新编大学英语教案-第四册-Unit1

1、新编大学英语教案（4）unit one leisure activities1. aims of teachingmaster the words describing leisure activities.improve the students abilities of communication and making comments 2. key pointslearn something about leisure activities.learning to employ the following key words and phrases into practice.elder

2、ly optionalpersistirritateillusionvisionattempt to do something environmentflesh convictattach tocomplete witharrestinvestigatepenaltysuspectend with without doubttake onbareresumeback outcatch onget through fill in for somebodylearning some magic trickslearning some english grammar3. methods of tea

3、chingusing multi -media teaching equipmentgroup-discussionliving performance4. time arrangement:1preparation2-3in-class reading: entertaining humorwhat s funny?4after -class reading5exercisesunit 1 leisure activitiespart i preparation useful informationthere are some people in society who either has

4、 to or want to work all the time. most people, however, seek ways to socialize, to relax or to have fun during their leisure hours. obviously peoples tastes vary depending on their income and their age. but in recent years, the home entertainment, industry has grown all over the world. instead of go

5、ing out to see a movie or taking a walk in a park, people of all ages prefer to turn on the television and stay at home. more and more families have tape recorders, cd players, vcrs and vcds to add to the variety of leisure activities in the home. in some countries, young people spend hours sitting

6、in front of their computers, surfing on the internet or playing computer games.despite the rise in home entertainment, there are still many people who enjoy spending some of their leisure time attending sports events or participating in competitive sports or other physical activities such as dancing

7、 and tai chi (shadow boxing). exercise not only contributes to good health but also takes the mind away from worries and troubles.concerts, plays and other performances constitute another source of entertainment outsidethe home. while some people prefer to be entertained, others prefer to be the ent

8、ertainers. they derive great satisfaction in giving others pleasure by making them laugh or by enabling them to lose themselves in the imaginary world of a play or the relaxing sounds of musi3)age groupleisure activitiescollege studentsplaying tennis, playing table tennis, playing football, playing

9、basketball, going swimming, going skating, going to karaoke bars, playing cards, going to movies, watching vcds, playing computer games, dancing, playing musical instruments, collecting stamps, collecting coins, going to the pub, traveling,. listening to music, reading novels, watching a sports matc

10、h, going to a concert, going to theatres and museums, going shoppingour parentswatching tv, going shopping, traveling, bowling, dancing, going to karaoke, listening to music, reading novels, playing mahjong, watching a sports match, going to concert, playing chessour grandparentswatching tv, dancing

11、, bird-raising, growing plants and flowers, drinking tea in the tea house, traveling, listening to music, reading novels, playing mahjong, watching a sports match, going to a concertmost active activitiessports activities, dancingmost passive activitieswatching tv, listening to music, reading novels

12、, going to the pub, playing cards and mahjong, drinking teamost popular activities(open)watching vcdsgoing to moviesadvan- tages1) it s more convenient, you don t have to buy tickets, and be dressed formally.2) you can watch a vcd wherever you like.3) you can watch it over and over again if you like

13、.1) movies are better in quality than vcds.2) you can watch undisturbed.3) you have a relaxed holiday feeling.4) it s much cheaper than watching a movie.disadvan - tages1) the quality is not as good as that of a movie.2) you are always disturbed by telephone calls or other things while watching.1) t

14、he cinemas are sometimestoonoisy, and too dirty.2) in summer therearemanymosquitoesincinemas.part ii in-class reading passage entertaining humor - what s funny? i. the usage of some new words 1. bureau n.1)(上有移动覆盖的)大书桌，写字台2)(政府机构的)局，部，处 e.g. a) a travel bureau 旅游局b) census bureau人口普查局/调查统计局 c) the b

15、ureau of personnel 人事局 d)public security bureau 公安局bureaucracy官员；(公司的)管理人员；官僚政治；官僚机构2. clarify v.1)解释；澄清；阐明e.g. a) clarify matters澄清真相b) the government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women? 政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。2)使(液体、黄油等)纯净3. elderly a.过了中年的，稍老的注意old, aged, elderly均可用来形容

16、人，意为 老的”，old为一般用语，意为年老的，如： the older we grow, the wiser we become. ; aged 的意思较为庄重，有很老、上了年 纪的意思 the aged lady died of cancer. ； elderly指已过中年，日趋老境，如： the mayor is an elderly man about sixty.4. irritate v.1)激怒e.g. the noise of the children was irritating me. 孩子们的吵闹使我恼火。2)刺激e.g. a) the smoke irritated m

17、y eyes.烟熏得我的眼睛怪难受的。 b) wool irritates my skin.羊毛刺激我的皮肤。3) 使疼痛e.g. insect bites irritate your skin. 虫子叮疼了你的皮肤。5. persist vi. (in) 坚持不懈，执意1) 持续；存留e.g. on the top of very high mountains snow persists throughout the. year 高 山 顶 上积雪终年不化。2) (in) 坚持 (不懈 )，执意注意 persist 和 insist 都有 “坚持 ”的意思， persist 与 in 连用，

18、表示 “坚持从事某行动” ，可以表示不顾挫折困难地坚持， 也被用来表示不听开导或劝告而顽固地坚持已见， 如：to persist in doing things in one; insisown wayl用，有 坚持某个意见 “、坚持要求 ”、 “一定要 ”的含义， 从句中要用虚拟语气， 如： he insisted on a reply from the manager. / he insisted that the manager give him a reply.persistence n. 坚持，固执6. reasonable a. 合理的 注意 reasonable, rationa

19、l 都指 “根据理性的 ” ， reasonable 形容人或其行为、言词、计划或程序，着重在决定和选择时表现出精明的判断以及由理智支配，如： he took a reasonable view of dispute and offered a solution that was fair, sensible and practical. ； rational 着重具有合乎逻辑的思考能力，和能作出指导言行的结论的能力，如： his approach to the problem is rational.7. sparkle v.1) 闪闪发光；闪烁；闪耀e.g. dewdrops sparkl

20、ed in the morning sun.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。2) 显露，流露(兴奋、兴致等) ；发亮e.g. her eyes sparkled with joy. 她的眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。3) (才智等)焕发e.g. the dialogue sparkles with wit. 这段对话妙趣横生。n. 火花；火星；闪烁ii. language points1. diverse (l. 4) a. 不同的 , 相异的，多种多样的与 different 相比， diverse 更强调同一组事物中各个个体之间不尽相同 :e.g. a) his character is diver

21、se from hers. / diverse interests/ waysb) there are diverse opinions about it.2. string (l. 13) n 一 串东西： a string of pearls 一串珍珠 .3. mutual ( l. 19) a.1) 共同的： mutual efforts 共同的努力e.g. a mutual friend of ours 我们共同的朋友2) 互相的；彼此的：e.g. to give mutual support and inspiration 相互支持并鼓舞.4. help (l. 29) vi. 有帮

22、助，有用：this medicine handbook helps a lot. 这本医药手册很有用。5. range from (l. 33)range from / between (在一定范围内)变动，变化：e.g. a) the increase ranged from several to several dozen times.增长几倍至几十倍不等。b) prices range between $50 and $250.价格在 50 美元至 250 美元之间不等。6. make fun of sb. ( l. 35) v. 取笑。也可写为 poke fun at sb, teas

23、e7. appeal to (l. 36) v.1) 吸引；引起兴趣： she appeals to me. 我对她感兴趣。e.g. does the idea of working for a venture company appeal to you?你有没有兴趣到合资企业去工作?this advertisement is calculated to appeal to children.这个广告是针对儿童设计的 .i can not say smoking appeal to me very much.我不能说吸烟对我有多大吸引力。2) 求助于，诉诸于：e.g. to appeal to

24、 arms 诉诸武力 / to appeal to reason 用理智(讲道理)3)律上诉(也可用 appeal against)： appeal sth. to e.g. a) to appeal a decision to a higher court 不服判决提出上诉b) he appealed against the judges decision. 他不服法官判决而上诉。8. lie in (l. 39) v. (存)在于：e.g. the fundamental cause of the development of a thing lies in its internal co

25、ntradictoriness.事物发展的根本原因在于事物内部的矛盾性。9. note (l. 63) n.some set phrases with note:1) make a note of something: write something down so that you can look at it later (记录下)e.g. i made a note of her address and phone number.2) take/make notes: write notes (记笔记)e.g. she sat quietly in the corner making c

26、areful notes.3) take note: pay careful attention to something (注意)eg. people were beginning to take note of her talent.10. blame (l.88) v.some set phrases with blame:1) blame somebody for something: (责备)e.g. its not fair to blame me its not my fault that we lost.2) ) be to blame: (是某人的过错)e.g. you ar

27、e not to blame for what happened.事情的发生不是你的过错。3) only have oneself to blame: used to say that someones problems are his own fault 咎由 自取e.g. if he fails his exams, hell only have himself to blame.11. alive (l. 88) a. (not used before noun)1) still living and not dead:e.g. it was really a bad accident theyre lucky to be alive.2) active and happy:e.g. it was the kind of morning when you wake up a