大学英语精读(第三版)Unit15讲稿

1、College English Intensive ReadingBook OneUnit OneTeaching PlanI. Objectives and Requirements：1、Reading and Writing Course 教学目标：1. To understand the true meaning of “language learning strategy” and talk about it; 2. To read the text and try to evaluate and practice the strategies introduced in the te

2、xt;3. To write a paragraph stating how you plan to develop your listening comprehesion and pay attention to the use of connectives;4. To learn some reading techniques and skills: how to read a text and predict the writers ideas.;5. To master the key phrases and some sentence patterns.教学要求：1要求学生掌握本单元

3、的中心思想和文章结构，学会在写作中恰当使用关联词。2掌握新单词、句型的使用方法；加强相关听说训练。3. 掌握阅读技巧：寻找关键词和句。教学建议： 1在教学过程中启发学生开展关于“学习策略”的探讨，帮助学生树立和培养自主学习、自我探究的学习方式，掌握必要的学习策略，激发学习潜能。2提供最新的资料背景知识，如视频，新闻报道等。2、Listening and Speaking CourseUnit 1: learn to listen for Names, introduce yourself or others in a conversation, understand and talk abou

4、t college life.3、 Comprehensive Exercises BookUnit 1: The students finish the exercises in their spare time.II. Teaching arrangement & Time Allotment1） Reading and Writing Course 6 periods2） Listening and Speaking Course 2 periods (every two weeks)III. Teaching MethodsCommunicative ApproachLearn

5、er-centered TeachingTask-based LearningTranslation MethodMultimedia ApproachIV. Presentation ProceduresLecture notesText: Some Strategies for Learning EnglishPart I. Background Information:1. Todays English: Worldwide over 1.4 billion people live in countries where English has offical status. One ou

6、t of five of the worlds population speaks some English. And at present one in five is learning English. With economic globalization and Chinas opening up to the world, it has become increasingly important for the younger generation to master English. In a sense, English is not teachable, but learnab

7、le. 2. Language learning strategies: They are used by learners to complete speaking, reading, vocabulary, listening or writing activities presented in language lessons. Recognizing that there is a task to complete or a problem to solve, language learners will use whatever strategies they possess to

8、attend to the language-learning activity. Possible language learning strategies include: using practice opportunities, self-evaluation, selective attention, time management, reviewing notes taken in class and checking ones understanding, constantly seeking answers to questions instead of passively r

9、eceiving information, ect.3. Input-output balance theory in language learning: Input in language learning refers to information read, seen or heard by the learner, while output refers to what the learner produces in writing or speaking. The input-output balance theory in language learning believes t

10、hat one can learn a language well through maintaining a balance between input and output.Part II. Warm-up Activities:Step 1. Ss Introduce themselves and talk about new college life.Step 2. Topic-centered Discussion(Group work)1.   Do you enjoy learning English? Why or why not?2.  

11、;  What do you think is the most effective way of learning English?3.    What is the greatest difficulty you have in your learning of English?Step 3. T makes a brief introduction to English learning and learning strategies.Part III. Text Analysis: Main Ideas: (Summary W

12、riting)English as an international language is of vital importance for everybody to learn. Learning English is (绝非易事) by no means easy. Besides (持续的刻苦努力) sustained hard work, we need employ some learning strategies to (促进我们的学习) facilitate our learning. (我们应当以不同的方式对待生词) we should deal with new words

13、in different ways. Active words demand constant practice while passive words only need to be recognized. As we try to understand the meaning of a word, we are also reminded of (它们的习惯用法) their idiomatic usage. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are the four basic skills that (我们不断努力试图获得的) we ar

14、e constantly trying to acquire. In order to improve the four skills, we are suggested to listen to English every day, (抓住一切机会说英语) seize every opportunity to speak, read widely (难度适中的材料) materials at a proper level of difficulty and write regularly. Listening and reading (为我们提供语言输入) provide us with l

15、anguage input and we are expected to (实际运用我们所学的东西) put what we have learned into practice through speaking and writing.Structure:A strategy refers to a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time. In introducing some strategies, the author adop

16、ts the structure of ProblemStrategy within a paragraph to show us the problems in English learning and then proposes strategies to solve the problems. Please scan the text for some examples of the ProblemStrategy structure.Problems Strategies1. It is impossible to memorize 1. Deal with ative vocabul

17、ary and passiveall the new words you are learning. vocabulary differently.2. You dont know the idiomatic 2. Watch out for not only the meaning of ausage of some words. word but also the way it is used in daily life.3. You may not be able to catch a 3. Listen to it over and over again.lot after liste

18、ning to a passage for the first time.4. There are few situations for you 4. Seize every opportunity to speak Englishto practice speaking English at school. with or without a partner.Part IV. Learning points:1). Find out the active expressions:1. by no means not at all 2. at fault responsible for som

19、ething bad that has happened 3. watch out for look out for; be on (one's) against4. seek out look for; try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult5. putinto practice carry out or performTranslate the following into English:1. 我对目前的表现一点也不满意。 2. 关于空气污染大多数人认为是钢铁厂的责任。3. 你们开会的

20、时候当心间谍窃听。4. 科学家们需要寻找实验中的因果关系。5. 对任何理论，先要融会贯通，才谈得上运用自如。 (Answers:)1. I am by no means satisfied with my present performance. 2. As for air pollution, most people believe that steel factories are at fault.3. Watch out for the spy' s wiretapping when you have the meeting. 4. Scientists need to seek

21、 out cause-and-effect relationships in the experiment.5. One must have thoroughly mastered a theory before one can put it into practice properly. 2). Word UsingNew Words:1. diligence: n. steady effort; the quality of showing care and effort in what one does -Diligence is the mother of good fortune,

22、and idleness, its opposite, has never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.2. prolonged: adj. continuing for a long period of time-A prolonged period of low interest rates has discouraged people to save their money into the bank. 他又问了她一个问题，仅仅是为了延长谈话时间。-He asked her another question ju

23、st to prolong the conversation. 3. command: n. possession and mastery knowledge of or the ability to usev. be in a position to use; have at ones service overlook from a higher position-Those artists whose paintings are on display show a good command of watercolor.- Speaking frankly, I like a singer

24、with a natural command of melody.- Many college students today command a large vocabulary.-The house commands some splendid views of the Summer Palace.4. sustained: adj. continuing for a long time-The conference discussion focuses on the sustained development of agriculture.在医院里，惟一让我支撑下去的就是回家的想法。 -T

25、he thought of getting home was the only thing that sustained me in the hospital.事实证实了他的理论。-The facts sustained his theory.c.f. support、sustain、uphold、back Support: is the most general(最具概括性) Sustain: refers to support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage(指支持，鼓励，鼓舞的精神、生命力、决心等):Uphold: i

26、s to maintain or affirm in the face of a challenge or strong opposition(指在面临挑战和强烈对抗时的镇定和坚定): Back: suggests material or moral support intended to contribute to or assure success(表示为取得成功或保证成功而作的物质上或道义上的支持): -She is being supported by friends in her effort to surmount the tragedy. -An unshakable faith

27、 sustained him.-We uphold the principle of racial equality. -Don't worry. I will back you up.5. complain: adj. express dissatisfaction, unhappiness, annoyance or pain -He constantly complains about how hes treated at work.Pattern: complain (to sb.) about/of sb./sth. -Neighbors complained to the

28、police about the noise from the building site.-US soldiers complained of low morale in Iraq.6. memorize: vt. commit to memory; learn by heart -He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street. c.f. memorize、remember、recall、remind、recollect (这五个词都是动词，均有“记忆，记住，回忆”之意。) Memorize: 指有意识

29、的下功夫把某事的整个细节都记在脑子里。 Remember: 表示记得，多指无意识地回忆起往事。 Recall: 指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。 Remind: 指经某人或某事的提醒而回忆起某件已遗忘之事。 Recollect: 含义与 recall 接近, 但较为正式, 指力图想起久已忘记或稍有点印象的事情。 -Don't write down your PIN number, memorize it. -He remembers every detail of that occurrence as though it happened yesterday. -I seem to rec

30、all I've met him before somewhere. -If I forget, please remind me. / Your story reminds me of another. -He recollect the days of his childhood.7. crowd: n. a large group of people v. happening regularly or all the time fill in -There were crowds of people in the street. -Hundreds of people crowd

31、ed into the church for the funeral. -Range after range of mountains crowd the horizon. 他的脑海里充满了奇怪的想法。 -Strange thoughts are crowding his mind. Collocation: crowd into crowd around/round be crowded together crowd sth./sb.out8. constant: adj. gather together in large numbers fill in loyal and faithful

32、 -There was a constant stream of visitors to the house. -Her clinic has a constant stream of parents wanting help. -The truck was travelling at a fairly constant speed. n. something that never changes such as a number or quantity. 这一常量非常重要，因为它确定了一个原子中的一个电子轨道的大小，周期和能量。-This constant is very important

33、 because it fixes the sizes, period and energy of an electron's orbit in an atom.9. commit: v. do (sth.) wrong or illegal say that (sb.) will definitely do (sth.) or must do (sth.) pledge devotion to (sb. or sth.) -Women commit fewer crimes than men. -He has clearly committed his government to c

34、ontinuing economic reform. -The scholarship commits students to teaching in public schools. -He wasn't yet ready to commit to the relationship. Collocation: commit a crime / error / murder / arson / suicide commit (sb.) to doing sth. commit oneself to sth. commit sth. to memory / paper 10. acqua

35、intance: n. somebody you know a little knowledge of sb. or sth. -She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna. -He has a passing acquaintance with a lot of different subjects. -The practice of a lawyer requires acquaintance with court procedures. Collocation: make sb.s acquaintance 第一次见某人 ca

36、sual acquaintance 偶尔见面的人 mutual acquaintance 双方都认识的人 have a passing/nodding acquaintance with sth. 点头之交；对知之甚少Phrases:1. be bound to: be certain to -Someone out there is bound to take notice of what we are doing for the whole region. -Differences of opinion on various issues are bound to exist.2. on

37、a basis: according to a certain rule, spirit or frequency -Patients are cared for on a “first-come-first-serve” basis. -12% of Americans report they have difficulty sleeping on a frequent basis.3. in detail: including all or most particulars or items thoroughly -Most of these topics have been discus

38、sed in detail at the forum. -You will learn about corporate strategy in detail elsewhere in this course.4. in addition to: used to add another piece of information to what has just been said -There is a postage and packing fee in addition to the repair charge. -Fees may be charged to undergraduate s

39、tudents in addition to tuition and the standard university fees.5. apart from: as well as, besides -Apart from his earnings as a football coach, he also owns and runs a chain of sports shops. -There are three others present at the meeting apart from Mr. Jackson. -Apart from his uncle, the orphan had

40、 no one to take care of him.English Equivalents of Chinese:1. 长期努力  prolonged effort2. 精通英语  gain a good command of English3. 把记住  committo memory4. 经常  on a regular basis5. 反复地  over and over again 6. 随意交谈  feel free to talk7. 购物 make a purchase 8. 大有收益 It pa

41、ys to 9. 仓促用功备考 cram for a test10. 绵绵不断的雨 constant rain 11. 扩大会议enlarged meeting 12. 习惯用法idiomatic usagePart V. Further ReadingProverbs and Quotations1. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 2. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 3. There is no royal road t

42、o learning. 4. Time and tide wait for no man. 5. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Part VI. Writing Pattern:Combination: Using ConnectivesConnectives refer to words that can join parts of a sentence or different sentences. They are necessary for the establis

43、hment of logical relations in an essay. Below are two tables indicating different logical relations and the corresponding connectives. Adverb Clause WordsTransitionsConjunctionsPrepositionsCause and Effectbecause now that since so (that)therefore consequently thus as a resultsoforbecause ofdue

44、toContrasteven though whereas although while thoughhoweverinsteadnevertheless nonetheless on the other hand on the contrarybut(anyway)yet (still) Conditionif whether unless in case only if in the eventthat even ifotherwise or (else) nor (negative)  Adverb Clause WordsTransitionsConjun

45、ctionsPrepositionsAddition plus besides also further moreover next furthermore in additionand Timeafter since as till before until as soon as when by the time whenever once while as/so long asevery time (that) the first /next /last time (that)   Manneras just as as if as tho

46、ugh like    Examples * We havent seen her today because she is ill at home. * After they finished the job, all the workmates went to the bar. * However he did it, it was very clever. * I couldnt solve the problem until he came.Your Task: Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper conn

47、ectives from the list below. Make changes where necessary.consequently, due to, nevertheless, as if, only if, whenever, in addition, by the time, also, and, plus, even though, whereas, before, on the other hand, till1. He asks me lots of questions possible. 2. At that time I made another error, from

48、 a good motive. 3. Modesty helps one to go forward, conceit makes one lag behind. 4. He noted that men revealed their height tall. 5. He's stupid, but I like him . 6. You need money and time; , you need diligence. 7. I missed the train and was late for work. 8. bad cold she spent the entire day

49、in bed. 9. She always talks to me she were my sister. 10. He managed to arrive home the rain poured down. Keys: whenever, even though, whereas, only if, nevertheless, in addition, censequently, due to, as if, before.Reading Activity: How to improve your study habits _Part I. Reading Skills:How to re

50、ad a text?It is advisable to read a comprehension passage at least twice: first to obtain a general impression of the text, second to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check difficult items. College English Intensive Reading Book OneUnit Two Teaching Pla

51、nII. Objectives and Requirements1） Reading and Writing Course Objectives:1. To master the new target words and useful phrases. 2. To make students understand the passage and master one of the reading skills-how to read a text (part II).3. To master the grammatical structure “numeral as attribute” an

52、d “the adverbial of concession”. 4. To learn some writing skills of the using of contraction-Reducing clauses to phrases or words. 5. To improve the listening skills for identifying numbers.6. To learn from Chichester, the protagonist, his courage, his perseverance and his determination to attain hi

53、s goal (sailing round the world single-handed).Requirements:1要求学生掌握本单元的中心思想和文章结构。2掌握新单词、句型的使用方法；加强相关听说训练。3. 掌握阅读技巧：寻找关键词和句。Suggestions： 1在教学过程中要求学生讨论有关理想的问题，怎样能实现自己的理想，应该向Francis Chichester 学什么。2提供最新的资料背景知识，如视频，新闻报道等。2） Listening and Speaking CourseUnit 2: learn to identity numbers and ask for and g

54、ive directionsComprehensive exercisesUnit 2: The students finish the exercises in their spare time.III. Teaching arrangement & Time Allotment1） Reading and Writing Course 6 periods2） Listening and Speaking Course 2 periods (every two weeks)IV. Teaching MethodsCommunicative Approach Learner-cente

55、red TeachingTask-based Learning Translation MethodMultimedia ApproachV. Presentation ProceduresLecture notesSection A: Sailing round the world Part.Introduction1. Lead-in and Introductory Remarks Have you dreamed of sailing or flying round the world? Have you heard of the figures in history, who sailed around the world. Perhaps you have. You may have heard of Zhen He (in Song Dynasty), who led a clipper ship with plenty of crew, sailed to as far as Africa. You may also have