The Man in the Water新版现代大学英语个性化完整教案

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Teaching Focus

Possible Difficulties

教学重点和难点

Teaching techniques

教学方法和手段

To integrate several different teaching methods and techniques:

elicitation; explanation; illustration and discussion.

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Unit 4 The Man in the Water

1.

Warming-up Questions

1)

Question: Who are the heroes in the story

Two police rescuers and, a young passerby and the man in the water.

2)

Question: Who is the greatest hero Why

The man in the water.

Ordinary as he was, he could rise to challenge when the test came.

He displayed courage and noble character in human nature at its best.

3)

Qu

estion:

In

the

author’s

view,

do

people

feel

proud

or

sad

about

the

disaster Why

They feel proud because man defeated the indifferent natural forces.

4)

Question: What is referred to as one of man’s natural powers according to

the passage

Sacrificing his

life for the life of others’.

5)

Question: The fight between the man in the water and the natural forces

ended up with the death of the man. Why does the author say he is not a

loser

He was the best we can do to fight against the indifferent natural forces.

W

hat’s more, he never dies in people’s heart.

What was unusual about the air crash

Why does the author refer to the aesthetic aspect of the clash

What are the things the author mentions to be worth noticing

What

does

the

author

mean

when

he

says

the

human

nature

was

groping and struggling

Why

does

the

author

say

that

the

man

went

unidentified

gave

him

a

universal character

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How could the man in the water give a lifeline to those who watched

him What does the “lifeline” here symbolize

What does the greatness of the anonymous man actually lie in

What do you think are the strongest human powers endowed with by

nature

2.

Background Information

I.

The Air Crash

On

Jan.

13,

1982

one

of

the

worst

snowstorms

in

the

history

of

Washington,

.

hit

the

city.

Just

about

everything

closed

down

—

the

government, businesses, schools, the airports. By about noon, the skies cleared

and

Washington’s

National

Airport

reopened

for

business.

The

crew

of

Air

Florida Flight 90 began preparing for a nonstop trip to sunny Fort Lauderdale,

Florida. At 3:59 ., the twin-engine Boeing 737 was cleared for takeoff and began

rumbling down the runway on its final flight.

Minutes

later,

the

plane

smashed

into

the

14th

Street

Bridge,

only

1,200

yards

from

the

Pentagon,

destroying

four

automobiles and

killing

five

people.

The jet then fell into the ice-covered Potomac River, bringing all the passengers

to

their

instant

death

except

five

—

four

passengers

and

one

flight

attendant

—

from the tail section, who found themselves gasping and struggling

in the icy waters.

These five people however survived and they were able to survive because

of four heroes. The author wrote this essay in praise of these heroes, three of

whom had risked their lives to rescue the survivors and were able to live to tell

the

story,

b

ut

the

man

that

really

held

the

whole

nation’s

attention

was

the

fourth one who had kept pushing his lifeline and flotation rings to others until

he went under.

II.

Presidential Monument

1) Washington Monument

In

recognition

of

his

leadership

in

the

cause

of

American

independence,

Washington earned the title “Father of His Country”. With this monument, the

citizens of the United States show their enduring gratitude and respect for the

first President of the United States.

2) Jefferson Memorial

Thomas Jefferson

—

political philosopher, architect, musician, book collector,

scientist,

horticulturist

(

园艺学家

),

diplomat,

inventor,

and

third

President

of

the

United

States,

also

author

of

the

Declaration

of

American

Independence,

and Father of the University of Virginia.

3) Lincoln Memorial

The

Lincoln

Memorial

is

a

tribute

to

President

Abraham

Lincoln

and

the

nation

he

fought

to

preserve

during

the

Civil

War

(1861-1865).

The

Lincoln

Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one

for

each

stat

e

at

the

time

of

Lincoln’s

death.

A

sculpture

by

Daniel

Chester

French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.

III.

Potomac River

The Potomac River is often referred to as the “Nation’s River”, because it

flows

through

the

nation’s

capital

,

where

the

magnificent

monuments

of

the

Washington,

Jefferson,

and

Lincoln

memorials

are

reflected

in

its

waters.

It

is

one of the most beautiful and bountiful rivers on the East Coast and is known

for its historic, scenic and recreational significance. It begins as a small spring at

the Fairfax Stone in West Virginia, and winds its way through the mountains and

valleys of Appalachia, past battlefields and old manufacturing towns. The river

flows more than 380 miles and grows to more than 11 miles wide as it reaches

the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland.

3.

Theme:

The man in the water did not have to give his rings to others; he did not even

know these people. He was extraordinary precisely because he was ordinary. He

showed what everyone of us could do at that critical moment. The display of his

heroism was a song to the beautiful human character.

4.

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