unit3MyStrokeofLuck教学提纲

1、精品文档Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck教学目的与要求：1. Reading Text I, for a good understanding of the text and a good command of new words, phrases, text structure and writing technique;2. Completing exercises so as to improve listening, speaking, writing and translating skills as well as grammatical knowledge.教学重

2、点：1. Talking about the topic of marriage and wife s love.2. Illuminating and acquiring words, phrases, text structure, etc.;3. Practicing reading, listening, speaking, translating and writing.教学难点：1. Deserting between the easy-confusing synonyms and the sentence structures;2. Listening exercises, es

3、pecially the long conversations;3. Translation, especially the choice of difficult words and structures.教学过程：1. Talk about marriage and wife s love and then lead to Text I;2. In pre-reading, ask students to answer the questions about the video and give their own opinions about marriage and wife s lo

4、ve. The cultural information, though ti,mcpaonr btaenleft to students for after-school reading and listening.3. In global reading, require students to give their own answers with preview before school.4. Reading Text I, focus on the language such as words, phrases, grammar, etc. as well asunderstand

5、ing;5. Require students to finish the exercises by themselves at first and then check the answers in class. During the process lead students to study the language points and practice language skills.6. Do the Dictation and Listening exercises, giving necessary explanation about the scripts;7. Read T

6、ext II to catch the main idea and answer the questions, or leave it afterschool forstudents themselves if time isn t enough.教学进程与内容展示（上传网络内容显示五号字，课堂根据实际需要放大字体）：第一、二、三课时Unit 3 My Stroke of LuckSection One Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Audiovisual supplementWatch the video and answer the following question

7、s.1. According to the video, what do you think about the old man and his wife?2. What do you think about the relationship between husband and wife?Video Script:Old Man: Well, it was a big trip. And if you ask me what I learned, I d have to tell you Isure. I know if I could do it all over again, I wo

8、uld ask less of the kids. As long as they were happy, that would be fine with me. I know I have to stop thinking of them as if they re still children. I can t tell them what to do anymore. They have to find their ownway. And, sometimes you talked to me about things that I should have listened to you

9、 more carefully. Y ou presented me with the details of our children s lives, and I . I . Iignored them. And for that . But that isn t what you want to hear, I know. What youwant is the news. Well, the news is this. Robert, Amy and Rosie promised to visit me for the holidays, and you know what? This

10、time I believe them. And David . David . I hope he ll spend Christmas with you.Answers to the Questions:1. His talking at his wife s graveside is the news about their children and the new relationshipbetween them and him. He really missed his wife.2. Open.II. Cultural information1. Shakespeare s Son

11、netSonnet 116Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove:O no! it is an ever-fixed markThat looks on tempests and is never shaken;It is the star to every wandering bark,Whose worth s unknown, alt

12、hough his height be taken.Love s not Time s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle s ccoommep: assLove alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom.If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.WilliamShakespeare

13、精品文档2. Marriage benefits men more than women.s greatest siBoth benefit equally in common areas like sex, companionship and shared work load. Husbands experience better overall health (live longer than if single), whereas a womengain is in money. Marriage will make both men and women richer because t

14、hey become more efficient in all areas of life! Two living together will not only save significantly by eliminating redundant expenses, but because of increased efficiency, make more money than they do living separately. Long-lasting marriages, some people suggest, is not a cause of financial succes

15、s, but an effect alongside of financial success. But the truth is that even taking this factor and the eliminating of redundant expenses into account, the institution of marriage itself provides a“ wealt-hgeneration bonus” . This bonus is above and beyond all other factors. God said marriage is good

16、 and good it is! Studies have shown, for example, that married men earn incomes 10-40% higher than their single counterparts.Section Two Global ReadingI. Text analysis1. What does the author mean by “ my stroke of luck ”?Marrying his wife had clearly been a stroke of luck for him, as became clear on

17、ce again during the air crash crisis.2. What s the author s purpose of writing?To enable the readers to see the many valuable qualities in his wife, or to show his wife sunyielding character and willingness to help others.II. Structural analysis1. How are the events of the text arranged?The account

18、of the latest event is interrupted by a number of flashbacks (some earlier events and experiences). It begins with the air crash, and then it goes back to what had happened before. After this the author resumes the narration of the air crash and subsequent event.2. Divide the text into parts by comp

19、leting the table.ParagraphsEvents1-2This part tells the readers what happens to the author and describes how his wife reacts to the accident.3-4It describes Anne s good judgment on previous occasions and her experiences during t Second World War.5-7It tells the readers how the author met Anne, fell

20、in love with her and eventually marriedher.re.8It turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wife s meticulous ca9-10The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis: she never gave in and always tried to help others.11-13It describes Anne s reaction to his stroke and her method to make pe

21、ople move on.14The author offers his general comments on Anne s character with a philosophicalremark.Section Three Detailed ReadingText IMy Stroke of LuckShe keeps saving my life. Better still, she keeps giving me reasons to live.1 Kirk Douglas1 It happened on the way home from a meeting in Fillmore

22、, 40 miles north of Los Angeles 洛杉矶 . My friend Noel Blanc 诺埃尔·布兰克 , a helicopter pilot, offered to give me a ride back to the city. We were 50 feet in the air when we collided 相撞 with a small plane flown by a flight instructor and his young student. Noel and I survived, but the men in the plan

23、e died instantly.2 I don t remember being pulled from the wreckage or the ambulance trip to a nearbyhospital. But I do remember my wife, Anne, staring down at me on my gurney 盖尼式担架.After hearing of the accident, Anne took a helicopter to reach me. She insisted on moving me to our neighborhood hospit

24、al in L.A., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2. Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed!Questions1. What happened to the writer? (Paragraph 1)He was involved in an air crash but luckily survived.(Paragraph2. What does the author mean by“ Another helicopter ride. Just what I neededHe is being ironic.

25、He means that he did not feel at all like taking another helicopter ride.Words and Expressions1. helicopter: a type of aircraft.2. give a ride: give a free journey to sb.3. collide: vi. hit each other accidentallySynonym:crash intoCollocation:collide with sb. / sth.Derivation: collision n.4. instant

26、ly: ad. immediately, at onceinstantaneously, promptlyAntonym:gradually5. wreckage: The debris of something wrecked.6. gurney: A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients.3 But Anne was right. In L.A. I could get the best care for my spinal 脊骨的 injury and start seeing psychiat

27、rists 精神病医师for my very real “ survivor s 生还者的内疚 guilt”3. Anne hassuch good judgment and intuition 直觉 , she rarely makes a wrong decision. After all, she first saved my life in 1958, when she refused to let me join film producer 制片者 Mike Todd on his fatal 致命的飞行flight. She saved me again after my stro

28、ke 打击/中风in 1995, when Ibecame depressed and suicidal.24 Anne s secret is that she learns from life, then moves on. Born in Hanover 汉诺 威 Germany, she fled 逃往 to Belgium to escape fascism 法西斯主义as a teenager. She thenmoved to Paris, surviving the occupation 侵略占领时期by putting her linguistic ability towor

29、k. Fluent in French, English, Italian and her native German, she supported herself by placing German subtitles 字幕 on French films.Questions1. How do you understand the sentencebecame depressed and suicidal.aved“meS haeg asin after my stroke in 1995, when I(Paragraph 3)The word “ save ” here means “

30、help me out of my depression,” because severe depressioncan sometimes lead to suicide. So the sentence meansShe savfteedr my slitfreo akeg ain ain 1995 by helping me get over the depression I was in and preventing me from committing suicide. ”2. How many languages does Anne master? (Paragraph 4)Four

31、. French, English, Italian, and German.Words and Expressions7. spinal: Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral.8. psychiatrist: A physician who specializes in psychiatry.9. intuition n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoningDerivation:intuitive uitivelya.Compa

32、rison:insight n. ability to see into the true natureperception n. ability to see, hear or understandinstinct n. natural feeling that makes one choose to act in a particular way, synonym of intuition10. fatal: Causing or capable of causing death.11. suicidal: a. with a tendency to commit suicideDeriv

33、ation:suicide n.Collocation:suicidal attemptsuicidal behavior12. flee: To run away, as from trouble or danger.13. fascism: A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and

34、 typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.14. occupation: n. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military forceSynonym:invasion, takeoverCollocation:occupation rate 占用率15. subtitle: A printed translationf the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the

35、 bottomof the screen.16. depressed a. sad or gloomyDerivation:depress vt.depression n.depressing a.Synonym:dispirited, downheartedSentences1. survivorgus ilt (Paragraph 3)Explanation : The author felt guilty because he survived while the other men on the plane didn t.2. She saved me again after my s

36、troke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal. (Paragraph3)Translation : 我 1995 年中风，深感沮丧，并有自杀倾向，她又一次救了我。5 We met in 1953 when I was in Paris to star 主演 in Act of Love4. I was looking for an assistant, and Anne Buydens showed up 露面 at my dressing room 化妆室/更衣室for aninterview. She wore a blue sui

37、t with a white collar 衣领 , and had very delicate wrists and ankles. Quite striking. I explained the position and she politely said,“ I don t thinkright for me. ” I was m弄生气了 iffed. Here I was, an American movie star. I expected her tobe eager for the job.6 She did accept the position, but only on a

38、temporary basis. And she eventually 最终 agreed to go out 跟我外出with me, which had been my first thought anyhow. But that took somedoing on my part too. After our first meeting, I called to invite her to supper at Tour d Argone of Paris s best restaurants, with fantastic vie wthseoSf eine 塞纳河. “ No, ” s

39、he said, “ I mtired. I think I ll just make myself some eggs and go to bed.” My thought then was, to hellwith her. 57 But it was just that poignant 令人痛苦的方式style that made me fall in love. During thefollowing months, while I was filming Ulysses6 in Italy, Anne often met up 偶遇 /邂逅 with me. In 1954, wh

40、en our next jobs threatened 预示 to keep us apart for months at a time, I realized I didn t want to lose her and asked her to marry me. We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie the knot.Questions1. Why did the author feel miffed in his interview with Anne? (Paragraph 5)He expected Anne to accept the job wi

41、th eagerness, as most girls would do, because he was a famous American movie star. But Anne declined the offer.2. Why did the author have the thought“ to hell with her ” ? (Paragraph 6)Anne s refusal was unexpected and irritated the author, because he took iftor granted that Anne would be more than

42、willing to accept his invitation, as most girls would do.3. What do you know about Las Vegas? (Paragraph 7)Las Vegas is a city in southeast Nevada, USA, famous for its numerous casinos 娱乐场 and speedy registration of marriage.Words and Expressions17. wrist: The joint between the hand and the forearm.

43、18. striking: a. very attractive and impressiveSynonym:conspicuous, outstanding, attractiveAntonym:inconspicuousDerivation:strikingly ad.19. miff: To cause to become offended or annoyed.20. eventually: At an unspecified future time.21. poignant: a. keen or strong in mental appealDerivation:poignancy

44、 n.poignantly ad.Synonym:distressing, heartbreakingAntonym:happy, delighted, joyful22. threaten to keep sb. apart:Threaten to: To give signs or warning of.keep apart: (cause to) remain separate.Comparison:keep sb. / sth. away from sb. / sth. cause sb. / sth. not to go near sb. / sth.keep off not app

45、roach, touchkeep on doing sth. continuing doing sth.keep up (of rain, snow, good weather, etc.) continue without stoppingSynonym:detach, disconnect, disjoin, set apartAntonym:unite23. star： vi. appear as a main performer in a filmvt. have sb. as a main performern. famous or brilliant singer, perform

46、er, sportsman, etcCollocation:reach for the stars be very ambitioussee stars having a feeling of seeing flashes of light, esp. as a result of being hit on the head stars in one s eyes being happy and excited24. show up：arrive at a placeSynonym:appear, come into view, turn upe.g. Her husband did not

47、turn up timely as she expected, so she was quite worried.Antonym:hideComparison:show off try to impress others with one s abilitieslig, ewnecaelt,he, ticn.t elshow sb. the door ask sb. to leave25. temporary: a. lasting only for a limited period of timeSynonym:transient, momentary, impermanentAntonym

48、:permanent, everlasting, eternalDerivation:temporariness n.temporarily ad.Sentences3. to hell with her (Paragraph 6)Explanation : “ To hell withcu” rs eis. aHere the author is cursing her under his breath. This showshis anger.4. We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie the knot. (Paragraph 7) Translation

49、 : 我们偷偷跑到拉斯维加斯举行了婚礼。8 Forty-seven years of marriage is quite a journey. Anne has kept me going through some ofthe hardest times, which hasn t always been easy, given that I m sometimes an actor wrappup in 沉浸在自我中/自恋his ego. After the crash, I couldn t seimt wei tphaoiunt. eWxhtrenwe went out, Anne wo

50、uld put me in the rear of the station wagon 旅行车 , where I couldstretch out. At dinner with friends, she d set a place for me as if it were the most natural thingin the world to eat lying on the couch 躺椅 . She consoled me during my survivor s an生 guish 还者的苦恼, but what she wouldn t toleratea nd h ere

51、s the important thing was mefeeling sorry for myself 自我难过/自责/自惭形秽.QuestionsWhat is survivor s anguish? (Paragraph 8)Survivor s anguish is a kind of depression in which thseu rvivor suffers an aftermath fear of a disaster and uncertainty about what would happen to him / her in the future.Words and Ex

52、pressions26. be wrapped up in: be totally absorbed in.Synonym:engrossed, preoccupiedComparison:wrap sb. up in cotton wool protect sb. too much from dangers or risks wrap sb. up put warm clothes on sb.27. ego: The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.28. station wagon: An auto

53、mobile having an extended interior with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate.29. stretch out: To extend (oneself) when lying down30. console: vt. give comfort to sb. in times of sadnessDerivation:consolation n.consolatory a.Collocation:console sb. for / on sth.31. anguish: Agonizing physi

54、cal or mental pain; torment.32. go through: experience; sufferSynonym:undergo, suffer, experienceComparison:go down sinkgo in for take part ingo up be raised; be builtgo over look at sth. carefully; inspect sth.9 Then again, I ve never seen her feel sorry for herself either. Thirty years ago Anne un

55、derwent diagnostic surgery 诊断性外科手术after finding a lump 肿块 in her breast. Herdoctor reported the tumor was malignant 恶性的 , and it was spreading. He encouraged me to authorize him to remove Anne s breast then and there. I did.10 After, I felt guilty 内疚的 having made that choice while she lay unconsciou

56、s. Anneassured me that I d done the right thing. She dealt with the cancer, from which she has fully recovered, by helping others talking to groups about her experiences, and establishingResearch for Women s Cancers with six fellow survivors. Over the years they ve raised $million to help finance a

57、research facility at Cedars-Sinai. Anne recently read an article about the deplorable 可叹的 state of school playgrounds in L.A., and started a program to rebuild and beautify them.Questions1. Did Anne s attitude towards her own disease agree with what she demanded her husband to do? (Paragraph 10)Yes. It is her consistent philosophy that one should keep moving on instead of complaining in face of m