大学英语精读第四册教案.pdf
Book4Unit 1 Big Bucks The Easy WayTeaching Time:4 hoursStudents5 level:Sophomores of non-English majors in the 2nd semester.Teaching Objectives:1.Help Ss get to know the lesson No pains,no gains and there is no“big bucks theeasy way”.2.About the text,Ss should grasp the text content,text structure,basic vocabulariesand required grammar points of the section.Words:cash,echo,competitive,leisurely,pain,sour,finance,marvelous,party,stack,cram,harm,minimum,range,thoughtful,deadline,inform,normally,sale,trash,delivery,inquire,odd,shrinkPhrases&Expressions:pull up,a piece of cake,even as,know better than,be at,make a dent,cut into,have no business,settle for,settle ones account,quiteawhile,draw attention to,for sale,for rent,be done with,may as wellGrammar:pl43.About the reading,Ss should learn avoiding vocalization and inner speech.4.About the writing,Ss should learn word choice.5.About the listening,Ss finish the Unit 1 directed by teacher.Teaching Procedures:L Pre-reading Activities1.Background information1)Montgomery Ward2)Sears,3)Roebuck2.Warm-up questions1)Do you depend on your parents financially?2)Is it easy to earn money by working part-time?3)Are there any easy ways to make much money?3.Key words and expressions:New words and old wordTeacherstudents(old words or expressions)(new ones)U.S.dollarbuckDoor handledoorknobUnhurriedleisurelyRelaxedleisurelyProfitablelucrativeSent outdeliverEndurelive withBegpanhandleTellinformFillcramTiebandIncreasereproduceExtra moneybonusPartsectionA pathwalkAn easy joba piece of cakePaysettleHave no reasonhave no businessCome to terms withsettle forStrangeoddMoneyfinanceFinishbe done withEnglish and Chinese phrasesTeacher(Chinese)Students(English)考虑look into总是all the time可以容忍live with令我痛心it pains me易如反掌a piece of cake壮汉a big guy干快些get busy好几卡车的truck loads of百货商店department store廉价商店a dime store小杂货店drug store汽车行auto store外卖餐馆takeout restaurant提高嗓门voice rises超过极限out of the range of恍然大悟work a profound change in教会某人做人work a profound change inones personality经过调解in mediation结账settle the account劳务支出labor cost相同数额a like amount托某人做enlist sb.To doIL While-reading Activities1.Ss have the silent reading on the text(10 mins)2.Text and questions for discussionLines 1-91.what did the father tell his college sons to think about?(to deliver bags of magazines to make some of their own money.)2.what was the father worried about?(the sons would become used to or feel content with living by asking for moneyall the time.)Lines 10-221.why did the mother phone the father?(she wanted him to know what was going on at home.)2.How do you understand the word“super she snapped?(super means very good.But,she“snapped it,which means she was very angry.She was being sarcastic,i.e.she meant the opposite of what she said.)3.can you paraphrase the sentence Another truck just pulled up out front”?(Another truck has stopped outside in front of our hous to deliver more materials.)Lines 23-291.which company did the two sons do the delivery job fbr?(the Sunday Newspaper Company.)2.why did each truck deliver 4000 of the inserts?(Each one was from a different company and had the ads the sons were requiredto deliver to 4000 houses.)3.why did he think so?(He had no idea of how much work it would mean.)Lines 30-35What did the father mean when he said“they are college men.?He meant that they were grown-ups,and should be capable of dealing with thesituation.Lines 36-501.In what cases does peoples voice become unnaturally high and quavering?When they are excited,angry,upset and the like.2.what does magazine sections mean?Parts of magazines,8 or 12 pages long.3.how many steps are there in the process before delivering?Five:take out,roll,slip,band and slide.Lines 51-661.what do you think of the father answer?Clever and sensible.It is a lie,a harmless lie,one told in order to avoid upsettingsomebody.2.why did the father say Thats encouraging”?the sons were learning how to solve the problem of manpower shortage;they hiredother people to help,and learnt to improve efficiency by establishing assemblylines.3.why did the mother say“it is very discouraging”？the measures weren9 working at all.Lines 67-771.what do you think of the father bonus program?It is reasonable and logical.Bonus is a popular incentive that management adopts.Sometimes we have to lose something in order to gain something.If you are reluctantto use a small bait,you can hardly get a big fish.2.did the son understand that at first thought?No.he thought the more the workers got,the less he obtained.3.why did the son answer Yes,Sir”?he had come to realize it was a business and he took the father instructions asand order.Lines 78-861.what does“see the color of cash mean?See Note 7 in your text book.2.whafs the difference between the original payment and the demanded one?The original payment was five dollars per person,shile now they demanded fivedollars per hour.3.who probably played the mediating role?The mother.Lines 87-94Why did the son think it“enough”?No matter how much,it was the money they made by themselves with great effortsand they learnt a lot from the experience.Lines 95-1091.what did the youngest sons learn from their college brothers?They learnt to make their own money in order to avoid having to ask fbr moneyall the time.2.what were they going to do to try to earn money?They were going to sell or rent the familys books.3.do you agree youre never done with books?Yes.Because.No.because.3.T asks Ss to come out the main idea,structure of the text(lOmins)4.T summarizes the main idea and structure of the text(5 mins)HL Postreading Activities1.Let the students do the exercises in the textbook which are related to the newwords.2.Ss hand in the summary of the text.Summary questions and concluding remarks1)Do you think it necessary fbr the sons to make some money fbr themselves?Give reasons fbr your answer.I think it necessary.because.2)what do you think is needed in accomplishing something difficult?I think it is self-confidence,perseverance,co-operation or team work,reasonable management,strategies of solving problems,etc.3)what is the fathers tone in telling the story?The tone is light and ironic because the story is meant to be fiinny.Theproblem in the story was one that people think is very serious when it happens,but later they can laugh about.3.Ss discuss the questions on the topic related to the text.4.Let Ss do the exercises in the text book which are mainly related to thenew words and topic.5.Exercise:Sentence making in dialoguesTeacher:now Id like you to complete the following dialogues by makingSentences with the giver phrases.Pull up1.what do you ask your driver to do when you reach your destination?I ask the driver to pull up near the place I want to go.2.what does a bus driver do when a passenger wants to get off?He pulls up at a bus stop.3.what does the red light mean to a moving vehicle?It means that the vehicle must pull up at the zebra.A piece of cake1.can you recite the 26 English letters?Sure.Ifs a piece of cake.2.do you think it difficult to use a tape recorder?No.its a piece of cake.Make a dent in1.have you finished your outline?No,Ive hardly made a dent in it.2.How are you getting along with your project?We have made only a small dent in it.Cut into1.do you watch TV in your study period?No.that would cut into my study time.2.what cuts into the factorys profit?The rise of the labor costs,material prices,the increased consumption ofpower,etc.Settle for1.if you cant sell your bicycle at a high price,what will you do?I have to settle for a lower price.2.If you cant get a well-paid job,will you settle fbr a lower-paid job?Might/may/could as well1.what do you suggest we do during the winter vacation?If you have nothing to do,you might as well take up a part-time job.2.what should I do if I cant afford a house?You may as well rent an apartment and set aside your money fbr a newhouse.Unit 2 Deer and The Energy CycleTeaching Time:4 hoursStudents5 level:Sophomores of non-English majors in the 2nd semester.Teaching Objectives:l.Get Ss to know the energy cycle and instruct them to observe the animaPs livinginstinct in order to value the natural resource;learn about fbod-enery-life-death.2.About the text,Ss should grasp the text content,text structure,basic vocabulariesand required grammar points of the section.Words:tendency,rate,area,plentiful,possessions,currency,scarce,ample,drowsy,fundamental,accumulate,internal,hencePhrases&Expressions:to meet the needs,turn of mind,convert intoGrammar:3.About the reading,Ss should know the usage of dictionary.4.About the writing,Ss should get to know the writing skill一coherence.5.About the listening,Ss finish the Unit 2 directed by teacher.Teaching Procedures:I Pre-readinR Activities1.Warm-up questions1)Allow Ss to go over the text for 10 mins.2)Ask them to list the facts about the life of deer in the four seasonsrespectively.3)Sum up Sss results2.Introductory remarks:1)What do you think life depends on?Money,love,or something else?2)where does energy come from?Food,spirit,God,or what?3)what happens to life there is no food,or source of energy?if life useless after it comes to an end?4)Life is energy,isnt it?What do you think?The planet we live on is made up of 2 major components:living organisms andinorganic substances.As far as living things are concerned,life spans vary.Somemay live fbr thousands of years,while others live only a few seconds.Regardlessof the this difference,every life develops from a lower stage to a higher stage untilits death,and every species develops in this way,too.But what makes life performin this way?What happens after life?Our earth has been functioning fbr billionsof years.What has made it work fbr so long?Lefs have a careful study of the text3.New words and phrases studyStudy of the words and phrasesNew words and old wordsthereforeTeacherstudents(old words or expressions)(new ones)tendencyturn of mindmoneycurrencychange intoconvert intoautumnfallsomething storedreservesrarescarceto satisfy the demandsto meet the needsarearegionplentifulamplepossessionsresourcestoredepositspendexpendsleepydrowsybecome liquidmeltat the same timemeanwhilebasicfundamentalhenceaccumulatecollectinsideinternalsmall wooden housecabinEnglish and Chinese PhrasesTeacher(Chinese)students(English)注重/有的倾向a.turn of mind生态系统an ecological system倚赖to depend on年复一年from year to year尽可能多as much as one can旺季times of plenty储存的脂肪reserves of fat/stored fat不甚出名，鲜为人知less well known能说明问题的例子a good case in point营养食品nutritious food生理成熟physically mature生育to give birth to食物资源food resources熬过冬天to survive the winter/to pull through the winter大雪deep snow小雪light snow基本规律a fundamental ruleIL While-readinq Activitiesl.Text and questions for discussion.Lines 1-61.what does“love makes the world go round mean?People with a romantic turn of mind think that love,romantic love,is what makeslife worth living.2.why does the author say that energy is the“currency”of the ecological system?An ecological system is all the plants,animals and people,and their surroundings,considered as a whole,In the commercial world,money is the currency,or meansof survival.For life,the most important support is food,the source of energy forlife,which allows growth,reproduction,and survival.Lines 7-121.what do wild animals do with the food in different seasons?Why do they do so?Wild animals seem to know when there will be plenty of food and when therewont,so they eat as much as they can when there is plenty of food so that theycan become fat and strong and grow well.In winter,they have little to eat.Butthey do not starve because the fat they have stored in their bodies brings themthrough this hard time.Lines 13-221.what does“this is good timing,mean?This means that the female deer uses the most suitable seasons,i.e.summer andfall,for the birth of fawns and the production of milk because both the conceptionand production cost the female deer much energy and in both seasons there isplenty of food,which meet the deers physical needs.Lines 23-311.to what does the author compare the process of fat reserving?A bank savings account,from which one can draw when he needs the money.Lines 32-441.what is the phenomenon of lowering metabolism?The heart rate slows.The animal becomes slow and drowsy.Therefore,the use ofand need for energy is reduced.2.what protects the deer from cold winter?How does it work?They undergo physical and internal physiological changes,i.e.the hair growth andthe slow metabolism.The thick hair keeps the deer warm and the slow metabolismmakes the deer consume less energy,which is stored in the form of fat for usewhen they need it for growth.Lines 45-561.what decreases as winter progresses?The deers activities.2.why were people advised to behave like that?To use less oil and electricity for conserving energy to pull through the crisis.3.what does the author imply by“watched the deer”?He implies that men can learn from the deer to reduce unnecessary cost of energy.Lines 57-641.to pull them through”.Can you say it in other words?.to help them survive the winter.2.what is the fundamental rule of life?The more fat the deer reserve,the more chance there is for them to survive thecrises.Only the largest and strongest are likely to survive.3.Is the fundamental rule of life applicable to human beings?Yes.If we human beings do not protect nature and ourselves by saving energy,wewill be punished by nature and will eventually be wiped out from this planet.Lines 65-681.what is the life cycle?Food-energy-life-survival-reproduction-death-fbod-energy-other life.Food-energy-seek more food-new energy-food.Energy is vital to our world.But energy is not always plentiful.The supply canvary,either seasonally or for other reasons.Some animals,the white-tailed deer,for instance,have developed natural ways or varying their own use of energy withthe variations of the supply.Human beings can and should learn this lesson fortheir own survival.2.Teacher explains the key points in detailsturn of mind1.what is your turn of mind?I have a logical turn of mind,or literary/critical/philosophic/humorous/optimisticturn of mind.2.what kind of person is likely to create things?A person of a creative turn of mind is likely to create things.3.what words can you use to describe people of different turns of mind?Down-to-earth,poetic,business-like,humorous,etc.Depend on1.How do crops grow?They depend on the sunlight,water,and fertilizer for growth.2.How are the prices of commodities set?They mainly depend on the relation between demand and supply.A case in point1.can you give an example of a successful person?Yes.A case in point is Thomas Edison,a great inventor.2.can anything heavier than air stay in the sky?Yes.A case in point is the helicopter.3.How can we conclude that a person is selfish.A case in point is.Meet.needs1.why do people drink so much water on the sports ground?They have to meet their bodys needs fbr water as they play in the sun.2.why does a factory install another assembly line?They wa
