大学英语读写教程第二册Unit4 A Turn in Life

1、大学英语读写教程教案Unit Four A Turn in LifeTeaching Aims:1. Learn and master the new words and phrases;2. Train the students reading and listening abilities; 3. Improve the special skill about English.Teaching Important Points:1. To talk about advantages and disadvantages of TV;2. Review the pronoun;Teaching

2、 Difficult Points:1. How to understand the text better;2. How to improve the students reading ability.Teaching Methods:1. Using the multimedia to promote students interesting in English.2. Discussion after reading to make students understand what theyve learned better.3. Individual, pair or group wo

3、rk to make every student work in class. Teaching Procedures:I. Greeting and RevisionII. BackgroundGift certificate  Gift certificates/cards can be used just like money. Many companies, stores and restaurants offer this kind of card. In the United States, in sending gifts to their friends, relat

4、ives and so on, some people would prefer gift certificates/cards to things like toys or flowers. In this way the recipient (接受者) can use the card to buy something she or he really likes. Gift cards and certificates can be purchased in the stores and online (网上) as well. III. New Wordsturn-off 

5、n. U the act of turning off (a machine) （机器等的）关闭例 My son's TV Turn-off lasted only one week. 我儿子的关闭电视活动只持续了一星期。 impress  vt. 1. influence deeply especially with a feeling of admiration 给深刻的印象例 She's always trying to impress her readers with her writings. 她一直努力使自己的作品打动读者。例 He set out to

6、impress the company with his cleverness. 他开始以自己的聪明才智给公司留下深刻的印象。2. press something into something else 印；压印例 The kid impressed his hand on sand. 小孩在沙子上按了个手印。例 The old man impressed the paper with one of his fingers. 老人在那张纸上按了手指印。 diary  n. C (a book containing) a daily record of the events in a

7、person's life 日记；日记簿例 He kept a diary for his own pleasure. 他因自己喜欢才记日记。例 I have safely locked my diaries in a suitcase. 我已经把日记本安全地锁在箱子里了。dentist  n. C a person who has been professionally trained to treat teeth 牙医例 You should have your teeth checked by a dentist at least twice a year. 你的牙齿应

8、该让牙医每年至少检查两次。例 It did not hurt at all when the dentist pulled out the tooth for me. 牙医给我拔牙时，我一点也不觉得疼。 librarian  n. C a person who is in charge of or helps to run a library 图书馆馆长； 图书馆管理员例 Someone's waiting to see the librarian. 有人想见馆长。例 If you fail to find a book you want on the shelf, turn

9、 to the librarian for help. 如果在架子上找不到你要的书，可以求助图书馆管理员。 project  n. Ca piece of work that needs skill, effort, and careful planning, esp. over a period of time 项目；计划；大型作业例 They gave money to Project Hope even though they themselves were not rich. 尽管自己并不富裕，他们还是捐钱给希望工程。例 It is suggested that the pr

10、oject not be started until all the preparations have been done. 有人提议应该等一切准备就绪后项目才启动。 warn  v. tell of something bad that may happen, or of how to prevent something bad 警告；提醒例 Scientists have warned that the human race will run out of food soon. 科学家们警告说人类很快将面临粮食不足的问题。例 I warned you of the danger

11、s of smoking, but you didn't listen to me. 我提醒你吸烟的危害，但你却不听。 blank  n. C an empty space; a form with empty spaces on it 空白；空白表格例 Please fill in the blanks on the form. 请填写表格上的空格。例 I need some blanks. 我需要几份空白表格。adj. 1. without writing, print, or other marks 空白的；空着的例 blank tapes 空白磁带例 blank qu

12、estionnaires 空白问卷调查表2. empty or expressionless 茫然的；无表情的例 His eyes were blank of expressions. 他目无表情。例 a blank stare 茫然的凝视 cruel  adj. 1. causing suffering 令人痛苦的例 I was very unhappy with his cruel remarks. 他的话很伤人，令我很不开心。例 Some old people couldn't stand the cruel summer heat. 一些老人无法忍受夏天的酷热。2.

13、enjoying the pain of others; very unkind 残酷的；残忍的例 The story characterizes the wolf as a tricky and cruel animal. 这个故事体现出狼既狡猾又残暴的特征。例 It's cruel to make fun of people who are deaf. 取笑耳聋的人是一种残忍的行为。 anyway  adv. in spite of everything, in any case 不管怎样例 No matter what you say, I'm coming a

14、nyway. 不管你说什么，我还是会来的。例 Students who tend to cheat will cheat anyway even without the new technology. 即使没有这种新技术，想作弊的学生还是会想方设法作弊的。IV. Language Points:1. The Great TV Turn-off Meaning: A big project of turning off TV for one week. Notice this is the name for an experiment started by the local library t

15、o see what families do when there's no TV to watch. It lasts for a week. 2. "No television this week, Teddy," Meaning: "You won't be allowed to watch TV this week, Teddy," Here Teddy is the diminutive (昵称) of Tedthe narrator. Other examples are: Bill for William, Liz for

16、Elizabeth, Dick for Richard, etc. Please also pay attention to the structure of "No + noun/doing something", which means "You are not allowed to do something." For example, No bare feet. 禁止赤脚。There is a sign on the wall, "No smoking". 墙上写着一条告示：“禁止吸烟”。 3. I was not impre

17、ssed. Meaning: I didn't like the idea. Notice that the phrase "be impressed by" normally means "be influenced by.with a feeling of admiration". Here it is used colloquially (口语化) and just means "I didn't like the idea", but with a mild force (语气比较委婉). 4. .what i

18、t's like to go without TV for a week. what it's like: this is used in questions to ask about the nature or characteristic of something or someone, meaning "how it feels". For example: what it's like to walk in the rain without an umbrella? 不打伞在雨中行走是什么滋味？She really wants to know

19、 what it is like to be a famous singer. 她很想知道做歌星是什么感觉。go without：succeed in living without something 没有也行；将就 People cannot imagine what it's like to go without electricity. 人们很难想像，没有电，生活会是什么样子。We are running out of salt, so we'll have to go without it. 盐快没有了， 所以我们只好将就了。 5. I'd rather fin

20、d out how long I can take being at the dentist's, as long as I can watch TV while I'm there. Meaning: I prefer to get to the dentist's office and see how long I can stand staying there, only if I can watch TV. Notice that in the US, kids are regularly taken to the dentist's to have t

21、heir teeth checked, and most kids think it is a boring and painful experience. Ted said this to show that turning off the TV was even worse than going to the dentist's and he would do anything as long as he could watch TV. Here "the dentist's'' refers to "the dentist's

22、office" (牙科诊所). Other examples of the similar kind are: the hairdresser's (理发店)，the butcher's (肉店)，etc. 6. I valued my life plenty, so I didn't touch the TV when I came home from school that day. Meaning: Since I thought my life was very important, I didn't watch any TV after sc

23、hool that day.Notice that here "plenty" is used informally as an adverb meaning "quite, very much, to quite a large degree". For example: There's no need to add any more: it's plenty big enough already. 没有必要再增加了，已经相当大了。I'm plenty hungry, you guys. 大伙儿听着，我饿得很呢。 7. I.op

24、ened the diary my mother had given me to write in. Meaning: I.opened the diary that had been given to me by my mother and started to write in it. Here "my mother had given me to write in" is a relative clause, modifying "the diary". had given: The past perfect tense is used becau

25、se the action of my mother's giving me the diary happened before the action of my opening it. Other examples are:When I arrived at the station, the train had already left. 当我到达车站时，火车早已开走了。I asked the price of the bike, but they had already sold it. 我问那辆自行车卖多少钱，但是他们已经把它卖给别人了。Please notice here &q

26、uot;in" is a preposition, with "the diary" as the object. The word "in" can also be used as an adverb. For example:The water seemed cool, so I jumped in. 水看上去很凉快，所以我就跳了下去。"Why did you come in so early?" my boss asked me. “你为什么来得这么早？”老板问我。Please do not confuse the u

27、ses of "in" as a preposition and as an adverb, although they appear in the same position. 8. What else was there to do? Meaning: What other things could I do besides writing a diary?Notice Ted really could not find other things to do besides watching TV. Since he was not allowed to watch T

28、V, he could only write a diary.The word "else" means "besides, also" and is often used after certain nouns and pronouns. For example:You've already got what a lucky person could have. What else do you want? 你已经得到了一个幸运儿可以得到的一切。你还想要什么呢？You are the smartest among us, so if you s

29、ay you can't do it, who else can? 你是我们这些人中最聪明的，如果你说不行，那谁能行呢？ 9. Monday: I'm drawing a blank! Meaning: I can't think of anything to write in the diary. 10. There wasn't a whole lot to write in my diary the next day either, but I did it anyway. Meaning: Like the first day, there wasn&#

30、39;t much to write about the next day, but in spite of this, I just managed to write something in the diary. Notice "I did it" means "I wrote something". anyway: adv. in spite of everything, in any case 不管怎样 This year we had poor crops of wheat, but we could expect a good corn ha

31、rvest anyway. 今年我们的小麦歉收，不过不管怎样，我们的玉米可望有个好收成。I know it's raining heavily, but you'll have to come here right now anyway. 我知道现在雨下得很大，但是不管怎样你得马上赶过来。 11. Tuesday: Got tired of staring at DO NOT WATCH TV sign. Meaning: On Tuesday, I felt bored with looking all the time at the sign on the TV that said DO NOT WATCH TV. Notice that this is