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unit11ThePluginDrug
Unit11ThePlug-inDrug
I.Teachingobjectives
1.Learntousequotationsasanexpositorymeans.
2.Learntowriteacauseandeffectpaper.
3.Learntobecriticalofsocialissues.
IITeachingtime:
sixclassperiods
IIITeachingProcedure:
Step1Warm-upactivities
1.Elicitstudents’responsestotheimplicationsofthetitlebyaskingquestionssuchas
Whatdoestheword“drug”connotetoyou?
Canyouinferfromthesubtitleoftheessay“TVandtheAmericanfamily”themeaningofthemaintitle“ThePlug-inDrug”?
WhydoestheauthorassociateTVwithdrug?
Howdoesthetitlerevealtheauthor’sattitudeandthemessagesheintendstogetacross?
2.Checkstudents’attitudestowardTV.Askstudentshowtheyreacttotheauthor’sopinionbysuchquestionsas
DoyoulikewatchingTV?
AreyouTV-addicted?
DoyouagreewiththeauthorthatTVhasharmfuleffects?
WhatrolesdoyouassigntoTV?
WhateffectdoesTVhaveontheChinesefamilyasageneralrule?
Doyouthinktheauthor’sconcernisrelevanttothesituationhereinChina?
Step2Relevantinformation
1.Abouttheauthor
MarieWinnistheauthorofThePlaygroundBook,TheSickBook,TheBabyReader,andotherbooksforparentsandchildren.ThisselectionistakenfromThePlug-inDrug,publishedin1977.
2.ThedevelopmentofTVindustry
TVbroadcastingbeganintheU.S.in1941,andin1946,afterWorldWarⅡended,TVbegantogrowrapidly.By1975,almost127millionTVsetswereinuse.Bythe1970’salmost100%ofallwiredhomesintheU.S.hadatleastoneTVset.TheaverageAmericanhashissetturnedonforabout6.5hourseachday.Infact,TVhasbecometheAmerican’seyeandearsontheworld
Step3Organizationofthetext
Callstudents’attentiontothefunctionofquotations.Explainhowquotationsmayserveaseffectivemeansofexposition.Askstudenttofindoutthequotationsinthetextandexplainhowtheyarerelatedtotheauthor’slogic,thuscontributingtothecoherenceofthepassage.
Anoutlineofthetext’sorganization
EarlyenthusiasmoverTVasPara.1--5
awonderfulinvention
Quotations1-3fromearlywritersandcommentatorstoshowthegeneralviewinfavorofTVasanewinvention
RisingconcernoverPara.6--8
toomuchTVviewing
Quotation4(para.7)toillustrateapopularview
whichhelpstosoothetheworryingparents
CriticismofTV’snegativePara.9--14
effectsonfamilylife
Threemorequotations(para.10,12,13)tocriticize
howTVdominatesfamilylifeanddiminishes
interactionbetweenparentsandchildren.
AppealforabetterfamilyPara15--end
lifewithoutTV
Theorderingofthequotationsreflectspeople’sgeneralattitudestowardTV--beginningwithwildadmirationofTVasawonderfulinventionbutendingwithstrongcriticismsofitsnegativeeffectsonthehealthywayoffamilylife
Step4Languagepoints
Wordsandexpressions
1.ingrained,Ifhabitsandbeliefsareingrained,theyaresofixedthattheyaredifficulttochangeortodestroy.e.g.
Thebeliefthatoneshouldworkhardisingrainedinourculture.
theiringrainedassumptionofsocialsuperiority
thedeeplyingrainedbeliefthatthepursuitofmaterialwealthisgood
2.perspective:
thecapacitytoviewthingsintheirtruerelationsorrelativeimportance(对事物的)合理观察,洞察力:
e.g.
Hewantedtoleavethecountryinordertogetsomeperspectiveonhistrouble.他想离国他去,这样能对自己的困难有个正确的认识。
3.afflict:
causetrouble,pain,distresstosb;sufferfrom,e.g.
beafflictedwithhysteria
beafflictedat(by)sadnews
Hefeltmuchafflictedat(by)thesadnews.听到那个坏消息他感到很难过。
Anightmareafflictsmefromtimetotime.恶梦不时折磨着我。
Unemploymentafflicts12millionworkersinthatcountry.
在那个国家120万工人深受失业之苦。
4.establish:
prove,show(sth.)tobetrue确定,证实,e.g.
--We’veestablishedhisinnocence.我们已证实他无罪。
Thepolicecan’testablishwherehewasatthetime.警方无法确定当时他在哪里。
5.perch:
(ofbird)cometorestorstay(onabranch,etc.)
(ofperson)sit,esp.onsth.highorharrow
E.g.perchonhighstoolsatthebar坐在酒吧的高凳上
perchontheedgeofone’sseat坐在座位的边上
6.preposterous:
unthinkable;absurd
E.g.Itispreposterousthatvirtueshouldgounrewardedwhilevicegoesunpunished.
7.splinter
(a)break-upintosmallsharppieces
E.g.Thewindscreencrackedbutdidnotsplinter.挡风玻璃裂了,但没碎。
(b)split
E.g.Authorityissosplinteredthatthegroupseemstoberunbynobody.
权利如此分散,小组的事好像没人管似的。
8.refrain:
n.
(a)linesofasongorpoemwhicharerepeated,esp.attheendofeachverse;
(b)amuchrepeatedsayingoridea
refrain(+from):
v.holdoneselfbackfrom
E.g.wemustrefrainfromlitteringinpublicplaces.
9.thepeergroup:
agroupofpeopleofthesameage,class,position,etc.
10.ameliorate:
(=improve,alleviate)(fml.)Whensomeoneorsomethingamelioratesasituation,theymakeitbetteroreasierinsomeway
E.g.Theyadvocatedincreasedinterventionintheeconomytoamelioratetheworseeffectsofcapitalism.
11.television-oriented:
interestedinandinfluencedbyTV
12.assign:
considersth.tobecausedby把(某事)归因于,把(某事)归属于
E.g.Heassignedtheblametome.他把过错的责任归于我。
Jealousywasassignedasthemotiveforthecrime.有人提出嫉妒是这一犯罪行为的动机。
13.subsidiary:
secondary,notoffirstimportance
14.apologist:
apersonwhodefendssomethingbyargument卫道士
15.equivocal
(a)(fml.)Ifyousaysomethingwhichisequivocal,itisdeliberatelyvagueorambiguousbecauseyouwanttoavoidspeakingthetruth
E.g.Shegaveanequivocalreply.
Hefoundmeequivocalonthesubject.
(b)Equivocalbehavior,attitudes,andeventsaredifficulttounder-stand,interpret,orexplain.
E.g.Theanarchists’attitudetoviolenceissooftenequivocalandsubjective.
16.disperse
(a)Whensomethingdispersesorwhenyoudisperseit,itspreadsoverawidearea.
E.g.Buildingtallchimneystodispersethesmokeisnosolutionatall.
(b)whenagroupofpeopledispersesorwhensomeonedispersesthem,thegroupmovesapartandthepeopleleaveindifferentdirections.
E.g.Ihadseenmanycrowdsdispersedbypolicemen.
Thefootsoldiersrapidlydispersedandvanishedintothewoods.
17.sorcerer:
apersonwhoperformsmagicbyusingthepowerofevilspirits
18.counterbalance:
weightorinfluencebalancinganother
19.skirmish:
fightbetweensmallpartsofarmies/fleets
20.inprinciple:
Ifsomeoneagreeswithorapprovesofsomethinginprinciple,theygenerallyagreetotheideaofitbutmaybeunableorunwillingtosupportitinpractice.
E.g.Iwishtoknowifyouagreeinprincipletotheidea.
21.gobble:
(infml.)(=wolf)Ifyougobblesomefood,youeatitveryquicklyandgreedily.
E.g.Stillhungry,Igobbledasecondsandwich.
22.stint:
aperiodoftimewhichyouspenddoingaparticularjoboractivityorworkinginaparticularplace
E.g.I’mhavingarestnow;I’vedonemystint.
IarrivedattheUniversityforathreemonthstintasalecturer.
23.regiment:
(esp.passiveandderog.)forcestrictdisciplineon(sb./sth)严格地管制;organize,discipline
E.g.leadaregimentedlife过受到严格管制的兵营式的生活
24.conjureup:
bringintothemind
E.g.conjureupthehappypast
Themusicconjuredupmemories.
25.onthespurofthemoment:
withoutpreparationorplanning
26.sane:
(inthiscontext)inpossessionofgoodrelations/ofaclosebond
27.mediate:
actasgo-betweenorpeacemaker
28accedeto:
togiveapprovalto(arequestagreement,etc.)
E.g.Thedirectorshaveagreedtoaccedetotheworkers’demands
Bysigningthepapers,allthepartiesaccededtothecontract.
29.backlog:
areserve
E.g.Thecamperstookabacklogoffoodincasetheygotlost.野营者们带了一些储备食物,供迷途时用。
30.beneficial:
havinggoodaffects
beneficiary/benefitfrom
E.g.Freshairandgoodfoodarebeneficialtothehealth.
Theholidayhasbeenbeneficial.
31.anindexofthecommoninterest:
anindicationofthecommoninterest
32.inroad:
unfriendlyentry;hostileincursion
33.reminisce:
(fml.Andlit.)Ifyoureminisceaboutsomeoneorsomethingfromyourpast,yourememberthemandwriteortalkaboutthem,oftenwithpleasureandaffection.
E.g.Wartimeexperiencesweresomethingtoreminisceabout.
34.swoop-down:
comingtogether
35.socialize:
meetpeoplesocially,forexampleatparties
E.g.Isocializedwiththephilosophystudents.
Therewasverylittlesocializingbetweenstaffandstudents.
36.reduce:
changesomethingintoadifferentandlesscomplicatedform,forexamplebyseparatingitintoitsparts
E.g.Everybuildingintheareawasreducedtorubble.
Thiskindofanalysisreducestheproblemtoitssimplestform.
37.allowfor:
Ifyouallowforproblems,delays,extraexpenses,etc,youincludesomeextratimeormoneyinourplanningsothatyouwillbeabletodealwiththemwhentheyoccur.
E.g.Ifyouareself-employed,allowfortaxandnationalinsurance.
38.purportto:
(fml.)claimto
E.g.Therewereadvertisementsforcosmeticspurportingtodelaythedevelopmentofwrinkles.
ThePartypurportstobethealternativegovernmentinBritain.
39.eliminate:
toremoveorgetridof
40.grievance:
afeelingthatsomethingthathashappenedorbeendoneisunfair
E.g.Herextravagancehadgivenhimasenseofgrievance.
Colinneverharbouredagrievanceforlong.
41.fester:
tobecomeinfectedanddiseased
42.atanylength:
forsomelengthoftime;insomedetail
43.substantiate:
provethetruthofsth.
E.g.Itwastheonepieceofevidencethatcouldsubstantiatemystatement.
Yourreportmightbedifficulttosubstantiate.
Isupposeshecouldsubstantiateyourstory?
44.respondent:
apersonwhorespondstoapoll
Difficultsentences(para
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