大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀教案

1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀教案課程名稱大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀教材名稱大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀（第三版）授課學(xué)時(shí)4授課方式:課堂講授、小組討論授課題目Book 2Unit 4 The Professor and the Yo-Yo教學(xué)目的 與要求一、幫助學(xué)生理解課文內(nèi)容二、掌握大學(xué)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)大綱中規(guī)定的單詞和詞組三、掌握詞語(yǔ)搭配和被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的用法四、掌握有關(guān)的寫作技巧教學(xué)內(nèi)容與教學(xué)方法一、課文有關(guān)的語(yǔ)言背景知識(shí)的介紹二、組織學(xué)生對(duì)課文相關(guān)話題進(jìn)行課堂討論 三、詳細(xì)講解課文中重點(diǎn)單詞和詞組的用法 四、講解課文的語(yǔ)言知識(shí)，重點(diǎn)是男局的理解 五、有選擇的處理課文聯(lián)系，主要是講解重點(diǎn) 六、簡(jiǎn)要講述本單元的閱讀技巧和協(xié)作技巧教學(xué)重點(diǎn)一、了解愛因

2、斯坦的為人以及他對(duì)全世界的貢獻(xiàn)一、點(diǎn)詞匯及詞組的使用：at ease; point out; throw. off balance; come toterms with; beyond pretension; mean nothing to; believe in; so much so that;resort to, not the-slightest, make possible; in delight; be capable of; single out三、掌握合成詞的構(gòu)成以及被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的用法四、正確理解課文中的難句五、掌握并學(xué)會(huì)運(yùn)用寫作技巧主要教學(xué) 過(guò)程1. Warm-up activi

3、ties (30 minutes)2. Introduction on background information (10 minutes)3. Global understanding of the text (10 minutes)4. Detailed studies of the text (80 minutes)5. Exercise explanation (30 minutes)6. Writing skills introduction (15 minutes)教學(xué)手段小組討論、個(gè)人發(fā)言、多媒體授課作業(yè)完成本單課后的練習(xí)Unit 4 The Professor and the

4、 Yo-YoPart One Warm up activities (30 minutes) Questions discussion1. Was Einstein bright in his early childhood? Give examples.2. What is his greatest contribution to the mankind?3. What do you know about the life of Einstein?4. Do you think Einstein was responsible for the search work on the atomi

5、c bomb? Why?5. Describe the appearance of Einstein.Part Two Introduction on background information (10 minutes)1. Albert Einstein Albert Einstein, whose Special Theory of Relativity and General Theory of Relativity revolutionized scientific perceptions of the universe, is acknowledged, along with Ne

6、wton, as one of history s greatest physicists.Son of free-thinking, cultured Jews, Einstein was unable to speak until he was three and displayed no special promise. Anti-Semitism also hampered his talent when it began to emerge. He became a Swiss citizen in 1901, obtaining a doctorate from the Unive

7、rsity of Bern in 1905. His research, which ended in the famous equation E=mc2, was published in the same year.After World War I, Einstein s fame extended beyond the scientific community and in 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics. During the 1920s he regarded the rise of the Nazis in Germ

8、any with horror, eventually emigrating to the U.S. where, in 1933, he took up a post at Princeton University. In 1939 his early warnings of German scientific attempts to make an atomic bomb prompted the start of the Manhattan Project.2. The Yo-Yo The Yo-Yo is a simple toy consisting of a grooved dou

9、ble disk with a string about the center. The player holds the end of the string which unwinds itself as the disk is dropped. Then by a slight jerk on the string, the player causes it to rewind itself, and to reel up back to the hand. The toy is said to have originated in the Philippines. Since 1930

10、it has become a popular toy and even today children in different countries play the Yo-Yo and compete in various contests.3. Woolworth s Frank Winfield Woolworth (18521919), an American merchant, was born in Rodman, New York. He established in 1879 a five-cent store at Utica, New York, which failed,

11、 and the same year he started a successful five-and-ten-cent store at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Woolworth opened many others and soon extended business throughout the United States and to several foreign countries. In 1911 the F. W. Woolworth Company was incorporated with ownership of over 1,000 five

12、-and-tens, and he became director of various financial firms. (The last Woolworth stores were closed in 1998.) Woolworth had the Woolworth Building erected in New York City in 1913, the highest building in the world (792 ft / 241.4 m) at that time.Part Three Text analysis and devices for writing (30

13、 minutes)1 . Part Division of the TextParagraph 1 6 Einstein was a plain and simple man in his daily life.Paragraph 7 8 Though he was world famous, Einstein remained purely and exclusively a theorist.Paragraph 9 10 Einstein never understood his fame.2 .An Analysis of Einstein s Personality(1) . Eins

14、tein had no personal ambition.1. He was ready to come to terms with himself and the world around him.2. He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach.3. He was content to go as far as he could.4. He never showed jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition.(2) Ein

15、stein believed in simplicity.1. He was beyond pretension.2. He bought his stationary in Woo lworth s, a five and ten cent variety store.3. He never carried his money with him because he had no ues for it.4. He used only water and safety razor to shave.5. He needed only a pencil and a pad of paper to

16、 do his work.(3) . Einstein was purely and exclusively a theorist.1. He did not have the slight interest in the practical application of his ideas and theories.2. He would not walk down the street to see a reactor create atomic energy.3. He did not have any curiosity in observing how his Photoelectr

17、ic Theory could make TV possible.4. He tried in vain to deduce the operating principle of a toy bird but refused to take it apart to see how it actually worked.(4) . Einstein was easy to approach and was beyond any pretension.1. He wrote na long poem of thanks to a small boy who had sent him a Yo Yo

18、.2. He corresponded with many of the world s most important people with ordinary stationery.3. He thought that his ideas had been accepted because he was a lucky man.Part Four Detailed studies of the text (65 minutes)1. useful expressions (50 minutes)1 at ease: in a relaxed positioneg. He put the so

19、ldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.Collocation:with ease 輕而易舉地；毫不費(fèi)力地ill at ease 不安；心神不寧(stand) at ease 稍息take one s ease使自己舒服一下；休息；放松2. point out : explain, call to attentioneg. Can you point out any mi stakes?3. off balance: unsteady or unsteadily, in danger of fallingeg. The small boat go

20、t off balance and turned over in a storm.Collocation:achieve / acquire balance 取得平衡adjust the balance 調(diào)整平衡keep / maintain one s balance 保持平衡,保持鎮(zhèn)靜lose one s balance 失去平衡，心慌意亂in the balance 懸而未決， 不能肯定on balance 總而言之，總的來(lái)說(shuō)(be) out of balance 失去平衡4. come to termswith: accept (sth. onedoesnt want to accep

21、t) and deal with it in the best way one caneg. In less than a year, he came to terms with his life and work there.5. ambition: n. a strong desire to achieve sth., such as fame or powereg. A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan. 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志。Collocation:achieve / attain / fulfill / realize on

22、e s ambition 實(shí)現(xiàn)抱負(fù)check / frustrate one s ambition 使某人的野心(或雄心)受挫spur / stimulate / stir one s ambition 激發(fā)某人的雄心壯志a boundless ambition 無(wú)節(jié)制的奢望a frustrated / thwarted ambition 受挫的抱負(fù)one s life-long ambition 畢生的志愿6. correspond: vi.1) write letters to each othereg. Do they often correspond with each other?2

23、) be in agreement, harmony, or conformityeg. His actions do not correspond with his words.3) be equivalent or similareg. The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.7. present :1) . vt. formally give, introduce, offer2) . n. A. a gift8. the time that we are experiencing nowCollocatio

24、n:present an award to sb. 向某人授獎(jiǎng)present one s compliments / respects / apologies to sb. 向某人致意/致敬/致歉present oneself 出席，到場(chǎng)at present 目前for the present 眼前；暫時(shí)8. curiosity: n. the desire to know about somethingeg. I opened the packet just to satisfy my curiosity.Collocation:arouse one s curiosity 引起某人的好奇d

25、isplay intense curiosity 表現(xiàn)出強(qiáng)烈的好奇心excite / stir one s curiosity 激起某人的好奇心satisfy / feed / gratify one s curiosity 滿足某人的好奇心stimulate / provoke public curiosity 激起公眾的好奇心in curiosity 好奇地out of curiosity 由于好奇with curiosity 好奇地9. pursue: vt.1) carry on or continueeg. The famous actress pursued her acting

26、career with determination.2) make efforts to achieve; follow . to catcheg. The police pursued the stolen vehicle along the motorway.pursue 是動(dòng)詞，較正式，其名詞形式為pursuit 常用于 “ in pursuit (of) 中。 ”eg. The thief ran down the street, with a policeman in hot pursuit.10. approach:1) . v.A) come near, move close t

27、oeg. As you approach the town, the first building you see is the church.B) begin to deal with or work oneg. It might be possible to approach the problem in a different way.2) . n.A) way, methodeg. All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops.B) coming nearerAt her approach the children ra

28、n off.CF: approach, manner, method & means 這些名詞均含“方法、方式”之意。approach 指從事某事的特別方法、途徑。manner 多指行動(dòng)的特殊方式或獨(dú)特的方法。method 指有系統(tǒng)、有條理地辦事或解決問(wèn)題的方法。means指為達(dá)到某種目的或目標(biāo)而采用的方法、手段或途徑。11. work out: find a solution to or understand eg. I wont tell you the answer. Work it out yourself.12. fortune: n.1) chance or luck, and t

29、he effect that it has on your life eg. I had the good fortune to be chosen for a trip abroad.2) a very large amount of money eg. She inherited a large fortune. Collocation:a small fortune 大筆錢by good fortune 由于幸運(yùn)；幸而accumulate / build a fortune 積聚財(cái)富bring good fortune 帶來(lái)好運(yùn)lose one s fortune 失去財(cái)產(chǎn)make a

30、fortune 發(fā)財(cái)，發(fā)跡push one s fortune 竭力抬高自己的社會(huì)地位；力圖發(fā)跡seek one s fortune 尋找出路；力圖發(fā)家致富 tell / read one s fortune 給某人算命13. single out: choose and give special treatmenteg, Three students in our class were singled out for special praise.Part 5 ve Exercise explanation (30 minutes)1. Read the test and answer some question