B1U4新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)教案

Unit4Heroesofourtime

I.Teachingobjectives

Bytheendoftheclass,thestudentsaresupposedto:

Talkaboutheroism;

Understandthetextfully;

Applythephrasesandpatterns;

Understandthequestion-example-conclusionpatternandmastertheparagraphwritingskill.

ILTeachingmethod：task-basedapproach

III.Timeallotment:3hours

IV.Teachingcontent:

l.Leadin

a.Groupdiscussion

Tohelpstudentstounderstandtheconceptofheroism,theyarerequiredtoanswerthequestion“Whois

thegreatestheroinyourmind?AndWhy?"，"Whatmakesaheroinyoureyes?”Thegroupmembersare

encouragedtopresenttheiropinions.Thentheteacherwillhelptosummarizethesomebasicqualitiesofa

herosuchasagoodheart,thereadinesstolendahandtopeopleintrouble,thecouragetoriskhisownlifeto

helpothersindanger,andthedeterminationtofightforhisowncountryandpeople.

b.Brain-storming

Interactingwithstudentsbyaskingthemtothinkofwordsaboutheroasawaytoleadinsome

importantwords.

c.Pre-readingactivities(page90)

2.UnderstandingthemainideaofTextA

a.Skinningandscanning

Task1:studentsarerequiredtomarknamesandwordsconcerningtimeandplacewhilescanning.

Thiswillhelpthemtonoticestoriesthathavebeenusedasexamplestoillustratetheconceptofhero.

Task2:studentsarealsorequiredtomarkquestionsputforwardedbytheauthorandtrytofind

answerstothesequestionswhilescanning.

b.ComprehensionQs(page98)

3.DetailedstudyofTextA

A.KeyWords

advocate

n.

[C]sb.whopubliclysupportssb.orsth.提倡者；擁護(hù)者；鼓吹者

Hewasregardedasastrongadvocateforavarietyofeducationalimprovements.他被認(rèn)為是多種教育改

進(jìn)措施的強(qiáng)烈支持者。

vt.

publiclysaythatsth.shouldbedone主張；擁護(hù);鼓吹

Theeconomicpoliciesthegovernmentadvocatedquickenedthedeclineofthetouristindustry.政府主張的

經(jīng)濟(jì)政策加速了旅游業(yè)的衰退。

involve

vt.

1includeoraffectsb.orsth.涉及；影響

Theaccidentlastnightinvolvedfivecars,causingthedeathofsixpeople.昨晚那場(chǎng)事故涉及5輛汽車(chē)，造

成6人死亡。

2includesth.asanecessarypartofanactivity,event,orsituation包含；需要

Administrativepositionsofteninvolvedoingalotofpaperwork,suchasbudgetreportsandstaffevaluations.

管理鹵位常常需要做許多文書(shū)工作，例如做預(yù)算報(bào)告和進(jìn)行員工評(píng)估。

3encourageorallowsb.totakepartinsth.鼓勵(lì)…參與；允許…參加

Ouraimistoinvolvemoreparentsintheirchildren'seducationthroughonlineeducationprograms.我們的

目的是通過(guò)網(wǎng)上教育節(jié)目讓更多的家長(zhǎng)參與孩子的教育。

Atourmeeting,weshouldnotinvolveourselvesinarguments;insteadweshouldtrytosolveourproblems.

我們?cè)跁?huì)上不應(yīng)該陷入爭(zhēng)論，而應(yīng)該試著解決問(wèn)題。

confine

vt.

1keepsb.inaplacethattheycannotleave,suchasaprison監(jiān)禁；禁閉

Thecriminalwascaughtandconfinedtoprisonfortwoyears.那名罪犯被捕了，并在監(jiān)獄里關(guān)了兩年。

2ifsth.isconfinedtooneareaorgroupofpeople,ithappensonlyinthatareaoraffectonlythatgroupof

people使局限于

Theriskofinfectionisconfinedtorelativelysmallgroups.感染的危險(xiǎn)只局限于較小的人群。

respond

vi.

dosth.asareactiontosth.thathasbeensaidordone作出反應(yīng)；回應(yīng)

Thefiredepartmentrespondedtothecallwithinminutes,幾分鐘之內(nèi)消防部門(mén)就對(duì)報(bào)警電話(huà)作出了反

應(yīng)0

subsequent

a.

(fml.)happeningorcomingaftersth.else隨后的；繼…之后的

Firesandfloodssubsequenttoanearthquakeoftencausegreaterdamage.地震后繼發(fā)的火災(zāi)和洪水往往

會(huì)造成更大的破壞。

Theseskillswerepassedontosubsequentgenerations.這些技能被一代代傳了下去。

distinct

a.

1(usu.beforenoun)definiteandobvious確實(shí)的；顯著的

Aftertheprincipaltalkedwithher,therewasadistinctchangeinherattitude.校長(zhǎng)和她談過(guò)話(huà)后，她的態(tài)

度有了明顯的轉(zhuǎn)變。

2separateanddifferentinawaythatisclear有區(qū)別的;不同的;單獨(dú)的

Theregion'slinguisticandculturalidentityisquitedistinctfromthatoftherestofthecountry.該地區(qū)的語(yǔ)

言和文化特征與該國(guó)的其他地區(qū)大不相同。

3abletobeclearlyseen,heard,smelt,ortasted清晰的；清楚的；明顯的

Theoutlineoftheshipbecamemoredistinct.船的輪廓變得更加清晰了。

intense

a.

havingaverystrongeffectorfeltverystrongly劇烈的；強(qiáng)烈的

Itisnotscientificforanormallyinactivepersontostartaprogramofintenseexercisesuddenly.一t個(gè)平時(shí)

不活動(dòng)的人突然開(kāi)始進(jìn)行高強(qiáng)度的鍛煉，這是不科學(xué)的。

Everycarwasstoppedandsearched,whichcausedintenseannoyanceamongthedrivers.每輛車(chē)都被攔下

搜查，這引起司機(jī)們的強(qiáng)烈不滿(mǎn)。

fulfill

vt.（BrEfulfil）

1doorprovidewhatisnecessaryorneeded履行；執(zhí)行；符合

Thepublicdidnothaveconfidencethatthecompanywouldfulfillitspromise.公眾不相信這家公司會(huì)履

行其諾言。

2achievesth.thatyouwantedtodo,orgetsth.youhopedfor實(shí)現(xiàn)；達(dá)至

After10yearsofhardwork,Joeyfulfilledhisdreamasamoviedirector.經(jīng)過(guò)10年的奮斗，喬伊終于實(shí)

現(xiàn)了自己的夢(mèng)想，成為了一名電影導(dǎo)演。

circumstance

n.

[C,usu.pl.]theconditionsthataffectasituation,action,event,etc.情況；情形

Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstancesmayweusethetelephoneintheofficeforpersonalaffairs.

我們被告知，無(wú)論什么情況下都不得使用辦公室的電話(huà)辦私事。

reconcile

vt.

findawaytomakeideas,beliefs,needs,etc.thatareopposedtoeachothercapableofexistingtogether調(diào)

和；調(diào)解

Wesuggestthatitispossibletoreconciletheseapparentlyopposingperspectives.我們認(rèn)為這些看彳以對(duì)立

的觀點(diǎn)是可以相互統(tǒng)?的。

V.

ifyoureconciletwopeopleorgroupsortheyreconcile,theybecomefriendlyagainafteradisagreement

（使）和解；（使）恢復(fù)友好關(guān)系

Thelittleboydoesnotreadilyreconcilewithhiseldersister.那個(gè)小男孩還不愿意和他姐姐講和。

MyelderbrotherandIwerefinallyreconciledwitheachotherafternotspeakingforoverfiveyears.我和我

哥有五年多不說(shuō)話(huà)，最后我們和好了。

victim

n.

[C]sb.whohasbeenattacked,robbed,ormurdered受害者；犧牲者

Thelocalgovernmentisraisingmoneytohelpthevictimsoftheearthquake.當(dāng)?shù)卣诨I資幫助地震

受害者。

survivor

[C]sb.whocontinuestoliveafteranaccident,war,orillness生還者；幸存者

Thepolicearesearchingforsurvivorsoftheplanecrash.警方正在搜尋飛機(jī)失事的幸存者。

associate

n.

[C]sb.whoyouworkordobusinesswith同事；（生意）伙伴

Heisnotafriendbutanassociate;weworkinthesamedepartment.他不是朋友，只是同事，我們?cè)谕?

部門(mén)工作。

vt.

makeaconnectioninyourmindbetweenonethingorpersonandanother聯(lián)想；聯(lián)系

Nowadays,mostpeopleassociatethisbrandwithgoodquality.如今，大多數(shù)人將這?品牌與高品質(zhì)聯(lián)系

起來(lái)。

shield

vt.

protectsb.orsth.frombeingharmedordamaged保護(hù)；保衛(wèi)

Youneedanexperiencedlawyertoshieldyourrightsandinterests.你需要?位經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的律師來(lái)保護(hù)你

的權(quán)益。

n.

[C]alargepieceofmetalorleatherthatsoldiersusedinthepasttoprotectthemselveswhenfighting盾；盾

牌

Thesoldier'sshieldsavedhimfrombeingkilledbyhisenemy.那個(gè)士兵的盾保護(hù)他免遭敵人殺害。

B.PhrasesandExpressions

inthewordsofsb./insb/swords

assb.saysorwrites用某人的話(huà)來(lái)說(shuō)

Michaelandhissisterwenttotheconcert,andinthewordsofhissister,itwasanighttoremember.邁克爾

和他姐姐一起去了音樂(lè)會(huì)，用他姐姐的話(huà)來(lái)說(shuō)，那是難忘的一夜。

counton

dependonsb.orsth.,esp.inadifficultsituation依靠；指望

Martinisacapablepersonwhomyoucanalwayscountoninacrisis.馬丁是個(gè)能干的人，在遇到危機(jī)時(shí)

你總能依靠他。

makesenseofsth.

understandsth.,esp.sth.difficultorcomplicated理解，弄懂某事（尤指困難或復(fù)雜的事）

Theteacherhadsuchastrongaccentthatnoneofuscouldmakesenseofwhathewassaying,那位老師的

口音很重，所以我們誰(shuí)都不明白他在說(shuō)些什么。

reservesth.forsb./sth.

keepsth.sothatitcanbeusedbyaparticularpersonorforaparticularpurpose保留；預(yù)留

Ifyougetthereearly,pleasereserveaseatforme.如果你到得早，請(qǐng)幫我留個(gè)位子。

Youcannotparkhere;theseparkingplacesarereservedforthedisabled.你不能在這里停車(chē)。這些停車(chē)位

是專(zhuān)門(mén)留給殘疾人士的。

shieldsb./sth.fromsb./sth.

protectsb.orsth.frombeingharmedordamagedbysb.orsth.使...免受

Hetrieshisbesttoshieldhischildrenfromthepress.他盡力保護(hù)自己的孩子避開(kāi)媒體的關(guān)注。

callon

formallyasksb.todosth.呼吁；號(hào)召

Thetradeunioncalledontheworkerstogoonstrikeunlessthemanagementagreedtogivethemaraise.工

會(huì)呼吁工人們罷工，除非管理層同意給他們加薪。

sumup

givethemaininformationinareport,speech,etc.inashortstatementattheend概括；總結(jié)；概述

Ican'tsumuphiswholephilosophyinonesentence.我無(wú)法用一句話(huà)概括他的全部哲理。

relatetosth./sb.

beabletounderstandasituationorthewaysb.feelsandthinks理解；認(rèn)同

Samgaveuphisprofessionasadoctor.Ifounditreallyhardtorelatetohim.山姆放棄了他的醫(yī)生職業(yè)。

我覺(jué)得很難理解他。

Iknowhewasverydisappointedwhenhisapplicationwasrejected.Icanrelatetothat.我知道彳也的申請(qǐng)被

拒絕后他很失望。我能理解他的感受。

inneed

nothavingenoughfood,money,clothing,orotherthingsthatarenecessaryforlife在困難時(shí)；在貧困之匚T

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。

Thecharityaimstoprovideassistancetopeopleinneed.這個(gè)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)試圖向貧困者提供幫助。

be/getcaughtupinsth.

becomeinvolvedinsth.,esp.whenyoudonotwanttobe被卷入；陷入

Innocentpassersbygotcaughtupintheriot.無(wú)辜的路人被卷入了那場(chǎng)暴亂。

giveone'slife

dieinordertosaveotherpeopleorbecauseofastrongbelief捐軀；犧牲

Manypeoplearewillingtogivetheirlivesforthegreatcauseoftheircountry.很多人愿意為自己祖國(guó)的

偉大事業(yè)獻(xiàn)出自己的生命。

ringout

producealoudclearsound發(fā)出響亮的聲音

"Crack!"-Agunshotrangout,shockingeveryoneinthesquare."啪！"響起一聲響亮的槍聲，把廣場(chǎng)上的

人都驚呆了。

with(good/agood)grace

inapleasantandwillingway有風(fēng)度地;情愿地

Johnfailedinthecompetition,butheacceptedhefailurewithgrace.約翰在比賽中輸了，但是他心平氣

和地接受了失敗。

C.SentenceStructures

Itusedtobethat…用于表達(dá)“過(guò)去的某?習(xí)慣或情況現(xiàn)在已不存在”，表示與目前習(xí)慣或情況有

所不同。

Sb./Sth.isSoissb./sth.else/Soaresomeotherpeople/someotherthings用于表達(dá)“人或事物之間

的相似之處”

Sb.dosth.,especiallywhen用于表達(dá)“某人最有可能做某事的-一種條件

Sb.dosth.byPerhaps,evenmoreimportantly,sb.dosth.by...用于表達(dá)“對(duì)某人而言更為重要的

行為方式”。

D.Paraphrases

1.Inaneraofheightenedheroism,thewordherohasbecomemorecommon.(Para.1)

Meaning:Inatimewhenthereisanincreasingnumberofimpressiveactionsofgreatcourage,thewordhero

hasbeenusedmorefrequently.

2.Atthememorialservice,thepriestsaid:"Dorydidn'tdieahero;helivedahero.^^(Para.3)

Meaningbeyondwords:Bysaying“Dorydidn'tdieahero;helivedahero”,thepriestmeantthatDorywas

aheroallthroughhislife;hebecameaheronotjustbecausehediedinabraveway.

memorialservice:n.[CJaservicedoneormadeinordertoremindpeopleofsb.whohasdied

3.Longknownforhisremarkablespiritandloveofhumanity,DoryStoddarddiedashehadalways

lived,assistingothers.(Para.3)

Meaning:DoryStoddardhadalwaysbeenknownforhisnoblespiritandhislovetowardotherpeople.He

hadalwayshelpedotherswhenhewasalive,andhediedwhenhewashelpingothers.

4.Hemadethechoicenottobebitter,andworkedhardasSouthAfrica'sfirstblackpresidentto

establishharmonyandhelpedsocietyreconcileitsconflictedpast.(Para.7)

Meaning:hedidn'tcomplainaboutthepast.Instead,he,asSouthAfrica'sfirstblackpresident,workedhard

tobuildacountryinwhichpeoplecouldliveandworktogetherpeacefully.Therehadbeendisagreement

amongdifferentgroupsofpeopleinSouthAfrica,buthehelpedtobringthemtoaccepteachother.

E.Translation

1.Itusedtobethatthewordherowasreservedforthosewhoperformedactsofdistinctcourage

beyondthecallofduty.在過(guò)去，“英雄”一詞僅限于稱(chēng)呼那些做出超乎職責(zé)范圍的特別英勇的行為的

人們。

2.Asoldierwhorunsthroughgunfiretorescueothermilitarypersonnelisseenasahero.Soare

larger-than-lifeleaderssuchasNelsonMandela,whoemergedafter27yearsofjail,confinedinasolitary

chamber.一位戰(zhàn)士冒著槍林彈雨去搶救其他戰(zhàn)友，他就被看作英雄。同樣，與眾不同的偉大領(lǐng)袖人物

也是英雄，比如納爾遜?曼德拉，他被囚禁于單人牢房中27年，出獄后東山再起。

3.Wecountonfirstresponderstorushtowarddanger,especiallywhenitinvolvesusorthosewe

love.我們指望應(yīng)急人員沖向危險(xiǎn)，尤其是當(dāng)我們自身或我們所愛(ài)的人身處險(xiǎn)境時(shí)。

4.Wehonorthefireman,thepoliceman,andtheaveragecitizenbyrecognizingtheirheroism.

Perhaps,evenmoreimportantly,wehonorthembyworkingtochangethecircumstancesthatledtotheir

death.我們向消防隊(duì)員、警察和普通平民致敬，贊揚(yáng)其英雄精神。也許，甚至更為重要的是，我們要

通過(guò)努力改變讓他們?cè)庥霾恍业沫h(huán)境，以此來(lái)紀(jì)念他們。

4.Structureanalysisof