新視野大學(xué)英語第三版讀寫第二冊unit2教案

1、備 課 紙授課題目： CollegeThe 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(xué)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 the essay writing

2、skill: focus on an advantagedisadvantage;5. To read with the skill “reading for major details”.教學(xué)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 major details”;4. To write an essay with the skill “focus on an advanta

3、gedisadvantage”.教學(xué)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 modern mu

4、ltimedia teaching technologies; 5. Taking advantage of abundant network teaching resources. 教學(xué)內(nèi)容和過程：Section A The humanities: Out of date?Step One Warming-up Activities 30 minutesI. Lead-in:Discuss the following questions:1. How do you think of your current major? If you were given a second chance t

5、o choose your major, what would you select and why? If I were given a second chance to choose my major, I would choose / I think being a is accounting, computer science, psychology, civil engineering, philosophy, medical technology popular, interesting, enjoyable, promising, practical, meaningful, b

6、eneficial, 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 think they are an essential part of the college education and benefit me a lot. gain mor

7、e 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 background1. What are the humanities? The humanities are a gro

8、up of academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative. Therefore, they are distinguished from the approaches of natural sciences. The humanities, called social sciences, include history, anthropology, communication studies, c

9、ultural studies, law, linguistics, etc. 2. Why are the humanities important?Through exploration of the humanities, students learn how to think creatively and critically, to reason, and to ask questions. Because these skills allow students to gain new insights into everything from poetry and painting

10、s to business models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal arts education. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to provide the ideal foundation for exploring and understanding the human experience.Step Two Text Study 80 minutesI. Interactive reading of the text1. Rea

11、ding comprehension1) Why do many students calculate they cant 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 betterment?3) How do you understand “These days, labs are more vivid an

12、d compelling than 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) What are “well-rounded human beings” (Para. 10) according to the

13、 author?2. Structure of the textPart 1 (Para, 1-5) IntroductionTo improve their future chances of finding a job, college students are now moving away from the humanities and taking accounting or some “hard-skill” courses. The humanities will continue to be in bad shape due to the economic downturn.

14、Nevertheless, the humanities can bring true value to peoples lives, and the basis of study 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 humanities?This part presents the authors argument to stand up fo

15、r the true value that the humanities bring to peoples lives.Part 3 (Para 10) Concluding partThe humanities help to create human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities will never be out of date. They are as useful and relevant in

16、 our modern age as they have always 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, the humanities will continue . Once , the humanities now 2）(Part II) Here, please allow me to that the humanities

17、 add to peoples lives. Studying the humanities improves Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with , thereby Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is In fact, increasingly is seen as the ideal in3）(Part III) In summary, the humanities help to create , teach us to and It

18、 makes sense to , our outstanding and remarkable II. Language FocusWords and expressions1. when the going gets tough: when the situation becomes difficult When the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men.當(dāng)形勢變得嚴(yán)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

19、 using the available information 估計，預(yù)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(yù)測的。2）find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. Will take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 mak

20、e 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The prospect for East Asias economic development is promising.東亞經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的前景是光明的。5. persist1）continue to exi

21、st 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。2）continue to do sth., although this 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(xué)生如果想取得好成績就必須堅持努力。persist, insist1 persist可用于

22、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(dāng)兩者均表示“堅持”時。persist用于表示“堅持” 時，表示“堅持反復(fù)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 to bed early, but she persisted in working until thesmall

23、 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 have a bath.當(dāng)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(dǎo)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) tak

24、e 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 succession 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 ar

25、e college or university subjects such as history, languages and literature but not sciences. 文科是學(xué)院或大學(xué)的如歷史、語言和文學(xué)之類的學(xué)習(xí)科目，而不是理科學(xué)科。2）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.

26、當(dāng)他還是一個在校的小男孩時，即使在冬天他也被迫穿短褲。compelling：interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely 有吸引力的Steven Jobs life 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(xué)

27、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 about the relationship between Mary and George.現(xiàn)在推測瑪麗和喬治的關(guān)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

28、 肥沃的，富饒的Fertile soil helps Canada rank among the worlds leading wheat producers.肥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

29、 elegant as always. 帕特里夏看上去總是那么美麗優(yōu)雅。12. undertake： vt. (undertook, undertaken) agree to be responsible for a job or project and do it承擔(dān)，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 b

30、ecause of a fault or tendency 可能（易于）做某事Many parts of the country are liable to suffer from flooding. 該國的許多地方易遭水災(zāi)。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(xué)是企業(yè)的人才庫。2）an artificial or natural lake where water is stored so th

31、at it can be supplied to the houses in an area （人造的）水庫；（天然）蓄水湖If it rains heavily, the reservoir will overflow. 如果下大雨，水庫里的水就會溢出來。15. in the company of: in sbs company; with sb. 和某人在一起She caught sight of her grandson, in the company of three other boys of similar age, going into the narrow alley whic

32、h led to the railway.她看見她的孫子與其他三個年齡相仿的男孩一起，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 t

33、uition, they have defected from the study 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 the hum

34、anities to some practical courses that they believe will enable them to get 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 consid

35、ered as a method to improve students future economic status rather than improve human nature or behavior.Meaning beyond words: The quality of a college education is increasingly questionable because the trend among many colleges is to become more like a business and less like an academic setting.3.

36、Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries. (Para. 3)Meaning: The humanities that once dominated university life now play a trivial role when students have th

37、eir college visits; nowadays, labs are more eye-catching and fascinating than libraries.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 stude

38、nts do scientific experiments play a more important role for learning than traditional libraries.Note: A “college tour” is a series of campus visits to a number of colleges or universities by a prospective student. College tours may be taken individually or by school groups and educational programs

39、as a way for a large number of people to visit several schools over a short period of time. In addition, many colleges now offer virtual tours on the Internet.4. Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form

40、of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape and traditions. (Para.5)Meaning: Our historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have successfully caught the words, images and meanings of this mysterious inner force by way of story, music, myth, painting, architectu

41、re, sculpture, landscape and traditions.5. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner. (Para. 7)Meaning: The most important advantage for us to study the humanities

42、 is that it enables us to become more analytical and self-aware; therefore, our creativeness and talent are brought out in a positive and constructive way.6. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed. Its easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different career

43、s and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment.(Para. 8)Meaning: It is true that famous people who studied the humanities can make up a long list. Obviously, the humanities enable us to engage in many different careers and jobs, no matter whether they are medicine,

44、 business, science or entertainment.Note: “Whether medicine, business, science or entertainment” is an elliptical clause. It can be understood as “Whether they are medicine, business, science or entertainment”. In an elliptical clause some words are left out. Because its within a context, it is usua

45、lly clear what is missing. As a rule, elliptical sentences consist of two clauses, one containing the grammar elements the other has left out. For example:1) Jessica had five dollars while Monica (had) one.杰西卡有五美元，而莫妮卡只有一美元。(The verb had is dropped from the second clause, but the meaning is still cl

46、ear.)2) Leave quickly when (you are) ready.準(zhǔn)備好就趕緊離開吧。(In the sentence, you are is understood though omitted.)7. If we study only mathematics, its likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. (Para. 8)Meaning: If we study only mathematics, very possibly we will be a person who only

47、 competes for jobs as a mathematician.Meaning beyond words: We can be more competitive if we study the humanities, together with mathematics.8. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosop

48、hy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen. (Para.9)Meaning: Suppose I am the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and Im recruiting two applicants. Both of them took the required basic scientific courses, but one is a philosophy major and the other j

49、ust premed. I would surely choose the one with the philosophy background.Note: In American culture, the “dean” is usually the head of a “division” or “college” within the larger unit of the university.pre-med: a. (AmE) relating to classes that prepare a student for medical school, or to the students

50、 who are taking these classes醫(yī)學(xué)院預(yù)科的；針對醫(yī)學(xué)院預(yù)科生的My sister wants to become a doctor, and she is now a pre-med student.我妹妹想成為一名醫(yī)生，她現(xiàn)在是醫(yī)學(xué)院的預(yù)科生。Step Three Language application 45 minutes1. focus on an advantage/disadvantage essayGenerally speaking, the outline of writing an advantage/disadvantage essay fal

51、ls in one of these three formats: 1) advantages and disadvantages; 2) advantage only; 3) disadvantages only. When you write such an essay, remember that you are giving information, a method that is called exposition or expository writing.Begin your essay by introducing your topic and explaining that you are exploring the advantages or disadvantages of the topic. Mention in your thesis statement the advantages and disadvantages you will discuss in the essay. Use transitions to make your ideas flow smoothly. The following transitional words are very common when writ