《基礎(chǔ)英語》Book 3 Unit 2電子教案

1、Book 3 Unit 2PAGE PAGE 28Unit TwoI. ObjectivesTo acquaint the students with the type of writingnarration and the essential elements of narration: purpose, time sequence, point of view, organization etc.To listen to or read some related materials about the topic of marriage.To let the students master

2、 the usage of several key words and key expressionsII. Teaching Emphasis: 1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I; 2. New words and expressions:III. Teaching Procedures: (7 hours)Lead-inMovie ClipQuotesMovie ClipWatch the movie clip and answer the following questions.Who are the four persons

3、 involved in the remarriage? What is their relationship?The four persons are Burt, Carole, Kurt and Finn. Burt, the groom, and Carole, the bride are getting remarried, each bringing a son into their new marriage. Kurt, Burts son, and Finn, Caroles son, now become brothers after their father and moth

4、er get remarried.From the wedding, what do you think the relationship between the two sons and their new father and mother will be like ?They will be living in harmony with each other.Discussion: What are some essential elements to a happy remarriage?(This is an open question.)Script:Its a beautiful

5、 nightWere looking for something dumb to doHey, baby,I think I wanna marry youIs it the look in your eyesOr is it this dancing juiceWho cares, babyI think I wanna marry youWell, I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can goNo one will knowCome on, girl,Who cares if were trashedGot a pocket fu

6、ll of cashWe can blow shots of PatronAnd its on, girlDont say no, no, no, no, noJust say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahAnd well go, go, go, go, goIf youre ready like Im readyCause its a beautiful nightWere looking for something dumb to doHey, babyI think I wanna marry youIs it the look in your eyesOr

7、is it this dancing juiceWho cares, babyI think I wanna marry youJust say “I do”Tell me right now, babyTell me right now, baby, babyCause its a beautiful nightWere looking for something dumb to doHey, baby,I think I wanna marry youJust say I doIs it the look in your eyesOr is it this dancing juiceWho

8、 cares, babyI think I wanna marry you- Please be seated. We usually start with a prayer. But a certain young wedding planner, who shall remain nameless, was afraid that some in attendance might fall asleep. So instead, Im going to let Burt and Carole tell you in their own words why theyve invited yo

9、u here today.- Im not really known for having a way with words. Uh . you know when youre a kid, adults will tell you a lot of things. But one thing they neglect to mention is how sad life can be. I lost somebody I loved very much. But Kurt, he lost his mom, and that killed me. Well, we got by, but l

10、ooking back? I . I want to apologize to you, Kurt. What we were living just . wasnt living. You know that saying, that when God closes a door, he opens a window? Well, sometimes out of nowhere, hell do you one better, and hell kick a whole wall down. He grabbed me by the shoulders, and he pointed me

11、 towards this woman right here. And he said, “There she is, Go get her.” Youre everything, Carole. Words cant describe you. Youre everything. And I will love you till the day I die. - Oh, hey, Im lucky. Most women, when they get married, they get one man. I get two. One of you saved me from my wardr

12、obe, the other one just saved me. Kurt, you are an amazing person. Im not only getting a son, Im getting a friend. Finn . I know you were resistant at first, but Im so proud of you. Ive watched you grow into a man. But I think Im most proud that youve become a bother to Kurt. We are four people, bec

13、oming a family.- Okay. Burt, do you take Carole .?- You bet I do!- And do you, Carole, take this man .?- Oh, Yes I do! Yes, I do.ProverbRead the following proverbs and tell your classmates which one is your favorite. State your reasons.Keep your eye wide open before marriage, and half shut afterward

14、s. Benjamin FranklinLong engagements give people opportunity of finding out each others character before marriage, which is never advisable. Oscar WildeLove seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quart

15、er of a century. Mark TwainA mans wife has more power over him than the state has. Ralph Waldo EmersonMarriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it. Friedrich NietzscheI have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had

16、never married at all. Lord ByronThe most dangerous food is wedding cake. American ProverbNever marry for money. Ye (You)ll borrow it cheaper. Scottish ProverbOne shouldnt be too inquisitive in lifeEither about Gods secrets or ones wife. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury TalesListening In and Speaking

17、 OutNotesListeningSpeaking PracticeNotesbutt heads engage in conflict or be in strong disagreementmarriage counseling providing direction or advice on marital problems and disagreementslet go of release, as from ones gripconviction an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

18、stance a rationalized mental attitudefester an unpleasant feeling or problem gets worse because it has not been dealt with ListeningListen to the recording and answer the following questions.What is a biggest source of arguments among married couples?Money is one of the biggest sources of arguments

19、among married couples.What are the major causes to disagreements about money between spouses?Details, instead of principle of a certain financial aspect are the major causes to disagreements about money between spouses.Should married couples compromise their principles and convictions?No.When disagr

20、eement about money arises, what should married couples do first?Married couples should stop for a second and talk about what their disagreement is about when disagreement about money arises.What does it mean by “l(fā)osing the battle to win the war” in marriage?It means to give up a little bit and essen

21、tially lose the small battle to make the situation right and ultimately have a solid relationship with your significant other.ScriptCompromise on Details, Not PrinciplesIts no surprise that money is one of the biggest sources of arguments among married couples, and its also the number one cause of d

22、ivorce in North America. When it comes to money, we often butt heads with our spouse. In fact, what we often overlook is that many times were not fighting with our spouse over principle, but details of a certain financial aspect. The word “compromise” has become a dirty word in marriage counseling,

23、because it has the stigma that youre letting go of your principles and convictions just to please your spouse, and I agree that you shouldnt compromise your principles and convictions. However, there are ways to compromise without breaking ones own long-held principles.The idea of “l(fā)osing the battle

24、 to win the war” is to give up a little bit and essentially lose the small battle in order to make the situation right and ultimately “win the war” and have a solid relationship with your significant other.1. Communication is keyStop for a second and talk about what your disagreement is about. If th

25、e disagreement is about whether you should buy a car with cash or buy a car with 100% financing, then you have a disagreement over principle.On the other hand, if your disagreement is about how much you should give to a charity or a family member, youre actually agreeing that you should give, but yo

26、ure disagreeing over the detail of that gift.2. How to lose the battleLosing the battle involves compromising a little bit to meet in the middle about the details. If youre fighting over how much to give to a charity, meet somewhere in the middle. Agree to give more money in months when you have man

27、aged to save more, and less in months when your expenses are higher than usual.If youre fighting over the car financing issue discussed in the previous section, this is obviously a bigger issue since its over principles, but still not impossible to get over. You need to explain to each other why you

28、 have the stance that you do, and see if there is room for compromise. Perhaps you can agree to pay with cash for the car this time, and consider using financing in future scenarios where you both agree it makes sense.3. Winning the warIf you find a way for you to both partially win, then youve won

29、the war, because you both put your pride aside and found a way to make each other happy. If you communicated about it and found a reasonable compromise, then youve each “l(fā)ost” very small battles, but youve won the larger war. Your disagreement wont fester and youll make progress without butting head

30、s every time you talk about it.Speaking PracticeGive an oral presentation on the summary of the main points of the listening passage.For your referenceThe key points: the money problem in marriagethe right ways to deal with the problem:communication is keyhow to lose the battlewinning the war2. Disc

31、uss and comment on the effectiveness of each others oral presentation.3. Work in pairs and take turns to ask and give answers about the following topics:a. Do you think money is one of the biggest sources of arguments among married couples?b. How do you understand “l(fā)osing the battle to win the war”?

32、c. Will “compromise on details, not principles” be able to solve marital disputes? Why or why not?TextText I Pre-Reading QuestionsGeneral ReadingBackgroundTextComments on the TextExercisesText II(1) Text(2) ComprehensionText IPre-Reading QuestionsThink about the following questions before you read t

33、he text.1. What do people usually do to prepare for a wedding?2. When getting married, why do most Chinese people hold a wedding ceremony after getting a marriage certificate?3. Which do you prefer, the Chinese-style wedding or that of the western style?4. Among all the wedding ceremonies you have a

34、ttended, which one impressed you most? Why?5. In your opinion, what are some indispensable elements of an ideal wedding ceremony? Why?For your referenceThese are open questions. You may choose any one or more of the above questions to discuss with your classmates. Your original ideas will be highly

35、valued.General ReadingGo over the text rapidly once and then decide which of the following statements best sums up the content._ 1. Alice, Simones step-mother, didnt keep her promise she made when marrying Simones father. 2. Simone deserved the punishment her step-mother dealt out to her on her wedd

36、ing day, and failed to marry Tom in the end._ 3. Simone should feel happy for herself that she didnt marry Tom because he loved money more than her.Background(1) bridesmaidBridesmaids are members of the brides party in a wedding. A bridesmaid is typically a young woman, and often a close friend or s

37、ister. She attends to the HYPERLINK /wiki/Bride o Bride bride on the day of a HYPERLINK /wiki/Wedding o Wedding wedding or HYPERLINK /wiki/Marriage o Marriage marriage ceremony. Traditionally, bridesmaids were chosen from unwed young women of HYPERLINK /wiki/Marriageable_age o Marriageable age marri

38、ageable age.honeymoonA honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds. It can be the first moments a newly-wed couple spend together, or the first holiday they spend together to celebrate their marriage.Text The Wedding LetterIn the brides room, sipping champagne with her bridesmaids, Simon

39、e could not help but think about all that had gone into getting to today. Her wedding day was going to be the biggest, most lavish event of the social calendar to date. There had been some hiccups, namely her frugal, meek mannered, goodie two shoes, step-mummy, Alice.Alice would never get it, no mat

40、ter how hard she tried to interfere, she simply was no match. From the day she was born, Simone was Daddys little girl, she was named after him, it didnt take a genius to figure out what kind of future was in store for her.This was Simones wedding, her big day, so what if she went a little over budg

41、et? Daddy always said money was for spending. Simone knew Alice had tried to love her, always appealing for commonsense, always lecturing about being financially responsible, as if Daddy wouldnt be around to bail her out when she got in over her head.Daddy would never allow anything bad to happen; S

42、imone was the apple of his eye. Turning to her bridesmaids, Simone just had to gloat. “Only just the other day I had to put Alice back in her place. I told her, Thank you for your concern Alice, I know you try to be the best step-mummy you can be, but really, the way I spend my fathers money has not

43、hing to do with you. I will always get what I want. So please just try to be happy for me and lets get along for Daddys sake. You really should have seen her face.” Simone knew her politely disguised coldness could send a shiver down spines, her bridesmaids knew it too.Simone continued telling them

44、how Alice had been a good sport from then on, keeping the peace, obviously biting her tongue, each time another wedding bill came across her desk. “All she had to do was sign the cheques; Daddys company was footing the bill, not like it was coming out of Alices pocket.” Simone shrugged.Just then her

45、 mobile rang, Simone rolled her eyes, it was Alice, and shushing the bridesmaids she deliberately put the phone on hands free.After a few minutes of niceties, Alice tentatively enquired about the future, “So Simone, what are your plans for after the honeymoon, any interesting career options? You kno

46、w Tom isnt earning much yet, so you may have to cut back on your expenses, at least for a while.” (4)At Simones facial express the bridesmaids were thankful looks really couldnt kill.“Oh I dont have to worry about that. Daddy is giving us the company penthouse, and doubling my allowance. After an ap

47、propriate amount of time, with the proper grooming of course, Tom will be ready to take over the company. We will be all set,” Simone replied flippantly, as if Alice was a bothersome fly.“Thats certainly interesting news, it never occurred to me your father had that in mind for the company. Guess he

48、 thought not to bother me while I was helping with the wedding preparations,” Alice surrendered. But Simone hadnt finished, “What does it matter? Its not like you were ever going to inherit or take over. Its in your prenuptial agreement, what was Daddys before the marriage stays Daddys after divorce

49、 or death. So dont fret none and just enjoy my day.” Stunning Alice into silence, she hung up her phone.Simone was still preening with smugness an hour later when a special delivery arrived.When the guests heard the bloodcurdling scream, the priest rushed to investigate, followed closely by the fath

50、er of the groom. Inside they found Simone in a heap on the floor screaming and ranting; pulling at her hair; make up tear streaked down her face, uncontrollably sobbing, clutching a single piece of paper.Dearest Simone,I regret to inform you that the wedding has been cancelled.After our phone call,

51、I had a lovely chat to your fianc and when I told Tom the facts, he decided he couldnt in good faith, marry you. My marriage to your father was shrouded in a lie, a lie to protect his reputation and your impression of him. When I fell in love with your father I wanted to do anything to make him happ

52、y, that included pretending his company was flourishing when really it was bankrupt and bought by my company. All so his little girl would think him a great success.Tom, unfortunately, will not be groomed to take over my company; nor will there be a penthouse for you, also consider your allowance no

53、t doubled but cancelled altogether.Please inform your father he is fired and divorced, effective immediately.All the best for the future, kindest regards,Alice.By HYPERLINK /users/289190/show_articles o About Me: Katherine BrechinKatherine BrechinWords and phrases: (1) sip: v. drink something slowly

54、, taking very small mouthfuls e.g. The graceful lady was sitting at the table sipping her tea.We chatted about learning Chinese as we walked and sipped coffee at the same time.(2) lavish: a. very elaborate and impressive, spending a lot of money; very generouse.g. The apartment building was lavishly

55、 decorated. We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis.(3) hiccup: n. a small problem or difficulty; usually plural a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too faste.g. A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about. She laughed so much she go

56、t hiccups.(4) frugal: a. avoiding waste e.g. She lives a frugal life. As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.(5) meek: a. very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people e.g. Their boss was always so meek and mild. You can be alternately as meek as a lamb or as mad as a ho

57、rnet.(6) It didnt (doesnt) take a genius to: It was (is) easy/evident to, it took (takes) no effort to e.g. It doesnt take a genius to read between the lines. I know that it doesnt take a genius to work out that sleep is important for good health.(7) in store: in readiness; awaiting e.g. The King wa

58、s, of course, optimistic and excited about what the future has in store. It is an indication of their talent and the bright future that most young men believe is in store. (8) appeal: v. make a serious public request for help, money, information, etc. e.g. Farmers have appealed to the government for

59、 help. The two countries appealed for a speedy solution to the hostage crisis.(9) bail out: escape from a situation that someone does not want to be in any more e.g. After many years in the business, his father is baling out.They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump. (10) gloat: v.

60、show pleasure at ones own success or at other peoples failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way e.g. The opposing team gloated over our bad luck. She gloated over the fact that she received the highest score on the exam.(11) disguised: a. having its true character concealed with the intent of mislea