Unit4 Teaching Plan Time allotment 4thperiod Pre-read ing Detailed read ing Detailed reading Section B Global read ing Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Teaching o biectives Students will be able to (1) know the five famous symbols of American culture (2)master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text (3)appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (4)conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit Pre-reading 1. Ask students if they know some symbols of China and put them on the blackboard Then show the photos in the courseware to check and learn more ) The Terra Cotta Warriors and 12) The Great Wall Horses of Qin dynas 13)Serial Bells 2) The Imperial Palace in Beijing 14)Silk 3)The Monument of the People's 15)Paper-cut Heroes Cheongsam 4) The Giant Stone Buddha in 17) Tang Wear Leshan 18)Two-stringed Fiddle 5)The Longmen Grottoes 19)Playing the fiddle 6) Potala Palace 20)Paper-making 7) Tang Tricolor 21)Compass 8)Lei Feng and His Spirit 22)Be」 jing Opera 9)Yuanli 23)We 24) Seismoscope 11)Confucius 25)Dunhuang Grottoes 2. Have Ss listen to the short passage carefully, then T asks Ss the following questions (1) What are the symbols that you have heard about? Answer: The symbols, by which the United States of America is known around the world are the Statue of Liberty, the Barbie doll, the great American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam (2)What more can you say about the symbols of American culture? Possible answer: Different cultures generate different symbols, which might be accepted by people in and out of the country. The specific American culture has its
Unit4 Teaching Plan Time allotment 1 st period 2 nd period 3 rd period 4 th period Pre-reading; Global reading Detailed reading Detailed reading Post-reading Section B Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Teaching objectives Students will be able to (1) know the five famous symbols of American culture. (2) master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text. (3) appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text. (4) conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities centered upon the theme of the unit. Pre-reading 1. Ask students if they know some symbols of China and put them on the blackboard. Then show the photos in the courseware to check and learn more. 1) The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty 2) The Imperial Palace in Beijing 3) The Monument of the People’s Heroes 4) The Giant Stone Buddha in Leshan 5) The Longmen Grottoes 6) Potala Palace 7) Tang Tricolor 8) Lei Feng and His Spirit 9) Yuanmingyuan 10) Ancient china 11) Confucius 12) The Great Wall 13) Serial Bells 14) Silk 15) Paper-cut 16) Cheongsam 17) Tang Wear 18) Two-stringed Fiddle 19) Playing the fiddle 20) Paper-making 21) Compass 22) Beijing Opera 23) Weiqi 24) Seismoscope 25) Dunhuang Grottoes 2. Have Ss listen to the short passage carefully, then T asks Ss the following questions (1) What are the symbols that you have heard about? ( Answer: The symbols, by which the United States of America is known around the world are the Statue of Liberty, the Barbie doll, the great American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam.) (2) What more can you say about the symbols of American culture? ( Possible answer: Different cultures generate different symbols, which might be accepted by people in and out of the country. The specific American culture has its
particular symbols owing to its social and historical background Culture Notes(see the courseware) 1. the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) 2 American gothic(美国哥特式) 3. Barbie dolls(芭比娃娃) 4. The Buffalo nickel(“布法罗”镍币 5 Uncle sam(山姆大叔) Global reading 1. Text Structure Anal The overall structure of the passage is the author's listing five famous sy mbols of American culture A. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a matching relationship between the symbols B. The five sy mbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage- Five famous symbols of American culture C. The author always tries to narrate the story according to the time sequence D. For each sy mbol, the author deals with it from different aspects such as who created, what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc Part I(Paras 1-4) The Statue of liberty Part ll( paras 5-10) Barbie Dolls Part Ill( paras 11-14) American Gothic Part I(Paras 15-18) The Buffalo Nickel Part V(paras 19-22) Uncle Sam 2. Devices for developing the text 1)headings: Five headings are used in this passage to put the whole text into five erived prts, with each head ing serving as a separate topic. And these headings are derived from the title of the text: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. This device is helpful in making the text-structure clear 2)time sequence 3)general-specific description(Para. 16-17) 4)contrast(Para. 16-17 Detailed reading: Language Study 1. work on: have sth as the subject of thought or effort The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space 2. enlighten: vt. give sb. more information about sth. so that he or she knows the truth( followed by on The object of the exercise is to amuse and enlighten the general readers Please enlighten me on that subject
particular symbols owing to its social and historical background. Culture Notes (see the courseware) 1. the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) 2. American Gothic（美国哥特式） 3. Barbie dolls（芭比娃娃） 4. The Buffalo nickel（“布法罗”镍币） 5. Uncle Sam (山姆大叔) Global reading 1. Text Structure Analysis The overall structure of the passage is the author’s listing five famous symbols of American culture. A. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a matching relationship between the symbols. B. The five symbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage— Five famous symbols of American culture. C. The author always tries to narrate the story according to the time sequence. D. For each symbol, the author deals with it from different aspects such as who created, what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc. Part I (Paras 1-4) The Statue of Liberty Part II ( paras 5-10 ) Barbie Dolls Part III ( paras 11-14) American Gothic Part IV ( Paras 15-18) The Buffalo Nickel Part V (paras 19-22) Uncle Sam 2. Devices for developing the text 1) headings: Five headings are used in this passage to put the whole text into five distinct parts, with each heading serving as a separate topic. And these headings are derived from the title of the text: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. This device is helpful in making the text-structure clear. 2) time sequence 3) general-specific description (Para. 16-17) 4) contrast (Para. 16-17) Detailed reading: Language Study 1. work on: have sth. as the subject of thought or effort The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space. 2. enlighten: vt. give sb. more information about sth. so that he or she knows the truth ( followed by on) The object of the exercise is to amuse and enlighten the general readers. Please enlighten me on that subject
3. alliance n. [C, U] a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims NATO is considered as the most powerful military alliance in modern hist phrases: make an alliance The U.s., Britain and Australia made an alliance and declared war on Iraq in alliance with The church, acting in alliance with community groups, began to rescue the 4. approve of: say, show or feel that sth is good If my plan isn't approved of by the committee, all my work will come to nothing Note: similar collocations such as“ smell of”,"“ cons ist of”:“di boast of,complain of. etc 5. refashion.. into: change into: make into This second-hand dress can be refashioned into a rather pretty skirt The deserted banks of the river have been refashioned into a place for the local residents to take rest and leisure 6. stretch 1)make sth longer, wider or tighter by pulling 2)cause to go as possible or beyond the usual limit 3)(of a piece of land or water, etc. )spread over a large area or distance The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent I'm afraid we can't take on any more work-were already fully stretched The sea stretches as far as the eye can reach Collocation at a stretch 不停地连续地 at full stretch 全力以赴 stretch out 伸出 stretch oneself 舒展肢体,伸懒腰 7. go against: be opposite to be not in favor of; act against I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in Anything that goes against the law of nature will receive severe punishment from it Collocation go about着手做,处理goby(1)(时间)过去(2遵守遵循 go after追求 goup(1)上升,上涨(2)正在建设中 go around/round(1)四处走 go with(1)跟相配(2)伴随 动(2)流传 go back on违背(诺言等) go into(1)进入(2)调查,研究 8. be short for. serving as an abbreviation of sth SARS IS short for "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, but optimists interpret it as"Smile and remain smile Cf. be short of: not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth Example: The hospital is getting short of clean linen 9. evolve from:(also evolve out of )develop in gradual stages from sth different Chi. the human figure in the Emblem of 2008 Olympic Games evolved from the nese character "Jin”(京, referring to Beijing The developmental history of the society tells us that man has evolved from the Compare: evolve into
3. alliance n. [C,U] a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims. NATO is considered as the most powerful military alliance in modern history. phrases: make an alliance The U.S., Britain and Australia made an alliance and declared war on Iraq. in alliance with The church, acting in alliance with community groups, began to rescue the boy.) 4. approve of: say, show or feel that sth. is good If my plan isn’t approved of by the committee, all my work will come to nothing. Note: similar collocations such as “smell of”; “consist of”; “dispose of”; “die of”; “boast of”; “complain of”. etc. 5. refashion…into: change into; make into This second-hand dress can be refashioned into a rather pretty skirt. The deserted banks of the river have been refashioned into a place for the local residents to take rest and leisure. 6. stretch vt 1) make sth. longer, wider or tighter by pulling 2) cause to go as possible or beyond the usual limit 3) (of a piece of land or water, etc.) spread over a large area or distance The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent. I’m afraid we can’t take on any more work— we’re already fully stretched. The sea stretches as far as the eye can reach. ( Collocation: at a stretch 不停地,连续地 at full stretch 全力以赴 stretch out 伸出 stretch oneself 舒展肢体,伸懒腰 7. go against: be opposite to; be not in favor of; act against I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in prison. Anything that goes against the law of nature will receive severe punishment from it. Collocation go about 着手做,处理 go by (1) (时间)过去(2)遵守,遵循 go after 追求 go up (1)上升,上涨(2)正在建设中 go around/round (1)四处走 动(2)流传 go with (1) 跟……相配 (2)伴随 go back on 违背(诺言等) go into (1) 进入 (2) 调查,研究 8. be short for…: serving as an abbreviation of sth SARS is short for ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome’, but optimists interpret it as ‘Smile And Remain Smile’. Cf.: be short of: not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth. Example: The hospital is getting short of clean linen. 9. evolve from: (also evolve out of ) develop in gradual stages from sth. different The human figure in the Emblem of 2008 Olympic Games evolved from the Chinese character “ Jing” (京), referring to Beijing. The developmental history of the society tells us that man has evolved from the ape. Compare: evolve into
The story evolves into a violent tragedy Sentence Patterns (1)Typical patterns for contrast RRa]: While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against trad ition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. ( L.50) 句型提炼: While people tend to do sth, someone goes against tradition./ conventionality by doing something else 几乎所有的花儿都在春天开,但是梅花却违背常规在深冬绽放,它因不畏严寒而赢得盛 While almost all flowers come into blossom in spring, the plums go against the conventionality by flowering in deep winter, thus earning a reputation for being fearless of severe cold (2) Typical patterns for reporting sth Ro: It is said that he had used his wife's arm as the model but felt her face was too beautiful for the statue. ( L 8) 句型提炼: It is said/ reported/ believed /estimated that It is generally believed that petroleum originates in marine plant and animal life It is said that the pyramids in egypt were constructed by Et( extraterrestrials (3)Typical patterns for showing one's persistence in doing sth Ra]: His mother could not approve of her son's affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in 1876. L5) 句型提炼: Some people object to/ are opposed to /put obstacles in the way of/dont approve of sb. 's doing sth, but sb. goes ahead and 在十九世纪五十年代,包括一些自然学家在内的许多人反对达尔文对物种进化的 探索,然而达尔文不为所动,仍于1859年11月24日出版了他的巨著《物种起 源》。 In 1850s, many people, including some naturalists, objected to Darwins exploration of the evolution of species, but he went ahead and on November 24, 1859 published his great work The Origin of species Post-reading 1. Group discussion I)What does a nation value as her symbols? (In general, anything representative of a nation's glorious history, her brave and creative spirit, or her unique insights into the world is valued as the symbol of her culture. 2)Look back at the symbols of China. Why are they regarded as the symbols of China? (The Great wall, Confucius, Ancient China, Beijing Opera, The Terra Cotta Warriors and horses of Qin Dynasty, Chinese character "Jing".) 2. Essay summary(P. 104) 3. Writing a narrative passage in time sequence according to the instruction on P
The story evolves into a violent tragedy. Sentence Patterns (1) Typical patterns for contrast 原句：While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation.(L.50) 句型提炼: While people tend to do sth/, someone goes against tradition/ conventionality by doing something else. 几乎所有的花儿都在春天开，但是梅花却违背常规在深冬绽放，它因不畏严寒而赢得盛 誉。 While almost all flowers come into blossom in spring, the plums go against the conventionality by flowering in deep winter, thus earning a reputation for being fearless of severe cold. (2) Typical patterns for reporting sth. 原句：It is said that he had used his wife’s arm as the model,but felt her face was too beautiful for the statue.(L.8) 句型提炼: It is said/reported/ believed/estimated that… It is generally believed that petroleum originates in marine plant and animal life. It is said that the pyramids in Egypt were constructed by ET ( extraterrestrials) (3)Typical patterns for showing one’s persistence in doing sth. 原句：His mother could not approve of her son’s affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in 1876.(L.5) 句型提炼: Some people object to /are opposed to /put obstacles in the way of /don’t approve of sb.’s doing sth., but sb.goes ahead and… 在十九世纪五十年代，包括一些自然学家在内的许多人反对达尔文对物种进化的 探索，然而达尔文不为所动，仍于 1859 年 11 月 24 日出版了他的巨著《物种起 源》。 In 1850s, many people, including some naturalists, objected to Darwin’s exploration of the evolution of species, but he went ahead and on November 24, 1859 published his great work The Origin of species. Post-reading 1. Group discussion: 1) What does a nation value as her symbols? (In general, anything representative of a nation’s glorious history, her brave and creative spirit, or her unique insights into the world is valued as the symbol of her culture.) 2) Look back at the symbols of China. Why are they regarded as the symbols of China? (The Great wall, Confucius, Ancient China, Beijing Opera, The Terra Cotta Warriors and horses of Qin Dynasty, Chinese character “Jing”.) 2. Essay summary (P. 104) 3. Writing a narrative passage in time sequence according to the instruction on P
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