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现代大学英语精读2unit8TheMeninAsbestos教案
吉林大学珠海学院
教案
2012~2013学年第1学期
系(中心)外语系
教研室英语专业
课程名称英语精读(三)
主讲教师
吉林大学珠海学院教务处制
讲授章节
Unit8TEXTATHEMANINASBESTOS
(一)
授课时数
2periods
教学目的:
Graspthethemeofthetext
Analysisthetext(mainidea,structure)
Learnmoreabouttheliterarygenrecalled“literarydystopia”
教学内容(讲授提纲)
I.lead-inquestions:
Whatisasbestos?
Asbestosisakindofmaterialhighlyresistanttowatery,electricalinsulationandheatinsulation,fireinsulationandheatpreservation
Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?
Whatfor?
Whathashappenedinthisworldofthefuture?
Howdidallthesechangescomeaboutaccordingtothemaninasbestos?
Discussion:
1)Whatkindofafuturedoyouthinkisinstoreforus?
Areyouoptimisticorpessimistic?
2)Theauthorseemstothinkthatalifewithouthardwork,deathandhunger,worriesandanxieties,isnotonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.Doyouagree?
3)Wouldyouenjoytheworldoffuturedescribedinthetext?
Why/Whynot?
Givetwoorthreereasons.
II.Abouttheauthorandthestory:
Author:
TheManinAsbestosisanallegoryofthefuturewrittenbyStephenButlerLeacock(1869-1944),theCanadianauthor,whowilllongberememberedforhisbest-sellingbookSunshineSketchesofaLittleTown(1912)aswellasthenumerousawardsandhonourshereceivedduringhisillustriouslifetimeasauthor,professor,lecturerandhumourist.
Story:
Inthisfuturiststory,thereareobservationsofhumannaturewhichareasrefreshingtodayaswhentheywerewrittenin1911.Leacockdescribesaworldwheretheinhabitantsarecladinlong-wearingsuitsofasbestos;wheredeathhasbeeneliminated,althoughapersoncanbebroken;andwhereonlyavestigialmemoryofWorkremains,anythingrequiringeffortwasaccomplishedcenturiesago-inshort,aperfectworlditis.
Theoriginalendingofthestory:
withthehumofthewicked,busyoldworldallaboutme,andloudinmyearsthevoiceoftheindignantmanacrossthecorridor.
"Quityourblatting,youinfernalblatherskite,"hewascalling."Comedowntoearth."
Icame.
Askstudentstoretellthestory,accordingtothefollowingkeywords:
sleep,astrangeman,deathandfood,cityandnature,wordandcars,communication,wakeup.
Ⅲ.Understandingofthetext
1.Themainideaandstyle.
Suchmomentous(big)problemsashunger,war,disease,naturaldisastersandinequalityarewhatgiveslifeinterest,fullness(richness)andpurpose;inotherwords,thesearethethingsthatmakeushuman.(Thereasoninghasbeenconsideredasajustificationofthestatusquoandapleafortheendofhumanprogress.
Ontheotherhand,thearticleperhapsdoesraiseathought-provokingquestion.Problemsarisewhilehumanbeingsaredevelopingthuswehavetocontinuetoworkhard,tomakepainstakingefforts,torunrisks,andtosuffer.Pain,anxiety,failureandsacrificewillstillbepartofhumanexperience.Indeed,aworldwithouttheseisnotonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.
ThegenreofthestoryisagenrecommonintheWestduringthe20thcentury,whichcouldbecalled“literarydystopia”(theoppositeofUtopia)TheManinAsbestospaintsthefutureindarklypessimisticcolors.Inthe“newsociety”presentedbyLeacock,thereisnohunger,war,ordisease;naturaldisastersandgenderinequalityhavebeeneliminated,butlifeisdull,emptyandmeaningless.
Style:
ThestorywasoriginallytoldbythestrangemanandretoldbyJorkens.Thewhole
storyiswritteninthedirectspeech,thusthewriteadoptsacolloquialstyle.
本章节的教学重点、难点:
Makesurethatstudentsunderstand⑴thetheme(purposebehindthetext);⑵theimportantthingsthatthetextcontainsforthereaderstothinkabout;
教学方法、教学手段:
Openquestionsandanswersinclass
Classdiscussionandanalysis
PPTandmultimedia
作业、讨论题、思考题:
Readthetextatleastfivetimesandunderlinethewordsandphrasesyouarenotfamiliarwith.
Thepreviewexercisesonpage191-192.
参考资料:
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish,YangLiming
讲授章节
Unit8THEMANINASBESTOS
(二)
授课时数
2periods
教学目的:
Tounderstandthetextatlexical,sentential,andtextuallevel
Tograspthemeaningandspellingofthenewwordsandexpressions
Tomakesentenceswithimportantphrasesandsentencepatterns
教学内容(讲授提纲)
Structureofthetext
Textstructureanalysis
PartI(para.1-6)
Mainidea:
thenarratorplungedintoadistantfuturetowitnessitsmarvels.
PartII(para.7-78)
Mainidea:
A.hewasastonishedatafewofthemarvels.(paras.7-28)
B.HefeltthrilledattheconquestofNature.(paras.29-55)
C.Hebegantodoubtwhethertheconquestwasablessing.(paras.56-66)
D.Hefinallybecameangryatallthemarvelsandrejectedtheworldofmarvels.
(paras.67-78)
PartIII(paras.79-81)
Mainidea:
Theauthorwokeupandreturnedbacktothereality.
Detailedstudyofthetext:
difficultwords,phrases,andsentences
Wordsstudy
1)Tobeginwith:
firstofall
Comparealltheseprepositionsorprepositionalphrasesthatmaybeusedto
Expressareason:
Becauseof;dueto;forthesakeof;owingto;outof
From;with(hisfacewasbluewithcold)
For(Shecriedforjoy)
2)Fromjealousy:
outofjealousy.Comparealltheseprepositionsorprepositionalphrasesthatmaybeusedtoexpressareason:
Becauseof—dueto;forthesakeof;owingto;outof;from;with(Hisfacewasbluewithcold.);for(Shecriedforjoy.)
3)Itseemedunfairthatotherwritersshouldbeableatwilltodropintoasleepoffourorfivehundredyears,andtoplungeheadfirstintoadistantfutureandbeawitnessofitsmarvels.(para.2)
Questions:
wheredidyougetthecluetotheauthor’sidentity?
Wheredidyoufirstnoticethatitwassciencefiction?
Itseemedunfairthatotherwritersshouldbeabletodropintoasleepoffourorfivehundredyearsatwhatevertime,andtogorightintoadistantfuturewithouthesitationandseethewonderfulchangesthatwouldhavetakenplaceduringthislongtime.
Theworldofartificialintelligenceinmymindishousecanmoveatwill.
所以我心目中的人工智能世界就是房子可以随意迁移。
Atwill
At-WillRelationship随意终止的主雇关系
At-WillPower随意威能
at-willpartership任意合伙
Thoseattributesarenotstatic,soyoucanaddanddeletethematwill.
这些属性不是静态的,因此可以随意添加和删除它们。
Plungeinto
Thefiremanplungedintoburningbuildingandsavedtheboy.
4)senses(paras.6
senseof…的感觉
inasense在某种意义上
makesense有意义;讲得通;言之有理
senseofresponsibility责任感,责任心
commonsense常识
Itrytomakeeachsongmakesenseforitself.
我努力创作每首歌都有它自己的意义。
Inthissense,personalityistheverysoulofart.
由这种意义上说来,人格就是艺术的灵魂。
Ithinkthathemeantasenseofawe,asensethattherearethingslargerthanus,thatwedonothavealltheanswersatthismoment.
我认为他指的是一种敬畏感,是一种意识——世界上存在著比我们人类更博大的事物,而我们现在远未达到无所不知的境界。
5)dimlyIcouldfeel….thelongpassageofthecentruries.
passagen.
A:
theactofgoingfromoneplacetoanother
thepassageoftime
B:
awaybywhichonepasses;ahallorcorridor
Thetwobuildingsarelinkedbyalongpassage.
C:
legalenactment
Theoppositionpartytriedtopreventthepassageofthenewtaxlaw.
D:
asingleclauseorportionofabook
Thisisabeautifulpassagefrom“ATaleofTwoCities”byCharlesDickens.
6)faintadj.A:
feeble;adequate
Hisstrengthgrewfaint.
B:
notloudorclear
Thesoundsgrewfainter.
Ihaven’tthefaintestideaofwhatyoumean.
7)keeptrackof:
toremainintouchwith
跟踪了解…的情况;与…保持联系
keeptrackoftime记住时间
keeptrackof与…保持联系
keeptrackofprogress了解
tokeeptrackof追踪
Keeptrackofyournotes跟踪你的笔记
keeptrackofmyattendance留意我是否旷课
KeeptrackofyourUtilities追踪你水电费
Hermotherusedtokeeptrackofeverypennyshespend.
她母亲从前把自己所花的每一分钱都记下来。
Youcankeeptrackofthetornadoaroundthecurrentsituation.
你可随时追踪记录当下各地的龙卷风现况。
8)“Stop,”Isaid,mybrainreeling.“Tellmeonethingatatime.”
Mybrainreeling—myheadseemedtobemovingroundandroundinawhirlingmotion.Ifeltdizzy,bewildered,completelypuzzled.
Onethingatatime—onebyone
9)springv.(paras.21)
A:
toleap;bound
springtoone’sfeet;springoutofbed
B:
toarise;appear
Abreezehassprungup.
Thewaterspringsfromtheground.
10)render:
n.
asubstancesimilartostuccobutexclusivelyappliedtomasonrywalls
v.
1.causetobecome
Theshotrenderedherimmobile
2.provideorfurnishwith
3.giveaninterpretationorrenditionof
ThepianistrenderedtheBeethovensonatabeautifully
4.giveorsupply
Theestaterenderssomerevenueforthefamily
Thesagesofancienttimestaughtustorendergoodforevil.
古代圣贤教导我们要以德报怨。
Theconqueredhadtorendertributetotheconqueror.
被征服者只得向征服者称臣纳贡。
本章节的教学重点、难点:
Dealwithsomedifficultpointsofthetext
教学方法、教学手段:
Openquestionsandanswersinclass
Classdiscussionandanalysis
PPTandmultimedia
作业、讨论题、思考题:
Exercises
参考资料:
ContemporaryCollegeEnglish,YangLiming
讲授章节
Unit8Themaninasbestos(三)
授课时数
2periods
教学目的:
1.Grasplanguagepointsandgrammarinthetext;
2.Beclearofdevelopmentofthetextanditswritingstyle;
3.Knowtheuseofusefulexpressionsandsentencestructure;
4.Comprehendthemeaninganduseoftheexpressionsinthetext;
教学内容(讲授提纲)
Continuetohavedetailedstudyofwordsandexpressions.
11)gasp:
n.
ashortlaboredintakeofbreathwiththemouthopen
shegaveagaspandfainted
v.breathenoisily,aswhenoneisexhausted
lastgasp最终喘息;奄奄一息
gaspforbreath呼吸十分困难,上气不接下气
Afterrunningsuchalongway,themessengerwasgaspingforbreath.
传令兵在跑了这么长一段路后,直喘粗气。
Agaspbrokefromher.
她突然发出一声喘息。
Thewaggingwaspgraspsthecrispclaspforagasp.(ATwister)
摇摆的黄蜂抓住脆钩喘息。
12)Momentous(things):
important,signifi
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