Unit 4 American Dream Teaching plan全新版大学英语一.docx
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Unit4AmericanDreamTeachingplan全新版大学英语一
Unit4AmericanDream
TeachingPlan(5periods)
Objectives
Studentswillbeableto:
1.understandthemainidea(TonyTrivisionrealizedhisAmericanDreamthroughhisownefforts)andstructureofthetext(oneparttellingthestoryofTony’slifeandtheothergivingtheauthor’scommentsonit);
2.learntodescribebyhis/hercharacteristicfeatures,togetherwithsupportingdetailswhichdemonstratethefeatures;
3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;
4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiescentreduponthethemeoftheunit.
Timeallotment
1stperiod
2ndperiod
3rdperiod
4thperiod
5thperiod
Pre-reading;while-reading(textorganization)
While-reading
While-reading
While-reading(descriptionsofphysicalappearance)
Checkonstudents’homereading(TextB);Theme-relatedLanguageLearningtasks
Pre-readingtasks
1.TasksseveralSsthefollowingquestionstocheckiftheyhavelistenedtothetapedinterviewwithDr.Herts:
----WhatdidAmericanDreammeantoDr.Hertz’sgrandparents?
(hint:
Itfirstmeantgettingoutofpoverty;lateritmeantthechancefortheirchildrentosucceed.)
----WhydoesHertzsaythattheAmericanDreamisinone’sheadandinone’spocket?
(hint:
Itisinone’sheadbecauseonewantstoliveaswellasorbetterthanothers;itisinone’spocketbecauseonehastokeeponspendingmoneysoastohavethingsotherpeoplehave.)5minutes)
2.SsdoClozeBinafter-classexercisestohaveabetterunderstandingoftheAmericanDream;whentheyfinish,TandSswilldiscusswhattheyhavefilledinthoseblanks.(15minutes)
3.Basedontheabovetwoactivities,TasksSs’opinionsontheessenceoftheAmericanDream.(10minutes)
4.Tsumsupandleadsintothetextbysaying:
We’veoftenheardabouttheAmericanDream,andbynowweknowitmeansthebeliefthateveryonecansucceedaslongashe/sheworkshardenough.Ofcourse,wemustrealizethatheresuccessisnarrowlydefinedasfinancialsuccess.Inthisunityouwillreadhowmuchadreamcametrue.(5minutes)
While-readingtasks
1.Astorynarratedaccordingtotimesequence
1)Ssscanthetexttocircleallthetimewords,phrasesorsentencesinthistext(Theyare:
oneevening,Thenexttwodays,Summerpassedintofall,Themonthspassed,oneday,Ayearortwopassed,Afterabouttwoyears,SometimelaterThen,duringthewar,Afterhepassedaway)Bythistheywillseethatthetextiswrittenaccordingtotimesequence.
2)TexplainsSsthatTonyfulfilledhisAmericanDreamstepbystep,andthatthetimephasesserveastransitionsbetweensteps.
3)TdrawsSs’attentiontoTextOrganizationExercise2.Heretheywillseethat,betweenthefirsttimephrase一"oneevening,andthetimesentence一"Summerpassedintofall",TonytookthefirststepbyworkingasahelpatMr.Crawford'shouse.
4)TletsSsknowthattheyaretocompleteTextOrganizationExercise2ashe/shegoesthrougheachstep,whichissimilarlydefinedbytheappearancesoftimephrases-(15minutes)
2.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLineltoLine26andgivesSspractice.(seeLanguageStudy)(15minutes)
3.Pairing:
Whatdoesagardenerdo?
1)Tcopiesdownthefollowingtwocolumnsontheblackboard;
AB
tomowthegarden
toweedtheyard
tosweepthelawn
tocleanupanylittletasks
totakecareofheavyobjects
toliftthewalks
2)SstrytopartheverbsinColumnAwithobjectsinColumnB,Forsomeverbs,morethan
onecollocationispossible.(Possiblepairings:
tomowthelawn,toweedthegarden,tosweepthewalks,tocleanuptheyard,totakecareofanylittletasks,toliftheavyobjects,tofixthings)
3)Tstressestheimportanceoflookingoutforcollocationsinthecourseofreading.(10minutes)
4.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLine27toLine33andgivesthempractice.(seeLanguageStudy)(7minutes)
5.SssumupwhatTonyachievedduringthistimeinterval-(hint:
TonygotajobclearingsnowatMr.Crawford'sfactory.)(3minutes)
6.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLine34toLine43andgivesthempractice.(seeLanguageStudy)(7minutes)
7.SssumupwhatTonyachievedduringthistimeinterval.(hint:
Tonylearnedtobeaskilledworker.)(3minutes)
8.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLine44toLine58andgivesthempractice-(seeLanguage
Study)(7minutes)
9.SssumupwhatTonyachievedduringthistimeinterval.(hint:
TonyboughtahousewithMr.Crawford'shelp.)(3minutes)
10.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLine59toLine76andgivesthempractice.(seeLanguageStudy)(7minutes)
11.SssumupwhatTonyachievedduringthistimeinterval.(hint:
TonyboughtafarmandsentforhisfamilyinItaly.)(3minutes)
12.TexplainsthelanguagepointsfromLine77toLine82andgivesthempractice-(seeLanguageStudy)(7minutes)
13.SSsumupwhatTonyachievedduringthistimeinterval.(hint:
Tonydied,leavinghisfamilyaprosperousfarmandhischildreneducated.)(3minutes)
14.Texplainsthelanguagepointsoftheremainingparagraphsandgivesthempractice.(seeLanguageStudy)(1Ominutes)
15.SSsumupthemainideaofthissection.(hint:
Author'sreflectionsonthestoryofTony)(5minutes)
16.l)SsscanthetextagainIofindoutalldescriptionsofTony'sphysicalappearance.
(Theyare:
Line3Hewasaboutfive-foot-sevenoreight,andthin.
Lines59-60Heseemedtostandalittlestraighter.Hewasheavier.Hehasalookofconfidence.
Line71...neatlydressed)
2)TpointsouttoSsthatagoodwriteronlyincludesthosedetailsthatwillhelpgetacrosshis/herpointstothereader.Theabove-mentioneddescriptionofTony’sphysicalappearance,forexample,showsTonybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.(SeeWritingStrategyandTextAnalysis)(5minutes)
Post-readingtasks
1.l)SsreadWritingStrategyandinstructionsforTheme-relatedLanguageLearningTasks;
2)SsreadLine83-88intext;
3)SsworkaloneorinpairstofindoutthosedetailsthatillustrateTony’svisions,determination,self-control,optimism,self-respectandaboveall,integrity.”(SeeTextAnalysis)
4)SomeSsreporttheirfindingstotheclass.(15minutes)
2.TguidesSsthroughseveralafter-classexercises.(20minutes)
3.TchecksonSs’homereading(TextB)(3minutes)
4.SsdopartIV:
Theme-relatedLanguageLearningtasks.(1period)
5.TasksSstopreparethenextunit:
1)dothepre-readingtask;
2)previewTextA(2minutes)
TextATonyTrivisonno'sAmericanDream
TextAnalysis
Thistext,likeTextAinUnit1,employstimewordsandphrasesinnarration.Timewordsandphrasesserveastransitionaldevicesbywhichanauthorswitchesfromoneeventtoanother.Thelattereventmaytakeplaceeitherbeforeoraftertheformer,whichallowsanauthorfreedominnarration.Forexample,TextAinUnit1thusbecomesapieceofnarrationinterspersedwithflashbacks.Foranotherexample,theauthorofthisunitisabletokeephisnarrationconcisebysimplyrecountingTony’sstepstowardssuccess,sincethetimephrasesmakeitunnecessarytosqueezeintoomanydetailsabouthowhesucceededduringeachstep.
However,wearenotsayingthatdetailsareunimportant.Thosedetailsvitaltothestorydevelopmentarecarefullyinsertedintothetext.Forexample,whyisTony’sfaultyEnglishsentences“lmowyourlawn”repeatedfourtimes?
That’sbecauseitshowsTony’sdeterminationinfindingajobandhisoptimisticviewthatpeoplewouldhelpamanwhoneededajob.
Besides,doestheauthorhimselfevermakeastatementclaimingTonytobeagoodworker?
No.hemakesyouinferfromotherpeople’scompliments(e.g.,“mywifesaidhewasveryhelpful”,thepersonneldepartment“saidTonywasaverygoodworker”;“Igotareportthathehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder”,whenTonydied,peoplefound“thefarmgreenwithvegetables,thelittlehouselivableandhomey.Therewereatractorandagoodcarintheyard.Thechildrenwereeducatedandworking,andTonydidn’townacent.”)
OrconsiderthethreeinstanceswhereTony’sphysicalappearanceisdescribed.Theypresentanincreasinglywell-to-doTony.Or,haveyounoticedthatTonyhadremainedstandingwhenhetalkedtoMr.CrawforduntilinLine65“wesatdownandtalked”?
Tony’ssocialstatusimprovedenoughtoallowhimtositdownwithMr.Crawford.
CulturalNotes
1.AmericanDream:
thebeliefofAmericansthattheircountryoffersopportunitiesforagoodandsuccessfullife.Forminoritiesandimmigrants,thedreamalsoincludesfreedomandequalrights.
2.Immigrants:
Apartfrom“nativeAmericans”------Indians------whowerelivinginNorthAmericawhenpeoplefirstarrivedtherefromEurope,allAmericanshaveancestorswhowereimmigrants.IntheU.S.thewordimmigrantsisoftenusedwithapositivemeaning.Peopleareproudtosaythattheirancestorswereimmigrantswhocamewithverylittleandbuiltabetterlifefrothemselves.
MostAmericanshaveaclearideaofwhatlifewaslikefortheimmigrants:
theylefthomebecausetheywerepoorandthoughttalentandhardworkcouldtakethemfromlogcabintoWhiteHouse.
OnceintheUS,lifewasnoteasy.Manyimmigrantshadtoworkforlittlemoneyinfactorieswhereconditionswerehardanddangerousandlivedincrowdedbuildings.Butslowlytheyimprovedtheirlivesandmanywrotehometoencourageotherstocome.
3.Depressiondays:
theperiodofsevereeconomicfailureinmostcountriesoftheworldthatlastedfrom1929untilWorldWarII.ItbeganintheUSwhentheNewYorkStockExchangefellon29October1929,knownasBlackTuesday.Manybusinessmenandbanksfailedandmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobs.Presid
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