新视野大学英语第四册教案unit7

Teaching Planning 2 Appreciate the difference between comparison and contrast as well as different ways to compare and contrast point by point method or one side at a time method 3 Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text 4 Conduct a series of reading listening speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit 2 教学重点及难点 教学重点及难点 Important language points in the text 3 教学内容的深化及拓宽 教学内容的深化及拓宽 Students conduct a series of reading listening speaking and writing practice to deepen their understanding of the points taught in class 4 教学方式及在教学中应注意的问题 教学方式及在教学中应注意的问题 A combination of traditional teaching methods with the communicative approach will be adopted Special attention should be paid to classroom interaction Give students time to adapt to the new teaching mode in the university that are quite different from the one they were used to in the middle school More encouragement is needed and more guidance will be given to them in their extracurricular study 5 教学内容及学时分配 教学内容及学时分配 Time allotment 1st period pre reading text organization 2nd period while reading Paras 1 5 3rd period while reading Paras 6 13 4th period while reading Paras 6 13 continued Para 14 5th period post reading activities Debate Exercises 6th period Check on students home reading Text B Theme Related Language Learning Tasks 6 主要参考书目 主要参考书目 郑树棠 胡全生 2003 新视野大学英语综合教程 4 教师用书 外语教学与研究出 版社 新视野大学英语综合教程 学习指导 国防工业出版社 新视野大学英语综合教程 学生自学辅导 外语教学与研究出版社 潘晓燕 2006 大学英语新四级题型攻略 上海交大出版社 大学英语新要求词汇手册 外语教学与研究出版社 LONGMAN Dictionary of contemporary English 外语教学与研究出版社 现代英语用法词典 外语教学与研究出版社 7 思考题和习题 思考题和习题 新视野大学英语读写教程 4 第 7 单元 Text A 后的所有习题 阅读第 7 单元 Text B 完成后面的相关练习 新视野大学英语快速阅读 4 第 7 单元及相关练习 Writing Assignment Periods 1 2 Class Planning 1 Teaching Material Unit 7 Section A 2 Teaching Objectives 1 Let students grasp the new words and expressions 2 Let students master the meaning of each word including English and Chinese meaning 3 Teaching Focus some important new words 4 Teaching Methods 1 Interactive Teaching 2 Communicative Teaching 5 Teaching Aids Teaching notes prepared by the teacher 6 Time Allotment 1 Pre reading Tasks 25 2 While reading Tasks a Cultural Notes 5 b Questions he s a friend 他不只是一个教练 他更是一位朋友 2 More than followed by a verbal phrase She more than suffered from the disease she was penniless 她不仅仅是饱受疾病之苦 而且 穷得身无分文 He more than scolded me he told me what to do next 他不只是责怪我 还告诉我以后该怎么 做 3 More than followed by an adjective phrase She was more than glad to hear the news 听到这个消息她非常高兴 His house is more than large and beautiful 他的房子非常大也非常漂亮 4 nothing less than exactly the same as L 10 简直就是 和 一点也不差 e g the setting up of this plant in three months is nothing less than a miracle 三个月就建成了这 个工厂 简直就是一个奇迹 e g The present trend is nothing less than alarming 当前这种趋势确实令人担心 5 serve as fulfill the purpose of sth L 17 e g The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other motorists who drove without due care and attention 法官说罚款会是对其他疏忽 冒失的驾驶者的一种警告 e g In the absence of anything better the box would serve as a table 在没有更好的东西的情况下 这箱子可以当桌子用 6 be confined to be restricted or kept within certain limits L 22 限制于 局限于 e g So far fighting has been confined to the capital city 到目前为止 战斗仍没有超出首都的 范围 e g Disasters of this sort were confined to neither traditionally flooded land nor the winter months 这种灾难不只发生在洪水泛滥的地区 也不只发生在冬季 7 as of from starting from the time stated 从 时候起 L 24 e g As of the first of July all back seat passengers must wear seat belts 从 7 月 1 日起 所有后 坐上的乘客必须系安全带 e g The new timetable will come into effect as of January 2007 新的时间表将从 2007 年 1 月 起生效 8 in effect in fact L 25 事实上 实际上 e g In effect the security of major professions was undermined for ever 事实上 一些主要职 业的安全性被永远破坏了 e g What the management is saying in effect is that they are going to stop recruiting new staff 管理层的意思是 他们将停止招聘新员工 9 resemble v look like or be similar to another person or thing L 38 What she saw was the face of a stranger who resembled her 她看见一张很像她的陌生人的脸 Compare bear resemblance to take after Paul s features bore a strong resemblance to his father s 保罗的五官非常像他的父亲 I m afraid that you ll find it hard to adapt as the situation of the country bears little resemblance to that of our country 该国的国情与我国相差悬殊 恐怕你不容易适应 The boy takes after his father he has the same red hair big feet and quick temper 这男孩长得 像他父亲 同样的一头红发 大大的脚 脾气暴躁 10 adapt to change one s behavior or sth in order to deal more successfully with a new situation 改变 使适应 L 40 e g In deeper waters dwells an astonishing range of creatures adapting well to great pressures extreme darkness and a food supply only available there 在深水区居住着种类惊人庞大的生物 他们能适应巨大的压力 极度的黑暗和有限的食物 e g Old buildings and streets well cared for and adapted to today s needs vastly enhance the quality of life 古老的建筑和街道被很好的维护和调整以适应今天的需要 这大大地提高了 我们的生活质量 11 in combination with together with in conjunction with 与 合作 共同 L 42 e g By using persuasion in combination with threats she achieved great political success 她采 取利诱和威胁并用的方式 获得了政治上的巨大成功 e g The artist uses photographs in combination with solid objects to produce this strange effect 这位艺术家用图片加实体的方法 创造出了这种奇异的效果 12 shed throw light on make e sth easier to understand 阐明 L 46 e g Scientists working in the Gobi desert have shed new light on the life of dinosaurs 在戈壁滩 上工作的科学家们对恐龙的生活有了新的认识 e g In addition the research is expected to shed light on the social consequences of cities changing economic roles 另外 这一研究也希望弄清城市不断变化的经济角色所带来的社会 影响 13 be descended from have sb an ancestor 是 的后人 L 50 e g He always claimed her family was descended from the ancient Kings of Egypt 他总是声称 他的家族是古埃及国王的后裔 e g Charles Darwin pointed out that human beings are descended from animals 查尔斯 达尔文 指出人类是动物的后裔 14 distinctive a having a quality that makes sth different and easily noticed L 54 The building s most distinctive feature is its enormous dome shaped roof 这幢建筑的最大特色 是它那巨大的圆形屋顶 Compare distinct a clearly noticeable that certainly exists There is a distinct smell of cigarettes every time he comes into the room 他每次进房间 就明 显有一股香烟味 There is a distinctive smell in the room 房间里有一种特殊的气味 15 unknown not known not famous infamous shameful notorious L 56 The show was such a success that she went from an unknown actress to a star overnight 演出非 常成功 使她从一个默默无闻的女演员转眼成了一位明星 His action in cheating elderly people of their savings was described by the judge as infamous 法 官把他这种欺诈老人的存款的做法称为无耻 16 not just but as well not only but also L 68 The government radio not only reported the demonstration but announced it in advance as well 政府电台不仅报道了这次示威游行 而且事先做了预告 17 conventional a following what is traditional or considered to be normal L 69 The house was built with conventional materials but in a totally new style 这房子是用传统的材 料建造的 但风格却是全新的 They re a conventional family 他们是一个很传统的家庭 Step 4 Consolidation 1 Vocabulary 读写教程 Ex p 221 读写教程 Ex p 222 2 Collocation 读写教程 Ex p 222 Step 5 Assignment Memorize the news words and expressions of section A Periods 3 4 Class Planning 1 Teaching Material Section A 2 Teaching Objectives Enable them to grasp the content of the text and the grammar points 3 Teaching Focus Structure The contribution of the book of which who create the first genetic map of the world Paragraph 2 The difficulties encountered in the process of conducting the research Paragraph 3 4 The major contribution of the first genetic map Paragraph 5 9 The conclusion of the social value of this research Paragraph10 Step 3 Explanation Study of the text 1 While not exactly a top selling book the History and Geography of Human Genes is a remarkable collection of more than 50 years of research in population genetics Para 1 Meaning Although the book is not in a real sense a best seller the History and Geography of Human Genes is a special and unusual book which reflects 50 years effort in the research work on population genetics 2 It stands as the most extensive survey to date on how human vary at the level of their genes Para 1 Meaning The book marks itself out as a survey that has so far obtained the fullest information on human genetic evolution 3 The book s firm conclusion once the genes for surface feature such as skin color and height are discounted the race are remarkably alike under the skin Para 1 Meaning The book firmly concludes that if the genes for superficial characteristics such as skin color and height are disregarded all human races are fundamentally alike 4 The prime move behind the project Luca Cavalli Sforza a Stanford professor labored with his colleagues for 16 years to create nothing less than the first genetic map of the world Para 2 Meaning The leading scientists behind the project Luca Cavalli Sforza a Stanford professor worked hard with his colleagues for 16 years to produce the first worldwide map of human genes 5 The information needed to draw that tree is found in human blood various proteins that serve as markets to reveal a person s genetic makeup Para 3 Meaning It s found that the different proteins in human blood provide the necessary information to draw that global family tree for they can tell us about a person s genetic structure 6 The laboratory process that produced Dolly an unremarkable looking sheep theoretically would work for humans as well Para 1 Meaning Since Dolly a plain sheep could be cloned in the laboratory humans would in theory be created in the same way work for 1 apply to e g The rule of safe driving work for everyone 安全驾驶的规章制度适用于每个人 2 make efforts to achieve sth e g They worked for the complete abolition of capitalist exploitation of men by men 他们为彻底消除资本主义人剥削人的制度而努力工作 7 And sild questions on the topic of cloning continue to mount Para 3 Meaning And people continue to bring up many unpredictable questions about cloning Perhaps if the dody is fresh says one expert Para 7 Meaning Perhaps it s possible to clone the dead if the body is fresh says one expert 8 Identical genes don t produce identical people as anyone who knows a set of identical twins can tell you Para 9 Meaning The same genes don t produce the same people Anyone who knows some identical twins can tell you this Please note that here as is used as a relative pronoun standing for the main clause Identical genes don t produce identical people The following are some more examples e g He is an Englishman as which I know from his accent 他是一个英国人 这是我从他的口音听出来的 e g He was late for school as is often the case 他又迟到了 他常常这样 e g As anyone can see they are very happy 任何人都能看得出 他们很快乐 a set of a group of a pair of e g A set of us are going up to Beijing for the week 我们中间有一批人要到北京去呆上一周 9 Parents could clone a second child who resembled their first in appearance but all the evidence suggests the two would have very different personalities Para 9 Meaning By cloning parents could have a second child who looked the same as the first one but all the evidence shows that the two children would be different in qulity and character Please note the past tense used to indicate the subjective mood 10 Even in terms of biology a clone would not be identical to the master copy Para 9 Meaning Biologically speaking a clone would not be an exact copy of the original either in terms of from point of view with regard to concerning e g In terms of customer satisfaction the policy cannot be criticized 从顾客满意度这一点来看 这一方针无可指责 e g The work is not profitable in terms of cash but I am getting valuable experience from it 从钱的方面来说 这份工作并不是有利可图的 但我从中学到了有益的经验 11 Most experts agree that it would be psychologically harmful if a child assessed he had been brought into the world dimply as an organ donor Para 12 Meaning Most experts agree that if a child got the impression that he had been born simply to give an organ to another child it would have harmful effects on his mind 12 To get around that one company is trying to alter the pig s genetic code to prevent pig organs from being attacked Para 13 Meaning In order to find a satisfactory way of using cloned animals as organ donors one company is trying to change the pig s genetic code to prevent pig s organs from being rejected by the human body system Step 4 Consolidation Exercises on the book 1 Comprehension 读写教程 Ex p 204 2 Word Building 读写教程 Ex p 206 读写教程 Ex p 207 3 Structure 读写教程 Ex p 207 208 读写教程 Ex p 208 4 Translation 读写教程 Ex p 208 209 Step 5 Assignment Writing Choose one topic 1 Sticking to high moral standards is easier said than done 2 Collecting blood particularly from ancient populations in remote areas was not always easy 3 In extreme cases roommate conflict can lead to serious violence 4 Advantages of arranged marriages Period 5 6 Class Planning 1 Teaching Material Reading Skills 2 to grasp the meanings and usage of new words 3 Teaching Focus 1 reading skills how to identify the writer s pupose 2 usage of new words 4 Teaching Methods 1 Interactive Teaching 2 Communicative Teaching 5 Teaching Aids Teaching notes prepared by the teacher 6 Time Allotment 1 Post reading Tasks a Revision 10 b Theme related Activity 30 c New words in section B 38 2 Preview the next unit 2 a Do the pre reading task b Preview Text A 7 Assignment 1 The main idea and structure of Text A 2 Do after text exercises 8 Procedure Step 1 Revision review the main idea of section A and writing skills Step 2 Introduction Step 3 Explanation Reading skills Scanning a reading passage before you read it can be a very useful way to improve your comprehension if you keep your mind active as your scan It is to read quickly in order to locate or find the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information This kind of reading involves no reading in any detailed of large sections of the piece of writing The steps involved in scanning are the following 1 Decide exactly what information you are looking for and think about the form it may take 2 Decide where you need to look to find the information you want 3 Move you eyes as quickly as possible down the page until you find the information you need 4 When you find what you need do not read further New words 1 spring up appear or develop quickly and or suddenly 涌现 发生 迅速长出 For some unknown reason prickles sprang up all over her shoulders and down the length of both arms 不知道什么原因 她的整个肩膀和两条胳膊突然感到刺痛 Where a panel is composed of just two people a direct rivalry may spring up about who is in charge 如果一个讨论组只有两个人组成 就会出现谁来负责的直接竞争 2 out of nowhere appear suddenly and unexpectedly 不知打哪儿来 突然冒出来 The thought swam into her mind out of nowhere and she felt vaguely guilty when she realized it was a great relief to have this excuse 这个想法不知怎么冒了出来 当她意识到 找这个借口是一种逃脱的时候 隐约感到内疚 Unaccompanied children also cross this crossing and they are very vulnerable to vehicles which seem to appear out of nowhere 没人陪伴的小孩也过这个十字路口 这时 他们 很容易被不知道从哪儿冒出的车撞倒 3 supposedly ad according to what is generally assumed or believed often used to indicate that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement He was supposedly delivering some papers to her but I think it was just an excuse to see her 据说他正在给她送一些文章 但我认为这只是他想见她的借口 In public they have to boast about the training revolution they are supposedly leading 在公 开场合他们不得不吹嘘据称是由他们领导的培训革命 There is a supposedly simple explanation for what happened 据说对发生的事有一个简单 的解释 4 look into examine 调查 仔细检查 The case is being looked into when we have anything to report we ll write to them 案子正 在调查中 如果有什么情况我们可以书面向他们报告 5 fascinate v attract or interest sb very much I was fascinated by Charlotte s stories of life in Hollywood 夏洛特在好莱坞生活的故事深 深吸引了我 He was fascinated to discover that they had both been born in the same town on the same day 他饶有兴趣地发现他们两人是同一天在同一个镇上出生的 6 go out of one s way make a special effort to help sb even when this causes one difficulty or inconvenience 特别费心 作某事 千方百计 My friend goes out of his way to pick me up to play golf 我的朋友特地来接我去打高尔夫 球 Jennifer went out of her way to help Vicky to feel comfortable in her new job 詹尼弗想尽 办法帮助维基适应新工作 7 Compare device with devise device n new invention means of doing sth devise vt invent He invented a device for warning pilots when there was bad weather ahead 他发明的一种 装置可以在前方天气恶劣时向飞行员发出预警 He managed to devise a system of bonus payments to encourage hardworking staff 他设计 了一种奖金制度以激励工作努力的员工 8 make a note of record sth that one wishes to remember 把 某事 记录下来 He made a mental note of the title 他记住了标题 Will all members please make a note of the date of our next meeting 请全体成员记下我们 下次会议的日期 Compare take a note of take note of I ll just take a note of your name and address 我要记下你的姓名和地址 You should take note of what she tells you because she knows their strategy well 你应该留 意她对你说的话 因为她很清楚他们的策略 9 fare v progress get on How did you fare in your exams 你考试考得怎么样 Low paid workers will fare well under this government 低收入的工人们在这届政府的任 期里将会好起来 10 pick up get information or a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort 学到 获得 I picked up quite a lot of Turkish when I was in Istanbul 我在伊斯坦布尔时学到了不少土 耳其语 We need someone who ll pick the job up quickly 我们需要一个能很快担当该工作的人 11 have a head start have an advantage over others in a particular activity esp as a result of starting doing it before others 有先起步的优势 领先 I had a head start in driving because my father was an instructor 因为父亲是教开车的 我比别人在开车上起步要早 Electronics is a very competitive business and the Japanese have a head start over us 电子 行业竞争非常激烈 日本已走在了我们前面 12 in question under consideration being talked about 谈论中的 考虑之中的 He was surprised to see the woman in question enter the shop 看到那位被谈论的妇女走进 商店 他感到很吃惊 I stayed at home on the night in question 人们谈到的那个晚上我待在家里 13 count v have value or importance matter I ve always believed that happiness counts more than money 我一直认为快乐比金钱更重 要 My opinion doesn t count for anything around here 我的意见在这儿无足轻重 14 pass on 1 give or leave to people who are younger or live later 把 传给 These different abilities may be passed on through several generations 这些不同的能力也 许是通过几代人传下来的 2