《全新版大学进阶英语综合教程3》Unit 3教案

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《全新版大学进阶英语

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Steps

（步骤）

教学组织

Comprehension check

1. Text Organization

Pair

work:

This

text

is

organized

around

the

cultural

shock

the

author

experienced

after

the

birth

of

her

daughter

and

her

mother- in-

law’s

fulltime

presence in her family. It can roughly be divided into six parts. Now complete

the following table by writing down the main idea of each part. The first one

has been done for you. When you finish, compare notes with your partner.

Part

Paragraphs

Main Ideas

Part

One

Paras. 1-2

The

fulltime

presence

of

the

author’s

mother-in-

law after the baby’s birth skewed

the balance in the family.

Her

mother- in-

law’s

sacrifice

made

her

grateful

but

uneasy,

even

suspicious

at

times.

The

author

and

her

husband

experienced

conflict

because

of

their

completely

different

views

on

family

relationship

and

gender equity.

Her mother- in-

law’s explanation of her role

in the family was a complete cultural shock,

because the author, brought up in Canadian

culture,

prefers

greater

involvement

from

her husband in raising their daughter.

The

women

at

the

dinner

table

helped

put

things in perspective for the author.

The

author

finally

understood

the

Chinese

way of raising a child, but she is unlikely to

change diapers for her mother-in-law in the

future.

Part

Two

Paras. 3-5

Part

Three

Step One

（步骤一）

Paras. 6-7

Part

Four

Paras. 8-10

Part

Five

Paras. 11-13

Part Six

Paras.

14-16

2 Comprehension Check

Pair

work:

With

the

teacher

as

guide,

you

and

your

partner

work

on

the

following comprehension check exercises.

2.1

Digging into detail

Answer the following questions to better understand the text. You may want to

write down some key words in the space provided before you do so.

(Para. 6)

1 What made the author so mad about her husband that they began to

fight over childcare duties?

The fact that he wasn’t taking on half of the childcare duties, and he thought it

was more important to spend time on his work than on his daughter, and his

expectation

that his mother would do all the housework he was

supposed to

do.

(Para. 8)

2 How did her mother-in-law explain her role in the family?

Her

mother-in-law

explained

that

her

role

in

the

family

was

to

lighten

the

burden of her son, allowing him to keep his former way of life, and to help her

daughter-in-law out with parenting and household management.

(Para. 9)

3 What did the author think of her mother-in-

law’s explanation?

She thought it was absolutely unacceptable, because, in her view, her husband

is

one

of

two

parents,

and

therefore

their

daughter

should

be

half

his

responsibility; and she married her husband, not her mother-in-law.

(Para. 13)

4 How come her husband, unlike the author, failed to adopt daily

habits around the schedule of their daughter?

He obviously believed that mothers are the primary caregiver of children and

this was the normal difference between mothers and fathers.

(Para. 16)

5 How did the author react when she was told that, now that her

mother-in-law

helped

her

out

by

taking

care

of

her

daughter,

it

was

her

responsibility to take care of her mother-in-law when she was old?

She totally rejected the idea, because she thought what her mother-in-law did

was fulfilling the parenting responsibility of her husband, therefore it was her

husband’s responsibility to take care of his own mother when she was old.

2.2 Understanding difficult sentences

Tips in this part

：

1

. Before moving onto the author’s account,

explain to Ss the text can rough

divided into six parts.

2.

Guide

Ss

to

explore

the

text

by

asking

them

to

work

on

the

table

in

Organization and do the task in Digging into detail.

3.

Ask

Ss

to

sum

up

the

differences

of

views

between

the

author

and

her

mother-in-law on matters described in the text.

4.

Check

Ss'

understanding

by

guiding

them

through

the

tasks

in

Understanding difficult sentences.

Text Analysis

The

author’s

reflections

on

childcare

are

skilfully

framed

between

the

conversations with other wives that open and close the text. The opening sets

the

scene

and

introduces

her

husband

and

herself.

Next

comes

her

mother- in-law,

whose

strong

sense

of

duty

is

expressed

in

a

shift

to

short,

emphatic sentences: “Her role is clear. She has to be here.”

Step Two

What

follows

is

part

factual

account,

part

persuasive

argument.

The

（步骤二）

author does not

simply give a neutral

description of the differences

between

her husband and herself. She clearly wishes to persuade us that she is right and

he

is

wrong.

As

a

consequence

her

writing

contains

much

in

common

with

other

pieces

of

persuasive

writing.

There

are

the

rhetorical

questions:

“I

am

expected…but he is relieved of his fatherly duties…?” “Why does he get out of the daily

tasks…?”

There

is

the

emotive

language.

She

is

“incensed”

at

what

she

sees

as

his

“laziness”; he “wasn’t honouring” his role as a father.

Towards the

end she

admits

that he has made

an effort to

compromise,

tho

ugh even here she is quick to add “in response to my growling”. We are left

with the impression of an uneasy truce rather than a meeting of minds.

II. Language Focus

Words and expressions

1.

negotiation:

n.

磋商；谈判

e.g.

The 6-month negotiations between the two countries ended fruitlessly.

两国谈判半年一无所获。

2.

surround:

vt.

be closely associated with; be on all sides of

与

…

紧密相关；

围绕

e.g.

There

has

been

increasingly

more

reporting

on

issues

surrounding

domestic violence in the news media.

新闻媒体上有关家暴的报道日渐增多。

3. work out:

find the solution to (a problem or question)

想出、得到（解决

方法）

e.g.

It’s

important

to

work

out

a

solution

rather

than

engage

in

endless

discussion.

想出对策比没完没了的空谈重要得多。

4. presence:

n.

存在；到场

e.g.

It’s

natural

for

a

child

to

be

chatting

awa

y

in

the

presence

of

a

loving

parent.

和关爱的家长在一起孩子自然有话说。

The tension of the protesters grew with the presence of police.

警察的出现加剧了抗议者的紧张情绪。

5. extreme:

a.

(of views or actions) very different from what people accept as

Step Three

reasonable or normal

偏激的；过激的

（步骤三）

e.g.

Extreme views sometimes can become very popular.

偏激的观点有时颇受欢迎。

Soldiers are trained to carry out orders even if they sound extreme.

军人接受的训练就是即便命令听上去过激也要坚决服从。

6. leave behind:

depart and not take along

离开；抛下

e.g.

The

rough sea crossing served only to emphasize

the peace

we had

left

behind.

海上一路颠簸，更突显被抛却的和平的可贵。

The

taxi

driver

always

reminds

his

passengers

not

to

leave

behind

their

belongings.

那个出租车司机总是提醒乘客不要遗忘随身物品。

7.

prominent:

a.

outstanding; important

突出的；重要的

e.g.

I

want

our

brand

name

to

appear

in

the

most

prominent

position

of

the

stadium.

我要我们公司的品牌放在体育场最显眼的位置。

We

celebrate

the

Dragon

Boat

Festival

in

memory

of

a

prominent

ancient

Chinese poet.

端午节是为了纪念中国古代一位著名诗人。

8.

sacrifice:

n.

牺牲；舍弃

e.g.

It is common for women to make lots of sacrifice for the family.

女性通常为家庭做出很多牺牲。

The downside of a self-driving car is the sacrifice of the pleasure of driving.

无人驾驶车的缺点在于失去了驾驶的乐趣。

:

n.

意外收获；红利，奖金

e.g.

I

received

a

box

of

cookies

as

a

bonus

when

I

bought

coffee

at

a

café

yesterday.

我昨天买咖啡时奖到一包饼干。

Our salesperson’s

pay is made up of a base salary

(about

60% of their total

income) and a bonus (about 40% of their total income).

我们销售人员的工资由底薪（占收入的

60%

）和奖金（占收入的

40%

）组

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10.

occasional:

a.

occurring from time to time

偶尔的

e.g.

To the occasional swimmer, a season ticket is a waste of money.

不常游泳的人买季票纯属浪费。

11.

devotion:

n.

奉献，全身心投入

e.g.

The scientist who passed away last week was fondly remembered for his

total devotion to science.

上周去世的那位科学家因其对科学的奉献而受到人们的缅怀。

12.

household:

n.

the people of a house collectively

家庭

e.g.

She got up to prepare breakfast while the rest of the household was still

asleep.

家人还在安睡，她就起床准备早餐了。

13.

look over one’s shoulder:

keep watch for danger or threats to oneself

惴

惴不安；小心提防

e.g.

It was midnight when I left my office and on my way back home I kept

looking over my shoulder to see if there was anyone tailing me.

我半夜才离开办公室，回家的路上我提心吊胆怕有人跟着。

14.

repay:

vt.

do sth. in return for a favor

报答；偿还

e.g.

There had never been any doubt in her mind that she would look after her

parents in their old age; they had given up a lot for her, she said, and that was

how she would repay them.

等父 母年纪大了自己会照顾他们，

对此她没有丝毫疑惑；

她说父母为 她放

弃了那么多，她只能如此回报。

The company has to sell a building to repay its debt.

公司只能售楼偿还债务。

15. phase:

n.

阶段；时期

e.g.

The minister claimed in

his

speech that

the

manufacturing industry

was

entering a very different phase with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.

随着人工智能的迅速发展，

制 造业进入了一个非常不

同的时期。

College

marks

a

particular

phase

in

a

young

person’s

life,

the

phase

of

newly-gained independence.

大学是年轻人独特的人生阶段，一个刚刚获得独立的阶段。

16.

in

one’s

eyes/in

the

eyes

of:

in

the

opinion

of,

from

the

perspective

of

在

……

心目中

e.g.

The educator pointed out

that a child could

do no wrong in

the eyes of

some parents.

那位教育工作者指出，在有些家长的眼里，自己的孩子没有任何不是 。

17.

fall short of:

fail to satisfy

达不到，不符合

e.g.

I tried my best, yet my performance still fell short of my hopes.

我尽了全力，但我的表现还是没有达到自己的预期。

18. expectation:

n.

期望；预期

e.g.

Chinese

parents

tend

to

have

great

expectations

for

the

future

of

their

children.

中国家长往往期待孩子前途无量。

Hot money flew into China in the expectation of higher interest rates.

对高利率的期待使得热钱纷纷流入中国。

19.

hono(u)r:

vt

. do what is required by a promise or a contract

信守；执行

e.g.

High

school

students

in

Shanghai

must

honour

their

community

service

commitments and complete at least 40 hours of volunteer work.

上海高中生必须参加社区服务， 至少要完成

40

小时的志愿服务。

The international company informed us that it will not be able to honour its

contract with us.

那家跨国公司通知我们，他们将无法履行与我们订立的合同。

20.

apparent:

a.

clear and obvious

明显的

e.g.

The

professor

said

the

young

man

had

many

good

qualities

despite

his

apparent assertiveness/rudeness.

教授说，那个年轻人虽然有些鲁莽，却有着许多优秀的品质。

21.

wash up:

wash dishes

饭后洗餐具

e.g.

Do Chinese husbands help to wash up after dinner?

中国男人饭后会帮着洗涮吗？

22.

aspect:

n

.

方面

e.g.

Dealing with people is a primary aspect of my work as a manager.

作为经理，工作的一个重要方面是处理人的问题。

23.

maintain:

v

. keep in a certain state, position, or activity

维持；保持

e.g.

A police force is needed to maintain law and order.

维持法律与秩序需要警力。

It is essential to build up and maintain a reasonable level of physical fitness.

通过锻炼保持一定的体能非常重要。

24.

help out:

help (sb.) do sth.

帮助（某人）做事

e.g.

I sometimes help out in the shop of my friend’s on weekends.

周末我有时会在朋友的店里帮忙。

25.

parenting:

n.

养育，抚养

e.g.

There are many programs aiming to teach new parents parenting skills.

有各种教新手父母育儿技能的项目。

26.

relieve ... of :

help (sb.) by taking (sth. heavy or difficult) from them

解除

（某人）的（负担、困难等）

e.g.

Some people eat a lot to relieve themselves of anxieties.

有的人为了减缓焦虑就大吃。

27.

in one’s view:

in one’s personal opinion

在

……

< br>看来；按

……

的看法

e.g.

In my view, the local government should do more for the elderly.

在我看来政府应该为老年人做更多实事。

28.

get ... wrong:

(

infml

) not understand correctly what (sb./sth.) means

误会

e.g.

Don’t get me wrong, please: I’m not quitting despite the setbacks.

请别误会：即便有挫折我也不会放弃。

29.

preference:

n.

喜好；偏好

e.g.

Customer preferences must be taken into consideration when designing a

new product.

设计新产品时必须考虑到顾客的喜好。

Employers

have

a

preference

for

college

graduates

who

think

critically

and

can communicate effectively.

用人单位比较青睐那些能独立思考、有效沟通的大学毕业生。

30.

equivalent:

a.

equal as in value, force, or meaning

对等的

e.g.

His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.

他不说话就是默认有罪。

31.

sole:

a.

only

唯一的；仅有的

e.g.

Her sole aim is total control over the company management.

她唯一的目的就是完全掌控公司管理大权。

Percy the penguin,

the sole survivor of a mysterious

illness at

the Cotswold

Wildness Park, is fighting for its life.

科兹沃尔德野生公园神秘病害 的唯一幸存者企鹅波西目前生命垂危。

32.

strike

a

balance:

find

a

sensible

middle

point

between

two

demands,

extremes, etc.; compromise

调和；折衷

e.g.

The speaker set out his viewpoints on how to strike a balance between the

freedom of the press and the right to/of privacy.

发言者就如何达成新闻自由与隐私权的平衡提出了自己的观点。

We have to strike a balance between offering people what they liked with the

first movie and coming up with something new.

我们要中和一下：

既向观众提 供他们在影片第一部中喜欢的东西，

同时又

有新的内容。

33.

put ...

in(to)

perspective:

judge

(sth.)

by

considering

it

in

relation

to

everything else

全面客观地看待（或判断）

e.g.

Before you begin to think that it might be safer to starve than to eat

and

run the risk of food poisoning, it’s important to put the whole matter of food

poisoning into perspective.

重要的是全面看待食物中毒这件事，而不是宁肯挨饿也不吃以免食物中

毒。

34.

barely:

ad.

hardly

很少；几乎没有

e.g.

We had barely enough to eat, let alone to spare.

我们都吃不饱，哪里还有剩余。

It seemed that everyone was speaking and we could barely hear the speaker.

大家七嘴八舌，都听不见发言人在说什么。

35.

in response to:

in reaction to sth. that has happened or been said

对

……

做 出反应

e.g.

In

response

to

traditional

Chinese

medication,

the

elderly

gentleman

quickly recovered.

看了中医，老先生很快就康复了。

36.

adopt:

vt.

take up and follow

采取，采用

e.g.

Scientists urge governments around the world to adopt a positive approach

to the environment.

科学家呼吁各国政府更积极地应对环境问题。

37.

get away with:

do sth. wrong and not be punished for it

逃脱处罚

e.g.

Many people were angry that Mr. Simpson got away with murder.

辛普森先生没有被判谋杀，很多人非常愤怒。

Sentence structure

：

1. The cooking, the cleaning and the childcare were all amazing bonuses

that I don’t dare complain about… (Para. 4)

The cooking, the cleaning and the childcare were an unexpected huge help that

I cannot think of complaining about...

她做饭、打扫、带孩子，这一切都是期望之外的，我不敢有任何怨言。

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2.

At

times,

this

level

of

generosity

made

me

look

over

my

shoulder

waiting for the other shoe to drop. (Para. 5)

At times this level of generosity made me very uneasy and I was very anxious

about what was going to happen next.

有时，这种慷慨大度令我心神不宁，不知道接下来会有什么事。

3.

In my Western eyes, he was falling short of my expectations and wasn’t

honouring his role as a father. (Para. 6)

As a Westerner, I found his conduct disappointing, and felt that he was failing

to take on his responsibilities as a father.

从我一个西方人看来，他没有做到我所期待的，没有担当起父亲的责任 。

4.

…his

prioritizing

work

-related

time

away

from

home

rather

than

coming home to be with his daughter. (Para. 6)

…his attaching

more importance to work-related time away from home than to

being at home to be with his daughter.

他优先考虑外边与工作有关的事务，而不是回家陪伴女儿。

5.

Our fights seemed to get us nowhere, however. (Para. 7)

However, we failed to reach any agreement over the issue in spite of the

arguments.

然而我俩的争吵似乎不解决任何问题。

6. We were clearly two people looking at the same painted wall and each

declaring it different colours. (Para. 7)

We were obviously very different in our opinions over the issue.

我们显然就是两个人看 着同一面油漆的墙，而说它的颜色不一样。

7.

I felt myself teetering backwards. (Para. 9)

I was totally shocked to hear what I was told, so much so that I felt as if I was

thrown off balance.

听了，我气得几乎站立不稳。

8.

…my preference is for greater involvement from her daddy so that my

daughter understands a strong parental unit. (Para. 10)

…I

prefer

my

husband

to

be

more

involved

with

his

daughter

so

that

she

understands a strong parental unit.

我宁愿孩子他爹能多承担一些，

这样女儿就会懂得父母是一个紧密相连 的

整体。

9.

While the men were locked in their own conversation, I vented some of

this conflict with the wife. (Para. 14)

While the men were engaged in talking among themselves, I voiced to the

wife my complaints about the conflict.

两个男的聊得挺欢，我就对那媳妇吐槽了我和老公的冲突。

10.

After getting away with not changing very many for his daughter,

when the time comes to change my mother-in-

law’s diapers... (Para. 16)

她儿子逃避责任，没怎么给自己女儿换尿布，等我婆婆 需要别人换尿布

时

……

Note that here “very many” refers to very many diapers. In speaking, “very

many” in a negative context is common and acceptable.