新視野第2版第2冊UNIT 4教案

1、Unit 4InstructorModuleUnit 4 A A Test of True Love B Love Under the NazisTime180 mTeaching AidsMulti-mediaTeaching Objectives1. To help the students have a good understanding of the passages in this unit；2. To help the students grasp the usages of some important words, phrases and expressions in the

2、 unit；3. To enable the students to analyze the structure of the 2 passages in this unit；4. To introduce the basic reading skills of this unit：recognizing differences between facts and opinions, in order to help the students to achieve a deeper understanding in their reading；5. To help the students m

3、aster how to develop a paragraph of denial of some opinions followed by some other opinions；Chief Points & Difficult Points1. Get the main idea of the passage.2. Master some useful expressions & sentence structures in the passage.3. Understand the structure of the text.PrerequisitesBefore co

4、ming for class, students should 1. identify some important words for the topic.2. scan the text for main ideas.3. visit library to research about information concerning the unit.Teaching MethodsThe mixture of listening, speaking, reading, practicing and writingReference BooksTeachers Book of New Hor

5、izon College English Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese DictionaryLongman Dictionary of American EnglishTeaching ContentsTime AllotmentSection A I. Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussion i. Students Discussionii. Teachers Summary2. Ques

6、tions on the Topic and the PassageII. Background InformationIII. Text Structure AnalysisIV. Structured Writing V. Detailed Study of the Text i. Words and Phrases Studyii. Language Points VI. Text Summary1. Students Presentation2. Teachers SummaryVII. After-text A ExercisesSection BI. Reading Sk

7、illII. Warm-up Activity 1. Topic Discussion2. Questions on the topic and the PassageIII. Text Structure AnalysisIV. Text Study 1. Words and Phrases Study2. Paragraph Meaning3. Language Points4. Summary i. Students Presentationii. Teachers SummaryV. New Words Dictation VI. After-text B ExercisesVII.

8、Supplementary exercises15 m5 m10 m 5 m50 m 5 m 30 m 5 m10 m 5 m20 m5 m 15 mAssignments1. Hand in the exercise of TRANSLATION.2. Finish the other after-text A & B exercises after class.3. Supplementary Exercisesi. English-Chinese Translation （5 sentences）ii. Chinese-English Translation （10 senten

9、ces）4. Preview Unit 5Section A: A Test of True LoveI. Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussioni. Student's Discussion1) Should we judge a person by his or her appearance?Of course we shouldn't judge a person by his appearance. Since some times the beauty of a person doesn't match his mind and

10、 appearance is the thing which is easy to change while the mind of a person is relatively unchangeable.2) What is true love? And what does love mean to you?True love refers to the love which can't be changed easily by the environment, the outside world and the status of the lover etc. At the sam

11、e time, true love can afford the test of time, the hardship of life etc. ii. Teacher's SummaryLove is important because without it life has no meaning or purpose.Love may be many things to many people, among which are as follows.1) Love means sunshine that makes one thirsty for the other. 2) Lov

12、e means a game of emotion that is always deprived of reason. 3) Love means a tree whose fruit is sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter.4) Love means a bottle of wine with which both sides like being drunk.5) Love means a river in which both sides seek to be drownedPeople who have fallen in love are t

13、he happiest in the world and are admired by others. Everyone wants to be loved and get true love. But what is true love? And how to judge it? True love can afford the test of time and live forever in our heart. It wouldn't be influenced by the outside world and it refers to the communication of

14、the minds between the lovers.The course of true love never did run smooth. Shakespeare(真愛之旅從無坦途。)The word “course” originally refers to “the route followed by a ship or an aircraft”. In this saying, it is used metaphorically to mean the process of the development of love. This sentence indicates tha

15、t true love will not come along readily.2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage:l) How did John get connected to the woman?Soon after he volunteered for military service, he received a book and a letter from this woman. 2) How was John's first response to the woman different from that of his f

16、riends?John was the only person to write her back.3) When he asked her for a photo, what did she do?She declined his request and explained her objection. 4) How did he feel as long as he received her letters?As long as he received her letters, he felt as though he could survive.5) Why did Hollis Mey

17、nell want to test John? She wants to be sure that John didn't love her just for her beauty.II. Background Information1. Grand Central Station: (often popularly called Grand Central Terminal) The monumental railway station was constructed in 1903-1913 by the New York and Harlem Railroad company.

18、It is a grand building which serves as a transportation hub connecting train, metro, car and pedestrian traffic in an efficient way. It has 67 train tracks on two different levels. These two levels are both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower.Grand Central Station is

19、located in midtown Manhattan in New York City, 42 Street and Park Avenue intersection.如果按月臺的數(shù)量來說，大中央車站是世界上最大的車站，它擁有44個等車臺和67條鐵軌。 It is the world's largest train station.車站的地下部份有2層，地下一樓有41條鐵軌，第2層則有26條鐵軌。 Grand Central Station was officially opened in 1913. Since the station is completed, the Park

20、 Avenue near the station like mushrooms on a number of hotels, office buildings and luxury, and thus become the Manhattan Island where the highest in the land. In 1983, Grand Central Station was included in the roster of national historical heritage. 1992年，大中央車站開始進行全面整修的工作，以應(yīng)付日趨增長的通勤人潮。In 1992, Gran

21、d Central Station started to conduct a comprehensive renovation work to meet the growing crowds of commuters.2. Love is usually likened to a candle in the dark or a fireplace in a cold room. It is so important in our lives that we cannot live without it. Although most people believe that true love i

22、s nurtured through frequent contacts and regular face-to-face communication between two people, many would understand the thrill of “l(fā)ove at first sight”. However, could anyone imagine that there could be true love between a man and a woman who had never met? In this section, the author is going to

23、tell us a story about a love affair between an army officer and a young lady who took to each other first through correspondence and then after a severe test their mutual liking turned to true love.3. Love, mutual or one-sided, long or short, strong or tender, is usually blind. According to Shakespe

24、are, reason and love keep little company together. In that light, love at first sight is bound to last so long as love from both sides remains blind. 4. It takes time for true love to grow, just as a tree needs time to bear fruit. Without passage of time or exertion of effort, any form of love, incl

25、uding love at first sight, will stand no chance of eternity. 5. Love is born of beauty in the distance. As an old Chinese saying goes, distance produces beauty. A case in point is the popular poemYou live at the head of the Yangtze River while I live at its end; I miss you day and night without seei

26、ng you ever; but the truth is we drink water from the same river. 6. True love is based on the ups and downs of lovers in daily life. Deprived of such rises and falls in everyday life, lovers find no way to know, understand, and respect each other from all sides, thus making it impossible for both t

27、o be sure whether they are a good match. 自車站落成後，車站附近的公園大道上如雨後春筍般出現(xiàn)了許多飯店、辦公大樓及豪宅，也因此使這裏成為全曼哈頓島地價最高的地區(qū)。.Text Structure AnalysisThe passage is a narration article. It is a short story, and its structural organization can be brought to light when we insert some questions between paragraphs. Generally sp

28、eaking, the story can be divided into nine parts. Part One (Para. 1) This part is the beginning of the story. The paragraph tells us about a tall young army officer, John Blandford, waiting to meet a woman at six o'clock. We learn something strange here. He had never actually seen her before, bu

29、t this woman had filled a special place in his life and her written words have given him strength.Part Two (Paras.2-3) Paragraph 2 tells us who the woman is and how she emerges in the young man's life. The woman is Hollis Meynell who writes him letters, wishing him safety and courage and giving

30、him her support during his military service. Paragraph 3 goes on to tell us more about the woman, which makes the relationship between the two clear. The woman's letter-writing goes on nonstop for 13 months. She even writes to him when not getting his letters of reply. During the difficult time

31、of war, her letters give him much courage to survive the war. Then gradually he believes that he loves her and she loves him. Fate has brought them together.Part Three (Para.4) This part tells us what had happened after they fell in love with each other. Naturally John wants to have a photo of the w

32、oman since they have never met each other before. Dramatically enough, the woman declines the request. Detailed reasons have been offered by the woman. The woman is seeking true love, not love because of beautiful looks or loneliness. She would rather leave the question of love undecided until they

33、meet each other in New York some time later.Part Four (Paras.5-7) This part describes the moment of their meeting. Only one minute to six, a young woman comes toward him. She is beautiful, just like springtime coming alive. Instinctively, he moves toward her. But the young woman is not wearing a ros

34、e, which was supposed to identify her.Part Five (Paras.8-9) In these two paragraphs we can find that the young woman asks him if he's going in her direction. John Blandford, instantly moves one step closer to her. Then he thinks he finds the woman he is waiting for-Hollis Meynell.Part Six ( Para

35、. 10) Paragraph 10 is a surprise to readers. The woman who is wearing the rose is not the beautiful woman. This comes as quite a shock! Instead, Hollis is apparently a woman well past forty, who looks like a fossil to him. She has patches of gray hair and legs that are so fat that they are shaking.

36、It is this older woman who is wearing the red rose.Part Seven (Para. 11) This part clears readers' doubts. The beautiful young girl vanishes out of sight. Blandford is then left with a serious choice. Should he give in to his desire and follow the young woman? After brief thought, he decides not

37、 to. He holds himself back, because he wants to meet Hollis, the woman whose spirit has brought him warmth. In her eyes, he even finds, under the older woman's appearance, warmth, gentleness and intelligence.Part Eight (Para. 12-13 ) Blandford successfully resists the urge to follow the younger

38、woman. He takes out the book which is to identify him to Hollis Meynell. He believes his relationship with Hollis will be something precious, something perhaps even less common than lovea friendship for which he has been, and would always be, thankful. He holds the book out toward the woman. That is

39、 the meeting between them.Part Nine (Para. 14) Paragraph 14 is really an unexpected ending for readers. John Blandford, as planned before, introduces himself and invites the woman to dinner. But the woman's reply is very surprising. Her answer makes it clear that she is not the woman that Blandf

40、ord has been waiting for. She was asked by the young woman who appeared before to wear a rose on her coat. The young woman is giving Blandford a test to see whether he is seeking true love, not appearance. The real Hollis, the beautiful young woman, is waiting for him in a restaurant. This is an une

41、xpected but happy ending of the storyThe beginning of the story:John Blandford, a tall young army officer, standing at a station, focused his eyesight on the exact time: six minutes to six. He was waiting for a woman never seen before, who had filled a special place in his life and whose written wor

42、ds had given him strength. (Para. 1)Possible questions: Who was that woman? How had she given him strength? What had happened between them?The woman was Hollis Meynell who wrote him letters wishing him safety and courage and giving him support. Before he went into battle, she read her letter to him

43、again and again (Para.2)For 13 months, she had written to him even when not getting his letters of reply. During war time, her letters gave him courage to survive. Gradually, he believed he loved her, and she loved him.(Para.3)Possible questions：Did they meet as planned?One minute to six, John Bland

44、ford saw a young woman coming toward him. She was beautiful, just like springtime coming alive. Instinctively he moved toward her, without noticing that she was not wearing a rose which was supposedly agreed between them before. (Paras.5-7) Possible questions：What had happened after they fell in lov

45、e?John Blandford asked her for a photo, but Hollis Meynell declined his request, saying that he could make his decision when they met in New York. (Para.4)Possible questions：Was the young woman the very one he had been waiting for so impatiently?Suddenly the young woman addressed him:“Going my way,

46、soldier?” uncontrollably, he made one step closer to her. Then he saw Hollis Meynell . (Para.8-9)Possible questions：How did the woman who addressed him look?Surprisingly, she was the woman standing behind the beautiful girl, a woman well past forty, just like a fossil to his young eyes, with patches

47、 of gray hair and with her thick legs shaking. But she was the woman who wore a red rose on her coat. (Para.10) Possible questions: What was John thinking then with the old lady before him ?With the young beautiful girl vanished, he was of two minds: his strong desire to follow the young woman and h

48、is deep longing to meet the woman whose spirit had truly brought warmth to him. Now here he found the woman he expected to meet was standing before him: Her face was gentle and intelligent and her gray eyes had a warm, kindly look. (Para. 11)Possible questions: What was the result ? What did the man

49、 do?Blandford resisted the urge to follow the younger woman. He took out the book which was to identify him to Hollis Meynell. He believed it would be something precious, something perhaps even less common than love a friendship for which he had been, and would always be, thankful. He held the book

50、out toward the woman. (Para. 12-13)Possible questions: What did the old woman say ?Blandford was so glad that he invited the woman to dinner. The old woman told him that she didnt know what this was all about. She was wearing the rose out of the request from the young lady who just passed by. And th

51、e old woman said，“If you asked me to go out with you, I should tell you that shes waiting for you in that big restaurant near the highway. It was some kind of a test.” (Para. 14). Structured WritingA Paragraph of a Point of View Supported by ReasonsIn text A, the writer uses a common way to present

52、an opiniona point of view supported by reasons. The point of view might appear at the beginning of a paragraph and then reasons follow. However, sometimes the point of view appears at the end as a natural conclusion of the reasons. For example, in Paragraph 3 we have a point of view: He believes he

53、loves her, and she loves him. However, the point of view comes at the end of the paragraph as a natural conclusion. Before the end of the paragraph, the writer tells why they have fallen in love with each other. In paragraph 4, the point of view comes at the beginning: She declines his request for h

54、er photo. Then she explains the reasons. Thus we have the structure of a point of view supported by reasons.Detailed study of the text: Words & Phrases Study1. digital adj. giving information in the form of numbers 數(shù)字的，數(shù)字顯示的digital clock/watch電子鐘(表)，數(shù)字時鐘; digital data數(shù)字?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)Compared to the original

55、 analog TV, digital TV has high-definition television screen and can be comparable with the DVD. 與原來的模擬電視相比，數(shù)字電視有高清晰的電視畫面，可與DVD相媲美。2. eyesight n. U the ability to see視力have good/bad/poor eyesight 視力好差弱You need have your eyesight tested. 你需要測視力。They focused their burning eyesight on each other, with

56、their hearts full of passion. 他們彼此用熾熱的目光注視著，心中充滿了激情。 v. offer to do sth. without being paid自愿(做某事)(1) volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事They volunteered to repair the house for the old lady. 他們主動提出替老太太修繕房子。During the emergency, many staff volunteered to work through the weekend.在緊急時刻很多員工自愿周末上班。(2) volunteer

57、 sth. 自愿提供（消息，解釋等）He volunteered some information. 他自愿提供一些消息。My friend volunteered an interesting piece of news. 我的朋友自愿說了一條有趣的消息。(3) volunteer for sth. 自愿效勞He volunteered for the hard and unprofitable job. 他自愿做這苦差使。When the war broke out, he volunteered for the Navy. 戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時,他自愿參加了海軍。 n. someone who o

58、ffers to do sth, without being paid 志愿者The volunteers for community service are doing a good job. 社區(qū)服務(wù)志愿者做得很出色。One of the volunteers died in the fight against the flood. 在抗洪斗爭中有一個志愿者犧牲了。擴展 voluntary adj. doing or ready to do things willingly, without being compelled自愿的，He made a voluntary statement to the police. 他自動向警方陳述。Sh