全新版大学英语综合教程教案1-unit6

授课题目（教学章节或主题）

：

Unit Six

Animal Intelligence

教学目标或要求：

Students will be able to:

授课类型

Classroom teaching

授课时间

第

11

、

12

周

第

节

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Understand the main idea and structure of the text;

?

Appreciate the importance of examples in exposition;

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Grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;

?

Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the

unit.

教学内容（包括基本内容 、重点、难点）

：

Part I

Pre-reading Tasks

1.

Explain the word

“

intelligence

”

in the tilte.

Intelligence

: the power of perceiving, learning, understanding and knowing; mental ability.

--Do computers have any intelligence?

--Don

’

t act like such an idiot

–

use your intelligence.

Intelligent

a.

--I believe most of you are intelligent.

--Even if you are intelligent, you can

’

t be an excellent student without working hard.

2.

T asks Ss questions:

a.

Have you heard the song in Part I?

b.

Who is Ben? (Hint: What kind of animal is called man

’

s best friend?)

c.

How does Michael Jackson feel about Ben? Why?

--They are friends, because they find comfort in the company of each other.

d.

Do

you

think

animal

can

really

think

and

feel

the

way

we

do?

Have

you

ever

seen

an

animal

showing intelligence? e.g. pets in your family or your friends

’

.

3.

Conclusion:

We have just mentioned some interesting stories abut animanls. In the text, we

’

ll find more tales

about animal intelligence. When you read the text, please pay attention to the power of examples in

demonstrating one

’

s opinion, especially in an exposition.

Part II

Text: Writing for myself

1.

Structure of the text

1) T Highlights the three subheadings of the text and help the Ss to realize the three-part structure of the

text.

--Introduction, examples, conclusion

2) T explains the functions of headings.

--Suggest to the reader the contents of each section;

--Enhance the formal appearance of an essay;

--Eliminate

the

need

for

wordy

transitional

devices

between

sections,

such

as

anaphora

and

cataphora, conjunction, and the first sentence of a section.

2.

Cultural points

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chimpanzee (

非洲小人猿，黑猩猩

)

ape (

猿

,

猴

)

gorilla (

大猩猩

)

orangutan (

猩猩

)

gibbon (

长臂猿

)

3.

Grammatical points

1)

as

if

：

subjunctive

mood

is

usually

applied

to

clauses

introduced

by

“

If,

though,

if

only,

as

if

/

as

though, subjunctive and etc.

”

to express unreal condition or concession.

e.g. If it were to rain, the game would be put off

e.g. If only I were not so nervous.

e.g. Though the whole world were against me, I would do what I consider as right.

e.g. Violetta has a curious expression on her face as though she were smiling about something that

amused her.

e.g. When you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun

of you.

2) the distinction between

“

at first, first and firstly

”

e.g. At first I thought he was joking, but then I realized he meant it.

e.g. He was not used to the weather at first, but now he is.

e.g. There are two reasons why I don

’

t want to accept the job: first/firstly the factory is too far away,

second/secondly the pay is too low.

e.g. First/Firstly I

’

d like to talk about the book, then I

’

ll talk about its author.

e.g. Ann arrived first at the partly.

e.g. I

’

ll do it later. I

’

ve got to finish my homework first.

4.

Words, phrases and sentence structures

[1]

controversy

:

controversy over /on /about

e.g. A

new controversy arose regarding the politician’s finances.

e.g. There is a fierce / bitter / heated controversy over the publishing of his book.

[2]

surround

:

e.g. The village was surrounded by desert. So the villagers had to abandon it and move to other areas.

e.g. The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.

e.g. The baby was sitting on the floor surrounded by toys.

[3]

explore

: 1) examine thoroughly, learn about

e.g. The engineers have already explored the possibility of building a bridge over the river.

e.g. the repairman explored my car and said he would fix it tomorrow.

2) Travel over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery

e.g. Both adults and children find it exciting to explore space.

e.g. The man will explore the Sahara desert on foot.

[4]

obvious

:

e.g. It must be obvious to everyone that he

’

s lying.

e.g. It is obvious that the Chinese women

’

s soccer team will defeat the American women

’

s team.

[5]

encounter

: (fml) to meet, esp. unexpectedly; come upon

e.g. She encountered an old friend on the street.

e.g. Before they had gone very far, they encountered a young man selling oranges.

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meet

: to come upon by chance or arrangement

e.g. I met my teacher in the street today.

e.g. They decided to meet each other in the morning to solve this problem.

[6]

reveal

: make (sth.) known

e.g. The details of the new policy for medical insurance have been revealed.

e.g.

His research in cloning “Dolly” revealed some very important facts.

e.g.

A

survey

of

the

Chinese

diet

has

revealed

that

a

growing

number

of

children

in

cities

are

overweight.

[7]

convince

:

convince sb. of sth. /convince sb. that

)

e.g. His parents managed to convince him that teaching was the most suitable profession for him.

e.g. We finally convinced the police of our innocence.

Be convinced:

feel certain that sth. is true

e.g. I was convinced that we were doing the right thing.

[8]

dominant

:

e.g. Charlie Chaplin was a dominant figure in the American film industry.

e.g. The dominant powers took control of the conference.

[9]

make a deal

:

e.g. I

’

ll make a deal with you

–

you wash the car and I

’

ll let you use it tonight.

e.g. The car company has made a deal with a Japanese firm, which will supply engines in exchange for

brakes.

[10]

…

only to be met with a blank stare

:

only to (do sth.)

e.g. He hurried to the railway station, only to find that the train had left.

e.g. He had once tried inviting her out, only to meet with a rather cool response.

[11]

negotiate

:

discuss

in

order

to

come

to

an

agreement

negotiate

for

sth.,

negotiate

to

do

sth..

negotiate with sb.

e.g. We will negotiate for a pay increase of 3.5%.

e.g. The government refused to negotiate with terrorists.

e.g. There were reports that three companies were negotiating to share the market.

[12]

maintain

: continue to do or have (sth.)

e.g. The hotel staff showed determination to maintain high- quality service.

e.g. Our department maintains close contacts with the IT industry.

e.g. They maintain their friendship for 30 years

[13]

relieve

:

relieve sb. of sth.

e.g. Taking a part-time job would relieve you of the financial burden.

e.g. Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

[14]

why not in handling money

: why + (not) + infinitive without

“

to

”

e.g. Why give her the whole thing if I can get a bit of pineapple for each piece?

e.g. Why not buy it if you really like it so much?

e.g. *Why didn

’

t you call a taxi as I told you to?

[15]

undertake

:

e.g. The United Nations was supposed to undertake the role of global peace-keeper.

e.g. You should think very carefully before you undertake the responsibilities of a general manager of a

multi-national company.

e.g. We

’

ll have to employ more staff if we

’

re to undertake more work.

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