unit1 Growing Up

Unit 1 Growing UpText A Writing For Myself Russell BakerTeaching Subjects:All Freshmen of 2007Teaching ObjectivesStudents will be able to1.grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) andstructure of the text (narration in chronological sequence);2.appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (selection of details, repetition,coherence);3.master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the themeof the unit.Key Points:writing features and skills, as, be said to do sth.Teaching Procedure1. Lead-in2.Listening to the text, dividing the text into 3 parts (exercise 2) and finding out the turningpoint.3.Text Analysis4.Writing Featuresnguage Points6.Sentence Structureprehensive Exercises8.Home assignments9.Dictation10.Quiz 1Pre-reading TasksStep 1 Lead-in Questions1.T says: Today we will have a musical lesson. Please listen to a song and think about thefollowing questions:1)Who is the singer?2)What kind of song is it?3)What does the singer think of growing up?2.T leads into the Text: A lot of things will happen unexpectedly during the course ofgrowing up. And in Text A “Writing for Myself”, one thing changed the author’s life completely, now let’s turn to Text A and find out what happened.3.Who is the author? Do you know anything about author?4.T asks: You know everybody has an ideal during his course of growing up? What’s hisideal? ---To become a writer.Is the way smooth for him to become a writer?---No, it seems that there is a turning point on his way to a writer.What is the turning point?While-reading TasksStep 2 Text StructureT: Now I will give you 5 minutes to read the text quickly , dividing the text into 3 parts (exercise 2) and finding out the turning point.Turning point: his writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” was read by Mr. Fleagle before the whole class when he was in his third year in high school.Step 3: Text AnalysisPart 1: The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold.off and on: from time to timetake hold: become established 生根，确立take hold of: catchit wasn’t until…:The possibility didn’t take hold until my third year in high school.Possibility┃before Turning point after YesPara 1: Baker’s feelings about English coursesDivide the students into several groups and ask them to draw a picture of Mr. Fleagle in 5 minutes and then show one by one.T concludes by saying: so you see, he didn’t like English or his English teacher. That’s why the possibility didn’t take hold before the turning point, but you see, after the turning point, the possibility did take hold. ----How did the turning point happen? Let’s come to Part 2. Part 2:Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti willPara 6: I wait for punishment.As I had no time, I turn in the article that I wrote for myself, which I considered a bad one because it violated all the rules of formal compositions. And then I waited anxiously for the response from the teacher. It seemed that I could wait for nothing but punishment/criticism. But….Para7-9: ask a student to read this part, making the students feel the author’s feelings at thatIt is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S.because Students have to realize that “the third year in high school” equals “the eleventh grade”. U.S. students usually go throughelementary schools kindergarten to 5th or 6th grademiddle schools grades 6-8 or(junior high school grades 7-9A calling.The calling to become a writer.1. Selection of details:Russell baker is very good at selecting details to prove his point. For example, in Para.2 he creates an unfavorable image of Mr. Fleagle by describing his “formal, rigid and hopelessly out-of-date” eyeglasses, hairstyles, clothes, jaw, nose, and manner of speaking.2. repetitionRussell Baker employs repetition not only to make it easy for readers to follow what he is saying, but also to impress them more deeply. For example, in paragraph 2, there are 9 prim or primly in 3 sentences! Thus readers will have in their mind a vivid picture of what Mr. Fleagle looked like. Another example can be found in Para.5. Count how may I wanted there are in this paragraph (There’re 5!). They help to emphasize Russell Baker’s strong desire to write for himself.Martin Luther King’s I Have A DreamI have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.3. synonymous words and phrases. Here are some examples:a.dull, lifeless, cheerless, tediousb.turn out, write, compose, put downc.anticipated, prepare ford.formal, rigid, prim, correct, proper, respectablee.vivid memories of sth. come flooding back to sb., sth. reawokes in one’s mind, sb. recallssth.f.recapture, reliveg.pleasure, delight, happinessh.contempt, ridiculei.topic, titleDo exercise II on page 14Step 5 Language points1.take hold: become established 生根，确立take hold of: catch2.associate (with): join or connect together; connect or bring in the mindWrite 刘德华，关芝琳，王菲on the blackboard and ask students their first response upon seeing these names---We associate Liu Dehua with handsome, Guan Zhilin with big eyes and Wang Fei with Cool.3.turn out:1) produce--- I have a car factory, and it turns out 100 cars every day.2) ~ (to be) n./adj. happen to be in the end---He seemed to be an honest boy at the first sight, but after 3 months of living together, he turned out (to be) a dishonest one/ dishonest.3) to come or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc.---In 1999, Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia was bombed by U.S. Army. And Chinese people turned out for the procession.4.assign: give as a share or duty ~sb to (do) sth. be ~ to (do) sth.Now we are going to have a group activity, there are 3 students, one is to tell a story, anther to retell it , and the last one to take notes.---The student is assigned to take notes.---You are assigned to a small group.5.reputation: opinion held by othersnotorious: 臭名昭著 a man of good reputation 名誉很好的人a man of no reputation 默默无闻的人; 没有声望的人---Dogs have a reputation for being loyal while foxes have a reputation for being cunning. He has a reputation for carelessness.6.inspire: fill (sb) with confidence, eagerness, etc. ~sb (with sth) to do sth.---The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying man with the will to live on.7.due:1)（常与to连用）欠的；应给的；由于---Our thanks are due to him.---Due to his illness, he didn’t pass the exam.2) 应到的；预期的---When is the bus due?---The bus is due (to arrive) at 5.---The book is due tomorrow.8.out of date: out of fashion/out of style/out of timeup to date/ in fashion/ in style/ in time---Her dress is up to date, but mine is totally out of date.9.face up to: be brave enough to accept or deal with ( a problem or difficulty)---Now that you’ve become a university students, you’ll have to face up to a lot of important tests.10.recall: bring back to the mind; remember ~ noun/gerund, or that-clauseWhat happens to you wh en you run into a friend that you haven’t seen for a long time?---I can’t recall her name.This thing happens to me off and on these days, because it is difficult for me associate your face with your name in one day, so sometimes when a student waves to me: Hi, Uela. I stand still, think for a while, “ Muh, the face is familiar, but what’s his name?—I can’t recall his name.---I don’t recall ever meeting her.---He recalled that he was beaten by his mother on his birthday.mand:1) n. order---I give the command that they come to my office and do the cleaning.2) v. give and order to ~ sb to do sth. ~ that clause12.hold back: prevent the expression of (feelings, tears, etc.)---Girls are emotional and often moved to tears while watching tragic movies or TV series. But sometimes they have to hold back their tears because there are a lot of people around them.13.avoid: keep or get away from ~n./gerund~(making)mistakesWhat will you do when you see me on the way?---Some of you will turn aside or back to avoid meeting me.Do Exercise I on page 12Step 6 Structure1. He was said to be very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.---It was said that he was very formal, rigid and hopelessly out of date.Similar words: believe, report, …Do exercise 1 on page 162. as used as a conjunction---Do as I say!Do exercise 2 on page 17Step 7 Comprehensive ExercisesStep 8 Home assignments:1.Making sentences using the new words and phrases in unit 12.Review Unit 1 and Preview Unit 23.Writing an essay in 150 words or so about an experience that impressed you most after you entered theuniversity. It might be something that happened to you or to others. Your essay should include the following:1)When and where the story took place.2)What happened.Step 9 DictationPart 1: words1) assignment 2) violate 3) recall 4) rigid 5) tackle 6) command 7) compose 8) anticipate 9) inspire 10) avoid Part 2: phrases and expressions1)1）断断续续的2）生产，编造3）写下4）过时的5）而且，此外6）一连串7）与……相联系8）在最后时刻9）可以说，在某种程度上附：《大学英语1 》（全新版）教学大纲重点词汇、词组及句子结构Unit 1词汇1.anticipatevt.预期，期望，预料[同]expect【例句】①We anticipate great pleasure from our visit to London. 我们期待伦敦之行过得非常愉快。