新進階3綜合Unit(4)

1、New Progressive College English Book IIIUNIT 4 Emerging Adulthood課程名稱大學英語（三）使用教材全新版大學進階英語綜合教程（3）授課內(nèi)容Text: Is 30 the New 20 for Young Adults?（精讀）Reading: When Are You Really an Adult?（泛讀）授課學時6教學目的1. Have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistica2. Build up an active vocabulary

2、 to talk about growing up and adulthood how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;3. Discuss the important aspects of becoming an adult;4. Compare American and Chinese views on emerging adulthood;5. Talk about changes in expectations of young adults and changes in th independence

3、from their parents young adults are able to achieve in toda6. Write an essay about their views on emerging adulthood.ly;and knowe degree of y教學重點與難點1. Analyze the structure and grasp the main idea of Text2. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text3. Learn some techniques

4、 in writing4. Critical thinking教學方法與手段1. Audio -visual method and audio -lingual method.2. Task-based language teaching method3. Communicative approach4. Using CAI, PPT5. Smart teaching （using online tools or materials）教學過程作業(yè)1. Lead - in ActivitiesStep 1. Warm-up activitiesStep 2. Discussion about a

5、dulthood2. Global ReadingStep 1. Approaching the themeStep 2. Analyzing the text organization3. Detailed ReadingStep 1. Understanding the text in a deeper levelStep 2. Learning useful expressionsStep 3. Learning difficult sentences structuresStep 4. Learning new words4. Comprehending Reading 1Step 1

6、: Skimming the textStep 2: Explaining the difficult sentences of the textStep 3: Doing sentence translation5. After ReadingStep 1. Viewing and ListeningStep 2. SpeakingStep 3. AssignmentAssignment:1. Read the text in Reading 2 and finish the exercises.2. Write a composition about your views on emerg

7、ing adulthood.3. Preview the next unit.Unit 4 Emerging Adulthood1. Teaching Objectives:Students will be able toA. have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;B. build up an active vocabulary to talk about growing up and adulthood and know how to use the key words and ex

8、pressions in context properly;C. discuss the important aspects of becoming an adult;D. compare American and Chinese views on emerging adulthood;s world;E. talk about changes in expectations of young adults and changes in the degree of independence from their parents young adults are able to achieve

9、in todayF. write an essay about their views on emerging adulthood.2. Time Allotment:1 stPeriod:Lead-in Activities (Warm -up activities; Discussion about adulthood)2 nd Period:Global Reading (Text: Approaching the theme; Analyzing the text organization)3 rd Period:Detailed Reading (Understanding the

10、text in a deeper level; Analyzing difficultsentence structures)4 th Period:Detailed Reading Continued (Learning new words; Summarizing good usage)5 th Period:Comprehending Reading 1 (Skimming the text; Explaining the difficultsentences of the text; Doing sentence translation)6 th Period:After Readin

11、g (Viewing and listening; Speaking; Assignment)3. Teaching Procedures:Lead-in ActivitiesStep 1. Warm -up activitiesThe teacher leads students to figure out the five stages of life (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age) and tells them a new life stage “ emergingadulthood has been pr

12、oposed by psychologists to describe the period of time between adolescence and adulthood.Method: PPT, communicative approach.Step 2: Discussion about adulthoodThe teacher has students work in pairs and discuss the questions in Opener about their own criteria for reaching adulthood. The teacher remin

13、ds students to refer to the helpful words and expressions given below the pictures.Method: Using task-based language teaching method, communicative approach.Global ReadingStep 1. Approaching the themeThe teacher has students know the background information about the term “emerging adulthood Culture

14、Notes .Emerging Adulthood : Starting in 1995, psychologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett interviewed 300 young people aged 18 to 29 in cities around the nation over five years, asking them questions about what they wanted out of life. Working from those interviews and examining broad demographic indicators,

15、 Arnett proposed a new period of life -span development he calls “emerging adulthood ”.從1995年開始，歷時5年，心理學家杰弗里阿內(nèi)特在美國許多城市訪談了300位18-29歲的年輕人，就他們想從生活中得到什么進行提問?；谘芯拷Y(jié)果，阿內(nèi)特提出了人生發(fā)展的一個新階段，即“成年形成期”。Method: PPT; communicative approach.Analyzing the text organizationThe teacher tells students that the text can be

16、 divided into four parts which have been given in the Text Organization . Then students should summarize the main idea of each part and compare notes with each other.PartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart OnePara. 1Todays twenty-somethings seem like a whole new breed.Part TwoParas. 2-7Five typical features o

17、f emerging adulthoodPart ThreeParas. 8-10Advantages and disadvantages of the rise of emerging adulthoodPart FourParas. 11-12Suggestions for parents on how to deal with emerging adultsMethod: skimming and scanning, communicative approachDetailed ReadingProcedure1) Students are asked to read the passa

18、ge carefully again and for each paragraph (sometimes two-three paragraphs), invite students to answer questions related to the details of the text and the difficult sentences.2) Help Students find out the good usage in the text and underlined them.3) Learn new words in details.Purpose : Further unde

19、rstand the text and train scanning ability to learn difficult sentencestructures as well as new words and expressions.Method: Reading the text together; Using task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach.Step 1. Questions related to the

20、details of the textPara. 1Q: What is the average age of entering marriage now in the .?A: Today the average age of getting married is 26 for women and 28 for men.Para. 1Q: Why do young Americans change jobs much more frequently than their parents did?A: Because they expect a lot more out of work. Th

21、ey want to find that work is personally fulfilling and is itself an adventure.Para. 2Q: What do the authors refer to by“ emerging adulthood ”?A: By emerging adulthood, they refer to a new life period which runs typically from age 18 to 25.-7Q: What are the five features typical of emerging adulthood

22、?A: Identity explorations, instability, self -focus, feeling in -between and a sense of possibilities.Para. 9Q: Why do the authors say the rise of this new life stage is a good thing?A: Because they think that young people can make use of the freedom of emerging adulthood to have experiences, otherw

23、ise they couldn t have no matter when they were younger or older.Para. 10Q: What is the disadvantage of this new life stage according to the authors?A: Some emerging adults feel overwhelmed by the challenges of this life stage.Para. 11Q: What do the authors suggest parents do?A: Be patient with emer

24、ging adults.Para. 12Q: What is the benefit of seeing emerging adulthood as a normal stage of life?A: It can help ease our anxiety and may allow us to appreciate their energy, optimism and appetite for life.Language Focus3.3.2.1 Difficult sentences:1) as they search for work that is personally fulfil

25、ling, not just a job but an adventure. (Para. 1)Paraphrase the sentence: as they look for work that can satisfy themselves and be viewed as not only a job, but also an adventure.Translate the sentence他們尋找的是能使自身滿足的工作，是一種帶有風險的探索，而不單 單是一份工作。2) Your 18-year-old may head for college with pre -med in mind

26、 . (Para. 3)Paraphrase the sentence:Your child may consider majoring in medicine when he/she goes to college at 18 .Translate the sentence:你那18歲的孩子上大學時，想的是念醫(yī)學預(yù)科3) It s important to them to carve out a space where they can make their own decisions. (Para. 5)Paraphrase the sentence: It s important to

27、the young people to strive to free themselves from adult control in certain areas of their lives where they wish to make their own decisions.Translate the sentence: 重要的是要開拓能夠由自己做決定的空間。4) And most are in no particular hurry, although nearly all get there eventually. (Para. 6)Paraphrase the sentence:A

28、nd most often emerging adults are not very anxious to become an adult, though they will certainly grow into adulthood one day, whether they like it or not.Translate the sentence:并且，多數(shù)人并不特別著急，盡管幾乎所有的人最終都要進入成人期。5) something they regard with mixed feelings. (Para. 6)Paraphrase the sentence: something a

29、bout which they feel uncertain because they see both the good and bad in it.Translate the sentence:而在這一點上他們的心情很矛盾。6) But there s a downside as well. (Para. 10)Paraphrase the sentence: But we can also see the disadvantage brought on by this new life stage.Translate the sentence: 但也有不那么理想的一面。7) Someti

30、mes parents are surprised and dismayed to find that the emotional and financial responsibilities of parenting last for many years longer than they had anticipated. (Para. 10)Paraphrase the sentence : Sometimes parents are surprised and alarmed to find that they have to support their children emotion

31、ally and financially for more years than they had expected.Translate the sentence有時候，他們的父母親發(fā)現(xiàn)其養(yǎng)育責任無論在情感上還是在經(jīng)濟上都比他們預(yù)期的要多持續(xù)很多年，這讓他們感到吃驚乃至沮喪。8) Encourage them and provide support when they seem open to it, but learn when to step backand let them make their way on their own . (Para. 11)Paraphrase the se

32、ntence:Encourage them and provide support when they seem willing to accept it, but learn when to leave them alone and let them move forward by themselves .Translate the sentence要鼓勵他們，并在他們看起來愿意接受時，為他們提供援助和支持， 但要學會擇時放手，讓他們走自己的路9) It s a delicate balance. (Para. 11)Paraphrase the sentence:It is a balan

33、ce that requires great care to achieve.Translate the sentence:這是一個微妙的平衡。3.3.2.2 Grammatical focusVerbs ending in -ing can be used as the subject, the object, the predicative (表語 ), the attributive ( 定語 ) or the adverbial ( 狀語 ) in a sentence. Here are some examples from the text.As the subject:Seein

34、g emerging adulthood as a normal stage of life today can help ease our anxiety(ParaAs the object:Adulthood means paying your own bills and taking on all sorts of responsibilities(Para. 6)Most of them make use of the freedom of emerging adulthood to have experiences，such asteaching in China for a yea

35、r, perhaps, or taking a low-paid but fascinating internship with a nonprofit organization. (Para. 9)As the predicative:they search for work that is personally fulfilling , not just a job but an adventure. (Para. 1)As the attributive: you ve created a list of Americagrowing “necessities” . (Reading 1

36、, Unit 2, Book 3)As the adverbial:Some emerging adults feel overwhelmed by the challenges of this life stage and drift along aimlessly, waiting for something to happen rather than making it happen. (Para. 10)3.3.2.3 Difficult words and phrases1) breed: n. a particular kind (of person) or type (of th

37、ing) 類型，種類. It is believed that a new breed of entrepreneur is taking over Silicon Valley.據(jù)信一種新型企業(yè)家正在硅谷出現(xiàn)。2) positive: a. good or useful 好的，有用的. The past decades have seen many positive developments in environmental protection.幾十年來環(huán)境保護有了積極的發(fā)展。3) independent: a. not subject to control by others 獨立自主的

38、；不受約束的. It is important for anyone, whether man or woman, to become independent financially.無論男女，經(jīng)濟獨立都非常重要。Voters are tired of their corrupted politicians and are trying to look for an independent leader to rule the country.選民受夠了腐敗的政客，他們試圖尋找一位獨立的領(lǐng)導人治理國家。4) option: n. choice; power or freedom of choo

39、sing 選擇；選擇權(quán). The restaurant offers a set menu that never changes, so we don t have many options.飯店菜單上的套餐固定不變，所以我們沒多少選擇。Many Chinese young people often have no option but to live with their parents.中國很多年輕人沒辦法只能跟父母一起住。In return for the financial support, the VC acquired the option to buy 50% share of

40、the company.作為對經(jīng)濟支助的回報，該風險投資決定購買這家公司50% 的股份。5) exceed: v. go beyond in quantity, degree, etc. 超過. They set the speed limit at 40 miles an hour, and very often you exceed the limit before you know it.他們設(shè)定限速40 英里，于是你常常一不留神就超速了。6) enrollment: n. 入學(人數(shù)). I don t get it. Why are we building a new stadium

41、 when enrollment is down?我不明白，招生人數(shù)在下降，干嘛還要造新的體育場？7) be equal to: be the same in quantity, size, degree, or value 與相等的， 與相同的. The supply is equal to the demand.供需平衡。One unit of alcohol is equal to one small glass of wine.一個計量單位的酒精與一小杯葡萄酒相當。In the eyes of a young child, a mother is equal to anything (

42、meaning she has the necessaryability, strength, or courage to deal successfully with anything).在小孩子的眼里媽媽無所不能(這意味著她有能力、有力量、有勇氣成功應(yīng)對一切) 。8) emerging: a. in an early state of development 發(fā)展初期的，新興的. China has been widely considered a leader of the emerging economies.中國被廣泛認為是新興經(jīng)濟體的領(lǐng)軍者。9) typical: a. havin

43、g the usual qualities of a particular group or thing 典型的，有代表性的. Being rebellious is typical teenager behavior.叛逆是典型的青少年行為表現(xiàn)。be typical of是典型的. Hot and spicy food is typical of Sichuan cuisine.川菜的特點是麻辣。10) interview: n. 采訪；面談，面試. The young journalist was very excited when she got an opportunity to do

44、 an interview with the mayor.年輕的記者有機會采訪市長非常興奮。Getting into P&G is highly competitive and requires five rounds of interviews.進寶潔公司競爭非常激烈，需要經(jīng)過5 輪面試。11) identify: vt. recognize 認出，確認. The victim had no trouble identifying the man who had robbed him when the police showed him the pictures.受害者看了警察出示的照片，毫

45、不費力就認出了那個搶劫者。12) identity: n. who sb. is 身份. Very often police do not want to reveal the identity of their informants.通常警察不透露提供消息者的身份。13) figure out: (infml) understand the meaning of; solve or discover the cause of a problem 弄懂； 找的原因. His friends can t figure out why he quit a decent a-npdawidejlol

46、 b.他的朋友們搞不懂他為什么辭掉既體面收入又高的工作。All senior managers are up there in the meeting room trying to figure out why our share prices dropped so suddenly.高管都在上面開會，試圖弄明白為什么公司股價會暴跌。14) try out: test (sth.) new or different to see if it is effective 試驗. One popular marketing strategy is to encourage people to try

47、 out new products.一種常用的營銷策略是鼓勵人們試用新產(chǎn)品。15) head for: start out for or toward 向進發(fā),前往. He headed straight for his dormitory after class.一下課他就前往寢室。16) move on to: leave one s present job, or activity and start doing anothenone 改做 (另1J 的事). Students have to take several exams in two days, so after they a

48、re done with one exam, they should forget about it and move on to the next one.學生兩天內(nèi)有多場考試，所以考完一場就不要多想，準備下一場考試。17) partner: n. 伙伴；合伙人；配偶. The elderly lady collapsed when her partner of 20 years passed away.20 年的老伴去世后，老太太一下子就垮了。18) obligation: n. sth. that one must do because of a law, rule, promise,

49、etc. 義務(wù)，責任. The prince is expected to meet various obligations as a royal family member.人們期待王子承擔起王室成員的各種責任。19) text: vt. send (sb.) a text message 用手機(給)發(fā)送信息. It is common for college students to text their parents every day.大學生通常每天給父母發(fā)信息。20) carve out: establish or create (sth.) through effort 開創(chuàng).

50、The entrepreneur managed to carve out a great business out of a very small firm.這位企業(yè)家成功地將一家小公司發(fā)展成一家大公司。21) adolescence: n. time in a person s life between childhood and mature翔期thoo沙年時期. The artist talked about her troubled adolescence in a TV interview.藝術(shù)家在電視采訪中談到自己叛逆的青春期。22) optimistic: a. hopeful

51、 and confident about the future 樂觀的，樂觀主義的. The media was not optimistic that the conflicting countries would reach a peaceful settlement.媒體對于沖突的兩國能否達成和平協(xié)議并不看好。23) financial: a. concerning money and finance 財務(wù)的，金融的. The company is trying hard to fix its financial troubles.公司正試圖解決其財務(wù)困境。24) fascinating

52、: a. extremely interesting and attractive 迷人的；極具吸引力的. My friend published a book about his fascinating experience in Africa.我的朋友出了本書，寫的是他在非洲的精彩經(jīng)歷。25) internship: n. a job that lasts for a short time, that sb., especially a student, does in order to gain experience 實習崗位(工作). I had a summer internship

53、 at a local TV station last year.去年我在當?shù)仉娨暸_暑期實習。26) nonprofit: a. not established for the purpose of making a profit 非營利的. My friend and I are working part -time in a nonprofit organization during the semester.這個學期我和我朋友在一家非營利機構(gòu)兼職。27) drift along: move, change, or do sth. without any plan or purpose 無

54、目的地漂泊. Those who drift along without any long -term plan are not very likely to make it in life.沒有長遠計劃、得過且過的人不太可能成為人生贏家。28) anticipate: vt. look forward to; expect 預(yù)期，期望. Some economists anticipate that there will be a modest economic recovery very soon.不少經(jīng)濟學家預(yù)測，很快就會出現(xiàn)一定程度的經(jīng)濟復蘇。29) move along: (make

55、 sth.) continue and make progress (使)進展. The volunteers said they didn t do much, but it was great to know they could move things along.志愿者們說他們并沒有做什么，但想到能促使運行順利感覺真好。30) put aside: try to stop thinking about a problem, argument, or disagreement 撇開不理， 不考慮 . The Prime Minister called on the people to p

56、ut their differences aside and make a fresh start. 首相呼吁人們拋棄分歧重新開始。31) make one s way: succlBdl成功. The award-winning novelist made his way in writing in his 30s.獲獎小說家30 多歲就成名了。32) delicate: a. requiring careful handling 難以處理的，微妙的. The diplomat is known for his skill in delicate negotiations with the

57、big powers.這位外交家以其在世界列強間巧妙斡旋、談判的能力而著稱。33) above all: before every other consideration; especially 最重要的是. Above all, young people should find employment if they want to be independent.年輕人想要獨立最重要的是要有工作。34) relieved: a. feeling happy because sth. unpleasant has stopped or has not happened 寬慰，欣 慰. I got a terrible cold, therefore I was relieved that the test scheduled to take place that day was cancelled.我正好感冒，所以得知原定那天的考試取消后松了一口氣。35) parenthood: n. the state of being a parent 父母身份. Newly mar