新视野大学英语4第四版Unit1sectionA教案

1、unit 1 section alove and logic: the story of a fallacyobjectives ：to talk about love and logicto further understand the textto apply the phrases and patternsto master the narrative essay writing skillcontentswarming-up activitiestext studylanguage applicationsummarywarming-up activitieslead-in1. wha

2、t do you know about logic?when it comes to making a choice, many people tend to use rational and logical reasoning;males are more rational than females;2. do you think it is possible to deal with life in a completely rational and logical way?rational world is not necessarily a wonderful one;rational

3、 individuals can make choices that are bad news for others;it is ridiculous to deal with love in a logical way.pre-reading activities1. the following are some statements to test your reasoning ability. tell whether the conclusions alter the word atherefbren are true (t), false (f), or uncertain (u).

4、 write your answer on the line before each statement.numberstatementstrue or false1all odd numbers are integers (整数).all even numbers are integers. therefore, all odd numbers are even numbers 2there are no dancers that aren t slim and no singers that aren t dancers. therefore, all singers are slim.3

5、a toothpick (牙签)is uselul. uselul things are valuable. therefore, a toothpick is valuable.three pencils cost the same as two erasers. four erasers cost the same as one ruler. therefore, pencils are more expensive than rulers.5class a has a higher enrollment than class b. classc has a lower enrollmen

6、t than class b. therefore, class a has a lower enrollment than class c.6a fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.there are more lemons in the basket than oranges. therefore, the basket contains more apples than oranges.7taking the train across town is quicker than taking the bus. taking the b

7、us across town is slower than driving a car. therefore, taking the train across town is quicker than driving a car.8all the tulips in zoe s garden are white. all the rosesin zoe s garden are yellow. therefore, all the flowers in zoe s garden are either white or yellow.2. listen to a short passage on

8、 logic, and fill in the missing information.cultural background- logic and fallacy1. what is a fallacy? and how is it used?an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid;by accident or design, logical fallacies are often used in debate or propaganda;to mis lead people;to distract p

9、eople from the real issue for the purpose of winning an argument.2. how many types of follacy do you know?red herring （转移话题）/begging the question（循环论证 slippery slope （滑坡谬 误）/bandwagon （从众谬误）/false dilemma （伪两难谬误）/false cause （post hoc）（假因谬 误）/ad hominem （人身攻击）/appeal to authority （ 诉诸权威）/dicto simpl

10、iciter （绝对判 断）/hasty generalization （草率结论）/ad misericordiam （文不对题）/false analogy （错误类 比）text study1. main idea and structurewhat did the narrator do with his roommate rob? (para.l)they made a deal that the narrator gives rob his leather jacket, and rob, in exchange, gives the narrator his girlfriend

11、.why did the narrator want to have polly as his girl friend? (paras. 2-3)pretty, well-off, radiant;the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer;help the narrator in his competition with other applicants to some elite law firms.part i paras. 1-3the author sets the scene of

12、the story by providing information about the four “ wh- ” words: who, where, what, and why. “who ” refers to the narrator, his roommate rob, and the beautiful girl polly. u where n refers to . “what and “ why n refer to what to do and why to do it: the narrator decides to make polly “ because as a p

13、romisingly brilliant lawyer, he wants to have a girlfriendwho is not only beautiiul but also intelligent.part ii paras. 4-25the narrator tries to help polly become smarter by giving her lessons in logic. altogether he spends five nights teaching polly four logical fallacies , namely, die to simplic

14、iter,hasty generalization , ad misericordiam, false analogy.part m paras. 26-43when asked to be the narrator s girl friend, polly refutes his arguments with the exact logical fallacies taught by him and refuses by making lull disclosure that she is dating the narrator simply because it is a trick sh

15、e and rob have decided to play on him in order to get his leather jacket.2. structure of the textintroduction to the storythe narrator and rob make a deal: the exchange of a leather jacket for polly. (para. 1)polly has some basic qualities to be the girlfriend of a lawyer.(para. 2)polly needs to be

16、made more intelligent. (para. 3)body (de ve lop me nt of the story)why logic is important (para. 4-8)the first logical fadacy taught to polly: die to simp lie iter (paras. 9-11)e second logical fallacy taught to polly: hasty generalization (paras. 12-15)the third logical fallacy taught to polly: ad

17、misericordiam (paras. 16-21)the fourth logical fallacy taught to polly: false analogy (paras. 22-25)climax &end“you know the things you learn in school don thave anything to do with real life. ndie to simp lie iter. (paras. 36-37)“we make a pretty good couple. nhasty generaliza-tion. (paras. 26-30)y

18、ou don 5thave to eat a whole cake to know its good. nfalse analogy. (paras. 31-32)climax of thestory:polly reiuses to be the narrator sgirllriend.(paras. 38-43)please say you llgo out with me. im nothing without you. ”admisericordiam.(paras. 33-35)3. summary of the textlove and logic: the story of a

19、 fallacymy roommate rob made a pact with me that he, dgive me his girlfriend polly inexchange for my jacket. and i agreed.polly had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged. brilliant la wye r like myself. she was pretty, we 11-off, andradiant. still,i want to dispense her enoughpearls

20、cfwisdcm to make her”-spokenwe 11so i trie d my best to teach her such logical fallacies as die to simp lie iter, hasty generalization, ad misericordiam, and false analogy.after five nights of diligent work, i actually made alogician out of polly. she was an analytical ihinker at last.when i askedhe

21、r to develop our relationshipinto a .mmaniiq one, however, she refutedmy arguments as those logical fallacies i had taught her! and she reiused my proposition by making full disclosure: she liked rob in leather, therefore, she had told him to make the pact with me so that rob could have my jacket .4

22、. practical phrasespractical phrasesspecific meaningsexamples1. in exchange for 作为对的交换in exchange for a peaceful environment for the future generations, our revolutionary predecessors shed their blood and even sacrificed their precious lives.2. set a date for为定日期in order to achieve success, one had

23、better start immediately rather than set dates for his/her eftbrts.3. appeal to唤起；吸引this university boasts many wo rid- famous experts, professors, and the world s best research library,4. make/draw an analo gy between在之间作类比therefore, it appeals to students and researchers from all over the world.5.

24、 make sth. out of sb./sth.使变成6. give sb. the axe7. be dripping with5. functional patternsfunctional patterns1. if sb. could dob. just mightdo抛弃（恋人）；解雇满是the aim of the military academy is to make qualified officers out of the young cadets after four yearsstudyand training.if you continue playing your

25、 precious college years away, success will give you the axe upon graduation.though the beautiiul lady is dripping with je we is, her words and actions are dripping with vulgarity and rudeness.functions & usages examples用于表达“假设”如果我能够让我所申请的顶尖律师事务所看到 我身边伴随着一位光彩照人、谈吐优雅的另一 半，我就很有可能在竞聘中以微弱优势获胜。if i could show the elite law firms i applied to that i had a radiant, we 11-spoken counterpart by my side, i just might edge past the competition.2. sb. never/seldom do. instead用于表达强调”sb. do 如果你能好好利用现有的一切而