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1、9 Unit 4 Lions and Tigers and BearsUnit 4一、授课时间：第9-10周二授课类型：课文分析10课时；习题讲解2课时三授课题目：Lions and Tigers and Bears 四授课时数：12五教学目的和要求：通过讲授课文使学生了解美国中央公园的有关知识，并以此游记展开对美国社会、文化的讨论，认识到美国文化的优势和不足之处，更好地有利于跨文化交际。要求学生主动地预习课文，课前准备练习，学会分析文章体裁和进行段落划分。六教学重点和难点：1）背景知识的传授：Central Park; Ogden Nash; The Taming of the Shrew;

2、 Henry James; the Empire State Building; Daniel Boone2）文章的体裁分析及段落划分；3）语言点的理解：Word study: stuff sth. with sth.; muggy; curl up; drop off; outdoorsy; needless to say; observe; beckon; snatch; not to mention; make for sth; nocturnal; tame; conspicuousGrammar Focus: Identify the subject; Learn more abou

3、t the function and use of except七教学基本容和纲要Part One Warm up1.1 Warm-up Questions1. Why do you think the author wrote this essay? To describe the history of Central park? To describe the beauty of the park? To tell the story of how he spent an unforgettable night in the park once? To lament what a terr

4、ible place the park had become with all those purse-snatchers, loons, prostitutes, drug dealers, bullies, garrotters, highway robbers and murderers lurking somewhere? To prove that all those terrible rumors about the park at night are ungrounded? Or a combination of all of these?Part Two Background

5、Information2.1 Author 2.2 Central Park; Ogden Nash; The Taming of the Shrew; Henry James; the Empire State Building; Daniel BoonePart Three Text Appreciation3.1 Text Analysis3.1.1 Theme of the text 3.1.2 Structure of the text3.2 Writing Devices3.2.1 The essay is a good example of rhythmic writing, c

6、risp conciseness, remarkable accuracy and delightful humor. It also presents a good opportunity to learn the terms of onomatopoeia, words denoting different ways of walking and running, and many specific words for minute descriptions. 3.3 Sentence ParaphrasePart Four Language Study4.1 Phrases and Ex

7、pressions 4.1.1 Word list:4.1.2 Phrases and expressions list: 4.1.3 Word Building4.2 Grammar 4.2.1 Object Part Five Extension5.1 Group discussion5.2 Debating 八、教学方法和措施本单元将运用黑板、粉笔、多媒体网络辅助教学设备等教学手段，主要采用以学生为主体、教师为主导的任务型、合作型等教学模式，具体运用教师讲授法、师生讨论、生生讨论等方法进行教学。九作业，讨论题，思考题完成课后练习；多看英语报刊杂志及英语经典小说，扩大阅读量；精听与泛听相结

8、合，逐步提高自己的听力水平；积极参加英语角等有助于提高英语口语的活动；坚持用英语写日记；做一些专四相关练习；十参考资料：1) 立编,现代大学英语精读（4）第二版，学生用书。：外语教学与研究,2012。2) 立编,现代大学英语精读（4）第二版，教师用书。：外语教学与研究,2012。3) 观仪主编，新编英语教程（第三、四册）。:外语教学研究出版, 1999。4) 黄源深，虞美等主编，综合英语教程（1-4册）。：高等教育，1998。 5) 高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲，：外语教学研究，2000。6) Judy Pearsall主编，新牛津英语词典。：外语教育，1998。7) 丁往道、吴冰等编著，英语

9、写作手册。：外语教学与研究。8) 道真，现代英语用法词典（重排本）。：外语教学与研究，1994。9) 道真，温志达, 英语语法大全上、下卷。：外语教学与研究，1998。十一、课后小结Unit 4 Text A Lions and Tigers and BearsPart One Warm up1.1 Warm-up Questions1. Do you think this story will interest American readers? What kind of people are likely to find the story appealing? For what reas

10、ons?2. Do you like similar stories in our own literature? Why do people usually write or read about places they have visited or would like to visit? Have you read any travel notes that are particularly interesting?3. How is the story organized? Does the author simply narrate his experience that nigh

11、t chronologically? How does he combine the narration of his experience with descriptions of the parks history? Do you find it clever? How does the narration end? Why do you think the author decides to end the narration with the raccoons? What kind of effect does he aim to create?4. What is the autho

12、rs overall attitude towards Central Park?5. Do you agree that travel notes often reveal a lot about the author? What kind of person do you think this author is judging by the text?Part Two Background Information2.1 Ogden Nash an American poet ; well known for his light verse; best-known producer of

13、humorous poetry 2.2 The Delacorte Theaterestablished in 1962, is an open-air theater located in Manhattans Central Park and has a seating capacity of 1,800. The Delacorte is owned by the City of New York and operated by The Public Theater. It is an open-air amphitheater, with the Turtle Pond and Bel

14、vedere Castle as its backdrop. It primarily serves as the venue for The Public Theaters annual Shakespeare in the Park summer series2.3 Belvedere-castleBuilt as a Victorian folly in 1869, the castle caps Vista Rock, the parks second-highest natural elevation1 Constructed of Manhattan schist quarried

15、 in the park and dressed with gray granite, it tops the natural-looking woodlands of The Ramble, as seen from the formal Bethesda Terrace. It was designed as an additional feature of the Central Park Greensward plan by the architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould after they, along with Frederick

16、 Law Olmsted, were reappointed to oversee the parks construction in 1865.2.4 Shakespeare GardenA Shakespeare garden is a themed garden that cultivates plants mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. In English-speaking countries, particularly the United States, these are often public gardens a

17、ssociated with parks, universities, and Shakespeare festivals. Shakespeare gardens are sites of cultural, educational, and romantic interest and can be locations for outdoor weddings.Part Three Text Appreciation3.1 Text Analysis3.1.1 Theme of the text 1) By traveling the Central Park at night, the a

18、uthors ambivalence makes clear New Yorkers attitude to the Park. On one hand, there is love and pride New Yorkers have for the cultural richness and the beauty the Park offers; on the other hand, the crime and fear they have associated with the Park. 3.1.2 Structure of the textPart 1 (Paras.1-2 ) :

19、The author decided to camp in the Central Park .When?Friday evening in July; 9:15Whats the weather like?Heavy, muggy. What do you know about Central Park?1) It is known that the park is a dangerous place. 2) Ordinary people dont wander around Central Park at night.3) Only fool or bad people go there

20、 at night.Evidence: the poem by Ogden Nash What did the poem try to tell us?The poem tries to tells us that the tigers lair is the most safe place in the Park.Why did the author decide to camp in Central Park at night?Human psychologywishing to do sth. precisely because it is something people normal

21、ly dont do.Part 2 (Paras. 3-6) : The first or two hours and his feeling and the fear Central Park inspired (Paras. 34)What did he do in the first two hours?he visited:1. The Delacorte Theatre2. Belvedere Castle3. The Henry Luce Nature Observatory 4. Shakespeare Garden What was his generally feeling?

22、 Why did he feel like that? Exhilaration; enjoy/experience the rich cultures leisurely in the park (Paras. 56) He was lost What happened to him? He was scared by five men huddling around the bench.Why was he so scared? What did he see? the reassuring city, New York Skylinea light, someone rowing boa

23、t on the lakeWhat did he recall?a dreadful crimeWhy do people have such constant fear in the Park? darkness in the wild (Ramble) witnessed dreadful crimes (lake)Part 3 (Paras.7-12 ) : Central Park history and another scare(Para. 7) the first period in Central Parks history 1st stage: 18571878What wa

24、s the Park like?1.in terms of function: the domain of the privileged; band concert on Saturday; keep the rougher element out; luxurious and secluded2. in architectural terms: a combination of Romanticism and French classicism(Paras. 89) an encounter with a coupleDo you find the little episode intere

25、sting?How did the couple react when they saw the author? panicking, jerked, her face rigid, shrieking uncontrollably, away from a hundred feetWhat was it about the author that made him so frightening? I couldnt resist when passing the couple; Addressed them forthrightly(Para. 10) 2nd stage in Centra

26、l Parks history (1900 1934 ) What changes took place in the Park in the first three decades of twentieth century? Who transformed the Park later on? What was the authors attitude to this reform? (Para. 11) another scare at the northern end of the Parkthe 3rd period in the Central Parks history 3rd s

27、tage: 19341960 What did he see at the Reservoir? Near the reservoir a group of kids on bicycles cycled across the Eighty-fifth Transverse, ringing the horn loudly.What made him keep his head down and pick up his pace? The young investment banker was beaten and sexually assaulted by a group of kids o

28、n a rampage. (Para. 12) another aesthetic experienceWhat struck the author as very beautiful? The city at night, viewed from what was meant to be an escape from it (shimmering).What kind of beauty is it? Can the author describe it? Why cant he find the vocabulary to describe the appeal of the city?D

29、oes he like the city? Or hate the city? Sum up his attitude toward the Park. Mixed feeling toward Central Park. (More examples) Part 4 (Paras.13-25 ) : My sleep over in the wood When and where was he now? The North Woods at 1:30 a.m.(Paras. 1824) my encounter with raccoons Do you find the ending of

30、the essay interesting? What kind of effect did the author want to create by describing the raccoons? Can you understand his imaginary dialogue with raccoons?(Para. 25) the endingI woke up after rain and chirps of birds.A natural, naturally beautiful sound. How do you sum up the authors attitude to t

31、he park? Ambivalence/ mixed feelings: 1) the pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural richness and its beauty (both natural and man-made); 2) the fear of the crime associated; the darkness in the wild3.1.3 Plot: travel descriptions combined with everything he has heard, read, observed and experienced in connection with the place: his movements in Central Park, the events and famous people associated with its history, the beauty of New York at night, the crime of fear its inspired3.1.4 Setting: Central Park in New York 3.2 Writing Devices3.2.1 Onomatopoei