新视野大学英语第三版电子教案Book2 Unit 1.docx

1、新视野大学英语第三版电子教案Book2 Unit 1Unit 1Language in missionUnderstanding and LearningOverviewThis unit focuses on learning English with text Atalking about how grammar and vocabulary canbe taught efficiently and text B how the languagecan be learned successfully. In other words, one is about how to teach an

2、d the other how to learn.The writing style between the two texts is alsosomewhat different, the first one is more relaxedand humorous, a typical style in English discourse.The tone of the second text howeveris more formal and serious. When teachers familiarize students with the texts, they need to p

3、oint out their respective writing styles and also think about how to involve students in class activities from twodifferent angles: teaching vs. learning. Meanwhile students should be encouraged to express their opinions about the current way of teaching in anEnglish class, thereby expressing their

4、thoughts freely. Activities can range from class discussion to peer interview and panel debate such as whether grammar is of crucial importance in learningEnglish and how one can excel when learning thatlanguage. Students need to share their learningexperience and find out more effective ways to lea

5、rn English grammar and vocabulary. Section A An impressive English lessonBackground information1. Learning English grammar The goal of developing learners functional competence in a second language is not a new idea. Originally, the term Grammar referred to the art of writing. As used today by many

6、teachers and learners, grammar is loosely understood to be a set of rules that govern a language. Communicative language teaching has placed a renewed emphasis on the role of grammar, especially in the early stages of instruction. Viewing grammar with allof its components helps language teachers and

7、learners understand the complexity of what itmeans to know the grammar of a language. Clearly,the goal of language learning in a communicative classroom is for learners to acquire the grammar of the second language in its broadest sense toenable them to understand and make meaningthat is, to become

8、proficient users of the language.Research and experience have shown that explicitteaching of grammatical rules does not producesuch competence. How should grammar be taughteffectively? It still has remained a question to all thelanguage teachers.Detailed study of the text1. If I am the only parent w

9、ho still corrects his childs English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1)Meaning:My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still c

10、orrects his childs mistake in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to ;I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesnt seem to like.tedious:a. boring and continuing for too long 冗长乏味的Telling the story has become tedious, as I have

11、done it so many times.讲述这个故事已变得单调乏味，因为我已经讲了这么多次了。oddity: n.C a strange or unusual person or thing 怪人；怪物；奇特的东西With his neat suits on, he felt like an oddity walking in this poor neighborhood. 穿着必听的西装走在这个贫民窟里，他觉得自己就像个怪物。be / feel obliged to do sth.:if you are obliged to do sth., you have to do it beca

12、use the situation, the law, a duty, etc. makes it necessary (因形式、法律、义务等关系而)非做不可，迫使I think Valentines Day is a waste of time, but I still feel obliged to send my wife a card.Usage noteobligedThe word oblige is most commonly used in the expression be/feel obliged.1. be/feel obliged to do sth. 指“感到有责任做

13、某事”He felt obliged to help his mother, even if it meant leaving college. 他觉得有责任帮助母亲，即使这意味着他要离开大学。2. be/feel obliged to sb./ sth.指“对某人或某事心存感激”Thank you very much, doctor, I am extremely obliged to you.医生，非常谢谢你。对您，我深表感谢。absorbed: a. so interested or involved in sth. that you do not notice anything els

14、e 极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的。Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book. 在聚精会神地读一本好书的时候，时间过得非常快。allergic: a. 1) (be to sth.) (infml) if you are allergic to sth., you do not like it and try to avoid it.不喜欢某事，对某事反感Most men are allergic to housework.大多数男人都不喜欢做家务。 2) having an allergy 过敏的I do

15、 not enjoy picnics because I am allergic to grass.我不喜欢野餐，因为我对草过敏。2. I think I got serious about this only recently when I ran into one of my former students, freshfrom an excursion to Europe (para. 2 )Meaning: I think I started to pay attention to other peoples usage of grammar only lately,when Ihap

16、pened to meet one of my formerstudents, who had just returned from a shortjourney to Europe.get/be serious about:if you are serious about sth., you really mean it and are not joking or pretending 对是认真的；并非开玩笑的When you are staying with your roommates, you cannot get too serious about privacy.你和你的室友相处的

17、时候，不能太计较隐私。run into sb.:(infml.) meet sb. by chance 偶然遇见某人You forgot all about your cousins birthday until you suddenly ran into her today. 要不是你今天偶然遇见了你表姐，你已全然忘记了她的生日。fresh from: having just come from a particular place or experience刚从.来的；刚有经历的School principals should not expect teachers, fresh from

18、 college, to deal with a large group of difficult children.学校的校长不应该指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子。excursion: n. C a short journey you take for pleasure短途出行；远足It was such a wonderful day that they decide to take a day excursion to the mountain. 这么好的天气，他们决定去山上一日游。3.“How was it”I asked, full of earnest antic

19、ipation. (para.2)Meaning:When I asked about how her trip to Europe had been, I was expecting her response anxiously and sincerely.How was it?: (spoken) often used in conversation to ask sb. about their opinion or experience of sth.（口语常用表达，用于询问看法或经历）Did you watch the movie last night? How was it? 你昨天

20、晚上看那部电影了吗?感觉怎么样?full of: (followed by abstract nouns) feeling or showing a lot of particular emotion or quality(感觉、表达或表现出)充满某种情感（特质）的full of excitement/ energy/ hope/happiness/praise充满兴奋/活力/希望/幸福/赞美The teacher was full of praise for the home work that the students had done.老师对学生们完成的功课赞不绝口。earnest: a

21、. very serious and sincere 非常认真的；郑重其事的。At the office he was very earnest, but hes more relaxed now. 在办公室他很认真，但是现在他放松多了。4. She nodded three or four times searchedthe heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, it was like, whoa! (para.3)Meaning : she nodded her head three or fourtimes, tried to

22、find the right words in hermind andthen shouted with excitement itwas like whoa!Meaning beyond words: Since the studentwas not quite sure how to exactly describeher travelexperience, the tone of the authoris somewhat sarcastic. The author intendedto send out the message that the student wasincompete

23、nt regarding the selection of herEnglish vocabulary.search somewhere for sth.: try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜寻某物The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything valuable.那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。NoteThe heavens means the sky: here search the heavens for the right

24、words implies the studenttried hard to find suitable words to describe what shesaw and experienced when traveling in Europe.Usage notesearch, search for1. search: look through 检查；搜查They searched the man in front of me from head to foot. 他们把我前面的男子从头到脚搜查了一遍。2. search for: look 寻找；搜寻The customs were se

25、arching for drugs at the airport.海关人员在机场搜查毒品。exclaim: v. say sth. suddenly and loudly because of surprise, anger, or excitement （由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊，惊叫Susan exclaimed horror when a young man with a gun suddenly appeared from behind her.当一名年轻男子突然持枪从苏珊背后出现时，她害怕得惊叫起来。Note It was like whoa means it was really

26、 great! It was like is an informal expression in conversation, very common for young people who are lazy and incapable to reference their ideas. The expression is usually followed by an adjective or an exclamation.It was, like, marvelous! 简直奇妙极了！（It was like）Whoa! How come you got a hundred 0percent

27、 correct on such a hard test?哇！这么难的考试你怎么都全答对了？Note Whoa is specifically used to show that people are surprised or think something is very impressive. It can be used in different contexts. For example: To describe something that youre not quite sure how to describe: that car is so cool its like whoa.

28、 To express surprise: whoa! Its really amazing! To indicate a desire to end what someone istalking: whoa ok, thats enough.5. And that was it. (para.4)Meaning: And that was everything she said,without even mentioning any details of herwonderful experience in Europe.That was it.:often used in conversa

29、tion to saythat sth. is completely finished or that a situation cannot be changed 就这样（指某事彻底结束或形式不能更改）That was it. I could no longer hope for a promotion, and my boss didnt even want to see me again. 就这样吧，我的升职再也没指望了，我的老板甚至不想再见到我。6. The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were c

30、aptured in condensed non-statement. (para.4)Meaning: The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were justdescribed inone word rather than a completestatement because of her inability to chooseappropriate words to express herselfcapture: vt.1) succeed in recording , showing , or d

31、escribinga situation or feeling , using words or pictures（用文字或图片）记录下，描述，捕捉Some artists are able to catch a likeness in a sketch while others are gifted to capture a fleeting expression. 有些艺术家能画出酷似某人的肖像，而另一些则善于捕捉到稍纵即逝的表情。2）catch a person and keep them as a prisoner俘虏；逮捕Government troops have succeede

32、d in capturing the rebel leader.政府军已经成功捕获叛乱分子的头目。condense:vt. make sth. that is spoken or written shorter 将（讲话或文章）压缩The whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs. 这一整章可以压缩成几个段落。condensed:a. being made shorter, usu. including only the most important parts压缩的The council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.该理事会得到的知识已在华盛顿披露的内容的浓缩版。7. My student “whoa”was exceeded only by myhead-shakin