新视野第三版大英1教案.doc

A child’s clutter awaits an adult’s return
Section A
Title:
Unit 2 Loving parents, loving children
Instruction
Types:

1. Lecture and explanation
2. Discussion and retelling

Objective:

1. To talk about the love between the parents and children
2. To understand the love between the mother and the daughter in the text
3. To apply the phrases and patterns
4. To write an essay creatively based on the understanding of the text

Difficulty
&
Emphasis:

1.Key words and expressions
2.Translation

Time
Distribution:
Section A
1. Warm-up activities (10m)
2. Background information(10m)
3. Practical phrases(10m)
4. Analysis of the whole text structure (30m)
5. Key words and expressions(40m)
6. Paragraph Writing(20m)
Section B
1. Pracrtical phrases(10m)
2. Functional structure(10m)
3. Text comprehension(20m)
Exercise (30m)
Revision(10m)
I. Warming-up activities
1. How close are you and your parents?
Check (√) the statements which are true for you.
p I have been missing my parents a lot since I left for college.
p I often chat with my parents.
p I like sharing my joys and sorrows with my parents.
p I always remember my parents’ birthdays.
p I know about my parents’ hobbies.
p My parents allow me to make my own decisions.
2. To what extent are you close to your parents?
Tips : be like friends;
never keep secret from them;
ask them for advice;
give me directions about life …
3. Is there any conflict or disagreement between you and your parents? And what should we do to settle the conflict or disagreement?
Tips: 1) Keep our minds open to our parents;
2) Treat our parents the way we want them to treat us;
3) Make friends with our parents;
4) Learn to be responsible for our actions;
5) Be sure to show love to our parents in different forms.
II. Text study
1. Main ideas of the parts
The text depicts a mother’s responses to her daughter’s fight for independence through detailed description of the mess left behind by the daughter.
(1) Disagreements between the mother and the daughter (Paras1-4)
My daughter is gone in her large and expensive truck, declaring that she is an adult. I’m glad she’s gone and I’m free from years of responsibilities for her.
(2) The mess left by the daughter and my responses (Paras.5-12)
The daughter leaves a mess in her rooms and the mother straightens up the rooms.
(3) Concluding part (Paras. 13 - 22)
After the mother finds a large envelope with all the memorable things the parents gave to the daughter, the mother’s attitude changes completely.
2. Language focus
l Practical phrases
(1) make it: 成功；准时到达
他腿上流着血，支撑着走到附近的一所房子。
(with + n. + V-ing / pour/ make it to … )
With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby house. (absolute structure)
(2) (be) free of/from : 免于……
具有讽刺意味的是，几乎所有的生产商都声称他们的饮料不含人工色素。
(ironically / claim / be free of / artificial colorings)
Ironically, almost all manufacturers claim that their drinks are free of artificial colorings.
(3) strip off : 剥去；除去
我花了好几个钟头终于把那些难看的墙纸从墙上揭了下来。
(strip off / wallpaper)
It took me several hours to strip off that awful wallpaper from the walls.
(4) reverse oneself /one’s mind : 改变态度/主意
起初他们打算把房子卖掉，搬到公寓去住，但是后来改变了主意。
(originally / had planned to / reverse one’s mind)
They had originally planned to sell their house and move into an apartment, but later they reversed their mind.
(5) straighten up把……弄整洁; 直起身
跟平时一样，吃完饭她帮助妈妈清理碗碟，把屋子收拾整洁。
(clear away the dishes / straighten up the room)
As usual, she helped her mother clear away the dishes and straighten up the room after dinner.
见到我在给他拍照，他挺直了腰，露出了灿烂的笑容。
(take a photo / straighten up his back/ a broad smile)
When he saw me taking his photo, he straightened up his back and gave me a broad smile.
(6) keep back: 抑制（感情）；阻止
听到妈妈病得很重，她忍不住流下了眼泪。
(seriously ill / keep back one’s tears)
When she heard that her mom was seriously ill, she could hardly keep back her tears.
(7) with open arms: 热烈地
志愿者们去山区看望孩子们时，受到了孩子们的热情欢迎。
(volunteers / be greeted with open arms)
When the volunteers went to visit the children in the mountainous areas, they were greeted by the children with open arms.
l Functional patterns
(1) Sb. catch oneself doing sth. 用于表达“突然意识到自己在做某事”。
原句译文: 我发现自己竟然在翻看她的诗歌与作文，欣赏着考卷上的高分，端详着她的名字……
I catch myself reading through poems and essays, admiring high scores on tests and reading her name, …. （L2, Para.6）
典型例句: 当突然意识到自己犯了与他一样的错误时，她羞得满脸通红。
( make the same mistake as he did / blush)
When she caught herself making the same mistake as he did, she blushed.
(2) The more …, the more …. 用于表达“越……越……”。
原句译文: 我越理，要理的东西就越多。
The job grows larger the longer I am at it. (L2, Para.9)
典型例句:读这本书越久，就越能领会其韵律与情感。
(get into its rhythm and mood)
The longer you read this book, the more you get into its rhythm and mood.
(3) Sb. do sth. So/Neither will/do/does/did sb. else. 用于表达“同样的情况也适用于其他人”。
原句译文:家里有她童年的纪念品在等着她。我们也在等着她，在张开双臂等她回来。
Tokens of her childhood will await her. So will we, with open arms. (L2, Para.22)
典型例句: 那次事故之后他父亲对他不报太高的期望了，他母亲也一样。
(have great hope for )
His father didn’t have great hope for him after that accident. Nor did his mother.
l Language appreciation
(1) Today she’s gone, off to be an adult far away from me. I’m glad she’s gone. It means she made it, and that I’m finally free of 18 years of responsibilities (L1, Para.4)
今天她走了，远离我去寻求成年人的独立。我很高兴她离开了。这意味着她成功了，而我也终于可以从18年的责任中脱身了。
(2) I feel my throat tighten at the sadness in his voice. I try hard to keep back my tears. (L1, Para.21)
他伤感的语气让我喉头一紧。我努力克制，不让眼泪流下来。
(3) Tokens of her childhood will await her. So will we, with open arms. (L2, Para.22)
家里有她童年的纪念品在等着她。我们也在等着她，张开双臂等她回来。
III. Theme exploration
l Critical thinking
1. If you were the daughter, what response would you have when you read the article?
Tips : If I were the daughter, I would be very much touched when I read the article. I would call my mom to say sorry for acting rebelliously and would tell her how much I love her. Probably I would return home as soon as I can.
2. Some young people refuse to take their parents’ advice or even do the opposite as they think they are adults. How do you think about it?
Tips: I don’t think it is wise to refuse parents’ advice or even do the opposite without a good reason. Your parents care about you more than anybody else and always want to share their experience with you. If you follow their advice, you can at least learn from their experience and avoid making silly mistakes. If you don’t take their advice, you may still get experience – but in a hard way. Besides, your parents may directly point out your weaknesses that your peers wouldn’t. So, listening to your parents’ advice can make you smarter and help you grow mature.
3. Some say a good relationship starts with good communication. What can you do to strengthen communication with your parents?
Tips: Good communication will, in my view, help build a good relationship. The following are my ways to strengthen communication with my parents:
• Visit them whenever possible;
• Invite them to see what I am doing at college;
• Teach them to use new communication tools, such as WeChat and Skype so that they can communicate with me wherever I am;
• Try to look at things in their perspectives; and
• Share with them my feelings, problems or ambitions.
l Culture exploration
What are the differences between the traditional Chinese parenting style and the western parenting style? Which one do you prefer?
Tips: many Chinese parents view their children as their products, treating them as objects and trying to mold them into the forms they wish the children to be. While the American parents pay more attention to children’s individual personality and care more about their happiness.
IV. Language application
Absolute structure consists of a noun plus at least one other word, such as an adjective, a prepositional phrase, adverbs or participles. 独立结构一般由“名词 + 形容词/ 分词/ 介词短语”构成。
Example:
She left the bedroom a ridiculous mess, the comforter on the floor, the sheets tossed aside. (Para. 11)
(1)名词+现在分词
An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop. (From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
一个老人站在他们面前，他大而发青的眼睛透过小店的昏暗闪着光。
(2)名词+介词短语
Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange mystified looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms. (From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
哈利与罗恩还没有回过神来，她便抱着一堆书，冲了回来。
名词+过去分词
(3)… the next second, Harry had pulled out of the dive, his arm raised in triumph, the Snitch clasped in his hand. (From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
……紧接着，哈利停止了俯冲。他胜利地举起手臂，飞贼被他紧紧地抓在手里。
(4)名词+形容词
Come on, run, run! Harry yelled at Hermione, trying to pull her toward the door, but she couldn’t move, she was still flat against the wall, her mouth open with terror. (From Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
过来，快跑，快跑！哈利朝赫敏喊道，想把她拉向门口，但是她动弹不得, 仍然紧紧地贴在墙上，嘴巴惊恐地张得老大。
Practice
a. 孩子们正在院子里堆雪人，在寒冷的空气中哈出一团团白气。(n. + adj.)
Translation: The children were building a snowman in the yard, their breaths white in the air.
b. He left the room, his nose bleeding, his hands shaking (n.+V-ing) (他鼻子里流着血，双手颤抖着).
V. Paragraph writing
Problem Details of the Problem Solution Evaluation
Example:
She left a mess. (Problem) Her bathroom is an embarrassment of damp towels, rusted shaving blades, hair in the sink, and nearly empty tubes of toothpaste. (Details of the Problem) I bring a box of big black garbage bags upstairs. Eye shadow, face cream, nail polish – all go into the trash. I dump drawers, sweep shelves clear and clean the sink. (Solution) When I am finished, it is as neat and impersonal as a hotel bathroom. (Evaluation)
Writing practice: Read the sample paragraph and see how it develops in the problem-solution pattern.
Topic: How to keep a good relationship with children
Problem: Many parents do not seem to know how to keep a good relationship with their children.
Details of the problem: They do not know what activities to do or what topics to talk about with their children.
Solutions:
• Have a family trip.
• Do fun things together.
• Tell stories to young children.
Evaluation: All these will contribute to a better relationship with children.
Sample paragraph:
Many parents do not seem to know how to keep a good relationship with their children. (Problem) They do not know what activities to do or what topics to talk about with their children. (Details of the problem) Here are a few useful tips. Having a family trip sometimes is a wonderful way for all family members to bond together.
And you and your children can do fun things together, for example, playing football or watching their favorite show. Besides, a very good activity to bond with your young children is storytelling! You can tell them the stories you heard from your parents or stories about your childhood. (Solutions) All these ways will contribute to a better relationship with your children. (Evaluation)
More topics:
• How to get rid of cheating in schools
• How to deal with peer pressure
VI. Assignment
Write an essay on the following topic.
Suppose you were the daughter in the text who was to leave home for college. Write an essay titled “A baby no more, an adult already” illustrating the change of your emotion on the way striving for independence. You may apply as many expressions from the text as possible to your writing.
You can follow the outline given below.
Part I: I (the daughter) pack the luggage and get ready for college.
1. The mess I leave in my bathroom and bedroom;
2. What I feel at that particular moment (glad for being finally free, can’t wait to leave, striving for independence);
Part II: I feel sad when I see the gifts my parents sent me.
1. The gifts parents sent me and the power I once gained from them;
2. What I do with these gifts (put them in an envelope and mark it with words);
Part III: I leave home in my new car.
1. The disagreement between Mom and me on what vehicle to buy;
2. My guilt for the rebellion and my reluctance to leave home.
You may adopt the following expressions.
I am earning myself …,
pass from …to …,
I catch myself doing …,
pack …into…,
for free …,
after all,
reverse myself,
keep back one’s tears
Section B Time slows down
I. Read in thought groups
When we read, our eyes make small stops along the line of text. Poor readers make many more fixations (eye stops) than good readers. Not only does this slow you down, but it inhibits comprehension because meaning is easier to pull from groups of words rather than from individual words or even single letters. Try to read in phrases of three or four words, especially in complete clauses and prepositional phrases. To develop the habit of reading in phrases, you may use a “/” to mark off phrases and to group them into group thoughts. Read the following sentences by dividing them into phrases, or thought groups.
Examples:
1.If your team does its job well, /your manager will speak kindly /about your group.
2. She left the bedroom/ a ridiculous mess, /the comforter on the floor, /the dress tossed aside. /I strip off /the comforter, the blanket, sheets, /and pillows. /Once she starts/feeding coins into /laundry machines, /she’ll appreciate /the years of clean clothes/ I’ve provided/ for free.
3. “All right/,” he says, /and carries the smelly package. /As we walk back,/ he tells me /about migrations of eels /to the Sargasso Sea:/ how/ eels come down/ Dalmatian rivers /and swim across /the Mediterranean /and then the whole Atlantic,/ until/ they reach/ the warm
4. Sargasso Sea. /Here/ they lay their legs, /and then the baby eels/ swim back to/ the native rivers /of their parents.
II. Text comprehension
1. Read paragraphs 2, 5, 6 in thought groups, find out what make the daughter recall an experience with her father when she was five? (Paras. 2-6)
2. What makes the daughter’s fatigue go away? (Para. 7)
3. How does the daughter react when her father suggests they take some smoked eel home for supper? (Paras. 8-11)
4. What happens to the eel finally? (Paras. 12-19)
5. Why does the father forgive her daughter having eaten the eel up? (Para. 20)
6. Why does the daughter mention the happy experiences with her father in the past? (Paras. 21-22)
7. What has the daughter done to make her father cheer up again? (Paras. 24-34)
8. Why does the daughter mention smoked or dried eel several times in the text?
III. Further discussion
1. How is filial piety defined in Confucian philosophy?
2. Tell Stories about filial piety in China in the following pictures.
Dong Yong Sold Himself to Bury His Father
Clutching the Tigers Throat to Rescue the Father
3. How do young people practice filial piety in today’s China?
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