何兆雄综合英语3怀化师院教案.docx

1、何兆雄综合英语3怀化师院教案Unit 4 Why I Want a WifeTeaching Objectives1. master the following key words and expressions: it occurs to someone that, if need be, keep track, adequate, see to, liberty, quit2. distinguish the following words: accidentally/ incidentally; economic/ economical; vacation/vocation; care

2、about/ care for; sensitive/ sensible/ sensual/ sensuous; jealous/ envious3. master the use of genitive pronouns and reflexive pronouns4. analyze the structure and rhetorical features of the text and get the message of the text5. be able to talk about the role a wife and husband should play in a fami

3、ly orally and in written form.Teaching difficulties:1. distinguish some similar words2. write a composition of “ The making of a good husband.” by imitating the structure of the textLecture OneTeaching procedures:I. Good saying: Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.II. Duty

4、 reportIII. Warming up discussions1. What role does a wife usually play in a traditional Chinese family? What role does an American wife usually play in her family? Are there any similarities or differences between them?2. Is there any change today in womens status in China and around the world?IV.

5、Checking out the pre-reading1. read aloud the new words2. read aloud the text3. retell the text4. do Text comprehension I-IIIV. Understanding the text generally1. The message of the textThrough the passage, the writer assumes the voice of a self-centered man who makes endless demands on his wife fro

6、m every aspect of his life, his occupation, his children, his home, his friends and himself. This is a demanding and dominant voice, which represents all the male voices at that time. The writer wants to show that a wife takes on various responsibilities but is unfairly treated.2. analyze the struct

7、ure of the text1) part I (para1-2): the writer introduces her identity and starts her bitter satire.Comprehensible question:What incident makes Syfers think about the topic of wanting a wife?Her recent encounter with a friend of hers who has just had a divorce and who is looking for another wife.2)

8、part II( para 3-7): the writer divides a wifes duties and responsibilities into various functions or services according to the ideal notions most men likely to have for a wife.Comprehensible questions:(1) How would a wife help her husband who wants to go back to school and achieve economic independe

9、nce?She should work to support him, pay his tuition and the childrens expenses.(2) How would a wife take care of the writers children?A wife would feed the children, keep them clean, wash their clothes, take them to the parks, zoos, or take them to see the doctor when necessary. A wife would be the

10、one to make sure that the children grow up healthy and happy.(3) How would a wife deal with the writers social life?A wife would have everything organized whenever there are social activities. She would entertain the guests with meals, but would never interrupt them with their talks. She would not c

11、omplain if the write spends a night out.(4) Why is “wife” consistently used throughout the text instead of the pronoun “she” or “her”?It helps to emphasize a wifes role , duties and responsibilities by de-emphasizing her sex.(5) What is the tone of the writer?By claiming that she wants a wife, Syfer

12、s presents us in an ironical tone all the duties and responsibilities a wife bears.3. rhetorical features of the textIn this essay, repetition is extensively employed, with “ I want a wife who” as the most obvious evidence. They helps to display a sense of necessity and even urgency of having a wife

13、. Repetition is used to support a certain principal idea forcefully. It can also be utilized to make transition smooth and natural.VI. Homework: 1. Translation p48; 2. Ready for detailed study, especially the distinction of the similar words. Lecture TwoTeaching procedures:I. Good saying: If you wou

14、ld have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter.II. Duty reportIII. Detailed study of the text Key words and expressions:1. it occurs to someone that: an idea comes into ones mind that想起e.g. This idea never occurred to me. It occurred to me that tomorrow would be the deadline to hand in m

15、y paper. 我从未想到他会做这种事情。 It never occurred to me that he would ever do such a thing.2. in need be: if necessary e.g. We will come to your help if need be.If need be, I can come early tomorrow.在必要时，我会尽力去说服他的。Ill try my best to persuade him if need be.3Keep track of : to have accurate and up-to-date inf

16、ormation about sth all the time（及时准确地追踪） e.g. The wife keeps track of her husbands expenses every day.He reads the newspapers to keep track of current events.毕业后，我要与同学保持联系很困难。After graduation, it is difficult for me to keep track of my classmates. 4. make sure: make certain/to take action so that st

17、h will certainly happen( In the object clause following it, the verb usually appears in the present tense but refers to the future time.)e.g. Make sure that you get here before eight tomorrow morning. Before you start to fill in the form, make sure you fully understand the instructions. Please make

18、sure that the door is locked before you leave.5. adequate/ enough/ sufficient 足够的， 充分的adequate: 指足够符合特定（有时可指最低）的资格、分量、才能等，强调“符合一个客观要求或标准”,有“刚好，刚够”之意，有时也有“适当”之意e.g. We took adequate food for the holiday. The supply is not adequate to the demand.供不应求 His French is adequate for the job though he is not

19、 fluent in the language.Enough: 常与sufficient互换， 除表示“足以满足需要外”， 还含有“数量很多使人感到心满意足的”意思，表量度e.g. We have enough money to spend. He cant offer enough money to study.Sufficient: 用于正式文体中，指“分量或数量足以满足需要的”表程度，e.g. The food is sufficient for a week. Do you have sufficient reason for doing that ?6. see (to it )th

20、at : to make sure, take care 确定，注意，留神e.g. See that the homework is finished within this week. See that you have at least one hour in reading English aloud every day.7. liberty: n. freedom to live ones life in the way that one wants 在谈到民族、国家争取获得自由时，可与freedom替换，但它着重“从过去所受的压制或束缚中解放出来”， 强调“集体的自由”。freedo

21、m强调“个人的自由”e.g. We have freedom of speech. The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. The prisoner was given his liberty and allowed to leave the prison.8. quit: to give up放弃; to leave离开，分开; to leave the company o f 离开的陪伴e.g. Hes quit his job. He hasnt quit his smoking for h

22、e is a heavy smoker. He decided to quit his hometown.做“放弃”时，Quit 强调“突然或出乎预料地离去”，常指“停止”； abandon强调“完全，永远地遗弃”， 尤指“遗弃以前感兴趣或负有责任的人或物”e.g. She abandoned her child.IV. Distinguishing of some similar words1. incidentally/ accidentallyThings happening accidentally occur by chance, not by plan or intention碰巧

23、地. Incidentally, meaning “by the way”, is used to introduce sth additional that the speaker has just thought of顺便地.2. economical/ economicEconomic is concerned with the organization of the money, industry与经济有关的, and trade of a country, region, or society, economical means using money, time , goods,

24、etc, carefully and without waste.节省，不浪费3. vacation/vocationVacation is an Americanism for holiday. Vocation refers to a job, especially a job one does because one has a special fitness or ability to give service to other people. 职业4. care for/ care aboutYou care about somebody or sth as you are worr

25、ied, concerned or interested; when you care for somebody or sth , however, you have a taste or liking for them喜欢，欣赏. Also notes that the latter phrase is usually used in negative or interrogative sentences.用于否定句和疑问句中5. sensitive/ sensible/ sensuous/ sensualsensitive: 敏感的，情绪多变的have delicate feelings

26、and are quick to enjoy or suffersensible: 理智的 are not so easily influenced or offended because they base their actions or decisions on reasons rather on emotionssensuous: 给人以美感的 meaning “relating to the senses rather than the intellect.”sensual: 性感的 sexyV. Paraphrasing some sentences1. I want a wife

27、 to keep track of the childrens doctor and dentist appointments.I want a wife who can accurately remember the appointments with the childrens doctor and dentist and contact them in time.2. I want a wife who is a good nurturing attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure th

28、at they have an adequate social life with their peerI want a wife who pays utmost heed, both physical and emotional, to my children, who takes care of their education and makes sure that they keep a healthy and good relationship with other children.3. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful

29、to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy.I want a wife who will be faithful to me in sex so that my intellectual life will not be adversely affected by jeal

30、ousies. I also want a wife who understands that I need at times to have some affairs outside wedlock so as to have my sexual needs fully satisfied.VI. Homework: 1.Get ready for a role play of an interview with a “typical” wife as is described in the text; 2. Write a composition less than 300 words o

31、n “ The making of a good husband.” 3. Get ready for Text II Lecture ThreeTeaching procedures:I. Good saying: Love rules his kingdom without a sword.True love is giving not taking.Unkindness destroys love.II. Duty reportIII. Retelling of the textIV. General understanding of Text II1. about the author2. comprehensible questions 3. analyzing some difficult points in the textV. The other exercises in the unitVI. Discuss “the qualities of a good husband” VII. Homework: Ready for the study o