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教 案
Experiencing English
大学体验英语综合教程第三版第四册

大学外语教学部

课程名称

College English IV

授课对象

2013级本科各专业

授课内容

Unit 5 Business Ethics

课堂类型

讲授

教学目的

Learn the new words and phrases；
Help students master the main idea of the passage;
Solve the problems of some difficult words and expressions。

教学重点

Mastery and understanding of some difficult words and expressions。

教学方法

Student-oriented communicative teaching;
Free discussion and interaction。

教学过程
1. Warm-up activities
2. Understanding the text
(Ask the students some questions related to the text.)
3。 Detailed studies of the text
4。 Translating skills practice
5. Writing skills introduction

辅助手段

Multimedia software

作业

1。 Write a passage on the topic “Business Ethics"。
2。 Translation and after-class reading。
课外
阅读
书目

1. European Business Ethics Casebook 《欧洲商业道德案例集》
2. Business Law and the Legal Environment

教学内容

Passage A Wall Street's Economic Crimes Against Humanity

I. Warm—up activities
Step 1: Students are provided with chances to practice their spoken English by delivering a speech alone or cooperating with his partner。
Step 2: Introduction
(1） What do you know about Wall Street and the 2008 economic crisis?
(2) Is a moral leadership necessary for business success？
(3) What a role does individual moral judgment play in our life？

II. Understanding the text
1。 Analyze the structure of the passage。
2. Introduce the main idea of the Passage A。 Explain and illustrate the cultural background and language points in the text.
3. Guide students to the correct use of the words, expressions in the text by doing the related exercises.
4. Lead discussion or debate among students on the topic： “Does honesty pay off?”

III。 Detailed studies of the text
Language Points
1。 fracture v.
- interrupt， break, or destroy； break a bone
Examples
• They wonder whether the army and police could fracture along ethnic lines， taking their weapons to either side。
• Reggie Miller had to be replaced in the basketball game for he had fractured his ankle in the fall。
2。 haunt v。
— If sth。 unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time。
Examples
• This is a myth that has and will continue to haunt Milton all the way up through Paradise Lost.
• A conflict the US fought and lost some 40 years ago has come back to haunt a young president， his advisors， his generals， and the country he governs.
3. derive v.
- If you derive sth. such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from sth。, you get it from them； If you say that sth. such as a word or feeling derives or is derived from sth. else， you mean that it comes from that thing.
Examples
• I think I would derive more pleasure from being able to branch out in my own mind, sort of considering more deep pleasures, more deep thoughts。
• If we look down at it and say， “It’s a terrible thing that I just derive benefits from helping other people，” then that part of our nature will depreciate over time。
4。 compound n。
- In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
to compound a problem / difficulty / mistake
— to make it worse by adding to it。
Example
• The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
5. reject v.
— refuse to accept
Examples
• Wisdom too often never comes， and so one ought not reject it merely because it comes late.
• Call—centers complain that they reject nine—tenths of otherwise qualified job applicants， mostly college graduates, because of their poor command of English.
6. mortgage
- n. a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
— v. put up as security or collateral
Examples
• But the fallout from a collapse in the mortgage and lending markets could shake fragile consumer confidence further.
• Last year, mortgage rates in Hong Kong dipped below 1％， adding fuel to the home-price surge.
7。 relinquish v.
- give up
Examples
• It is never easy to relinquish something to which one has devoted so much energy and passion.
• Do not attempt to do a thing unless you’re sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.
8. unfathomable adj.
— so deep as to be unmeasurable； impossible to come to understand
Examples
• Ignorant of the stories behind, we are likely to find the rich characters unfathomable。
• The more he puzzled over it， the less he understood the old man. His grandfather was an unfathomable mystery to him。
9. invisible adj.
— impossible or nearly impossible to see； not prominent or readily noticeable
Examples
• The absolute fake is so obvious but it is still invisible to us.
• If the consensus on homosexuals becomes gentler, other “invisible" Africans, notably the disabled and the mad, who are often abandoned or tucked away out of sight at home， may be treated better too.
10. unspeakable adj。
— that cannot be expressed in words; indescribable （usually derogative）
Examples
• The media had helped to highlight unspeakable crimes against children in armed conflict, and only decisive action could arrest the pattern and cycle of violence.
• We are used to the concept that when a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil all manner of unspeakable things happen in New Jersey and Tunbridge Wells。
11。 dismay n.
— feeling of shock and discouragement
Examples
• She learned to his dismay that he had lost his job.
• We watched in blank dismay as she packed her bags。
12。 discern v.
- recognize or identify as separate and distinct
Examples
• But part of the job of a leader on the scene is to discern what's doable from undoable.
• Some researchers already discern measurably higher average world temperatures， which they say account for increasing instances of freak weather.
13. reassert v.
- do or say sth. to make your position stronger after a period when it seemed weak
Examples
• We need to reassert the notion that roles of authority are positions of responsibility rather than declarations of personal merits and routes to personal enrichment。
• It is time to reassert scientific integrity， logic, reason， and the scientific method in public policy。
14。 stand up to
— confront fearlessly； face up to
Examples
• We must support the capacity of local governments and stand up to corruption that blocks progress.
• Unfortunately， as is often the case with sensational investment stories， the results do not stand up to close scrutiny。
15。 unquestioning adj.
- done without asking questions, expressing doubt， etc。
Examples
• Japan is a conformist society that tends to respect the power of companies and demand unquestioning loyalty.
• The resulting act of devotion, loyalty, and love yielded a film as warmhearted and unequivocal - and undemanding and unquestioning — as a eulogy.
16。 mounting adj。
— increasing
Examples
• They are lectured that the mounting federal debt means higher taxes and smaller benefits ahead。
• But social frustration is mounting because of pressure from the country's exploding young population。

Sentence Explanation
1. Eichmann had no motives other than what Arendt described as “an extraordinary diligence in looking out for his personal advancement … he never realized what he was doing.
Paraphrase
Ú What motivated Eichmann to obsessively participate in that “administrative massacre” was merely a desire to develop his career。 As Arendt pointed he was not consciously aware that what he was doing was a crime against humanity。
2. The economic crisis is not the Holocaust but， I would argue, it derives from a business model that routinely produced a similar kind of remoteness and thoughtlessness， compounded by a widespread abrogation of individual moral judgment。
Paraphrase
Ú The economic crisis is not the Holocaust, but it shares the similar remoteness and thoughtlessness resulted from a business model and becomes even worse with the extensive absence of individual moral judgment.
3. This institutionalized narcissism and contempt for the “others" found its ultimate expression in the subprime mortgage industry, and the investment business derived from those mortgages.
Paraphrase
Ú The subprime mortgage industry and its closely related investment business brought out the worst of such self-centeredness and disrespect for the outsiders。
4. In far too many cases, the obvious risks to borrowers and investors were simply regarded as externalities for which no one would be held accountable。
Paraphrase
Ú Quite a few cases in this crisis revealed that there were obvious risks to borrowers and investors that could have been identified and avoided if financiers did not reject their responsibilities when helping make those financial choices.
5. This failure defines the raw heart of the public's outrage at each fresh disclosure of outlandish bonuses.
Paraphrase
Ú This failure well explains why the public went so angry when AIG bonus payments were disclosed。
6。 It is less a thirst for revenge than it is a rebellion against this banal evil。
Paraphrase
Ú The public’s outrage does not aim to take revenge on those financiers but rather to fight against this banal evil.

Passage B Honesty in Business

I。 Warm-up activities
Step1： Students are provided with chances to practice their spoken English by delivering a speech alone or cooperate with his mate.
Step 2: Introduction:
（1） To discuss the ways to make business relationships more humane and ethical。
（2） Some questions relevant to the passage to check if students have previewed carefully.

II. Understanding the text
1. Analyze the structure of the passage.
2。 Introduce the main idea of the Passage B。 Explain and illustrate the cultural background and language points in the text.
3。 Guide students to the correct use of the words， expressions in the text through doing the related exercises.

III。 Detailed studies of the text
Language Points
1。 idle adj.
— 1） doing or having no work； not employed
— 2） not active or in use
— 3) (of people) avoiding work; lazy
Examples
• The factory machines lay idle during the workers’ strike.
• He was once regarded as an idle， useless student by his teachers in high school。
2. transmission n。
— 1） connected set of parts （clutch, gears， etc。） by which power is passed from the engine to the axle in a motor vehicle
— 2) action or process of transmitting or being transmitted
Example
• There is a break in transmission of TV broadcast due to a technical fault。
3。 steering wheel
— a wheel for controlling the steering in a car, ship, etc。
Example
• He is so weak that he finds it hard to turn the steering wheel。
4. compassion n。
- complete； thorough； utter
Examples
• I have never realized that she is such a woman of great compassion。
• The plight of the refugees arouses our compassion。
5. pledge n。
- solemn promise; vow
Examples
• Every scientist here in the lab has to give a pledge never to reveal the secret。
• I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
6。 arm's-length n.
— 1) with the arm fully extended away from the body
keep sb。 at arm’s-length
— 2） not allow oneself to become too friendly with sb。
Example
• He is such an introverted person that he would keep everyone at arm’s-length.
7。 plague v.
— 1) annoy sb.， esp。 by repeatedly asking questions or making demands
— 2） cause suffering or discomfort to sb。
— 3) cause trouble or difficulty to sb. or sth。
Examples
• She has been plagued with mental problems for years。
• The bad weather plagued the construction schedule of the bridge.
8。 sticky adj。
— 1) that sticks or tends to stick to anything which touches it
— 2） unpleasant; difficult
Examples
• Usually, the floor’s very sticky near the cooker。
• His dismissal was rather a sticky business for all concerned.
9。 breach n.
— breaking or neglect (of a law， an agreement, a duty, etc.）
Examples
• Any breach of loyalty， trust, protocol is not allowed in my group.
• You company are in breach of the contract.
10. underlying adj。
— of the basis of
Examples
• If you want to succeed， you must figure out the underlying reason for her refusal.
• The story has an underlying theme。
11. screen
- v。 examine or test sb. or sth. to find out if there is any disease, defect, etc.
screening
— n. showing of a film, TV program， etc.
Example
• The film’s first screening in the country will be held in the biggest theater of the city.
12。 compel v。
- make sb。 do sth。; force
compelling adj。
- 1) extremely interesting and exciting， so that one has to pay attention
— 2） that one must accept or agree with
Examples
• He has written lots of compelling novels which make him one of the most famous writers in the world.
• There is no compelling reason for us to finish such a stupid task.
13。 equivocation
— n. use of equivocal statements to mislead people
equivocal
— adj. having a doubt or doubtful meaning； ambiguous
Example
• Most of the politicians are good at giving equivocal answers.
14。 span n。
- length of time over which sth. lasts or extends from beginning to end
Examples
• Over a span of six years， they have understood each other well。
• Small children have a short attention span.
15. credit n。
- praise； approval; recognition
Examples
• I can’t take any credit; the others did all the work.
• She was given the credit for what I had done。
16。 shareholder n。
— owner of shares in a business company
Examples
• The manager of the company promises that he would take all the shareholders' benefits into account when he makes any decision.
• The shareholder is elected president。
17. formula n.
— list of ingredients or set of instructions for making sth., esp。 medicines and fuels
Examples
• He refuses to reveal the formula of the new medicine.
• The formula of the medicine is still a secret。
18. consistency n。
— 1) degree of thickness, firmness or solidity, esp。 of thick liquids, or of sth。 made by mixing with a liquid
- 2） quality of being consistent
Examples
• She was required to mix flour and liquid to the right consistency。
• His views lack of consistency: one day he’s a conservative， the next he's a liberal。

Sentence Explanation
1. But it was the compassion born of having once been struggling young marrieds that caused us to call the couple back and instruct them to take the car to our mechanic.
Paraphrase
Ú Like the young couple, when we were young, we had struggled for life， which arouses our compassion。 So we called the couple and asked them to take the car to our mechanic。
2. “Nice guys finish last” was a phrase coined by bad guys in search of quick fixes。