現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀 unit The Men in Asbestos

1、教 案20122013 學(xué)年第1 學(xué)期系(中 心) 外語系 教 研 室 英語專業(yè) 課 程 名 稱 英語精讀（三） 主 講 教 師 吉林大學(xué)珠海學(xué)院教務(wù)處制講授章節(jié)Unit8 TEXT A THE MAN IN ASBESTOS (一)授課時數(shù)2 periods教學(xué)目的： Grasp the theme of the text Analysis the text (main idea, structure) Learn more about the literary genre called “l(fā)iterary dystopia”教 學(xué) 內(nèi) 容（講授提綱）I.lead-in questions:

2、 What is asbestos? Asbestos is a kind of material highly resistant to watery, electrical insulation and heat insulation, fire insulation and heat preservation What does the author want to do? What for? What has happened in this world of the future? How did all these changes come about according to t

3、he man in asbestos?Discussion:1) What kind of a future do you think is in store for us? Are you optimistic or pessimistic?2) The author seems to think that a life without hard work, death and hunger, worries and anxieties, is not only impossible, but also undesirable. Do you agree?3) Would you enjoy

4、 the world of future described in the text? Why/Why not? Give two or three reasons.II. About the author and the story: Author:The Man in Asbestos is an allegory of the future written by Stephen Butler Leacock (1869-1944), the Canadian author, who will long be remembered for his best-selling book Sun

5、shine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) as well as the numerous awards and honours he received during his illustrious lifetime as author, professor, lecturer and humourist.Story:In this futurist story, there are observations of human nature which are as refreshing today as when they were written in 1

6、911. Leacock describes a world where the inhabitants are clad in long-wearing suits of asbestos; where death has been eliminated, although a person can be broken; and where only a vestigial memory of Work remains, anything requiring effort was accomplished centuries ago - in short, a perfect world i

7、t is.The original ending of the story:with the hum of the wicked, busy old world all about me, and loud in my ears the voice of the indignant man across the corridor."Quit your blatting, you infernal blatherskite," he was calling. "Come down to earth." I came.Ask students to rete

8、ll the story, according to the following key words: sleep, a strange man, death and food, city and nature, word and cars, communication, wake up. Understanding of the text1. The main idea and style.Such momentous (big) problems as hunger, war, disease, natural disasters and inequality are what gives

9、 life interest, fullness（richness） and purpose; in other words, these are the things that make us human. (The reasoning has been considered as a justification of the status quo and a plea for the end of human progress. On the other hand, the article perhaps does raise a thought-provoking question. P

10、roblems arise while human beings are developing thus we have to continue to work hard, to make painstaking efforts, to run risks, and to suffer. Pain, anxiety, failure and sacrifice will still be part of human experience. Indeed, a world without these is not only impossible, but also undesirable. Th

11、e genre of the story is a genre common in the West during the 20th century, which could be called “l(fā)iterary dystopia” (the opposite of Utopia) The Man in Asbestos paints the future in darkly pessimistic colors. In the “new society” presented by Leacock, there is no hunger, war, or disease; natural d

12、isasters and gender inequality have been eliminated, but life is dull, empty and meaningless.Style: The story was originally told by the strange man and retold by Jorkens. The wholestory is written in the direct speech, thus the write adopts a colloquial style.本章節(jié)的教學(xué)重點、難點： Make sure that students un

13、derstand the theme（purpose behind the text）; the important things that the text contains for the readers to think about; 教學(xué)方法、教學(xué)手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia作業(yè)、討論題、思考題：Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you

14、 are not familiar with.The preview exercises on page 191-192. 參考資料：Contemporary College English, Yang Liming講授章節(jié)Unit8 THE MAN IN ASBESTOS （二）授課時數(shù)2 periods教學(xué)目的： To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual levelTo grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make s

15、entences with important phrases and sentence patterns教 學(xué) 內(nèi) 容（講授提綱）Structure of the textText structure analysis Part I (para. 1-6)Main idea: the narrator plunged into a distant future to witness its marvels.Part II (para. 7-78)Main idea: A. he was astonished at a few of the marvels.(paras.7-28)B. He

16、felt thrilled at the conquest of Nature.(paras.29-55)C. He began to doubt whether the conquest was a blessing. (paras.56-66)D. He finally became angry at all the marvels and rejected the world of marvels.(paras.67-78)Part III (paras.79-81)Main idea: The author woke up and returned back to the realit

17、y.Detailed study of the text: difficult words, phrases, and sentencesWords study 1) To begin with: first of allCompare all these prepositions or prepositional phrases that may be used to Express a reason:Because of; due to; for the sake of ; owing to; out ofFrom; with(his face was blue with cold)For

18、(She cried for joy) 2) From jealousy: out of jealousy. Compare all these prepositions or prepositional phrases that may be used to express a reason:Because ofdue to; for the sake of; owing to; out of; from; with (His face was blue with cold.); for (She cried for joy.)3)It seemed unfair that other wr

19、iters should be able at will to drop into a sleep of four or five hundred years, and to plunge headfirst into a distant future and be a witness of its marvels.(para.2)Questions: where did you get the clue to the authors identity?Where did you first notice that it was science fiction?It seemed unfair

20、 that other writers should be able to drop into a sleep of four or five hundred years at whatever time, and to go right into a distant future without hesitation and see the wonderful changes that would have taken place during this long time.The world of artificial intelligence in my mind is house ca

21、n move at will. 所以我心目中的人工智能世界就是房子可以隨意遷移。At will At-Will Relationship隨意終止的主雇關(guān)系A(chǔ)t-Will Power隨意威能at-will partership任意合伙Those attributes are not static, so you can add and delete them at will.這些屬性不是靜態(tài)的，因此可以隨意添加和刪除它們。Plunge intoThe fireman plunged into burning building and saved the boy.4) senses (paras.

22、6 sense of 的感覺 in a sense 在某種意義上 make sense 有意義；講得通；言之有理 sense of responsibility 責(zé)任感，責(zé)任心 common sense 常識I try to make each song make sense for itself. 我努力創(chuàng)作每首歌都有它自己的意義。In this sense, personality is the very soul of art. 由這種意義上說來，人格就是藝術(shù)的靈魂。I think that he meant a sense of awe, a sense that there are

23、things larger than us, that we do not have all the answers at this moment. 我認為他指的是一種敬畏感，是一種意識世界上存在著比我們?nèi)祟惛┐蟮氖挛?，而我們現(xiàn)在遠未達到無所不知的境界。5) dimly I could feel .the long passage of the centruries.passage n. A: the act of going from one place to another the passage of time B: a way by which one passes; a hall

24、or corridor The two buildings are linked by a long passage.C: legal enactment The opposition party tried to prevent the passage of the new tax law.D: a single clause or portion of a book This is a beautiful passage from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens.6) faint adj. A: feeble; adequate His

25、strength grew faint.B: not loud or clearThe sounds grew fainter.I havent the faintest idea of what you mean.7)keep track of: to remain in touch with跟蹤了解的情況；與保持聯(lián)系keep track of time記住時間keep track of與保持聯(lián)系keep track of progress了解to keep track of追蹤Keep track of your notes跟蹤你的筆記keep track of my attendance

26、留意我是否曠課Keep track of your Utilities追蹤你水電費Her mother used to keep track of every penny she spend. 她母親從前把自己所花的每一分錢都記下來。 You can keep track of the tornado around the current situation. 你可隨時追蹤記錄當(dāng)下各地的龍卷風(fēng)現(xiàn)況。8) “Stop,” I said, my brain reeling. “Tell me one thing at a time.”My brain reelingmy head seemed t

27、o be moving round and round in a whirling motion. I felt dizzy, bewildered, completely puzzled.One thing at a timeone by one9) spring v.(paras.21)A: to leap; bound spring to ones feet; spring out of bed B: to arise; appear A breeze has sprung up.The water springs from the ground.10)render :n.a subst

28、ance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry wallsv.1. cause to becomeThe shot rendered her immobile 2. provide or furnish with3. give an interpretation or rendition ofThe pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully 4. give or supplyThe estate renders some revenue for the family T

29、he sages of ancient times taught us to render good for evil. 古代圣賢教導(dǎo)我們要以德報怨。The conquered had to render tribute to the conqueror. 被征服者只得向征服者稱臣納貢。本章節(jié)的教學(xué)重點、難點：Deal with some difficult points of the text教學(xué)方法、教學(xué)手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia作業(yè)、討論題

30、、思考題：Exercises 參考資料：Contemporary College English, Yang Liming講授章節(jié)Unit8 The man in asbestos (三)授課時數(shù)2 periods教學(xué)目的： 1.Grasp language points and grammar in the text;2. Be clear of development of the text and its writing style;3.Know the use of useful expressions and sentence structure;4.Comprehend the m

31、eaning and use of the expressions in the text;教 學(xué) 內(nèi) 容（講授提綱）Continue to have detailed study of words and expressions.11)gasp : n.a short labored intake of breath with the mouth openshe gave a gasp and fainted v.breathe noisily, as when one is exhaustedlast gasp 最終喘息；奄奄一息 gasp for breath 呼吸十分困難， 上氣不接下

32、氣After running such a long way, the messenger was gasping for breath. 傳令兵在跑了這么長一段路后，直喘粗氣。 A gasp broke from her. 她突然發(fā)出一聲喘息。 The wagging wasp grasps the crisp clasp for a gasp.( A Twister) 搖擺的黃蜂抓住脆鉤喘息。 12) Momentous (things): important, significant, decisive, earthshaking, epoch-making, far-reaching1

33、3) acquaintance: n.1. personal knowledge or information about someone or something2. a relationship less intimate than friendship3. a person with whom you are acquainted acquaintance with 相識 acquaintance with someone 對某人的相識，熟 nodding acquaintance 相識不深的人；不完整或膚淺的知識 make the acquaintance of vt. 和相識，結(jié)識1

34、4) In place of the same look of infinite age upon them:in place ofinstead of roaring thoroughfarevery lively or thriving main street moss-grown desolationa wasteland covered with mossno wiresno electric wiresto and froback and forth15) Destined to move forward: Based on Darwinian theories of evoluti

35、on, through struggle for survival and natural selection, people believe that humanity is sure/ certain/ bound/ destined to move forward, since the inevitable law is the survival of the fittest, progress is not only desirable, it is inevitable. be destined to:be always destined to succeed一定會取得成功be de

36、stined to V注定be destined to sth預(yù)定Although it seems that he may not be destined for the great things in life his mother wishes he“l(fā)l achieve, McDull never gives up.” 注定盡管看起來在人生中他不可能取得像他媽媽所希望的那種成就，但麥兜從不放棄努力16) the very existence of the outer world was hushed(to make silent or quiet)the world around us

37、 had become silent and still.17) The era of the conquest: It refers to mans conquest of nature. UP until very recently, people still believed that by relying on science and technology, we would be able to make nature serve our needs. We would conquer nature as its master. We would no longer be at th

38、e mercy of natural forces.18) I must go at it systematically. I must do/ work at/ deal with it in an orderly way.Systematically Analyse系統(tǒng)地分析systematically distorted系統(tǒng)地扭曲19) It died out of itself die outcease existing completely of itselfby itself20) You were all caught in the cogs of your own machin

39、e. You could not escape the consequences of your industrialization. You could become the slave of your own machines.catch up in沉湎于catch on in平乓民亦件瓦件catch up in the moment一時興起本章節(jié)的教學(xué)重點、難點：Deal with some difficult points of the text教學(xué)方法、教學(xué)手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and ana

40、lysis PPT and multimedia作業(yè)、討論題、思考題：Retell the story 參考資料：Contemporary College English, Yang Liming講授章節(jié)Unit8 The man in Asbestos (四)授課時數(shù)2 periods教學(xué)目的：Enable students To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level;To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving fo

41、rce of scientific development and terrorism;To use the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently;教 學(xué) 內(nèi) 容（講授提綱）Continue language studies of the text.21) beat it out_(paras.46)The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out before it could spread. 枯草起火了，但我們在火勢尚未蔓延開來時就將火撲滅。節(jié)奏強的爵

42、士樂 Jazz22) Agriculture went overboard. Agriculture dies out. to go overboardto fall over the side of the boat into the water. Go at life every day with passion and enthusiasm. 帶著激情和熱忱，度過生命的每一天。Don't go overboard, though, or she might think you're insincere. 但別過了頭，否則她會認為你沒有誠意的。Makeup can help

43、 to remove years off your face, but don't go overboard with it. Too much makeup may age your skin. 化妝會讓你看起來更年輕，但是不要太頻繁。過多的化妝品可能會使你的皮膚加速老化。23) The revolt of women and the fall of Fashion: referring to womens liberation movement.Revolt: anized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one

44、faction tries to wrest control from anotherv.1. make revolutionThe people revolted when bread prices tripled again 2. fill with distaste3. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of24)launch; l:nt, l:nt n.1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck2. the act of propelling with forcev.1. set up

45、 or foundThey launched at least 2 spaceships into outer space each year.他們每年至少將2艘宇宙飛船發(fā)射到太空。Hence, when Mr Greenberg decided to launch into a whole new business in 1986 no one raised an eyebrow. 因此，當(dāng)格林伯格決定開設(shè)一個全新的業(yè)務(wù)，沒有人提出質(zhì)疑。25)and how much of the texture of life itself had been bound up in the keen ef

46、fort of it. The texture of life: “Texture” originally refers to the arrangement of the threads in a textile fabric. Here is means the distinctive or identifying character. “The texture of life” means the kind of life or the quality of life.Be bound up:A wound can be bound up, and an insult forgiven,

47、 but he who betrays secrets does hopeless damage. 有了傷痕，還可以包扎，辱罵之后，還可以言歸于好；但是，若泄漏了朋友的秘密，不幸的心靈就沒有希望了。In the midst of a uncertain situation, we should not be so bound up in our own arguments and disagreements. 在這樣一個不確定的形勢之下，我們不應(yīng)該如此專注于內(nèi)部的爭論和分歧。26) hunt down: pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

48、The police dog finally hunted down the escaped prisoner. 警犬最終還是追捕到了那名越獄的逃犯。I'm sure he will be hunted down in less than a week. 我敢保證他一定會在一個星期內(nèi)被捉拿歸案。Make no mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. 不會出錯。美國將找到并且嚴懲那些對這種懦夫行徑負責(zé)的人。27) cessation se

49、'sein n.a stoppinga cessation of the thundersmoking cessation戒煙cessation payment停業(yè)后的支出cessation speed中止速度28) reflected upon: reflect on upon思考reflect upon oneself自我反??；自我檢查When I see others do wrong, I must immediately reflect upon myself. 見到別人做惡，自己要即時反省。It needs us to reflect upon and ponder wha

50、t this means in practice. 我們需要好好思考這在實際中意味著什么。Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man many , not on you past misfortunes, of which all men have some. 珍惜眼前的幸福，每個人都擁有許多：別要追憶過去不幸，人人多少都有一些。查爾斯·狄更斯本章節(jié)的教學(xué)重點、難點：rules about the impersonal it and comparison教學(xué)方法、教學(xué)手段： Open questions and an

51、swers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia作業(yè)、討論題、思考題：Written work: write an essay on either of the topics.1. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the world the narrator finds in his dream.2. All things considered, would you like to live in such a world? Give your reason

52、s.參考資料：Contemporary College English, Yang Liming講授章節(jié)Unit8 The man in Asbestos (五)授課時數(shù)2 periods教學(xué)目的：Enable students To understand the text at lexical, sentential, and textual level;To discuss relevant topics like the purpose of science, the driving force of scientific development and terrorism;To use

53、 the key words and phrases freely and finish the exercises independently;教 學(xué) 內(nèi) 容（講授提綱）Continue to learn the rest of the text with detailed explanation of grammar and word study;29) What on earth would we want them for ?What On Earth For到底為什么for what on earth究竟是為了什么what on earth to do茫然不知所措Sure, we a

54、re for Islamic self-esteem, but what on earth was Obama up to here?Whether in Westminster or Cannes they are waiting and watching and wondering what on earth could happen next.30) engraft (paras.72) engraft in'r:ft, -ræft v.1. cause to grow together parts from different plants2. fix or set

55、securely or deeplyengraft into嫁接to engraft灌輸And all in war with time for love of me, As he takes from you, I engraft you now.為了與你相愛，我將向時間宣戰(zhàn)，它使你枯萎，我令你移花接木換新裝。31) devote (paras.73)1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause2. dedicate3. set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use th

56、is land was devoted to mining · How many hours a month do you and/or your team devote to the project?能否透露你們和（或）你們的團隊每月在項目上投入多少小時？· may be laughing, but my extreme example underscores a problem: what do I devote myself to?你可能在笑。 但我的極端例子卻指出了一個問題：我們要把自己奉獻給什么？32) strike (paras.75)n.1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled 2. an attack that is in