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1、College English 1The Course CurricularParticipants: Second-year StudentsTime: 9/2001-2/2002 First semester of the Academic Year 20012002Teaching Material: College English (Revised edition，published by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press)Major Task of This Semester Text Learning（10 units altoge

2、the）r Learning to write English composition Integral Training: trying to improve the students proficiency in reading, listening, and speaking.General Goals or Objectives of This Semestertry to improve the students reading speed and the ability to get informationfrom reading materials correctly.Stude

3、nts acquisition of the skills involved through supplementary materials and texts.More attention will be given to the understanding of discourse: focus on global understanding.Enlarge students vocabulary (Key words and structure)Learn the features of English composition and learn to write.Teaching Pl

4、anThis terms teaching content covers 10 units. Basically, every two units will be finishedwithin 3 weeks. Except the one-week holidays in National Day, there are 15 weeks left for teaching, so at least 9 unit should be finished at the end of this term. Roughly the teaching of one unit covers 6 perio

5、ds.WeeksWeek 1 to Week 3Week 4 to Week 6Week 7 to Week 9Week 10 to Week 12Week 13 to Week 15Week 16Teaching TaskUnit 1: A Brush With the LawUnit 2: The Woman Who would not Tell Unit 3: Why I TeachUnit 4: Down But not Out Unit 5: The Day Mother Cried Unit 6: A Days Wait Unit 7: The ShelterUnit 8: Day

6、dreaming a Little Unit 9: The Death of HitlerUnit 10: The Fantastic Spurt of Technology General ReviewUnit 1 How to Improve Your Study HabitsI Intensive readingObjectives： 1.Understanding the main idea2. Understand the structure : Comparison and contrast3. Learn related law terms4. Master the key la

7、nguage points and grammatical structures in the text.5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the text Teaching focus：1.Learn to form good habits2. The understanding of “average intelligence”1st period Intensive reading:Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, characteristics of lad

8、y hermits2nd period While-reading (questions for discussion)3rd period While-reading (questions for discussion, language points)4th period5th period6th periodLanguage points, Post-readi ngExtensive readingListening and speakingTime allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)Pre-reading T

9、asks(45 minutes)1. Warming up activitiesPair work/ group work: students work in pairs or groups to discuss their opinions about study habits.a. Previewing the lessons so well as to almost learn it by heart.b. Very attentive but not very active in class.c. Taking notes in class but unable to go over

10、them afterwards.d. Reading the new words and expressions aloud early in the morning while taking a walk on campus.e. Often worrying about tests, some times even afraid to sit for them.d. Not reviewing what has been learned until there is a quiz.2. Information related to the text.1) Average intellige

11、nce2) Hobbies and habits3) Skimming and scanningWhile-reading Tasks(90 minutes)Text Learning1. Explain the skill of skimming and scanning2. Ask student to skim the text to have a general idea about the text.3. Underline the difficult words and sentences and answer the questions on page 64. Expalin t

12、he text5. Ask students to sum up the good habit mentioned in the text and learn them by heart in the class.6. Language pointsLanguage Points:Not necessary, commit, decide on, set aside, occupy, be aware of, adequateconcentrate on, look over, go over, furthermore, average intelligenceStructure:a. it

13、turns out thatb. given in conditional clausePost-reading (45 minutes)1. Group discussion: (10 min)Topics: 1.How to form good habits? What Im going to do to get into good habits?2. Dictation (10 min)Reading is the most useful skills one should acquire. Consider how much time the average student spend

14、s every day reading books, newspapers, letters and so on. Eighty-five percent of university work, it is estimated, needs reading . In fact, the better you read, the more you will succeed in your studies.3. Exercises: (25 min)Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activi

15、ty, and Guided Writing after class.II Extensive Reading(45 min)1. Reading Tasks: Extensive Reading Unit 1 第一篇2. Reading Skills：1） How to use a dictionary2）Get the meaning from context clue: prefix and suffixIII Listening and Speaking (45 min)1. See VCD - Consolidation.2. Listening Task: Unit 1 and U

16、nit 2 Listening skills: sound recognitionUnit 2 Sailing Round the WorldI Intensive readingObjectives： 1. Grasp the main idea (The courage the man show in times of adventure and hardships)2. Getting some knowledge of world geography.4. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the

17、text.5. Conduct a series of speaking and listening task based on the textTime allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)Pre-reading Tasks (45 minutes)1st period Intensive reading:Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, characteristics of lady hermits2nd period While-reading (questions fo

18、r discussion)3rd period While-reading (questions for discussion, language points)4th period5th period6th periodLanguage points, Post-readi ngExtensive readingListening and speakingWarm-up Questions: (45 min)1. Group work: group of 5 or six studentsa. Teacher pin up a map of the world on the blackboa

19、rd and ask each group to draw a sketch mapb. 5 minutes discussion about how Christopher made his round the world .voyage and trace his route by drawing arrows on the map.c. The representative from each group will report what they have drawn on their sketchmap, indicating Christophers path round the

20、world.d. Show my own map of Christophers course by way of summary.2. Pair work : Discuss the question: if you were given a chance to travel around the world, how would you plan to experience it?3. Background information1) Knights and Knighthood2) Knighthood ceremony3) Sir Francis ChichesterWhile-rea

21、ding Tasks (90 minutes)Text Learning1. Ask students to skim and scan the text to get some specific information about the text and the hero.2. Then finish the comprehension questions on page 24-253. Explain the difficult words and sentences4. memorizing the paragraphs on page 245. Language pointsLang

22、uage Points:adventure, single-handed lean, carry out, retire, voyage, plenty of, all by oneself, set off, attempt, turn over, fortunately, spark, identity, dreadfulPost-reading Tasks (45 min)1. Group discussion:Topics: 1. What kind of character was Bettie, Was she a heroine, or a traitor2. What is t

23、he authors message in telling the story, What do you think he advocates- humanism, patriotism or pacifism2. Role-play：3. Exercises:Do exercises in Vocabulary, Word Building, Structure, Cloze, Reading Activity, and Guided Writing after class.II Extensive Reading(45 min)1. Reading Task: Extensive Read

24、ing Unit 22. Reading Skill：ScanningIII Listening and Speaking (45 min)1. Listening tasks: Unit3 & 4Listening strategies: Sound RecognitionUnit 3 The PresentI Intensive readingObjectives： 1.Understanding the main idea (The loneliness of old people and the indifference of the children to their old par

25、ents)2. Master Key words and useful expressionsTeaching focus：1. Understanding cultural difference between Western countries and China in terms of relationships between children and parents2. Mothers feelingsTime allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)1st period2nd periodWhile-readin

26、g (structure, topic sentence, content questions)3rd periodWhile-reading (Writing characteristics, Language points)4th period5th period6th periodIntensive reading:Pre-reading;Language points,Post-readingExtensive readingListeningPre-reading(45 minutes)1. Warming-up activities1) T asks Ss to discuss t

27、he following questions: (20 minutes)- Do you remember your parents birthday?- How do you celebrate your parents birthday? What kind of gift do you like to give to your parents?- Do your parents remember your birthday?-What gift do they usually give you?2) Background information （See courseware）(25 m

28、inutes)a. Important birthdays in the West.b. Traditional birthday celebration in Western countries.While-reading Tasks (90 minutes)1. Ask ss to scan the text and then finish the true or false exercise.1) The old lady got up early that day simply because she was in the habit of doing so.2) The old la

29、dy had two daughters: Myra, the one she was proud of, and Enid, the one she loved.3) The old lady was proud of Myra as she had got a medal for her work for the aged.4) Enid worked as an school teacher and lived with her mother until she died.5) The old woman was sure that Myra would come to see her

30、since eighty was a special birthday.6) The boy downstairs ran to the gate and got the post for her.2. Ss find the topic sentence for each of the last 5 paragraphs of the text. (8 minutes)3. Ss work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer content questions on P54 in the textbook. (27 minutes)4. Wri

31、ting Characteristics: (20 minutes)The text is an argumentation. The author raises the question at the very beginning and then gives his reasons why he loves to be a teacher. The article is well-organized as a whole. The language of the article is simple and easy; the structure is clear, simple and l

32、ogical with various rhetoric devices such as pun, metonymy and parallel structure. Pun is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for anot

33、her with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington forthe United States government or of the sword for military power. Various parallel structures used in this article make the language concise, rhythmical and forceful.Language points1) Key Words and Phrases:primarycompeloperatecon

34、tent to do sth.arrange forleave outefficientearn ones living2) The difference of American English and British EnglishB.EA.EBilliontrillionChequecheckAutumnfallPavementsidewalkFilmmovieCabtaxiLiftelevatorPost-reading Tasks(45 minutes)1. Reviewing work based on the text (30 minutes)Dictation: New word

35、sDictation: a short paragraphusing new words to make sentences1. Summary questions: Ss work in groups and discuss the following questions. (10 minutes)1) Why did the old lady fell so hurt when she got the check from her daughter?2) What lead to the generation gap?2. WritingDo the Guided Writing II o

36、n P66 in the textbook. (10 minutes)The topic of writing assignment of this unit is The Teachers Problems.Write a composition on the instructions given in English. The composition should be written in no less than 100 or 120 words.At present, many teachers in China have left their job. Some people ar

37、e for them, while others are against them. What do you think of this fact? What do you think we should do to solve the teachersproblems?There is a model paper for Ss reference. (See Courseware)3. Homework: (5 minutes)1) Do Revision Exercises 1 on P674. Check answers to the after-text exercise( 10 mi

38、nutes)II Extensive Reading (45 minutes)1. Reading Tasks:Extensive Reading Unit 3 第 7- 9 篇文章，重点讲第 7 篇，检查第 8, 9篇。2. Reading Skills：a. How to Mater the Reading Skill of Skimmingb. How to Understand CharacterizationDeveloping Reading Skills:a. How to Master the Reading Skill of SkimmingSkimming means th

39、at you have to read quickly in order to find out the main idea and the most important supporting ideas. The following elements will help you understand an essay better, using the technique of skimming:1) the topic sentence of each paragraph2) signal words that show a sequence, a transition, etc.3) i

40、ntroductory paragraphs which often bear the authors thesis statement or attitude toward the problem under discussion4) concluding paragraphs which often repeat the most important points mentioned inthe essay5) repeated words, sentences, or ideas, which are often crucial to the understanding of the e

41、ssay6) the noticeable changes of printing style, for instance, capitalization, italics, etc., which are often emphasized by the author7) certain punctuations such as a dash, quotation marks, which are often used to distinguish some important ideas outb. How to Understand CharacterizationCharacteriza

42、tion refers to the representation of a person as a hero or heroine by describing or imitating the actions, gestures or speeches of that person. Probing into the psychological make-up of the character is also important, for it provides what underlies the hero or heroines actions or choices.III Listen

43、ing and Speaking (45 minutes)1. Listening Task: Listening & Speaking Unit 5 & 62. Listening Strategy： Learning to making Prediction Listening Strategy: How to PredictUnit 4 Turning off TV: A Quite HourI Intensive readingObjectives： 1. Understanding the authors idea2. Master Key words and useful expr

44、essionsTeaching focus：1.The authors viewpoint about TV.2. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of TV.1st period Intensive reading:Pre-reading; While-reading (structure, characteristics of lady hermits2nd period While-reading (questions for discussion)3rd period While-reading (questions for

45、 discussion, language points)4th period5th period6th periodLanguage points, Post-readi ngExtensive readingListening and speakingTime allotment (This unit will be finished within 6 periods)Pre-reading Tasks(45 minutes)1. Answer the questions1) Do you like watching TV?2) How many hours do you usually

46、use to watch TV?3) What kind of programs do you like/2. Group discussion: the advantages and disadvantages of TV (10 minutes) Ask students to write them on the blackgroud.3. Background information:1) U.S television-Yesterday and today（See courseware）(15 minutes)2) Typical TV programming3) The genera

47、tion gap4) High divorce rate in the USWhile-reading Tasks(90 minutes)1. Ask Ss read through the text to find out the main idea of the author about TV and the negative facts of TV. (20 minutes)2. Learn to support ones idea with evidence3. Ss read the passage again, and finish the reading comprehension questions