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授课题目（教学章节或主题）：Unit 8Coping with an Educational Problem授课类型Classroom teaching授课时间第15、16 周第 节教学目标或要求：Students will be able to: understand the main idea and structure of the text; learn the way to write a cause-and-effect analysis; grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit.教学内容（包括基本内容、重点、难点）： Part I Pre-reading TasksListen to the recording and answer the following questions:1. What is the riddle?2. Why did the teacher ask his class this riddle?3. Can you mentally calculate the cost of the goods you have just bought in a market as quickly as the peddlers? If you cant, why?4. In text, the author tells a fable. What is a fable? (hint: short tales not based on facts and intended to give moral guidance.) 5. Do fables give the moral lessons directly or let the reader deduce? (hint: let the reader deduce.) Aesops fables 伊索寓言; tale故事, Fairy tales神话, Tales of adventure冒险故事, legend 传说Part II Text: Fable of the Lazy Teenager1. Ss skim the text and find out the main idea and structure of the text. Main idea of the text: Teenagers idleness and ignorance will seriously affect themselves and society in general. Organization of the text: Part 1-paras1-10: teenagers idleness and ignorance will produce serious effects on all concerned and society as a whole. Part 2-paras11-24: Kevin 1990 comes to realize in his dream how greatly lack of education costs his forebears, himself, his children and the society they live in, and how important it is to study hard.2. Ss skim part one and review anaphoric referents by finding out2. Ss skim part one and review anaphoric referents by finding out -the meaning of “that” in Para. 3. (the authors doing mental arithmetic) -the meaning of “such an experience” in Para. 6. (the salesgirls ignorance) -the meaning of “this” in Para. 7. (students inability to perform even the simplest calculations) -the meaning of “all this ignorance” in Para. 8. (students inability to calculate, and their poor knowledge of world history or geography) -the meaning of “this young man” in Para. 9. (a friends bright, lazy 16-year-old son) -the meaning of “this message” in Para. 10. (teenagers ignorance leads to serious consequences)3. T explains the related cultural points and language points in part one to Ss and gives them practice.4. Ss skim part two and find out how many Kevin Hanleys there are in this part, and how they live. -Kevin 1835, a poor peasant in Ireland; -Kevin 1928, a steel-mill worker in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. -Kevin 1945, a soldier fighting the Japanese army; -Kevin 1966, a student who studies all the time so as to get into college and law school; -Kevin 1990, a cleaner in a Japanese-owned factory; -Kevin 2020, a porter in a hotel for wealthy Europeans and Asians; -Kevin 2050, living in a slum and searching through trash piles for food.5. T explains the related cultural points and language points to Ss in part two and gives them practice.6. Ss conclude the moral lesson of the essay. (Education is key to success, while lack of it leads to serious consequences for both individuals and society as a whole.)Part III Post-reading tasks1. T guides Ss through some after-text exercises.2. T checks on Ss home reading (Text B).3. Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks (including group discussion).l Exposition, narration, description and argumentation Exposition means explaining. An expository paper explains something, such as how something is made, why something has happened, in what ways two persons or things are similar or different and so on. A typical piece of expository writing begins with a statement of opinion, then goes on to support its statement with details. Third-person narration and passive voice are often adopted in exposition for the purpose of objectivity.To make your exposition effective, you should narrow the scope of discussion to a manageable topic; making clear your own attitude. Difference between narration and exposition: take a topic of historical event writing as an example, in a narrative paper, we tell what happened, when and where it happened, and who took part in it. In an expository paper, we discuss its cause and effect, its nature, and its significance in history. Ways of developing an expository paper: by illustration (giving examples); by cause-and-effect skill; by comparison-and-contrast; by classification-and-division; by process, etc. Three expository essays in this book: Unit 3 mainly uses illustration to develop this exposition; unit 6 illustration; unit 8 cause-and-effect and illustration (telling a fable). Cause-and-effect skill in expository writing: Three patterns in using cause-and-effect:a) Cause paper. It often begins with a brief introduction about the effect, and then the body of the paper is devoted to an analysis of the cause. Each of these causes is generally discussed in one paragraph. b). Effect paper. It does the opposite, usually starts with a brief introduction about the cause, and then goes on to discuss the effects.c) Cause-and-effect paper. It often explores both the causes and the effects of something. l Ss work in pairs to finish Text Organization Exercise 2.5. T asks Ss to prepare the next unit.Part IV Other listening and speaking tasks in classUnit 15 and 16 in Listening and Speaking Course 1Cultural NotesU.C.L.A. The Wealth of Nations (Ts book P.81)Language Points1. make up: (1) make up or make oneself/sb. up 为自己或某人化妆-She spent an hour making (herself) up before the party.(2) make sth. upcompose/constitute sth.构成、组成某物-What are the qualities that make up her character? (3) make up the bed 铺（床），支起（临时床）(4) make up a story编造（故事）(5) make up for sth.: compensate for sth. 补偿、赔偿2. bring/drive home to sb.: explain clearly. 使清楚无误地理解。bring sth. home to sb.; bring home to sb. Sth. bring home to sb. that -P228, para.10-We must drive home to them where the difficulties lie.3. run out of: use up or finish a supply of (sth.) -To our disappointment, our car ran out of gas halfway home. -When they ran out of food, the soldiers set about hunting for more.4. drugstore (US): n. chemists shop which also sells many kinds of goods and often serves light meals（兼营杂货及便餐的）药房、杂货店. Its quite different from Chinese one.5. handful: 一把，少数(used as a singular noun, followed by of)-Youd better hurry up. A handful of people are already waiting in the hall.suffix “-ful” means being full of sth. mouthful, spoonful, cupful, bagful - make a mouthful of sth. swallow sth . at a mouthful 一口 吞下(某物) - three spoonfuls of medicine 三匙药6. in amazement, in shock, in despair, in surprise7. “modestly educated adult” means the adult who have received certain but not very much education. fail to: forget, neglect or be unable to do sth. -She fails to write to her mother. upset: make (sb.) worry or feel unhappy( usually used in the pattern: be upset by/about)-He was upset about the argument he had with his wife.8. better-natured: 更加和蔼的、更加和善的 adjective/adverb + V.( past participle). soft-spoken（轻言细语的）; single-minded（专心致志的）; quick-tempered（易怒的）; good-tempered（和蔼的）; good-natured（和善的）; wide-eyed（睁大眼睛的）; big-headed（妄自尊大的）; narrow-minded（心胸狭窄的）well-dressed（穿着考究的）; well-meant（用意良好的）; well-advised（明智的） N.+ V.(past participle)self-taught(自学而成的); self-employed（自己经营的）; custom-built（定做的）; air-conditioned（备有空调装置的）; weather-beaten（饱经风霜的）9. ignorant: knowing little or nothing; lacking education or information; unaware be ignorant of :愚昧的、没有学识的；不知道。-People in remote areas are ignorant of modern civilization.偏僻地区的人们对于现代文明一无所知、愚昧落后。-To say your were ignorant of the rules is no excuse. 说自己不知道规则是不能成为借口的。Ignorance: the noun form of “ignorant”.-We are in complete ignorance of your plans. 我们对你的计划一点都不知道。10. nonexistent: nonhuman（非人类的）; nonsense（胡说、无意义）; nonconductor （非导体） 11. The attitude was summed up by a friends bright, lazy 16-year-old son, who explained why he preferred not to go to U.C.L.A. (1) sum up: 计算.的总数, 概括, 总结-Alice summed up her christmas holidays in one word: “Terrible.”-We discussed the proposal for most of the meeting, while the chairman only took a few moments at the end to sum up.(2) 16-year-old structure(3) prefer to do sth.: more like to do sth.12. compete with/ against: try to be better than( sb. else). - Today, many countries are competing against each other in many fields.13. accumulate: collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time. -I have accumulated many books over the last few years. -While we were away on vacation, a lot of letters accumulated in our mailbox.14. affect: (vt.) have an influence on. 影响 -The Asian financial crisis didnt affect our national economy.effect: (n.) change produced by an action or cause; result or outcome 效应；结果；后果-have a good effect有好的影响-Bring/ put sth. into effect: cause sth. to come into use使某物开始使用- in effect 正在实行: The old system is still in effect.旧制度仍有效。-in effect实际上He is, in effect, my rival.实际上他是我的竞争对手。-take effect开始实行；开始生效: The medicine quickly took effect.药很快见效了。-The contract takes effect as of October 1.本合同从十月一日起生效。effect: (vt) vt. 招致, 实现, 达到(目的等)- effect a cure治愈-effect ones purpose达到目的-effect an insurance policy取得保险单, 加入保险As of在.时; 到.时为止; 从.时起15. function: (vt.) operate; act 运作； 起作用 -Athens functioned as a center of trade in the thirteenth century.(n.) 作用，功能 -The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.心脏的功能是把血液输往全身。16. idle: lazy; not doing anything 懒惰的，空闲的，无用的, 无因的 adj. vt, vi adj. -She is so idle, we can never get her to do anything. -Most of the men were idle during the depression - It would be idle to argue further. 再辩论下去也不会有什么效果。 - idle fears无端的恐惧 vt. - idle the afternoon away. 虚度一个下午 vi. - Dont idle (about).不要吊儿郎当。17. break down: stop working;停止运转-The telephone system has broken down.电话系统失灵了。 fail, collapse失败，垮了- Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. 双方谈判已经破裂。 ( of sbs health) become very bad（身体状况）变的恶劣-Her health broke down under the pressured of work.工作的压力把她的身体弄垮了。18. humble: not proud; modest谦虚的 -He thanked us again with a humble smile. low in importance, status, or condition卑下的-He came from a humble family.19. suggestion: sth. suggested( often followed by of/ for/ that-clause). - The old man followed the doctors suggestion of a stroll to the river every day. -I have lots of suggestions for the parks future.-His suggestion that we (should) postpone the task is reasonable.20. insist: demand forcefully坚决要求insist on sth./doing sth. e.g. I insist on your taking immediate action to put this right. 我坚决要求你立刻采取行动把事情处理好。 insist +that clause. e.g. I insist that you (should)take immediate action to put this right. 21. wage: Payment for labor or services to a worker, especially remuneration on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis or by the piece.工资：为劳动或服务付给一个工人的报酬，尤指按小时、天数或周给或按工作量给salary 指按月发的薪水，领取薪水者通常是经过培训而具有特殊技能或专门知识的人-Teachers, government officials and clerks receive salaries.教师，政府官员和职员接受薪 水。fee一词在英语中指付给医生、音乐师、美术工作者或律师的报酬。-School fees are high in that country.那个国家的学费很高。22. luxury: (Countable) Something inessential but conducive to pleasure and comfort.奢侈品：使人愉快、舒服但非必需的东西 -Houses with swimming pools are still a luxury in many parts of the country. (Uncountalbe) Sumptuous（奢侈的）living or surroundings- He lives in luxury过着奢华的生活23. better off: richer, more comfortable 更富有、更舒服 -Todays farmers are better off than they used to be. -Its obvious that those woho work hard are better off than those who dont.24. scared: of/to/that -When she saw a snake on the floor, the lady was too scared to move. -I have always been scared of dogs. - Alex was scared that his classmates might tell the teacher he broke the window.25. live by: earn ones living by doing sth. 以为生 - live by ones brain 干脑力活; live by ones back 干体力活26. wake up -This morning I woke up with a terrible headache. -Stewart woke me up with his coughing.27. relieve: 减缓; 免于痛苦; 松了口气- relieved all his symptoms; relieved the tension减轻了他的所有症状；缓和紧张局面 - He is relieved from bitterness. - he is relieved to be away from Ireland and the steel mill.28. Complex复合的，复杂的 and Complicated 复杂的，难解的Complex implies a combination of many associated parts 暗指许多关联部分的组合-The composer transformed a simple folk tune into a complex set of variations. 这位作曲家把一首简单的民歌小调改编成一首复杂的变奏曲。Complicated stresses elaborate relationship of parts强调各部分之间的细微关系-Middle Eastern politics is so complicated that even experts cannot agree on a cohesive(粘着的) policy. 中东政治如此复杂以致于甚至专家们也难以制定出统一的政策。29. decline vi., vt., n. in -There will be a great decline in the stock market. in , on the -The birthrate in China is on the decline. -Class attendance is in decline recently.30. swear: make a serious promise about (often followed by infinitive to or that-clause)- to swear a person to secrecy使某人发誓保守秘密- He swore that he would never lie. 31. faculty: mental or physical abilities天赋，先天的智力、能力- He has a very high faculty for learning foreign languages. the permanent workers at a university or school. 全体教员-The teacher was very happy to be accepted as permanent faculty at Harvard University.教学手段与方法：1. Lecture as the basic teaching method.2. Group discussion with teachers comments to enhance the students understanding of the text.3. Questions and answers (either from the teacher or students) to check the students homework and their understanding of the text and the lecture, or to inspire the students to develop their own ideas about an issue.4. Exercises and teachers comments to reinforce the language study.5. Means of classroom instruction: traditional means of instruction.思考题、讨论题、作业：1. Listen to New Concept English 2;2. Practice the skills of fast reading with the text book New Practical English Fast Reading.3. Write an essay titled as The Use of Computers in Schools.参考资料（含参考书、文献等）：1. College English Integrated Course 1 (Students Book), 上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2001.2. College English Integrated Course 1 (Teachers Book), 上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2001.3. Listening and Speaking Course 1, 上海：上海外语教育出版社, 2001.4. 新编英语语法程, 第二版, 1992, 上海：上海外语教育出版社.5. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典，第四版，1997, 商务印书馆，牛津大学出版社.6. New Concept English 27. New Practical English Fast Reading，上海：上海外语教育出版社，2004.注：1、每项页面大小可自行添减；2一个单元为一个教案；3、“重点”、“难点”、“教学手段与方法”部分要尽量具体；4、授课类型指：理论课、讨论课、实习课、练习课等。
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