新视野大学英语第四册unit3

UnitThree

I.Objectives:

Tomemorizenewwordsandphrasesinthisunit

Toimprovestudents'readingskillofunderstandingfigurativelanguage

Toloamtowriteashortcompositionwithageneralstatementsupportedbyexamples

Togettoknowtheculturalbackgroundofthesocialwelfaresysteminwesterncountries

Topracticethelisteningskillsforgettingthejobsandoccupationsofthespeakers

Tolearntoimprovetheconversationalskillsofexpressinglengthandwidth,andlearnto

practicelisteningandretellingstories

ILDifficultsentences(lOmin.)

2.1Oh,I'mtemptedtogetpaidunderthetable.ButevenifIyieldedtothattemptation,

bigmagazinesarenotgoingtogetinvolvedinsomestickysituation.(L.7-9)

2.2"Youknow,Mr.Callahan,I'veheardthatyouputalotmoremilesonthatwheelchair

thanaverage.,,(L.31-32)

2.3SentencePatterns

1).Awelfareclientissupposedtocheat.

2).Facedwithsharingadinnerofrawpctfoodwiththecat,manypeopleinwheelchairsI

knowbleedthesystemforafewextradollars.

3).Thereneedstobealawyerwhocanactasachampionfortherightsofwelfareclients,

becausethesystemsoeasilylendsitselftoabusebythewelfaregiversaswellasbythe

clients.

4).WouldIsitonthegovernor'scommitteeandtrytodosomethingaboutthethousandsof

welfareclientswho,likeme,couldearnpartoralloftheirownlivingsiftheywereallowedto

doso,onestepatatime?

III.Keywordsandexpressions:

SectionA:rent,pension,entitle,paste,cord,bid,alert,appliance,thrive,convict,getinvolvedin,

accountfor

III.TimeArrangement

PeriodActivitiesTimelimitTeachingMethod

Pre-readingTaskspresentation,discussion,

145min.

Audio-visual

While-readingTasksQs-and-As,explanation,

2&390min.exemplification,analysis,

paraphrase,translation

Post-readingTasksexplanation,

445min.

Exercisesexemplification,group

545min.

discussion

Readingskillsexemplification,analysis

645min.

Listening&SpeakingAudio-visual,groupdiscussion,

7&890min.

communication

SectionASectionALongingforaNewWelfaresystem

1.Pre-reading(1stperiod—45min.)

1.1:preview(20min.):Backgroundinformation

SocialWelfare

Publicassistanceprograms,commonlycalled“welfare”,providecashorin-kindbenefitsfbr

particularcategoriesofthefinanciallyneedy.TheU.S.welfaresystemoperatesonboththefederal

andstatelevels.ThefederalwelfareprogramisknownasSocialSecuritythatprovidesbenefitsor

assistancefbrchildcare,disability,foodandmedicalassistance(alsoknownasmedicaid).The

statewelfareprograms,ontheotherhand,provideassistancetobothindividualsandlocal

communitieswithstateschoolingandsocialinsurance.

1.2Topic-relatedvideo(15min.)

I.3Topic-relateddiscussion(Wmin.)

1.4Proverbs

EncouragingProverbsinFnistratingSituation

Hungeristhebestsauce.

Povertyisthemotherofhealth.

Contentisbetterthanriches.

Halfaloafisbetterthannobread.

lld

2.While-reading(2and3rdperjocjs__9。mjn)

2.1Globalreading(30min.)

2.1.1Understandthemajordetailsofthetext

1)Howhastheauthorchosentoliveasawelfareclient?

Hehaschosentolivealifeofcompletehonestybydrummingupsomebusinessanddrawing

cartoonsfbrmagazines.

2)Accordingtopara.15,whatdoestheauthorthinkofthecurrentwelfaresystem?

Thesystemsoeasilylendsitselftoabusebythewelfaregiversaswellasbytheclients.

3)Whatkindofnewwelfaresystemdoestheauthordreamof?

Hedreamsofanewsystemthatwillencouragetheclientsandhelpthemdeveloptheirtalents,

ratherthanseektoconvictthemofcheating.

2.1.2Organizationofthetext(20min.)

1)Mainideaofthetext(lOmin.)

JohnCallahanwasawelfareclientwithspinalcordinjuries.Despitethefactthatmany

clientscheatedthesystemforsomeextramoney,helivedacompletelyhonestlifebydrumming

upsomebusinessanddrawingcartoonsfbrmagazines.Hefeltembarrassedwheneverthecase

workerinspectedhishouseandwheneverhehadtohavehiswheelchairrepaired.Hedreamedofa

newsystemthatwouldnotsoeasilybeabusedbythewelfaregiversaswellasbytheclientsso

thatonedayhecouldearnsomeofhislivingwithoutbeingsuspectedofcheating.

2)Textstructureanalysis(lOmin.)

PartOne(Para.1-3):Sincemanywelfareclientscheatthesystemfbralittlemoremoney,those

caseworkershasbecomedetectivesandfeeltheyareentitledtohaveclients

bowtothemascompensation.

PartTwo(Para.4-14):Thispartisaboutsomeproblemswiththepresentwelfaresystem:welfare

caseworkers*345frequentinspection,welfareclients'difficultiesinobtaining

help,andsoon.

PartThree(Para.15-17):Theauthorgivessomesuggestionstoimprovethepresentwelfare

system..

2.2Detailreading(60min.)

2.2.1Wordsandphrases(40min.)

1)drumup(L.6)：tryhardtogetsupport,customers,business,etc.

为了招揽生意这家百货商场进行打折活动。

Thedepartmentsoreisofferingbigdiscountstodnimupbusiness.

Hehadflowntothenorthofthecountryto.(为竞选争取支持)

(drumupsupportfbrthecampaign)

2)deepdown(L.U)：insb'struefeeling

他心里明白手术的失败是他的过错。

Deepdown,heknewthefailureoftheoperationwashisfault.

,IknowIlovehimreally.(在我内心深处)

(Deepdowninsidemyself)

3)beentitledto(L.13)：havetherighttohaveordosth.

每个人都有权发表自己的意见。

Everyone'sentitledtohisorherownopinion.

Itiswell-knownthattheretiredworkersinourcountry.(有权享受免费医疗)

(areentitledtofreemedicalcare)

4)practically(L.l5);ad.almost;verynearly

山于房间几乎满了，他只好站在角落。

Hehadtostandinthecomerfbrtheroomwaspracticallyfull.

Withthatcrackinit,thevase.(几乎一文不值)

(isworthpracticallynothing)

5)talkback(L.26)：replyrudely

顶嘴的孩子被认为是不懂礼貌。

Childrenwhotalkbackareregardedasdisrespectful.

InhisyouthhelostseveraljobsJustbecause.(他敢于顶嘴)

(hedaredlotalkback)

6)bid(L.42)：n.anoffertopayacertainpriceatasale,esp.atanauction

这副画的最高竞价是多少？

Whatwasthehighestbidforthepainting?

Manygovernmentheadssentmessagesofcongratulationstousforoursuccess

inBeijing.(获得2008年奥运会主办权)

(inthebidtohostthe2008OlympicGames)

7)alert(L.42)：a.quicktosee,understandactinaparticularsituation

晚上开车时，务必保持头脑清醒。

Trytostayalertwhiledrivingatnight.

Asasystemadministrator,heshouldontheNet.(警惕任何可能的攻击)

(bealerttoanypossibleattack)

8)lendoneself/sb.to(L.56):beeasilyusedforaparticularactivityorresult

这种温暖的天气很容易让人入睡。

Thiswarmweatherlendsitselftosleeping.

Hervoicedoesn'treally.(适合唱歌)

(lenditselftosinging)

9)thrive(L.65)：v.growordevelopwellandvigorously

在光照和水分充足的地方植物通常长得茂盛。

Plantsusuallythriveinplaceswherethereisplentyofsunshineandwater.

Abusinesscannot.(没有良好的管理生意不会兴隆)

(thrivewithoutgoodmanagement)

10)convictof(L.67)；declaresb.guiltyofacrime

如果被判有罪，他将面临六年的监禁。

Ifconvictedofthechargehecouldfaceaprisonsentenceofsixyears.

Thecrimewaslookedintocarefullybeforehe.(被判犯有谋杀罪)

(wasconvictedofmurder)

2.2.2Sentencepatterns(lOmin.)

原句：Facedwithsharingadinnerofrawpetfoodwiththecat,manypeopleinwheelchairsI

knowbleedthesystemforafewextradollars.(L.l-3)

我认识的许多坐轮椅的人面临与宠物猫分吃生猫食的窘境，都会向福利机构多榨取几美元。

句型提炼：

Facedwith...,sb....

面临着……(的困难)，……

应用：

面临着失业的威胁，这些工人只好屈服并回到工作岗位l：o

Facedwiththethreatoflosingtheirjobs,theseworkershadtoyieldandwentbacktowork.

2)Typicalpatternsfortransition:

原句：It,simpossibletojumpoffwelfareandsuddenlybemakingtwothousanddollarsamonth.

ButIwouldlovetobeabletopayforsomeofmylivingandnothavetogothroughan

embarrassingsituationeverytimeIneedasparepartfbrmywheelchair.(L.51-54)

要脱离福利救济，•下子做到每月能挣2,000美元是不可能的。但我很想自己负担部分生活

费用，不必在每次需要为轮椅买点配件时都去尴尬地求人。

句型提炼：

It'simpossibletodosth.Butsb…虽然…..是不可能的，但是...

应用：

扒手总是会想出新的花招，因此想让你自己绝对安全是几乎不可能的。但是你可以大大增加

扒手偷窃的难度。

Pickpocketsarealwayscomingupwithnewideas,soit'snearlyimpossibletomakeyourself

completelysafe.Butyoucanmaketheirworkalotharder.

2.2.3Difficultsentences(lOmin.)

1)Oh,Fmtemptedtogetpaidunderthetable.ButevenifIyieldedtothattemptation,big

magazinesarenotgoingtogetinvolvedinsomestickysituation.(L.7-9)

噢，私下里领一笔钱当然对我也挺有吸引力，但即使我抗不住这种诱惑，我投稿的那些大杂

志也不会去给自己惹麻烦。

Meaning:Ifeeladesiretomakemoneysecretlyortobepaidwithoutbeingknowntoothers.But

evenifIcouldn'tresistthattemptation,bigmagazinesIamworkingfbrwon'tagreeto

getthemselvesintotroublebytellingliesformysake.

2)uYouknow,Mr.Callahan,I'veheardthatyouputalotmoremilesonthatwheelchairthan

average."(L.31-32)

“您是知道的，卡拉汉先生，我听说您的那台轮椅比一般人用得多得多。

Meaning:"Youknow,Mr.Callahan,I'veheardthatyouuseyourwheelchairmoreoftenthanthe

averageclientsdo.Nowonderthat'swhyyourwheelchairisalwaysbreakingdown.”

3.Post-reading(4thperiod—45min.)

3.1Usefulexpressions(25min.)

1.渴望/盼望tolongfbr,•,(Title)

2.面临着...tobefacedwith---(L.1)

3.向...榨取....tobleed,,*for***(L.2)

4.竭力争取；大力招揽todrumup(L.6)

5.私F,背地里underthetable(L.8)

6.向……屈服toyieldto---(L.8)

7.卷入...togetinvolvedin…(L.9)

8.在心底deepdown(L.11)

9.愚弄某人tomakefoolsofsb.(L.12)

10.有权利做某事tobeentitledto(do)sth.(L.13)

11.是……的暗示tobethecuetodosth.(L.26)

12.顶嘴totalkback(L.26)

13.就某事训斥某人tolecturesb.aboutsth.(L.29)

14.四处走动togetaround(L.32)

15.拿到最低的竞价togetthecheapestbid(L.41)

16.逐渐脱离……tomakeagradualshiftawayf?om…(L.50)

17.突然脱离/摆脱tojumpofF(L.51)

18.成为……的捍卫者toactasachampionfbr…(L.55)

19.适且丁...tolendoneselfto…(L.56)

20.证明/宣判某人有罪toconvictsb.ofdoing(sth.wrong)(L.66)

3.2Summaryofthetext(15min.)

Lifeinawheelchairistough.Livingonwelfareisjustlikesharingadinnerofrawpetfoodwith

thecat.Manywelfareclientsdonothavemoneytoliveadecentlife.Asaresult,bleedingthe

welfaresystemforextramoneybecomesnormal.However,theauthorhaveoptedtolivealifeof

completehonesty.Beinghonest,however,isnotwithoutitsproblems.Caseworkerswillgreatly

increasethefrequencyoftheirvisitsandleavebehindathickpileofformsfortheclienttofillout,

accountingforeverypenny.Theserulesunfortunatelytendtotransformcaseworkersfrombeing

helpersofthepoortobeingdetectivesconstantlysearchingforanyfbnnsofcheating.

3.3Assignments(5min.)

1)FinishalltheexercisesofSectionA.

2)PreviewSectionB,includingreadingskills.

3).补充练习：

a.vocabularyandstructure:1-30

4.Exercises(5thperiod-45min.):Revision

4.1Multiplechoice

1)Pricesofgoodsaregovernedbythecostofthematerials,aswellasbythecostof

production.

A)primitiveB)roughC)originalD)raw

2)Inthecountrysidetherearenoandnofreemedicalcarefortheaged.

A)wagesB)pensionsC)profitsD)rewards

3)Youarelegallytakefaultygoodsbacktothestorewhereyoupurchased.

A)entitledtoB)involvedinC)associatedwithD)assignedto

4)Theheadmasterhasviewsaboutwhathispupilsshouldwear.

A)nobleB)flexibleC)liberalD)liable

5)Shemadeaof$200totheChildren'sHospital.

A)publicationB)donationC)acquisitionD)quotation

6)Itisfrighteningforayoungstertofeelthatheisinchargeofhimself;it'slikebeinginacar

without.

A)brakesB)controlsC)gearsD)signals

7)Environmentalprotectionisnationalandlocaleconomicdevelopment.

A)relatedtoB)involvedinC)includedinD)subjectedto

8)Shemadeaof$69,000fbrtheflat,whichwasaccepted.

A)currencyB)proposalC)bidD)purchase

9)Aftertherecentbombattacks,membersofthepublicarebeingwarnedtobeatalltimes

andtolookoutfbranysuspiciouspackages.

A)alertB)awareC)cautiousD)nervous

10)Iftheraindoesn'tstop,peoplewillbeseriousflooding.

A)facingwithB)facedwithC)subjectingwithD)subjectedwith

11)Itwastothemediathatthepresidenthadresolvedtofight.

A)leakedB)loosenedC)relievedD)issued

12)Howdoyouyourlongabsencefromclasseswithoutaskingfbrleave?

A)accountforB)countonC)accountofD)countfbr

13)Theywere_ofarmedrobberiesandsentencedto15yearsand14yearsrespectively.

A)convictedB)convincedC)sentencedD)condemned

14)Mostflowerswillnotwithoutsunshine.

A)cultivateB)boomC)sustainD)thrive

15)Idecidedtokeepalow,afterallIwasaguest.

A)profileB)positionC)attitudeD)mood

16)Ifyouthrowawayyourcreditcardandsomeoneelsegetsit,theycanusethenumber

tobuythingsinyourname.

A)chequeB)ticketC)receiptD)label

17)IeventuallyfoundtheletterIwaslookingfbrundera___ofpapers.

A)stockB)stackC)pieceD)sequence

18)AsmallplanecrashedintoahillsideinNorthernEnglandyesterday,killingsixpeople.

A)assembledB)dominatedC)monitoredD)chartered

19)Mr.Thomsonisstronglyopposedtotheproposalofconstructingapowerplantintheareathat

ispopulated.

A)denselyB)vastlyC)enormouslyD)largely

20)Intheofphysics,AlbertEinsteinwasagenius.

A)settlementB)operationC)reahnD)scope

21)Hetooktheeveningnewspaperandquicklythroughthestoryinminutes.

A)plungedB)perceivedC)sketchedD)skimmed

22)TheofourtriptoNewYorkwasgoingtothetopofEmpireStateBuilding.

A)peakB)boomC)summitD)highlight

23)TheyYesuchaconventionalfamilytheymusthavebeenfrightenedwhentheirsonhis

hairpink.

A)soakedB)sketchedC)dyedD)dipped

24)Thedriverwasaccusedofrunningredlights,crossinghandsonthewheel,lackof

concentrationandinsufficientuseoftherearviewmirror.

A)stirringB)drivingC)steeringD)rotating

25)Thedoorwaywassolowthatwehadtotogothroughit.

A)lowerB)leanC)stoopD)bow

26)NiagaraFallsisagreattourist,drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.

A)attentionB)attractionC)appointmentD)arrangement

27)Mostofthemarenotusedtofoodandforhome;somefinditdifficulttoobservethe

regulationabouttime.

A)desireB)hopeC)longD)wish

28)MorethanS20,000hasbeenpaidintovictimsofanotherpoisonedwateraccidentin

theregion.

A)installmentB)compensationC)substitutionD)commitment

29)Thelongeroneisoutofteachingtheharderitistoconfidenceandtheabilitytoteach

again.

A)setupB)putupC)buildupD)catchup

30)SincetheGulfwar,theUnitedStatesandBritainhaveusedtheUnitedNationstoIraq

formorecheapoil.

A)bleedB)woundC)devoteD)depart

4.2Errorcorrection

1)Inspiredbythebeautifulsceneryofhishometown,hewroteanovelentitledtoMyHometown,

AB

whichimmediatelycapturedtheattentionofthecountry.

CD

(B.entitled)

2)Traditionally,womenweresupposedtobeingespeciallyconcernedaboutclothing,whilemen

AB

tookprideinthefactthattheywerecompletelylackinginclothesconsciousness.

CD

(A.be)

3)Whenfacingwithconcernssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywell

AB

prefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

CD

(A.facedwith)

4)Peoplehavediscoveredthatmanycoupleswhogetmarriedyoung4adunhappylivesandthey

AB

deeplyregrettohavebeenmarriedyoung.

CD

(D.havingbeen)

5)Thestatementgoesasfollowing:"Everyoneofthosemothe