《高级英语I》教学大纲课程英文名：Advanced English I课程代码：15940006 学分：2总学时：36课程性质：理论课考核方式：考试课程类别：必修课开课单位：外语系先修课程：综合英语I、II、III、IV适用专业：商务英语一、教学目标《高级英语I》是综合性大学英语专业高年级阶段的一门必修课程。
本课程教学设计旨在全面提高学生的综合语言知识水平和实践运用能力，掌握英语学习高级阶段的听、说、读、写、译技能，获取英语语言文学专业综合批评鉴赏能力。
二、教学要求该课程使学生在预习的环节掌握独立阅读、查找资料以及建立笔记的技巧；在课堂教学环节准确掌握课文内容；逐步提升对英语篇章结构的分析能力；培养对英语写作技巧和修辞手段的欣赏能力；在课后练习环节学生开始练习词语释义，即用英语解释英语短语或句型转换。
逐步培养对语言与文化之间的关系的敏感性。
此外，加强构词法的学习以及同义词的辨析三、学时分配四、教学方法本课程采用课堂教学和课后练习相结合的方法。
课堂教学方法：教师讲解、课堂讨论、小组讨论等。
课堂授课以精讲多练为原则，以启发、诱导的方式培养学生独立解决问题的能力，提高语言表达的精确性和流利性。
课前预习，要求学生做好以下准备：1. Pre-reading questions 让学生课前思考相关问题，熟悉文章涉及的话题。
2. Dictionary work 安排学生自己先做好词汇工作，为教师课堂讲解做准备。
3. Library work 让学生从相关的文献资料中寻找相关的知识，以便进一步拓展他们的知识面，并培养他们自我学习的能力。
课后练习形式包括阅读理解、词汇练习、文体分析和写作练习。
五、参考书目教材：张汉熙，《高级英语》（Advanced English）第1、2册，（修订版），北京，外语教学与研究出版社，1999。
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Know the background of “Middle Eastern Bazaar”2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master the language used in a special way in the essay4. Appreciate the description writing skills in advanced level5. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay.【重点难点】1. Paraphrasing some long sentences2. Translating some paragraphs3. Identifying figures of speech4. Know the backgrounds of “Middle Eastern Bazaar”5. Learn rhetorical Devices：Simile，metaphor，assonance，onomatopoeia【教学内容】1、Background Information (pictures and description)(1). Middle Eastern Countries(2). Architecture of Gothic Style2、Pre-reading Questions(1).What is a bazaar in your mind?(2). Can you name some of the Middle Eastern countries and in which such bazaars are likely to be found?3、Detailed Study of the Text( difficult sentences and language points )(1). penetrate(2). muted(3). Sepulchral(4). fade(5). follow suit(6). peculiarity(7).The shop-keepers speak in a slow, measured tone, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit.(8). Bargaining is the order of the day(9). It is a point of honor with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment.(10). The seller, on the other hand, makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit, and that he is sacrificing this because of his personal regard for the customer.(11). at regular intervals(12). bold(13). pungent(14). honey comb(15). accessory of the apparatus mentioned in the article(16). different sounds in this article(17). shovel sth into/onto4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). making effective use of specific verbs(2). using adjectives accurately(3).using five human senses---hearing, smelling, seeing, tasting and touching to make the description vivid(4).using rhetorical devices properly(5).using rhetorical ( simile \metaphor \ assonance \onomatopoeia ) devices properly .- -Findrelative sentences of those rhetorical devices．．．？5、Oral Work on Class(1). Summary of the Text(2).What scene do you find most picturesque in the bazaar? Why?6、Written Work after Class(1).Describe the shopping mall you have ever been to.第二章Hiroshima---“the Liveliest” City in Japan（6课时）【教学目标与要求】1. Know the background of “The City of Hiroshima”2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master the language used in a special way in the essay4. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay【重点难点】1. Characteristics of radio report2. Rhetorical Devices Metaphor，anti-climax3. Paraphrasing some sentences【教学内容】1、Background Information (pictures and description)(1). Hiroshima(2). Manhattan Project2、Pre-reading Questions(1). Why the writer use the adjective “liveliest” to describe the Japan city?(2). Can you explain the Manhattan project?3、Detailed Study of the Text( difficult sentences and language points )(1). slide, slip, glide(2). reportorial(3). to be of oblivious of(4). façade(5). lurch(6). intermezzo(7). usher(8). embankment(9). moor(10). the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned.(11). I cautiously backed away and headed toward the far side of the room.(12). I was just about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank in, jolting me out of my bad service.(13). jolt(14). heinous(15). I must confess that I did not expect a speech about oysters here.(16). on the part of(17). There are two different schools of thought in this city of oysters, one that would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get rid of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of impact.4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). making effective use of specific verbs(2). using adjectives accurately(3). metaphor(4). understa nd the writer’s true meaning and emotion5、Oral Work on Class(1). Please discuss what harms the war affects the city “Hiroshima”? Or do you really think that Hiroshima is the liveliest city in Japan? Why?(2). Can you imagine what the really liveliest city look like?6、Work after Class(1). Read the text fluently and retell it.第三章Ships in the Desert（6课时）【教学目标与要求】1. Learn some useful words and expressions2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master effective writing skills used in the essay4. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay【重点难点】1. Characteristics of exposition2. Rhetorical Devices understatement metaphor3. Translating long and complicated sentences4. Mastering the rules of word formation5. Analyzing the structure of some long and complicated sentences6. Understanding the scientific matters connected with ecological environment【教学内容】1.Background Information (pictures and description)(1).Environmental Crisis(2). the Aral Sea(3) Clean Air Act2、Pre-reading Questions(1).What do you think of the world environment at present?(2). Can you give out some typical images of environmental destruction?3、Detailed Study of the Text(analyze the structure of some long and complicated sentences and. Understand the scientific matters connected with ecological environment )(1). I was standing ……on a good day.(2). the prospects of a good catch looked bleak(3). pick up speed(4). rendezvous point(5). ice runway(6). Snowmelt(7). Amazon rainforest(8). Assault(9). noctilucent cloud(10). Paddy(11). biomass(12). manifestation(13). distraction(14). skirmish(15). at stake(16). equilibrium(17). surge4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). making effective use of specific verbs(2). understatement(3). metaphor5、Oral Work on Class(1.) What is the purpose of a piece of exposition?(2). How to write a piece of exposition by give examples?6、After Class TaskTranslate long and complicated sentences第四章Everyday Use （6课时）【教学目标与要求】1. Learn some useful words and expressions2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master effective writing skills used in the essay4. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay【重点难点】1. Understanding the underlying meaning conveyed by simple language2. Understanding and paraphrasing the colloquial, non-standard English words or sentences【教学内容】1. Background Information (pictures and description)(1). about the author(2). What is the brief scenario of the novel Everyday Use?2、Pre-reading Questions(1). What do the old quilts symbolize?3、Detailed Study of the Text( difficult sentences and language points )(1). way(2). tottering(3). a sweet gum tree(4). august(5). dimwit(6). kinky(7). furtive(8). trip over(9). salt-lick shelters(10). churn(11). Maggie’s brain’s like an elephant’s(12). She held the quilts securely in her arms, stroking them.(13). She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.(14). Stumped(15). When I looked at her like that something hit me in the top of my head and ran down to the soles of my feet.(16). Just when I’m in church and the s pirit of God touches me and I get happy and shout.4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). making effective use of specific verbs(2). using adjectives accurately(3).using rhetorical devices properly5、Oral Work on Class(1). Summary of the Text(2). Perform a play according to the text6、After Class Task(1). Please read the whole novel Everyday Use第五章Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U. S. S. R. by Winston S. Churchill（8课时）【教学目标与要求】1. Learn some useful words and expressions2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master effective writing skills used in the essay4. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay【重点难点】1. Successful portrayal of characters2. Using many elliptical and short, simple sentences to achieve certain effect3. Using languages which suit the background of characters【教学内容】1、Background Information (pictures and description)(1). Introduction to Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)(2). The historical background of this speech2、Pre-reading Questions(1).What was Churchill＇s purpose to deliver this speech?3、Detailed Study of the Text( difficult sentences and language points )(1). this changed conviction into certainty(2). I had not the slightest doubt where our duty and our policy lay(3).Nor indeed what to say(4). presently… with detailed news(5). had surprised a large portion(6). I suppose they will be rounded up in hordes(7). the following account…may be of interest(8). go all out(9). the same would be true of the U.SA(10). revert(11).I asked whether for him the arch anti-Communist, this was not bowing down in the House of Rimmon(12). If Hitler invaded Hell I would make…(13). The Nazi regime is devoid of all theme and principle except appetite and racial domination(14). But all this fades away…(15). Clanking(16). Dandified(17). Glare(18).be resolved(19.) rid the earth of…(20). If Hitler imagines…woefully mistaken(21). Divergence(22). On the contrary… from his tyranny(23).moralise(24).hearth and home4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). repetitions and parallel structures to achieve emphasis(2). periodic sentences, rhetorical questions, and inverted sentences to make his speech vivid and forceful.5、Oral Work on Class(group discussion)(1).What was Churchill’s reaction to the news of Hitler’s invasion of Russia?(2).What policy did Churchill declare Britain would pursue?(3).What, according to Churchill, was Hitler’s motive in invading Russia?6、Written Work after Class(1). Write a summary of the speech within 200 words第六章Blackmail by Arthur Hailey（6课时）【教学目标与要求】1. Learn some useful words and expressions2. Grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay3. Master effective writing skills used in the essay4. Conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay【重点难点】1. Understanding the colloquial, and even slangy English2. Analyzing and commenting on the three characters【教学内容】1. Background Information (pictures and description)(1). about the novel hotel from which the text is extracted(2). about the author2、Pre-reading Questions(1). Why is the text titled with Blackmail?(2). What are the characteristics of the text’s language?3、Detailed Study of the Text( difficult sentences and language points )(1). The muted buzzer(2). Cruelly instructed(3). Piggy(4). Sardonic, sarcastic, satirical, ironical(5). An appreciative chuckle(6). Jaguar(7). It pays to check(8). Bit off the end(9). I n the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.(10).Fancy jaguar(11).Cluck his tongue reprovingly(12).Take off home(13).Every repair shop in Louis iana’s been told to holler ‘cops’ the minute a car needing fixin’ like yours comes in(14).There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.(15).Square one’s shoulders(16).Look-see(17).Take on a musing note(18).Get around to(19).Highway patrol(20).bulged4、Effective Writing Skills and Rhetorical Devices(1). The accurate use of synonymies and antonyms(2). metaphor5、Oral Work on Class(group discussion)(1). What made the Duchess jump to the conclusion that Ogilvie had come to blackmail them?(2). Why couldn’t the Duchess get her car repaired discreetly in New Orleans?(3). Why did the Duchess offer Ogilvie twenty-five thousand dollars instead of the ten thousand the detective asked for?6、Written Work after Class(1). Write a summary of the speech within 200 words（附注：全部内容使用A4纸打印。
