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大学英语精读第二册教案

Type of Lesson: Intensive Reading Book Two Unit One
Title: Is There Life on Earth
Total Time: Five Hours
Object : Freshman (the second term)
Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases
2. Understand the polluted situation on earth and enjoy the humorous satire writing skill
Pre-teaching : Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks (20 minutes)
In-Teaching : 1. Study of the Key Words and Phrases (20 minutes)
2. Languages Points (45 minutes)
Post-Teaching : Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks (15 minutes)
Exercises : 1. Reading Activity (45 minutes)
(1) Explain Basic Reading Skill (15 minutes)
(2) Ask students to read silently (10 minutes)
(3) Explain Difficult Points (15 minutes)
(4) Do Exercise A, B, C (15 minutes)
2.Comprehension of the Text (5 minutes)
3.Vocabulary (15 minutes)
4. Word Building (10 minutes)
5. Structure (5 minutes)
6. Translation (10 minutes)

Unit One Is There Life on Earth

一.Key Words

1.signal
a). (n.) a message given by means of light, gesture etc.
E.g. A read lamp is often as a danger signal.
b). (v.) give a signal (to)
E.g. The man on the bike in front signaled that he was turning right.

2. direct : vt.
a). (against, at, to, towards) turn or aim in a particular direction
E.g. We directed our steps towards their factory.
b). direct (sb) the way to a place
E.g. Can you direct me to the nearest post office?

3. feasibility
a). (n.) possibility of being carried out or done
E.g. The scientist doubted the feasibility of the experiment.
b). <derivative> feasible (a.) that can be done or carried out
E.g. This is a feasible plan that I hope you will adopt.

4. conclusion : n.
a). decision reached by reasoning, judgement
E.g. Our conclusion was drawn from facts.
b). end
E.g. I'd like to bring the mater to early conclusion.
c). <derivative> conclude (v.) get conclusion
E.g. We conclude the meeting with a song.

5. compose :v.
a). make up, form
E.g. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
b). create as a literacy or art work, write
E.g. He has recently composed letters to his middle school friends.

6. survive : v.
a). remain alive
E.g. Few of the villagers survived the earthquake.
b). live longer than
E.g. He survived his wife.
c). <derivative> (n.) survival
E.g. We can say we are all struggling for survival.

7. original
a). (a.) first or earliest; newly created
E.g. I haven't got an original edition yet.
b). <derivative> originally (adv.)
E.g. I liked it originally, but I don't know.
c). <phrase> the original : the earliest edition
E.g. Have you read Dickens in the original?

8. indicate
a). (vt.) show, be a sign of
E.g. The circle here indicates the sun.
b). <derivative> indication : (n.) sth that indicates
E.g. There are indications that the price will rise.

9. emit : (vt.) give / send out, produce (light, heat, gas, a sound, a smell etc)
E.g. He emitted a cry of horror.

10. crash
a). (v.) fall or strike violently and noisily
E.g. The teacher crashed her book down on the desk to show how angry she was.
b). (n.) violent fall
E.g. The dishes fell with a crash.

11. smash : v
a). break violently into pieces
E.g. The unexpected news smashed all his hopes.
b). strike with great force, hit very hard, crash
E.g. He smashed me on the nose.

12. project : v
a). stick out from surface
E.g. Nails that project from the wall may tear your clothes.
b). cause to appear on a surface or a screen
E.g. The light projected his shadow onto the wall.
c). <derivative> projection (n.)

13. proceed : vi.
a). (with) continue, go on, move on after stopping
E.g. Don't let me stop you. Proceed with your work.
b). begin
E.g. They proceeded to a lot of questions.

二. Useful Phrases

1. be named after / for : be given the name of
E.g. The American city of Washington is named after the first president George Washington.

2. as to
a). (used in front of a sentence) with regard to, as for
E.g. I enjoy this dictionary, but as to buying, I haven't enough money at present.
b). (after questions, arguments, information, doubts, wonder, etc) about
E.g. I have no opinion as to the result.

3. base A on B : use B as a basis for A, develop A from B
E.g. The test is based on A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.

4. as / so far as … be concerned
a). as far as (sth) is concerned : talking about
E.g. As fare as your handwriting is concerned, I am not satisfied.
b). as far as I am concerned : according to me
E.g. This is rubbish as far as I am concerned.

5. give off : give / send out, emit, produce (light, heat, smell, etc)
E.g. Boiling water gives off steam.

6. set back : delay the progress of (sb / sth)
E.g. His illness set him back a bit at school.

三. Synonym Discrimination

1. possible / possibility feasible / feasibility
possible / possibility : that can be done, that can be exist or happen
feasible / feasibility : possibility of being carried out or done
E.g. There is the possibility of meeting him in the streets today.
This is a feasible plan that I hope you will adopt.

2.express indicate
express : clearly state feelings and ideas with words, behavior, etc.
indicate : to point to or make known with symbols
E.g. He expressed his thanks at the meeting.
A sign-post indicated the right road for us to follow.

四. Warm-up Questions and Introductory Remarks

1. Warm-up Questions

(1)What do you think of the environment you live in.
(2) Have you noticed the pollution in our lives? Can you give some examples?

2. Introductory Remarks

---Look at the title of the text. Is the answer yes or no? This is a piece of science fiction, and a satire, and it may provoke us into serious thinking.

五. Language Points and Questions

(一) Lines 1--7

1. Language points

…as well as photographs ever since.
a). ever since : from some time ago till now
b). "Since" can be used as prep., conj. or adv.. But when used as adv. and put at the end of a sentence, it must be used with "ever"
E.g. He has been in bed (ever) since last Friday.
They came here in 1982 and I have known them ever since.

…into an area known as Manhattan…
a). "Known as Manhattan" is p.p, modifies "area", meaning called Manhattan.
b). <set phrases> be known as + person or thing
be known for + reason
be known to + person who know
E.g. William Sydney, known as O. Henry, was born in North Carolina.
The hotel is known for its excellent floors.
He is known to all the students in the school.

2. Questions

(1) Is there life on the plant of Venus? Why / why not?
---According to modern science, it is not likely any life exists on Venus because the temperature and atmosphere there are not suitable for the survival of life.

(2) What is Manhattan?
---It is in the middle of New York City. And it is one of the commercial, financial, and cultural centers of the world. It has many famous landmarks and tourist attractions, such as Broadway, Chinatown, the Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Times Square, The UN Headquarters, Wall streets, etc.

(3) What is a satellite?
---The author uses an incorrect word here. A satellite is a body which travels through space around another body, like our moon. The author should use spaceship.

(4) What does 20,000 light years indicate?
---It means a long long time ago.

(二) Lines 8--13

1. Language points

…the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth.
a). man : (vt) supply with persons
E.g. What sort of people does NASA have to man this spaceship?
b). "Flying saucer" is quite different from "UFO", which means unidentified flying object.

2. Questions

(1) What are "excellent weather conditions"?
---Fine, clear, cloudless, etc.

(2) What is a manned flying saucer?
---A spaceship that carries people from one place to another. It is shaped like the dish that goes under a coffee cup.

(三) Lines 14 -- 23

1. Language points

…the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.
a).be filled with / be full of
E.g. This bag is filled with / full of water.
b). Nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive. ----- It would be impossible for anybody to breathe this air and survive.
E.g. You can't eat the cake and have it too.
You can't sell the cow and milk it.

…which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned. --- …which means the flying saucer shall have to be much heavier than we originally planned.

2. Questions

(1) Why is the surface in the area of Manhattan made up of solid concrete?
---The surface is covered with roads and building.

(2) Why is the atmosphere filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases?
---Vehicles give off a lot of waste gas. Factories give off deadly gases, too.

(3) What are the two pieces of evidences given to support the conclusion that there is no life on Earth? Why?
---Concrete covered surface and polluted air.

(四) Lines 24 -- 32

1. Language points

…but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.
a). "It could be a lot of trouble" is subjunctive mood. The whole sentence is "if we sent a Venus Being there now".
b). further : additional
farther : at a greater distance / depth
E.g. If you go two moles farther down the road, you can see the McDonald's there.
He cannot go any further in his research as he lacks all the necessary materials.

…which will add even greater weight to the saucer.
a). even + comparative adj.
E.g. It was very hot last summer, but it is even hotter this summer.
b). add … to …
E.g. Could you add some sugar to my tea. please?

2. Questions

(1) What might this dark black cloud be?
---Coal dust or smoke or polluted air, in a words, smog.

(2) What is the Consolidated Edison Belt?
---Consolidated Edison is the company that makes and supplies electricity for much of eastern New York State. They burn a lot of coal, which makes air polluted.

(3) What does "seems to be a river" mean?
---A river should be clean and clear. but what they have seen is not the case.

(4) What kind of water is unfit to drink?
---Water containing deadly elements.

(五) Lines 33 --- 37

1. Questions

(1) What are those "tiny black spots" on the photographs?
---Vehicles.

(2) Why are they called "metal particles"?
---They are small and made of metal.

(3) What are the certain paths?
---Roads.

(4) Why do they emit gases?
---Because they burn oil for energy.

(5) What's the meaning of " they keep crashing into each other"?
---It refers to traffic accidents and jams.

(六) Lines 38 -- 41

1. Questions

(1) What are the " stalagmite projections"?
---Buildings sticking up like stalagmites.

(2) Why do they give off light at night?
---Electric lighting is used to illuminate the inside and to beautify the outside of the buildings.

(3) Why do they seem to be scraping the skies?
---They are so tall, as if they are reaching for the skies.

(七) Lines 42 -- 49

1. Questions

(1) Why is the monetary unit on Venus called a "zilch"?
---"Zilch" means "zero" and here it implies that the Venusian money is worthless.

(2) Can you paraphrase the sentence " if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere"?
---The atmosphere on Earth is the worst in the universe.

六. Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks

1. Summary Questions

(1) What led the Venusian scientists to believe that there is no life on Earth?
---The surface, the atmosphere, the water, the space all seem unfit for survival.

(2) What , according to Prof. Zog, will add weight to the saucer?
---Oxygen 7 water.

(3) Is all of the Earth as bad as the Venusians think?
--- Of course not. Satirists exaggerate the problems they discuss to draw our attention to them and make us laugh at them.

(4) What are some of the environmental problems in today's world?
---Air pollution; water pollution; forests disappearing; farmland shrinking; noise; greenhouse effect.

(5) What is causing the environmental problems?
---Vehicles giving off harmful gases; factories emitting gases; machines and vehicles making a lot of noise; uncontrolled cutting down of trees; massive use of fertilizer and herbicide; buildings, factories and other facilities occupying farmlands; people dumping garbage everywhere.

(6) What should we do to protect our environment?
---Spare natural resources; prevent waste water from being released from factories; recycle; make less noise; plant more trees; make laws to protect our environment; use clean energy resources; invent new clean materials.

2. Concluding Remarks

---The setting for the story is the planet Venus. Though with its very high temperature and lack of oxygen, it is unlikely to have any living things, the author tells us the story from the point of view of the Venusians with the purpose of criticizing, through satire, the serious pollution on Earth. From the test, we learn how serious the pollution on Earth is. It's high time we took actions to protect our environment.

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Title: The Dinner Party
Total Time: Five Hours
Object : Freshman (the second term)
Objectives : 1. Mastering Key Words and Phrases
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