大学英语精读第三版第二册U2教案

1、Unit2 LessonsfromJeffersonTeachingTime:8hoursStudents : non-English majors of the second semester of the 1 styear.TeachingObjectives:1. GettounderstandJeffersonandlearnhisideasanditsmeaninginthepresentsociety.Understand“Goandsee”,”Youcanlearnfromeveryone”,“Judge for yourself”, “Do what you believe h

2、is right”, ”Trust the future;trust the young”,only a nation of educated people could remain free”.Try to understand the history of the Declaration of Independence;Jeffersonsdevotion and achievements; the presidents: WashingtonandLincoln.2. About the text, Ss should grasp the text content, text struc

3、ture, basicvocabulariesandrequiredgrammarpointsofthesection.Words: action, agreement, appoint, conflict, constantly, create,custom, educate, error, existence, false, hesitate, influence,latter,obtain,hesitate,talent,threaten.Phrases & : get out of ones way,leave to, act on, leavebehind,in-existence,

4、aboveall:omittingsentences,.nor, sentencesforemphasis3. Aboutthereading,helpSsreviewthereadingskillstheyvelearnt.4. About the writing, Ss should get to grasp the skill of paragraphdeveloping topicsentences.5. Aboutthelistening,SsfinishtheUnit2directedbytheteacher.TeachingProcedures:I. Pre-readingAct

5、ivities1. Background introduction: the Declaration of Independence, socialclass,Jefferson&FrenchRevolution2. TspresentationKeywordsand:A. NewwordsandoldwordsNew wordsorexpressionsdeclarationindependenceobtainpersonalpapersatthe placeof actionlowin positionsourceorigindissatisfythreatenrejectscareref

6、useerrorFALSEopinionfeeldoubtfullikebetterresenttieperpetualremarkevilscienceor practiceoffarmingagriculturegoodor betterdo,carryouttalentdevicecentralvolumethrillanniversaryleavebehindlegacyheritageB. ChineseandEnglishphrasesChineseEnglish有趣某人的遗训至少独立宣言现代青年获得知识来源很广亲自做调查被任命为调查做现场调查社会阶层出身卑微socialclass

7、ofhumbleorigin发号施令想尽办烧饭锅自己作判断接受别人的意见acceptother peoplesopinions不经认真考虑判断真理和谬误一切真实和虚伪的东西做出正确的判断完全佶任毫不犹豫批评的对象反驳付诸行动表达观点expressones philosophytakeoneside站在一而坚决地对某人的行动不满被朿缚于customswhich havelosttheirusefulness无用的习俗活着的一代基于冋时代的人擅长农作物轮作土壤保持普逾作法优于日常生活中的工作thetasks ofordinarylifeC. StudyonKeyWordsandPhrases1.i

8、ndependencea)(n.) freedomfromthecontrolofothersE.g. American people impress on their children the value ofindependence.b)depend(vi.) relyon;bedecidedbyE.g.Thecitydependsconsiderablyonitstouristtrade.Oursuccessdependsonweather.c).dependent(a.)E.g.Promotioninthiscompanyisdependentonconsistenthardwork.

9、d)independent: (a.) needingnohelporsupportfromothersE.g.Hewillneverbeindependentofhismother.2.source:n. a)placewhereariverstartsE.g.Letsfollowtherivertodiscoveritssource.b)esorsth.isobtainedE.g.Nobodytherecouldfindthesourceoftheenginetrouble.3.origin:n. a)thethingfromwhichanythingcomesorrisesE.g.The

10、doctorsarestudyingtheoriginofthedisease.b)birth,ancestryE.g.HeisanAmericanofChineseOrigin.4.appoint:vt. a)nameforanofficeorpositionE.g.Georgesfatherwasnamed(tobe)/(as)/directorofthefactory.b)decideonE.g.Wenamedtherailwaystationastheplaceforthemeeting.c)appointment(n.)E.g.Ihaveanappointmenttoseethema

11、nagerattwo.5.threat:n. a).astatementofwhatwillbedonetohurtorpunishsb.E.g. The boys stopped playing ball in the classroom because of themonitorsthreattoreportittotheheadmaster.b)asignorsourceofpossibleevilorharmE.g.Thoseblackcloudsareathreatofrain.c) threaten : (v.) to make a threat against ; be a si

12、gn orsourceofpossibleevilorharmE.g.Thebossthreatenedthelazyemployeewithdismissal.6.reject:vt. a)refusetotake,believe,useorconsiderE.g. He tried to join the army but was rejected because of his poorhealth.b)throwawayasuselessorunsatisfactoryE.g.Rejectallthewastepaper.7.hesitate:vi.holdbackindoubtorin

13、decisiona) hesitatetodo(bereluctanttodosth.);hesitateabout/overdoing (feeldoubtfulabout)E.g. Dont hesitate about / over taking this job, this might be your onlyopportunity.Ihesitatetophonehimatthislatehour.b) hesitation(n.)E.g.Hefeltsomehesitationinjoiningus.8.prefer:(vt.)likebetter,chooseratherthan

14、a) preferdoing/ratherthandoingpreferN./todo/doing/that-clauseprefertodoratherthan(to)doE.g.Iprefertoreadratherthansitidle.Would you prefer that I (should) come on Monday instead ofTuesday.9.influencea) (n.) power to produce an effect, a person, fact etc. that hasthispowerE.g.Earthquakeshaveinfluence

15、ontheweather.b) (v.)haveaninfluenceonE.g.Theytriednottobeinfluencedbywhathesaid.10.owe:v. a)willhavetoreturn/pay(money)backto(sb.)E.g.Iowehim1000dollars.b)haveorcherish(acertainfeeling)toward(aperson)E.g.IamsureIowehimnothanks.Hewaslessthanhelpful.c)admitthankfully(sb./sth.) asthecauseof(sth.)E.g.Sh

16、eoweshersuccesstohardwork.11.humble:a. a)lowinpositionE.g.Napoleonshumbleorigindidnotstophispoliticalambition.b)havingamodestopinionofoneselfE.g.IwassurprisedtofindEinsteintobesuchahumbleperson.12.gooutofonesway(todosth):takeparticulartrouble,makeaspecialeffortE.g. Both China and Britain went out of

17、 their way to reach theagreement.13.acton:takeasaresultof,behaveaccordingtoE.g.Thepoliceareactingininformationreceived.14.leavebehinda)remainafteroneleaveaplaceE.g.Hisdeathleftbehindalongtrainofproblemsanddifficulties.b)forgettotakeE.g.Hewasalreadyonhiswaytotheairortwhenherealizedhehadlefthissuitcas

18、ebehind.15.aboveall:mostimportantofallE.g.Childrenneedmanythings,butabovealltheyneedattention.D.SynonymDiscrimination1.getobtainget:ordinaryword,toreceiveorhavebyanymeansobtain:toreceiveorhavebyspendingtimeorenergyE.g.ThisiswhatIwanttoget.Knowledgeisobtainedthroughstudy.3. sourceorigin:thebeginningo

19、fsomethingorastartingpointorplacesource:themetaphoricaltothefountainheadofariverorigin:aremotebeginningintimeorplaceE.g.Wellhavetofindanewsourceofincome.Theoriginofthecustomisunknown.4. appointname:put(sb.)inorchoose(sb.)forapositionappoint : the selection is made by someone officially charged with

20、thisdutyname : less formal,tellslittle aboutthe chooser or the methodof choiceinvolvedE.g.ThePresidentappoint4danewcabinetmember.Hewasnamedcaptainoftheteam.5. reject refuse decline:tobewillingtoaccept,receiveortakeintoconsiderationrefuse:strongerthandecline,suggestingfirmnessdecline:torefusepolitely

21、reject:moreemphaticthanrefuse,implyinganunmistakabledenialE.g.Iwonderwhyherefusedtodiscusstheproblematthemeeting.Sherejectedhismarriageproposal.I declined her invitation to the party because I had a priorappointment.6.errormistakeerror:sth.donewrongmistake:wrongopinion,actorideasE.g.Weallmakemistake

22、sinourlife.Ifindseveralspellingerrorsinmycomposition.While-readingActivities1.Warm-upQuestions(1)WhowasThomasJefferson?(2)Whatlessonswereleftbyhim?Arethoseideasoutofdate?2.IntroductoryRemarks-Thomas Jefferson, the well-known statesman, contributed to humanprogress by leaving a rich legacy of thought

23、 , which is still meaningfultoday.Letsstudythetextcarefullyandthinkabouthislessons.3. Sshavethesilentreadingonthetext(10mins)4. Texplainsthetextindetail.Lines1-131.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whataretheyfamousfor,Washington,LincolnandJefferson?-Washington is Well-known for his leadership in the America

24、nIndependence War. Lincoln is well-known for his role in abolishingslaveryintheUnitedStates.Jeffersoniswell-knownforhiswrittenoftheDeclarationofIndependence.(2) What does the sentence Manyof his ideas are especially interestingtomodernyouthmean?-Hisideasarenotoutofdate.Lines14-201.QuestionsforDiscus

25、sion(1)Whatarethesourcesofknowledge?-Reading,information,investigate,observation,experiment,etc.(2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of personalinvestigation?-Advantages : to get first-hand material, not to have to rely on falseinformationor situations which have changed, ability to ask and

26、 answeryourownquestions.-Disadvantages: limitation in time and ability to travel, lace of money,noexpertiseonthesubject.(3)Didhedotheinvestigationsingle-handed?Howdoyouknow?-Yes.Hewentinasmallboat,calledacanoe.(4)Whatisthemeaningofthislessoninmodernsociety?-Gettingfirst-handknowledgeisasimportantase

27、ver.Lines21-281.LanguagePointsBy birth and by education Jeffersonbelonged to the highest social class.= Judging by his family and educational background, Jefferson was amemberofthegroupwithtopsocialstatue.Yet,inadaywhenfewnobleeverspoketothoseof excepttogiveanorder,Jeffersonwentoutofthehiswaytotalkw

28、itha)thoseofhumbleorigin:thosebornintofamiliesoflowrankorstationb) When few noblegive an order is attributive clause, modifyingday.c)except:(prep.) butE.g.Hehadnochoiceexcept/buttotakethejob.Hedoesnothingbutsleep.d) speaktosb.:sayhellotosb.infewwordstalkto/withsb.:haveaconversationwithsb.E.g.Heissop

29、roudthatheisneverspeaktohisneighbors.Henevertalkswithme;atmostspeakstome.2.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whowerethoseofhumbleorigin?(2) Why didnt noble personsspeak to those of humble origins excepttogiveanorder?-The noble personsthought they were superior and lookeddown uponthe people of humble origins,

30、 but sometimes they had to, because theyhadtoorderthosepeopletodothingsforthem.(3) Why would going into the peoples homes help understand theFrenchRevolution?-If one looked at the miserable life they lived, he would understandwhythepeopleweredissatisfiedandrebellious.(4)Whatisthemeaningthislessoninm

31、odernsociety?-If you want to know about life, pay attentionto the people, whatevertheirbirthandoccupation.Lines 29-371.LanguagePointsNeither believe nor reject anything because any other person hasrejected or believe it. = Do not accept blindly other peoples likes ordislikeswithoutacarefulindependen

32、tthought.Were it left to me to I should not hesitate a moment to prefer thelatter. = If it were left to me to decideI should choose the latterpromptlyforsure.2.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whyshouldapersonmakehisownjudgement?(2)Whatisagovernmentwithoutnewspaper?-Asocietyinwhichthegovernmentdictateswhati

33、srightor wrongwithnoallowanceforpublicreaction.(3)Whatisnewspaperwithoutagovernment?-Asocietyinwhichnewspaperprovidepeoplewithinformationandthepeoplemakethejudgementanddecision.(4)Whatsthemodernmeaningofthelesson?-Inamodernsociety,independentthinkingismostimportant.Lines 38-441.LanguagePointsformany

34、yearstheobjectofstrongcriticisma)object: (n.)goal,targetE.g.InthemeetingIbecametheobjectofbeingcriticized.b) (n.)purposeE.g.Theirobjectistoinvestigatethematterthoroughly.c) (v.) beagainstE.g.Iobjectedthatthestatementwasmisleading.Iobjectedtotheplan.2.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whatisafreecountryinthis

35、context?-Acountrywherepeoplehavefreedomofspeechandthought.(2)WhydidJeffersonneveranswerhiscritics?-He accepted the conflict. He respected their freedom to think theirownthoughts.(3)Whatisphilosophyhere?-Hisoverallviewpointaboutlife.(4)Whatdoyouunderstandhisphilosophy?-Itsdifficulttosatisfybothsides,

36、its naturalthattherearetwosidestoeveryquestion.(5)Whatisthemeaningofthislessoninmodernsociety?-Thinkandactonyourownthoughtsanddontbeafraidofcriticism.Lines 45-511.LanguagePointsHow much pain has been caused by evils which have never happened.= Agreatdealofpainandsufferinghasbeencausedbyworryingabout

37、badthingswhichnevercametopass.2.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whatarecustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulness?Giveanexample.-Customs which no long have meaning today. Foe example, womenhave to stay at home and should not have their own career. Childrenshould not interrupt while parents are speaking. Students

38、should notarguewiththeirteachers.(2) Why cannot a society make a perpetual constitution or a perpetuallaw?-Society changes and peoples ideas change, too. Whats good today isnotnecessarilygoodtomorrow.(3)Whatsthemodernmeaningofthislesson?-Beoptimistic,keepupwiththetimes.Lines52-691.LanguagePointsbe s

39、uperior to any other in existence. = be better than any otherthatisexisting.a)besuperiorto:bebetterthanE.g. The newmachine is superiortothe old ones inthatit consumeslessfuel.American education owes a great deal debt to Thomas Jefferson.=Jeffersoniswell-knownforhisgreatcontributiontothedevelopmentofeducationinAmerica.2.QuestionsforDiscussion(1)Whatarethetasksofordinarylife?-Routineworkwehavetodoinourdailylife.(2)Whyhavesomanypeoplethril