第一册第三课unitthreeunderstanding

1、课程名称：College En glish授课教师Huan glip ing授课对象Freshman 2003授课时间Six Periods授课题目Unit Three Un dersta nding Scie nee课型In tegrated course使用教具Tape Recorder教学目的1. To train the stude nts step by step to get familiar with the new teach ing mode on college campus2. To help stude nts to develop the five Ian guage

2、 basic skills,3. To foster com muni cative efficie ncy in both spoke n and written modes,4. To cultivate the ability to study in depe nden tly.教学重点和难点1. un dersta nd the main idea (to en sure the survival of huma n civilizati on, measures must be taken to help the public understand scienee) and stru

3、cture of the text (introducing a topic, developing the topic with support ing details, suppl ying a con clusi on);2. appreciate the style differe nee betwee n n arrative writ ing and expository writi ng;3. grasp the key Ian guage points and grammatical structures in the text;4. con duct a series of

4、readi ng, liste ning, speak ing, and writ ing activities cen tered upon the theme of the un it.参考教材College English Teacher' Book ； New College English ；Survey of Britain and America 教学内容时间分配及备注Pre-reading tasks1. T asks one or two Ss the following question to check if they have listened to the t

5、ape recording on Stephen Hawking: What makes Hawking ' achievement so remarkable?2. The 20th century witnessesthe rapid progress in science and technology. More and more invention have been made and people have access to a great variety ofthings which make our life so colorful and comfortable an

6、d enjoyable, so many wonderful things that our ancestors couldn ' even dream of. T asks Ss to write down on a sheet of paper some of the scientific and technological discoveries that have changed or will change the way people live. When they finish, T may invite some of them to read out to the c

7、lass. T writes down some discoveries on the blackboard.3. Pointing at the discoveries noted down on the blackboard, T asks Ss to work in group and discuss the following questions:In what ways do these discoveries change our lives for the better?In what ways do these discoveries change our lives for

8、the worse?First periodPre-read ing tasksWhile-:read ing tasks课程名称：College En glish授课教师Huan glip ing授课对象Freshman 2003授课时间Six Periods授课题目Unit Three Un derstanding Scie nee课型Integrated course使用教具Tape Recorder1To train the stude nts step by step to get familiar with the new teaching mode教学目的2.on college

9、 campusTo help stude nts to develop thefive Ian guage basic skills,3.To foster communicative efficiency in both spoken and written modes,4.To cultivate the ability to study in depe nden tly.1understand the main idea (to ensure the survival of human civilization,measuresmust be takento help the publi

10、cunderstand scie nee) and structure ofthe text(i ntroduci ng a topic, develop ing the topic with support ing details,supplying a con clusi on);教学重点和难点2.appreciate the style difference between narrative writingandexpository writi ng;3.grasp the keyIan guage points and grammatical structures in the te

11、xt;4.con duct a series of readi ng, liste ning, speak ing, and writi ng activitiescen tered upon the theme of the un it.参考教材College English Teacher' Book ；Survey of New College English ；Britain and America »教学内容时间分配及备注4)cut off: stop providing (sth)Third periodExamp1e: Their phonehas been c

12、ut o1f f because they haven ' paid the bill.While-read ingtasks5)bring about:make(sth)happe nExample: Jealousy ina relationshipis often brought about by a lack oftrust6)inquire： seek information by questioning; ask ( also spelledenquire ”: sometimes followed by about or wh-clause) Example： I ran

13、gup to inquire abouttrain timesHe askedfor his key andinqu ired whether there had bee n anymessagesfor him.7)and humaninitiative and inventiveness are such thateven this wouldnsucceed：As human initiative and inventiveness do exist, even this way to suppressanythi ng new worldwide would failinitiativ

14、e:the ability to make decisions and take action withoutwait ing for sb.to tell you what to do Example： The workers are able tosolve the problems on their ownin itiative课程名称：College En glish授课教师Huan glip ing授课对象Freshman 2003授课时间Six Periods授课题目Unit Three Un dersta nding Scie nee课型In tegrated course使用教

15、具Tape Recorder教学目的1. To train the stude nts step by step to get familiar with the new teach ing mode on college campus2. To help stude nts to develop the five Ian guage basic skills,3. To foster com muni cative efficie ncy in both spoke n and written modes,4. To cultivate the ability to study in dep

16、e nden tly.教学重点和难点1. un dersta nd the main idea (to en sure the survival of huma n civilizati on, measures must be taken to help the public understand scienee) and structure of the text (introducing a topic, developing the topic with support ing details, suppl ying a con clusi on);2. appreciate the

17、style differe nee betwee n n arrative writ ing and expository writi ng;3. grasp the key Ian guage points and grammatical structures in the text;4. con duct a series of readi ng, liste ning, speak ing, and writ ing activities cen tered upon the theme of the un it.参考教材College English Teacher' Book

18、 ； New College English ；Survey of Britain and America 教学内容时间分配及备注15) accurate： exactExample: On the whole the program provided and accurate picture of the effect of AIDS.16) Maybe I would have sold twice as many copies without it：If mypopular book had not included Einstein ' equation, maybe I wo

19、uld have sold twice as many copies17) precise： exactExample: The precise location of the air crash was established yesterday.18) sufficient： as much as is n eeded, eno ugh (ofte n followed by for orto + infinitive )Example: There was not sufficie nt evide nee to prove that he was guiltyThere is suff

20、icie nt food for every one19) convey： make (ideas, feeli ngs, etc.) known to ano therExample: Words cannot convey how delighted I am that you'll come and spe nd the weeke nd with us.20) put across： cause to be un derstoodExample: Good teachers are the ones who are able to put things across wel1.

21、Fifth periodText An alysisPost-readi ng tasks21)proportion： a part of a group or an amount (usu singular)Sixth periodExample： A large proport ion of the city populatio n is aged over 50.Liste ning courseThe relati on ship betwee n the amoun ts, nu mbers, or sizes ofdiffere nt things that go together

22、 to form a whole ( usu. si ngular)Example: The proportion of men to women in the medical professi on has cha nged in rece nt years.22)fit into： be part of a situation, system, or plan23)Example： The new college courses fit into a national education pla n. entertain： ®give pleasure toExample: Ch

23、ildren television programs not only entertain but also teach. have as a guestExample： My husba nd is in the kitche n; we are en terta ining theSmiths this eve ning.24) hence the sick joke thattherefore the sick joke spreadsthat sick joke： sick joke deal with death and sufferi ng in a cruel andun ple

24、asa nt wayhence: as a result , therefore ( a formal use, followed by a clause/noun group/a/&d./prepositi onalphrase)Example: He 5 san extremely private person; hence his reluctanee to give in terviews.The trade imbala nee is likely to rise aga in in the 2000s Hence a new set of policyaction will

25、 be required soon, from this timeExample: The annual conference of APEC will be held in Shan ghai seve n months hence.25)contact: get in touch withExample: I will con tact the Tourist In formatio n Bureau for further details.TextAnalysis1. The style differences between narration and expositionCompar

26、ing the first 10 lines of both Text A in Unit 2 and Text A in this unit, T sums up the major style differe nces betwee n n arrative and expository writings, in terms of paragraph length, sentence length, simple or compoundsentences, any passive voice, any rddialogue, and any 3 pers on n arrator. Then stresses the importa nee of appl ying