21世纪 大学英语读写教程第二册Unit 5.docx
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21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册Unit5
Unit5HoldingOntoaDream
I.TeachingObjectives
1.Understandtheaudiomaterialsofthisunit.
2.Graspthekeywords,phrasesandstructure.
3.Mastertheskillsofwritingandreadinginthisunit.
1)Developingapassagewithcause-and-effectsituations.
2)Understandingthemeaningofidiomaticexpressionsinreadingmaterials.
II.TeachingContent
1.Lead-inActivities
2.TextOrganization
3.SkillLearninginWritingandReading
4.LanguagePoints(keywords,phrasesanddifficultsentences)
5.GrammarFocus(“Onlyif”and“ifonly”,“v-ingphrases”-nominalandadverbial)
6.GuidedPractice(exercises,oralpracticeandgroupwork)
III.TeachingProcess
1.Warm-upQuestions/Activity
1)Generalintroduction:
Inamarket-driveneconomythesplendidtraditionofstudentpovertyisbecominglessfashionable.Andaseverystudentispainfullyaware,scholarshipshaveasadtendencynottokeepupwiththecostofliving.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentsallovertheworldarefacingthesameproblem:
howtobalanceworkandschool.Thepassagesyou’regoingtoreadinthisunitexaminenotonlythedown-to-earthrealitiesoffindingajobandworkingyourwaythroughschool,butalsohowdifficult(andsometimeshumorous!
)itcanbetoseparateacademictheoryfromthedemandsoftheworkingworld.
2)Questions:
A)Howdidyoufeelwhentheacceptancearrived?
B)Didyoumeetfinancialproblemsatthattime?
3.)BrieflysumupthestoryofPriscillaVasquez.
ThistextisastoryofPriscillaVazquez,howPriscillamadeherdreamcometrue.Shewantedtobethefirstonetocollegeinherfamily.ButwhentheletterofWashingtonUniversityarrived,shefoundthatshedidn’thaveenoughtogo.Thenshelivedonherownandworkedforhertuitionfee.Twoyearslater,shereappliedtoWashingtonUniversityandwasaccepted.ShefinishedthecoursewithBAunderseriouscircumstances.
Wecanseeshealmostspent9yearstofinishhercollege.ItisrareinChinawhilecommoninUSA.Onlyifyouhavethedetermination,youcanrealizeyourdream.
Americancollegestudentholdadifferentopinion:
theyfocusonprocessnottheresult.Theydon’tcarewhentograduateortakingoff,oncetheycandosomethingthey’reinterestedin.
4)Questionsaboutthetext
-----HowmanyofPriscilla'sbrothersorsistershavereceivedcollegeeducation?
(None.)
-----Howlongdostudentsneedtobefinanciallyindependentfromtheirparentsbeforetheyqualifyforadditionalfinancialaid?
(Atleasttwoyears.)
-----WhatwasPriscilla'sfirstjob?
(Workingatarestaurant.)
-----WhatdidPriscillalearninthejob-trainingprogram?
(Shelearnedvariousofficeskillsandword-processingprograms,andshealsolearnedtoanswerthephoneinanofficesetting,andwriteproperbusinessletters.)
----HowdidPriscillabalanceworkandschoolinherfirstsemester?
(Shestayeduplatestudyingandwenttoworkearlyeverymorning.Shehada
hardtimebutsheendedupwithtwoA'sinherfirstsemester.)
----WhatwasPriscilla'smajor?
Andwhatdidshedointhesummerof1992?
(Hermajorwasarcheology.ShewasofferedanopportunitytojoininasummerresearchprojectatasitealongsidetheSnakeRiverinWashington.)
----WhatdidPriscilladoaftershegraduatedfromWenatcheeValleyCollege?
(SheappliedtotheUniversityofWashingtononcemore.)
----Lookingbackonheryearsofstruggletomakeherdreamcometrue,whatdoesPriscillaconcludefromherownexperience?
(Tobalanceworkandstudy,youhavetoknowyourself.Toknowwhatyoucantakeandwhatyoucan'ttake.Youneeddiscipline,butyouneeddeterminationmost.Getbackupwhereyougetputdown,andkeepfighting.)
2.TextOrganization
.Thewayofdevelopingthetext:
DevelopmentbyTime
1987(para.1-6)PriscillagaveupafterreceivingtheletterofWashingtonUniversitybecauseofthelackoftuitionfee.Thenshemovedoutofthefamilytoworkforthefee.
1990(para.7-8)PriscillaenrolledatWashingtonUniversityafterreapplying.
1992(para.9)PriscillatookasemesterofftodoaprojectinNorthDakota.
1993(para.10)PriscillamovedtoCaliforniatoworkforherbrotherandstudiedatalocalcommunitycollege.
1994(para.11)PriscillagraduatedfromWenatcheeValleyCollegewithaAssociateofArtsdegreeandenrolledagainatWashingtonUniversity.
1996(para.12)ShegraduatedfromWashingtonUniversityandwasawardedBA.
3.SkillLearninginWritingandReading
1)Writingskill:
developingapassagewithcause-and-effectsituations
Identifyandlearnhowtheauthororganizesthesamplecause-and-effectparagraph(paragraph5):
Cause1:
Priscillasoonfoundthatherrestaurantjobdidn’tpayenoughforhertomakeendsmeet.
Effect1:
SoIwenttothelandlordofmyapartmentbuildingandaskediftherewasanycleaningworkIcoulddo.
Cause2:
Sincehefeltsorryforme
Effect2:
Heagreedtogivemethirtyhoursamonth.
2)Readingskill:
understandingthemeaningofidiomaticexpressionsinreadingmaterials.
Practicehypothesizingthemeaningofidiomaticexpressionsinreadingmaterials.Rememberthatinthecaseofidiomaticexpressions,wordformationcluescanbemisleading,butthatcontextclues—examples,explanations,contrstsorparallelphrases—willhelpyoufigureoutmeanings.
4.LanguagePoints
1)theUniversityofWashington
TheUniversityofWashingtonisastate-supportedinstitutionofhighereducationoccupyingacampusof684acresinSeattle,WashingtonState,USA.Foundedin1861,theuniversityistheoldestpubliclysupportedsupportedontheUSPacificCoast.InstructionwasfirstofferedonacampusinwhatisnowthecentralbusinessdistrictofSeattle.Themovetothepresentcampuswasmadein1895.Theuniversitylibrarycollectioncontainsover5millioncataloguedvolumes,anequalnumberinmicroformandseveralmillionitemsinotherformats.
2)communitycollege
Acommunitycollegeisatwo-yearpubliclyownedcollegethatoffersprogramsofstudyenablingstudentstoterminatetheirhighereducationwithanearneddegree,transfertoaseniorcollege,orpursuestudiesthatdonotleadtoadegree.AnAssociateofArtsorAssociateofSciencedegree(A.A.orA.S.)isawardeduponcompletionoftwoyearsofstudy.Communitycollegesofferawiderangeofacademic,vocationalandavocationalprogramsandalsoprovidenon-creditadulteducation.Studentscantransfertofour-yearcollegesfromcommunitycolleges.Communitycollegeshavefairlyopenadmissionspolicyandflexiblecurricula.Theyaretheeducationalandculturalcentersofthecommunitiestheyserve.WenatcheeValleyCollege,whichwasfoundedin1939,isacommunitycollegelocated145milesfromSeattleinWenatchee,WashingtonState,USA.
3)degree,credit,andcredithour
Degreesaretitlesconferredonstudentsbyacollegeoruniversityoncompletionofaprogramofstudy.Normallytherearefourtypesofdegrees:
Associate's(completionofaprograminaspecificcareerfield).Bachelor's(conferredaftercompletionofanundergraduateprogram).Master's(firstgraduatedegree),andDoctorate(secondgraduatedegreeandfinaldegree).
4)holdingontoadream.(title)
holdonto:
trytokeep;stickto;notgiveup抓住;坚持
Howlongcantheclimberholdontothecliff(峭壁)?
Weshouldholdontothehouseandsellitlaterwhenpricesarehigher.
Theyholdontotheirprincipleswithararefirmness.
5)Whentheacceptancelatterarrived,shewasoverjoyed.(para.1)
overjoyed adj.extremelypleasedandhappy:
We'reoverjoyedatyournews.
[+toinfinitive]Helenwasoverjoyedtohearthatshehadgotthejob.
[+that]I'moverjoyedthatyou'recomingtovisitme.
6)Itofferedheronlyasmallloanandexpectedherfamilytocomeupwiththerest.(para.2)
comeupwith:
A)managetoproduce(asumofmoneyneeded)提供(钱款)
B).thinkofandsuggest(aplan,reply,etc.)提出,想出
Examples
Youhavenochoicebuttocomeupwiththe$2,000youoweme.
Thekidnapper(绑匪)wantedthefamilytocomeupwitharansom(赎金)of$200,000forthelittleboy.
Ihopeyoucancomeupwithabetterplanthanthis.
Ifyoucannotcomeupwithananswertothequestionintenseconds,youareoutofthegame.
7)“Myfamilywasmakingenoughmoneytogetby,butnotenoughtopaythatmuchformetogotoschool,”shesaid.(para.2)
getby:
A)haveenoughmoneyforone'sneedsorwayoflife(勉强)对付过去
B)begoodenoughbutnotverygood;beacceptable过得去
Examples
WhenIwasastudentIusedtobeabletogetbyon20yuanamonth.
I'llgetbywithabicycleuntilwecanaffordacar.
Yourworkwillgetby,buttrytoimproveit.
8)Theytoldherthatprospectivestudentsseekingmorefinancialaidareeligibleonlyiftheyhavelivedapartfromtheirparentsforaminimumoftwoyears.(para.3)
prospect(POSSIBILITY) noun.
A)[CorU]thepossibilitythatsomethinggoodmighthappeninthefuture:
Isthereanyprospectoftheweatherimproving?
Thereseemslittleprospectofanendtothedispute.
[+that]There'snotmuchprospectthatthiswarwillbeoversoon.
There'severyprospectofsuccess.
B)[S]theideaofsomethingthatwillormighthappeninthefuture:
Theprospectofspendingthreewholedayswithherfillsmewithhorror.
I'mveryexcitedattheprospectofseeingheragain.
Wefacetheprospectofhavingtostartalloveragain.
C)[C]apersonwhomightbechosen,forexampleasanemployee:
We'llbeinterviewingfourmoreprospectsforthepoststhisafternoon.
prospects pluralnoun
thepossibilityofbeingsuccessful,especiallyatwork:
She'shopingthecoursewillimprovehercareerprospects.
Prospectsof/for(=Opportunitiesfor)employmentremainbleakformostpeopleinthearea.
pro
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