（精選）新視野大學英語第三版第一冊unit8-teaching-plan

1、Unit 8： lesson 1編 號： 1課時安排： 2 學時教學課型：讀寫課 習題課 聽說課 其它題目：Unit 8: Friendship across gender and border: Lead-in & the main idea of text A教學目的：After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to:1. know that there are gender differences in friendship and its causes;2. understand the main

2、 idea of Text A;3. further know how to develop an argumentative essay by employing contrasts.教學重點、難點：教學重點：In these 2 periods, the students are guided to focus on 1. the topic of gender differences in friendship (Differences exist between the writers friendship with male and female friends and what t

3、he underlying causes are);2. the strategies of finding the main idea of a paragraph in reading;3. the strategy of using contrasts to develop an argumentative essay.教學難點：In these 2 periods, the students may have difficulty in:1. discovering the main idea of a paragraph while reading;2. mastering some

4、 useful sentences used to make comparisons.教學方法和手段：Teaching methods：task-based language teaching; communicative language teaching; elicitation. Teaching aids：textbook, online resources, blackboard, multimedia.教學過程：Part 1 : Lead in1. A survey on how differently the students treat their male and femal

5、e friends（10 min）The teacher asks the students to do the questionnaire in Pre-reading activities and guides them to reflect on how differently the students treat their own male and female friends, directing their attention to the issue of gender differences in friendship. The students then are asked

6、 to work in pairs to think about their relationship with friends of both genders and recall interesting or impressive stories in which the factor of gender differences come into play. Volunteers are encouraged to share their story with the whole class. 2. group discussion: gender pay gap (25 min) Fi

7、rst, students are asked to consider if there is gender gap in terms of salary. Then, students are guided to look at a diagram which shows the gender pay gap in America. They are required to describe some facts indicated in the diagram. Sentences concerning comparison and contras are inevitably used

8、in this practice, which helps students to understand how to make contrasts in writings. Meanwhile, this is also a useful oral practice that facilitates the students to talk about gender differences. Part 2: Understanding the main idea of text A1. Pre-reading activities (page 206) (10 min)2. While-re

9、ading tasks (15 min) Task 1: skim and scan the text and try to grasp its main idea Task 2: note quotation marks used in the article and find out their different functions. Task 3: mark metaphors the author uses to depict his friendship with both males and females. 3. Comprehension Qs (page 213) (15

10、min)Part 3 Stylistic analysis (15 min)After gaining the main idea and know how the text is developed, the teacher leads the students to generalize the writing pattern of Text A and some specific techniques used. It is obvious to the students that Text A is an argumentative essay though some narratio

11、n is involved. Text A is with a clear pattern of introduction (topic), body (elaboration) and conclusion (statement). Special attention is directed to the authors use of comparison and contrast in illustration. Besides, the writer also employs metaphor to make his elaboration more vivid.板書設計：Unit 8

12、Friendship across gender and borderPart 1. Lead in 1. A survey on how differently the students treat their male and female friends2. Group discussion: gender pay gapPart 2. Understanding the main idea of text A 1. Pre-reading activities2. while-reading tasksTask 1: Skim and scan the text and try to

13、grasp its main ideaTask 2: note quotation marks used in the article and find out their different functions.Task 3: mark those words and phrases which indicate gender variables in friendship3. Comprehension Qs Part 3. Stylistic analysis討論、思考題、作業(yè)：1. What do you think cause the differences in behavior

14、and communication styles between men and women? 2. Preview the new words and expressions of text A.Unit 8：lesson 2編 號： 2課時安排： 2 學時教學課型：讀寫課 習題課 聽說課 其它題目：Gender variables in friendship: contradiction or not? detailed study of text A教學目的：After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to

15、:1. summarize the main idea of Text A;2. understand the key words, phrases & expressions, and sentence structures.教學重點、難點：教學重點：In these 2 periods, the students are guided to focus on 1. Key words: evident; relief; deliberate; sequence; restrain; process; rigid; tendency; inevitable; retreat; int

16、imate; contradiction; sensitive; deficiency; elaborate; scare; nurture; etc.2. Phrases & expressions:spill out; pull away; make up for; at the time; in a new light; to sb.s relief; be born with; on a mission; in comparison; interms; etc.3. Sentence structures:Statement of one thing. In compariso

17、n, sth. else is (in an) entirely different(film altogether); A recent occurrence/accident/etc. made one reexamine/rethink/reflect on sth. in a new light; With sb., one be/do.with sb. else, it seemed impossible to be/do (one be/do ); The inverted structure: negative words + auxiliary verbs/modal verb

18、s+ S.教學難點：In these 2 periods, the students may have difficulty in:1. understanding the main idea and structure of Text A;2. understanding and translating some complex sentences:教學方法和手段：Teaching methods: grammar translation teaching; communicative language teaching; elicitation. Teaching aids: textbo

19、ok, online resources, blackboard, and multimedia.教學過程：Part 1 Language points (45 min)Key words:evident a.easy to see, notice, or understand 明顯的；明白的From the look on Jills face it was evident that the news came as a complete shock. 從吉爾臉上的表情看來，這個消息顯然令她十分震驚。deliberate ended, not done by chance or b

20、y accident 故意的；有意的；蓄意的Obviously, it was more of a deliberate crime than an accident. 很顯然, 這與其說是一場事故，不如說是蓄意犯罪。relief n.1 sing., U a feeling of comfort when sth. frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened 寬慰；寬心；輕松Everyone felt great relief when the news reported that no people in

21、the earthquake region were seriously hurt. 聽到新聞報道說地 震災區(qū)無人受重傷，大家都感到很欣慰。2 U the reduction of pain or the effects of an illness （病痛的）減輕，緩解This medicine can give immediate relief and help reduce swelling. 這種藥可以立刻緩解疼痛，并有助于減輕腫脹。sequence n. C, U 1 a set of related things that happen or are arranged in a pa

22、rticular order 一連串；連續(xù)The police asked the witness to describe the sequence of events that evening. 警方讓目擊者描述一下那晚發(fā)生的一連串事件。2 the order in which a set of things happens or is arranged 順序；次序；先后The keys have to be turned in a particular sequence to open the safe. 要按照特定順序轉動鑰匙才能打開保險箱。restrain vt.1 control y

23、our own emotions or behavior 克制，控制，忍?。ㄇ榫w、行為）He was so curious to know what was in the letter that he could not restrain himself from opening it. 他實在太想知道信里寫了些什么，因此忍不住把信打開了。2 stop sb. from doing sth., often by using physical force 阻止；制止；抑制Please restrain yourself from coughing during the performance.

24、在演出過程中，請你們克制一下，不要咳嗽。process n.C a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result 過程；進程Clearly there are many factors that play a role in the decision-making process. 在決策過程中顯然有許多因素起作用。vt.1 make food, materials, goods ready to be used or sold, for example by preserving or impr

25、oving them in some way 加工（食品或其他物質）Wilson is in the business of processing and packing meat. 威爾遜在肉類加工和包裝行業(yè)工作。2 deal with a document officially so that sth. can happen 處理，辦理（文件）Normally it takes from 6 to 12 months to process the application, but it can take longer in certain cases. 申請的處理一般需要6 至12 個月的

26、時間，但在有些情況下可能需要更長的時間。rigid a.1 unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear or anger （因強烈的感情而）僵硬的，僵直的I heard a noise and woke up rigid with fear. 我聽到一個聲音驚醒過來，嚇得渾身僵直。2 (of methods, systems, etc.) very strict and difficult to change （方法、體制等）嚴格死板的，僵化的Some students complained about the rigid r

27、ules and regulations at school. 有些學生抱怨學校的規(guī)章制度太死板。3 very unwilling to change your ideas or behavior 頑固的；不通融的Crossed arms may show a rigid state of mind, not open to interaction. 雙臂交叉可能表示思想刻板，不愿交流。tendency n.C a strong chance that sth. will happen in a particular way 傾向；較大的可能性He has a tendency to get

28、angry if he is criticized. 如果受到批評他往往會生氣。He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him. 當別人注意他時，他往往會退縮一旁。inevitable a.certain to happen and impossible to avoid 必然發(fā)生的；難以避免的As long as nuclear reactors exist, the hazard of radiation is inevitable. 只要核反應堆存在，輻射的危險就不可避免。retreat vi.1

29、move away from sb. or sth. 后退；離開；退避A firefighter tried to get into the burning house, but he was forced to retreat by the intense heat. 一名消防員試圖沖進燃燒的屋子里， 但卻因為巨大的熱浪而不得不退了回來。2 move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle 撤退The enemy retreated to the mountains. 敵人撤退到了山里。intimate a.having an e

30、xtremely close friendship 親密的；密切的Katie has been on intimate terms with Jane since college. 凱蒂從大學開始就和簡關系親密。contradiction n.C a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about sth. that means they cannot both be true 矛盾；不一致It is a contradiction to say you support him but would not vote for

31、him in the election. 你說你支持他，但選舉時又不會選他，這是自相矛盾的。sensitive a.1 able to understand other peoples feelings and problems 善解人意的；體恤的Her own experiences had made her sensitive to other peoples troubles. 她的個人經歷使她懂得體恤別人的難處。2 easily upset or offended by events or things that people say 敏感的；容易生氣的After their own

32、defeat, people in this country are sensitive about the topic of war. 戰(zhàn)敗后，這個國家的人們對戰(zhàn)爭的話題很敏感。Throughout her career she remained very sensitive to criticism. 在她整個職業(yè)生涯中，她總是對批評很敏感。deficiency n. C, U (fml.) 1 a lack of sth. that is necessary 不足；缺乏Women suffering from iron deficiency can take supplements in

33、 the form of tablets. 缺鐵的女性可以通過服用營養(yǎng)片來進行補充。2 a weakness or fault in sth. 缺點；毛病If students dont study their lessons as they were told, deficiencies will show up quickly when they take an exam. 學生們如果不按要求學習課程，那么考試的時候他們的不足馬上就會暴露出來。elaborate a.1 carefully planned and organized in great detail 精心制作的Today,

34、many companies will conduct elaborate market research before they introduce new products. 如今，許多公司在推出新產品之前都會先進行精心的市場調查。2 having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way 詳盡的；復雜的With this method, you can produce really elaborate designs with the simplest machines. 通過這種方法，你可以用最簡

35、單的機器做出極其復雜的設計。The chemical make-up of coal is very elaborate. 煤的化學成分極其復雜。vi.give more details or information about sth. 詳盡說明；闡述He said he was not coming to the party, but he did not elaborate on his reasons. 他說他不來參加聚會了，但是沒有細說原因。scare vt.make sb. feel frightened or worried 嚇唬；使驚恐；使害怕I dont want to sc

36、are you, but we should all be prepared for natural disasters to happen. 我不想嚇唬你，但是我們都應該作好準備，應對自然災害的發(fā)生。nurture n.U (fml.) the education and care that you are given as a child, and the way it affects your later development and attitudes （兒時所受的）教育；教養(yǎng)；培育Education should have the nurture of ethics as its

37、prime concern. 教育應以德育為首任。vt.1 (fml.) help a plan, idea, feeling, etc. to develop 發(fā)展（計劃、想法等）；培養(yǎng)（感情等）Friendship is worthy of the effort to treasure and to nurture. 友誼值得努力去珍愛和培養(yǎng)。2 feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing 養(yǎng)育；培育The plants were nurtured in the greenhouse. 這些植物是在溫室里培育的。

38、Phrases & expressions:in . terms used to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking about it 談及；就而言；在方面He is poor in financial terms, but rich in academic terms. 從經濟條件上來講他很差, 但是從學術上來講他很強。You need to describe your financial situation in specific terms so that we c

39、an decide whether you are qualified for this benefit or not. 你要具體說明你的經濟情況, 這樣我們才能決定你是否有資格獲得這項福利。in comparison used for talking about the ways in which two things are different 相比之下；比較起來Universities in the east are well-equipped. In comparison, those in the west are still poor. 東部的大學設施完善。相比之下，西部的大學條件

40、仍然較差。The weather in Shanghai these days are very changeable in comparison with the same period last year. 和去年同時期相比，這些天上海的天氣極其多變。make up for do sth. that corrects a bad situation 彌補；補償No amount of money can make up for the lost time. 多少錢都彌補不了失去的時間。at the time at a particular moment or period in the p

41、ast when sth. happened, esp. when the situation is very different now 當時I was living in the countryside at the time. 當時我住在鄉(xiāng)下。on a mission performing a service or carry on an activity 執(zhí)行任務He was sent on a mission to France by his government. 他被政府派往法國執(zhí)行任務。pull away start to drive away from a place whe

42、re you had stopped 開始駛離；開走I stood still on the platform, watching the subway train slowly pull away. 我佇立在站臺上，看著地鐵徐徐離開。in a new/bad/different etc.lightif sb. or sth. is seen or shown in a particular light, people can see that particular part of their character 從新的/不利的/不同的等角度看Different people may see

43、the same subject in a different light. 不同的人會從不同的角度看待同一件事。look sb. in the eye look directly at sb. when you are speaking to them 正視某人Unable to look her friend in the eye, she studied her fingernails. 她沒法直視朋友，只好盯著自己的指甲看。to sb.s relief with a feeling of comfort when sth. frightening, worrying, or painf

44、ul has ended or has not happened 使某人感到欣慰的是To our relief, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. 讓我們感到欣慰的是，杰弗里的病其實沒我們擔心的那么嚴重。be born with sth. have a particular disease, type of character, etc. since birth 生來就有某種疾病/性格等Mary was born with a small hole in her heart. 瑪麗患有先天性心肌缺損的

45、疾病。Sentence structures: 1. Statement of one thing. In comparison, sth. else is (in an) entirely different (film altogether). 用于比較“兩個完全不同的事物”。2. A recent occurrence/accident/etc. made one reexamine/rethink/reflect on sth. in a new light. 用于表達“對事物的新的審視、思索和認識”。3. With sb., one be/do . With sb. else, it

46、 seemed impossible to be/do (one be/do ). 用于表達“某人對待不同人或事物的截然不同的態(tài)度或做法”。4. The inverted structure: negative words + auxiliary verbs/modal verbs+ S. 當句子以 no, not, seldom, rarely, hardly等否定詞開始，就需要用到倒裝。For example: Hardly had he arrived home when the telephone rang. 他剛到家電話鈴就響了。Part 2 Paraphrasing some co

47、mplex sentences (15 min)1. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely different film altogether. (Para.1)Meaning: Compared with my memories of female friends, my memories of male friends are completely different. Usage note: in comparison (with/to), in contrast (with/to)in comparison

48、 (with/to)用于表示比較，可以比較不同人或事物間的共同點，也可以比較其不同點，但是一般情況下更側重于某些共同點的比較，比如在大小、程度或強度等方面的不同。例如：This book is funny and easy to understand in comparison. 相對而言，這本書比較有趣，也比較容易理解。注意：in comparison也可以用來比較不同的方面，這種情況下可以和in contrast互用。例如：He was an outgoing man. In comparison/In contrast, his brother was rather shy. 他是個外向

49、的人，相比之下，他弟弟就相當靦腆。in contrast (with/to) 更側重于人或事物間的不同方面的對照或對比。例如：When hes in trouble, many friends left him; in contrast, Tom helped him a lot. 當他遇到麻煩時，很多朋友都離開了他；但是湯姆幫了他很多忙。comparison/compare和contrast很多時候可以連起來用。例如：Please compare and contrast education in the US and the UK. 請把美國和英國的教育情況作個對比。2. A recent

50、 occurrence made me reexamine and interpret my behavior in a new light. (Para. 4)Meaning: Something that happened recently made the author examine and explain his own behavior in a new way so that he could discover more about himself that had never occurred to him before.3. Water is not only a good

51、conductor of electricity but of panic as well. (Para. 4)Meaning: Just as electric currents travel easily in water, the feeling of fear spreads quickly as well from one person to another in water. Note: Here the author means that both he and Jessica got scared when they thought they had seen a shark,

52、 and they became even more scared as their fear affected each other.conductor: n. C sth. that allows electricity or heat to travel along it or through it （電或熱的）導體It was proved a long time ago that most metals are thermal conductors. 很久以前人們就證實了大多數金屬是熱導體。4. Yet not once in my life had I been able to l

53、ook a male friend in the eye and say the same thing. (Para.5)This is an inverted sentence. The normal structure should be “I had not been able to look a male friend in the eye and say the same thing once in my life”. The inversion helps to emphasize “not once in my life”. An inverted sentence can be

54、gin with a negative word such as no, not, seldom, rarely, hardly. For example: Hardly had he arrived home when the telephone rang. 他剛到家電話鈴就響了。5. Men do tend to be more restrained with emotional expressions. (Para. 6)Meaning: Men are indeed more likely to express their feelings in a more controlled w

55、ay. Collocation note: In this paragraph we have collocation pairs like emotional processes and emotional expressions. Careful learners can also pick up emotional feelings in Paragraph 4, and emotionally honest/backward in Paragraph 5.Part 3 Sentence Translation (15 min)1. The movie memories I have o

56、f female friends are open and intimate. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely different film altogether. 我對女性朋友的“電影式”記憶是開放的、親密無間的。相比較而言，我對男性朋友的記憶是完全不同的一部影片。2. A recent occurrence made me reexamine and interpret my behavior in a new light.最近發(fā)生的一件事讓我從新的角度重新審視和解釋我的行為。3. With women,

57、 I could be open, emotionally honest, and transparent. With male friends, it seemed impossible to express caring feelings no matter how deep the friendship was. 面對女性朋友，我可以是開放的、真情流露的、直截了當的。但面對男性朋友時，不管友情多深，似乎都不可能把關愛對方的情感表達出來。Part 4: Structural analysis (10 min)The teacher explains the authors ways of developing the overall text and asks the students to divide the text into 3 parts. Paragraph 1 is an introduction part of the whole text, while paragraph 2-4 form the body part which uses the pattern of contrasts. Finally, the last 2 paragraphs d