2022年Unit新视野大学英语教案 .pdf
Unit Nine (Book 3)I PURPOSE 1.To grasp the important words and phrases and understand the text; 2.To grasp the writing skill-Understanding how a general statement is supported by examples; 3. To grasp the reading skill-Understanding types of reading comprehension questions. II IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT SPOTS 1.Words: Section A dispute, cite, circumstances, justification, awkward, verify, headline, enforce, shed, sting. Section B burden, casual, undergo, vary, dissolve, contribute, adequate, maintain, optional, overtake. 2. Sentences: Section A L 1 A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didn t work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer. L 5 But make no mistake about it, what most of them are about is money-and how financial assets will be divided up if a couple divorces. L 9 Prenuptial agreements-or “ prenups ” -are designed to address these problems as they arise. L10 Prenups are negotiated by lawyers for the prospective spouses, and signed before a minister binds them in marriage. L 34 Another situation that calls for premarital agreements occurs when a potential spouse has, or is in line for, great inherited wealth or a family business, especially if the future partner has little or nothing at all. L 53 A lawyer in a London law firm that noted that in Britain, prenuptial agreements were “ just about ignored” by the courts because English law says that L 68 Moreover, the discussions for a prenuptial agreement, which involve laying bare all one s finances, sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage. Section B L 4 “ The idea that the family is a stable and orderly unit in which father serves as economic provider and mother serves as emotional care giver is a myth, ” said Judith Bruce, a leading author of the study. L 27 The theme that families are changing in similar ways, even in very different cultures, should bring about new thinking on social policy, experts say, and in particular an increase in the importance of families in the agenda of governments. L 43 While the reasons for entering the work force may vary from country to country, women 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - everywhere are finding that to give their children an adequate life, getting a job is no longer optional. L 62 The fact that many developing countries must trim money from public education as part of their debt-reduction plans creates further pressure on families, she said. L 69 But studies have found that although fathers income usually exceeds mothers income, women usually contribute a larger proportion of their income to their household, while men keep more for their personal use, such as for entertainment. 3.Text Structures of Section A and Section B Section A Part (Paras. 1-4) A general introduction of prenups: What are prenups and how they are forged? Part (Paras. 5-8) This part tells us who need to have prenaps. Part (Paras. 9-14) This part deals with what points should be taken care of when one goes into a premarital agreement.Part (Paras.15-16) This part is about possible evaluations of prenups. Section B Part (Paras. 1-3) The author briefly introduces the research on family structure changes. Part (Paras. 4-10) The author shows us the major findings of the research. Part (Paras 11-20) The author gives some reasons for women role s changes in family. Part (Paras 21-22) The findings also refer to the role of fathers. III PROCEDURE AND TIME NEEDED 1. Section A 90 1) Lead-in 52) Preview inspection of words and the text 15 3) Text study 50 4) Topic discussion 10 5) Answering questions about the text 8 6) Assignments 2 2. Exercises in Section A 45 3. Section B 45名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 1) Lead-in 52) Preview inspection of words and the text 15 3) Text study 22 4) Assignments 3 SECTION A Premarital Agreements PART ONE(PRE-READING / WARM-UP / THINK ABOUT IT (LISTEN AND TALK)1. Have you ever heard of premarital agreements? What do you think they are for? 2. Would you ask for a prenuptial agreement before your marriage? Why or why not? PART TWO(A GENERAL PRACTICE ON THE PASSAGE)1. What is the real premarital agreement? And who signs it? 2. Who needs to have prenups? 3.What points should be taken care pf when one goes into a premarital agreement? 4. What are the general evaluations of prenups? PART THREE A Detailed Study of the Passage Part (Paras. 1-4) 1. 发展很好，证明是成功的：to work out (L. 1) 由于科学家们的缜密准备 , 此次航天计划很成功。Due to the scientists careful preparation, the space program has worked out quite well. 2. 收起来，储存，储备： to store away / up (L. 2)大学生的首要任务是为未来社会的挑战储备足够的知识。The primary task for the college students is to store up enough knowledge for the challenges of the future society. 3. 别弄错了；毫无疑问： to make no mistake about (L. 5) Make no mistake about your priority at school. You should concentrate on your study instead of traveling from one scenic spot to another. 4.变得普遍： to be / become common in / among (L. 7) 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 在现代社会中，计算机对我们日常生活的影响越来越普遍。The impact of computer on our daily life becomes more and more common in modern society. 5. 就是用来做某事的： to be designed / intended to do sth. (L. 9)这个计划是专门用来实现中国首次飞天梦的。This plan is merely designed to realize Chinas dream of first manned flight into outer space.6.得到更多的 ：to gain in (L. 11) 越来越多的物质财富不一定表明你得到了更多的幸福。More and more material possessions do not suggest that you gain in more happiness. Part (Paras. 5 8)7. 保护 （免于 ）使能够 ：to shield sth. (from ) (L. 32)We should try every means to shield our motherland (from foreign aggressions) to develop healthily and prosperously. 8. 使 传到 ：to be passed on / round to (L. 32)他的经营之道是把成本的增加全部转嫁到顾客身上His art of doing business is to pass all the increase in costs to the customers.9.需要，要求；值得： to call for (L. 34)信息时代要求人们的经济和社会价值观有巨大的改变。The information age calls for dramatic changes in peoples economic and social values. 10. 即将获得，很可能得到： to be in line for (L. 35)As a result of our scientists untiring efforts, our country is in line for a major breakthrough in cross-breeding of rice. Part (Paras. 9-14)11. 写出，制定，草拟；停住：to draw up (L. 43) It is necessary that we draw up a schedule before we begin our work or study. 12. 悬挂于 之上： to hang over (L. 44) 考试就好像悬在一些学生头上的巨石。他们被这无形的压力压得喘不过气来。Examinations are like huge rocks hanging over some students heads. They feel overwhelmed with the invisible pressure.名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 13.建议某人（不要）做某事：to counsel sb. (not) to do sth. (L. 44)Nowadays, many youngsters are counseled to delay their marriages until they have made some achievements in their careers.14. 就在面前：to be stuck under one s nose (L. 47)当大笔的金钱放到面前时，这位记者乱了方寸。This journalist lost his bearings when large sums of money were stuck under his nose.15. 就 / 因 争吵： to argue over / about (L. 49)对诸如先有蛋还是先有鸡此类问题的争论毫无意义。There is no point in arguing over such problems as which one comes into being first, an egg or a hen. 16. 就 / 由于 爆发，产生： to break out over (L. 52) 两国间由于能源问题爆发了战争。A war between the two countries broke out over the energy problem. 17. (对某人来说 ) 关键是 ：What matters (to sb.) is (L. 58) 对夫妻来说重要的一点是，使婚姻长久要靠心灵，而不是靠金钱。What matters to a couple is that mind, not money, makes marriage lasting.18. 与 无 / 几乎没有 / 有一些 / 有很大关系： to have no / little / some / much bearing on(L. 65)一个人的成功固然与他的智慧有关; 但勤奋对成功更为重要。It is true that ones success has some bearing on his intelligence; but diligence counts more to it.19. 结束，告终： to end up (L. 67)我们热爱和平，因为任何战争都会以生命的大量消亡和经济的严重倒退而告终。We love peace because any war ends up with great losses of human lives and serious economic recession Part (Paras. 15 -16) 20. 揭示，说出： to lay bare (L. 68)卫星发回的图片揭示了宇宙深处的奥秘。The pictures from the satellite lay bare the mysteries of deep space.21. 使更容易理解/ 使人了解： to shed / throw / cast light on (L. 69) 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 一位好老师应有能力使抽象复杂的问题简单明了，从而使学生能很容易地理解。A good teacher should have the ability to shed light on the abstract and complex problems so that students can easily understand them. PART FOUR Text Analysis 1.Main idea The author gives the reader a detailed exposition of what prenups are, who needs prenups, what points to be taken care of before signing prenups, and how people evaluate prenups. 2.StructurePart (Paras. 1-4) A general introduction of prenups: What are prenups and how they are forged? Devices for developing it: Listing (列举法 ) Part (Paras. 5-8) This part tells us who need to have prenaps. Devices for developing it: Quotation（引言法）Part (Paras. 9-14) This part deals with what points should be taken care of when one goes into a premarital agreement.Devices for developing it: Problem-solution（问题 解决法）Part (Paras.15-16) This part is about possible evaluations of prenups. Devices for developing it: Quotation (引言法 ) SECTION B Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk? PURPOSE 1.To grasp the important words and phrases and understand the text; 2. To grasp the reading skills-Understanding types of reading comprehension questions. PART ONE A General Discussion 1. What is the traditional family structure? 2.Can you list some of the changes the traditional family is undergoing? 3.What are the women s contribution to the family s economy? PART TWO(A GENERAL PRACTICE ON THE PASSAGE)1. What is the main idea of the passage? 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 6 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 2. How did the author develop the passage? PART THREE A Detailed Study of the Passage Part (Paras. 1-3) 1. undergo: v. experience 经历，经受，忍受They were eventually released after undergoing a terrifying torture. 2. conclude: v. 1) come to believe sth. as a result of reasoning 推断，得出结论2) come or bring to an end 结束From his appearance, we may safely conclude that he is a heavy smoker. 3. orderly: a. well arranged or organized 整齐的，井然有序的-ly: an suffix added to nou ns to form adjectives, with the meaning “like in manner, nature, or appearance ”, e.g.saint + ly saintly: like a saint; very holy More examples: friendly, manly, scholarly, brotherly, fatherly, cowardly, beastly, yearly, monthly, daily 4. serve as: perform certain duties; fulfill the purpose of 担任 ；作 用，起 作用He serves as an adviser to the company 5. be related to: be connected or associated with 与 相关，与 有联系The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the oil price. Part (Paras. 4-10) 6. dissolve: v. 1) (cause to ) come to an end ( 使)结束, (使) 解体2) be absorbed by a liquid 溶解Keep stirring the tea until the sugar has dissolved. dissolve away 溶解掉dissolve in 溶解入dissolve into 溶解；溶解成dissolve out 分泌出，溶解掉7. by the time: when 到 的时候By the time this letter reaches you I will have left the country.8. care for: nurse or attend (esp. someone old or sick); look after 照看，看护Do you enjoy caring for small children while their mothers are at work? 9. overtake: v. 1) (of sth. unpleasant) reach suddenly and unexpectedly 突然降临于，意外侵袭2) go beyond by being a greater amount or degree; come from behind and pass 追上，赶上，超过1) The family was overtaken by tragedy several years ago, and they still havent recovered. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 7 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 2) The police car overtook the speeding car.over-: 前缀，表示 “ 超越” 、“ 过度” 、“ 太过”overcrowd v. 过度拥挤overdo v. 过分overeat v. 吃得过多overestimate v. 高估overhear v. 偶然听到overlook v. 俯视overnight adv. 整夜overseas a. 海外oversleep v. 睡过头overthrow v. 推翻overturn v. n. 推翻overwhelm v. 压倒10. bring about: cause to happen 使发生Education is the only method of bringing about changes in world population. bring about 引起，产生，导致bring back 把 带回来，使复原bring down 击落，减少，降低bring forward 提出，提前bring in 引入，带进bring out 取出，显示，出版bring up 抚育，养大11. in particular: 1) especially 特别地，尤其2) special or specific 特别的Everybody says it is worth seeing but I find nothing in particular about that place.12. agenda: n. a list of matters to be dealt with or to be discussed at a meeting 议程There were several important items on the agenda. Part (Paras. 11-20) 13. maintain: v. 1) support financially 支撑; 赡养, 抚养2) continue to have; keep in existence 维持，保有They barely earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children. 14. maintain-preserve maintain 侧重指在数量上节约使用并不断补充来保持，含维持现状的意思，如: He took the lead and maintained it until the end of the race. ( 在比赛中他一直都处于领跑的位置。 ) preserve 强调防止被破坏，指采取手段或方法保持某物存在或不受损，如: The ancient Egyptians knew ways to preserve dead bodies. (古代埃及人知道如何保存死尸名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 8 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - 15. contribute: v. 1) give ones share of (money, help, advice, etc.) 捐献, 贡献2) write for a newspaper, magazine, or a radio or television program 投稿3) help to produce sth. 有助于The new policy contributed greatly to the commercial growth of the country. 16. vary: v. (cause to) change or be different ( 使) 不同，更改，改变The effects of this medicine will vary according to individual health, weight and sex.change, alter & varychange 一般指本质上的变化，即从一种物质变为另一种物质；或有一种东西替换为另一种东西，如： Don t start moving until the traffic lights change to green. alter 强调某一细节特点或形式上的变化， 而本质不变，如： The village hasnt altered much since the last time I was there. vary 指数量或是样式发生的变化，本质也不变化。与alter 的差异在于它强调摆脱雷同，单调的重复或模仿，如： The price varies according to the season. 17. adequate: a. enough or satisfactory 足够的；令人满意的Her performance was adequate, though hardly exciting.18. to the point: to a degree that 达到 的程度She has come to the point where she cant stand his bad habit any longer.19. migrate: v. 1) move from one place to another 移居, 迁移2) (of birds and fish) travel to a different place, esp. when the season changes 迁徙, 定期迁移 ; 洄游migr: 词根，表示 “ 移动” 、“ 漂泊” migrate v. 移居，迁移migration n. 移居，迁移immigrate v. 从外国移入；作为移民定居immigration n. 移居immigrant n. 外来移民emigrate v. 移居外国或外地区emigration n. 移居外国或外地区；迁移出境emigrant n. 移居外国的人20. instead of-in place of instead of: as a replacement to 代替，而不是instead of与 in place of 的区别 :前者是用甲代替乙，有对乙否定的意思，有时可译为“ 不” 。后者不含否定意思。比较：名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 9 页，共 11 页 - - - - - - - - - In making this course, we should use sesame oil instead of peanut oil. ( 做这道菜时应该用香油而不是花生油。 ) In making this course, we use sesame oil in place of peanut oil. ( 做这道菜时，我们用香油代替花生油。 ) 21. subtract: v. take (a number) from another number 减去，扣除 tract: 词根，表示 “ 拉曳”tractor n.拖拉机attract v. 吸引；招引contract n. 合同；婚约distract v. 减损；降低extract v. 摘取；抽出protract v. 延长；伸张retract v.缩回；收回Part (Paras. 21-22) 22. invisible: a. impossible to see 看不见的vis: 词根，表示 “ 看见”vision n.幻想；梦想；视力visit v. 视察；访问；参观visual a. 视觉的；可见的visualize v. 想象revise v. 校订；修订supervise v. 监督；指导；管理television n. 电视；电视机PART FOUR Text Analysis1. Main idea ：The traditional family structure is at risk. The family, which used to be a stable and orderly unit, is un
