新视野大学英语三unit8 section A说课讲解

Unit 8I. Section A: Legal and Moral Implications of cloning1. Teaching Objectives:To know the meaning and usage of some important words, phrases and patterns To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writingTo improve Ss reading skills by studying section BTo respond and cooperate with classmates willinglyTo participate activelyTo read sentences and texts with proper intonationTo write smoothly and legibly2. Time Allotment:Section A (3 periods):1st---6th period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;) While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences)7th period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)Section B(1period):8th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);T checks on Ss’ home reading by asking questions based on the passage.T explains some difficult sentences3.Teaching Procedures:3.1 Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step 2. Review1. Ask students some questions to review the last lesson（show them on the screen）.2. Check the homework (browsed the Internet in order to find out the latest development of cloning)Topics:1. What is your opinion of cloning human beings?2. What is the best use of the technology of cloning?Purposes:1. To develop Ss’ online learning ability2. To improve Ss’ abil ity to retrieve the relevant information3. To stimulate Ss’ psychomotor thinking4. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning the unitMethod: Talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method; Communicative approach and audio-lingual methodStep 3: Lead-in and preparation for readingShow the Ss some pictures and let them talk to each other about the topic on the screen1. What would having a clone bring to our life?2. What would be the possible use for a clone?3. What are the other implications of cloning for society?Purpose: Arouse the students’ interest of study. Bring in new subject: Cloning Method: Use the CAI, PPT software and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach, audio-visual method and audio-lingualmethod.Step 4. Fast readingAsk the Ss to read the passage as quickly as they can and to answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing )The theme of the essay is the legal and moral implications of cloning.Part One (Para. 1): the background situation of the passagePart Two (Para.2 &3): the strong and immediate responses to the situation.Part Three (Para.4—18): listing 6 questions about cloning.Part Four(Para. 19) : the conclusion partPurpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 5. Preparation for details of the text on the screenSs are required to look at the words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:Purpose: Train the Ss’ ability of understanding and using foreign language. Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1) implication(usually plural): n. a possible effect and result; something that is suggested or not openly statedThe economic implications for the industry will be far-reaching.I thought the implication was that they were splitting up.2) mount: v. increase in amount or degreeSales were mounting after prices were lowered.Tension mounted as we waited for the decision.3) intact: plete and not damagedThe church was destroyed in the bombing but the statue survived intact.It’s difficult to emerge from such a scandal with your reputation still intact.4) classify: v. divide thing into groups according to typeThe books in the school library are classified by subject.Would you classify her novels as serious literature or mere entertainment?5) debate: v. discuss a subject formally before making a decisionThis complicated issue will be further debated in the following meeting.6) within reach: achievable and attainableChampionship is within reach.Always keeps a glass of water within reach.7). come to life: be alive or vividWhen I mentioned our plans for a trip abroad, the kids came to life at once.The table tennis player came to life when he won the championship.3.2 While-reading ActivitiesStep 6. Intensive readingSs are asked to read the passage carefully again and answer some detailed questions on the screen. During the reading, there is an explanation for the following points:Language Points:1.In the wake of this announcement, governments hurried to draft guidelines for the unknown, a future filled with incredible possibilities.Meaning: After this announcement, governments were in a hurry to draw guidelines for the unknown which is full of incredible possibilities and hard to predict.Note that “a future filled with incredible possibilities” is an apposition to “the unknown”in the wake of: as a result of itHe was admitted to a famous college in the wake of his success in the competition.2. Identical genes don’t produce identical people, as anyone who knows a set of identical twins can tell you.Meaning: Identical genes don’t produ ce identical people. Anyone who knows some identical twins can tell you this.Please note that here “as” is used as a relative pronoun, standing for the main clause “Identical genes don’t produce identical people”.He was late for the class, as is often the case.3. In fact, twins are more alike than clones would be…and so forth.and so forth/on: used at the end of a list to show that you would continue in the same way.Note that in conversation people sometimes use “so on and so forth”, which simply mean the same as “so forth/on”.4. But some parents already produce second children with nonfatal transplants in mind, and many experts do not oppose this.Meaning: However, some parents already bear second children just for the purpose of transplanting organs, and many experts do not object to this.with…in mind: with something as one’s aim or as the reasonWith a short-term goal in mind, she works harder.Pay attention to the structure of “with +n.+ prepositional phrase”.He met his girlfriend in the airport, with excitement in his eyes.Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability）to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.Method: Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.3.3 Post-reading ActivitiesStep7. ConsolidationRetell the passage according to the topic sentencesscience fiction coming to lifeclone a human being in the first placepossible to clone the deadthe other implications for the societyPurpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the text structure on the screen, so that they can retell it easily.Method: Read the text structure together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 8. DiscussionShow a movie clip about cloning and ask the Ss the following questions:What are advantages and disadvantages of cloning? What are the other implications of cloning for society? Step 9. AssignmentReview the key points of Section AFinish the exercises after classFinish online homeworkPreview Section BStep 10. AssessmentWrite a composition that follows a structure of listing Writing topic: How to become successful in your learning. Listing:spending as much time as you cantaking notes carefully and reviewbeing concentratedII. Section B Who will take advantage of human cloning? Teaching Procedures:1. Reading SkillsIdentifying the wr iter’s purposeClues that can help you identify what kind of writing you are dealing with:rmational writing features facts and evidence, not opinions or valuejudgments.2.Persuasive writing features emotional appeals, opinions and arguments,rhetorical questions, evaluating languages and judgmental language.3.Texts written mainly to entertain often use informal language, simple sentencestructure, dialogs, puns or figures of speech.Purpose: Introduce the reading skill to the Ss and improve their reading abilities.Method: Use multimedia instruction and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.T explains the reading skill (Identifying the writer’s purpose).Ss practice the skill by doing the exercise on page 219 in pairs.2. Passage Reading2.1 Lead-in and preparation for readingIntroduce some related information about the cloned sheep Dolly and ask Ss to present their own opinions .Purpose: Arouse the students’ interest of study. Bring in new subject: Who will take advantage of human cloning.Method: Use the CAI and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, audio-lingual method, and total physical response method.2.2 Comprehension QuestionsRead the passage as quickly as they can. and ask the Ss to find the key idea in sentences and decide whether questions are true or false showed on the screen:1. Much of the moral opposition toward human cloning is due to the fact that itwill fundamentally change our conception of biology.2. Trained scientists and other experts are able to view the cloning issue morelogically.3. It’s morally wrong for parents to beat a second child as an organ donor.4. A cloned ch ild id a lesser being and therefore won’t be loves by the people towhom they are related.5. Interfile couples should not be deprived of the right to clone a child althoughthey have other options.6. Human cloning, if well-controlled, may offer us benefits.2.3 Difficult Sentences1. Cloning is a radical challenge to the most fundamental laws of biology, soit’s reasonable to be concerned that it might be a preface to activities that will threaten human society and dignity. (Para.1)Meaning: Cloning is a big challenge to the most basic laws of biology, so it is quite natural for people to worry about the possible consequences that might causehuman society harm and to be morally confused.2. Such ideas are offensive, not only because of an unthinking disgust, but also because of the horrors carried out by the Nazis in the name of improving their race.(Para.4)Meaning: We find such ideas quite unacceptable, not only because these ideas are very disgusting but also because they remind us of the horrifying things done by the Nazis with the excuse of improving their race.3.In a democracy we don’t usually pass laws against something before there is actual or probable evidence of harm.(Para.6)Meaning: In a democratic country we don’t usually pass laws against something without first proving that it is actually or probably harmful.2.4 Key Words and Expressions3.AssignmentsLet Ss have a word dictation.Do the exercises about vocabulary and phrases in Comprehensive Exercises.Do Speed reading.T asks Ss to do exercises on pages 225&226.T asks Ss to prepare the next unit.Purpose: To know if students master the vocabulary and phrases in this class. Method: Use task-based method.。

二、课文精解SECTION A1.They are baffled that these parents produce so many children with an abundance of talent and whether they too could raise such a child.许多人都好奇想了解中国父母是怎么培养出来如此成功的孩子的。

他们不解，为何什么这些中国家长能够培养出这么多富有才华的孩子？同时他们也在思考是否自己也能培养出这样的孩子呢？（1）baffle意为“使困惑；难住”，近义词有perplex,puzzle,bewilder等。

（2）本句中produce有“栽培；培养”的意思，相当于raise。

例：He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced.他是这个国家培养的最了不起的运动员。

（3）本句包含两个宾语从句，关系代词分别是that和whether。

2.By contrast,Western parents must be humane,tiptoe around the issue,talk in terms of“health”,and never ever mention the f-word.而与之相反，西方父母则一定会仁慈必须体谅地、小心翼翼地谈论“健康”这个话题却避而不提“胖”这个词。

（1）动词tiptoe本意为“踮着脚走；蹑手蹑脚地走”，这里表示西方父母小心翼翼、拐弯抹角地说话方式。

（2）f-word相当于“f开头的某词”，说明西方父母如何避免提到f开头的某词（fat）。

3.I’ve thought long and hard about how Chinese parents can get away with what they do and I think there are three ideological differences between Chinese and Western parents.我努力苦思冥想了很久，中国父母在这么做之后是如何全身而退的，我认为中西方父母间存在三种意识形态上的差异。

第教学周/第节（第次课）第 1 页教学目的Teaching Objectives: To talk about gender differences in friendshipsTo understand the text’s structure and main idea To learn phrases and patterns from the textTo master contrast paragraph writing skill教学重点与难点1.Know how to analyze and use writing devices2. Drills of important phrases in the text3. Know how to analyze the narrative style of the writer and the development of the process about the content, and use these devices教学方法与手段1. lecture and explanation2. discussion and retelling3. PowerPoint4. deduction教学的基本内容Unit 8, Section A: Gender variables in friendship:Contradiction or not?Teaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingLet them talk to each other about the following questions:1. How do you understand friendship?2. Have you ever noticed any gender differences in your friendship with others?Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1) I ntroduction: The “movie” memories I have of my female friendsand male friends are completely different.Part 2 (para.2-4) ExamplesPart 3 (Para.5-6) Conclusion: gender differences in my communication styles andthe explanation教学的基本内容and writing ability and understand the Purpose: Improve the students’ readinggeneral idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based languageteaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physicalresponse method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:ability of understandi n g and using foreign Purpose: Train the Students’　language.Method:Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1) be sensitive to对······敏感In this highly globalized world, failure to be sensitive to new information technology will lead to loss of golden opportunity for a nation’s development.在当今高度全球化的世界中，对新兴信息技术不敏感将会导致一个国家错失发展良机。

授课题目：Unit 8 The art of parenting授课时间：第_____周授课类型：理论课授课时数：____课时教学目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1. Grasp main idea of the text (retelling of topic paragraph);2. Appreciate various techniques employed by the writer to make comparison and contrast;3. Master key language points and grammatical structures in the text (Develop an argumentative essay, coherence achieved by different expression of a fixed meaning).教学重点和难点：1.Text Analysis (How to develop an argumentative essay);2.Cultural Notes (contrast on parenting between East and West);nguage Study (how to make comparison and contrast);4.Translation Exercises (to explain points when doing translation exercises: no grammatical mistakes, conciseness,authenticity).Difficult points（难点）:Translation criteria –to make students understand basic translation criteria through related exercises教学方法和手段：Various kinds of teaching methods are used:1.Teaching in class. Explain the profound theoretical knowledge in class;2.Case study. Provide case study during teaching, and make the students to discuss about the case;3.Bilingual and full English teaching;4.Learner-centered approach; situational & communicative method;5.Project-based approach教学内容和过程：Section A Reflections of a Chinese mother in the westStep One Warming-up Activities 30 minutesQ1: Is your mother a Tiger Mother? What would your parents do if you failed to meet their expectations?Yes.Assume strength rather than fragility;Be strict with me;Not permit me to do …;Physically punish me.Q2: Have you ever hated your parents when they forced you to do something you disliked but which later proved to be worthy of your efforts?Yes.Force me to learn the Chinese calligraphy;Physically punished me because of my lack of self-discipline;Be all for my good;Better appreciate traditional culture;Foster patience and persistence;Be forever grateful for their guidance.Q3:Which teaching method is better, Chinese parenting or western parenting? Chinese patenting:obedience and discipline;focus on children’s IQ development;perfect grades;land a satisfactory job.Western parenting:freedom; a happy childhood;more encouragement;a relaxed environment;mental health.Cultural background1. What is the most popular grading system in the United States?Discrete evaluation in the form of letter grades;Follow a five-point system, using the letters A, B, C, D and F;A indicating excellent, C indicating average and F indicating failing.2. What is the core of Confucianism?Humanism, the belief that human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavor especially including self-cultivation and self-creation.3. What can children do in the sleep-away camps?Sleep under the stars with friends;Learn to shoot a bow and arrow;Spend entire days in their swimming suits, etc.There are all kinds of camps, and all offer opportunities for kids to engage in new skills while also immersing themselves in familiar pursuits.Step Two Text Study 80 minutesI.Interactive reading of the textMain ideas of the partsThis text is an argumentative essay. Western parents are ________________ Chinese parents’success of raising kids. (Para.1)baffled aboutWhat do Westerners think of Chinese parents’way of raising kids? (Para. 2) provocative, unimaginable and even illegalDifferences between Chinese mothers and Western parents to an obese child (Para. 2): Chinese mothersWestern parentsPart I —(Paras. 1- __)Chinese parents raise successful kids, but they use some methods which are ________________________ to Westerners.unacceptable (or different)Part II —(Paras. 3-10)It contains three sections and explains in detail what the three ideological differences are.Why do Western parents want to protect their children from criticism? (Para. 3) Children are tender and not strong;Parents should protect their children’s self-esteem and protect children against thefeeling of failure.The child comes home with a B (Paras. 4-5)Western parentsChinese parentsa screaming, hair-tearing explosionpraise the childexpress disapprovalget practice testsworry about their childuse every tool to get her child’s grade up to an AWhy do Chinese parents demand perfect grades? (Para. 6)Because they take it for granted that their child can get them, and grades are a more important measure of success than “self-esteem”.the second ideological difference (Paras.7-8)Chinese parents believe their kids ______ them everything. (Para. 7)Most Westerners don’t believe their offspring must show permanent ____________ to their parents. (Para. 8)the third ideological differenceMain idea of the parts Para. 9Para. 9Third, Chinese parents believe they know what’s best for their children and therefore have ultimate _________________ their children’s desires and preferences. Chinese children have no rights to __________, which is why Chinese daughters can’t have boyfriends in high school and there are no late curfews or trips to sleep-away camps. Also even the slightest ___________ or _____________, anything less than unquestioning obedience, is extinguished, and punished into ______________. According to Western propaganda, what are Asian mothers like? (Para.10)Which parenting method is more beneficial to children’s success in the future, according to the author? (Para.11)Chinese parenting is more effective in equipping their children with skills, work habits and inner confidence for success in the future.Part III —(Para. 11)The Chinese parenting method is more __________ and __________ because it can better prepare their children for the future.Summary of the textReflections of a Chinese mother in the WestWestern parents are _________ by Chinese parents’success of raising kids. Chinese parents do things that seem provocative, unimaginable, even _________, to opinionated Westerners. There are three ideological differences between Chinese and Western parents.First, Western parents cradle their children’s ____________ to insulate them from criticism. Chinese parents assume their kid is hardy enough to take the criticism. Second, Chinese parents believe their kids ______ them everything. Most Westerners don’t believe their offspring must show permanent ____________ to their parents. Third, Chinese parents consider they know what’s best for their children and therefore have ultimate _____________ their children’s desires and preferences.Of course there is also some _______All decent parents want to do what’s best for their children. It’s the ____________ that’s different. The Chinese parenting method is more practical and _______ because it can better prepare their children for the future.Language focusPractical phrase:1. dispense with 摒弃；不用（做）年轻人应该学会节俭，摒弃一切不必要的奢侈品。

Book 3 Unit 8 教材总结Text A一、单词New wordsbafflevt.confuse sb. completely; be too difficult or strange for sb. to understand or explain 使困惑；难住The mystery that baffled him most was Jos' sudden disappearance from the lakeside cottage. 最让他困惑的谜团是乔斯在湖边小屋的突然失踪。

provocativea.intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth. 挑衅的；煽动的；引起争端的For our conservative small town, "sexual harassment at the workplace" was a particularly provocative topic. 对我们这个风气比较保守的小镇来说，“工作场所的性骚扰”是特别令人义愤填膺的话题。

opinionateda.having very strong opinions that you are not willing to change 固执己见的；顽固的Ever since I've known Betty, she has been very opinionated, and she thinks that she is right about everything. 自从我认识贝蒂起，她一直都十分固执，认为自己每件事都是对的。

dispensevt. (fml.)1 (~ with) not use or do sth. that people usu. use or do, because it is not necessary （因无必要而）摒弃；不用（做）You can apply for a license from your local council, which means that you can dispense with the formality. 你可以向当地委员会申请一个许可证，从而就可以省掉正式手续。