《大學(xué)英語》課件 Unit4 Marriage

Unit4

MarriageTeachingObjectivesBefamiliarwiththetopicMarriageviaaseriesoftheme-relatedtasks.Gettounderstandtheideaofsigningamarriageagreement.Masternewandimportantexpressionsinthisunitandthenusetheminrealcontexts.Shareandexchangeideasfreelyandfluentlywithpartnersandfriends.TeachingPlan

LanguageinputPre-listeningdiscussionListeningtasksAfter-listeningtask:pairworkLanguageInputMostmenwouldliketheirspousestobeyoungandbeautiful.Othersconsiderinnerbeautymoreimportant.Whenawomanchoosesherspouse,sheoftenputsemphasisonhischaracter/temperament/education/profession/income/appearance/familybackground.

Someyoungwomentodayconsider…ofgreatimportanceinchoosingaboyfriend/lifecompanion.Happinessinmarriagedoesnotdependonmaterialwealth.Marriagesbasedonmutuallovecreateahappyandharmoniousatmosphereinthefamily.Mutualrespectandunderstandingbetweenhusbandandwifecontributemuchtoahappymarriage.Educationisanimportantconditionforagoodmarriagebecauseacouplewhoseeducationallevelsdonotmatchmaynothavemuchtosaytoeachother/haveconstantargumentsoverfamilyissues,bigorsmall.Pre-listeningDiscussionWhatareyourstandardsinchoosingalifecompanion?Whatdoyouthinkarecrucialtoahappymarriage?Thekeytoahappymarriage

1.Loveyour

spouseunconditionally.

2.Giveyourspousecertainspace.Don't

holdyourlovetightly.3.Talkaboutthe“now”don’tdiguppastdisagreementsorhurts.

4.Letyourspouseknowyoulovehim/herdeeply.Don'tbeshytoexpressyoulove.

5.Rememberwifeisalwaysright.

6.Ahappymarriageisamatterofgiveandtake;thehusbandgivesandthewifetakes.

ListeningTaskOneFamiliarizeyourselfwiththewordsandexpressionsinWordBank.Listentothetwoconversations“AMarriageAgreement”andthendotheexercises.Backgroundinformation

Amarriageagreement

issometimeswrittenandsignedbytwopeoplewhoplantogetmarried.Thepurposeofamarriageagreementvaries.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,somemarriageagreementsaredesignedfordivorce(especiallyforasecondmarriage)ortosetconditionsformarriagesothattheexpenseforalawyer'sfeecanbesavedwhentroublesariseinamarriage.Somearedesignedforthebenefitofthemarriagetofacilitatetherelationshipbetweenspousessothatacouplewillstartouttogetherandstaytogether.

1.WhydidTomandLindadecidetosigntheagreement?2.WhatisArticle1about?3.WhatisArticle2about?4.Whatisstatedintheruleofdriving?5.WhatisArticle13about?Whatdoesitsay?6.WhatisArticle14about?Whatisstatedintheagreement?

ListeningTaskTwoListentothefollowingconversation.Choosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Barbara’sproblemswithherhusbandProblem1:?Problem2:?Problem3:?Problem4:?Problem5:?Problem1:hegetshomelate.Problem2:heneverdoesanythinginthehouse.Problem3:hedoesn’tsharewithherhisschedules.Problem4:heisuntidy.Problem5:hedoesnottreatBarbaraashisequal.After-listeningTask

Barbaraintheconversationwehavejustheardhasbadrelationswithherhusband.

SupposeyouandyourpartnerareBarbaraandherhusband.Pleaseworkoutamarriageagreementtosolvetheproblemsin“Your”marriage,whichwerementionedwhenBarbaraconversedwiththeman.WatchandTalkLookatthesepicturesanddescribethemonebyone.Ifpossible,tryalsotofindsomethingrelevanttotalkabout.ObjectivesFamiliarizestudentswiththetopicCoincidenceviaaseriesoftheme-relatedtasks.Masternewandimportantexpressionsinthisunitandthenusetheminrealcontexts.Shareandexchangeideasfreelyandfluentlywithpartnersandfriends.LanguageFocusCoincide

1.Ifoneeventcoincides

withanother,theyhappenatthesametime.同時發(fā)生

例：Theexhibitioncoincideswiththe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.

展會與他50周年忌辰同日。2.Iftheideasorinterestsoftwoormorepeoplecoincide,theyarethesame.(觀點或興趣)一致

例：Thekids'viewsonlifedon'talwayscoincide,butthey'renotafraidofvoicingtheiropinions.

孩子們的生活觀未必總是一致，但是他們不怕表達自己的觀點。Coincident

'Itiscoincident.Isellgenerators,too.IworkforGEbutwedon'tmakesmallgenerators.Icanintroducesomecustomerstoyou.'Jackisardent.

‘太巧啦！我也搞發(fā)電機銷售。我在GE上班，不過，我們不做小型發(fā)電機。我可以幫你們介紹一些客戶?！芸撕軣嵝牡卣f。

ItiscoincidentthatbothMarxandHeideggerfoundtheseaftermaths,accordingtowhichMankindwouldbebetweenthebeetleandtheblock（在錘和砧之間在上下交迫的困境中）intheeraoftechnology.

馬克思與海德格爾都不約而同地看到了這幾個后果。從這幾個后果可以看到，人在技術(shù)時代的處境岌岌可危。Coincidencebycoincidence

碰巧

"Isitacoincidence?Wedon'tknow.It'sjusthardtobelievethatitis."

"It'sawonderful/happy/luckycoincidence."

"Thismaybeacoincidence,butthelast48hourshavebeenrelativelycalm."

"It'snocoincidencethateverypersonhasmorethan1soulmates."

"It'sasadcoincidence,...Thecorrectionsofficersdidwhattheyweresupposedtodo."

-"Wegotintothatsituation,justbycoincidence,tobethelastpeopleout."

Warmup

WhataCoincidence

SpeakingTask

Readthesentencesinlanguagefocusthenusethemtoanswerthefollowingquestions.whennecessary.Haveyoueverexperiencedorreadaboutacaseofcoincidence?Whatisit?Pleasesharethatwithyourpartner.Remembernocoincidences,nostories.Howdopeoplereacttocoincidences?Whatdoyouthinkcanbethecausesofcoincidences?ONESpeakingTask

TWO

CharactersMr.StewartarealestateagentAndrewMr.Stewart’sson

Expressions

tuitionmedicalschoolcan’taffordextrabusinessadvertisementintriguenotedownmiracle

ListeningTaskFamiliarizeyourselfwiththewordsandexpressionsinWordBank.Listentothetwopartsandthendotheexercises.Summarizeallthecoincidencesofthestory.3U_Lsn_2_B1_T.mp3DifficultExpressions

靈光一現(xiàn)sthclickedinhismind

好事多磨goodthingsarenevereasytoacquire

如果現(xiàn)在的代理不能提供滿意的價位，就找他theownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.

約會的時間被一改再改theappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.

RolePlay

Andrewwasgoingtograduatefromhighschool.Onedayattable,hetalkedwithhisfatherabouthisdream.