大学英语精读第三版第二册教案_Unit3

1、1. Discussion2. LondonA brief introduction to LondonSome famous places of interest in LondonBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading3. Education in U. K.4. Questions and AnswersBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDiscussionLook at the pictures of various jobs. Answer the follow

2、ing questions with a partner. Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. How are these people similar? How are they different?2. Would you like to be a teacher? Why or why not?3. If you have no other choice but to be a teacher, what kind of teacher do you want to be? Why?4. Can you

3、tell us something about the best teacher of yours in your life?Detailed ReadingA brief introduction to LondonBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingLondon is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. The city covers 1,580 sq km and

4、 has a population of 6,378,600 (1991). Settled by the Romans as an important shipping point for crops and minerals, it gradually developed into the wealthy capital of a thriving industrial and agricultural nation. The expansion in the 19th century of the British Empire increased Londons influence st

5、ill further. Since World War II the citys prominence on the international stage has diminished, but it remains a flourishing financial center and home to one of the worlds most important stock exchanges. Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingSome famous places of interest in Londo

6、n1. Big Ben 2. Tower Bridge 3. The Tower of London 4. Buckingham Palace 5. Trafalgar Square 6. The British Museum7. The National GalleryDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. Big Ben Big Ben is a famous bell in the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament in London. The bell weig

7、hs about 15 short tons (14 metric tons). It stands 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) high and has a diameter of 9 feet (2.7 meters). Big Ben first tolled in 1859.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading2. Tower Bridge The Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames in the East End of London. It was c

8、ompleted in 1894 in a revival of the Gothic style of the Middle Ages. The Tower of London, a former fortress and prison, is nearby.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading3. The Tower of LondonThe Tower of London, located on the northern bank of the Thames River, was built around 10

9、78. It was used alternately as a fortress, royal residence, and state prison in its early years. Today, it is maintained as an arsenal with a garrison, and is open to the public. The well-preserved Norman and medieval structures cover nearly 7.2 hectares (18 acres). Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlo

10、bal ReadingAfter Reading4. Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace in Westminster is the official London residence of the British sovereign. Its interior, open to the public during August and September while the Queen is on holiday, contains many elegantly furnished apartments and a superb art collection

11、. Funds raised from the summer visits go towards repairing Windsor Castle, damaged by fire in 1992. takes place outside Buckingham Palace. The Ceremony of the Changing of the Guard Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading5.Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square in central London is one of

12、 the citys most popular sites. It is named for a famous naval battle of 1805 in which Admiral Horatio Nelson led the British fleet to victory. A statue of Nelson stands atop the tall column in the center of the square.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading6. The British MuseumBrit

13、ish Museum, in London, is among the oldest of the worlds great national museums. Many of its collections are among the finest in the world. The museum was founded in 1753 by an act of Parliament after Sir Hans Sloane, a British physician and botanist, willed his collections to the nation. The museum

14、 opened on Jan. 15, 1759, in Montagu House in Londons West End. In 1847, a new building replaced Montagu House, and many additions have since been made. The British Museum attracts more than 4 million visitors a year.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading7. The National GalleryThe

15、 National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, houses the national collection of European paintings, comprising more than 2,000 pictures dating from the late 13th to the early 20th century. The pictures belong to the public and access to them is free, as it has been since the Gallery was first found

16、ed in 1824. The National Gallery has the most comprehensive collection of Italian Renaissance paintings outside Italy. The museum also has impressive collections of works by Rembrandt and other Dutch artists. Detailed ReadingEducation in U. K.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. British state

17、 schoolsOld system “eleven plus” examination Under the old system, children took an examination called the “eleven plus” at the age of eleven. If they passed this examination, they went to a grammar school (high school) and if they failed, they went to a secondary modern school.Detailed ReadingBefor

18、e ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingNew system “streamed” & “unstreamed” schoolUnder the new system, there is no “eleven plus” examination, and the grammar schools and secondary modern schools have been replaced by large comprehensive schools. Some comprehensives are “streamed”; others are “unstream

19、ed”. In a streamed school, pupils are placed into classes according to their ability. Children of high ability are in the “A” stream, those of lesser ability in the “B” stream and so on. In an unstreamed school, children of mixed ability are placed together in the classes.Detailed ReadingBefore Read

20、ingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading2. Some famous universities in BritainOxford UniversityThe United Kingdoms oldest institution of higher learning, Oxford University, is a federation of 35 colleges, each with its own structure and activities. Many prominent people have attended All Souls College, shown

21、here. Cambridge UniversityFounded in the 13th century, Cambridge University is one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe and one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Among its many distinguished graduates are Charles Darwin, John Maynard Keynes, Oliver Cromwell and John Milt

22、on. Detailed ReadingQuestions and AnswersBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. What jobs do you think are the best ones nowadays? Why? 2. Where would you like to find a job after you graduate from school, in a big city or in a small town? Why?3. At present, some undergraduates fail to find a j

23、ob immediately after graduation. If you were one of them, what would you do then?4. There still exists sexual discrimination against the female in job market in China. Whats your opinion on it?Detailed Reading1. Part Division of the Text2. Rearrange the Order of the Pictures 3. Further Understanding

24、Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingFor Part 1 True or FalseFor Part 2 Complete the Missing Information of the StoryFor Part 3 Discussion4. Words ScanningDetailed ReadingPart Division of the Text Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed Reading Main Ideasthe most important reason why h

25、e refused the jobhis disappointing experience to find the jobthe reason why the young man wanted to find a jobParts 123Lines50 518 491 7Rearrange the Order of the Pictures Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed Reading3_2_5_1_4_Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefo

26、re ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingTrue or False The young man got som

27、e information about a job in a London newspaper. The story doesnt tell us.F ( )1.The young man was a college student wanting to find a part-time job.2.In Britain, a degree and working experience are very important in job hunting.3.T ( )He was waiting to enter university.F ( )The young man applied fo

28、r a job as a teacher because he liked the job.4.Because he was short of money and wanted to do something useful.F ( )When the young man applied for the job, he didnt feel confident.5.T ( )Detailed ReadingComplete the Missing Information of the StoryBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. Three d

29、ays later, the young man was .2. The journey to the school .3. The young man was so worn out that he .4. The school and the headmaster .5. After being asked some questions, the young man felt .6. The young man was supposed to teach twenty-four boys .7. For such demanding work, the young mans salary

30、was .asked to show up for an interview_proved to be long and awkward_didnt even feel nervous_didnt appear attracting_impression on himdidnt make a favorable _he and the headmaster had little in common_in turn at three different levels_only 12 a week _Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter

31、 ReadingIn answering this question, you can consider the following aspects: 1) What kind of person is the young man? (Useful expressions: male is superior to female; work hard and endure hardships / be hard- working and unafraid of hardships） 2) What kinds of things should we pay attention to in hun

32、ting a job? (Useful expressions: salary; working conditions; interpersonal relationships; the opportunity for promotion; give full play to ones talent / bring a persons talent into full play; stability of the job)Discussion1. Did the young man accept the job? Why or why not?No, he didnt. There were

33、two reasons. The first reason was that the teaching set-up was too heavy. The second and the more important one is that he didnt want to be an inferior to a woman.2. What can you infer from the end of the story?TIP Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingWords Scanningawkward journe

34、y; too depressed to feel nervous; struggle to survive ; short and fat; with an air of surprised disapproval; as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlace were undone; The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes; He grunted.;

35、I was dismayed at; Worse perhaps was the idea; Before I could protest ; This was the last straw; the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.Find out the words showing Michaels disappointment before and during the interview.Detailed ReadingTrying to make some money befor

36、e entering university, the author applies for a teaching job. But the interview goes from bad to worse . Before ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post a

37、t a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arri

38、ved, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First JobRobert BestDetailed ReadingBefore R

39、eadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingThe school was a red brick house with big windows. The front garden was a gravel square; four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door. H

40、e was short and fat. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a wrinkled forehead and hardly any hair. Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd

41、better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs on the carpet, was also his dining-room. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of questions: what sub

42、jects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was; what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had s

43、aid the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading The school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he tau

44、ght himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching al

45、gebra and geometry two subjects at which I had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingI said shyly, What would my salary be? Tw

46、elve pounds a week plus lunch. Before I could protest, he got to his feet. Now, he said, youd better meet my wife. Shes the one who really runs this school. This was the last straw. I was very young: the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.Detailed Reading While I wa

47、s waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in tea

48、ching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June

49、 morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First JobRobert BestBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. What is the object of “saw”? The object of “saw” is “a teaching post”.2. Why does the author write in this way?Because the object has a lengthy modifier, it needs to be postponed in order that t

50、he whole sentence has “end weight”.More example: We heard from his own lips the story of how he had been caught in a trap for days without food.Detailed Reading While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten

51、miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an inte

52、rview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First JobRobert BestBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter Reading1. Is “that-clause” in thi

53、s sentence the object of “applied” or “fearing”?“That-clause” is the object of “fearing”.2. What does “did so” refer to and why does the author use in this way?“did so” refers to “applied”. The author writes in this way to avoid repeating the main verb. Usually “do so” is used to refer to the same a

54、ction, with the same subject that was mentioned before. More example: Tom promised to get the tickets, and he will do so without fail by tomorrow. Detailed Reading While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about t

55、en miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i

56、nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First JobRobert BestBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingWhats the meaning of “a

57、wkward” in this sentence?It means “not convenient” or “difficult”.Detailed Reading While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do somethin

58、g useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute

59、bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First JobRobert BestBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfter ReadingWhat can we infer from this sentence?The journey from his home to the school was very bad.Detailed Readi

60、ng He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, j