Unit 8 The New Caves Teaching plan大学英语四Word文档格式.docx
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3.Aboutthereading,Ssshouldlearnmakingthesoundjudgment2.
4.Aboutthewriting,Ssshouldlearnparagraphwritingskills.
5.Aboutthelistening,SsfinishtheUnit8directedbyteacher.
TeachingProcedures:
I.Pre-readingActivities
1.Backgroundinformation
1)TheIceAges:
Aniceageisaperiodintheearth’shistorywhenmovingsheetsoficecoveredlargeregionsoftheworld’slandsurface.Earthscientistsbelievethattherehavebeenseveraliceages.Theearliestknowniceanageoccurredabout700million/yearsago,andthemostrecentone,usuallyreferredtoastheIceAgeorthePleistoceneIceAgebeganabout2millionyearsagoandcontinuedfromtimetotime.Duringperiodsofadvancingice,averagetemperatureswereprobablyabout10to15degreesF(About-9to-12degreesc)
2)MythsandLegends:
Bothmythsandlegendsaretraditionalstorieshandeddownfromearliesttimes.Althoughthetwowordsareoftenusedinterchangeably,mythsarestoriesaboutgodsandlegendsstoriesaboutmen.
Mythsembodytheprimitivebeliefsofpeoples,andprovidedaromanticexplanationofthewondersofnaturewhenscientificexplanationswerelacking,Naturalforceswerepersonifiedanddeified.Forexample,theGreeksbelievedthatthunderandlightningexpressedthedispleasureofthegreatgodZeus.
Legendsarestoriesconnectedwithsomeperiodinthehistoryofapeopleornation,oftencontaininganelementoffact.Legendsareintendedtoglorifyaheroandtellmarvellousdeedshesupposedlyperformed.
InChinesefolklore,thestoryofDaYuwhosucceededintamingtheriversisalegendandthestoryofChang’EFlyingtotheMoonisamyth.
2.Warm-up-Activity:
Allowthestudents5to10minutestogooverthetextquicklyandlocatethesuggestiontheauthormakesandthe4advantagesofthelifestylehesuggests.
(Theauthor’ssuggestion:
Wemayseektoaddfurthertoourcomfortandsecuritybybuildingourhousesunderground.
The4advantagesofundergroundlife:
(1)Weatherwouldnolongerbeimportant;
(2)Localtimewouldnolongerbeimportant;
(3)Theecologicalstructurecouldbestabilized;
(4)Naturewouldbecloser;
3.TheMainIdeas
Inthisshortessay,Asimovimaginesafuturesocietywherelifeismademorecomfortableandsecurebygoingentirelyunderground.Thoughthesuggestionmayseemoddandunpleasantatfirstthought,Asimovarguesthattherearedefiniteadvantagestoundergroundlife.Thenhelistsfouradvantages,and,usinghisexpertise,explainsthemonebyoneinsomedetail,leadingthereaderstepbysteptoseehowlifeundergroundcomparesfavorablywiththatontheEarth’ssurface.
Asimovisaworld-famouswriterofsciencefiction,butwhathewritesinthisessayiscertainlynotcompletefiction.Asamatteroffact,hisideashaveinpartcometrue.Subwaysaswellasundergroundshopsandrestaurantshavebeenbuiltinmanycitiesoftheworld,includingTokyoandNewYork,theresidentcityoftheauthor.
II.While-readingActivities
1.Sshavethesilentreadingonthetext(10mins)
2.Texplainsthetextindetails.
1.humanbeingsexposedtothecoldertemperaturesofthetime:
menwhowereleftunprotectedorunshelteredfromthefreezingtemperaturesofthetimebeexposedto:
beunprotectedofunshelteredfrom(heat,cold,danger,attack,etc.)
Examples:
-Silverdarkenswhenitisexposedtolight.
-Soldiersinanopenfieldareexposedtotheenemy’sgunfire.
-Plantsexposedtogreatheatforlongperiodsoftimewilldie.
2.intheopen:
intheoutdoors,intheopenair
-Farmerspassthegreaterpartoftheirlivesintheopen.
-Itisgoodtohaveexerciseintheopen.
3.virtually:
practically;
almost
-Whentwoarguments(ortwoexplanations,twomethods,twoestimates,etc.)appeartobedifferentinsomeways,butthedifferencesareofveryminorimportance,wesaythetwoarguments(explanations,methods,estimates,etc.)arevirtuallythesame.
-Inourneighborhoodcrimeisvirtuallynon-existent.
(Thereissolittlecrimeinourneighborhoodthatitisnotworthmentioningorconsidering.)
-Ifyoutravelbyjetplane,ShanghaiandChengduarevirtuallyneighbors.
4.sleeponthegroundunderthestars:
sleepintheopenduringthenight
5.someday:
atsometimeinhefuture
-Ihopesomedaywe’llhaveenoughmoneytotravelroundtheworld.
-PerhapssomedayoneofuswillbecomeassuccessfulasBillGates.
6.addfurthertoourcomfort..:
furtherincreaseourcomfort…
addto:
increase
-Themanynewly-builtfirst-classhotelshaveaddedgreatlytohebeautyofthecity.
-TheculturalrelicsunearthedrecentlymayaddgreatlytoourknowledgeoflifeinancientChina.
7.manmade:
producedofcausedbymen;
notnatural
-Tothenorthofourvillagethereisabigmanmadelake.
-Sometimesmanmadedisastersareevenmoredestructivethannaturalones.
8.apalatablesuggestion:
anagreeableofacceptablesuggestion
Palate,thetoppart(roof)oftheinsideofthemouth,wasoncegenerallyheldtobetheorganoftaste.So“palatable”means“pleasanttothetaste”.Here,usedfiguratively,ismeans“agreeabletothemind”of“acceptable”.
9.Wehavesomanyevilassociationswiththeunderground:
Theundergroundmakesusthinkofsomanyterriblethings;
inourminds,somanyevilthingsareconnectedwiththeunderground.
associations:
thoughtsofideasconnectedwithsomeoneofsomethingwhichcanbeeitherpleasantofunpleasantgorecall.
Wehavesomanybitter/evilassociationswiththe“CulturalRevolution”.
WhatassociationsdoyoumakewiththeGreatWall?
10.therealmofevilspiritsandofthedead:
theworldofdevilsandofthedead
11.thelocationofanafterlifeoftorment:
theplacewherethedeadsuffertorments,referringprobablytohell
12…somethingtobesaidforimagining…:
(thereis)somethingtobesaidinsupportofimagining……;
wehavesomereasonsforimagining……saysomething/much/littlefor:
expresssomething/much/littleinsupportof(oneself,someone,orsomething),asinargumentofdefence.
You’relateagain!
Haveyouanythingtosayforyourself?
Thereissomething/much/littertobesaidforthissuggestion.
13.ofhavingtheoutermostmileoftheEarth’scrusthoneycombedwithpassagesandstructures,likeagiganticanthill:
(thereareadvantages)ofbuildingagreatmanypassagesandstructuresinthesolidouterlayermeasuringaboutonemileinthicknessoftheearth,makingitlikeahugeanthill
14.…sinceitisprimarilyaphenomenonoftheatmosphere:
…becauseweatherisanaturalphenomenonthatoccursmainlyintheatmosphere,theairwhichcoverstheearth’ssurface.
Weather:
featuresoftheatmospheresuchastemperature,sunshine,rain,snow,wind,fog,cloudsinaparticularareaataparticulartime.
15.Eventemperaturevariationsarelimitedtotheopensurfaceandwouldnotexistunderground:
Eventemperaturechangesoccuronlyontheearth’sopensurfaceandwouldnotexistunderground.
Limit:
keepwithinlimits;
restrict
Speechesarelimitedto10minuteseach.
Withverylittlemoneytolastthewholemonth,Ihavetolimitmyfoodtobreadandwater.
16.manmadestructures:
buildingsorconstructionsbymen,suchashouses,dams,bridgesandofficebuildings.
17.weather(here)unpleasantordestructiveatmosphericconditionswindy,rainyofstormyweather
18.simplify:
makeeasierofsimpler
-Youhadbettersimplifyyourexplanationforthechildren.
-Canyousimplifythelanguagealittle?
It’sdifficulttounderstand.
19..thetyrannyofdayandnightcannotbeavoided:
thehumanbeingslivingonthesurfaceoftheeartharesubjecttotheshiftofdayandnight;
wemustfollowthescheduleoflightanddarkwithoutanyfreedomofchoice.
20.vary:
differ;
changeoften
-Teachingmethodsvarygreatlyfrompersontoperson.
-“Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforlunch?
”
-“Well,itvariesfromdaytoday.”
21.externallyproducedday:
dayproducedbythesun
22.artificial:
manmade;
-Thegeneralhadanartificialleg,madeofwood.
-“Isthisdressmadeofrealsilk?
-“No,it’smadeofartificialsilk.”
23.…thiscouldbeadjustedtosuitman’sconvenience:
…theproductionofdayartificiallightingcouldbeplannedandregulatedaccordingtoman’sneedssoastobeconvenienttohim
-Heretheauthormeansthatwithartificiallight,peoplecouldhaveauniformschedulethroughouttheworld,withouttheinconvenienceofwhatarecalledtimezones.
adjust:
change(sth.)slightly,esp.inordertomakeitsuitableforaparticularjobofnewconditions
-Toattractinvestors,Panamahasadjusteditstaxandlaborlaws.
-Sheadjustedthelampsothatthelightfelldirectlyonherbook.
Convenience:
thestateofbeingsuitableforaparticularpurpose;
whatiseasiestiseasiestandbestforaparticularperson
-Manystoreshaveadeliveryservicefortheconvenienceofshoppers.
-Weshouldbegratefulifyouwouldreplyatyourearliestconvenien
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