大学英语学习资料：UNIT ONE教案

NewHorizonCollegeEnglish(Reading&Writing)

BookIIUnitI(6periods)

I.TimeAllocation:

1.Warming-upActivity:!period

2.NewWords:1period

3.DetailedstudyofTextA:2periods

4.DoingexercisesinTextA:1period

5.SectionB:1period

SectionA

l.Warming-upActivity

A..Readthefollowingproverbs.Haveyoueverlearntthem?

WhataretheChineseversionsforthem?

1.Timeworkswonders.

2.Timetriestruth.

3.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

4.Timeisthebesthealer.

5.AHtimeisnotimewhenitispast.机不可失，时不再来。

B.Now,haveadiscussiononthefollowingquestions:(Writesomekeywordsonthe

blackboardasreferenceorguidetothestudents)

1.Americanshaveasaying“Timeismoney.^^Howdoyouunderstandit?

Timeisapreciousresource.Timecanbringprofits.Ifwemakegooduseoftimeand

workefficiently,wemayexpectgoodresultsandbigprofits.Onthecontrary,ifwe

workwithtardiness,we'llwasteourprecioustimeandgainlessthanweshouldgain.

Therefore,timeisreallymoneyandsavingtimeisjustlikesavingmoney.As

individuals,weshouldtreasureourlimitedtimeandleteveryminutecount.

2.InAmerica,there'sanothersayingabouttime:"Weareslavestonothingbutthe

clock."Howdoyouunderstandthissaying?

Americancultureisatime-consciouscultureandpeoplevaluetimehighly.Timeis

treatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Manypeoplehavearatheracute(敏感的)

senseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Timeisalwaysticking(滴答响)intheirinner

ear.Asaresult,sometimespeoplejustfeelhelplessinfrontoftime.Theyareunder

controloftimeandareslavestotheclock.

II.NewWords:

I.budget:vt.vi.planthespendingof(time,money,etc.)ortoprovide(:ime,money,etc.)inthe

plan

Shehasmadesomanycommitmentsthatshehastobudgethertimeverycarefully.她答应下来

的事太多，因而不得不精心安排自己的时间。

IhadtobudgetforbuyinganewdresswhenIwasacollegestudent.Mostofyoudon'thaveto

now,Iguess?

n.:afamily/week'sbudget;

thecompany'sadvertisingbudget公司的广告预算

Itisimportantforyoutobalanceeverymonth'sbudget.Doyouthinkso?重要的是要平衡每个

月的预算开支。

2.acute:adj.

l)(offeelingsorthesenses)fine;sharp

Shestillhasveryacutehearing,thoughsheisovereightyyearsold.

Dogshaveanacutesenseofsmell.狗有灵敏的嗅觉。

2)severe,verygreat

acutepain剧痛/anacutelackofwater严重缺水

Pleasenotetheuseof“sense“inthefollowingexamples:

Asenseofhumorisagreatqualityforaperson.幽默感是一个人的宝贵素质。

asenseofsight(hearing,smell,taste,touch)视觉(听觉,嗅觉,味觉，触觉)

asenseofduty/thesenseofplace(direction)责任感/方位(方向)感

Usuallymenhaveabettersenseofplace(direction)thanwomen.Doyouagree?

belost(or:dead)toallsenseofshame全不知羞耻

3.replace:vt.l)putsth.backwhereitwasbefore

Replacethebookontheshelf.把书放回到书架上。

Eveiyoneofusshouldreplacethingsafterwehaveusedthem.

2)taketheplaceof接替

ShehasreplacedLiLeiastheEnglishmonitorofClass40.

4.restlesslyimpatiently

Themanrepeatedlylookedathiswatchwhilewalkingupanddownrestlesslyintheroom.

那人一边不耐烦地在屋子里走来走去，一边一遍又一遍地看手表。

5.elbowvt.pushothersoutofthewayusingelbows

Itriedtostophim,butheelbowedmeoutoftheway.

我试图拦住他，可他用胳膊肘把我推开。

Theyoungmanelbowedhiswaythroughsomanypeopleonthebus.

6.abrupt:adj.

1)(ofbehav沁r)rough粗鲁的，无礼的

anabruptattitude

WhenIaskedheraboutherattitudetowardsthenewplan,shewasquiteabruptwithme.

DriverswillbeabruptintheU.S.

2)suddenandunexpected

Themeetingcametoanabruptend.会议突然结束。

anabruptchangeofpolicy/attitude.etc.

Recentlythetaxidriverskeptcomplainingabouttheabruptriseinoilprices.最近出租车司机一

直在抱怨油价突涨。

7.ritual:l)adj.ofordoneregularlyfollowedinexactlythesamewayeachtime

Everydaytheworkbeginswiththeritualphrasesofgreeting.

每天工作以例行的相互问候开始。

2)n.[C,UJmcthodfollowedrepeatedlyinthesamewayeverytime

Wivesmakearitualoftheirhouseholdduties.

家庭主妇把家务作为自己每天的例行公事。

IstarttoreadEnglishaloudthefirstthingafterIgetupinthemorningandthathasbecomea

ritual.

8.conventionn

.conventional:adj.

1)general,usu.unspokenagreementabouthowpeopleshouldactorbehaveincenainsituations;

customarypractice惯例，习俗

Itistheconventionformentowearsuitsonformaloccasions.

男子在正式场合穿西装是一种惯例。

Untilrecently,itwasaconventionintheUnitedStatesforpeopletowearblacktoafuneral.

直到最近，穿黑颜色的衣服参加葬礼仍然是美国的习俗。

2)meetingofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty,etc.

Usuallyhotelstrytoattractconventionsbecausetheybringalotofbusiness.宾馆设法吸引各种

会议，因为会议可带来大量生意。

9.assess:vt.judgethequality,importance,orworthof评估，评价

Assessthepresentstaleoftheeconomy

Herneedswereassessedat€.80aweek..一周所需费用估计为80欧元c

Itisstilltooearlytoassesstheeffectsoftheteachingreform.

要评价教学改革的效果还为时过早。

10.probe;v.examineclosely

Sometimesthisverbcanbeusedintransitivelyandthenthepreposition“into"isneeded.Theuse

oftheprepositionisbychoice.

Thepoliceareprobing(into)tradingwhichbreaksthelaw.警方正在调查非法交易活动。

11.conduct:v.1)organizeandcarryout

Idecidedtoconductanexperiment.

AteamfromtheUnitedNationshasbeensenttoobservetheelectioninIraqtobesurethatit

wouldbefairlyconducted.一个联合国代表团被派来观察这次伊拉克大选，以保证它公平地进

行。

2)actasthepathfor(electricity,heat,etc.)

Plasticandrubberwon'tconductelectricity,butcopperwill.

塑料和橡胶不导电，但是铜导电。

Concernedphrases:Conductanexperiment

Conductbusiness

Conductanelection

Conductelectricity

12.whereas:conj.:but,incontrast;while而，但是

Wethoughtshedidn'tlikeus,whereasinfactshewasveryshy.

Theywantahouse,whereaswewouldratherliveinaflat.

从这个意思上讲,可以用“while”(第一册第十课)代替,意思完全相同

13.elapse:vi.(fml.)(oftime)pass

Threemonthshaveelapsedsincehelefthome.

14.fulfill:vt.l)doorperform

Theyfulfilledtheirwork(task)aheadoftimeaswedidours.

同我们一样，他们也提前完成了任务。

fulfilladuty

2)supplyorsatisfy(aneed,demandorrequirement)

Thetravelinglibraryfulfillsanimportantneedforpeoplewholiveinthecountryareas.

流动图书馆满足了乡村居民的一项重要需求。

Thecompanyshouldbeabletofulfillourrequirementsforproductquality.

这家公司应该能满足我们对产品质量的要求。

UI.LanguagePoints:

l.Thisattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingand

exploring.

Meaning:Asaresultofthisattitude,Americanstendtodevotetheirtimeandenergyto

researching,experimentingandexploring.

resultin:haveasaresult,cause

Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailing.

做事不先考虑总会导致失败。

Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople(or:...resultedintwopeoplebeingkilled).

这场意外事故造成两人死亡。

Cf.resultfrom:becausedby

Shewassodisappointedbecausenothingresultedfromhisconstantefforts

2.TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor.

“theotherbeinglabor''isaspecialtypeofadverbialclause,thestructureis:subject+ing

(-ed)verb.Thistypeofclausecanalsobeputatthebeginningofthewholesentence.

Nofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.

Lunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.

也可以加介词：

TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully>withtheotherbeinglabor.

Withlunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.

3.Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock.

slavetosomething:apersonwhoiscompletelyinfluencedordominatedbysth.

aslavetodrink/money

nothingbut:only

Heisnothingbutabeggar.

Thereportcontainsnothingbutlies.

这报道满篇都是谎言。

4...accountforit;...

Accountfor:1)giveasatisfactoryexplanationaboul(howslh.isused)

Shehadtoaccounttoherhusbandforeverypennyshehadspent.

她不得不向丈夫说明每一个便士是怎么花的。

Shecouldn,taccounttotheteacherforherabsencefromclassyesterday.

2)bethecauseororiginof

NorthSeaoilaccountsfbrahighproportionofourtradeeamings.

北海石油占我国贸易收入的很大一部分。

5.Oncethesandshaverunoutofaperson'shourglass,theycannotbereplaced.

Meaning:Thewholesentenceisametaphor,whichmeans:Oncetimehaspassed,itwillnot

return.

Runoutof:l)(ofliquidorsth.likeliquid)flowoutof

Manyriversrunoutof(heHimalayas.许多河流发源于喜马拉雅山脉。

2)useallone'ssupplies,havenomore用完，耗尽

I'mafraidwe'verunoutofgas.

I'mrunningoutofpatience.

Hourglass:n.aglasscontainerholdingfinesandformeasuringtime,whichisnarrowinthe

middlelikeafigure8sothatthesardinsidecanrunslowlyfrom(hetophalftothebottomtaking

exactlyonehour.

6.Wewanteveryminutetocount.

Meaning:Wewanteveryminutetobeputintogooduse(sinceitisprecious)

Count:vt.Ifsth.counts,itisimportantorvaluable.

lbus,everysecondcounts.

Sheisoneofthewomenwhoreallycountintheneighborhood.

她是这个街区有影响力的女士之一。

Whatreallycountsinschooleducationisthetrainingofthestudents'abilities.

7.Theywillmisstheritualinteraction.

Interaction:n.lCommunication

Informalinteractionsamongadults

Human-computerinteraction人机对话，人机交流

2)actingoneachother;workingtogether

Increasedinteractionsbetweenthepoliceandcitizenswillimprovetherateofsolvingcrime.

警民之间加强合作将有助于提高破案率。

Interact(v.)witheachotherinclass/interacton

8...thatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffee...

Gowith:existortakeplaceatthesametime,befoundtogether

Happinessdoesnotgoasanautomaticresultwithmoney.

有钱不一定幸福。

Responsibilitygoeswithbecomingparents.

当了父母责任就随之而来。

9....muchless:andevenlesslikely

Thelittleboycanhardlywalk,muchlessrun.

Theyarealwaysshortofwatertodrink,muchlesstobathein.

Forthissense,wecanalsouse“stillless”

Shewouldn'ttakeadrink,stillless(or:muchlcss)stayfordinner.

10....especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.

Meaning:...especiallywhenwctakeintoaccountourbusystreetsthatareoftenfulloftraffic.

Given:prep.takingintoaccount

Giventheirinexperience,they'vedoneagoodjob.

Givenhisinterestinmusic,hisparentsboughtapianoforhim.

Wecanalsouse“giventhat”forthesamemeaning:

Giventhattheyareinexperienced,they'vedoneagoodjob.

Note:"given"+anounphrase

“given"+afiniteclause

IV.TextStructureAnalysis

PartOne:(Para.1-2)Anintroductiontothetopictheauthorwantstotalkabout:Americansvalue

timeandtheywanteveryminutetocount.

PartTwo:(Para.3)EveryAmericanisinarush.....oftenunderpressure.

(AParagraphofaGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsandReasons)

PartThree:(Para.4-6)Morespecificdetailstoshowthattimeisalwaystickingintheirinnerear.

PartFour:(Para.7)TheU.S.isdefinitelyatelephonecountry.

(AnotherParagraphofaGeneralStatementSupportedbySpecificDetailsandReasons)

PartFive(Para.8)Americansandpeopleofdifferentcultureshavedifferentattitudetotimein

doingtheirwork.

SectionB

l.Cultureshock:atermmeaningstrongfeelingsofdiscomfort,fear,oranxiety,whichpeople

mayhavewhentheyenteranothercountry.Usuallywhenapersonmovestoliveinaforeign

country,he/shemayexperienceaperiodofcultureshockuntilhe/shebecomesfamiliarwiththe

newculture.

2.Phrasesandexpressions:

l)inspiteof:Thefootballmatchstillwentoninspiteoftherainandwind.

Spite:n:desiretohurt