新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程第二册教案

5.

distinctive:

a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type

与

众不同的；特殊的；特别的

The distinctive design of a product provides a powerful competitive advantage over other products.

一个独特

的产品设计具有比 其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。

te:

a. enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose

足够的；充分的；合

乎需要的

People accused the governor of failing to take adequate measures which could have prevented the disaster.

人

们指责 该州长对本来可以避免的灾难没有采取充分的措施。

II. Useful expressions

Practical Phrases

Specific Meanings

1. be/feel obliged to do sth.

(

因形势、法律、义务等等关系而

)

非做不可，迫使

2. fresh from

刚从??来的；刚有??经历的

3. distinguish between

区分；辨别

4. get/feel/be lost

迷惘；困惑；不知所措

5. look upon sb/sth. As

把某人

/

物看作

6. be equipped with sth.

以??为装备；配备??

III. Functional Patterns and Functions & Usages

sb/sth. do/is sth. , then perhaps

…

用于表述“在特 定条件下可能发生的事情”

。

2. sb fail to do sth

…

., while sb should do sth

…

.

用于表述“实际情况与预期的反差”

。

3. While sth./sb

is/does

…

, sb/sth. else is/dos

…

用于表述“人与 人之间或事与事之间的反差”

。

IV

. Structure Analysis:

Main idea of section A: this text is a narrative that talks about the author

’

s personal experience in giving an

effective English lesson to his son. He claims that students can learn better if they are properly taught.

Part I (Paras. 1-5)

This part introduces the background of the story.

It presents the thesis statement: Students unfairly bear the

bulk of the criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a sense that they should know better.

Part II (Paras.6-13)

This

part

contains

two

major

sections

to

support

the

author

’

s

point

of

view.

The

first

section

claims

that

students should not be blamed for their language deficiency due to two major reasons:1) they are misled by the

language environment;2) they are not learning the language adequately and efficiently in school. The second

section elaborates the author

’

s personal opinion about the importance of grammar and vocabulary, by way of

metaphors.

Para. II (Para. 14-17)

Toward

the

end,

the

author

narrates

another

incident

where

his

son

unconsciously

uttered

a

grammatically

perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood and he

’

s proud of his son.

步骤

3

Step 3

语言点

Language points

Detailed study of the text

1. If I am the only parent who st

ill corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a

tedious oddity

: a father he

is obliged to

listen to and a man

absorbed

in the rules of grammar, which my son

seems

allergic

to. (Para. 1)

Meaning:

My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistake in

English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to I am also the one who pays lots

of attention to grammar rules, which he

doesn’t seem to like.

2. She nodded three or four times

searched the heavens for

the right words, and then

exclaimed

, it was like,

whoa!

Meaning :

she nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words in her mind and then shouted

with excitement it was like whoa!

Meaning beyond words:

Since the student was not quite sure how to exactly describe her travel experience,

the tone of the author is somewhat sarcastic. The author intended to send out the message that the student was

incompetent regarding the selection of her English vocabulary.

search somewhere for sth.:

try to find sth. in some place

在某地方搜寻某物

The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything valuable.

那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。

Note

The heavens means the sky: here search the heavens for the right words

tried hard to find suitable words to describe what she saw and experienced when traveling in Europe.

civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were

captured

in

condensed

non- statement.

(para.4)

Meaning:

The

civilization

of

Greece and

the

glory

of

Roman

architecture

were

just

described

in

one

word

rather than a complete statement because of her inability to choose appropriate words to express herself

4.

My student ―whoa‖ was

exceeded

only by my head- shaking

distress

. (para. 4)

Meaning:

My head-shaking distress at her inability to express properly was even greater than her slang term

whoa,

one

word,

which

did

not

make

any

statement

to

describe

the

civilization

of

Greece

and

the

glory

of

Roman architecture.

Meaning beyond words:

The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry about his student's language

inability was much more intense than her excitement.

5.

Surely

students

should

be

able

to

distinguish

between

their/there/they're

on

the

distinctive

difference

between

complimentary

and

complementary

(para. 5)

Meaning:

Of

course,

students

should

be

able

to

recognize

and

understand

the

differences

between

their/

there/they're on the obvious difference between complimentary and complementary

distinguish:

recognize the differences between things

区别；辨别

A formal education with emphasis on history literature and culture helps a person learn how to distinguish right

from wrong

着重于历史、文学和文化的正规教育能帮助一个人学习如何明辨是非。

distinguish between

: recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people

区分；辨

别

The ab

ility to read in a critical way involves the ability to distinguish between facts and the writer’s opinions

or interpretations.

批判性阅读能力包括 区分什么是事实，什么事作者自己的看法或解释能力。

★

distinctive:

a. easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type

与

众不同的；特殊的；特别的

The distinctive design of a product provides a powerful competitive advantage over other products.

一个独特

的产品设计具有比 其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。

6. For example signs in grocery stores point them to the

stationary

, even though the actual

stationery

- pads,

albums and notebooks - are not items

nailed down

. (para. 6)

Meaning

: For example , signs of merchandise in grocery stores lead students to the ―stationary‖ department

selling stationery like pads =, albums and notebooks. However, these displayed stationery items are movable

but not nailed down.

Meaning beyond words:

Taking the wrong spelled signs in grocery stores as an example, the author argues

that it is not students’ fault. The verb phrase nail down is cleverly used to describe the funny situation: movable

―stationery‖ items are under the sign of unmovable statio

nary distinct spelling mistake between the two words.

Here you are surrounded by great resource: interesting students from all over the country, a learned and caring

faculty,

a

comprehensive

library,

great

sports

facilities,

and

student

organizations

covering

every

possible

interest from the arts to science, to community service and so on. (para4)

7.

Therefore, it doesn’t make any sense t

o criticize our students (para. 6)

Meaning:

So, there's no good reason to criticize our students. Which is unfair to them.

8.

Moreover

,

the

younger

teachers

themselves

evidently

have

little

knowledge

of

these

vital

structures

of

language because they also went without exposure to them. (para. 7)

Meaning:

In addition, the young teachers obviously know little about these important structures of language

since they also didn’t have the chance to deal with them in their prior learning experiences.

moreover:

ad. (fml.) in addition-used to introduce information that adds to or supports what has previously

been said

而且；再者；此外

Moreover, they become more concerned about their health as they grow older.

此外，随着年龄的增长，他们更加关注自己的健康。

9. The chance came when one day I was driving with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in

jerky

flight and said, ―It's flying so unsteady.‖ (para

. 8 )

Meaning:

The opportunity to teach him English came when we were both on a car heading for our trip. On

seeing a bird flying unsteadily, he commented that the bird was flying unsteady.

jerk:

n. [C] a sudden quick movement

猛的一动；猝然一动

The old bus started with a jerk, so the passengers shook a sudden.

那辆旧的公共汽车猛地一动，

车上的乘客

都突然摇晃了一下。

jerky:

a. moving roughly with many starts and stops

（在进行中）不平稳的，颠簸的

After the bus came to a jerky halt, the passengers got the hurriedly.

公共汽车颠簸着停下 来以后，乘客们都

匆忙下车了。

10. Curious about

my correction he asked me what an adverb was. Slowly, I said, ―it's a word that tells you

something about a verb.‖ It led to his asking me what a verb was. I explained, ―Verbs are action words; for

example, Dad drives the truck. Drive is the verb because i

t's the thing dad is doing.‖ (para. 9)

Meaning:

fascinated by my correction, he wondered what an adverb was. After he got the answer, he went on

with the question of a verb. To explain vividly to him, I used the example of driving: an action I was doing.

Meaning beyond words:

The

boy

was

very

alert

to

something

new

or

interesting.

His

learning

experience

illustrates that learning grammar is not necessarily boring.

11. Then,

out of

his own

curiosity,

he asked me if other words had names for their use and

functions

.

(para. 10)

Meaning:

After that, because of his curiosity, he asked me if other words also had specific names for their use

and the roles they play.

out of curiosity:

because of curiosity

出于好奇

She decided to follow him out of curiosity.

出于好奇，她决定跟踪他。

12. Perhaps, language should

be looked upon

as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road

map

(check

grammar)

and

tune

up

the

car

engine

(

adjust

vocabulary).

Learning

grammar

and

a

good

vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car (para. 11)

Meaning:

Maybe,

you

should

regard

language

as

a

road

map

and

a

very

precious

property

you

have.

You

should

often

look

at

the

road

map

(review

grammar)

and

make

small

changes

to

your

car

engine

(improve

vocabulary).

Meaning

beyond

words:

The

road

map

and

the

car

are

used

metaphorically

to

mean

that

grammar

and

vocabulary are powerful devices that will enable you to freely explore in the language world.

13.

Equipped with

grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control. (para. 12)

Meaning

beyond

words:

Just

as

traveling

with

a

road

map

and

a

good

car,

with

the

help

of

grammar

knowledge

and

a

large

vocabulary,

you

will

feel

more

comfortable

and

confident

when

using

the

English

language.

be equipped with sth:

be provided with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work

以

…

为装备；配备

…

All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed internet access.

宿舍所有的房间都配备了高速互联网。

步骤

4

Step 4

问题讨论

Question discussing

1. What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?

2. Do you think English grammar helps you a lot in learning English? Why or why not?

3. In what ways can teacher improve the technique of teaching grammar?

can students more effectively enlarge their vocabulary?

步骤

5

Step 5

练习讲解

Review & Exercises

presentation --- Reproduction

3.. Exercises

4. Exercises 3,4,5,6,7

(Ss give answers and raise questions they may have and T explains the difficulties)

ses 8,9--- writing and translation.

Assignments:

1) review Section A; 2) Exercises in Section B; 3) speed reading

步骤

6 Step 6

听力训练

Listening practice

Assignments: 1) Story retelling in Unit 1;

2) Pair work --- practice model dialogs in unit 1 in the Listening and Speaking Book;

3) Preview the new words in unit 2;

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――

自我评价问题

Questions for Self- evaluation:

1.

Can I understand the text fully?

2.

Have I memorized the new vocabulary and can I put them into use?

3.

Do I understand better how to become a successful language learner?

板书设计

Blackboard

Layout

Background

Information

1.

2.

3