基础英语C 综合教程Book3Unm5 Unit 5 The Company Man Teaching Aims: In this unit studentsarerequired to 1.Practice reading strategies such as predicting,skimming,guessing, etc. 2.Grasp some new words and expressions to 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 workaholics; 6.Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students'comprehensive skills. 1
基础英语 C 综合教程 Book 3 Unit 5 1 Unit 5 The Company Man 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 expressions to 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 workaholics; 6. Do some other after-class exercise including listening and reading to improve students’ comprehensive skills
基础英语C 综合教程Book3Unit5 Unit 5 The Company Man-1 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Obiectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to know the world 5 mins round them Recitation Consolidate the words and Chain work 10 mins practice speaking HW checking Show their ideas and GW 25 understandings Comments On exercises in each uni 10 mins the exam Break Reading 1 Lead-in discussion Prepare the students for the Ouestion 10 mins Pre-stage oming topi nd answe Gist oftext I Summarize the main idea 5 mins While-stage Scanning the text Individual 30mins &PB Homework Work on the vocab For better comprehending 5 mins by themselves of the text on linguisc level Morning report(5 mins) Comments on the exam(10 mins) Text1 I.Lead-in: Work provides daily subsistence for life.and it also provides wealth and fame for a successful person.Apart from that,work makes life meaningful because it is through work that a person can keep in touch with society and do his or her bit for other people However,work is not everything ora perLife wthout work is futile but work withoutis tedious Besides.one has to guar ency of becoming a workaholic,one who is obsessed with nothing but work and one who is totally ignorant of the beauty of life Background information(1) About the text and the author Ellen Goodman(1941-).journalist and columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for ommentary.She s,andt ston Globe.Her works include Tuming Points(1979),Close to Home(1979),and At Lage(1981) Background information(2) Ellen Goodman is an American original.Her abundant talents,intellect,wit style,news judgment
基础英语 C 综合教程 Book 3 Unit 5 2 Unit 5 The Company Man- 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 4 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: Work provides daily subsistence for life., and it also provides wealth and fame for a successful person. Apart from that, work makes life meaningful because it is through work that a person can keep in touch with society and do his or her bit for other people. However, work is not everything for a person. Life without work is futile but work without life is tedious. Besides, one has to guard against the tendency of becoming a workaholic, one who is obsessed with nothing but work and one who is totally ignorant of the beauty of life. Background information (1) About the text and the author Ellen Goodman(1941 – ), journalist and columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for commentary. She has written for Newsweek, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe. Her works include Turning Points (1979), Close to Home (1979), and At Large (1981). Background information (2) Ellen Goodman is an American original. Her abundant talents, intellect, wit, style, news judgment
基础英语C 综合教程Book3Unm5 set her apart with an elan uniquely her own.Her Pulitzer Prize winning commentary appears in Background information (3) Goodman has been an innovative force in American journalism.She once said,I think readers need to be less alienated from editorial pages"and made them so by expanding the debate on op-ed pages She has commented on the tumult of social change and its impact on families,and shattered the mold of men writing exclusively about politics. Goodm brings ne pages She widely acclaimed asa oice of sanity,and readers depend on her to help them make sense of their changing lives and relationships.have always read Ellen Goodman,"a Sarasota,Fla,reader says."She writes on issues that concern me, no matter where I've lived or where I moved." Background information (4) In 1980.Goodman awarded the Puliter Distinguis Commentary Editors Distinguished Writing Award in 1980.She received the Hubert H.Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in 1988.In 1993,at its Seventh Annual Exceptional Merit Media Award Ceremony.The National Women's Political Caucus gave her the President's Award.In,the Women's ResearchEducation Institute presented her with their American Woman Award Background information(5) Pulitzer Prize Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annually for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism,literature.and music Background inf 16 work while you work play while you play this is the way tobe cheerful and gay 2.Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.今日事，今日毕 3.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻 Nork smarter.not harder.更有技巧地工作，而不是更努力地工作。 Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit -Ge verb工作虽苦果实却甘.德国谚语 Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。 II.Text introduction Phil was a company man,a workaholic,a perfect Type A.He worked himself to death at 3:00 am.Sunday.He rked six days a wee oven ten sa day.And as a matter of fact,he devoted all his energy and thought to work and everything else was secondary to work.He confined his interests to work only and pastimes of any time with his wife and children.As a result.he was very distant from them.When they were together,they had nothing to say to each other.Phil was dead:his company could run without him.but he left his widowed wife and orphaned children behind and thre them intoahelpless condition. 3
基础英语 C 综合教程 Book 3 Unit 5 3 set her apart with an élan uniquely her own. Her Pulitzer Prize winning commentary appears in more than 375 newspapers Background information (3) Goodman has been an innovative force in American journalism. She once said, “I think readers need to be less alienated from editorial pages” and made them so by expanding the debate on op-ed pages. She has commented on the tumult of social change and its impact on families, and shattered the mold of men writing exclusively about politics. Goodman brings new readers to editorial pages. She is widely acclaimed as a voice of sanity, and readers depend on her to help them make sense of their changing lives and relationships. “I have always read Ellen Goodman,” a Sarasota, Fla., reader says. “She writes on issues that concern me, no matter where I’ve lived or where I moved.” Background information (4) In 1980, Goodman was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary. Goodman’s work has won many other awards, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award in 1980. She received the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in 1988. In 1993, at its Seventh Annual Exceptional Merit Media Award Ceremony, The National Women’s Political Caucus gave her the President’s Award. In 1994, the Women’s Research & Education Institute presented her with their American Woman Award. Background information (5) Pulitzer Prize Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annually for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism, literature, and music. Background information (6) 1. work while you work play while you play this is the way to be cheerful and gay 2. Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. 今日事，今日毕 3. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻 Work smarter, not harder.更有技巧地 工作，而不是更努力地工作。 Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.-German proverb 工作虽苦,果实却甘-德国 谚语 Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高; 人多好办事。 Work makes the workman. 熟能生巧。 II. Text introduction Phil was a company man, a workaholic, a perfect Type A. He worked himself to death at 3:00 a.m. Sunday. He worked six days a week, oven ten hours a day. And as a matter of fact, he devoted all his energy and thought to work and everything else was secondary to work. He confined his interests to work only and pastimes of any time with his wife and children. As a result, he was very distant from them. When they were together, they had nothing to say to each other. Phil was dead; his company could run without him, but he left his widowed wife and orphaned children behind and threw them into a helpless condition
基础英语C 综合教程Book3Unit5 Unit 5 The Company Man-2 Time table-100 minutes Stages Contents Obiectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around 5 mins then Lead-in Differences Students are supposed to Gw 15 mins concerning understand the differences concerning workaholics Culture background To students 5 mins notionally involved in the topics 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 I understanding of the text pair work Use the newly learnt 10 mins expressions to talk about their own life debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Supplementary reading materials Morning report II.Structural analysis ParagraphI This isan introductory paragraph Paragraphs 2-6 This part reports how devoted the man was to his work Paragraphs 7-13 This part describes Phil's role in his family Paragraph 14-1 This is the part.After the cause of Phil's death being restated,the author goeson to report the company president's inquire for his successor. Structure analysis of the text(2) In a colloquial style.the author paints an ironic picture of the cutthroat life of a company man and his family.The man wasa workaholic who died ofa heart attack which.His wife effective,the author uses repetition and parallelism Structure analysis of the text(3) Besides,she deliberately varies the length of the sentences.By mixing some unusually short 4
基础英语 C 综合教程 Book 3 Unit 5 4 Unit 5 The Company Man - 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 workaholics GW 15 mins Culture background To get students emotionally involved in the topics 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 Supplementary reading materials Morning report II. Structural analysis Paragraph 1 This is an introductory paragraph. Paragraphs 2-6 This part reports how devoted the man was to his work. Paragraphs 7-13 This part describes Phil’s role in his family. Paragraph 14-16 This is the concluding part. After the cause of Phil’s death being restated, the author goes on to report the company president’s inquire for his successor. Structure analysis of the text (2) In a colloquial style, the author paints an ironic picture of the cutthroat life of a company man and his family. The man was a workaholic who died of a heart attack, which surprised no one. His wife lost him years ago to his work, and his children did not know him well. To make her writing more effective, the author uses repetition and parallelism. Structure analysis of the text (3) Besides, she deliberately varies the length of the sentences. By mixing some unusually short
基础英语C 综合教程Book3Unm5 sentences with the long ones,the author varies their weight and achieves emphasis and impact. This helps avoid monotony is nrration and emphasize Phil's awareness of the cutthroa competition IlI Comprehension questions Comprehension questions(1) 1.what is meant by the sentence"she would be well taken care ofin Paragraph 8? Key:It means that the company Phil worked for would provide some financial help for his wife so as to relieve her of any possible worries about finance. Comprehension questions (2) 2.why is the beloved"repeated when referring to his childrenin Paragraph9 Key:The phrase"dearly beloved"is repeated to create a sarcastic effect for his relationship with his children was far from being close and intimate and he devoted too little to his children. Comprehension questions(3) 3.What do you think is the relationship like between Phil and the three children? Rdog9-S少isoe6g seldest son kn o little about him that he had to g the neighbor what he was like.His daughter had nothing to say when staying along with him.And his younger son,also his favorite,remarked bitterly that his father and he only boarded at the home.The relationship between Phil and his children was distant and estranged. Comprehension questions(4) 4.what is the i cation of the ending? Key:It implies the story of Phil sees no end:He will soon be replaced by an equally hardworking guy who may following in his steps and repeat the same tragedy.Bosses are always on the lookout for workaholics and they are never in short supply.The ending is full of sarcasm and bitterness. Comprehension questions (5) 5.Do you think it is a sheer waste of life to die so young for working so hard?How can you learn from the story of Phil?
基础英语 C 综合教程 Book 3 Unit 5 5 sentences with the long ones, the author varies their weight and achieves emphasis and impact. For example, in Paragraph 3, the short sentence “Phil knew that.” Follows two long sentences. This helps avoid monotony is narration and emphasize Phil’s awareness of the cutthroat competition. III Comprehension questions Comprehension questions (1) 1. what is meant by the sentence “she would be well taken care of” in Paragraph 8? Key: It means that the company Phil worked for would provide some financial help for his wife so as to relieve her of any possible worries about finance. Comprehension questions (2) 2. why is the phrase “dearly beloved” repeated when referring to his children in Paragraph 9? Key: The phrase “dearly beloved” is repeated to create a sarcastic effect for his relationship with his children was far from being close and intimate and he devoted too little to his children. Comprehension questions (3) 3. What do you think is the relationship like between Phil and the three children? Key: Refer to Paragraphs 9—12. Successful as he was as a corporate man, Phil was a failing father. Is eldest son knew so little about him that he had to research his father by asking the neighbors what he was like. His daughter had nothing to say when staying along with him. And his younger son, also his favorite, remarked bitterly that his father and he only boarded at the home. The relationship between Phil and his children was distant and estranged. Comprehension questions (4) 4.what is the implication of the ending? Key: It implies the story of Phil sees no end: He will soon be replaced by an equally hardworking guy who may following in his steps and repeat the same tragedy. Bosses are always on the lookout for workaholics and they are never in short supply. The ending is full of sarcasm and bitterness. Comprehension questions (5) 5. Do you think it is a sheer waste of life to die so young for working so hard? How can you learn from the story of Phil?