lennys request 3 99-132how Edward, a “kind” gentleman, handled a friend in desperate need of help5. Preview check1. Does the narrator think our first impressions of a person are always right? Why or why not?2. What was Edward Burton by profession? How did he look?3. What struck the narr

17、ator most about Edward Burton? Why?4. Who was Lenny Burton? How did Edward Burton get to know him?5. How did Lenny manage to support himself?6. Why did Lenny call at his namesakes office one day?7. What idea did Edward think of when Lenny begged again for a job?8. When Edward set a condition for off

18、ering a job, was he aware Lenny would be drowned? How do you know? While-reading tasksLanguage points1, Appearances, however, can be deceptive. (the red part)deceptive: likely to deceive; misleadingeg: The company was charged with deceptive advertising for a number of products.deceptively adv.; a de

19、ceptively simple idea貌似简单的想法Translation:然而，外表可能具有欺骗性。2, I shrug my shoulders when （Para1, L2）shrug: v. to express disapproval, indifference, ignorance, helplessness, contempt, etce.g. She shrugged helplessly and said nothing.Practice: An actor has to learn to shrug off criticism. 演员必须得学会对批评不顾一屑。 He

20、shrugged at my suggestion. 他对我的建议只是耸耸肩。More related expressions: frown on 皱眉shake head 摇头shrug ones shoulder 耸肩3, For my own part I find that the longer I know people the more they puzzle me. (Para1, L2）1. What does “for my own part” mean?It means “as far as I am concerned”.2. Translate this sentenc

21、e into Chinese.拿我自己来说，我发现，认识一个人的时间越长，我就越感到困惑。4, These reflections have occurred to me (Para. 2, L1)1. Paraphrase the sentenceParaphrase : Those thoughts have come to my mind2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.我产生这些想法It occurs to me that .It strikes me that.It comes to my mind thatIt clicks in my

22、 mind that5, Unless I had heard the story from his own lips, I should never have believed that he was capable of such an action. (Para.2, L5)1. Paraphrase this sentence.If I hadnt heard the story told by himself, I should never have believed that he could do such a thing. This is a subjunctive mood.

23、2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.要不是听他亲口讲这个故事，我根本不会相信他能做出这种事情来。Capable:能干的，有能力的Capable of doing sth.6, because both in appearance and manner he suggested a very definite type.(Para.2, L9)definite: adj. clear; that cant be doubted.明确的，不含糊的我们要求给一个确切的答复。We demand a definite answer.Its definite t

24、hat hell come.Collocation： a definite success 绝对的成功 definite period of time 确切的时间7, Here if ever was a man all of a piece.(Para 2, L9)paraphrase: Here if there ever was a man who is the same as he looks like.Translation:要说真有表里如一的人的话，那就是此公了。8, .in height, and very slender, with white hair, a red face

25、 much wrinkled, and blue eyes.(Para 2, L11)wrinkle: 使起皱纹eg: The woman was forty, but looked fifty. Her cheeks were sunken and her skin was wrinkled and yellow.Practice:他闻到怪味儿皱起了鼻子。He wrinkled (up) his nose at the bad smell.9, He was always neatly and quietly dressed in accordance with his age and st

26、ation.(Para 2, 13)in accordance with:与一致；按照，依据eg: Students will be criticized or punished if their behavior is not in accordance with school behavior.Practice:根据你的命令，我把房子卖掉了。I sold your house, in accordance with your orders.10, .he could tell with point a good and spicy story, and in his youth he ha

27、d been something of an athlete. (Para 3,L19)spicy:有刺激性的，有点下流的；（食品）辛辣的eg: People from Sichuan province like to eat spicy food.Practice:在一些地方报纸上你可以读到有关电影明星的下流故事。 You can often read spicy stories about film stars in the local newspapers.Translation:他还能很要领地讲个动听的来劲儿的故事，他年轻时多少还是个运动员呢。something of (to some

28、 degree): 在某种程度上，有点儿eg: Its something of a disadvantage nowadays if you cans use a computer.Practice:他们没能从银行贷到款，这对他们来说多多少少有点儿失望。They havent got a loan from the bank, which is something of disappointment.11, .he aroused your instincts of protection.(Para 3, L23)instinct: a tendency that one is born w

29、ith to behave in a certain way without reasoning or training （本能，直觉）eg: It is the mothers instinct to protect her children. Practice:相信你的直觉，你认为对的就去做。Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.12, Burton sipped his gin fizz. (Para 14,L1)sip: drink (sth.), taking a very small amount each time

30、小口地喝，抿pattern: sip sth. at/from (sth.)eg: She sipped politely at her drink.Practice:他把玻璃杯内饮料呷干。He sipped the glass dry.13, He was handsome in a way with curly hair and pink-and-white cheeks.(Para15, L3)in a way: to a certain extent but not entirelyeg: I agree with you in a way, but there are still s

31、ome areas on which I cant see eye to eye with you.Practice: In a way, he was a typical Chinese scholar.The work is well done in a way.14, He stroked his shaven chin with his thin hand; the veins stood out on it and it was almost tranparent.(Para 16, L3)stroke v.: pass the hand gently over (a surface), usu. several times 轻抚，抚摸，捋eg: At the sight of her husband getting off the train, the woman walked forward and embraced him and gently stroked his white hair.Practice:I reached out to stroke the babys