基础英语D 综合教程Book4Unit8 Unit 8 The Monter Teaching Aims: In this unit studentsarerequired to: 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting,skimming,guessing.etc. 2.Grasp some new words and expressionsto enrich student's vocabulary: 3.Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions,role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students'oral communicative abilities; 4.Appreciate and learn some writing skills in the retelling of Text I and practice it along with translation: 5.Get to know some informationabout monster 6.Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students'comprehensiveskills
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 8 1 Unit 8 The Monter Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to: 1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc. 2. Grasp some new words and expressionsto enrich student’s vocabulary; 3. Do some oral work such as pre-reading questions, role play and interaction activities to help to develop the students’ oral communicative abilities; 4. Appreciate and learn some writing skills in the retelling of Text I and practice it along with translation; 5. Get to know some information about monster 6. Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students’ comprehensive skills
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Uni8 Unit 8 The Monter-1 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report ws report Get to know the world 5 mins around them Recitation Unit 8 text 1 Consolidate the words and Chain work 10 mins practice speaking HW checking Show their ideas and GW understandings Comments on On exercises in each unit 10 mins the exam Break Reading I Lead-in discussion Prepare the students for the Question 10 mins Pre-stage coming topic and answer Gist oftext 1 Summarize the main idea 5 mins While-stage Scanning the text Individual 30mins &PR Homework Work on the vocab For better comprehending 5 mins by themselves of the text on linguistic level Morning report(5 mins) Comments on the exam(10 mins) Text1 ILead-in: Play music,and introduce Richard Wagner. He was born in Leipzig (on May 1813 and died in Venice on 13 February 1883.He regarded himself as"the most German of men"and"the German spirit"During his life he created 13 operas and umerou d hist Hisme ha be the mjor trendsin Germ of the and 20t centuries.At his time,he was a source of debate and controversy.When Wagner died in 1883,over 10.000 books and articles were written about him.As a man Wagner was prepared to sacrifice his family and friends in the cause of his own music.some characterizing him as a sociopath.But when viewed as a as the master of the Music Drama,he was wi 2.Pre-reading questions 1)In your opinion.what is a monster? Markedly unusual/powerful/strange/horrible/terrible. 2)What kind of man do you compare toa monster?Can y some examples? With markedly unu personality/having particular gift for something very eruel
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 8 2 Unit 8 The Monter - 1 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to know the world around them 5 mins Recitation Unit 8 text 1 Consolidate the words and practice speaking Chain work 10 mins HW checking Show their ideas and understandings GW 25 Comments on the exam On exercises in each unit 10 mins Break Reading 1 Pre-stage Lead-in discussion Prepare the students for the coming topic Question and answer 10 mins Gist of text 1 Summarize the main idea 5 mins While-stage Scanning the text Individual & PB 30mins Homework Work on the vocab by themselves For better comprehending of the text on linguistic level 5 mins Morning report(5 mins) Comments on the exam (10 mins) Text 1 I. Lead-in: Play music, and introduce Richard Wagner. He was born in Leipzig（莱比锡）on May 1813 and died in Venice on 13 February 1883. He regarded himself as “the most German of men” and “the German spirit”. During his life he created 13 operas and numerous other compositions. He inevitably influences our understanding of German culture and history. His name has been connected to almost all the major trends in German history of the 19th and 20th centuries. At his time, he was a source of debate and controversy. When Wagner died in 1883, over 10.000 books and articles were written about him. As a man, Wagner was prepared to sacrifice his family and friends in the cause of his own music, some characterizing him as a sociopath. But when viewed as a composer alone, he was undoubtedly a man of great genius. Just as one of the critics says, “Wagner was a miserable failure as a human being, but as the master of the Music Drama, he was without equal.” 2. Pre-reading questions 1) In your opinion, what is a monster? Markedly unusual/ powerful/ strange/ horrible/terrible. 2) What kind of man do you compare to a monster? Can you give some examples? With markedly unusual appearance/ very different from the average people in behavior/ odd in the personality/ having particular gift for something /very cruel
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Unit8 3.Text Comprehension 1)Questions a.What attitude does the author take toward Richard Wagner in the essay? Appreciative. b.How does the author describe Richard Wagner? First describes him as a horrible monser,then as a great genius I.Text introduction The text is about the author's sentiment of the three lives he has.Purpose and warm heart can create lives and he will love the life and the people around him much more. Unit 8 The Monter-2 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around 5 mins them ead-in Students are supposed to GW 15 mins concerning concerning Culture background To get students 5 mins tionally involved in he topis Post-reading Structure analysis Understand the 5 mins construction of the text Text 1 GW 20 mins Break Text Comprehension Checking students' individual 25 mins Text 1 understanding of the text pair work Use the newly learnt 10 mins expressions to talk about eir own life debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Suplemetary reading materials Morning report L.Cultural background American's Underlying Kindness Some of the journalists see in the stiffness of the Americans the ties to their religious roots and an 3
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 8 3 3. Text Comprehension 1) Questions a. What attitude does the author take toward Richard Wagner in the essay? Appreciative. b. How does the author describe Richard Wagner? First describes him as a horrible monster, then as a great genius. II. Text introduction The text is about the author’s sentiment of the three lives he has. Purpose and warm heart can create lives and he will love the life and the people around him much more. Unit 8 The Monter - 2 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around them 5 mins Lead-in Differences concerning Students are supposed to understand the differences concerning GW 15 mins Culture background To get students emotionally involved in the topis 5 mins Post-reading Structure analysis Understand the construction of the text 5 mins Text 1 GW 20 mins Break Text 1 Text Comprehension Checking students’ understanding of the text individual & pair work 25 mins Use the newly learnt expressions to talk about their own life 10 mins debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Suplemetary reading materials Morning report I. Cultural background American’s Underlying Kindness Some of the journalists see in the stiffness of the Americans the ties to their religious roots and an
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Unit8 unwavering commitment to honesty and civil service.Underlying these traits is also a genuine,heartfelt kindness that is frequently complimented by all the travelers.Combe observes:"We have found the servants and landlords in the inns of New England cold and reserved in their manners".However,he goes on to attest to their intrinsic amicability and overall kindness and sees their serious manner asa mant of their way,Alexander Farkas sees the removal of artificiality and the political responsibility that is part of being a citizen in a democratic nation as the main reasons for the Americans'stiffness. "They are unschooled in the nuances of etiquette,their bodies are stiff,unbending,they do not know how to express ioy or sorrow in their facial expression.But in spite of coldness or awkwardness there is ething in their eyesand demeanor which h ints at a simple inner dignity.The kindness one senses is the kind of that Juxtaposed to this personal austerity is a pervasive social informality.The travelers recognized the lack of decorum as the direct result of a pragmatic.democratic society.However.they never saw its conflict with the stern personalities of the Americans.Alexander Farkas is astonished and pleased with what he regards as a lack of"surface veneer".When he pays a visit to President Jackson he is overwhelmed with he absence of decorum "His simple manners and friendly behavior made us forget we were talking to the chief executive of thirteen million people. II.Structural analysis Paragraphs1-2 the first life the author has,which is about strugging to make a life and the pleasant dream Paragraphs 3-5 the second life the author has,which is about his disease and the effect of the 14 steps to him rhor which bout he help be reevod froma bin man and his daughter when his car didn't work Paragraphs9-10 the author's reflection on the incident and his life philosophy III Comprehension questions 2)Structure Part I(Para.1-10)a description of Richard Wagner as a horrible monster in his appearance and personality Part2(Para.ll-l3) adescription of Richard Wagner as a great genius ds and express ions describing Wagner as a monster delusions of grandeur/monster of conceit/believed himself to be one of the greatest dramatists,one of the greatest thinkers,one of the greatest composers/most exhausting conversationalist/right in so many ways/had theories about almost any subiect under the sun/almost innocent of any sense of resnonsibility/an endless procession of wo omen Words and esribing g Wagner as a great genius right all the time/one of the world's greatest dramatists/a great thinker/one of the most stupendous musical geniuses.the world has ever seen/owe him a living 4
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 8 4 unwavering commitment to honesty and civil service. Underlying these traits is also a genuine, heartfelt kindness that is frequently complimented by all the travelers. Combe observes: “We have found the servants and landlords in the inns of New England cold and reserved in their manners”. However, he goes on to attest to their intrinsic amicability and overall kindness and sees their serious manner as a remnant of their Puritan origins. In the same way, Alexander Farkas sees the removal of artificiality and the political responsibility that is part of being a citizen in a democratic nation as the main reasons for the Americans’ stiffness. “They are unschooled in the nuances of etiquette, their bodies are stiff, unbending; they do not know how to express joy or sorrow in their facial expression. But in spite of coldness or awkwardness there is something in their eyes and demeanor which hints at a simple inner dignity. The kindness one senses is the kind of genuine sentiment that cannot be acquired by artifice.” Juxtaposed to this personal austerity is a pervasive social informality. The travelers recognized the lack of decorum as the direct result of a pragmatic, democratic society. However, they never saw its conflict with the stern personalities of the Americans. Alexander Farkas is astonished and pleased with what he regards as a lack of “surface veneer”. When he pays a visit to President Jackson he is overwhelmed with the absence of decorum. “His simple manners and friendly behavior made us forget we were talking to the chief executive of thirteen million people.” II. Structural analysis Paragraphs 1 – 2 the first life the author has, which is about struggling to make a life and the pleasant dream Paragraphs 3 – 5 the second life the author has, which is about his disease and the effect of the 14 steps to him Paragraphs 6 – 8 the third life the author has, which is about the help he received from a blind man and his daughter when his car didn’t work Paragraphs 9 – 10 the author’s reflection on the incident and his life philosophy III Comprehension questions 2) Structure Part 1 (Para. 1-10) a description of Richard Wagner as a horrible monster in his appearance and personality Part 2 (Para. 11-13) a description of Richard Wagner as a great genius Words and expressions describing Wagner as a monster: delusions of grandeur/ monster of conceit/ believed himself to be one of the greatest dramatists, one of the greatest thinkers, one of the greatest composers/ most exhausting conversationalist/ right in so many ways/ had theories about almost any subject under the sun/ almost innocent of any sense of responsibility/ an endless procession of women Words and expressions describing Wagner as a great genius: right all the time/ one of the world’s greatest dramatists/ a great thinker/ one of the most stupendous musical geniuses.the world has ever seen/ owe him a living
基础英语D 综合教程Book4Unt8 3)Exercises Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose of writing. a To criticize Richard Wagner for his distasteful characteristics. b.To probe into the reasons why Wagner had such unpleasant characteristics .To argue that Wagner'scontribtions and creativity render forgivable his displeasing characteristics Judge the text whether the following statements fase a.Believing himself to be a mixture of a great dramatist.a great composer and a great thinker.Wagner enioved showing himself off but allowed for no disagreement. b.He was an emotionally stable man in general though he sometimes showed extreme emotions in life. Wagner was inocent in terms of liabilities despite the fact that he was mostly dependent upon oher for a living. d.In Wagner's life quite a few women came to him because they were attracted by his high renown and then left him because they were intolerant of his monstrous personality e.To the author,Wagner's beliefs,words and conducts are all justifiable on the ground of his contributions and creativity.and thus subiect to no criticism f.Wagner was a monster in the sense that the tremendous creative e power within him worked in an extremel onstructive manner without crushing his poor brain and body along the way. 4.Detailed Text Analysis 4.I Language points and difficult sentences 1)And he had delusions of grandeur. And he had a false belief that he was aman of importance ocial importanc blef inonefre 2)Never for one minute did he look at the world or at people,except in relation to himself He never concerned/cared about the world or other people,except that they had relationship with him in relation to:concerning:with regard to e.g :Ihave alot y in relatio on to your thesis 3)To hear him talk,he was Shakesp eare,and Beethoven,and Plato,rolled intoon +He was often heard to boast of being a genius with a combined quality of Shakespeare.the greatest dramatist,Beethoven,the greatest composer,and Plato,the greatest philosopher. roll into one:integrate several thingsor features into one he his assistan He had an extremely strong desire of being right a mania (for doing something):an excessive enthusiasm or desire e.g.:The girl has a mania for following the fashion ment,froma one,on the most trivial was enough to set him off ho oursin which he proved him point f right inso many ways,and ith exhausting volubility,that in the end his hearer,stunned and deafened,would agree with him,for the sake of peace. If anyone had small disagreement with him on a point,no matter how unimportant the point was,he would make a lengthy speech for hours to prove himself right in many ways,and he talked so much that in the end his hearer was shocked and tired of his talking in order to let him stop talking would agree with him. for the sake of:a.for the good or advantage of
基础英语 D 综合教程 Book 4 Unit 8 5 3) Exercises Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing. a. To criticize Richard Wagner for his distasteful characteristics. b. To probe into the reasons why Wagner had such unpleasant characteristics. c. To argue that Wagner’s contributions and creativity render forgivable his displeasing characteristics. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. a. Believing himself to be a mixture of a great dramatist, a great composer and a great thinker, Wagner enjoyed showing himself off but allowed for no disagreement. b. He was an emotionally stable man in general though he sometimes showed extreme emotions in life. c. Wagner was innocent in terms of liabilities despite the fact that he was mostly dependent upon others for a living. d. In Wagner’s life quite a few women came to him because they were attracted by his high renown and then left him because they were intolerant of his monstrous personality e. To the author, Wagner’s beliefs, words and conducts are all justifiable on the ground of his contributions and creativity, and thus subject to no criticism. f. Wagner was a monster in the sense that the tremendous creative power within him worked in an extremely constructive manner without crushing his poor brain and body along the way. 4. Detailed Text Analysis 4.1 Language points and difficult sentences 1) And he had delusions of grandeur. →And he had a false belief that he was a man of importance. grandeur: high rank of social importance delusion of grandeur: a false belief in oneself as a person with great beauty, power, or intelligence, etc. 2) Never for one minute did he look at the world or at people, except in relation to himself. →He never concerned/ cared about the world or other people, except that they had relationship with him. in relation to: concerning; with regard to e.g.: I have a lot to say in relation to your thesis. 3) To hear him talk, he was Shakespeare, and Beethoven, and Plato, rolled into one. →He was often heard to boast of being a genius with a combined quality of Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist, Beethoven, the greatest composer, and Plato, the greatest philosopher. roll into one: integrate several things or features into one e.g.: She has become his assistant and secretary rolled into one 4) He had a mania for being in the right. →He had an extremely strong desire of being right. a mania (for doing something): an excessive enthusiasm or desire e.g.: The girl has a mania for following the fashion. 5) The slightest hint of disagreement, from anyone, on the most trivial point, was enough to set him off on a harangue that might last for hours, in which he proved himself right in so many ways, and with such exhausting volubility, that in the end his hearer, stunned and deafened, would agree with him, for the sake of peace. →If anyone had small disagreement with him on a point, no matter how unimportant the point was, he would make a lengthy speech for hours to prove himself right in many ways; and he talked so much that in the end his hearer, who was shocked and tired of his talking, in order to let him stop talking, would agree with him. for the sake of: a. for the good or advantage of