新視野大學英語第三版讀寫第二冊unit2教案

1、-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙授課題目：College The Ladder to Success?授課時間： 第_周第 _周授課類型： 理論課授課時數(shù)： 4教學目的：After finishing this unit, students will be able to:1. To talk about the significance of humanities;2. Get deeper insights into the text;3. Make creative use of words, phrases and sentence patterns;4. To master th

2、e essay writing skill: focus on an advantagedisadvantage;5. To read with the skill reading“for major details”.教學重點和難點：1. To further understand the text;2. To apply the words, phrases and sentence patterns;3.To read with the skill“ reading for majordetails”;To write an essaywith the“onfocusanadvantag

3、edisadvantag4.skille”.教學方法和手段：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. Applying mod

4、ern multimedia teaching technologies;5. Taking advantage of abundant network teaching resources.- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -1- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙教學內(nèi)容和過程：Section A The humanities: Out of date?Step OneWarming-up Activities 30 minutesI.Lead-in:Discuss the following questions:1.How do you think of

5、your current major? If you were given a secondchance to choose your major, what would you select and why? If I were given a second chance to choose my major, I would choose?/ I thinkbeing a?is? accounting, computer science, psychology, civil engineering, philosophy, medical technology? popular, inte

6、resting, enjoyable, promising, practical, meaningful,beneficial, well-paid?2. What liberal arts / humanities courses do you learn in college? Do you think they are necessary for your education? I learn Chinese, English, philosophy, psychology, history?in college. I thinktheyare an essential part of

7、the college education and benefit me a lot.? gain more insight in life and society? better understand and predict human behavior? realize different interpretations of life and history? understand the past which has created the present? be aware of cultural and religious differencesII. Cultural backg

8、round1. What are the humanities?Thehumanitiesarea groupof academicdisciplinesthatstudythehumancondition,usingmethodsthatare primarilyanalytical,critical,orspeculative.Therefore,theyaredistinguishedfromtheapproachesof- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -naturalsciences.Thehumanities,calledsocialsciences,includeh

9、istory,anthropology, communication studies, cultural studies, law, linguistics, etc.2. Why are the humanities important?Through exploration of the humanities, students learn how to think creatively2- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙and critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because these skills allo

10、wstudents to gain new insights into everything from poetry and paintings tobusiness models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart ofa liberal arts education. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to providethe ideal foundation for exploring and understanding the human experience.St

11、ep TwoText Study 80 minutesI.Interactive reading of thetext 1. Reading comprehension1)Why do many students calculate they can t major in English or history?2) Why does the author say that a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human bette

12、rment?3) How do you understand“ Thesedays, labs are more vivid and compellingthan libraries” (Para. 3)?4) Why does the author say that the inner aspect of our being has captured our imagination from the very beginning?5) According to the author, what are the advantages of studying the humanities?6)

13、What are“ well-rounded human beings” (Para. 10) according to the author?2. Structure of the textPart 1 (Para, 1-5) IntroductionTo improve their future chancesof finding a job, college students are now movingaway from the humanities and taking accounting or some“ hard-skill”courses. Thehumanities wil

14、lcontinue to be in bad shape due to the economic downturn.Nevertheless, the humanities can bring true value to people s lives, and thebasis ofstudy of the humanities is formed by the inner power that has driven human beings to either greatness or destruction. Part 2 (Para. 6-9) Body: Why the humanit

15、ies?- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -This part presents the authorarguments to stand up for the true value that thehumanities bring to people s lives.Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding partThe humanities help to create human beings with insight andunderstanding of the passions, hopes and dreamscommon to all humani

16、ty.The humanities will never be out of date. They are as useful and relevant inour modern age as they have always3- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙been.3. Summary of the TextRetell the text according to the following tips.1）(Part I) When the job market worsens, many students calculate . Probably, thehuma

17、nities will continue?. Once?, the humanities now?2）(Part II) Here, please allow me to?that the humanities add to peoplelives.Studying the humanities improves?Most importantly, studying the humanitiesinvests us with ? , thereby ? Perhaps the bestargument in favor of the humanitiesis ?In fact, increas

18、ingly?is seen as the ideal in?3）(Part III) In summary, the humanities help to create?, teach tous?and ?Itmakes sense to?, our outstanding and remarkable?II.Language FocusWordsandexpressions1. when the going gets tough:when the situation becomes difficultWhen the going gets tough, women can get as to

19、ugh as men當.形勢變得嚴峻時，女人可以變得跟男人一樣堅強。2. calculate: vt.1)make a judgment about what is likely to happen using the available information 估計，預測，推測It is difficult to calculate the long-term effects of these changes in the law.這些法律上的變化帶來的長期影響是難以預測的。2）find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. Will take

20、計算，核算 Let me calculate the cost of the journey.讓我計算一下旅途的用費。3. boost ：increase or improve sth. to make it more successful促進，推動，使興旺These changes will help to boost share prices.這些變化將有助于提高股票價格。4. prospect ： n. sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself 可能的事情，前景Th

21、e prospect for East Asia s economic development is promising.東亞經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的前景是光明的。- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -5. persist1）continue to exist繼續(xù)存在，持續(xù)If the bad weather persists, the farmers will suffer great losses this year如.果惡劣天氣持續(xù)，農(nóng)民今年將遭遇巨大的損失。4- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙2）continue to do sth., although this

22、is difficult, or other people oppose it堅持，執(zhí)意Students must persist in their efforts if they wish to do well.學生如果想取得好成績就必須堅持努力。persist, insist1 persist可用于表示 “繼續(xù)存在；持續(xù) ” , 尤其用于不好的事情， 而 insist沒有此意。Contact your doctor if the cough persists如.果咳嗽持續(xù)，請聯(lián)系您的醫(yī)生。2 persist和 insist容易混淆主要是當兩者均表示“堅持 ”時。persist用于表示 “堅

23、持 ”時，表示 “堅持反復做同一件事”，后接介詞 in ，多用于褒義，指“堅持繼續(xù)做某事”，有時用于貶義，指“不聽勸告；頑固堅持”。Her mother tried to persuade her to go tobed early, but she persisted in workinguntil thesmall hours.她的母親勸她早點睡，但她仍堅持工作到凌晨。insist 用于表示 “堅持 ”時，表示 “堅持做某件事（尤指麻煩或令人討厭的事） ”，后接介詞 on 。She insisted on washing her hair just when I wanted to hav

24、e abath. 當我想泡個澡時，她還在那洗頭。3 insist 還可用于表示 “對意見、主張等的堅持 ”。 insist 用于此意時，后可接介詞 on ，也可以接 that 引導的從句（是否用虛擬語氣，視情況而定，即看從句內(nèi)容是否為事實），而persist無此意。The doctor insisted that she (should) take the medicine, but she insisted that she was notill. 醫(yī)生堅持讓她服此藥，但她堅持自己沒病。6. succession： 一連串，一系列After graduation, he took a suc

25、cession of low-paid jobs.In succession:持續(xù)發(fā)生地，接連發(fā)生地She is an accomplished athlete and won the championship four times in succession.7. liberal: a.1) arts文科The liberal arts are college or university subjects such as history,languages and literature but not sciences.文科是學院或大學的如歷史、語言和文學之類的學習科目，而不是理科學科。2）

26、心胸開朗的，開明的She is known to have liberal views on divorce.人們知道她對離婚持有開明的觀點。8. compel: vt. force sb. To do sth,As a school boy, he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.當他還是一個在校的小男孩時，即使在冬天他也被迫穿短褲。- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -compelling：interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely有吸引

27、5- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙力的Steven Jobslife makes a compelling story.9. speculate:v. consider or discuss why sth. has happened 思索，推測 Archeologists speculate that people first reached the islands over 1,000 years ago.考古學家們推測人類第一次到達這些島嶼是在一千多年前。speculate about/on:猜測，推測It is too early to speculate ab

28、out the relationship between Mary and George.現(xiàn)在推測瑪麗和喬治的關系，還為時過早。10. fertile：a.1) able to produce good ideas or results富有成果的，富有想象力的 A poet must have a fertile imagination.詩人必須有豐富的想象力。2）able to produce good crops or plants肥沃的，富饒的Fertile soil helps Canada rank among the worlds leading wheat producers.肥

29、沃的土壤幫助加拿大躋身世界主要小麥生產(chǎn)國。11. elegant： a.1) very intelligent yet simple巧妙的，簡潔的the document impressed me with its elegant simplicity.該文件給我留下了精辟簡明的深刻印象。2）beautiful, attractive and graceful優(yōu)美的，高雅的Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.帕特里夏看上去總是那么美麗優(yōu)雅。12. u ndertake： vt. (undertook, undertaken) agre

30、e to be responsible for ajob or project and do it承擔，著手做Dr. Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.約翰遜博士著手寫一本詳盡的英語詞典。13. liable ： (be to do sth.)likely to do sth. in a particular way because of a fault or tendency 可能（易于）做某事Many parts of the country are liable to suff

31、er from flooding.該國的許多地方易遭水災。14. reservoir： n.C1) a large quantity of sth. that can be used積蓄；儲備Colleges are a reservoir of talents for companies.大學是企業(yè)的人才庫。2）an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so that it can besupplied to the houses in an area（人造的）水庫；（天然）蓄水湖If it rains heavily, the

32、reservoir will overflow.如果下大雨，水庫里的水就會溢出來。15. in the company of:in sbscompany; with sb.和某人在一起- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -6- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙She caught sight of her grandson, in the company of three other boys of similar age, going into the narrow alley which led to the railway.她看見她的孫子與其他三個年齡相仿

33、的男孩一起， 進入了那條通向鐵路的狹窄小巷。16. outstanding：a. extremely good or impressive杰出的；出眾的；顯著的His performance in charitable activities was outstanding.在公益活動方面，他的表現(xiàn)非常出色。Difficult sentences:1. The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the st

34、udy of the humanities and toward applied science and “ hard ” skills that they bet will lead to employment. (Para. 2) Meaning: The facts and information show that as students have spent increasingly more money on tuition, they have turned away from studying thehumanities to some practical courses th

35、at they believe will enable them toget a job more easily.2. In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. (Para. 2) Meaning: In other words, a college education is more considered as a method toimprove students

36、future economic status rather than improve human nature or behavior.Meaningbeyondwords:The qualityof a collegeeducationis increasinglyquestionablebecausethetrendamongmanycollegesis to becomemorelike a business and less like an academic setting.3. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the hum

37、anities now play littleroles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vividand compelling than libraries. (Para. 3)Meaning: The humanities that once dominated university life now play atrivial role when students have their college visits; nowadays, labs are moreeye-catching

38、and fascinating than libraries.- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -Meaning beyond words: Libraries were once the only place where students spent much time reading materials, doing research and writing papers. However, as more students are taking science courses, labs where students do scientific experiments pl

39、ay a more important role for learning than traditional libraries.Note: A“ collegetour”is a series of campus visits to a number of colleges or7- 完整學習資料分享-WORD格式 - 可編輯 -備課紙universities by a prospective student. College tours may be taken individuallyor by school groups and educational programs as a wa

40、y for a large number ofpeople to visit several schools over a short period of time. In addition, manycolleges now offer virtual tours on the Internet.4. Historians,architects,authors,philosophersandartistshavecapturedthe words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story,music,my

41、th,painting,architecture,sculpture,landscapeandtraditions.(Para.5)Meaning: Our historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists havesuccessfullycaughtthewords,imagesandmeaningsof thismysteriousinner force by way of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture,landscape and traditio

42、ns.5. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight andself-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positiveand constructive manner. (Para. 7)Meaning: The most important advantage for us to study the humanities isthat it enables us to become more analytical and self-aware; therefore, ourcreativeness and talent are brought out in a positive and constructive way.6. Famous people who studied the humanities make