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《综合英语》课程教案

课程名称综合英语III

学时数80

本章名称Unit1Self-improvementanddreams

学时数7hours

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授课学期2012-2013学年第1学期

授课教研室英语专业教研室

授课教师王婉华

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Unit1

本章主要内容（Teachingcontent）：

1）TextIThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferentandTextIIAmbition;

2）Discourseanalysis:

thecharacteristicsofnarrativepieceofwriting;

3）Writingtechniques:

expansionofideas.

教学目的及要求（Teachingaims）：

1）Thestudentscanhaveagoodcommandofthewordsandusefulexpressionsintroducedinthisunit;

2）Writingabilityofthestudentscanbeimprovedbyanalyzingthefeaturesofnarrativewritingandthestudentsareabletoapplythewritingtechniquestowritemoreeffectively;Theotherthreeskills（reading,listeningandspeaking）canalsobedeveloped;

3）Tocultivatestudents’abilityoflogicalthinkingfurtherbydiscussingtherelationshipbetweendreams,livinggoalsandrealisticexpectations.

教学重点（Teachingmainpoints）：

1）ReadingcomprehensionofTextIandII;

2）LanguagepointspresentedinTextIandII;

3）CharacteristicsofnarrationandwritingtechniquesemployedinTextI;

4）Haveadeepthoughtaboutdreamsandreality.

教学难点（Teachingdifficulties）：

Languagepoints:

synonymdiscrimination;collocations;Discourseanalysis:

characteristicsofnarration.

教学方法及手段（Teachingmethods）：

Variousteachingmethodsareemployed,mainlyincludingthecommunicativeapproach,task-basedteachingmethodandgrammar-translationmethod.

Mediatechnologicaldevicesareusedasanimportantaid.

教学时间（Teachingtime）：

7hours

时间分配（Allotmentofteachingtime）：

1.1hourforLead-inandreadingcomprehensionofTextI;

2.2hoursfordetailedstudyofTextI;

3.2hoursforroughunderstandingofTextIIandworkbook;

4.2hoursfortheme-relateddiscussionandguidedwriting.

教学过程（Teachingprocedures）：

I.Lead-in（20’）

Althoughwemightbereluctanttobeawayfromhome,itisalwaysanexcitingmomentfullofhopeatthebeginningofanewsemester.Asforanewstartorthebeginningofanewphase,itisquitenaturalforustosetagoal,makeadetailedstudyingplanforgettingpreparationforourcareertoachieveourdream,ortobedeterminedtohaveadiettokeepfitanddatebravely,etc.

Allthesecanbesummarizedasexpectations.Expectationsareyourstronghopesandbeliefsthatsomethingwillhappenorthatyouwillgetsomethingthatyouwant.

Abook:

GreatexpectationsbyCharlesDickens.Itisabookwiththemoralthemethataffection,loyalty,andconsciencearemoreimportantthansocialadvancement,wealth,andclass.Itisabooktalkingaboutambitionandself-improvement.

Intheyear1860,authorCharlesDickensbeganhisthirteenthnovel,GreatExpectations.Theworkisacoming-of-agenovel（教育小说）,whichtellsthelifestoryofanorphanboynamedPip,whomuchlikeDickens’inhisearlieryearsisunhappywithhiscurrentlife.AnumberofCharlesDickens’personallifeeventsaremirroredinthenovel,leavingGreatExpectationstobeoneofhismostautobiographicalworks.

YoungPip,theprotagonistof（主人公）thenovelisstucklivinginthemarshcountry（沼泽地区）,heisworkingajobthathehates,andconsidershimselftobetoogoodforhiscurrentsurroundings,muchlikeDickens’didwhenhewasyounger.Atheart,Pipisanidealist;wheneverhecanconceiveofsomethingthatisbetterthanwhathealreadyhas,heimmediatelydesirestoobtaintheimprovement.WhenheseesSatisHouse,helongstobeawealthygentleman;whenhethinksofhismoralshortcomings,helongstobegood;whenherealizesthathecannotread,helongstolearnhow.Pip’sdesireforself-improvementisthemainsourceofthenovel’stitle:

becausehebelievesinthepossibilityofadvancementinlife,hehas“greatexpectations”abouthisfuture.

Ambitionandself-improvementtakethreeformsin GreatExpectations—moral,social,andeducational;thesemotivatePip’sbestandhisworstbehaviorthroughoutthenovel.First,Pipdesiresmoralself-improvement.Heisextremelyhardonhimself（对自己苛刻）whenheactsimmorallyandfeelspowerfulguiltthatspurshimtoactbetterinthefuture.WhenheleavesforLondon,forinstance,hetormentshimself（自我折磨）abouthavingbehavedsowretchedlytowardJoeandBiddy.Second,Pipdesiressocialself-improvement.InlovewithEstella,helongstobecomeamemberofhersocialclass,and,encouragedbyMrs.JoeandPumblechook,heentertainsfantasiesofbecomingagentleman.Theworkingoutofthisfantasyformsthebasicplotofthenovel;itprovidesDickenstheopportunitytogentlysatirizetheclasssystemofhiseraandtomakeapointaboutitscapricious（变化无常）nature.GreatExpectationsisanovelwhichdevelopsanumberofdifferentthemesasthestoryprogresses,withtheprimarythemebeingpersonalgrowthandambition.Thestorytellsusthatmoralssuchasaffection,loyaltyandconsciencearemuchmoreimportantinrealitythansocial-class,socialadvancement,andwealth.Theprotagonist,Pip,isdestinedtolearnthislessonthroughhis‘greatexpectations’,asheexploresdifferentideasofambitionandself-improvement.

Howcanwehaveapositiveandreasonableattitudetowardsexpectationsofourfutureinthetwoaspects:

self-improvementandambition?

Q:

Consideringthegapbetweendreamandreality,howwillyoudreambigandyetavoiddespairwhenyourdreamsdonotseemtobecomingtrue?

Doyouagreeweallshouldbeencouragedtodreambig,sethighexpectationsandloftygoals?

（Thisisalsothethemeofthediscussionforthisunit.Letstudentsknowthetopicandgetpreparedforthediscussionattheendofthisunit.）

（Tofollowtheirdreamsandtokeeppersistentlypursuingthem,whilealsotheykeeptheirexpectationsincheckandberealisticabouttheirpossibilities.

（Toberealismisn’ttheanswer,tomanageyourexpectationsmightnotbetherightadvice.Abetterapproachistokeepyourexpectationshigh,butmanageyourresponsetoadversity逆境.）

II.ReadingcomprehensionofTextI—Thisyear’sgoingtobedifferent（40’）

Hereisatextaboutamanwhoiseagertomakesomeself-improvement,tobeabetterhusband,abetterfather.（5’）

HemadealistofNewYear’sresolutionstoachievehisgoal.

Resolution:

apromisetoyourselftodosomething；strongbeliefanddetermination;决心

e.g.Carolmadearesolutiontoworkharderatschool.

Resolve:

e.g.Thecrisiswasresolvedbynegotiations;resolvehisfinancialproblems

Afterthedivorce,sheresolvednevertomarryagain.

DifferentpeoplemakedifferentNewYear’sresolutions.Forexample,astudentmaydecidetoworkharderathisstudiesandnotgotothecinemasooften;ateachermaydecidetoimprovehisteaching;aheavysmokermaydecidetostopsmokingaltogether.Somemaycarryouttheirresolutions,butsomemaynot.ItisusuallyeasiertomakeNewYear’sresolutionsthantocarrythemout.

Q:

Whatmighttheman’sNewYear’sresolutionbe?

Howdoyouunderstandthem?

Readthetextrapidlytotickouttheresolutionsmentionedandgetthemainideaofthepassage.（15’）

Answer:

（3）ThewritercarriedouthisNewYear’sresolutionsfaithfullytoimprovehimself,buttheresultsallwentcontrarytohisexpectations.

Resolutions（Howdidhedotocarrythemout?

）:

1）Bespontaneousinshowingaffection.

（Hetiptoedoverandkissedhiswifeonthebackoftheneck.）

2）Asincerecomplimentisworthitsweightingold.

（Hetoldhiswifethatshewaslookinglovelythatmorning.）

3）Alwaysencourageyourchild’scuriosity.

（HegotapencilanddrewasketchoftheescapementmechanismtoshowhowthewatchworkstohissunSammy.）

4）Meetyourchildathisownlevel.

（HesaidHappyNewYeartohisdaughterGretchen’sdoll.）

5）Encouragecreativityintheyoung.

（HesuggestedhissonsRoyandSammycarvesomethingfortheirmotherwiththeirscoutknife.）

6）Themosttrivialchorecanproverewardingifapproachedwithzest.

（Whenhiswifeaskedhimtotakethegarbageout,hesaidhewashappytodoit.）

7）Takeoveroneofyourwife’schores,shewillloveyouforit.

（HetookdowntheChristmastree.）

Q:

Whatareyourcommentsontheman’sresolutions?

Couldthemancarryouttheresolutionsuccessfully?

Whyorwhynot?

Stateyouropinion.（5’）

III.DeeperunderstandinganddetailedstudyofTextI

Para1（Line1—6）

1.Readquicklyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions?

1）Whatdoesthesentence“NewYear’sresolutionsarelikeanythingelse—yougetoutofthemwhatyouputinmean?

Asthesayinggoes,“Asyousow,sowillyoureap”,whichmeanswhateveramansows,hewillreap.TheWriterintendstoconvincethereaderthatmakingNewYear’sresolutionsalsofollowsthismaxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthebeginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwillhave.

2）Howdidthewritertrytomakethisyeardifferentfromotheryears?

Hehadreadanumberofbooksonself-improvementbeforehemadehisresolutions.Hewroteoutalonglistofresolutions.Hewantedtomakeadifferentmanofhimself—alovingfatherandanidealhusband—bytryingtoattendtoeveryone’sneeds.

3）WhydidthewriterlookforwardeagerlytoNewYear’sDay?

Accordingtoapsychologicalanalysis,havingwrittenalonglistofresolutions,helongedtoputthemintopractice,thinkingthattheywouldbeagreatsuccess.

2.Languagepoints.

1）self-improvement（Line3）

Self-controlself-determinationself-reliance

self-respectself-contradictory

e.g.Nowadays,manyteenagersalwaysseemsoself-absorbed.（只关心自己）

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