unit6新视野大学英语第二册.docx

A Teaching Plan for Unit 6(In New Horizon College English Book 2)I. Time: 10 class hoursIL Contents: Listening and Speaking Section A: As His Name Is, So Is He, Section B: Judge by AppearancesIII. Suggested Timetable:1. The first two-class-hour session for listening and speaking (Unit 6 in College English Listening and Speaking Course Book 2).2. Next fbur-class-hour session for Section A3. The fourth two-class-hour session for exercises of Section A4. The fifth two-class-hour session for Section B and Section CIV. Aims and Requirements:Listening and Speaking:1. Train the students, ability to understand the main idea and grasp important details of the listening texts.2. Give the students a chance to exchange views on the texts they have heard to enable them to have a deeper understanding of the texts.Section A: As His Name Is, So Is He1. Let the students acquainted with some new words, phrases and expressions: application, confidence, talent, reserve, attractive, confess, intelligence, determination, even so, turn down, come up to, free from, be guilty of, take charge of2. Teach the following structures: independent elements; -ing participle clause3. Teach the writing skill: present a point of view followed by a comparison and a resultSection B: Judge by Appearances1. Teach the reading skill: reading for the main ideas in paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textV. Focal Points and Difficult Points:Listening and Speaking:1. Enable students to be familiar with the passage listening skill2. Grasp some words and expressions which often appear in CET-4Section A: The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams1. Analyze the structure of several compound sentences and comprehend them.2. Learn to use structures: independent elements; -ing participle clause3. Grasp several CET-4 key wordsSection B: Judge by Appearances1. Teach the reading skill: reading for the main ideas in paragraphs2. Enable students to grasp the main idea of the textVI. Suggested Teaching Procedure and Methodology:Listening and Speaking: (an interactive approach is introduced)1. Pre-listening Task:Arrange the students in pairs and ask them to talk about the following questions: Do you have friends or relatives that work in a business company? What is it like to work there? Would you like to work in a business company after you graduate? Why or why not?(3) What do you think is more important in getting a job, education background or experience? What qualities are needed to get a promotion in a company?Some key words and expressions in Language Focus:sentimental: a. showing much tender feeling rather than reasonable or practical judgment; emotionaldynamic: a. full of energy, new ideas, the will to succeed, etc; forceful, energetic know the ropes: (informal) know how to do a particular job put one's name forward: apply for a position that is open2. Background Information:People working in a company all dream of promotion. It usually takes two or three years for an entry level clerk to get promoted to a junior level position. But one may have to wait much longer (sometimes as long as 10 years or more or never) for a promotion to a middle management position. When a position is open, employees who think themselves qualified for the job can put their names forward as candidates. The management will then discuss their strength and weaknesses to make a decision as to whom to promote.3. Listening to text 1 and 24. Speaking Tasks: ask the students to get into pairs and explain to them how to carry out Speaking Task A, then select a pair to present their views in class.Section A As His Name Is, So Is He1. Background Information: The following is a brief explanation of the names that appeared in the reading passage. Debbie (f.) represents the personality characteristics of generous, understanding, honest, creative, and intense. It is a short name of Deborah originally from a Hebrew name for a woman described in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Lynne 伉)or Lynn (m.) represents the personality characteristics of sensitive, deeply artistic and creative, intense, and nature-lover and comes from Welsh meaning "lake" or is a short form of Linda (Spanish), or Belinda (Italian), both meaning "beautiful."Webster (m.) represents the personality characteristics of original, inventive, friendly, positive, outspoken, and procrastinator and comes from Old English, meaning "weaver."Joe (m.) represents the personality characteristics of spontaneous, social, easy-going, warm, generous, lacking in initiative and is a short form of Joseph, originally from a Hebrew name of a famous man in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Adrian (m.) represents the personality characteristics of diplomatic, friendly, lacking in energy, confidence and initiative, and a procrastinator. This name is the English form of Hadrian, the name of a Roman Emperor who built a wall across northern Britain.Susan (f.) represents the personality characteristics of pleasant, easy-going, friendly, patient, social, cautious and is a short form of Susanna. It is from the Hebrew Shoshanna name for a woman in the Old Testament history of the Bible.Harry (m.) represents the personality characteristics of individual, reserved, serious, stubborn, alone, loyal, and thoughtful. It is the Medieval English form of Henry, the name of eight kings of England.Nigel (m.) represents the personality characteristics of imaginative, creative, inconsistent, insecure, gullible, talkative and is an Italian form of Neil, or a French name meaning "hero." It is sometimes associated with the Latin niger, meaning "black."Bertha (f.) represents the personality characteristics of idealistic, generous, kind, caring, possessive and comes from German, meaning "bright, famous". Bertha is well known in German legends as a character who sneaks into nurseries and rocks children to sleep.Pope Mel is a humorous reference, meant to show how foolish it would be to put the two names together. "Pope" is a title given to the highest authority of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. "Mel" is possibly a short form of either Melvin (m.)t or Melanie (f.) or Melissa (f.), and is a playful name which has no meaning in and of itself.Julian (m.) represents the personality characteristics of patient, careful, cautious, conservative, intense and comes from Julius, the name of the last Roman emperor.Rory (m.) represents the personality characteristics of practical, logical, analytical, systematic, particular, and serious and comes from the Irish, Ruaidhn, meaning "red king". It is the name of the last high king of Ireland who reigned in the 12th century.Elmer (m.) represents the personality characteristics of shrewd, aggressive, decisive, self-centered, and independent and comes from Old English, meaning "noble, famous".Hubert (m.) represents the personality characteristics of pleasant, diplomatic, sensitive, passive, and procrastinator and comes from German, meaning "bright heart". The Saint Hubert who lived in the 8th Century is the patron saint of hunters.Michael (m.) represents the personality characteristics of clever, responsible, serious, self-confident and independent and is from the Hebrew name Mikha >/ meaning "who is like God". The New Testament of the Bible identifies Michael as the archangel who leads heaven's armies. He is the patron saint of soldiers.Linda (f.) represents the personality characteristics of hard worker, careful, patient, independent, reliable, and practical and comes from Spanish or Italian, meaning "beautiful."Diane (f.) represents the personality characteristics of clever, responsible, friendly, serious, reliable, and independent and comes from the French form of Diana, originally from the Roman goddess of nature and fertility.Barbara (f.) represents the personality characteristics of sensitive, artistic, unstable, and self-conscious and comes from the Greek, barbaros, meaning "foreign". Saint Barbara was a woman killed by her father, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen.Carol (f. or m.) represents the personality characteristics of quiet, practical, clever, methodical, creative, inventive, analytical, studious, and moody and is an English feminine form of Carolus meaning "song" or "hymn" in English. Note that Carol used to be a masculine name as well but now it is for girls only.Cindy (f.) represents the personality characteristics of idealistic, proactive, impressionable, receptive, candid, self-centered, sensitive, imaginative, visionary, and perfectionist. Cindy is a short form of Cynthi which comes from the Greek, Kynthosthe name of the Greek moon goddess Artemis who was named after the mountain Kynthos on which she and her twin brotherApollo were presumably born. The BibleA collection of sacred texts usually regarded as a unified whole and published as a book consisting of a number of books. For Christians these are in two groups, an Old Testament (OT), whose original texts are Hebrew (and some Aramaic), and a New Testament (NT), whose original texts are Greek. The first five OT books are known in Hebrew as the Torah (instruction, law) and in Greek as the Pentateuch (five scrolls). The term testament reflects the Christian belief that God made two covenants with humanity, the first with the Hebrews as a chosen people, the second with the followers of Jesus Christ. When, in the 4-5c, St Jerome translated OT Hebrew and NT Greek into one language, Latin, the Christian scriptures in the West acquired a linguistic homogeneity that strengthened perceptions of the Bible as a single text providing an unbroken account of events and prophecies.2. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to this short passage twice and answer questions What are some of the ways names can make a difference? In what way can teachers be guilty of name prejudice?(3) What does the writer suggest you do if your name does not suit you?听原文:This writer describes ways names can make a difference. When one woman used her middle name, she felt better and her professional achievement improved. A magazine refused to print the writer's name because it suited a baseball player more than an art expert. At a party, another woman was uncomfortable: the man she wanted the writer to introduce her to was the same one she had refused a blind date because of his name. The writer thinks we often assign name prejudices to people. One of his friends described working with some four-year-olds, and exchanging two boys' personalities because of their names. One classroom study showed teachers give lower grades to essays written by boys with certain names than to the very same essays with only the names changed. Similarly, girls' popularity can relate to their names, so the writer suggests if your name doesn't suit you, you can change your name.Answers: What are some of the ways names can make a difference?A good name can make one more confident. Furthermore, names attach to specific images and people often assign name prejudices to others. In what way can teachers be guilty of name prejudice?Teachers give lower grades to essays written by boys with certain names than to the very same essays with only the names changed. What does the writer suggest you do if your name does not suit you?If your name doesn't suit you, you can change your name.3. Work on Section AA) Structure of the Text (a method of analyzing the text structure is employed)Part I (Paras. 1-2)When using her middle name, Lynne, Debbie felt better and her professional achievement improved.Part II (Paras. 3-5)Names are attached to specific images and names with a positive sense can work for you.Part III (Paras. 6-7)People often assign name prejudices to others.Part IV (Para. 8)If your name doesn't suit you, you can change your name.B) Raise some questions to make students grasp some detailed information in the text (question and answer method is used) Part I (Paras. 1-2):Questions: -Why did Debbie not feel like her name?-How did she change her name?-What contributed to Debbie's success?Answers: - Her name has always made her think she should be a cook.(Para. 1)- While filling out an application form for a publishing job, Debbie impulsively substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name .( Para. 2)- The name change contributed to her success by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talent. (Para. 3)Part II (Paras. 3-5)Decide whether the following statements are True or False:1 .) One prominent magazine constantly refused to print "Joe" in my by-line, because the name is too average. (T)2 .) One woman the writer knows turned down a blind date because the man was dull. (F)Question: Why was the woman ill at ease?Answer: Because the man she wanted the writer to introduce her to was the same one she had refusedPart III (Paras. 6 -7)Decide whether the following statements are True or False:1 .) A boy named Julian likes to play ball while a boy named Rory prefers sitting quietly and reading books.(T)2 .) Some students get lower grades in classroom performance only because of teachers' prejudice. (F)3 .) According to a companion study, girls' popularity was related to their appealing names. (T)Part IV (Para. 8)Question: How can you do if you are not satisfied with your name?Answer: With determination, I can change my name.4. Language PointsPart I (Paras 1-3) As His Name Is, So Is He! (Title)Meaning: His nature or manner as a man is similar to what he is called, his name.The “as so" here is used to express parallelism or proportionality.e.g. As is the teacher, so is the pupil.有其师必有其徒。e.g. As you treat me, so I shall treat you.你怎样对待我,我也将怎样对待你。 . good looks and elegant manner. (Para. 1)elegant: a.pleasing and refined in appearance or stylee.g. The lady is elegant in her manners and her speech.那女士举止言谈优雅得体。Adjectives ended in -ant or -ent can be made into their corresponding nouns mainly by omittingthe letter -t and adding -ce./elegantelegancesignificantsignificanceimportantimportanceignorantignorancebrilliantbrillianceexcellentexcellencecompetentcompetenceintelligentintelligence magnificentmagnificence I just don't feel like a Debbie. (Para. 1)Meaning: I just don't identify with the name Debbie.feel like: identify with (as used in this instance); have a wish for, want e.g. I don't feel like taking a holiday now.我现在不想去度假。 . while filling out an application form . (Para. 2)In adverbial clauses of time introduced by the conjunction “ while ” (and " when " , " until”, “as soon as" , "once" , etc.), we may have finite verb forms or non-finite verb forms. So this clause of time may be rewritten as:. while she was f