最新全新版大学英语第二册教案Unit5

Unit 5 Overcoming ObstaclesTeaching Plan (6 periods)1.教学目标及基本要求：Objectives:Students will be able to:1) Grasp the main idea (dreaming and hard work helped Michael Stone on his way to success) and the structure of the text (narration with a flashback);2) Appreciate the narrative skills (using details to bring out a character; a surprising ending; use of puns);3) Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4) Conduct a series of reading, listening and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.2. 教学内容及学时分配：Time allotment:1st period: pre-reading; text organization2nd period: while-reading3rd period: post-reading activities4th period: reading practice5th period: speaking6th period: writing3. 教学重点及难点：Important language points in the text:Language Study (60 minutes)A. Words1. sweat: vi/n. drops of a liquid similar to water that come through the skin when one is hot, ill, afraid. etc. 出汗/汗水E.g. She swept the sweat from her face.2. grace: n. quality of being smooth and elegant, esp.in movement or structure. 优美，优雅E.g. The trained dancer has an extraordinary grace of movement.3. mere: a. nothing more than 仅仅，只不过E.g. It’s a mere 300 meters from my house to the college.4. fantasy: n. imagination, esp. when it has no connection at all with reality 幻想E.g. I still have the fantasy that one day I will win the National lottery.5. numerous: a. very many 许多，无数的E.g. He has been late on numerous occasions.6. passion: n.strong feeling, esp. of live 热情E.g. He is a man of violent passion.He argued his case with considerable passion.7. details: n. 1) small, particular fact or item 细节，琐碎的事E.g. No details of the negotiation between the two countries have been revealed.I can still recall every detail of my Graduation Day..2) sth. Which is unimportant and doesn’t affect the main issueE.g. The salary is a detail; the main thing is to find a job.\In detail: fully or thoroughlyE.g. She told them in detail what they were going to day at the meeting.8. recur: vi. come or happen again 再来，再发生E.g. This theme recurs several times through the book.9. coincide: vi.1) happen at the dame time ( followed by with) 同时发生，一致E.g. His arrival coincides with our departure.2) be in agreement (with)E.g. Her story coincided exactly with her brother’s.10. core: n. the most important part 核心E.g. The core of the problem is their objection to the policy.11. alternate: a.every other or second; happening by turns 交替的，轮流的E.g. It has been a week of alternate rain and sunshine.12. relax: v.make or become less tense, worried or nervous 放松E.g. When I get home from work I like to relax with a glass of wine.I will relax when I know you are safe.13. vain: a.too pleased with one’s own abilities or looks 虚荣的，自负的E.g. Too much praise can make a person vain.She is too vain to wear glasses.14. emotion: n.a strong feeling of any kind 情感，感情E.g. He lost control of his emotion.They expressed mixed emotions at the news.15. preparation: n. the act or process of preparing 准备E.g. Preparation for the party started early.Careful preparation for the exam is essential..16. startle: vt. give a sudden shock or surprise to 使大吃一惊E.g. I didn’t mean to startle you.The explosion startled the horse.17. intensity: n. the state of being intense 强烈，紧张E.g. The storm resumed with even greater intensity.In order to finish the job, we have to work with greater intensity.18. anxiety: n.a feeling of worry or fear 忧虑，担心E.g. Some patients experience high level of anxiety.You’d better share your anxieties with doctor.19. tension: n.. worry or nervousness 紧张，不安E.g. We laughed and that helps ease the tension.20. tense: feeling worried or nervous; making people worried or nervous 紧张的。

令人紧张的E.g. Facing so many teachers, John got very tense and made several mistakes in his speech.He is a very tense man.21. breeze: a. 微风E.g. The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze.22. deaf: a. unable to hear at all or to hear well 耳聋的E.g. He was born deaf.B. Phrases1. bear out: prove that (sth..) is true 证实E.g. The other people will bear me out.2. coincide with: (of two or more events) to take place at the same time. 与…同时发生E.g. The strike was timed to coincide with the party conference.3. work out: go through a physical exercise session 体育锻炼，训练E.g. I work out regularly to keep fit.4. dedicate sb to sth: to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because youthink it is important 把…奉献给E.g. She dedicates herself to her work.5. on one/two/several occasion(s):有一（两，几）次E.g. On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night.6. be ashamed of: feeling foolish or uncomfortable because of (sth) 因…感到难为情E.g. She was so ashamed of cheating in the test.She was ashamed of her behavior at the party.7. stretch out: hold a part of your body straight out in front of you. 伸展E.g. He stretched himself out on the bed and fell asleep.8. along with: together with 连同E.g. She lost her job when the factory closed, along with hundreds of others.9. bring (sb.) back to earth:使回到现实中E.g. He id daydreaming and my voice brought him back to earth.10.in one’s mind’s eye:in one’s imagination; in one’s memory 在想象中E.g. In my mind’s eye, he is still a little boy.4. 教学内容的深化及拓宽：Students conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing practice to deepen their understanding of the points taught in class.1) Pre-reading tasks (30 minutes)1) T asks Ss the following questions on the song Coming out of Dark: (5minutes)----Consider the title of the song, what does “Dark” refer to? (near death; l oss of consciousness after the car accident; slow and painful recovery; despair)-----How is the song related to the theme of the unit? (To get over despair after injury is also a form of overcoming obstacles.)-----What happened to the singer?- ----what helped her pull through all the hardship she suffered?2) T dictates the following proverbs to Ss: (15 minutes)1) Where there is a will, there is a way. ( 有志者事竟成)2) Rome wasn’t built in a day. ( 伟业非一日之功)3) God helps those who help themselves. ( 自助者天助之)4) Constant dripping wears away the stone. ( 锲而不舍,金石可镂)2) Cultural notes(1) Olympics: the Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held every four years.The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia every four years from 776 B.C. to 392 A.D. the modern Game s were first held in 1896 in Greece and, with the exception of three games not held because of the two world wars, have been held in various cities of the world art regular 4 year intervals. Since 1924, a separate program of winter sports has been added to the Game. In 2008 Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games.(2)The Olympic symbol------five interlocking red, blue, yellow, black, and green circles on a white field----- represents the continents of the world joined in friendship.(3)The Olympic motto is Citius-Altius-Fortius. These words mean “Swifter, Higher, Stronger”. Suggested words: strong-willed, persevering, intelligent, open-minded, resourceful, talented, gifted, smart, confident, humorous, far-sighted, self-esteem, stubborn, diligent, industrious, ambitious, committed, devoted, eloquent, aggressive, dominant, arrogant, charitable, generous, extravagant, frugal, stingy, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, modest, unpretentious, proud, humble, pretentious,self-important, conceited, worldly, sophisticated, tactful, considerate, selfish, easy-going, disagreeable,skeptical, moral integrity, individual attraction (appearance, dress, words and behavior)3) While-reading tasks (75 minutes)1) Text organizationi. Listen to the tape, then T guides Ss through the directions for Text Organization Exercise 1, so that they know the text consists of four parts.ii. Ss scan the first sentence of Paras1—6, and get ready to answer the following questions:-----Which first sentence switches from past tense to past perfect tense? ( the first sentence of Para 3 ) (T may as well as tell Ss this: a story is usually narrated in the simple past tense. When a past event is recalled, the past perfect tense will be used as a signal. Afterwards the flashback is also narrated in the simple past tense.)----- Which first sentence shows that the flashback is over and the narration returns to the National Junior Olympics (the first sentence of paras6)------By now, do you know how to divide the text into four parts? Write down your answers in the blanks provided in Text Organization Exercise 1)2) T explains language points and gives Ss practice ( see language study).when they comes to the end of a part, Ss will sum up its main idea in the blanks provided in Text Organization Exercise 1) 3) Ss answer these questions (see Text Analysis):-----Without the last sentence, would you still admire Michael Stone’s achievement?-----Who would you admire better, a Michael Stone with a sound body or a blind Michael Stone?------Why does the author keep the secret about Michael’ blindness until the last sentence?4) Finding out detailsi. T introduces the activity by saying: A child usually inherits characteristics from both his/her mother and father. So does Michael Stone. Michael’s mother is romantic and passionate, while his father is a hard-core realist. Work with a partner; find out those details about Michael Stone that shows him to be his mother’s boy or his father’s son.ii. Some pairs report to the class their findings.iii. T asks Ss this question: Dreaming and hard work, which is more important to Michael’s success? Why?5) Text analysisThose who have read this story will probably agree that its most striking feature is the closing line. As we read on, our admiration for Michael is building up until we believe that, when Michael broke both national and international records, we have reached the climax. However, the real climax is in the last sentence. When we find that out, what a great impact it has on us.The text plays on words on more than one occasion. The text title, True Height, itself has more than one meaning. We may understand it as the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another, or we may view it as the tremendous obstacles Michael had overcome in attaining his goal. As mentioned in the Suggested Teaching plan,the word “hot” in the first paragraph also plays on two different meanings, one literal, the other figurative.5. 教学方式及在教学中应注意的问题：A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted. Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction. Give students time to adapt to the new teaching mode in the university that are quite different from the one they were used to in the middle school. More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given to them in their extracurricular study.6. 主要参考书目：季佩英，吴晓真，姚燕瑾，2002，《全新版大学英语综合教程2－教师用书》。