全新版大学英语综合教程第二册教案 Unit 5

天

不

负

有

心

人

/

自

< br>助

者

天

助

,)

—

You shall reap, what you sow. (

种

瓜

瓜

，

种

豆

得

豆

/

一

分

耕

耘

，

一

分

收

获< /p>

。

)

—

Constant dripping wears away the stone. (

锲

而

不

舍< /p>

，

金

石

可

镂

。

)

2)

Ss try to translate these proverbs into Chinese.

something, work for it! / You want something, work for it!

）

3.

T may lead in to the text by saying: Hard work is important to success, but it is not the only factor

that

contributes

to

success.

As

we

will

find

out

in

this

text,

dreaming

is

equally

important.

(2

minutes)

3)

Ss scan Text A to find a similar saying by Michael’s father, which is in italics.

（

If you want

While-reading tasks

1. Text organization

(17 minutes)

1)

T guides Ss through the directions for Text Organization Exercise 1, so that they know the text

consists of four parts.

2)

Ss scan the first sentence of Paras 1-6, and get ready to answer the following questions:

—

Which first sentence switches from past tense to past perfect tense? (the first sentence of Para 3)

( T may as well tell Ss this: a story is usually narrated in the simple past tense. When a past event

is

recalled,

the

past

perfect

tense

will

be

used

as

a

signal.

Afterwards

the

flashback

is

also

narrated in the simple past tense.)

—

Which first sentence shows that the flashback is over and the narration returns to the National

Junior Olympics? (the first sentence of Para 6)

—

By now, do you know how to divide the text into four parts? Write down your answers in the

blanks provided in Text Organization Exercise 1.

3)

Ss do Text Organization Exercise 2.

2. T explains language points and gives Ss practice (see

Language Study

).

When they come to the end

of a part, Ss will sum up its main idea in the blanks provided in Text Organization Exercise 1.

(60

minutes)

3.

Ss answer these questions (see

Text Analysis

):

(8 minutes)

—

Without the last sentence, would you still admire Michael Stone’s achievement?

—

Who would you admire better, a Michael Stone with a sound body or a blind Michael Stone?

—

Why does the author keep the secret about Michael’s blindness until the last sentence?

4.

Usage

(15 minutes)

1)

Ss scan the text again to find out the three instances where “work” is used as a verb.

2)

T asks some Ss to explain in English the three different meanings of “work”.

3)

Ss do the after-

text Usage exercise on “work”.

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5.

Finding out details

(20 minutes)

1)

T introduces the activity by saying: A child usually inherits characteristics from both his / her

mother and father. So does Michael Stone. Michael’s mother is romantic and passionate, while

his father is a hard- core realist. Work with a partner, find out those details about Michael Stone

that shows him to be his mother’s boy or his father’s son.

2)

Some pairs report to the class their findings.

3)

T asks Ss this question: Dreaming and hard work, which is more important to Michael’s success?

Why?

Post- reading Task

1. Playing on the meaning of words (see

Text Analysis

).

(15 minutes)

1)

T

introduces

the

idea

that

many

words

have

more

than

one

meaning

and

can

remind

one

of

a

number of different ideas and events all at once.

2)

Ss

read

the

first

three

sentences

of

the

text

to

find

out

where

the

author

uses

a

word

in

two

different senses (the word “hot” meaning respectively “having a high temperature” and “fierce,

intense”).

3)

Ss give individual opinion on this question: How do you understand the title of this text? Does it

also carry more than one meaning?

4)

Extra reading for fun (This can be either an in-class or out-of- class group discussion. The words

that can help you recall the discoveries of the scientists are underlined.): Here the poet plays on

words. Each line has a word or words that remind us of an activity or discovery associated with

the scientist mentioned. Can you spot the words?

REPL

YING TO AN INVITA

TION TO A SCIENTISTS’ BALL

Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm;

Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend;

V

olta was electrified and Archimedes, buoyant at the thought;

Ampere was worr

ied he wasn’t up to

current research;

Ohm resisted the idea at first;

Boyle said he was under too much pressure:

Edison thought it would be an illuminating experience;

Watt reckoned it would be a good way to let off steam:

Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight:

Morse’s reply: “ I’ll be there on the dot. Can’t stop now —

must dash

.”

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2.

T guides Ss through some after-text exercises.

(20 minutes)

3.

T checks on Ss’ home reading (Text B).

(3 minutes)

4.

Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks.

(1 period)

5.

T asks Ss to prepare the next unit:

(2 minutes)

1)

do the pre-reading task;

2)

preview Text A.

Ⅱ

.Text Analysis

Those who have read this story will probably agree that its most striking feature is the closing line.

As we read on, our admiration for Michael is building up until we believe that, when Michael broke

both national and international records, we have reached the climax. However, the real climax is in the

last sentence. When we find that out, what a great impact it has on us!

The text plays on words on more than one occasion. The text title,

True Height,

itself has more

than one meaning. We may understand it as the new bar heights that Michael cleared one after another,

or

we

may

view

it

as

the

tremendous

obstacles

Michael

had

overcome

in

attaining

his

goal.

As

mentioned in the

Suggested Teaching Plan,

the word “hot” in the first paragraph al

so plays on two

different meanings, one literal, the other figurative.

We will also notice how the author uses details skillfully. How do we know that Michael’s success

at pole-

vaulting is especially significant? We know it by inferring, because even “Bert

‘If You Want It,

Work For It’

Stone was crying like a baby in his wife’s arms. He was crying harder than Mildred had

ever seen before”. How do we conclude that Michael is a highly motivated person with a passion for

detail? Because the author told us in detail how he had followed a rigid training program, as well as

how he appeared unmoved by his own success and going on doggedly to scale a new height, not once

forgetting “his routine of three finger

-tipped push-

ups”.

Ⅲ

.

Cultural Notes

1.

Sports:

Sports

play

an

important

part

in

American

life.

Professional

baseball

and

(American)

football games attract large crowds, and many people watch games on television. Although many

parents

complain

about

their

children

being

couch

potatoes

(

=

people

who

spend

a

lot

of

time

watching television), there are sports sessions at school for all ages. College students are usually

also required to take physical education classes to complete their studies.

2.

Olympics:

The Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held

every four years.

The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia every four years from 776 B.C. to 392 A.D.

The modern Games were first held in 1896 in Greece and, with the exception of three games not

held because of the two world wars, have been held in various cities of the world at regular 4-year

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