第一冊(cè)第四課UnitFourAmericanDream

1、課程名稱：College En glish授課教師Huan glip ing授課對(duì)象Freshma n授課時(shí)間Six Periods授課題目Unit Four America n Dream Text A課型In tegrated course使用教具Tape Recorder教學(xué)目的1. To train the stude nts step by step to get familiar with the new teach ing mode on college campus.2. To help stude nts to develop the five Ian guage basic

2、 skills,3. To foster com muni cative efficie ncy in both spoke n and written modes,4. To cultivate the ability to study in depe nden tly.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)1. understand the main idea (Tony Trivisonno realized his American Dream through his own efforts) and structure of the text ( one part telling the story of

3、Tony' life and the other giving the author' comme nts on it);2. learn to describe a person by his/her characteristic features , together with support ing details which dem on strate the features;3. grasp the key Ian guage points and grammatical structures in the text;4. con duct a series of

4、readi ng, liste ning, speak ing and writi ng activities cen tered upon the theme of the un it.參考教材College English Teacher' Book； New College English；Survey of Britain and America 教學(xué)內(nèi)容時(shí)間分配及備注Pre-reading Tasks1. T asks Ss to work in pairs and describe the picture on the first page of this unit. Th

5、e picture produces a lot of men tal images of the world-famous city New York. They can make a list of famous buildings in the city ( Broadway, Times Square, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Beauty, Chinatown, the UN ' building).2. Ss do Cloze B in after-class exercises to have a better u

6、nderstanding of the American Dream; when they finish, T and Ss discuss what they have filled in those bla nks.3. Based on the above two activities, T sums up and leads into the text by saying : We ve often heard about the American Dream, and by now we know it means the belief that every one can succ

7、eed as long as he/she works hard eno ugh. Of course, we must realize that here success is narrowly defined as financial success. In this unit you will read how such a dream came true.While-reading tasks1. Ss scan the text to circle all the time words, phrases or sentences in this text. By this they

8、will see that the text is written according to time seque nee.First period Pre-read ing tasksSecond periodWhile-read ing tasks(part one)2. T explains to Ss that Tony fulfilled his American Dream step by step, and that the time phases serve as tran siti ons betwee n steps.3. T draws Ss' attention

9、 to Text oOrganization Exercise 2. Here they will see that, between the first time phrase 6ne evening ” and the time sentence Summer passed in fall ”，Tony took the first step by work ing s a help at Mr. Crawford 's house.4. T lets Ss know that they are to complete Text Organization Exercise 2 as

10、 he/she goes through each step, which is similarly defined by the appearances of time phrases.5. T explains the language points in Part One1) hard to comprehend his broken English:If some one talks in broken English, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they only know a little of the

11、 Ian guage.2) turn away: refuse to help or to allow sb, to en ter a place Example: The lecture hall was already full and many of the stude nts were turned away.3) work out: plan; solve; calculateExample: My mother allowed me to take the trip, but asked me to work out the total cost first.4) do with:

12、 (used in questi ons with what) deal with Example: What do you do with such rude boys?5) determination: the ability to continue trying to achieve whatyou have decided to do even when this is difficult (uncoun table noun, ofte n followed by infin itiveto)Example: He showed great determ in atio n by c

13、on ti nuing to play after hurt ing his foot.6) personnel: the department in a large companyor organization that deals with employees; huma n resources (uncoun table noun, used with a sin gular or plural verb)Example: Her first job after graduation was in Personnel at Microsoft. all the persons worki

14、ng in an organization, inthe army, etc. (used with a plural verb)Example: All pers onnel in this compa ny are en titled to medical in sura nee.7) capacity: the ability to un dersta nd or do sth. (ofte n followed by for or infinitive to)Example: Not every one has a capacity for Ian guages.8) turn dow

15、n: refuseExample: He was offered the job but he turned it down because it in volved woo much traveli ng.課程名稱：College En glish授課教師Huan glip ing授課對(duì)象Freshma n授課時(shí)間Six Periods授課題目Unit Four America n Dream Text A課型In tegrated course使用教具Tape Recorder教學(xué)目的1. To train the stude nts step by step to get familia

16、r with the new teach ing mode on college campus.2. To help stude nts to develop the five Ian guage basic skills,3. To foster com muni cative efficie ncy in both spoke n and written modes,4. To cultivate the ability to study in depe nden tly.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)1. understand the main idea (Tony Trivisonno realize

17、d his American Dream through his own efforts) and structure of the text ( one part telling the story of Tony' life and the other giving the author' comme nts on it);2. learn to describe a person by his/her characteristic features , together with support ing details which dem on strate the fe

18、atures;3. grasp the key Ian guage points and grammatical structures in the text;4. con duct a series of readi ng, liste ning, speak ing and writi ng activities cen tered upon the theme of the un it.參考教材College English Teacher' Book； New College English；Survey of Britain and America 教學(xué)內(nèi)容時(shí)間分配及備注9)

19、 Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice.: Tony had his reduced in order to be an appre ntice.10) for sale: available to be boughtExample: Her former home is for sale at $495,000.11) call on: visit sb. for a short timeExample: 1 ' like to call on my former professor while I am on bus in e

20、ss in Beiji ng.12) loan: lend sth.Example: Our school library loans books, CDs and videotapes.n. a sum of money that you borrowExample: I am trying to get a loan from the bank to buy a house. the act of lending (used in sin gular, followed by of)Example: I asked him for a loa n of his car to have a

21、short trip with my family.Third Period While-read ing tasksLan guage Study Text An alysis13) discard: (formal) throw awayExample: I 'm going to discard those magaz ines if you 'e fini shed readi ng them.14) con fide nee: the quality of being certa in of your abilities orof trusting other peo

22、ple, plans, or the future (followed by in or infinitive to)Example: I have every con fide nee in you. You can make a great success.Good training will give a begi nner the con fide nee to enjoy skii ng.T asks Ss to sum up the main idea of Part One.With the determ in ati on and with help from Mr. Craw

23、ford, Tony achieved his dream of owing his own farm.1. T explains the key language points in Part Two and asks Ss to practice.1) property: land, buildings or both togetherExample: With more and more people purchasing houses, property prices have bee n on the rise. the thing or things that sb. ownsEx

24、ample: That 'my personal property! Leave it alone!2) sponsor: support ( a pers on, orga ni zati on or activity) by givi ngmon ey, en courageme nt or other helpExample: The soccer team is sponsored by Coco-Cola, so the players wear the letters Coco-Cola on their shirts.3) approach: come n ear(er)

25、 toExample: As they approached the wood, a rabbit ran out of the trees.4) pass away: die ( You can say that sb. passed away if you want to avoid using the word die because you think it too blun t.) Example: The old lady passed away peacefully in her sleep.5) He grew in stature in my mind: He grew ta

26、ller and greater in my mind.6) above all: most importa nt of allExample: Joh n is fair, hardwork ing, and above all, hon est.7) Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement.: Tony had nothing when he arrived in the Un ited States and he built up from nothing.8) But,

27、after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same.: But after all, what Tony and the greatest in dustrialists achieved was exactly the same.Fourth periodText An alysis課程名稱：College En glish授課教師Huan glip ing授課對(duì)象Freshma n授課時(shí)間Six Periods授課題目Unit Four America n Dream Text A課型In tegrated course使用教具Tape

28、Recorder教學(xué)目的1. To train the stude nts step by step to get familiar with the new teach ing mode on college campus.2. To help stude nts to develop the five Ian guage basic skills,3. To foster com muni cative efficie ncy in both spoke n and written modes,4. To cultivate the ability to study in depe nde

29、n tly.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)1. understand the main idea (Tony Trivisonno realized his American Dream through his own efforts) and structure of the text ( one part telling the story of Tony' life and the other giving the author' comme nts on it);2. learn to describe a person by his/her characteristic featur

30、es , together with support ing details which dem on strate the features;3. grasp the key Ian guage points and grammatical structures in the text;4. con duct a series of readi ng, liste ning, speak ing and writi ng activities cen tered upon the theme of the un it.參考教材College English Teacher' Book

31、； New College English；Survey of Britain and America 教學(xué)內(nèi)容時(shí)間分配及備注2.T explains the language points from Line 27 to Line 33 and gives them practice.3.Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint: Tony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawford ' factory.)4.T explains the language point

32、s from Line 34 to Line 43 and gives them practice.5.Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint: Tony learned to be a skilled worker.)6. T explains the language points from Line 44 to Line 58 and gives them practice.7. Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint:

33、Tony bought a house with Mr. Crawford ' help.)8. T explains the language points from Line 59 to Line 76 and gives them practice.9.Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint:Tony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy.)Fifth PeriodPost-readi ng tasks10.T explains the la

34、nguage points from Line 77 to Line 82 and gives them practice.11.Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint:Tony died, leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated.)12.Ss sum up the main idea of this section. (hint: Author' reflections on the story of Tony.)1

35、3. 1) Ss scan the text again to find out all descriptions of Tony ' physical appearance.(They are: Line 3 He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.Line 59-60 He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was heavier. He has a look of con fide nee.Line 71 neatly dressed)2) T points out to Ss

36、that a good writer only in eludes those details that will help get across his/her points to the reader. The above-mentioned descriptions of Tony s physicaiappearanee, for example, show how Tony became more and more successful.Post-reading tasks1. Ss reads Writing Strategy and instructions for Theme-

37、relatedLanguage Learning Tasks2. Ss work alone and write a paragraph describing a classmate based on the following aspects:What the pers on looks likeAnything he/she said or did that impressed youHow he/she behaves to others- His/Her characteristic3. T asks several students to present their descript

38、ive paragraphs to the whole class and others to guess who the person is.4. T guides Ss through several after-class exercises.5. T asks Ss to prepare the next unit after class.6. If time permits, T asks Ss to finish a well-designed questionnaire in order to know the students well and improve the classroom strategies.Sixth period Liste n