新視野大學(xué)英語第三版第一冊(cè)Unit8 Gender variables in friendship： Contradiction or not？教案

1、Unit 8, Book One Section A: Gender variables in friendship: Contradiction or not?1. Teaching Objectives:To talk about gender differences in friendshipsTo understand the texts structure and main ideaTo learn phrases and patterns from the textTo master contrast paragraph writing skill2.Time Allotment:

2、Section A (3 periods):1st-2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions; difficult sentences)3rdperiod: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)Post-reading activities (comprehension qu

3、estions; exercises)Section B(1period):4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);T checks on Ss home reading by asking questions based on the passage. T explains some difficult sentences3.Teaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the wh

4、ole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingLet them talk to each other about the following questions:1. How do you understand friendship?2. Have you ever noticed any gender differences in your friendship with others?Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly

5、 as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1) Introduction: The “movie” memories I have of my female fri

6、ends and male friends are completely different. Part 2 (para.2-4) ExamplesPart 3 (Para.5-6) Conclusion: gender differences in my communication styles and the explanationPurpose: Improve the students reading and writing ability and understand the general idea of each paragraph.Method: Read the t

7、ext individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief pre

8、sentation in class.Words and Phrases: Purpose: Train the Students ability of understanding and using foreign language.Method: Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1) be sensitive to對(duì)·····&

9、#183;敏感In this highly globalized world, failure to be sensitive to new information technology will lead to loss of golden opportunity for a nations development. 在當(dāng)今高度全球化的世界中，對(duì)新興信息技術(shù)不敏感將會(huì)導(dǎo)致一個(gè)國(guó)家錯(cuò)失發(fā)展良機(jī)。2. (Para.1) make up for補(bǔ)償；彌補(bǔ)Its a universaltruth that diligence can makeupfor ones intelligence. 勤能補(bǔ)拙

10、是普遍真理。3. (Para.2) steer: v. control the direction in which a vehicle moves 掌舵；駕駛 Our garage door isnt very wide and its quite difficult to steer the car through it. 我們的車庫(kù)門不是很寬，要把車開進(jìn)去有點(diǎn)兒困難。4. (Para.3) pull away駛離；開走A typical scene of seeingpeopleoff is like this: people are wavingeachothergoodbye wit

11、h tears in their eyes while the train slowly pullsaway. 送別的一個(gè)典型場(chǎng)景是：隨著火車緩緩開動(dòng)，人們眼中含著熱淚相互揮手告別。5. (Para.4) in a . light以······角度To be creative, we should learn to see things in a different light要想具有創(chuàng)造力，我們應(yīng)當(dāng)學(xué)會(huì)從不同的角度看待事物。6. (Para.5) prove to be被證明是Anger is one of those things

12、 that truly prove to be a double-edged sword.憤怒屬于真正被證明為雙刃劍的事物之一。7. (Para.5) be determined to do下定決心做There is nothing that cannot be achieved with adeterminedheart. 有志者事竟成。7. (Para.6) be born with天生就有Successful people are those who manage to make the most of the qualities they are born with.成功人士能夠?qū)⒆约?/p>

13、與生俱有的品質(zhì)發(fā)揮到極致。Step 5: While-reading ActivitiesLanguage Points:1. When I think of my good friends, I see them in cinematic terms. (Para. 1)Meaning: When I think about my good friend in the past, I remember them like I am seeing a movie.2. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely diff

14、erent film altogether (Para. 1)Meaning: Compared with my memories of female friends, my memories of male friends are completely different.3. My mind retreats back to my earliest childhood friend, Donald. (Para. 2) Meaning: My mind goes back to the days I spent with my first childhood friend, Donald.

15、4. But the steering wheel was intact. (Para.4)Meaning: But the steering wheel was not damaged. 5. In my panic, I suddenly realized how much I loved my friend Jessica, and what an irreplaceable friend she was. (Para.4)6. Much to my relief, research shows that I am, indeed, a “normal guy”. (Para. 6)Me

16、aning: I feel great comfort because research shows that Im actually a man whos behaving normally.Step 6: Typical patterns:Purpose: Further understand the text （Train further reading ability） to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.Method: Read the text together; Use task-based l

17、anguage teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.Typical patterns：1 .The movie memories I have of female friends are open and intimate. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely different film altogeth

18、er.我對(duì)女性朋友的“電影式”記憶是開放的、親密無間的。相比較而言，我對(duì)男性朋友的記憶是完全不同的一部影片。Statement of one thing. In comparison, sth. else is (in an) entirely different (film altogether) 用于比較“兩個(gè)完全不同的事物”。應(yīng)用：一些人總是抱怨生活艱辛、工作壓力大。與之相比，有些人卻完全不同。他們充滿了正能量，總是樂觀對(duì)待人生。Some people are always complaining about the hardships of life and the pressure

19、from work. In comparison, there are others who are entirely different. They are full of positive energy and are always optimistic about life. 2. A recent occurrence made me reexamine and interpret my behavior in a new light.最近發(fā)生的一件事讓我從新的角度重新審視和解釋我的行為。A recent occurrence / accident, etc. made one ree

20、xamine / rethink / reflect on sth. in a new light.用于表達(dá)“對(duì)事物的新的審視、思索和認(rèn)識(shí)”。 應(yīng)用：最近被愛德華·斯諾登揭露的棱鏡門事件使全世界人民對(duì)國(guó)家安全與個(gè)人隱私保護(hù)問題進(jìn)行了辯論以及反思。The recent Prism Gate scandal disclosed by Edward Snowden has made people all over the world debate and reflect on the issue of national security versus protection of perso

21、nal privacy. 3. With women, I could be open, emotionally honest, and transparent. With male friends, it seemed impossible to express caring feelings no matter how deep the friendship was.和女性朋友在一起，我可以是開放的、真情流露的、直截了當(dāng)?shù)?。但和男性朋友在一起時(shí)，不管我們之間的友情多深，我似乎都無法表達(dá)對(duì)對(duì)方的關(guān)愛之情。With sb., one be / do . With sb. else, it se

22、emed impossible to be / do (one be / do ). 用于表達(dá)“某人對(duì)待不同人或事物的截然不同的態(tài)度或做法”。應(yīng)用：對(duì)待同志要像春天般的溫暖。對(duì)待敵人要像嚴(yán)冬一樣殘酷無情。With comrades, we should be gentle as the warm spring. With enemies, we should be cruel as the freezing winter.Step7. ConsolidationRetell the passage according to the topic sentences.Purpose: To know if the students understand the whole text. At the same time, To show the tex