B1U4新视野大学英语教案

Unit4Heroesofourtime

I.Teachingobjectives

Bytheendoftheclass,thestudentsaresupposedto:

Talkaboutheroism;

Understandthetextfully;

Applythephrasesandpatterns;

Understandthequestion-example-conclusionpatternandmastertheparagraphwritingskill.

ILTeachingmethod：task-basedapproach

III.Timeallotment:3hours

IV.Teachingcontent:

l.Leadin

a.Groupdiscussion

Tohelpstudentstounderstandtheconceptofheroism,theyarerequiredtoanswerthequestion“Whois

thegreatestheroinyourmind?AndWhy?"，"Whatmakesaheroinyoureyes?”Thegroupmembersare

encouragedtopresenttheiropinions.Thentheteacherwillhelptosummarizethesomebasicqualitiesofa

herosuchasagoodheart,thereadinesstolendahandtopeopleintrouble,thecouragetoriskhisownlifeto

helpothersindanger,andthedeterminationtofightforhisowncountryandpeople.

b.Brain-storming

Interactingwithstudentsbyaskingthemtothinkofwordsaboutheroasawaytoleadinsome

importantwords.

c.Pre-readingactivities(page90)

2.UnderstandingthemainideaofTextA

a.Skinningandscanning

Task1:studentsarerequiredtomarknamesandwordsconcerningtimeandplacewhilescanning.

Thiswillhelpthemtonoticestoriesthathavebeenusedasexamplestoillustratetheconceptofhero.

Task2:studentsarealsorequiredtomarkquestionsputforwardedbytheauthorandtrytofind

answerstothesequestionswhilescanning.

b.ComprehensionQs(page98)

3.DetailedstudyofTextA

A.KeyWords

advocate

n.

[C]sb.whopubliclysupportssb.orsth.提倡者；拥护者；鼓吹者

Hewasregardedasastrongadvocateforavarietyofeducationalimprovements.他被认为是多种教育改

进措施的强烈支持者。

vt.

publiclysaythatsth.shouldbedone主张；拥护;鼓吹

Theeconomicpoliciesthegovernmentadvocatedquickenedthedeclineofthetouristindustry.政府主张的

经济政策加速了旅游业的衰退。

involve

vt.

1includeoraffectsb.orsth.涉及；影响

Theaccidentlastnightinvolvedfivecars,causingthedeathofsixpeople.昨晚那场事故涉及5辆汽车，造

成6人死亡。

2includesth.asanecessarypartofanactivity,event,orsituation包含；需要

Administrativepositionsofteninvolvedoingalotofpaperwork,suchasbudgetreportsandstaffevaluations.

管理卤位常常需要做许多文书工作，例如做预算报告和进行员工评估。

3encourageorallowsb.totakepartinsth.鼓励…参与；允许…参加

Ouraimistoinvolvemoreparentsintheirchildren'seducationthroughonlineeducationprograms.我们的

目的是通过网上教育节目让更多的家长参与孩子的教育。

Atourmeeting,weshouldnotinvolveourselvesinarguments;insteadweshouldtrytosolveourproblems.

我们在会上不应该陷入争论，而应该试着解决问题。

confine

vt.

1keepsb.inaplacethattheycannotleave,suchasaprison监禁；禁闭

Thecriminalwascaughtandconfinedtoprisonfortwoyears.那名罪犯被捕了，并在监狱里关了两年。

2ifsth.isconfinedtooneareaorgroupofpeople,ithappensonlyinthatareaoraffectonlythatgroupof

people使局限于

Theriskofinfectionisconfinedtorelativelysmallgroups.感染的危险只局限于较小的人群。

respond

vi.

dosth.asareactiontosth.thathasbeensaidordone作出反应；回应

Thefiredepartmentrespondedtothecallwithinminutes,几分钟之内消防部门就对报警电话作出了反

应0

subsequent

a.

(fml.)happeningorcomingaftersth.else随后的；继…之后的

Firesandfloodssubsequenttoanearthquakeoftencausegreaterdamage.地震后继发的火灾和洪水往往

会造成更大的破坏。

Theseskillswerepassedontosubsequentgenerations.这些技能被一代代传了下去。

distinct

a.

1(usu.beforenoun)definiteandobvious确实的；显著的

Aftertheprincipaltalkedwithher,therewasadistinctchangeinherattitude.校长和她谈过话后，她的态

度有了明显的转变。

2separateanddifferentinawaythatisclear有区别的;不同的;单独的

Theregion'slinguisticandculturalidentityisquitedistinctfromthatoftherestofthecountry.该地区的语

言和文化特征与该国的其他地区大不相同。

3abletobeclearlyseen,heard,smelt,ortasted清晰的；清楚的；明显的

Theoutlineoftheshipbecamemoredistinct.船的轮廓变得更加清晰了。

intense

a.

havingaverystrongeffectorfeltverystrongly剧烈的；强烈的

Itisnotscientificforanormallyinactivepersontostartaprogramofintenseexercisesuddenly.一t个平时

不活动的人突然开始进行高强度的锻炼，这是不科学的。

Everycarwasstoppedandsearched,whichcausedintenseannoyanceamongthedrivers.每辆车都被拦下

搜查，这引起司机们的强烈不满。

fulfill

vt.（BrEfulfil）

1doorprovidewhatisnecessaryorneeded履行；执行；符合

Thepublicdidnothaveconfidencethatthecompanywouldfulfillitspromise.公众不相信这家公司会履

行其诺言。

2achievesth.thatyouwantedtodo,orgetsth.youhopedfor实现；达至

After10yearsofhardwork,Joeyfulfilledhisdreamasamoviedirector.经过10年的奋斗，乔伊终于实

现了自己的梦想，成为了一名电影导演。

circumstance

n.

[C,usu.pl.]theconditionsthataffectasituation,action,event,etc.情况；情形

Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstancesmayweusethetelephoneintheofficeforpersonalaffairs.

我们被告知，无论什么情况下都不得使用办公室的电话办私事。

reconcile

vt.

findawaytomakeideas,beliefs,needs,etc.thatareopposedtoeachothercapableofexistingtogether调

和；调解

Wesuggestthatitispossibletoreconciletheseapparentlyopposingperspectives.我们认为这些看彳以对立

的观点是可以相互统•的。

V.

ifyoureconciletwopeopleorgroupsortheyreconcile,theybecomefriendlyagainafteradisagreement

（使）和解；（使）恢复友好关系

Thelittleboydoesnotreadilyreconcilewithhiseldersister.那个小男孩还不愿意和他姐姐讲和。

MyelderbrotherandIwerefinallyreconciledwitheachotherafternotspeakingforoverfiveyears.我和我

哥有五年多不说话，最后我们和好了。

victim

n.

[C]sb.whohasbeenattacked,robbed,ormurdered受害者；牺牲者

Thelocalgovernmentisraisingmoneytohelpthevictimsoftheearthquake.当地政府正在筹资帮助地震

受害者。

survivor

[C]sb.whocontinuestoliveafteranaccident,war,orillness生还者；幸存者

Thepolicearesearchingforsurvivorsoftheplanecrash.警方正在搜寻飞机失事的幸存者。

associate

n.

[C]sb.whoyouworkordobusinesswith同事；（生意）伙伴

Heisnotafriendbutanassociate;weworkinthesamedepartment.他不是朋友，只是同事，我们在同•

部门工作。

vt.

makeaconnectioninyourmindbetweenonethingorpersonandanother联想；联系

Nowadays,mostpeopleassociatethisbrandwithgoodquality.如今，大多数人将这•品牌与高品质联系

起来。

shield

vt.

protectsb.orsth.frombeingharmedordamaged保护；保卫

Youneedanexperiencedlawyertoshieldyourrightsandinterests.你需要•位经验丰富的律师来保护你

的权益。

n.

[C]alargepieceofmetalorleatherthatsoldiersusedinthepasttoprotectthemselveswhenfighting盾；盾

牌

Thesoldier'sshieldsavedhimfrombeingkilledbyhisenemy.那个士兵的盾保护他免遭敌人杀害。

B.PhrasesandExpressions

inthewordsofsb./insb/swords

assb.saysorwrites用某人的话来说

Michaelandhissisterwenttotheconcert,andinthewordsofhissister,itwasanighttoremember.迈克尔

和他姐姐一起去了音乐会，用他姐姐的话来说，那是难忘的一夜。

counton

dependonsb.orsth.,esp.inadifficultsituation依靠；指望

Martinisacapablepersonwhomyoucanalwayscountoninacrisis.马丁是个能干的人，在遇到危机时

你总能依靠他。

makesenseofsth.

understandsth.,esp.sth.difficultorcomplicated理解，弄懂某事（尤指困难或复杂的事）

Theteacherhadsuchastrongaccentthatnoneofuscouldmakesenseofwhathewassaying,那位老师的

口音很重，所以我们谁都不明白他在说些什么。

reservesth.forsb./sth.

keepsth.sothatitcanbeusedbyaparticularpersonorforaparticularpurpose保留；预留

Ifyougetthereearly,pleasereserveaseatforme.如果你到得早，请帮我留个位子。

Youcannotparkhere;theseparkingplacesarereservedforthedisabled.你不能在这里停车。这些停车位

是专门留给残疾人士的。

shieldsb./sth.fromsb./sth.

protectsb.orsth.frombeingharmedordamagedbysb.orsth.使...免受

Hetrieshisbesttoshieldhischildrenfromthepress.他尽力保护自己的孩子避开媒体的关注。

callon

formallyasksb.todosth.呼吁；号召

Thetradeunioncalledontheworkerstogoonstrikeunlessthemanagementagreedtogivethemaraise.工

会呼吁工人们罢工，除非管理层同意给他们加薪。

sumup

givethemaininformationinareport,speech,etc.inashortstatementattheend概括；总结；概述

Ican'tsumuphiswholephilosophyinonesentence.我无法用一句话概括他的全部哲理。

relatetosth./sb.

beabletounderstandasituationorthewaysb.feelsandthinks理解；认同

Samgaveuphisprofessionasadoctor.Ifounditreallyhardtorelatetohim.山姆放弃了他的医生职业。

我觉得很难理解他。

Iknowhewasverydisappointedwhenhisapplicationwasrejected.Icanrelatetothat.我知道彳也的申请被

拒绝后他很失望。我能理解他的感受。

inneed

nothavingenoughfood,money,clothing,orotherthingsthatarenecessaryforlife在困难时；在贫困之匚T

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

Thecharityaimstoprovideassistancetopeopleinneed.这个慈善机构试图向贫困者提供帮助。

be/getcaughtupinsth.

becomeinvolvedinsth.,esp.whenyoudonotwanttobe被卷入；陷入

Innocentpassersbygotcaughtupintheriot.无辜的路人被卷入了那场暴乱。

giveone'slife

dieinordertosaveotherpeopleorbecauseofastrongbelief捐躯；牺牲

Manypeoplearewillingtogivetheirlivesforthegreatcauseoftheircountry.很多人愿意为自己祖国的

伟大事业献出自己的生命。

ringout

producealoudclearsound发出响亮的声音

"Crack!"-Agunshotrangout,shockingeveryoneinthesquare."啪！"响起一声响亮的枪声，把广场上的

人都惊呆了。

with(good/agood)grace

inapleasantandwillingway有风度地;情愿地

Johnfailedinthecompetition,butheacceptedhefailurewithgrace.约翰在比赛中输了，但是他心平气

和地接受了失败。

C.SentenceStructures

Itusedtobethat…用于表达“过去的某•习惯或情况现在已不存在”，表示与目前习惯或情况有

所不同。

Sb./Sth.isSoissb./sth.else/Soaresomeotherpeople/someotherthings用于表达“人或事物之间

的相似之处”

Sb.dosth.,especiallywhen用于表达“某人最有可能做某事的-一种条件

Sb.dosth.byPerhaps,evenmoreimportantly,sb.dosth.by...用于表达“对某人而言更为重要的

行为方式”。

D.Paraphrases

1.Inaneraofheightenedheroism,thewordherohasbecomemorecommon.(Para.1)

Meaning:Inatimewhenthereisanincreasingnumberofimpressiveactionsofgreatcourage,thewordhero

hasbeenusedmorefrequently.

2.Atthememorialservice,thepriestsaid:"Dorydidn'tdieahero;helivedahero.^^(Para.3)

Meaningbeyondwords:Bysaying“Dorydidn'tdieahero;helivedahero”,thepriestmeantthatDorywas

aheroallthroughhislife;hebecameaheronotjustbecausehediedinabraveway.

memorialservice:n.[CJaservicedoneormadeinordertoremindpeopleofsb.whohasdied

3.Longknownforhisremarkablespiritandloveofhumanity,DoryStoddarddiedashehadalways

lived,assistingothers.(Para.3)

Meaning:DoryStoddardhadalwaysbeenknownforhisnoblespiritandhislovetowardotherpeople.He

hadalwayshelpedotherswhenhewasalive,andhediedwhenhewashelpingothers.

4.Hemadethechoicenottobebitter,andworkedhardasSouthAfrica'sfirstblackpresidentto

establishharmonyandhelpedsocietyreconcileitsconflictedpast.(Para.7)

Meaning:hedidn'tcomplainaboutthepast.Instead,he,asSouthAfrica'sfirstblackpresident,workedhard

tobuildacountryinwhichpeoplecouldliveandworktogetherpeacefully.Therehadbeendisagreement

amongdifferentgroupsofpeopleinSouthAfrica,buthehelpedtobringthemtoaccepteachother.

E.Translation

1.Itusedtobethatthewordherowasreservedforthosewhoperformedactsofdistinctcourage

beyondthecallofduty.在过去，“英雄”一词仅限于称呼那些做出超乎职责范围的特别英勇的行为的

人们。

2.Asoldierwhorunsthroughgunfiretorescueothermilitarypersonnelisseenasahero.Soare

larger-than-lifeleaderssuchasNelsonMandela,whoemergedafter27yearsofjail,confinedinasolitary

chamber.一位战士冒着枪林弹雨去抢救其他战友，他就被看作英雄。同样，与众不同的伟大领袖人物

也是英雄，比如纳尔逊•曼德拉，他被囚禁于单人牢房中27年，出狱后东山再起。

3.Wecountonfirstresponderstorushtowarddanger,especiallywhenitinvolvesusorthosewe

love.我们指望应急人员冲向危险，尤其是当我们自身或我们所爱的人身处险境时。

4.Wehonorthefireman,thepoliceman,andtheaveragecitizenbyrecognizingtheirheroism.

Perhaps,evenmoreimportantly,wehonorthembyworkingtochangethecircumstancesthatledtotheir

death.我们向消防队员、警察和普通平民致敬，赞扬其英雄精神。也许，甚至更为重要的是，我们要

通过努力改变让他们遭遇不幸的环境，以此来纪念他们。

4.Structureanalysisof