UNIT11大学英语教案

1、.Unit11Letter to a B studentI. Lead-in (Group work）：1. What do you usually do on weekend?(Shopping/ watching TV/ surfing the internet)2. How many scores do you mostly get for the English courses you have been taking? If we use grade A, B, C and D to mark your scores, which grade do you get?（ A ：70B：

2、60C：50D: 40F:Failed）3. Are you feel happy or are you disappointed when you get a B? Why?(Disappointed lose confidenceacquired knowledgelearn new ways of thinking put in practice)4. Imagine yourself to be a teacher and that you are to write a letter to a student who is disappointed with the grades he

3、 gets. What would you say to him in the letter?(Judgment of knowledgenot represent qualities)II. Cultural backgroundAmerican Education System versus Asian Education System (ppt)III. Structural analysis(Group work）Key wordsKey sentencesMain idea of the text (ppt)IV . Text analysis1).Part I:Paragraph

4、1-The 1st paragraph serves as an introduction.Language work:1. far superior tobetter in quality thane.g. The boy is far superior to that girl in study.2. Gentlemans C a decent grade.The basic definition of the gentlemens C is:a passing grade a teacher gives to a student who shouldntbe passing.e.g. A

5、n empty A is equal to a gentlemens C.3. eligibility the qualification or abilities required for doing sth.eligible(adj).:to be able to do sth.e.g. Citizens above the age of 18 are eligible to vote and be voted.Problems?Questions: (Pair work ）(ppt)1. What change about grades has the writer mentioned

6、briefly?(The writer has mentioned briefly the change in the way grades are regarded, I .e the norm has shifted upward.)2. What, according to the writer, has caused the change?(The change has to do with the general social climate where grades determine eligibility for graduate school and special prog

7、rams .This is why the writer says there is nothing he can do to remove the feeling.of disappointment.)Main idea: The 1st paragraph serves as an introduction.2).Part II:Paragraphs 2-5constitute the first main part of the letter.Language work:1. off setto counterbalance2. Youve grown up in a society w

8、here winning is not the most important thing - its the only thing. P1543. “sins” ”salvation”According to the Bible, people are born with sins, if you want to get salvation / be rescued; you have to believe in God and obey it, and do many goods. But in modern society, being failure is a sin, and only

9、 success can rescue you. Problems?4 Where does the author state his purpose of writing the letter? What is that purpose? (Para 3, to put your disappointment in perspective) put sth. in perspective to judge the importance of something correctly.So what the author wants todo is to show the students ho

10、w they should regard/view disappointment correctly. 5 Then how to put your disappoint in perspective? By considering exactly what your grade means and doesntmean. Do people correctly consider this problem? No. Peoples understanding of grade is misled.6 Pay attention to the phrase “taken at face valu

11、e”, which means to accepts something for what itappears to be (no matter it is true or not).Problems?7 Then, in para4, the author states what a grade means(1.st sentence)8 In what way is the level of proficiency determined?9 Do you think these testing ways really correspond to the knowledge you have

12、 acquired and will retain? (No.)10 How to interpret your B correctly? (As a rather fuzzy symbol at best.)On the most optimistic view 充其量不过是11 What does a grade not mean? (Not represent a judgment of your basic ability of your character.)12 What are the important characteristics of human being?13 Why

13、 are they so important?14 Explain the last 3 sentences.1) People measured by the characteristics like courage, kindness, wisdom, good humor, etc V.S. people measured by little marks on a piece of paper, the former are more valued.2) “B”just reflects the appearance but not the inner qualities.Problem

14、s?Questions for para2-5: (Pair work ）(ppt)1. How does the writer explain the notion of disappointment?(Refer to paragraph2.Disappointment is a negative feeling. It is the stuff bad dreams are made of.What deserves our attention here is that the writer explains disappointment in relation to success.)

15、2. What is the relationship between disappointment and successin modern society according to the author?(There does not exist the situation in which all those are involved will turn out successful and no one feels disappointment. Wherever there are winners, there are losers. When someone feels highl

16、petitive society where the importance of winning is emphasize so much, it is inevitable that those who fail in the competition will feel disappointment. )Main idea ：purpose of writing: to put your disappointment in perspective by considering exactly what your grade means and doesn t mean3).Part

17、 III:Paragraphs 6-8After stating what a grade means and not means, the author aims toshow us there if a distinction between the student as a performer in the classroom and the student as a human being. The contents cover from para6 to para8. The author uses his personal experience to illustrate this

18、 distinction.Language workmake a point of doing something to take particular care to do something/ insist on doing sth.handleto deal with sth or someone; to control with hands; to be in charge of (3 examples)resent to feel bitter or indignant atProblems?Questions for para6-8 : (Pair work ）(ppt)1. St

19、udents work in group to relate the writers experience, and discuss the revelation.Main idea ： distinction between the student as a performer in the classroom and the student as a human being4).Part IV:Paragraphs 9-10The last two paragraphs constitute the last part.Language work:Make s distinction to

20、 say what the difference is between two or more similar persons or things hamper to cause difficulty in activityQuestions for para9-10 : (Pair work ）1. What is the writers view concerning social labels?Social labels are, on the one hand, irrelevant, and, on the other hand, necessary in a complex soc

21、iety.2. How do you interpret the sentence “To recognize them is to recognize that social labels are basically irrelevant and misleading”?The pronoun them“”does not refer to a single plural noun in the context such as“ coordinates”, but it refers to what has been said in the first few lines in this paragraph. If we are aware that human beings, despite their apparent differences, are basically identical physically and